A Song of Ice and Fire Series: House Baratheon

"Ours is the Fury." 

Baratheon Sigil: "A crowned black stag rampant on a gold field"

House colors: Black and Gold

I don't know about all of you who are fans of the series, but I never thought much about the House Baratheon house sigil. When I was going to create a look based on this house, I went blank. I had no idea what to do! But it worked itself out and it turned out quite amazing, if I do say so myself. This is my favorite of the ASoIaF looks thus far!

This look, like the Baratheons, is fierce and powerful.

Review: Illamasqua 'Aurora' Gleam Highlighter

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Remember the Illamasqua Generation Q collection? It seems like so long ago! I've still have continued to use and test the products I bought from that collection, one of those products being the famous Gleam cream highlighter in 'Aurora'.

Something that I love about Illamasqua is that their collections are not limited edition and they will have the entire collections on their website for a long time. So if you are interested in this highlighter, you can still purchase it.

Organizing My Makeup Collection: Lip and Face Drawer

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It has always been my goal to have my makeup collection perfectly organized. It is very difficult to accomplish when you constantly acquire new products and when you have no space to store them. But ever since I organized my nail polish collection perfectly into one Helmer, I have been wanting really badly to organize my makeup collection into a few drawers. Organizing is also one of my goals for this week, so I took some time today to start to organize things a bit. I regret not having a "before" picture so you could see how much neater my Lip and Face drawer looks like (I will definitely let you see a before picture when I organize my eyeshadow drawer!). I still have so much more to organize so this is just a start. 

I know, I have a LOT of makeup, more than I really need. But makeup is one of my biggest passions. To me, makeup is not a tool to be pretty, it is a means to express who you are.Yes, sometimes I am freaked out by how much makeup I have, but then I get over it ^_^  

Anyways, what I am showing you is the top drawer of a 5-drawer furniture piece that I bought at IKEA.  It is really great for storing makeup, clothes, and other other personal belongings. I use one drawer for both all my lip and face products. Each photo shows half of the drawer. 

Project No-Buy: Week 3

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And welcome to the round up for Week 3 of my No-Buy!

 

 

Week 3 (January  21-27) actually has not been challenging at all. I did buy a few eyeliners, but other than that I have not been tempted to buy any makeup. I'd say my No-Buy is going fairly well :D

Also if you are new to my No-Buy, please check out my past posts:

-Project No Buy Introduction and Rules

-Week 1 Round Up 

-Week 2 Round Up

 

Foundations I Currently Use and Own

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As a beauty blogger, I am always looking for the next new amazing product. Sometimes I get really carried away and forget about my older products. But I am trying to stop buying new products and to use what I currently own. So before I use up the current foundations I own, I want to show you and do mini reviews for my the foundations I have in my makeup collection. What I own ranges from drugstore to high end, so I am sure you can find something that you might be interested in!

*From the swatches, all the colors differ slightly. But they blend in very well into my skin tone. The shade that fits my skin tone the best is the Revlon ColorStay in 'Buff'.

BB Creams

BB creams have become the focus to western brands in the last few months, but nothing compares to Asian BB creams. I always have at least one BB cream in my collection because they are a fantastic alternative to foundations.

NOTD: Pink Glitters

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I've neglected from doing any nail posts because my nails have been really crazy as of late. They grow long, then they break or they are all uneven >_<" 

But, either ways, I'll show you the mani I'm sporting at the moment. 

I have on Cult Nails 'Princess' as a base with OPI's 'Teenage Dream' glitter on top of all my nails except the ring finger which has Essie's 'A Cut Above'.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Essie's 'A Cut Above'. It has to be one of my favorite glitters ever!! It looks so gorgeous~! If you have not tried it, I recommend you do!

EOTD: Killer Neutrals (Ft. Glamour Doll Eyes)

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Sorry for this super short post today, but I'm not feeling very well. I do, however, want to share today's look either ways. Although I don't sport neutral eyeshadows that often, I do really like brown and green together. You can definitely create dramatic, show-stopping looks using just neutral colors; you don't have to use bright shades. Hope you like it :)

Products Used

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper (tube form)

-Glamour Doll Eyes 'Skin of a Killer' eyeshadow (lid)

-Glamour Doll Eyes 'Super Nova' eyeshadow (crease)

-Glamour Doll Eyes 'Show Off" eyeshadow (above crease)

-Glamour Doll Eyes 'Grease Lightning' eyeshadow (lower lash line)

-Prestige 'Bold Brown' pencil eyeliner (waterline)

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara

-Milani black eyeliner pen

-Red Cherry #83 Lashes