Maybeline: The Blushed Nudes

I was so excited about this when I first saw it because of how much I love the Naked 3 palette from Urban Decay. I am just more attracted to cool toned, mauve shades than any other colors! 

For a drugstore palette, this really isn't too bad. I haven't had the best of luck with drugstore palettes but this one is a contender to be one of the good ones! 

Overall it isn't as pigmented as more higher end palettes have been but you can get a really nice look with very little effort. 

 At first glance this palette comes off very cool toned and taupe/gray. Which isn't a bad thing but I was expecting a lot more blushed tones than the ones that are offered. On the other hand, I do think that the taupe/gray colors compliment the mauve tones that are in it very nicely! 

This palette, as well as the original nudes palette is separated into duos, trios, and quads. Unfortunately, I don't think this works out very well this way except the last four on the right hand side. The rest create odd groups in my opinion. 

The top row is really light. The first color barely shoes up on my skin tone, and is matte. 
The second shadow is a matte pale pink, a little chalky.
The third color is really chalky, shimmer champagne.
The fourth is a matte cool toned pink, similar to Nooner form Urban Decay.
The fifth is one of my favorites. it is a shimmer, very pigmented, copper/pink.
The sixth steels the show. It is very unique shimmer that I would describe as Cranberry. It's so pretty!

The bottom row is nice, smolders, and smokey. I don't really think the two rows go together at all!
The first shadow is a matte pale gray. It is very pigmented and makes a wonderful highlight color for the brow bone.
The second is a silver gray shimmer. 
The third is so pretty! It is gray but has a nice plum undertone. It is one of those colors that I think looks great on any eye color!
The fourth is a standard gray shimmer.
The fifth swatches nothing like you would think it would. It looks brown in the pan but swatches a dark plum purple.
The sixth is the most disappointing... In the pan it looks like a dark brown with gold flecks of glitter. and it swatches a matte dark cool toned brown. BUT all the glitter transfers to the finger and the brush, but somehow I can't get any to show up on my lid unless I wet the brush first. 

Overall, I think that this palette was a good idea and was definitely needed in the drugstore after so many cool toned mauve palettes have come out on the market for high and and luxury brands. I don't think the whole palette goes together. I think the bottom row could've been a nice smokey palette all on it's own but the top row wouldn't be able to be a solo palette. But yes, much needed for the drugstore!

Face of the Day: Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

This face of the day is a little old but is still one of the looks that I find myself doing often! The Urban Decay Naked 3 palette is still one of the most used in my collection!

Contacts are from honeycolor.com. They are the Angelic Eye Princess green and are absolutely amazing! I originally got these to wear for halloween but these are definitely ok for an average day. They aren't too out there at all.
Face:
Tarte Cosmetics Amazonian clay airbrush powder foundation
Tarte Cosmetics Amazonian clay waterproof brow mouse
NYX blush in Amber Rush
e.l.f. baked bronzer from the duo Antigua
Eyes:
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette: Strange on the brow bone and inner corner, Limit on the lid and lower lash line, Nooner in the crease and outer V.
e.l.f. pen liner from the Ariel collection
Stila smudge stick in tetra on the waterline
Bobbi Brown smokey eye mascara (which is absolutely amazing! I got it in a sephora 500 point bag and wish I could get a full size)
Lips:
Maybeline creamy matter lipstick in touch of spice
Urban Decay 24-7 glide on lip pencil in Naked 

Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed! Feel free to leave any comments, ask any questions, or make any recommendations =)

Face of the Day! using the ItsJudyTime Palette

There is a change of outfit but the pics were taken on the same day.  This has been one of my every day looks lately =)

Face:
New Loreal Paris Infallible liquid foundation with the dewy matte finish.
Blush, bronzer, and highlight is from the Physician's Formula nude wear palette that came out around the holidays 
Brows are the Tarte Amazonian Clay waterproof brow mouse in rich brown

Eyes:
Its Judy time palette. (not sure why I didn't number it) but I used the lightest shade on my brow bone, 1 as a transition shade in the crease, 2 in the outer v, and 3 on the lid and inner corner. 
Loreal Paris silkissime liner
Loreal Paris Butterfly mascara

Lips:
Maybeline creamy matte lipstick in Devine Wine


Hope you enjoyed. Feel free to comment or ask any questions =)

Halloween Mermaid: Fresh Out of Water

Hi! This is my second look for my 2014 Halloween series!

I mainly used shadows from the BH Cosmetics 120 Color Palette, the original one, and just alternated between the darker purples and shimmery blue/teals from the top half

And the dark blues from the bottom half

OK! First I put in some circle lenses just to make my eyes look a little bigger and green.  I got mine from honeycolor.com they are the Angelic Eye Princess Green. 

