Passion Flower Inspired Look feat. Heavenly Naturals & Wet & Wild cosmetics

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I recorded this tutorial a few weeks ago but have been so buzy with work that I couldn't get to edit it. Sorry I've been gone, the new iPad book I've been illustrating has a end of the month deadline which is supppper important!

Anyway, I wore this recently to the MAC Villain's event in SF and also IMATS of last year. I always get compliments when I wear these colors and this look is not for the weak! It's very bright but it's also really beautiful when it blends all together. Heavenly Naturals has the best matte pigments I've used .. so blending them really is a dream. I don't have to much trouble getting the color to spread evenly. Sometimes working with matte pigments can be hell!

I hope you enjoy this look and will bring you another video asap! Thank you for the support as always. <3


What I used:

Base:
MAC Painterly Pot
NYX Jumbo pencil in "Yogurt"
NYX Jumbo pencil in "Yellow"

Eyes:
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Diva"
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Rose Red"
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Rare Beauty"
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Logic"
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Danger"
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Daddy's Girl"
Heavenly Natural pigment in "Diva"
wet & wild cosmetics "Greed" palette
wet & wild cosmetics "Diva" palette
Stila Eye Kajal "Onyx"

Blush:
Heavenly Naturals "Blushin' 10"
Wet & Wild "Strike a pose rose"

Lips:
Wet & Wild "905D" lipstick
Sally Hansen "Twinkling" lipgloss

To purchase Heavenly Naturals please visit:
http://www.heavenlynaturalbeauty.com

Dollar Tree Fun & Finds!

I thought I would do some quick videos at what you can find by visiting your closest Dollar Tree for some great bargains. I hope you like the finds & fun!

So we started our Saturday first going to eat at Ana's Cafe on Toyon Ave. It's on the other side of San Jose, but we don't care lol. The food is always fresh, delicious and the flour tortillas are homemade. I love going for the Chorizo, eggs & papas. The chorizo (sausage) is mixed in with egg. It's freakin' fabulous.. if you've never had it.. GET IT. But I recommend getting it there!



We used to like to go to Casa Vicky's downtown but they really have fallen off. Plus no matter how many times I tell them NO BEANS, they always put them in my food. Come on.. really? always happens! lol. Anyway.. on to walmart. Here you see can Tulio and my moms head lol. You can hear her screamin' to tell my Grandma to put on the Handicap parking card.



We decided on going to Walmart that Saturday since my mother needed to pick up a few things and I needed stuff for our trip. The first thing I needed was to find a couple of affordable cute shirts for my trip. Of course the Walmart Plus sized section there was nothing to pick from. Honestly, if I ever become a billionaire I'm starting a affordable Plus sized clothing store that doesn't make you look like a mom or a goth girl for $50 bucks a shirt. I'm tired of them hating on the big girls!



I did find this really cool hat that Tulio ended up wearing to Disneyland California Adventure! He loves movies and comic art so this was right up our alley. The colors are awesome too!



Here's the picture I promised! This was at California Adventure after a rainy day! His hat got wet but the material made it dry off super fast! he loved it! A lot of people commented on his hat at the park that day too!



I see that there is a Dollar Tree right next door so Tulio and I walked over to see some good finds. So we arrive at Dollar Tree! Milpitas, McCarthy Ranch has a very clean and well stocked store.



It's funny how I say it's clean and you can see I walk into a thousands of boxes in the front of the store lol. I don't blame them. At least they were movin' it on out and stocked up the aisles on what I needed lol. Still the store was in great shape. I've been to many a Dollar store and I can tell you one thing, Dollar stores are not known for clean aisles lol.. you can put Ross stores into that as well.



I LOVED the selection they had at this Dollar Tree! They had lip glosses to blushes to lipstick to nail polish. It was great!! Most of the items I've previously bought or tried sooo I tried to keep it minimal to things I really wanted to try. Take a look at the great selection!




After looking around for items I had my small haul! I wanted to try out the LA Colors Nail polishes (which I LOVE!) and the Maybelline Bronzer & Blush. I haven't tried the lip pencil & lipgloss as of yet. Though the razors I got were great. I love them for a quick brow edging. I haven't used the LA Colors jumbo all over stick yet either. I was happy with my small haul, and who says you can't get great products for a dollar!?



Please let me know if you enjoy hitting up your local dollar stores for hauls! I would love to know your likes and dislikes on products you find at these stores! I hope you liked these quick little videos to show you what we did as a family on a early morning Saturday

Graftobian HD Lip Color "Super Palette #30248" Swatches & Review

After my awesome experience buying from Camerareadycosmetics.com I had to write to them and let them know the pleasant experience. I had to give them a shout out in my video because I could not believe the time, price & great customer service I had buying from them. It was just what I needed after the customer service HELL I had to deal with Yaby cosmetics. It was great to deal with a company that really cared about their customers. This is not the first time I heard great things about Camera Ready Cosmetics.

They wrote to me back and said they appreciated my letter/video & wanted to send me a Graftobian lip palette to say thank you for my shout out and support! I spent over $450 dollars with Yaby, had to wait over 2 months for my products and I never received anything for my wait & their horrible customer service. I compliment Camera Ready Cosmetics spend 75% less with my purchases and they send me a free lip palette! I don't know about you but that's great customer service.

I told them it would be awesome to review the product, but keep it honest as well. Just because I get something free doesn't mean it's good! Right? Plus, ya'll would have my neck haha.


My Review

I have been using this palette on and off since I received it. I like to use the product for awhile before I can clearly give a full honest review.

