EOTD using Stardust Cosmetics

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a couple days, my boyfriend is visiting right now so I'm spending my time with him, as well as school and work every day. It's been pretty busy. I'm trying to keep updated on everyone's blogs though. Here is a look I did using eyeshadows from Stardust Cosmetics. I will have a review of them up whenever I have time to do all the swatches and everything. What I used: UDPP Citrus, by Stardust (inner lid) Electro, by Stardust (middle lid) Lush, by Stardust (outer lid) Sea Glass, by Stardust (crease) Marigold, by Aromaleigh (highlight) blush in Tart by Sassy Minerals Revlon ColorStay undereye concealer Revlon PhotoReady translucent finisher Stila lipstick in Michaela (this is totally my favorite lipstick of all time- it's my YLBB) There are so many gorgeous colors I got from Stardust, I can't wait to swatch them all. I hope your week has been going well, and I'll try to stay on top of everything related to blogging :) Also, does anyone watch The Inbetweeners? I randomly started watching it one day, and now me & the boyfriend are hooked. It is so damn funny.

Movie post (Non makeup related, sorry lovelies)

If there is one thing I am obsessed with as much as makeup... and besides Hello Kitty... it is movies. I started becoming unhealthily obsessed wih them right around when I turned 14, I think. Ever since then I have watched between 2-5 movies a week in the school year, and about 7-12 a week in the summer. Sorry I don't have a life guys... anyway, I really enjoyed these films, and hopefully someone else will watch at least one and get some enjoyment from it too. Here are the best movies I've seen in the month of February, 2010. Note: these are not all movies released this month, just ones I have happened to see this month.

Dead Snow

House of Sand and Fog

Hard Candy House of D Splinter The People Under the Stairs The 'burbs

Purple EOTD with ecotools brush set

At Walgreens the other day I purchased a set of ecotools brushes, all for eyes. It included a shade brush, a smudge brush, a blending blush, a highlight brush, and a crease brush. I could not believe the difference having proper brushes made! I always just use the same type of eyeshadow brush for all parts of the look, because that's what I had. The ecotools brushes are really soft and amazing. The blending brush is my new favorite thing ever :D I'm kinda bummed about these pictures, in real life it looked so much more amazing. I was really pleased. What I used: UDPP NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk as base Mysteria by Evil Shades (inner lid) Unnamed Forever 21 purple pigment (outer lid) Shocking by Sassy (crease) Tell Me Lies, by Hi Fi (highlight) Milani Infinite liquid liner in Endless L'Oreal extra collegen mascara Covergirl eyeliner in brown black (waterline) Rimmel eyeliner in Loveable Lilac, topped with Mysteria (below waterline) Revlon ColorStay undereye concealer Revlon PhotoReady translucent finisher Rimmel mousse blush in Frozen Cherry Pixi lip booster in Thena HKOTD: Coin tin! Side note, I am seeing the midnight premier of Alice In Wonderland next week! I am so excited. I think I'm going to do my makeup like the queen of hearts, and I'm going to try and convince my blonde friend going with me to let me make her into Alice. :D Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is my favorite book of all time, with Through The Looking Glass as a close second... I love anything Alice, and I love how many renditions and interpretations there are of it. I'm going to love this movie! Who else is excited? Edit: I just realized the tin is sitting on top of a bunch of post-its that I wrote my favorite quotes from Alice's Adventures In Wonderland on. I'm such a nerdy birdy

Some Sassy swatches

I've been getting a lot of mail this week, and since it was sunny the other day, I got a lot of swatches done. Here are swatches from my latest order from Sassy Minerals. Left to right: Relax, Taboo, Wonderland, Shockwave, Shocking, Disturbing the Peace Left to right: Shatter, Midnight Train, Pucker Up, Intimate, Femme Fatale, Uplifting (free sample) , Solar Flare (free sample) I really love all these colors, they're so beautiful. Uplifting, a free sample that was included, is actually my favorite. I also LOVE Midnight Train, it will be great for a smokey eye. I just love Sassy Minerals. I've been so satisfied with my orders both times, and the colors really impress me. If you haven't tried Sassy yet, you really should. Samples are only 75 cents! I hope everyone's week is going well.

