2013 Favorites: Lip Products

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Let's continue with the 2013 favorites! I'm sure you are all sick of seeing these posts by now, but stick with me here. The following are my favorite lip products for 2013. Some of these products were released during the year and some are older products that I just happened to absolutely love during 2013. Keep reading for more!

The Hobbit Series: Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees

Hello everyone! I have another look using the Shiro Cosmetics There and Back Again collection inspired by The Hobbit! I've sort of been obsessed with green eyeshadow lately so I just had to use green tones for this look! I hope you like it :D 

"Fifteen birds in five fir-trees

their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze!

But, funny little birds, they had no wings!

O what shall we do with the funny little things?
Roast 'em alive, or stew them in a pot;

fry them, boil them and eat them hot?" (The Hobbit).

Diablo II: Sorceress

Greetings friends! If you have followed my blog for a while, you might have seen some of my Diablo III inspired looks. This look is inspired by the Sorceress from Diablo II, a game which I did play myself a loooong time ago. For this look I wanted to play up on the greens and blues of her character, but do it in a more subtle way. The focus of this look is definitely the lower lash line, which is a bright blue  with a hint of purple inspired by the Sorceress staff and magic. I used a vampy purple on my lips because the Sorceress seems to have a dark lip color as well.  I used mostly all Victorian Disco Cosmetics for this look~

*This look was requested by someone a while back, but I cannot remember who it was! If you are the one who requested it, please let me know so that I can give you credit!

Review: L'oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder

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I have been seeing this new L'oreal product on many blogs and Youtube videos, so I thought I would input my own thoughts about this product. If you are curious about the new L'oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder, then keep reading.

FOTD: Utopia

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Today, I will be showing you what the Makeup Geek loose pigment in Utopia (from my latest haul) looks like. This is one of the first times I have used this pigment, and I am still trying to find the best way to use it. In the today's look, I used a flat brush to apply it, which honestly is probably not the best application method. It does look a little bumpy, so I still need to find a better way to apply it! Anyway, hope you like it!

FOTD: Purple and Orange (Ft. Glamour Doll Eyes)

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If you took a look at my makeup collection, you might notice that I own way too many purple eyeshadows and lipsticks, as well as orange lipsticks. Purple and orange just seem to be my favorite colors when it comes to makeup. I thought it would be interesting to do a look and used both these colors and see how it would turn out! You can see the result for yourself~

Products Used

 

-Glamour Doll Eyes 'Picture Whore' (lid), 'Typical Girl' (crease), and 'Infectious' (lower lash line)

-L'oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner

-Milani Liquif'Eye black pencil eyeliner

-YSL Faux Cils mascara

 -Lioele Super Gold Snail BB Cream

-Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro #401 

What do you think? Is this a color combo you would try out, or is it too much for your preference?

Top 10: 2012 Makeup Favorites

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And a happy 2013 to all ^_^

I am sure you have all seem plenty of these types of posts in the past week. But I think it is great to look back and think about which products have stood out to me. This really shows which products I have been 1) using a lot and 2) which products I have really loved.  I have loved a lot of new products this past year, but there are the products that have really stood out to me.

FOTD: Minimalist Holiday Look (Ft. Armani Holiday Palette)

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Holiday season is upon us! And everyone is scrambling to find outfits and makeup looks to wear for the holiday parties. I love to play around with gold, red, and wine colors, but not everyone likes to wear bold eyeshadows, even during the holidays. I created this very easy, neutral, minimal look perfect for many occasions. I wear this to work or work-related events, and so I wore it to my office holiday party just recently. It gave me a perfect opportunity to share the Armani Holiday 2012 Palette as well.

Products Used

-MAC 'Painterly' Paint Pot

-Armani Holiday 2012 Palette #1

-L'real Voluminous Eyeliner Pen

-Prestige My Biggest Lashes mascara

-Armani Maestro Fusion Makeup #4

-MAC 'Eversun' Blush

For this look, I used the lighter of the two eyeshadows on the lid and the darker on the crease and lower lash line. I used the neutral-colored lip wax for a nude lip.

Black Friday Haul: Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Deborah Lippmann

Greetings earthlings! (Yes, I like to pretend that I am an alien 0_o")

Let me continue my incessant hauling with a high end makeup haul! I hardly buy high end department store makeup because they are expensive as hell, but once in a while I like to look around and see what interests me. I was lucky to have a Neiman Marcus gift card so I splurged on a big Giorgio Armani, Chanel, and Lippmann haul. Armani makeup is fantastic, but usually too expensive for my liking. I only owned one Armani product before this (Eyes To Kill Eyeshadow), but I would say that I greatly expanded into more Armani products~

*Something that I am not showing in this haul is a gift with purchase that was included in my order from Armani that has various samples of makeup and skin care.

1. Armani Maestro Fusion Makeup #4
Yes! I got sucked into the hype of this new fluid makeup. It was quite pricey, but it seems like a really great everyday base for the skin. It doesn't have amazing coverage, but it looks so natural and looks like SKIN. I choose the color #4, but  I probably could have gone with #3. The color blends in very well into the skin though, so it is not a big deal. And as you can see from the pictures below, it is such a different "foundation" since it is oil-based and comes with a dropper dispenser.