Watermelon LOTD

My friend was watching me put on makeup and she said it looked like a watermelon, heehee. The Fancy Lad pink shade actually have beautiful green sparkles in it, but sadly they didn't really show up in the pictures. What I used: Concrete Minerals eye primer Pixie Epoxy The Fancy Lad, by Fyrinnae (inner lid) Electro, by Stardust (middle of lid) Return to Tiffany's, by Aromaleigh (outer lid) Banana Mochi, by Fyrinnae (crease) Sugar, by Hi Fi (highlight, heavily blended in) Covergirl eyeliner in brown black Urban Decay Lingerie lash primer Rimmel Lash Maxxx mascara Milani powder mosaic blush in Sweet Cheeks Physician's Formula Rx undereye concealer Revlon PhotoReady translucent finishing powder In case you haven't already seen it somewhere, Haute Look will be having Urban Decay on Tuesday. Last time I got 4 different things for only $20 plus s&h! I love Urban Decay so much, it is definitely my favorite high end brand. My boyfriend is letting me order what I want off the sale as my birthday present (18 on May 10th, yay!). I love him so much :) I hope everyonehad a lovely weekend! Oh yeah, and I just remembered this is my 100th post! How exciting. One last side note: does anyone know where I can find a [mostly] complete swatch collection of the Revlon Colorburst lipsticks?

Neutral with a kick

Hey ladies! Before I show my my look, I just wanted to say I have a lot of things planned for future posts, lots of reviews and things I'm really excited to show you. Also, I'm going to have a giveaway... sometime before I move in August. Once again my hours are getting docked at work, so I really won't have the extra cash right now, but I imagine that will change in a few weeks. I wanted to do a fairly neutral look for work, but I wanted a berry color mixed with it, so it's not too boring. I am really loving browns and taupes right now! What I used: Sugar, by Hi Fi (very blended into inner lid) Maybelline Silken Taupe (inner lid) Berry Exclusive, by Fusion of Color (outer lid) Willow, by Aromaleigh (crease) Tell Me Lies, by Hi Fi (highlight) Covergirl eyeliner in brown black Urban Decay Lingerie lash primer Rimmel Sexy Curves mascara Physician's Formula Rx undereye concealer Revlon PhotoReady translucent finishing powder Stila lipstick in Michaela (my YLBB shade) Added bonus... I caught my kitty in mid-lick :D

Drugstore Hunting

Remember how a while ago I said drugstore makeup has been really boring and disappoing to me lately? There's some things out now that I actually want! Unfortunately, I've been checking Walmart, Target, Meijer, Walgreens, and CVS for some of these items, but haven't found any of them so far! Here's what I'm lemming: The palettes from the Maybelline Salsa Sun collection (images from A Blonde Obsession) I've also been searching high and low for the Revlon Scents of Summer polishes, but I can't find them anywhere! The thought of a scented polish does not sound appealing to me, but I really would love the colors Beach and Ocean Breeze. Body and Soul has some swatches here. I think this elf blush/highlighter thingy in shade Gotta Glow (as seen on Unnecessary Drama) looks really nice. And you know it's cheap, since it's elf. I also saw a swatch of a taupe CoverGirl shadow, but now I cant find the blog or remember the shadow name! The "Taupes You Can't Have" posts by Pink Sith have made me love taupe shadows, so I'm on the lookout for cheap taupes I CAN have. I'm looking on the CG website right now, and I'm going to assume it's the one called Tapestry Taupe. Drugstores can't give me my brights, but maybe I can find some nice neutrals. Have you found any of these babies anywhere yet? I think Rite Aid is where everyone's getting them, but we don't have one here. Any drugstore items you're currently craving? And some exciting news, a Sephora is opening up where I live! It should be completed about 2 months before I move away, so hopefully I'll have enough time to stock up on everything before I leave ;]

Fusion of Color review

I'm sorry I'm behind with answering comments and reading everyone's blogs. We have some really difficult things going on in my family right now, and I've been working a lot, so it's just hard to find the time. The products reviewed were sent to me at no cost by Fusion of Color Cosmetics. So ya know ;] The website is pretty clean and professional looking. Sometimes it can be somewhat confusing, as there are categories within categories, and some links don't actually have any products in them. Everything has a star rating under it, and most things have about 3 stars, although I didn't see any actual written reviews of anything. The package was sent out very quickly. I got an email on the 7th saying it was shipped, and I got it on the 9th. It came nicely bubble wrapped up, with a business card, and my 6 eyeshadow samples in a bag. They were all in shrink wrapped jars, which I love. I always get nervous the jars will come open, so the shrink wrap was a nice touch. All the jars are very pretty, I love the little design on them! The back of the jars are great too, because they contain not just the shade name, but a complete ingredients list. Honestly I couldn't care less about ingredients (I know, I know), but I realize that's something a lot of people really want on their products. They also have the website address and the brick and mortar address on the label. I was sent 6 eyeshadow samples. Here are swatches. From left to right: Berry Exclusive, Sand, Berries Galore, Brocade, Lemon Drop, Blue Skies There aren't really the screaming bright colors I typically buy available, but I really love the ones I got. I wish you could see how unique Brocade is, it has a black-brown-olive base with green shimmer. It's so gorgeous and unique, I don't have anything like it at all. I like all the colors a lot, none are similar to anything I already own- I don't believe anything is repackaged. Pricing is fairly competitive, with half size shadows costing only $4.50, full sizes costing $8, and blush is $7. You can choose whether or not you want the sifter in your eyeshadow, which is nice. You can also buy the shadows in a half size, or a sample size for $1.50. So, my only real concern here is with the website, as it's kind of weird at some spots. As for the actual products, I love what I got, especially Brocade. I would order again. :)

Darn you enablers and your nail blogs!

To start things off, my mom dug around and found her lil Konad set she bought around 6 years ago after seeing me browse through some nail blogs. Here is her Easter Sunday Konadicure. Cute huh? I've been so obsessed with polish lately- it's what I look for now instead of makeup when I go out shopping. Don't worry, makeup will always be #1 in my heart! I have just exhausted pretty much every avenue in the way of drugstore makeup- I can never find anything I want anymore. I only buy boring makeup things from drugstores or Sally Beauty now, like concealer, or powder... bleh. It's online makeup shopping for me. But nail polish, I find a lot I like in stores! I want to place an order soon from Transdesign or Victoria Nail Supply. I thought it would be interesting to show you my nail polish collection before and after I started devouring nail blogs. BEFORE- my collection at the end of December NEW&USED: polishes I've bought since then, and tried UNUSED- polishes I have bought since then but have not yet tried Let me now show you just the before & after pics of my collection together! DECEMBER 2009 APRIL 2010 I never had any base or top coats before! I'd like to take a picture again in a few months to see how the collection has grown. If you want to know what a color is, just tell me where it is in the picture and I'll let you know (images are clickable for full size). I tried to at least keep the brand labels showing to make it easier. I have the next two days off from work, so I can paint my nails! Yay! I follow a lot of nail blogs, but these are the ones that most often cause my lemmings: Body and Soul GETCHA NAILS DID Let's Go Sparkling Lissa's Nails Little Music Boxes Polish Mayhem I follow a ton of other great polish/nail design blogs too, go to the right of my page and you can find many many more. Are you ready for this week? I'm not T_T