High Voltage Cosmetics Review

Let me just start off by saying I couldn't remember if I got free samples with this or not. Obviously, that's info I want to include, so I hunted around in my disgusting room which I SWEAR I will actually clean this weekend (yeah right) to find the invoice. I couldn't find it, so I even searched through my nasty trash, just because I love you guys so much. Well, I had an email invoice too. Obviously. Gross. And I just looked at their website, which says right on the front page that all orders get samples... geez. *_* The High Voltage Cosmetics website was super easy for me to order from. All the different categories are listed on the left sidebar, so it's really clean and simple. I ordered 11 eyeshadow samples, and one full size blush. I really like how the eyeshadows are listed so that you can click on them and add a sample size to your cart. I've been getting really sick of having to type out all the samples that I want when I order from someplace. They also have a page (under "sample lot") where you can order 20 eyeshadows for $14.50. It has 20 spaces, each with a drop down menu of all the colors in alphabetical order so you don't have to keep typing everything out. I like it! Samples were $1, and the blush was only $4 for the full size. A matte eyeshadow is $5.25 for a full size, and a shimmer in full size is only $3.50! These prices are great, they remind me of Evil Shades because you get so much product for such a low price. So, right off the bat, High Voltage was really appealing. They also have lip stuff, solid perfumes, a mineral eyeliner, some brow powders, a shimmer dust, an eyeshadow base, and a black creame shadow. Next time I order I'd like to try some of the lip products and the shimmer dust, and review the eyeshadow base. Swatches! With the macro setting on since I learned about it:P From left to right: Tree Hugger, Iron Butterfly, Ziggy Stardust, Totally Rad, Cocktail Party, Frostbite Do you love the goosebumps I have in all my swatch picture? Oh gosh, don't look at my gross room:P The greens all have this sort of sheer quality to them, I would recommend using them over a white base. Cocktail Party and Frostbite aren't as similar as they look in the pictures. Frostbite is for sure one of the best blues I have! More swatches. From left to right: Feel the Heat, Pink Heels, Just a Girl (free sample), Cupid's Arrow, Alter-Ego (free sample), High Voltage, Secrets & Lies You can barely see Feel the Heat, because it's a pale skin toned matte. I've been using it as a highlighter almost every day. If you only order one thing, order a full size of High Voltage! I didn't like the website picture that much, but figured it must be a good one since it's their namesake. I want to get a full size now, it's such a unique blue- somewhat metallic. You really can't tell until you swatch it! Pink Heels also surprised me. It looks like a peachy pink in the bag, but on my skin it was a bright neonish pink/coral. Very cool. I LOVE the blush I got, Hookin' Up. Supposedly it's a NARS Super Orgasm dupe, but I wouldn't know as I'm never going to pay $25 for a blush. Except I really want the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick in Nectar! It's $45 effing dollars, but isn't it gorgeous? Sorry for the mini ramble! The pictures are not as good as I would have liked, I couldn't capture it perfectly. The swatch of Pink Heels in the fourth photo is pretty close to what it looks like. It has pretty golden shimmer in it. The first swatch is using an eyeshadow brush, and the second is blended a little bit with a blush brush. I love it, but honestly I haven't yet tried a blush I didn't like... I always get peachy pink colors that are pretty similar, no matter where from. Here is a quick look I did today using High Voltage. I think I look really goofy in them, I just couldn't get a good one! I'm wearing Alto-Ego in the inner lid, Ziggy Stardust in the middle, and Secrets & Lies on the outer lid, as well as the Hookin' Up blush. Feel The Heat is my highlighter. I used NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk as a base for the shadows. So, as you can tell, High Voltage cosmetics has really impressed me! I'd love to try more samples not just in my typical color range, as well as the lippies, shimmer dust, and the eyeshadow base. I totally recommend this company, they have gorgeous, unique colors that are totally not repackaged. Go! Order now! :D EDIT: I just now took this stuff off after wearing for 12 hours. True I had on UDPP, but this has stayed like no other brand I've tried before. These shadows will not budge. The color was still as vibrant as when I put them on, seriously! No creasing, fading, anything. Color me very impressed.