Next foundation, then dawn your mask, fishnets. This will help create the scaly effect of fish

Use a cream base to help with the pigmentation of the shadows.  You could use some maybe line color tattoos, MAC paint pots, or just some of the cream colors that come in those cheap halloween makeup sets like I did!  I used the blue first and then the purple.  I went around my face where I normally contour and made a triangle shape down the middle of my head. After the cream bases, just go over that with the dark purple and dark blue eyeshadows from the 120 palette.  Try to put the darker shades around the edges and lighten as you go more towards the center.

Fill in your brows with the same two cream colors and set with the dark purple shadow. 

Next I used Jessie's Girl eye dust in sunstone to highlight the face on my cheeks, chin, center of the head, and on the inner corners and first half of the lids. The shimmery purple shade next to the dark purple shade in the 120 palette on the outer half of the lid, the dark purple shadow in the crease and lower lid, Stila smudge stick: Tetra on the waterline, Maybeline gel liner winged liner topped with the dark purple shadow.

Last create an ombre lip by putting the shimmer purple eyeshadow in the center, the the dark purple shadow next to it, then the dark plus shadow on the corners. And add some lashes.

If you really want to have a complete look wet your hair and add a little oil to prolong the "wet look."  My hair is already curly so I didn't have to try too hard but if your is straight I suggest braiding it or loosely curling it and spraying with some sea salt spray to create beach curls. 

Thanks so much for reading! Stay tuned!

90s Lipsticks! The "Kylie Jenner" Lip

After seeing this trend I searched through my collection of lippies to see all of the different lipsticks that had that brown/mauve undertone that was really popular in the 90s.  There are mainly drugstore products here $10 and less but there are two here that are considered high end so I hope that this can help everyone out!

The top swatch photo is in natural light and the bottom is with flash.

Below from left to right is Wet n Wild 913C $1.99, Bite Musk $12, Milani Teddy Bare $5.49, Maybeline Touch of Spice $7.29

Below from left to right Rimmel Rosetto 08 $5.49, e.l.f. matte lip color Praline $3, Ulta lip crayon American Girl, Jordana Twist & Shine Terra Crave $2

Above from left to right Buxom Hooligan $21, Nuance Dusty Rose $9.99, Essence Barely There $2.99

I really hope that this was helpful! Thanks for reading! Feel free to ask any questions or make any comments!

Fall Smokey Eye for daytime: Daytime Garnet

I'm so excited I can start doing Fall looks now!  It is my absolute favorite season and always has been!!! 
This particular look was for a football game for the South Carolina Gamecocks! 

Products Used:

Eyes:
Stila Cosmetics Snow Angle Palette:  the highlighted color all over the lid and in the inner corner.

PurMinerals Jupiter Ascending palette:  The PERFECT garnet/burgundy shade for fall, Jupiter on the outer third of the eye, in the crease, and on my lower lid. Just a little of Majesty as a transition shade in the crease. Destiny on the brow bone.

 
Stila smudge stick waterproof eyeliner:  Tetra waterline
Loreal Silkissime eyeliner:  Black tightline
Loreal Voluminous:  Miss Manga Blackest Black
e.l.f. Waterproof eyeliner pen:  Black

Face:
Urban Decay:  Naked Skin #7
e.l.f. comsetics: Blush and Bronzer duo in Antigua
Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Brow Mouse:  Rich Brown

Lips:
Maybeline color whisper: Made-It Mauve

Urban Decay Naked 3 Dupes!

Some of these are from the drugstore and some are high end, well middle end.  Middle end meaning price range of Urban Decay, Too Faced, and Smashbox.  Where I consider high end to be brands like Chanel, YSL, and Marc Jacobs.

Limit, Temptress

Limit.

E.L.F. (Naturale Beauty is made by the same company and have the same products) Mineral Eyeshadow in Temptress.  These two are not exactly the same with flash but on the lid I cannot tell a difference

Mugshot, BR shadow, Pewter

Mugshot.

The left eyelid shade from the Black Radiance Downtown Browns palette is very similar as well as the shade Pewter from the Lorac Pro Palette.

Nooner, Innocent

Nooner, Mauve

Nooner.

The shade Innocent from Stila's Natural palette and the shade Mauve from the Lorca Pro palette

Strange, Pure

Strange.
The shade Pure from Stila's Natural palette

Factor, BR shadow

Factory.
The left crease shade from the Black Radiance Downtown Browns palette.

Blackheart, BR shadow

Blackheart, Maybeline shadow

Blackheart.
The right crease shade from the Black Radiance Downtown Browns is very similar. The only difference i would say is that the black undertone in the Black Radiance palette is darker than the Naked 3.  The darkest shade in the Maybeline Eyestudio quad in Taupe Temptress is almost identical to the Urban Decay one.

So, I think that if you really want the look of the Naked 3 without spending the money your best bet would be to get the Black Radiwnce Downtown Browns palette because it has the most dupes.  But the Lorac Pro has one of the main matte shades used in this palette as well as that beautiful Pewter shade that looks like Mugshot. This palette is also cheaper than the Urban Decay one while also giving you that higher end luxury feel.