Very Dramtic....

I did this awhile back for a makeup contest. I just now realize that I never posted it here...

Crazy looooong lashes :)

Merle Norman Fall Colors

I have a friend that works for Merle Norman. It is always to good to be in the know with makeup retailers. :) She told me Merle Norman's new fall colors were out. Of course I had to go take a look!

This is a look I did using Gold Digger eyeshadow on the lid & Charcoal Green in crease. Do my eyes look different? I applied them on my good friend Meggie :)




And here are some swatches of all the new colors, including lipsticks.




What fall products are you loving/wanting right now?

Super Brights BFTE Contest Look

This was a fun, I fell into super bright paint, I am trying to blind you look!
BFTECosmetics is having a contest. They posted a pic of two prom dresses for inspiration. This is the one the look is based on....

How awesome is that! Who could resist the bright, fun colors in that dress? Certainly not me. :)

Here is my look inspired by the rivers of flowy fabric of silky awesomeness...













Eye Products Used

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion
2. MUFE no 2 (yellow) crease
3. MUFE no 99 (red) crease
4. MUFE no 92 (purple) crease
5. Coastal Scents 88 Palette, the hottest pink in it, crease
6. Coastal Scents 88 Palette, white, brow highlight
7. BFTE Whisper, inner corner highlight
8. BFTE Lemon, eyelid
9. BFTE Green Apple, eyelid
10. BFTE Grape, eyelid
11. Urban Decay 24/7 Liner, Electric, waterline & cat eye wing
12. BFTE Peacock on top of Electric, waterline & cat eye wing
13. Maybelline Gel Eyeliner, top liner
14. Estee Lauder Sumptuous Mascara

I'm adding this so everyone can see color placement


Wow! It isn't every day I use that many colors! I had fun doing this look and I have received some nice compliments so far. :) I also was planning to visit Sephora on the day I wore this. I had so much fun talking to everyone! The customers and employees were great!

New Coastal Scents Metal Mania 88 Palette

I just received this in the mail yesterday. This is the newest 88 palette from Coastal Scents. I love the colors. All of the eyeshadow colors seem to be shimmery so far. And like the rest of the 88 palettes, the pigments are very bright! Can't wait to try this out. :)



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The shades are best described as being a nice combination of the 88 Warm Palette and the 88 Ultra Shimmer Palette. The 88 Metal Mania Palette seems to fit nicely between the two.

I've put them side by side for comparison.



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That's all for now. If anyone else buys the new palette, let me know what you think about it. :)

No products or compensation were provided for this blog post. Everything shown was purchased by the author.

Bright Spring with BFTE

Hello Everyone!

Long time, no post, eh? Well I am going to remedy that now. So, lets get on with the pics & products!

BFTECosmetics asked, on their fan page, to post pics of everyone's eyeshadow collection from BFTE. Well here is my collection :)



So, since I had all my shadows out, I wanted to do a very springish, bright, everything is blooming now, pretty, look. The following pics show what I came up with. Products will be listed after the pics.

Also, I would like to give a special thanks to my husband for helping me take these photos. Thanks Sweety :)


















!!! :) !!!
I really like how this turned out! I hope everyone else does as well.

Eyes (top)
-Urban Decay Primer Potion Sin all over lid.
-Urban Decay 24/7 Liner, color Electric all over lid, blended just above the crease.
-BFTECosmetics eyeshadow color Gem on inner 1/2 of lid
-BFTECosmetics eyeshadow color Sage on outer 1/2 of lid.
~blend the two colors together where they meet in center of lid
-MUFE 92 for the crease and blended into brow highlight color
-BFTECosmetics eyeshadow color Blacklisted, used wet, in the inner most part of the crease (I used BFTE Mix & Fix)
-Estee Lauder eyeshadow color Ivory Box as a brow bone highlight
-Eye liner, Coastal Scents Gel Liner, True Black
-Estee Lauder Sumptuous Mascara

Eyes (bottom)

-Urban Decay 24/7 liner Lust used as a liner under the eye
-BFTECosmetics shadow, Blacklisted used on top of Lust
-BFTECosmetics shadow, Gem used for inner 1/3 under the eye


Brows
- Ulta eye liner pencil, color Bronze


Lips
-Lip stick, Urban Decay, color Naked


Cheeks
-Nars Blush, color Orgasm blended with
-Merle Norman Blush, color Razzle Dazzle

Face
-Smashbox Primer
-Estee Lauder Double Wear Liquid Foundation, color Ecru
-Estee Lauder Double Matte Oil Control Powder color Light/Medium
-BFTE Loose Mineral Foundation Powder, color Light Beige
-Rimmel Bronzer color Sun Light

No products or compensation were provided for the use of any makeup used for this look. Everything used was purchased by the author.

