Diaries of My Blush Obsession: Fall/Winter Edition

This is the second part of my obsessed series! I started out with my highlighter obsession, now it's time for some blush action. :)  Let's just say I am a little obsessed with blush . It all started with my first blush I ever bought from the drugstore. It was a Covergirl blush I think the shade was called Rose Silk? Anyways, I used it all up and wanted to try a different color so I went for a NYC Mosaic blush which is still one of my faves, the shade is called Pink Cheek Glow and if you haven't tried it yet you must (I've used up like 3 of these to the pan!).
    But what I think really started my obsession with blushes were the Milani Baked blushes. These blushes had just came out and I just couldn't resist their gleaming luminescence! The first shade I picked up was Dolce Pink. Okay, enough with the beginning of my blush obsession!  Now on to some of my more recent findings of Fall and Winter shades that I Love! <3


These are all great Fall/Winter colors and are all very affordable.  
 You can order Sleek blushes off Sleek.com and I believe they are $5.99 a piece?
La Femme blushes are under $3.00 each and are available online at Makeupmania.com and 
Camerareadycosmetics.com.

You can find ELF blushes at Target and Kmart for $3.00 each, that's where I found my favorite one Mellow Mauve, and the others I found at Eyeslipsface.com

                                    Mellow Mauve is now a Holy Grail blush for me!

Mellow Mauve on top, Berry Merry on the Left, and Blushing Rose on the Right.

             ELF Blushing rose, Mellow Mauve, and Berry Merry

    

                                 








    

La Femme Golden Ruby, Sleek Pomegranate, and La Femme Lilac Lace.

Exciting New Products for 2013!!

These are all the new products in the drugstores for 2013 that  I am really excited about! 
Mostly all of the pictures are from Nouveaucheap.blogspot.com  unless noted.

Wet n Wild Fergie Centerstage To Reflect Shimmer Palettes
 MAC MSF dupe!


Wet n Wild Fergie Centerstage Perfect Pout Lipsticks






Neutrogena Moisturesmooth Color Sticks






Loreal True Match Super-Blendable Crayon Concealers : UD dupe!



Physicians Formula All-in-1 Beauty Balm Makeup SPF30 Collection





Maybelline Color Whisper lipsticks



YSL Dupe!!    Loreal Shine Caresse Gloss!
These pictures are from imabeautygeek.com released in Paris.
I can't wait to try these!! :)





NYC Applelicious Glossy Lip balm : Pictures from Misslipgloss.nl




I'm most excited for the Wet n wild Fergie Shimmer palettes, the NYC Glossy balms, Loreal crayon concealers, and the Loreal Shine Caresse Glosses!!

What new product are you most excited for??

Anything I didn't mention?

Comment!! :)

Mark Calm Yourself Hydrating Mask

                  Mark/Avon Calm Yourself Hydrating Mask with Lemon & Orange/ Green Tea

This looks really gross, but it's really soothing and has a cooling affect.

  Say that 5 times fast! Long enough name for a freaking face mask, but it's really awesome and I always break it out about this time of year when I need some extra moisture. Really does the trick! Moisturizes well, tightens pores up, calms redness, and soothes the skin overall.

                                                      Here's what it says:

          This soothing gel-based mask adds moisture where you need it. Blended with calming green tea and aloe, moisturizing sea moss, plus, lemon and orange for radiance and clarity. A super hydrating complex keeps skin happy and healthy looking so you can remain calm.
           
           Usage: Apply all over cleansed skin, avoiding eye area, leave on for up to 5 minutes and rinse.                               Use 2-3 times a week for best results.

Zoya Lovely Spring 2013

Zoya Lovely
Beauty is a lovely state of mind

Lovely, just LOVELY!

Spring is awash in six soft and lovely new Zoya shades including three dewy metallics and three fresh blooms of cream. Poetic in nature, this collection is sure to capture the beauty of the season like no other....

ZOYA LOVELY – SPRING 2013

Piaf   - Fresh Forsythia Yellow Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Fashion Designer Zang Toi)

GeiGei   - Blushing Cherry Blossom Pink Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi).

Julie    - Soft Wisteria Purple Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi).

Blu        - Lucky Hyacinth Blue Cream - Full Coverage

Neely     - Earliest Spring Green Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som).

Jacqueline  - Perfect Magnolia Nude Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som)

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Zoya Lovely $8 (US)

La Femme Blush Swatchfest

       

Golden Sunset and Mocha

Lilac Lace and Golden Ruby

L to R -- Golden Sunset, Mocha, Lilac Lace, and Golden Ruby.

                                  No Flash Yay!! I finally figured out my camera! I'm such a dork!

