Turquoise + Black Look && NOTD (Pardon my forehead...)

So, I've been MIA for a minute. No posts, no comments-- nothing.
That is chiefly because, with the start of the new year, came much B.S.
So, I've had a lot of random things to deal with since Jan. 1st-- even New Years was wack... I fell asleep at 11pm, and woke up because I heard fireworks @ Lenox Mall lol.

Fun stuff.

Anyway, I'm back. I have some time now, therein, I will be catching up on commenting :)

Here's a look I did today. Got really bored, and felt like using one of my X-Mas presents.

It's a huge kit, made by Markwin's International. They are the same company who makes Wet&Wild and Black Radiance. Have no idea where my mom found this.

But here is the look.
And I couldn't find one or two pictures that I liked of it, so-- naturally-- here's all of them.

Wow, my trash in the background... thats cute :)

Yeah, couldn't pick just one.
Here is what I used.

eyes:

UDPP
Light Blue (Markwin's) - Whole Lid
FlipSide (Urban Decay) - Half Lid/Lower Lashline
Lagoon (Smashbox) - Outer Corner
Shimmering Onyx (CoverGirl) - Outer V.
HiP Black Creme Liner
Maybelline Colossal Lash

face:
undereye concealer (read below)
MAC Mineralized Satinfinish Foundation (NC42)
CoverGirl TruBlend Powder (Translucent Medium)
HiP Creme Blush (Blushing 999)

Yep, like it? One thing about that Smashbox mess... its pretty much powder. Barely any color payoff. And they cost more than MAC, so I figured better quality? Wrooong. Maybe it's just this color, I dunno...

Anyway. Here's another random picture of a look I did the night Miss V. came back from Iraq (yaaaay! Btw :). I used my 120 palette, and some HiP Shadow (forget which one), and their crayon (in the tan color). I didn't really like this at all. I think I'm too yellow for the red looks lol.


Yeah, gross lol. Looks like fish eyes.
Anyway. I said read below for the new concealer I had found that actually covers up my undereye circles. I had actually bought it way back when I worked at Sally's-- but just started using it.

It's the "Yellow" concealer by Palladio. It's great-- if you have terrible undereye issues like I do-- try it. Its around 4 dollars, I think.

Lastly. Some nails.

Some Barbie Pink polish from China Glaze in "Make An Entrance".

--Adios.

Fill Space...random FOTDs.

Here is just a lot of pictures of random makeup I did awhile ago... over the summer and whatnot.

I was going to do a real post, but my camera decided to delete the 127 pictures on my camera-- kind of a buzz kill... but anyway, here it is...

UD "Graffiti" and NARS "Night Porter", mostly.
Coral lipstick from Revlon.

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The only usable picture of my attempt at a "vintage" look. I should try this again sometime... correctly.
Red Lipstick from Palladio? It was awful.

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Same night I did the vintage look, after I called Kyle and he said "No Red Lipstick"... lol.
Got rid of the winged liner and red lipstick.

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Huge forehead... lol.
I used the "Olive It Up" palette from Revlon.

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Using the HiP "Shocking Shadow Pigment" in Beckoning and IMAN Shadow in Enigma.

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Using HiP Shocking Shadow Pigment in "Striving", Smashbox shadow in "Lagoon", and Jeese's Girl eyedust in "Summit Turquoise", which is a really cool white shadow that comes up turquoise. Swatched below:

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Purple and Gold using Cover Girl (the center color in the "Golden Sunset" palette), Maybelline shadow in "Amethyst", and Femme Couture Mineral Effects shadow in "Rose Quartz".
And probably a black shadow too, on the outer V.

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Sonia Kashuk® Perfectly Neutral Eye Palette

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Before and interview: Sonia Kashuk palette again, used with the CG "Golden Sunset" palette.
Pardon the goofy pictures.

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Hated this: UD "Peace" and a dark blue from the HiP Mischief duo.

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Loved this :)... CG "Golden Sunset", UD "Ransom" and "Fishnet"... I'm pretty sure that's it, but this was in June almost.

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Again with Goofy faces.
Did this look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPF4Jb9LZJI
Except I used HiP Turquoise creme liner. Which has dried up so much... depressing.
Has anyone else had that issue?

And that's all of the old stuff I could find. :)

Weekend so far + Review.

Whattup...

So this Friday was fun. This will be slightly extremely picture intensive.

Courtney came from from school!
My look... I used browns from this Sonia Kashuk palette from Target, UD Zero in the outer V, and lined with the teal colored creamliner from HiP. For some reason I hated my makeup that day-- right after I did it, I wanted to take it all off, but I didn't. Maybe because it was raining... Closeups and Products.
We had planned to go to the CCO, but when I called up there and asked if they had anything new from the last time I was there, the girl said they hadn't really been getting very much in... she didn't really sound like she knew what she was talking about... but oh well. We decided just to go to Ulta, because Courtney still wanted to get me a birthday present :) So, she got me this:

Yep. This thing was only $19.99 ($24 originally, but there is 20% of coupon you can print out online, or sign up for their beauty card at the store and youll get the discount). It comes in black, cream and pink. I chose black. Click here to buy online. Its 65 things, all Ulta Brand.


Eyes: The eyeshadows are straight. They go on pretty lightly, and probably need to be packed on-- but the colors are really pretty. And whats good also, is that they are all Ulta colors, so you can buy them individually from Ulta. I guess this is why they claim this is $195 Value-- they must be counting each eyeshadow as $6.50 (the price of an individual at Ulta). I looovee the two palettes in there. The colors go so well together and will make very nice looks.

Face: The Blushes are not very well pigmented (which you can tell in the swatch pictures), but they will do their job- just don't expect NARS or anything. There is a concealer, a green color corrector, and a million glosses that pretty much all look the same color (slight variations, but not enough to swatch-- still pretty though).

Lips: The lipsticks are soo great. Really creamy, and last a long time. Unfortunately, the colors don't really suit me, but it definitely makes me want to go try some other Ulta lipsticks. The little palette of glosses is also really pretty. The two gloss tubes in there are a little too shimmery for me, but still nice.

The packaging is kind of weird. You literally have to pull the tray out to use the blushes, since half of it is covered by the eyeshadow tray. And the actually trays are really thin cheap plastic, that could possibly break with little force-- but its pretty much what you can expect for 20 bucks.

Overall, this thing is pretty cool. I mean, this is a really cost effective way to get most of the Ulta shadows for 20 bucks. I doubt you'll use any of this up quickly.

Here are the swatches. I used UDPP under all of the shadows.

Eyeshadows Row 1-4:
Palettes:
Blush & Lipstick:

Courtney also got me this single shadow from NYX in "Hot Orange". Didn't have any colors like it. It reaally stays put. And the big chunks of glitter don't really stick around, which is fine with me :)
After that, Kyle and I went to Friday's. I finally had my birthday drink. Showing ID wasn't that exciting lol. But we had fun.

Cos we can't pick one appetizer...

My first drink-- a long island-- classsy lol.

First time tasting beer... shit is gross.

Kyle likes this picture? :)

My chipotle grilled Steak Sandwich with slices of plantain.

Kyle's sizzling chicken and cheese and mashed potatoes.

Post meal :) Note: My drink is gonnne...

Sleeepy :)

Yeah, goodtimes.
Saturday, we were supposed to go to the Terra Cotta Soldiers Exhibit at the High Museum with my dad... but, it got late, so we just ate dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express. BBQ Quesadilla was good :)

:)

Kyle & Daddy... he fits very well into our mixedup family.

Awkward.

Thats finally it. No more... that was a lot of mess.
Peace.