December Empties

For my thoughts on the products I finished during December, keep reading!

Face of the Day - Bright Purple & Pink Eyes

Products:

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro
Revlon Colorstay
Milani HD Advanced concealer
Milani Minerals Compact Makeup
Prestige Brow Perfection Light/Medium
Maybelline Great Lash clear mascara
Maybelline Color Tattoo - Fuchsia Fever
Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box - Fishnet
Make Up For Ever #92
Make Up For Ever #75 (on eyes and cheeks)
Wet n Wild Eyeshadow - Brulee
NYX single eyeshadow - Black
Milani Liquif'eye - Black
L'Oreal Voluminous False Lashes
Rimmel Lasting Finish lipstick - Airy Fairy

Recent Empties

I've been making more of an effort to use up some of the products I have over the past several months. I've especially been working on hair and bath products since I have quite a few of each and they take up a lot of space!

Bath & Body Works Shower Gels - Lemon Summer Vanillas and Exotic Coconut (My two favorites! So sad the lemon was discontinued.)
Mini candles in Tropical Spice, Salty Caramel, and Spiced Madeleine

Boots Expert Anti-Blemish 2 in 1 Scrub and Mask (I only used it as a scrub)
Neutrogena Visibly Bright cleanser trial size
Up&Up makeup removing wipes (the ones like Pond's Clean Sweep)
Simple facial wipes trial size

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle - A favorite I'll definitely repurchase once I've used more conditioners
Hairtrition 3-minute Deep Moisture Treatment
Hairtrition Color Protect Shampoo - I really liked this shampoo as well. I won't buy it unless it's on sale, though.

Palladio herbal foundation primer
Sonia Kashuk ebony gel liner (I didn't use it up but it had gotten very dry and I've actually had it for a few years), Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara (I already had a backup on hand!)
Maybelline One by One Volum' Express Mascara (I enjoyed this one as well)

Face of the Day

 Products and tools used for the look under the cut!

Face of the Day - Pomegranate Punk

Products Used:
Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro primer
Neutrogena Shine Control foundation
Rimmel Match Perfection concealer
L'Oreal True Match powder
Jordana blush - Redwood
Milani blush - Luminous
Prestige Brow Perfection pencil - Light/Medium
Maybelline Great Lash clear mascara
Maybelline Color Tattoo - Pomegranate Punk
L'Oreal HIP Eyeshadow Duo - Cheeky
L'Oreal Voluminous False Lashes mascara
Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick - Demure

May 18 FOTD - Wet n Wild Fauna eyeshadows, new Maybelline mascara

Face:
Urban Decay De Slick spray
Revlon Colorstay Combo/Oily
Revlon Photoready concealer
L'Oreal True Match powder
Milani Minerals blush - Luminous

Eyes:
MAC paint pot - Painterly
Milani Shadow Eyez - Royal Purple
Urban Decay - Ransom eyeshadow
Wet n Wild - Fauna eyeshadow trio
Physician's Formula Nude Eyes liner trio - black
Maybelline Mega Plush waterproof mascara
Wet n Wild I <3 Matte palette (black over liner, dark brown for brows)
Maybelline Great Lash clear mascara for brows

Lips:
NYX lipstick - Femme

Nail Polish Collection & Swatches - Covergirl, Hard Candy, Maybelline, ELF, Bonne Bell

Face of the Day - April 3rd

Face:
Revlon Colorstay foundation
Milani Minerals Compact Makeup
Wet n Wild Heather Silk blush
Physician's Formula Happy Booster - Translucent

Eyes:
NYX HD primer
NYX Jumbo Pencil - Purple
Wet n Wild - Petal Pusher palette
Milani Liquif'eye - black
Maybelline XXL Pro 24hr Bold mascara

Lips:
Wet n Wild 907C

Face of the Day - February 17

Face:
Palladio primer
Revlon Colorstay foundation
L'Oreal True Match powder
Jordana blush - Coral Sandy Beach

Brows:
Prestige Brow Perfection pencil- Light/Medium
Revlon Brow Fantasy (gel only) - Dark Brown

Eyes:
NYX HD primer
NYX jumbo pencil - French Fries
Milani eyeshadow - Java Bean
Maybelline 24Hr Bold mascara

Lips:
Covergirl lipstick - Fairytale
Kat Von D lipgloss - Marg

Target/CVS Haul

Target haul: Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in Fuchsia, on clearance for  $1.94
Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow - Pomegranate Punk - $5.99

 Since I have kind of an obsession with hot pink lipsticks, I've had my eye on this particular one from Revlon for awhile, but was hoping it'd go on sale at CVS. It wasn't there, so when I found it on clearance at Target I knew I had to get it! Plus I gave in and got one of the Tattoo shadows from Maybelline because I was curious about them.

CVS clearance haul: Wet n Wild Greed Palette - $2.49, Revlon Colorstay Aqua mineral finishing powder - $3.49, Physician's Formula Organic Wear Bronzer & Blush - Light Bronzer/Soft Ginger - $3.75, Sally Hansen Natural Beauty cream blush - Bloom - $2.37

 Since they're 50% off I finally got the last 6-pan palette from Wet n Wild. The other products I know basically nothing about but I'd been curious about them and for the prices I decided to try them.

If any of you have tried any of these I'd love to hear your thoughts or how you use them! Especially the cream blush as I've never used a cream blush before and don't really know what to expect!

Face of the Day - December 3rd

For the eyes, I started with NYX HD primer and a thin layer of the Sephora jumbo pencil  in Green. I used the Urban Decay shadows in Graffiti and Scratch from the Deluxe Shadow Box, with Graffiti on the lid and Scratch above. I applied both with the same brush - the all-over shadow brush from Mark.
I used a small angled brush from Coastal Scents to apply the copper eyeliner from the Physician's Formula Glam Collection for brown eyes.
I used Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara.

