Face of the Day - Pink Eyeshadow

I'm continuing my mission to prove that eyeshadows like hot pink and red are NOT terrifying! I think they're beautiful and so much fun and more wearable than people seem to think.

Products used:

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro primer
Revlon Colorstay foundation
Milani HD Advanced concealer
Milani Minerals Compact Makeup
Milani Minerals Blush - Sweet Rose
Prestige Brow Perfection - Light/Medium
Maybelline Great Lash clear mascara
Physicians Formula Glam Hazel Eyes light shimmery purple gel liner (as base)
Physicians Formula Hazel Eyes gel liner trio black liner
Wet n Wild Sweet as Candy - Eyelid shade
Wet n Wild Spoiled Brat - Eyelid Shade
L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick - Airy Fairy

Blush Collection and Swatches!

Wet n Wild Color Icon blushes
L-R: Pearlescent Pink, Heather Silk, Mellow Wine

Physicians Formula Happy Booster blushes
L-R: Rose, Natural

Cargo blush - Key Largo

Milani Minerals blushes
L-R: Sweet Rose, Sunset Beach, Mai Tai, Luminous

Jordana Powder Blush
L-R: Redwood, Coral Sandy Beach, Tawny Beige

ELF Studio blushes
L-R: Pink Passion, Candid Coral

Milani Baked blushes
L-R: Terra Sole, Red Vino

Cream Blushes
L-R: NYX Hot Pink, Boho Chic, Sally Hansen Bloom

All swatches are done on my bare arm, both blended out and just to show the straight color. If you have any questions about any of these or would like to see them differently, let me know! If I've used it in a FOTD post on here, you should be able to search for it and it will come up.

Except the baked blushes, Cargo blush, Jordana blushes, and the creams, they've all been depotted for ease of storage. I would depot the Jordana blushes but I don't have a good palette for them currently.

Let me know if you'd like swatch posts of any specific brands or products!

Look of the Day: 6.6.11

Today's look has almost nothing on the face because it's really hot! This is my first time using this lipstick and it's a gorgeous color! It doesn't seem to last very long, unfortunately.

 Products used:

Face:

NYX Concealer in a Jar - Fair

L'Oreal True Match pressed powder - C1

Physician's Formula Happy Booster blush - Natural

ELF Mist & Set Spray

Eyes:

Palladio primer

Physician's Formula Glam Blue Eyes gel creamliner (blue)

Blue eyeshadow and white/purple duochrome eyeshadow - NP Set loose shadow duo from a few years ago, not sure the name because I put them in different containers.

Revlon Colorstay liquid eyeliner

Revlon Lash Fantasy - primer side only

Rimmel Sexy Curves waterproof mascara - black

Lips:

Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in Rosette

Collective Haul: Summer

Here's some stuff I acquired over the summer. Most of it is from Ulta, but a few items I picked up at Target.

 

I was attracted to the Essence products at Ulta because they were so cheap. I liked the yellow and salmon-colored nail polishes since they were so unlike the other colors in my collection. The yellow (Sundancer) is more opaque than the salmon (What Do U Think?) but they both have decent color payoff. They chip very quickly, though. They were only $0.99, after all. I was attracted to the "Nail Stampy Set" because it looked like a cheap dupe for the Konad stamper. It was only $2.99 and seems to work pretty well. I don't love the images on the plate, but I could easily get some actual Konad plates to go with this set. The mini Orly nail polishes were right at the checkout, and I just couldn't resist. The dark navy blue (Witch's Blue) was also different from other colors I already had. 

I picked up the top two items in the photo at Target. Both were in those two-for-one packs. I've liked Maybelline's The Colossal Volum' Express for quite awhile, but the Almay was a new one for me. I'd never tried any of the products available for specific eye colors before (I have green eyes), and I figured I could use a neutral-but not black- shade of mascara. It's a nice reddish brown color. I like the mascara's formula pretty well, too. Everything else was picked up at Ulta: NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Purple (love these. I have 10 colors), Essence eyeliner pen (felt-tipped kind...not very black and seems to dry up quickly, but only $1.99), Ulta eyeliner in Raisin (good color, not too long wearing), Ulta lipliner in Beet (love this color), NYX brow pencil/brush in Dark Brown (LOVE this. best eyebrow pencil I've tried). 

Last two items: this Ulta blending sponge looked almost identical to the Sonia Kashuk version (http://www.target.com/Sonia-Kashuk-237-Blending-Sponge/dp/B00149XKOY) but $5 cheaper. I really like the finish and coverage it offers, plus the shape makes it easy to get every little area of the face. The Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips Gel Creamliner (again, for green eyes) I got at Target. I LOVE THESE. The colors show up really well and last a very long time. This is also by far the creamiest cream liner I've used. The one for green eyes has a green, a purple, and black with fairly unnoticeable green glitter.

That's all for now. In general, pretty successful. The only items I didn't love were very cheap, so it's hard to complain.