The Starting Over Tag

Hello friends! I am now back from Toronto, so I finally am getting around to posting the blog posts I have been been diligently writing while I was on the plane (I totally was blogging on my phone at around midnight on my flight there). So I was tagged awhile back by the lovely Iqra over at The Blushing Giraffe to do the Starting Over Tag. The essential point of this tag is to discuss what products you would purchase again if you lost all your makeup! So in this post you will see a lot of old favorites as well as some newer products that have made the cut!

Travel Makeup Bag to Canada - Summer 2015 Edition

As the title implies, YES I AM GOING BACK TO MY MOTHERLAND (yes I do consider Canada my motherland). Words cannot describe how pumped I am to have Tim Hortons multiple times a day when I am visiting along with (hopefully) being able to meet up with my lovely friend Vanessa over at Citron and Guavaberry. A lot of these products are products I'm trying to finish up and are products that are trustworthy. On my last trip to Canada, I made the mistake of bringing out products that haven't been truely tested before...and as a result I was an oily mess the majority of the time I was there. However, we learn from our mistakes and move on! I won't be gone for more than a week, but nevertheless I wanted to share with you the products I will be bringing with me onto my trip across the border! If you are interested in seeing what makeup brushes I'm bringing, the brushes in last years Travel Makeup Bag to Canada is basically the same as the ones I'm bringing. 

How To: Natural Interview Makeup

Hey guys! Today I am sharing you the makeup I would wear to an interview (be it a job or grad school interview). It's currently the time of year where many of my classmates are job hunting or waiting to hear back from grad schools for their interviews. As a result, I wanted to share with you the makeup I would wear to an interview. It's a bit on the safer side, so definitely not appropriate for someone who is planning on going to an interview with a makeup brand, but this look is very easy, quick, and not stressful. I often wear this type of makeup when my eyes are irritated (without mascara of course) or when I have an important meeting or presentation. With that in mind, I hope you enjoy watching this video and reading a few of my tips. For some reason the volume is a little bit on the weaker side for the second half of the video, but you can always crank up the computer volume if you can't hear me :)

Summer Beauty Essentials

Hello friends! Today I am sharing with you my summer beauty essentials! While it is pretty much summer year round in Florida, it definitely gets significantly more humid during summer. Between the consistent monsoon rain and ridiculous heat, I have to be extra careful in protecting my skin when I am out and about. Plus, there are certain things that I like to use more during the summer than any other season. Hope you enjoy me talking about beauty products that I adore during the Summer.

Products I'm Testing #2

Top Row: BareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer, Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette in Medium, Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit in Light, Real Techniques Sculpting Brush, Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Talc Free Mineral Airbrushing Pressed Powder SPF 30 in Medium, Elf Studio Retractable Kabuki Brush

Bottom Row: Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Quad in Island Dreams, Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral Palette #02, Elf Studio Tinted Moisturizer in Beige, Shiseido Sheer and Perfect Foundation SPF 18 in O40, Make Up For Ever Duo Mat Powder Foundation in 202

Hello friends, so today I am sharing another batch of products I am testing out. I've pretty much made up my mind with all the products I tested out initially (here), so of course, I have another batch of products that you can expect to hear my thoughts on. In this post you will get my initial for the majority of the products in this post. Hope you guys enjoy me previewing my future reviews for the blog!

FOTD: Dramatic Eid Makeup

Hello friends! Welcome to my 200th post on my blog! Today I am sharing with you another Eid look, this time a bit more dramatic featuring the Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette. If you don't like a dramatic look, I recommend you checking my previous post here where I did a Natural Eid Makeup. This is the type of makeup I would typically wear for any special events that I go to. I love wearing a dark vampy lipstick and smoked out eyes.

Today was the first day that I tried the Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit that I purchased on Wednesday when Macy's was selling it for $25. I have avoided contour kits in the past because a) the steep price and b) let's be real, do I really need more contours and highlights? But the deal was too good to pass up, so I impulsively picked it up. I'm not sure what I think about it yet, but I will definitely let you know with a review.

Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends! I hope you all have a wonderful Eid and I hope you enjoy this look :)

FOTD: Natural Eid Makeup

Hello friends! Today I will be sharing with you an Eid Makeup Look! Since I have many Muslim friends, I wanted to share with you a couple of looks that can be worn with the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. I will be creating the makeup looks using the Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette that I will be borrowing from my sister. Since this is more of a special events makeup, the products I have chosen are products that should last for 10+ hours in a hot climate! This makeup look today is very natural and wearable look. Hope you guys enjoy this makeup look and if you are reading this when Eid has occurred, Eid Mubarak!

March & April 2015 Favorites

Hey guys! This is my March & April 2015 Favorites that I never got around to posting on my blog in time (go figure Pauline, being a bad blogger as per usual). Regardless of the lateness of this video, it gives a very good indication of what products I have been loving relatively recently (some products in here are old favorites, others are relatively new so you get to hear my thoughts on them). 

On a side note, I have noticed I have been buying more high end then normal (totally accidentally, didn't even realize it until recently). As a result, I've made it more of a goal to accumulate more drugstore products to review and own. I guess I gravitate more towards high end products more than drugstore products...which is something I am am going to change.  

New content for blog and youtube channel should come soon, I'm almost done with editing my latest makeup look...so once that's done and processed I'll have it uploaded on both outlets as soon as I can. I've been MIA a lot this year, much more than I anticipated. Took my exam in the beginning of June, so I will find out the results soon... wish me luck pretty please? Also been helping my friend out studying for her grad school entrance exam...so I've been busy the past month. As a result of all this, a lot of damage has been done (makeup shopping wise), so you'll be seeing plenty of reviews coming upish.

For those of you who have stuck around, thank you for doing so! I really do appreciate it, I know I don't post anywhere close to a relatively frequent basis, but I don't plan on stopping anytime soon :)

Makeup Products Mentioned:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel - Review
Bare Minerals Prime Time Foundation Primer
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Elf Eyebrow Kit in Medium - Review
Milani Shadow Eyes in Royal Purple and Sand Dunes
Nars Sheer Glow in Punjab - Review
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent
Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed

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Taylor Swift Inspired Makeup Look (from Blank Space)

Hey guys! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Today I will be sharing with you my Taylor Swift Inspired Makeup Look (focusing mainly on her look in the Blank Space music video). I've been wanting to create a look based off the music video ever since it first came out, but I didn't get a chance to do so until this week (so I hope I wasn't too late on the bandwagon!). Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the look and let me know what you guys think. Please also let me know if you have any requests for any looks and I will be happy to do them!

Holiday Makeup Look 3: Metallic Neutral Eyes

Hey guys! So today I wanted to share with you this look I created for the upcoming Holiday season! This is the third look I've come up since starting my blog, if you want a throwback to the two looks I created last year, click here to see! I decided to showcase the Too Faced Everything Nice Palette that I did a review for here within the past week or so because I know people were probably wanting to see this in action (and I don't blame them because...there have been mixed reviews amongst YouTubers and beauty bloggers). Like I stated in the palette, I do really enjoy this palette a lot, I do think its worth getting. The eyeshadow duds aren't horrifyingly bad (like the kind where no matter how much pigment you pack on, you still get NOTHING). Those eyeshadows are just... are not up to the other quality of the eyeshadows and are somewhat average (and it can easily be fixed by using an eyeshadow base like the one I used in this look). Anyways, off to me letting you know how I got this look!

November 2014 Favorites

Hey guys! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (if you celebrate)! Today I will be showing you what my favorite products were for November!

Products Mentioned: 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo - Review

This month I have been all about the natural brow look as a result of the multiple smokey eyes I have been wearing this month. This brow powder duo is one of my most underrated eyebrow products, mainly because I love the Dip Brow Pomade so much! This brow powder duo is great for those natural days, and matches my brows really well!

Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Rebel
I'm not usually a huge lipgloss fanatic, but BOY do I love this one. It isn't sticky and the smell isn't repulsive (yay!) This has a peppermint scent, similar to the Buxom lipglosses (which I also love)! Rebel is a nice sheer pink that works great on top of nude and pink lipsticks!