I used L'Oreal True Match compact foundation, Rimmel Match Perfection concealer, and REvlon Colorstay pressed powder.
I used the ELF Studio Complexion brush with Physician's Formula Happy Booster light bronzer and the ELF Mineral blush brush with Wet n Wild blush in Pearlescent Pink.
For lips, I first did a layer of Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in Kiss Me Coral, then topped it off with Jordana lipgloss in Darling. 

Face of the Day - November 7

Face:
Milk of Magnesia
Palladio Primer
Revlon Colorstay foundation
Rimmel Match Perfection concealer
Revlon Colorstay Pressed Powder
Physician's Formula Happy Booster Blush - Rose

Eyes:
Palladio Primer
Wet n Wild Lust Palette
Sephora Flashy Liner - Flashy Blue
Maybelline The Colossal mascara

Lips:
Revlon Matte Lipstick - Pink Pout
L'Oreal HIP liquid lipcolor - Euphoric

Face of the Day - October 30

Face:
Milk of Magnesia (primer)
L'Oreal True Match Compact Makeup
NYX Concealer in a Jar
Wet n Wild Blush - Heather Silk

Eyes:
Palladio primer
Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box - Fishnet and Ransom
Wet n Wild Vanity Palette - Matte Nude
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner - Ransom
Maybelline One by One mascara

Lips:
Rimmel lasting finish lipstick - Airy Fairy

Halloween Manicure - Candy Corn!

I started with the Revlon base coat, then a layer of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White on. After letting that dry, I did the yellow layer with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow. Then I used Maybelline Orange Blazes over that. I decided not to make a big deal out of trying to get all the sections evenly spaced or the lines perfectly straight because anyone who's ever eaten a bag of candy corn knows that there are a lot of weird ones in there! After the three colors were done I did a coat of China Glaze White Cap (This is seriously one of my favorite polishes - it looks awesome over pretty much everything) and then topped off everything with a coat of Seche Vite.

This took me quite awhile (2:45 including taking and editing the photos for this post) but not because it's hard - just because I was using small motions with little product on the brush to avoid making a mess (as you can see I had very little clean up) and because I was really careful in letting each color dry before adding to it so as not to smear them at all.  I'm happy with the outcome, though!

Halloween Nail Polish

 L-R: (unnamed neon orange) from L.A. Colors Color Craze Extreme Brights collection, Wet n Wild 9.0.2.1.Orange, Maybelline Orange Blazes




Wet n Wild Black Creme, Finger Paints Where Art Renoir?, Milani Silver Dazzle




China Glaze's Halloween polishes from last year - Mummy May I, Zombie Zest, Ick-A-Bod-Y

China Glaze Ick-A-Bod-Y over the L.A. Colors neon orange and the Milani Silver Dazzle




L: China Glaze Cracked Concrete over Finger Paints Where Art Renoir?
R: OPI Black Shatter over Wet n Wild 9.0.2.1.Orange



L: China Glaze Cracked Concrete over Zombie Zest
R: Black Shatter over Finger Paints Original Orange

Face of the Day - October 14

Just a reminder - as with any of the photos on my blog, you can always click them to view them larger!

Face:
L'Oreal True Match compact
Rimmel Match Perfection concealer
Revlon Colorstay pressed powder
Jordana blush - Coral Sandy Beach

Eyes:
Palladio primer
NYX single - Lime Green
L'Oreal HIP duo - Devious (dark green)
L'Oreal single - Morning Light
Kat Von D Autograph liner - Proud Peacock
Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara

Lips:
Wet n Wild 916D (a very light layer!)

Face of the Day - October 13

Face:
MAC Matchmaster foundation
Rimmel Match Perfection concealer
Revlon Colorstay pressed powder
Jordana blush - Coral Sandy Beach
Physician's Formula Happy Booster translucent powder

Eyes:
Palladio primer
LA Colors trio - Sand Dune
Milani Liquif'eye eyeliner - black
Maybelline The Colossal mascara

Lips:
Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick - Kiss Me Coral
Revlon Colorstay Mineral Lipglaze - Coral

Face of the Day - October 11th

Face:
Revlon Colorstay foundation
Rimmel Match Perfection concealer
Revlon Colorstay pressed powder
Physician's Formula Happy Booster translucent powder

Eyes:
Palladio eye primer
ELF Beauty Book Smoky Eye Edition (grey, burgundy, nude, black, ivory)
Sonia Kashuk black gel liner
Maybelline 24hr Bold mascara

Lips:
Rimmel lipstick - Airy Fairy

Face of the Day - October 2nd

Face:
L'Oreal True Match compact - C1
L'Oreal True Match powder - C1
Physician's Formula Happy Booster Powder - Translucent

Eyes:
Palladio primer
ELF Beauty Book - Bright Eyes Edition - Purple with blue glitter and shimmery nude
Physician's Formula eye booster liner
Maybelline The Colossal mascara

Lips:
Kat Von D Lightning Lipgloss - Marg

Rainbow and White Crackle Manicure

This is probably my favorite manicure I’ve done to date. It’s so fun! And it lasted really well on my nails.

The top picture is me trying out different things on my nail wheel. I knew I wouldn’t be patient enough to try to get the lines straight and even enough to leave them alone, so crackle seemed like a good solution. I thought I would like the contrast of the black, but I ended up loving the look of the white.

I started with a base layer of China Glaze White On White. The pink is Covergirl Fuchsia Girl, blue is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away, the yellow is the Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow, and the orange is Maybelline Orange Blazes.

After the stripes were dried, I went over with China Glaze Lightning Bolt crackle polish.

I used the China Glaze Strong Adhesion base coat and the Fast Forward top coat as well.