Eyebrow Tutorial

I was requested to do a eyebrow tutorial by MadaamLaugh.  Thank you so much for the request.  This is just the way I do them, by all means you can do them anyway you like.  I chose to use very inexpensive products because I do my brows everyday so, since I go through these pencils so often it needs to be affordable.  I know I'm using an eyeliner as a brow pencil but, this eyeliner is to stiff for lining your eyes but perfect for the brows, you want to use something that isn't to hard but not to soft so, this wet n wild liner falls right in the middle.If you have any question please feel free to leave a comment.

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• Wet N Wild Megalast Retractable eyeliner in black brown
• Loreal True Match Super-Blendable Concealer in medium deep cool
• elf Eyebrow Kit in dark



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Wild Shine Nail colors "Startling Nails" by Wet N Wild

I found this nail polish set at Ross, it comes with 6 colors that you can't buy separately and not only that normally each polish is $1.99 so I got 6 for $3.99, good deal right.  I had to use 2 coats of polish with each color except for Sapphire Blue and of course the top coat.  These polish do have pretty good color pay off, the only one I had issues with was Flirty Rose, this color left bad brush strokes that was hard to smooth out.  I had to do 2 to 3 coats just to get the brush strokes out.  Other than that I like this set.

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MAC Crushed Metallic Pigment Meltdown

Okay, you'll never guess what happen to one of my MAC pigments........

From the surf baby collection this stack pigment is called surf the ocean and for some reason the gold color melted. I'm not sure if I'm the only person this happen to but I just thought this was really weird. I never in the history of MAC heard of a pigment melting, I know that we had a hot summer this year with temperatures at 108 and climbing but still my lipsticks didn't even melt so why did the pigment. I am so upset about this that I just might call MAC and see what they can do about it if anything. Anyways, let me know if this has happened to you and if so what did you do? I think that this had melted completely over the summer then turned into a creamy consistency so, I guess my biggest question is, will this pigment stay creamy like this or will it go back to its original powder form?

Check out the video to see for yourself...

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Beauty Bargains at Dollar Tree

This is going to be real quick.  At the Dollar Tree in the make up section they have the Loreal Bare Naturale Luminous Lengthening Mascara in 2 shades, black and blackest black.  I was good, I only got 2 so I can try it out to see I like it.  Ever since my lash architect was discontinued I have been on the hunt for a great mascara, so far the Maybelline one by one is a real good competitor but, I'm still looking.  I thought since this mascara was in the Dollar Tree it was being discontinued but, I still seen these in CVS for $8.99.  So, if you want to try this mascara now would be a good time to do it while their only $1.

 

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Beauty Bargains at Raley's

If you're not familiar with Raley's it's a grocery store here in Northern Nevada, I'm not sure if they are located anywhere else.  About a week ago I ran in to get some milk and of course I went to the make up aisle.  Well, I'm glad I did because they had a lot of products marked down.  There was the Maybelline Colorsensational lipsticks in certain colors & some concealer as well as lip glosses also by Maybelline but, the main item that really stood out that was marked down was the Loreal H.I.P. Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor.  If you're familiar with these lip colors then you know they're very pigmented and on the pricey side, $12.  These were marked down to $3 so, i was able to get 9 colors and that's not the best part, once I got to the check out counter I found out that all Loreal products were $2 off so instead of getting these lip colors for $3 I got them for $1.  You can't beat that deal so, my saving was $99 and as always if you want lip swatches just comment below.

From left to right the colors are...

662 Arresting

760 Tainted

660 Euphoric

260 Zealous

460 Precarious

780 Indestructible

870 Distinct

860 Pretentious

360 Turbulent

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e.l.f. Studio Glossy Gloss Lip Swatches

I decided to do some lip swatches with the elf glossy glosses so that women of color or at least my skin tone can get an idea of how these glosses will look on them.  If you have a lighter skin tone than me I think these swatches may help you in deciding which colors may be to strong, dark, etc.  I also included a swatch of the elf glitter gloss in golden glitz because I only kept that color and gave the rest away so, I don't have them to swatch.  Obviously I wouldn't wear this shade by itself because it's just to glittery so, I recommend wearing these glitter glosses over lipstick.  F.Y.I these pictures was taken without a flash in natural light so that the true color will show.

Pink Candy

Wild Watermelon

Funky Fuchsia

Muted Mauve

 

Berry Blush

Merry Cherry

Dragon Fruit

Ballet Slippers

Sweet Salmon

Tangy Tangerine

(Glitter Gloss) Golden Glitz

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Maybelline's Limited Edition Fall Colors

About a month ago Maybelline released some shades to their existing make up line, I'm not sure if this is their new fall collection but, all the new colors are limited edition so pickings are very slim.  I really love the new colors to the lipsticks and eye shadows but, my favorite is the blush.  Usually drug store make up companies come out with colors that have more fair skinned people in mind if you know what I mean.  Take Neutrogena for example, the darkest shade in their make up is tan and even that color looks to light for someone with a skin tone like Beyonce.  The best thing about these new colors is that all women no matter what skin tone can wear everything and that's rare for drug store make up.  By the way, I was only able to find these at Walgreen's, CVS didn't carry it and I don't have a Rite Aide in my area so, lets get on with the review (if you want swatches just leave a comment).

Maybelline New York Blush

805 Ravishing Rouge

This is such a beautiful color and very pigmented, you can actually use this as an eye shadow.  This blush isn't powdery at all, it last all day, & since it is so pigmented you need to use a light hand when applying this to the cheeks.  Maybelline really hit the ball out the park with this blush because there isn't many drug store brand blushes that's this dark & works well for women of color.  This can be a very dupable color when it comes to high-end make up but with drug store make up not so in fact, the La Femme blush in the color bordeaux is really close but it has a little shimmer to it and the maybelline blush is a satin/matte finish.  In all, this is a great blush I just wish it was a permanent color.    

Maybelline New York Eyestudio

815 Sapphire Stylist

202 Mythical Mermaid

805 Strut it Suede

These are some of maybellines best eye shadows, I have almost all of the quad colors that are permanent and when I seen that they came out with some new colors I was so happy.  There were a total of 4 new quads but these 3 stood out to me the most especially the strut it suede because it has a matte shade.  If your familiar with the other shades to this line of eye shadows then you know that their all shimmery but, this is the only quad that has a matte shade and I love it.

Maybelline New York Colorsensational Lipstick

975 Moonstone Mauve

978 Amethyst Ablaze

979 Rubylicious

980 Plum Jewel

130 Fruit Punch

I love the new colors, they're perfect for the fall because of the jewel tones.  Of course my favorite is the purple color called amethyst ablaze, it's so pretty I had to buy a backup.  I felt bad because maybelline only made 4 lipsticks per color so after the two I bought there was only two left, oh well.  My least favorite is fruit punch, not because of the color but of the formula.  It's not really a lipstick but more of a sheer lip tint, it's okay but I really don't like it so, I will most likely give this to my cousin.  In all I love these lipstick, I have other colors in this line of lipstick so these are no stranger to me.  

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