Benefit Rockateur Blush

This blush is absolutely DIVINE. I'm sure you guys are sick of me raving about this blush already... but I truly recommend you to get it! This is a beautiful rose-gold blush with a beautiful sheen, making it unnecessary to wear highlighter on top (although you could of course do that!) Benefit has a set of 6 cheek products right now at a discounted price for the holiday season, so check that out if you want to try several holiday collections! Oh, and if you want to see a swatch of the blush, check out my Top High End Blushes post!

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation in Beige Clair
I've heard so many wonderful things about Bourjois products that I knew I had to pick up this foundation when I got the chance! I picked this one up when I was in Canada and boy, is this a love! I actually attempted to film a 1st Impression of me wearing this foundation... but that video kinda failed...so I probably will just be doing a video review (or blog post) of this foundation. This foundation is probably best suited to normal skin (maybe some of you gals with combination skin) because it doesn't have a matte finish. I find that this foundation does not work really well when it is summer time, but this foundation is perfect during the colder months! I don't think you can get Bourjois in the US, but you can get it on Feelunique.com (they also do free international shipping over $15). This foundation is 17.72 on their website normally, but they do have sales, so you can get it at a cheaper price potentially!

It Cosmetics for Ulta Airbrush Soft Focus Blush Brush #13

Yes, I may have picked up another It Cosmetics Brush from Ulta. I couldn't decide between grabbing this brush or the OMG Foundation brush, but I ended up picking up this one.up because I had a wonderful foundation brushes, but I wasn't 100% satisfied with my blush brushes. I have not been disappointed with this brush at all, it is SO soft and deposits color perfectly onto my cheeks. Will I be picking more It brushes? Heck yes! 

Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer in 5

Yes, I may have added another concealer to my collection. Picked this up during the most recent Sephora VIB sale...and I do not regret this purchase at all! If anything, I'm wondering why I didn't pick this one up earlier! Very long lasting, very pigmented, and pure perfection!

Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural Lipstick in N9

I've never tried a MUFE lipstick until this month when I received this for my birthday perk at Sephora.. and as such I was pleasantly surprised! This is hydrating and a really nice browny, nude lipstick color that is perfect for everyday wear!

N.P. Solution Premium Snail BB Cream
The other base product I have been loving is this BB Cream. I haven't been a fan of other BB creams so far, but I really do like this one. My cousin gave this to me as a gift when I was in Canada so I'm not sure where to grab it besides Ebay. This is a tad bit too light for me, but that can be easily fixed with bronzer and a darker powder. This is incredibly moisturizing and very light, while providing light to medium coverage! First Korean makeup product I've tried, and I am impressed!

Too Faced Everything Nice Set - Review

What can I say that I haven't said in my review? I have been enjoying this palette a lot this month, from the neutrals to the jewel eyeshadow colors. This palette has a great variety of eye shadows, which will make it great for travel (even though it is a bit on the bulky side). There are some misses in this palette, so I do recommend you to check this out in stores (or read other reviews), before buying, but other than that... I definitely recommend you buy (hurry before it gets sold out!)

Wet n Wild Meglast Lipstick in 902C Bare It All

I've never tried Wet n Wild lipsticks until this month...and I have found a new favorite nude lipstick! It goes on so smooth, and while it is a matte lipstick formula, it isn't drying at all. For $1.99, this also won't break the bank when you decide to get the whole collection!

What were your favorites for November? Let me know in the comment section below! :D

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July 2014 Makeup Favorites

Hello everyone! So today I have to share with you my July Favorites! There isn't that many products I have to share with you... mainly because I haven't been wearing much makeup and because I have been breaking out quite a bit! These products are well loved throughout the month and one favorite (the Bite lipsticks) have become my favorite lipsticks ever! Check out the video to see what my favorites were! Sorry for the bad lighting, I filmed this originally in good lighting but the original video was completely out of focus! This one is slightly out of focused in the beginning, but I fixed it about half way through ;) 

Products Mentioned:

BareMinerals Well Rested Concealer

Benefit Porefessional Primer | Review 

Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick in Lychee, Musk, Palomino, and Violet

Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger Pop

Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation | Review 

Wet n Wild Color Icon Blush in Pearlescent Pink

People Mentioned:

Kalyn Lord Blog: http://www.kalynlord.com/

What were your favorites this month? Let me know in the comment section below!

