Revlon Super Lusterous Lipstick in Va va Violet!

    

      Pat on the back to me, I've finally done it.. I've finally tried purple and I liked it! It's a very flattering color considering that the undertones both in my own skin and in this lip color are complimentary. If you've been plugged into our instagram, then you know that this review has been a week underway. Pleasantries aside, we should get right to it! I'm really excited to cover this lip color because it performed well beyond my expectations.

CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipstick 245 Smoky Fume!

      This another little milestone on my journey into a brave new world of lip color. It's a striking brown hue that, in my mind, hails complimentariliy to royal hues. It's none other than Covergirl's Lip Perfection Lipstick, I picked up as a gift actually. The person who gave this item to me was dismayed at what they perceived to be their inability to flaunt earthy lip tones (they muddle her complexion, her words not my own), and in so believing, gifted the item to me. A very lucky acquisition on my part! I've secretly been very curious about the whole line, but not without noted reservation. New lip color always makes me nervous, especially anything that isn't red or pink; still here we are with this lip color:

[PICTORIAL] Avon Ultra Color Rich Lip Lacquers!

So this would be the pictorial that I promised in my Avon beauty review from this week. I apologize but I was outside of my service range and none of the blogger modules would publish my post with any styling rich media! While that ordeal is over, I am considering finding a new service in general for publishing because the ones I'm using right now (powered by blogger) aren't working and I can seem to debug them myself or find any source of solace among the volumes of help documents. I will be posting her as per my usual habit but I will be even slower than usual so please bear with me. That being said, please also enjoy the rest of this pictoral!

Avon Super Lustrous Lip Lacquers!

      Here's this weeks beauty review! Now, I'm going to abridge this review because I'm literally en route to Reno ( but I'm not driving though; gotta conserve that precious battery life). That being said, I'd like it if we could all take a walk down memory lane: did you have a relative or neighbor who sold Avon? and if you did, do you remember what your favorite products were? Maybe you, much like myself, were still fairly young and only just beginning to show interest in makeup. Whatever the case, one thing is certain: We all have at least one item that sticks out in our mind from the beginning of our relationships with cosmetics (that's what throwback Thursday is for, right?). For me, it was the ultra color rich lip lacquers. Each hue in the set represented the different statement, they were perfect, in so many words. That's my way of saying that I hope to do these lipsticks the justice they deserve!

8-Panel Lipstick Lesson.

 

This is the first of many paneled tutorials to come! Just in case some of it is a bit unclear from pictures, here are some panel by panel tips to get you guys started:

20121211 FOTD: Pinky Paradise!

Oh dear I seem to have gotten very busy in the past few days! Well busy has been a good thing for me because I now have even more stuff to shar with you all, but not before I post a very late (but still hot and ready) face of the day!

FACE:

E.L.F. MAKEUP SETTING MIST

E.L.F. TINTED MOISTURIZER IN SPICE/TONE 3

SEPHORA MATTIFYING POWDER IN D50

EYES:

E.L.F. 83 PIECE STUDIO EYESHADOW IN D1(BROW LINE), G2(EYELID CREASE), D5(CENTER OF EYELID), F3(ALL-OVER LID COLOR BASE)

L'OREAL H.I.P. IN BRAZEN (PINK SHADE ONLY, BOW OF EYELID, CENTERED AS ACCENT).

ARDELL FALSE LASHES IN DEMI-PIXIE.

E.L.F. LENGTHENING AND DEFINING MASCARA. 

LIPS:

C.O. BIGELOW ROSE SALVE FOR LIPS, CHEEKS, AND OVERALL  SKINCARE.

NICKA K. COSMETICS VITAMIN E-INFUSED LIPSTICK IN NUDE BEACH.

Overall, I'm really pshyched with the appearance of the pink and the smooth look of my colors. I'm a blending novice so my looks tend to have more harsh lines out of habit, but I think that I did a good job this time around. I chose pink as my central color because a lot of other beauty bloggers were creating beautiful looks with pink and I wanted to give it a go too! I really loved Kimmy's pink shadow creation. Next I want to experiment with purples; I usually dislike the way they look against my skin tone but I want to get a second opinion on this; If you're in a chatty mood this Sunday, stop in for my next FOTD, okay?

 

Season's Savings! AP Cosmectics Holiday Special!

 It's that that time of the year when we all break the bank to buy tons of Holiday gear. Well, for some of you that may have officially started on Black Friday this year (because according to America, it's a holiday), and never ended. But, if you're looking to get some good gifts without the extra fuss for the makeup maven in your life (or if that's you then that's fine too!), then you're in luck: AP cosmetics, who we've been fortunate enough to get in touch with, is having a Holiday special! Through the twentieth of this month, all orders that come to a total of 20.00+USD will receive FREE SHIPPING. The image above leads direct to their website and if you want to get the latest developments from the AP Beauty team, you can follow Alexa's blog here, connect via Facebook, or Twitter!

If you've been reading us frequently, then you know that we discovered AP cosmetics through Alexa's blog. We are so happy that the line is doing great and we really encourage to you stop by her page and see what the buzz is about. Did you know that Alexa is also a makeup artist with a stunning portfolio? Now you do; visit Makeup By Alexa for a closer look at the beauty, and brains behind the brand, or for a list of services offered. You'll be glad you did~

FOTD: 20121118 Featuring Admin A!

 

This is our first FOTD so I wanted to start out using some products that have been reviewed by us already! It doesn't look I put on much, right?? Truthfully, a lot of makeup went into this picture (and the other 60 that were taken). As you may have noticed, I didn't bother to tame my eyebrows! Sorry haha. Anyway, let's have a look at all the items used for this look~