My Style Icons

TGIF! It's Friday and I've got Christmas shopping to do! This is my favorite time of the year. So we're off to the mall as soon as I pick up my oldest son from school and my husband gets off work. But before that, I wanted to share with you a few of my style icons.

                                               First and foremost Marilyn Monroe!

Kourtney Kardashian is my favorite of the Kardashian sisters.

Adriana Lima is my favorite VS model.

I love Ashley Green from Twilight.

Gwen Stefani Classy with an edge.

Kate Middleton of course, who doesn't love her?

Shakira is a long time favorite. I listened to her music in spanish,

 long before she had blonde hair and was so famous.

Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl, better known as Leighton Meester.

Okay, I'll stop with 8 my list keeps on going!

Who is your style icon?

Limited Edition Wet N Wild Sparkle 'Til Morning Palette

Wet n wild Sparkle 'Til Morning



When I saw pictures of these new Limited Edition palettes on blogs I  knew I only wanted this one out of the three.

These colors are right up my alley. Pretty much everyday I use shimmery neutral colors like these. The only two shades I haven't used yet are the bottom two.

My favorites out of the palette are the soft browns and the lightest colors of course, the creamy shade and the light pink for the brow bone and inner corner and sometimes all over the lid.

The quality of shadows are great as with all of the Wet n wild eye shadows, creamy, smooth,  and very pigmented. I'm so glad I actually found it, it was the last one left! And you can't beat the price with these palettes, I got mine for $4.99!  If you haven't tried these shadows, you should! My favorites are the Comfort zone palette, the Walking on eggshells trio, and the single in Nutty.

November Favorites!!

Favorites of the Month!


Monthly favorites are my favorite videos to watch on youtube and my  favorite posts to read  on blogs.
I don't know why it took me so long to finally do one of my own.

First I'll start off with lippies!

I finally jumped on the bandwagon and got an eos lip balm, I've always wanted to try them.

They came out with pomegranate raspberry so I just had to get it!

Mac Sweetie is the perfect shade of pink for me! Not too pale, and not too bright!

Maybelline Warm Me Up is a great nude color. I hate concealer type nudes that make me look dead.

This one has a warm pinky shade that makes it very nice.

Jordana Mauvy is my most used lip liner right now. I love it because it goes with everything.

Now on to face products!

I love my Mac Mineralized Skinfinish Natural, I am in the shade Medium.

I wear it everyday usually just on it's own, or on the weekends over foundation.

I really love it because it doesn't look powdery or cakey at all like my other powders.

My NYX blush in the shade Angel looks so natural and beautiful on me. Definitely a Holy Grail color!

La Femme blush in Lilac Lace is a perfect color for Fall. I'm really starting to love purple colors! 

Who knew?

I adore my Tarte amazonian clay blush in Exposed! When I swatched it in the store it looked like mud, but when I put it on my face I was like what took me so long to find this blush? This is also a great contouring color for me, sometimes I like to add another color on top for a nice finish.

Noir Tease body mist from Victoria's Secret has been a favorite of mine lately, I really like it because it's great to throw in my bag on the go.

Lancome Hypnose Star mascara looks so natural, yet glamorous at the same time. It really separates and lengthens your lashes. This came as a free sample when I ordered Exposed from Sephora.

Wet n Wild Nutty eye shadow is a shade I like to use when I want to go a little darker.

 I've been using Mac Gleam eye shadow practically everyday since I got it. I can use it all over the lid, or just on the brow bone and inner corner if I want. I also like to put it on top of other shades for an extra sparkle.

The Essence coverstick concealer has been a life saver for me. Lately I've had more acne than I did when I was a teen and I can't figure it out.

Depotting NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils

NYX Jumbo in Yogurt


This will just be a quick post on how I depotted my NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil.

First, You need to find a small jar like the one pictured above. Mine was a little big so it's harder to get to the product.
You might want to find a smaller jar like a sample jar from MAC.

Now all you have to do is take off the cap and the bottom portion pictured above.

Next, stick your Jumbo Eye Pencil in the jar and microwave it for about 2-4 minutes. I heard that different shades take longer than others to melt. Mine took only about 2 minutes.

Now when you take your Jumbo out of the microwave, you want to make sure it's completely melted.
Look through the hole on the bottom of your Jumbo, make sure it is completely hallow and that you can see all the way through it. If you can't, then you need to microwave it a little longer.

Be careful when you take it out because it will be hot, you don't want to burn yourself.
You should also put paper towels underneath wherever you are working, because the product will drip.

There are tons of videos on how to do this on Youtube. You can also do this using no heat, but it looked messy.