PS. Currently in Toronto, Canada! If you have any recommendations on things to do/see/eat please let me know! (Yes, I will be blogging when I'm on vacation...because unfortunately I did not get the chance to pre-write my blog posts!)

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Humid Green and Gold Makeup Tutorial

Hey guys! So today I have here a Humid Green and Gold Makeup Tutorial, featuring Mac and Inglot eyeshadows! I haven't used my Mac and Inglot eyeshadows for awhile so I wanted to pull them out and play with them! Its always nice to rediscover makeup items in your collection! I wasn't initially planning on creating a fallish makeup look, but it just sorta happened! Unplanned makeup looks are always never turn out as expected, but I can definitely see myself sporting this look later on during the year when the weather is cooler. Hope you guys enjoyed watching the video!

Makeup Used: 
Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade in Dark Brown - Review
Bare Minerals Well Rested Concealer
Becca Fine Pressed Powder in Wheat
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Bite Beauty Luminous Cream Lipstick in Musk
Inglot AMC Pigment in 69
Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation in Buff 6W
Mac Eyeshadow in Amber Lights, Humid, and Saddle
Mac Pro Longwear Concealer in NW25
Maybelline Baby Lips in Peppermint
Milani Eyeshadow Primer in Nude
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard - Review
Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette (Deep Throat and Devotee) - Review
Stila Lip Glaze in Dreamy
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Perversion
Urban Decay Deslick Makeup Setting Spray

What makeup look have you been wearing lately?

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Get Ready With Me 6 - Neutral Makeup for Girl's Day Out!

Hey guys! So I don't know about you guys, but I have been having a blast this summer so far! Lot's of things have been happening (and are going to happen hopefully!) Today I have here a video featuring me getting ready for a girl's day out with my sisters (who are nine and nineteen respectively). We went out to go see Maleficent (which would've been a really good movie if I wasn't distracted by the ridiculous amount of CGI in there) and just hung out! Good times yo. This is a pretty laid back video (meaning I didn't get to take pretty pictures for you guys) but there is some nice funky music and some funny facial expressions! I hope you guys enjoy watching!

Makeup Used: 

BareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Rebel

Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup in Shade 116

Elf Eyeshadow Palette in Neutral

Elf Studio Golden Bronzer in Golden

Elf Studio Blush in Pink Passion

Jordana FabuBrow Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe

Jordana FabuLiner Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Korres Mattifying Pomegrante Face Primer

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Radiant

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Angelic

Urban Decay Deslick Makeup Setting Spray

Wet n Wild Fergie Take the Day Eyeshadow Primer in For My Primas - Review

And... I just have to say before I let you guys go that the World Cup has been extremely distracting for this beauty blogger (which is surprising since I am NOT into soccer). World Cup fever has me hooked, and its quite alarming because it has me distracted from writing my blog posts and making videos! Too many good games so far! 

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Wonder Girls Like Money Inspired Makeup Tutorial

Hey guys! So today I will showing you how I created this Wonder Girls Like Money Inspired Makeup Look! I created this like two weeks back, but never got around to recording the voice over (pesky things that they are!) If you guys do not know, I am a huge K-Pop fan! As such, it was only a matter of time that I did a K-Pop inspired look! I am quite pleased with the results, its a very dramatic look. I probably wouldn't rock this out much, being the hermit that I am... but this would be a nice look for going out at night! You get a rare glimpse of me wearing false lashes (this is like, the third time I've worn false lashes). Unfortunately, I may have forgotten to place eyeliner where the band of my lashes were to cover it a bit more...but there will always be a next time for me to remember!

