Holy Trolls!

You guys I am so obsessed with the new Trolls eye shadow palette by PUR!  When I first saw the release for this I was a little underwhelmed and thought it wasn't something I would have been into because the Cinderella palette wasn't terrible but I am not a huge fan of the PUR shadows in the Selfie palettes but this one is pretty impressive, I'd say the pigmentation rivals the Anastasia Beverly Hill shadows, dare I say that! This palette is so much fun because while it's more of a normal palette it has these beautiful pops of color. Poppy is an intense shade of pink that I adore, DJ Suki is a bright orange, Guy Diamond is this beautiful duo chrome shade... I seriously need to do swatches on this palette..

Lorac came out with 6 new satin lip sticks in really cute names, still very fitting with the "alter-ego" branding. I actually bought two of the six shades in Snow Bunny and Granny and oh my goodness these lip sticks are so creamy and moisturizing and I find they actually stay on for quite sometime.


Side note, well maybe not, because it's about Trolls still but I just recently saw the Trolls movie and it is so freaking adorable I can't even handle it! It's funny and random and I'm all about it!


Here's my look:

 



Here's my look:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Picture Perfect Primer
• Lid- PUR Trolls Palette in Karma
• Crease-Wisdom, DJ Suki, Fuzzy and Bergentown 
• Highlight- Bridget
• Liner- On top I used Cargo Swimmables liner in Shelley Beach and on the bottom lash line I used DJ Suki and Karma in the inner portion of the lower lash line.
• Mascara- The Balm Mad Lash

 CHEEKS

• Primer- Lorac 3 in 1 Illuminating Primer in Dawn
• Foundation- Lorac Sheer Porefection
• Concealer- Bliss Undercover Secret Concealer
• Blush- Balm Highlite N' Con Tour Palette in 0dB
• Highlight- Balm Highlite N' Con Tour Palette in 64hz and 20db for my Contour shade

LIPS

• Lorac Satin in Granny

Rose Gold Foiled Look

OMG you guys this is it! We are into the last few months coming up to Christmas.. I can not believe how fast this year has flown by! Working in retail is such a funny thing around the holidays because it's not even Halloween yet and already we have Halloween stuff, then one other section of Thanksgiving themed items and then in the back we already have the Christmas trees!  haha  Well with the anticipation of Christmas ahead, we have already started getting in all of our holiday makeup sets... LORAC was one of the first to be received and OMG the packaging is beautiful!! All of their packing and compacts are a beautiful rose gold finish, which makes them look luxurious and expensive and just some really nice pieces that look fancy on a vanity or desk.

Now this first item is the Lorac Pro Metal Palette, it is not new but it's been re promoted for the holidays in a gorgeous rose gold metallic packaging! I picked this up because our store did not receive the original metal palette when it was originally launched in stores. The shades on this palette are stunning, just like all Lorac shadows they can be worn wet or dry,  I usually wet mine with a setting spray to give it that extra bit of metallic sheen.


Also a new product from Pur that is knocking my socks off is their Elevation Highlight Palette... seriously... I mean look at that..   This I believe is a Kohl's exclusive because I could not find any information on the official Pur site, and I know that Pur has no idea who I am but please make Altitude a permanent shade because it is gorgeous!! If you could just make the whole palette permanent that would be even more fantastic!!! 

Another new item that is also a Kohl's exclusive, is the Social Affair Alter Ego Lip Stick set which includes 5 unreleased colors, and I am obsessed with them already!! The color I chose today is Fashionista with a beautiful rose brown shade.


Here's my look:

EYES

Base- Cargo HD
Lid- The Balm Batter Up Shadow stick in Moon Shot  , Pro Metal Palette in Rose Gold, Quartz, Gilded
Crease- Lorac Pro 3, in Pink Nude, Clay, Cool Brown, Dark Brown
Highlight- Canvas
Liner-
Mascara- Lorac Pro Lash Pomade

CHEEKS
Foundation- Bliss Exglowsion in Porcelain
Concealer- Bliss Secret Undercover
Bronzer- Lorac baked bronzer in Matte Tan
Contour- Lorac Pro Contour Palette
Highlight- Pur Elevation palette in Upgrade and Altitude
Blush- Lorac Spectre

LIPS

• Lorac Alter Ego Lip Stick in Fashionista 

Look at the glow!!

Jennifer Garner Inspired Spring Look

So Spring is supposedly around the corner, I haven't really seen it yet, because I live in MI but I'm hopeful it's coming around the bend.  I saw a picture last week of Jennifer Garner at the Miracles in Heaven premiere and she looked like such a doll! I loved the pink floral dress she wore with the pockets and I swear she is one of those people who never age..  She was looking fresh and bright with a coral pink lip and a minimal brown smokey eye. I loved everything about this look!

Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Picture Perfect
• Lid- Lorac Pro 2 Palette in Mocha
• Crease- Lorac Pro 2 Palette in Lt Brown, then Cocoa in the outer corner
• Highlight- Lorac Pro 2 Palette in Buff
• Liner- I used Black from the same palette to line my upped lashline, then I used Lt Brown and some Mocha on the lower lashline
• Mascara- Pur Fully Charged Mascara

 CHEEKS

• Primer- Lorac I'm So Sensitive
• Foundation- Lorac Sheer Porefection
• Concealer- Bliss Undercover Secret Concealer
• Blush- Lorac Color Source Blush in Spectra
• Highlight- Pur in Afterglow
• Contour- Lorac Contour Palette 

LIPS

• Lorac Alter Ego Lip Stick in Girl Next Door
• Lorac Alter Ego Lip Gloss in Trophy Wife

Lorac pro palette 2  Lt brown, cool brown, beige, mocha, cocoa, black

Orac spectra

Bliss concealer

Pur afterglow 

Lorac girl next door and trophy wife 

Gwen Stefani The Voice Look 2

Another Gwen Stefani look from The Voice and I really loved how this turned out. Sure it's not anything crazy but I loved how natural but still had that 1960's twist to it. I also had over drawn my lips because hers are so full.




Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Picture Perfect 
• Lid- Lorac Pro Palette 2 in Beige mixed with Nectar
• Crease- Nectar in the crease with Lt. Brown in the outer crease
• Highlight- Buff on the brow bone, with beige mixed with snow in the inner corner
• Liner- On top I used Cargo Swimmables in Black Sea, On the bottom I used Nectar and then I used the highlight side of my Billion Dollar Brows Highlight/Concealer stick in my waterline. 
• Mascara- Pur Minerals Volume Vixen

CHEEKS

• Primer- Lorac I'm Sensitive
• Foundation- Lorac Porefection
• Concealer- Lorac Porefection
• Blush- Cargo Beach Blush in Miami Beach
• Bronzer- Cargo Water Resistant Bronzer
• Contour- Lorac Pro Contour Palette
• Highlight- The Balm Mary Lou- Manizer

LIPS

• NYX Retractable Lip Pencil in Vanilla Sky
• Lorac Lip Lustre in Tiara

Gwen Stefani The Voice Blinds Look

 Now that this season of The Voice is over, let me tell you about my love affair with Gwen Stefani's makeup. I have quite a few makeup looks coming that were inspired by her and what her makeup artist has been doing to her face. Most of the looks are vintage 60's inspired and I really love how elegant and chic it looks. Gregory Arlt has been slaying it!  I also was first in line to get the Urban Decay X Gwen collab palette but I will tell you about that a little later...

This look was from the Blinds, it's simple but it's has a really cool cut crease, that makes it look like there's a double wing and they paired it with a glossy nude-pink lip.

Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Picture Perfect
• Lid- Lorac Pro Contour Palette I used the Beige highlight
• Crease- Lorac Pro 2 Palette, I used Nectar and Lt. Brown
• Highlight- Using the same palette,Buff with Beige and Snow mixed for the inner corner
• Liner- On top I used Cargo Swimmables liner in Black Sea, then on the bottom I used Lt Brown. In the waterline I used Billion Dollar Brows highlight/concealer stick (highlight side)
• Mascara- Pur Volume Vixen Mascara

CHEEKS

• Primer-  The Balm Time Balm
• Foundation- Lorac Porefection
• Concealer- Lorac Porefection
• Powder/contour- Lorac Pro Contour Palette
• Blush- Cargo Beach Blush in Miami Beach, The Balm Cindy Lou-Manizer
• Highlight- The Balm Mary-lou manizer
• Bronzer- Cargo Bronzer

LIPS

• Jcat MOTD lip liner in Tea Rose
• Cargo Sahara lip gloss

Pur starry eyed Palette

During the Holidays I always look forward to the new makeup palettes and sets that we get into our store. Pur Cosmetics, or Pur Minerals came out with a really pretty palette called the Starry Eyed Palette which comes with 6 shadow shades and a mini version of their Volume Vixen mascara. I had been eyeing the palette for a while and once we had a spotlight showcasing the said product, I had to take the plunge, plus I really wanted to try the mascara as well..

The shadows are in the purple and burgundy family with 3 shimmers and 2 matte shades


For my lips I used a new product from The Bliss color line, it's called My Funny Honey, it's Lock and Key and it's an 8hr long lasting lipstick, in almost a plummy brown color. I really have been enjoying the formula, it's not too drying and sits comfortable on my lips.






Here's my look:

 

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Picture Perfect 
• Lid- Pur Minerals Starry Eyed Palette in Virtue and Mystic
• Crease- Pur Minerals Starry Eyed Palette in Eternal
• Highlight- Pur Minerals Starry Eyed Palette in Icon
• Liner- Lorac Front of the Line Pro in Dark Brown on the top, on the bottom inner of lash line in Virtue. with Zodiac on the outer portion of the lower lash line
• Mascara- Pur Minerals Volume Vixen

CHEEKS

• Primer- LORAC I'm Sensitive
• Foundation- LORAC Porefection 
• Concealer- Bliss Color Undercover Secret Concealer
• Blush- Bliss Color Ombre Blush in Berry Parfait
• Highlight- The Balm Mary Lou Manizer
• Contour- LORAC Pro Contour Palette

 LIPS

• Bliss Color Lock and Key in My Funny Honey