Saturday, September 22, 2012

Tag: This or That?

I'm doing this completely out of boredom. 

Blush or Bronzer?
Before I found my HG contour powder, this would have been an easy one for me. I would have said blush without any hesitation, because I had not found a bronzer that worked for my pale skin. I think I'm going to have to say that I would choose a blush. I would choose something like Mellow Mauve from ELF that can be used as both a blush and and contour shade. 
Lipgloss or Lipstick?
Lipgloss. My lips tend to get really dry and gross looking, and a lip gloss does a better job of hiding that.
Sparkle or Matte Eye Shadow?
Sparkle! Sparkle eye shadows typically blend more easily, and I don't like the powdery look mattes can have on the eye. 
Gel, Liquid, Cream, or Pencil Eyeliner? 
Pencil! I am not very good at eyeliner, and I find pencils to be the best for me. Nothing screws up your makeup quite like smearing liquid eyeliner everywhere. Plus, pencils are more versatile in my opinion.
Foundation or Concealer?
Concealer. I often put on concealer and then just some powder foundation on I days I feel like I can get away with it with my dry skin. 
Liquid or Powder Foundation?
Liquid. While I prefer the feel of a powder foundation, I can't always wear one. I have dry skin, and powder foundations stick to dry patches. Liquid foundation makes my skin look more healthy and doesn't make my dryness stand out.
Neutral or Statement Eyes?
Statement! I'm all about color, and I usually do a strong eye. Even when I wear neutrals, I tend to use them in a dramatic way. 
Pressed or Loose Eye Shadows?
Loose. Most of my favorite eye shadows are my loose eye shadows. I am a stay at home mom, and I get ready when my little one is sleeping most of the time. I can usually take my time with my makeup.
Waterproof or Non-waterproof Mascara?
Waterproof. I hate smudging. Loathe it. 
Brushes, Sponges, or Fingers?
This is hard for me. I use all of those on a daily basis. If I had to choose, I suppose I would pick brushes. I try to avoid using my fingers for powder products, and I don't think I would be able to stick my fingers in my eye shadows every day to apply them. 

Powder, Cream, or Liquid Highlighter?
  Cream! I love the way a quality cream product blends. I think cream products work best for dry skin in general. 


This is a tag so, I tag anyone reading this to do it. Leave it in a comment below so, I can see it!

FOTD: Baby Shower =)



Today was my best friend's baby shower! I wanted to do something simple and not too over the top, because the shower was held at a church. Some might still consider this look too dramatic for a baby shower, but this is relatively tame for me. I used my Too Faced Romantic Eye palette, because I knew it would be easy for me to throw a look together with it. 

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Primer Potion
Honey Moon (inner half of lid, inner half of lower lash line)
Ever After (outer corner, crease, outer half of lower lash line)
Bouquet toss (inner corner, under the brow)
Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips Trio Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner for Blue Eyes (brown shade, upper lash line)

Face:
Bodyography Foundation Primer in Clear
100% liquid foundation in Creme
Pumpkin and Poppy cream blush in Debutante
Pumpkin and Poppy contouring powder in Oak Bark
Pumpkin and Poppy Inner Glow Powder in Cave of Wonders
Pumpkin and Poppy Oil Absorbing Mineral Veil

Lips:
Wet N' Wild lipstick in 547B

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far.

DISCLAIMER: If I have left a product out of the listings, it's because it's an item that is no longer considered cruelty free. I have some items in my collection that are not cruelty free any longer that I will not repurchase once they are used up, and I do not feel comfortable disclosing these products.


Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The All Natural Face: Purple Chrome and Fairy Mist




The All Natural Face is a vegan company that takes pride in providing customers with products that contain pure ingredients. This brand offers TONS of color options with all their products. I have been very happy with the products I have bought from The All Natural Face and look forward to expanding my collection. They also have amazing customer service. 

Fairy Mist
Fairy mist is a mixture of grey, purple, gold, and violet. It's a very unique color and can be used to create many different looks. As you can see, these shadows come with a sifter, making things much less messy. This color has very good pigmentation, lasting power, and blends well.

Purple Chrome
Purple Chrome is a silvery  purple. This is a must have for purple lovers. It has great pigmentation, lasting power, and blends well. 

Left: Purple Chrome; Right: Fairy Mist
Colors swatched with no primer and in natural day light.

I recommend everyone check out The All Natural Face. A five gram jar containing two grams of eye shadow costs $3.50. You can also get a ten gram jar that contains five grams of product for $6.50. Super affordable! They offer 51 shades of foundations and concealers! 51!