Products Used:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade in Dark Brown - Review
BareMinerals Lash Domination Mascara
Becca Fine Pressed Powder in Wheat
Benefit Porefessional Primer
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Buxom Full On Lip Polish in Dani
CoverGirl and Olay Concealer Balm in Light
Elf Essential Natural False Eyelashes
Elf Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Teal Party
Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation in Buff 6 W
Mac Lip Pencil in Subculture
Tarte MultipliEYE Lash Primer
The Color Workshop Dazzling Eyeshadows in Blue (Gorgeous, Perfection)
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Perversion
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
Wet n Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
Wet n Wild Fergie Take the Day Eyeshadow Primer in For My Primas - Review


What do you guys think of this look? Let me know in the comment section below!

On a quick aside, I think that I have decided to post at least three times a week for YouTube and for my blog! I should be able to keep up with the schedule, but I'll adjust as need be!

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May Hits and Misses + Giveaway Winners

It's May Favorites time! I have a lot of favorites in this batch, and only one miss! Check out to see what products were my favorites this month.

PS. Congrats to Jenn (from abeautifulzen) and Purva for winning the giveaway!

What were your favorites this month? Let me know in the comment section below!

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Makeup MAYhem Day 27 - Old & New Products in Makeup Rotation Week 3

Hello guys! Today I will be sharing with you the makeup I will be wearing this week. Some of the products you may recognize from last weeks makeup rotation, I did that on purpose so I could continue to test the products out more while updating you on my current thoughts on them! Some of these products featured here are old favorites that I am revisiting, but the majority of them are new! I hope you are having a wonderful day and hope you will liked reading this post!

For my primer, I will be using the Benefit Porefessional Primer. I'm still trying to determine how much it softens my imperfections...and whether or not it helps with oil-control. I do like this primer overall, so but I haven't made a final decision on what I think about it (and whether or not its worth grabbing again). For my foundation, I will be mixing Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation in Buff 6(W) and Mac Pro Longwear Concealer in NW25. I'm nearly out of my Lancome foundation, so I wanted to try to finish it out. I have to mix it with the concealer to make it match my skin more (plus, it provides more coverage). The Mac concealer is too dark for me to use by itself (but by the end of summer, I'm sure it'll be the only thing that matches my skintone with the amount I've been out in the sun). It is a fantastic concealer that you guys need to try out if you haven't already! For any other concealing I need, I will be using the CoverGirl and Olay Concealer Balm in Light. First impressions wise, this is a great concealer... it's very creamy, blendable, and doesn't crease much under my undereye area. For blush, I will be using Inglot AMC Face Blush in #58. I recently picked this up this weekend (along with two more eyeshadows from them), and from swatching it at the counter the formula seems amazing. This is hands down, one of the softest blushes I own (if not the softest blush in my collection!). For bronzer, I will be using the Elf Studio Golden Bronzer in Golden. It used to be one of my go-to bronzers (as seen by the fact that I hit pan on it). It's a great bronzer for all over face bronzing, but it has a bit of shimmer so I don't use it for contour. To set my makeup, I will be using Becca Fine Pressed Powder in Wheat. Like I mentioned in one of my videos, I'm not totally convinced that this is good for oil control. Still, I'm going to be testing this out to make sure that my instincts are right.

For my eyes, I don't have a lot of products I am sticking to...mainly because I plan on filming a lot of tutorials this week (so I gotta mix up the eyeshadows)! For my eyebrows, I am finalizing my opinion on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade in Dark Brown (first impression video). Needless to say, I think this may be my favorite brow product ever. For eyeliner, I will be using L'Oreal Infallible Gel Lacquer Liner 24 Hr in Blackest Black and Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Perversion. I suspect that the L'Oreal eyeliner has expired... I'm nearly positive the formula's changed and dried out... but I just wanted to make sure before I throw it out. In it's newest condition however, it is an amazing eyeliner! But of course, all things must come to an end and makeup is definitely one of those things. The Urban Decay Eyeliner in Pervesion has changed my mind on their infamous formula. Previously, I have tried Zero and Whiskey and it failed to impress me...the staying power wasn't great and the eyeliner never set. However, Perversion is so much better than the other colors I've tried...it lasts and when it sets, it stays in place! This week, I will also try to see if my Tarte multiplEYE Lash Primer is dried up or not... I've had it for awhile now, It was great when I first got it, it added so much length to my lashes! But, like I said earlier, makeup doesn't last forever! Lastly, I am giving another chance for the BareMinerals Lash Domination Mascara to impress me. Hopefully when the formula dries a bit more, it will work better for my lashes.