New Orleans Saints Team Colors Inspiration

My Sweety and I were getting ready to watch the Saints game and I was inspired to do an eyeshadow look based on the team colors: Black & Gold. I thought this would be a challenge considering I was fairly certain I didn't have any gold eyeshadow. But as luck would have it, I had forgotten about my BFTE loose mineral shadow in Antique. This is a perfect gold color. For black I used Ulta's pressed shadow Galaxy. I love the teeny tiny sparkly flecks throughout it. For inner corner highlight, and fade into gold color I used Platinum. This color is also a pressed shadow from Ulta. My eyebrow pencil is actually an eyeliner from Ulta in the color Bronze.



To make the sharp black crease I used Urban Decay's 24/7 liner in Zero. I took an eyeliner brush, rubbed the pencil on it, and drew the crease. I put Galaxy on top of that and faded up. This method also works well to make sharp "cat eye" wings on the the inner and outer corners of the eye.

The lip liner is an off brand drugstore pencil in color Auburn. I used an Estee Lauder gloss in the color Ginger.









Lip picture was taken indoors... That is why I suddenly have a tan! :)




I did not get a full face picture that I really liked. So here is me and my "niece" Jocelyn. She is a very good friend's daughter. I was taking Halloween pictures for her today.

Mississippi Mud & Honey

My FOTD using BFTE matte mineral eyeshadow Mississippi Mud and sparkle mineral eyeshadow Honey. I wanted a smokey look for the day and Mississippi Mud was the perfect selection. This shadow is a rich deep dark brown. It's a very silky chocolate color, which is also a matte. The shimmery sparkles on my lid comes the mineral shadow Honey. The is a beige-ish sparkly color, with tiny flecks of glittery shimmer in it. I use Honey often because it is so awesome!

Mineral eyeshadow available from www.beautyfromtheearth.com

Below is a swatch of the eyeshadow colors, lip liner in Cappuccino, lip gloss in Vanilla.

Cupcake Sprinkles Jewelry Set

A friend of mine makes handcrafted jewelry. She uses different molds and a type of acrylic epoxy to create these pieces. She also makes the clasp and earring hooks herself as well.

I put in a custom order for a cupcake sprinkles necklace. I have seen them before on esty. I am SO happy with how this turned out! I love having something unique, and it was made especially for me. I just wanted to share with everyone. :)

The cool factor about this is, anything small enough to fit in the molds can be made into a custom jewelry piece! The possibilities are endless! Just think of all the different types of glitter, charms, etc...





Modeling the Sprinkles :D

Purple and Gold, School Spirit!

I went a friend's homecoming football game this weekend. I went to take pictures of her because she was in the homecoming court. I was feeling the school spirit so I wanted to wear their colors. I really like this color combination. All products used are listed after the pics.





My eye started to water, bleh...






Homecoming was held in the gym due to the rain, and the power was out right up until it started. Thankfully, the rain stayed away for the game later on that evening.

Products used

Face:
-Smashbox Primer
-Estee Lauder Double Wear Liquid Foundation, color Fresco
-Estee Lauder Double Matte Oil Control Powder color Medium
-BFTE Loose Mineral Foundation Powder, color Medium
-Rimmel Bronzer


Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Beauty from the Earth loose mineral eyeshadow colors, all shimmery (Applied with BFTE Mix & Fix Mixing Medium)
Lemon (Yellow, over entire lid)
Tangerine (orange, slightly higher than crease)
Grape (Purple, in crease faded up toward brow bone)
Black (in deepest part of crease)
-88 palette (lightest color in palette on brow bone for the highlight)
-Gel liner in Black, applied with liner brush
-Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero, on water line
-Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara, color Black

Brows:
-My brow pencil is a bronze eyeliner from Sally's Beauty Supply. I am always in
search of the perfect shade to match my red hair. :)

Cheeks:
-Nars Angelika

Lips:
-Prestige Lip Gloss in shimmer plum

Orange ya glad it is almost Halloween?

Who doesn't love Halloween? I know I do! Well, this is a Halloween inspired look. Not a dressed up in costume kinda look. I was just inspired by what I consider Halloween colors: Orange, Purple, Black....and I threw a little Navy Blue in as well.

All products used are listed after the pics... So, here goes!









Products used

Face:
-Smashbox Primer
-Estee Lauder Double Wear Liquid Foundation, color Fresco
-Estee Lauder Double Matte Oil Control Powder color Medium
-BFTE Loose Mineral Foundation Powder, color Medium
-Rimmel Bronzer

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Beauty from the Earth loose matte mineral eyeshadow colors
Hangover (orange, used wet over entire lid)
Panurple (purple, in crease all the way up to below brow bone)
Patriot (navy blue, in crease faded below the Panurple)
Black (in deepest part of crease faded below Patriot)
-88 palette (lightest color in palette on brow bone for the highlight)
-Gel liner in Black, applied with liner brush
-Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero, on water line
-Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara, color Black

Brows:
-My brow pencil is a bronze eyeliner from Sally's Beauty Supply. I am always in
search of the perfect shade to match my red hair. :)

Cheeks:
-Nars Angelika

Lips:
-drugstore liner in Cappuccino
-Styli-Style lip gloss in Melon

If you would like to purchase the eyeshadow I am wearing please visit
www.beautyfromtheearth.com