I hope everyone is having a great week. I added a follow button so, you can follow me now! Special thanks to LoolaLoves for helping me figure that out. Everyone should check her out. She has a youtube channel and a blog. 
http://loolaloves.blogspot.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/loolaloves?feature=results_main

FTC: All products were purchased by me. This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Pumpkin and Poppy Eye Shadow Collection with Swatches!



Pumpkin and Poppy has quickly become my favorite cosmetic brand. I was introduced to Pumpkin and Poppy when Grace (cosmeticcouturier) did a look using the Into The Labyrinth collection in spring of 2011. I was immediately intrigued, because the collection was based off of one of my all time favorite movies, Jim Henson's Labyrinth. We won't go into my obsession with this movie, but I HAD to have some of the colors from that collection.
For as long as I have been following VeggieBeauty (creator of Pumpkin and Poppy) and her cosmetic line, she has always asked for input from her customers. "What would you guys like to see?" She genuinely cares for her customers and values all opinions. If you follow her Facebook page, you will see that she involves us in so much of her work. It's truly wonderful, and I've come to think of her as a friend over the last year and a half. Another hugely important thing to me is that she is vegan and is dedicated to creating beautiful cosmetics without harming animals in any way. Her dedication to her veganism and her compassion for animals makes it very easy for me to trust that she will always be cruelty free. I will never have to worry about her selling out to China or doing anything else that would mean her products would cause an animal suffering.
At present, I have ten of her lovely eye shadows so, I will stop the mushy blabber and get on with the swatches.
 =D

I Put a Spell On You
 The I Put a Spell On You collection is based on the film Hocus Pocus. This collection is one of two Halloween collections that have recently released this year.

Garden of Magic

Garden of Magic is a grey/purple/mauve with color shifting mica that shift from blue, to purple, and then to orange. This color makes a fantastic lid color as well as a great all over the lid color, as it adds dimension to the crease whilst brightening the lid. That's another awesome thing about Pumpkin and Poppy eye shadows, every shadow is so interesting and dimensional.

I Put a Spell On You

This is an emerald green with purple, copper, and emerald shimmer. I love using the color in the crease or all over the lid for a quick, interesting smokey look. this also pairs well with Garden of Magic.

Once Bitten
 Once Bitten is the other Halloween collection that Pumpkin and Poppy has released this year. This collection is based on Interview with a Vampire. She took inspiration from both the book and the film, which I am very pleased with. I only have one of the items from this collection, but here it is! (Please excuse the messy state of this product. It's very hot where I live, and I was not aware that it had arrived. I have no idea how long it sat outside >.>)
Louis
This is a golden-olive cream shadow. I LOVE this. It does not crease, and makes a beautiful base color. I also like to wear it on my lid and just set it with a tiny bit of translucent powder. 

Into the Labyrinth 
This collection is based on Jim Henson's The Labyrinth, and was the first collection I purchased from. Luckily the colors I have have been made permanent so, you can still scoop them up! 
Between the Stars

This is a metallic white-gold with gold holographic glitter. It makes a fantastic inner corner and brow bone highlight. I also think it would make a lovely lid color.

Furry Friend
This is a medium warm brown with orange duochrome and red/copper shimmer. I love using this color with golds and champagnes. It's also a good all over the lid color on days when I am in a hurry, but I still want to bring out my eye color. 


Arabian Nights
This is a vibrant collection that is full or color and based on Disney's Aladdin. Again, I only have one color from this collection, but VeggieBeauty decided to make everything in the collection permanent. I definitely plan on getting more.

Three Wishes
  This is an antiqued, coppery gold with copper shimmer. On days that I want to wear gold, this is the gold I wear. I love this color. It's great on when used just on the lid and also as an all over lid color. 


Frankly Scarlet
This collection is based on Gone with the Wind. Not all of the colors in the collection are still available, but the color I have is. I believe there is one other from the collection still available. 

Melanie
This is a dusty pink/silver/beige. I included this eye shadow in my July/August favorites. This color is probably the most versatile of all the colors I am mentioning. It can go well with so many different colors as well and can look so different depending on what colors you use it with. It also stands very well on it's own as an all over lid color. 

Au Naturel Neutral Collection (and another permanent shade)
This collection is pretty self explanatory.  This line is permanently available and features many lovely, wearable shades. I also threw in another shadow that is a neutral and permanent. 

Notre Dame
Notre Dame is a taupe brown with gold undertones. This color is supposed to be similar to satin taupe by MAC. This is a favorite crease color of mine. I have also used it all over the lid.