For lips, I will be mixing up my lipsticks but sticking to my newest lip liner, Mac Lip Pencil in Subculture! I adore my lip liner in Vino, so I wanted to try out another lip liner from them! I wanted a pinky nude lip liner, and this was recommended to me by one of the ladies at Mac. Definitely excited to try this out!

What products are you guys using this week? Have you guys tried any of these products? Let me know in the comment section below!

Be sure to check out my giveaway here (open internationally)!

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Makeup MAYhem 19 - New Product(ish) Makeup Rotation Week #2

Hello everyone! So today, I will be doing a second edition of Makeup Rotation. This week's products will mainly be featuring relatively new products from recent hauls on my blog and youtube channel. A lot of these I've used a couple of times, others I haven't used at all! I'm very excited to try these products out (and will hopefully be giving you a thorough review of some of these in the future)! Keep on reading to see what products are being used!

Face: 
To start off, I will be priming my face using Benefit Porefessional Primer. A cult favorite product for many, and out of the four primers that I have tried this is one of my favorites so far. It definitely fills in pores, and I will be able to test out this week how good the oil controlling properties of this is. For foundation, I will be using Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free Foundation in Natural Buff that one of my best friends Jenny gave me when she was cleaning out her makeup collection. She adores this foundation, but had to part with it because she made the commitment to switch to only cruelty-free makeup products (something I greatly admire)! For any concealing, I will be using CoverGirl and Olay Concealer Balm in Light. I recently picked this up in Walgreens sometime last week, because it was 50% off (and because I was pretty sure that this is getting discontinued). I've heard many great things about this product from many bloggers, and I can't wait to try this out. To set my makeup, I will be using Becca Fine Pressed Powder in Wheat which my mom got for an extreme discount...$10! Naturally, I will test this out to see how effective it is.

For cheek products, I will be using Benefit Hoola Bronzer, Sleek Blush by Three in Pumpkin, and Benefit Watts Up Highlighter. Hoola is fast becoming one of my holy grail bronzers because well I can contour with it with my skintone! The Sleek Blush by 3 I received in Vanessa's package of our makeup exchange (linky) and to be quite honest... I haven't used it all due to how bright the colors are (which is ironic because I chose the blush because of the brightness of the colors). I'm going to testing how pigmented these blushes are and hopefully not walking out of my house looking like a clown. Watts Up is a beautiful highlighter that I received in Sephora's Birthday perk last year. Definitely recommend if you are looking for a cream highlighter!

Eyes: 
For my eye brows, I will be using the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade in Dark Brown. I did a first impression here and I know I will need to play around with it a whole lot more to get used to it. For eyeshadows, I will be using Bare Minerals Ready Eyeshadow 4.0 in The Happy Place that I won at the Promise Phan meet up. For eyeliner, I will be using Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Perversion. I've tried two eyeliners from the line...and so far I do not like their eyeliners at all (I feel like I may be one of the few bloggers in that boat...maybe this one will change my mind). Lastly, Bare Minerals Lash Domination Volumizing Mascara in Intense Black which I also won at the Promise Phan meet up will be tested out.

Lips:
For my lips, I will be using Bite Nude Luminous Cream Lipstick in Lychee and Musk and OCC Lip Tar Test - Primer, LoveCraft, and Pretty Boy. For those days where I am not wearing much makeup, you can expect me to wear one of the OCC lip tars to kick up my look up a notch. Otherwise, I will be wearing the Bite Lipsticks.

Have you guys used any of these products? What products did you get recently? Be sure to check out my giveaway here (open internationally)!

