L.o.t.D moment with Milani

Today's look was focused on Milani Cosmetics' Paint Eyeshadow Palette, which I received from their giveaway.  I will have another post focused on the palette swatches soon.

L.o.t.D. - Oh neutral!

Today was one of those days that I felt the need to go neutral.  As much as I love colorful looks, I need to learn to get back into those neutral moments.  Thanks Emi for that! 

Lipstick Searching 101

The most common sense thing to do before buying any product is, do your research!  "Google is your friend."  Look up reviews, check out swatches, etc.  Get an idea of how the lipstick might look. 

When heading to the cosmetic shop (i.e. Sephora, Ulta, MAC, etc.) to try out some testers, PLEASE DO NOT PUT THAT LIPSTICK ON YOUR SKIN!  You have no idea how many times I have seen people do this, and it just makes me go "WTF?!  Are you stupid?!"  There are so many bacteria lurking around the beauty bar.  Take a few seconds and think about it.  How many people have pick that lipstick up?  Now, how many of those people placed it upon their skin, or lips?  What if someone dropped it on the floor?  Common sense!  It isn't sanitary if it has just been sitting there.

Usually the shops have rubbing alcohol laying around, so that way you could disinfect it yourself, or you could ask one of the promo people if they could do it for you.  At that point you could test it on your lips.  But for my personal choice, I still choose not to.

Most people would use the back of their hand to see how the lipstick looks.  It may show you the great color indication, but it will still look different upon your lips.  Your finger tips have a closer texture to your actual lips.  So doing lipstick swatches upon your fingertips will help you out on how it would look upon your lips.

Now you can take your finger, and place it near your lips (not on your lips).  Check the mirror.  You can now decide if the lipstick shade is right for you.

Happy hunting for lipsticks!  Enjoy your day gorgeous!

L.o.t.D. moment

L.o.t.D. - Look of the Day
To see what are on my nails: See Here

Uh-oh FiS'ed moment!

When ever I mention FiS it means "F*** it!  Splurge!"  It's something my best friend and I say when we just pick up something, usually cosmetic items, and not care at all.  Or it would be where it's on our "I want" list, and we wouldn't get it, since it isn't a "I am in a rush to get it," sort of thing.  Then once we see it in the shop -ninja'ed and dances- "FiS!" 

Well today I decided to pick up a few theBalm items!

• Hot Ticket - All you do is taupe!
• Plump Your Pucker - Pink my lemonade!
• Stainiac - Beauty queen
• Bahama Mama (bronzer)
• Hot Mama (shadow/blush)
• Mary-Lou Manizer aka "The Luminzer"

Over time I'll show swatches, and reviews on it.  Which one would you like to see first?

A touch of neutrals

Today's look is dedicated to my good friend Emily (Very Emily).  She is a very talented nail artist and such a sweetheart.  Recently she shared with me a look she did using colors, and stated I inspired her to use color.  I know that she ventured out of her love for neutrals.  So I decided I shall do a neutral look, and venture out of my colorful looks I normally do.

A sweet and spicy taste of Sugarpill's Burning Heart

I thought I would open this little review up, with the sunshine of my life, my son Xan.  He wanted to help me do my swatches, of Sugarpill's Burning Heart palette when I got it.  So to make it more exciting for him, he asked me if he could have Pokeballs on his cheeks.  I told him we could do that, and he got even more excited.  To the point he even went to the store with his dad, showing off his cheeks.

So let's continue with the review and swatches of this gorgeous palette of theirs!

It may take awhile for them to ship out your item, but honestly it is worth the wait!  You'll notice the box right away since it has a kitty on the front with the Sugarpill logo.  By this time I was so glad I finally got my package, due to the fact stupid USPS did a misroute on my package -cries- But no worries, it got to me safely!  YAY!

My first Inglot experience!

So I'll be honest, I always thought Inglot was expensive!  Not until I actually checked it out on their site.

I have to say thank you to Leesha (xSparkage) and Christine (Temptalia) for opening my eyes to this beautiful company! 
I began checking online, and didn't really want to pay for shipping since, I wanted to see how these looked in person.  Sorry but I have been fooled by some people's swatches -insert sad face here- lol.  I discovered the closest one to me was 45 minutes away.  INGLOT Y U NO HAVE CLOSER?!