Riviera
This is a matte taupe. I get a TON of use out of this color. It was also in my July/August favorites. This pairs really with Melanie and is a staple in my collection. 

In the Buff
This is a matte beige with a pearl sheen, and it's another staple in my collection. It pairs really well with warm browns and is also a great all over the lid color. I used this with Furry Friend in my last FOTD. 

I hope you've not become bored by now. I plan on doing another post like this with all the Pumpkin and Poppy face products I have in the near future. I hope you all have a GREAT weekend.

Left to right: Garden of Magic, Melanie, Between the Stars, In the Buff, Three Wishes

Left to right: Furry Friend, Notre Dame, Riviera, I Put a Spell On You

Louis
All colors swatched with no primer and using natural day light.

FTC: All products were purchased by me. This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Fall :)



Fall and Winter are my favorite seasons. I don't much care for summer since I'm so fair, and my eyes and skin are sensitive to the sun. In fact, my family and friends often refer to me as vampire. I am so very glad that Fall is right around the corner, and I was feeling inspired today by the cooler weather and some of Pumpkin and Poppy's pigments. I've had this look in my head for a couple of days and decided to see what it would look like once executed.

Eyes:
Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
Pumpkin and Poppy eyeshadow in In the Buff (lid)
Pumpkin and Poppy Eyeshadow in Furry Friend (crease, blended on lower lash line)
Pumpkin and Poppy eyeshadow in Between the Stars (inner corner, under the brow)
Matte Brown in the Wet N' Wild I <3 Matte palette (upper lash line, outer lower lash line)
Urban Decay Super Curl Curling Mascara
Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara

Face:
100& Pure Liquid Foundation in Creme
Physicians Formula Healthy Wear Powder Foundation in Translucent/Light
Pumpkin and Poppy contouring powder in Oak Bark
Everyday Minerals blush in Girl Friday

Lips:
ELF Matte Lip Color in Tea Rose
Pumpkin and Poppy moisturizing lip gloss in Spring Haze

Monday, September 10, 2012

FOTD: Bright Lips


I am not much of a lip product person. I'm sure it's a little obvious that I'm usually an eyeshadow focused person, but I wanted to try to feature a brighter lip today since I feel like I neglect all my lippies. I also wanted to use my Too Faced palette again so, I was lame and did the day look. I hope everyone is having a good Monday.

Eyes:
The All Natural Face Vegan Eyeshadow Primer
(All shadows are from the Too Faced Romantic Eye palette)
Soulmates (lid)
I Do (crease)
Un-Veil (upper lash line)
Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara
Urban Decay Supercurl Curling Mascara

 Face:
100% Pure liquid foundation in Creme
Pumpkin and Poppy contouring powder in Oak Bark
Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink
Pumpkin and Poppy Inner Glow Powder in Cave of Wonders

Lips:
Wet N' Wild matte lipstick in 907C
Pumpkin and Poppy moisturizing lip gloss in Spring Haze
 

Saturday, September 8, 2012

FOTD: I Put a Spell on You

Today. I wanted to play with some of the things I recently bought from Pumpkin and Poppy so, I used a little of both of her Halloween collections that recently came out. I really love the way theses colors go together, and I have been enjoying what I have of the collections greatly. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Eyes:
Elf Mineral Eye Shadow Primer
Garden of Magic (lid)
I Put a Spell on You (crease)
Matte white in the Wet N' Wild I <3 Matte palette (inner corner, brow bone)
I used a purple liner that I had on hand that I have been trying to get rid of, because it is not cruelty free. I recommend using Witches Brew from the Pumpkin and Poppy I Put a Spell on You collection if you want to recreate this look.
Urban Decay Supercurl Curling Mascara
Physician's Formula Organic Wear Mascara

Face: 
Bodyography Foundation Primer in Clear
100% Pure Liquid Foundation in Creme
Pumpkin and Poppy Cosmetics cream blush in Debutante
Physician's Formula Healthy Wear Powder Foundation in Translucent/Light
Pumpkin and Poppy Cosmetics contouring powder in Oak Bark
Lips:
ELF Matte Lip Color in Natural (the colored part at the end of the pencils pulls out and have a sharpener if you don't like when they get dull)
Wet N' Wild lipstick in 547B
ELF Hypershine Gloss in Bare
  DISCLAIMER: If I have left a product out of the listings, it's because it's an item that is no longer considered cruelty free. I have some items in my collection that are not cruelty free any longer that I will not repurchase once they are used up, and I do not feel comfortable disclosing these products.