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Holiday Makeup Look #2! Featuring Gold Eyes and Bold Red Lips!

Hey guys! Today I will be doing a classic gold eyes and bold red lip that is perfect for this Holiday season! I'm totally in love with how warm the eye makeup is. While I did use a lot of eyeshadows for today's look, I don't think it would be difficult to replicate it one bit!

Face:
BareMinerals Well Rested
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Medium Beige - Review
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette (Devottee, Laguna, and Gouloe) - Review

Eyes:
Benefit They're Real! Mascara
Inglot Eyeshadows in AMC Shine 07 and Matte 353 - Review
Jordana Easy Brow in Taupe
Jordana FabuLiner in Black
Mac Eyeshadows in Amber Lights, Cranberry, and Saddle
Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black
Sephora Eyeshadow Primer (discontinued)

Lips:
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten

Eye Makeup Application:

1) Primed my eyes using Sephora Eyeshadow Primer. 

2) Placed Inglot AMC Shine 07 on the first half of my eyelids

3) Placed Mac Eyeshadow in Amber Lights in the center of my lids

4) Placed Mac Eyeshadow in Saddle on the outer third of my lids

5) Added Mac Eyeshadow in Cranberry lightly on the outer third of my lid to warm up the color even more!

6) Highlighted my browbone using Inglot Matte 353

7) Lined my upper lash line using Jordana FabuLiner in Black.

8) Used Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black on my tightline and waterline

9) Applied Benefit's They're Real! Mascara on my lashes.

Hope you guys enjoyed this makeup look! Let me know if you have any looks you want me to create in the comment section below! I hope that you guys are having a wonderful time with your family during this holiday season. Have a wonderful day!

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A Holiday Makeup Look!

Hey guys! So today I will be showing you guys a Holiday Makeup Look! I used all drugstore products for my eyes, so the eye makeup should be easy to replicate! In this post I also have a product that I am very excited to have, that is the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser. I have been eyeing the Benefit Porefessional for awhile now but I have not gotten the courage to splurge on it...especially since I already had a primer that kinda failed on me. But since Target had a 10% off this weekend, combined with the me spotting this product, I figured I'd pick it up for you guys and review it for you guys!



Face:
Bare Minerals Well Rested
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach
Lancome Teint Miracle in Buff 6W
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Palette (Deep Throat)
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent
Wet n Wild Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana

Eyes:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Jordana Easy Brow in Taupe
Jordana Easy Liner in Black
Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Black
Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette
Wet n Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer
Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Palette

Lips:
Nyx Megashine Lipgloss in Beige

Makeup Application:
1) Used my fingers to apply the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser.
2) This time around I did my eye makeup first and then moved onto my face. I started out by priming my eye lids for eyeshadows using Wet n Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer. I then used Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette Browbone shade on the left on the first half of my eyelids. I then used the Defining shade on right on the last half of my eyelids. Due to the duo chrome nature of the eyeshadow, that is how it is photographed! Isn't it pretty! Make sure to blend here to get rid of the harsh lines!
3) I then applied Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation in Buff 6W all over my skin and then used Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach and Bare Minerals Well Rested to set the concealer.
4) I then finished up my eyemakeup. Using the same defining shade from the Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette, I applied it on my outer two-thirds of my lower lash line. I used the same Browbone shade and placed that on the inner third of my lower lash line. For my browbone highlight, I used the Browbone shade from Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio. I then used Jordana Easy Liner in Black on my upper lash line and Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black for both my tightline and lower lashline. To finish up my eyes, I used Benefit They're Real Mascara.
5) For my eyebrows, I used Jordana Easy Brow in Taupe to fill in and Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel to set them!
6) Lastly, for my face I used Wet n Wild Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana as my highlight and Nars Blush in Deep Throad (from the Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette). I then set my makeup using Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent. For the lips, I used NYX Megashine Lipgloss in Beige.

What do you guys think of the look? This look actually photographed a lot less dramatic then it was in real life. I'm pretty sure my parents thought I was going out clubbing or something....

 What holiday makeup looks have you guys been wearing? Let me know in the comment section below!

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