I love love love the colors in this palette. I have used on friends of all colors and myself and love how each shade plays with a person's skin tone. I had no issues applying this on myself or others. I've used with multiple looks and really love the long wear of the shade. Of course placing a lip liner makes the lipstick stay longer, so I tried with and without. Both times I was astonished at the wear. It did come off mostly when I drank or ate, but I expected that since this is a professional lip palette meant for photo shoots & film.

The shades are gorgeous but I love the pigmentation. You only need a bit on your lip brush and it just glides right onto the lip. The amount of product you get in the pan is great. I'm really pleased it wasn't the size of a dime lol. My only gripe was I was wish it came with a lip brush. :/ I mean really Graftobian? I guess they are thinking a MUA will buy this and already have a lip brush in their kit. I just think it would be nice to include a cheapo one for people who don't normally wear lip colors applied with a brush.

I really like the names & numbers assigned to the palette. I find it's very hard to share looks or remember what I used for a look with a palette with no names/numbers. I LOVE how the diagram is easy to follow in the back with each of the names/number printed clearly. Each shade is available to be reordered if you do hit pan! All you have to do is give the # number and they send you a full sized lipstick. That's awesome for you MUA's out there!


I also like the look and feel of the black shiny palette. It's super sleek but durable. I feel like if I drop it a few times it won't come loose. I love that there is a big mirror included that can also be used for a mixing area if you want to combine lip colors.

Would I buy more products from Graftobian? Hell yes! I'm super impressed and really enjoy this palette. The concealer palette is next on my list since I've seen MakeupbyRenRen Review it awhile ago. I know it has to be awesome.. because this is just a lip palette & I'm loving it!

Again this is just my opinion.. but I really think that if you are looking for an affordable lip palette for your MUA kit or like me.. wear make up daily, I would definitely invest in this! This is a gorgeous palette any MUA or makeup lover would love to have. I'm really pleased with this palette and look forward to tutorials in the future using these gorgeous shades!

Pros
- Super pigmented
- Creamy
- Only need a bit to go a long way
- LOVE the back diagram with names/numbers
- Great for MUA kits
- Gorgeous range of shades
- Long wear
- Shiny without being greasy
- Durable lip palette
- If you run out you can order more using the # number
- You can order these colors separately
- Pricing per shadow is affordable!
- Awesome in pictures
- Lots of product in pan
- 4x6 Mirror

Cons
- No lip brush
- Not something you can put in a small purse ( I have a huge one so I'm takin' it with me lol)
- No matte colors
- $64.99 can be a lot for some people to purchase off bat. (I can mainly see this as someone who invests and wears makeup daily.. like me, does blog/youtube tutorials or is a working MUA)

Full palette cost is $64.99

The break down to 18 shades would be $3.61 per lipgloss/lipstick!! That's awesome! I mean talk about the quality you are getting for your MUA kit!

Lip Colors (Names & Numbers)
( I broke them up in halves to get a better picture)

Lip Palette Swatches

Top & First Row

Second & Middle Row

Third & Last Row

Lip Swatches

To visit Camera Ready Cosmetics directly please visit:
http://www.camerareadycosmetics.com

To purchase this Graftobian Super Palette directly please visit:
http://www.camerareadycosmetics.com/proddetail.php?prod=Graftobiansuperpalette-lipcolors

Old Antique Gold Inspired Look Feat. MAC, Motives & Heavenly Natural Beauty

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I recently did this look for a Sunday dinner with the family. I had to do something quick but pretty for dinner. I really like how this came out and took inspiration from a sweater I was wearing. (Not pictured)

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and like the look! Thank you for taking the time to view and comment! I appreciate you.


What I used:

Painterly Paint Pot as base

Eyes:
Motives Cosmetics "Creme Fresh" Eyeshadow
Motives Cosmetics "Chic" Eyeshadow
Motives Cosmetics "Hersheys Kiss" Eyeshadow
Motives Cosmetics "Vintage Glam" Eyeshadow
MAC "Old Gold" Pigment
Heavenly Natural Beauty "Charm" Pigment
L'Oreal Lineur Intense "Carbon Black"
Stila Eye Kajal "Onyx"

Cheeks:
Motives Cosmetics "Summer Fun"

Lips:
Motives Cosmetics "Tender" lip pencil
Motives Cosmetics "Summer Fun" lipstick
MAC Villains "Strange Potion" Lipglass

To purchase Motives please visit:
http://www.marketamerica.com/tmqmarketing

To read my old review & swatches please visit:
http://theoriginalqueenbmakeup.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post.html

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TWO 80's Inspired Looks on @Queenbchronicle

I did these looks today for a upcoming party my friend and who I do my make up blog for http://www.queenbchronicles.com she's my old high school friend and owner of the blog. She's throwing a huge 80's party at a club out here. We wanted to give some girls some ideas for make up for the upcoming party. These are two looks I came up with.

I used Bitch Slap cosmetics & Heavenly Naturals, and my 120 palette for this, because I needed heavy pigmented stuff. I used a new concealer by Revlon called "Beyond Natural" and I LOVEEE it. I've used it on myself, and 3 other girls, and it blends flawlessly.. it's almost airbrushed.. I'm soo impressed. I had to go back and buy two more! I also used Bare minerals "clear radiance" on her cheek highlight.. it's like almost light in her cheeks how gorgeous it comes out in the light... Anyway I hope you like!

Eyes Look Good Despite A Recession

An article in Sunday's Washington Post Business section shot down the prevailing idea that lipstick sales go up in a down economy. Apparently lipstick sales are down 11 percent these days. But things are "looking" up in another area-- eye makup sales. In the last year total eye makeup sales added up to $260 million, an increaase of 8.5 percent. Eyeliner sales were up 9 percent and mascara 13 percent.

In that spirit here are some of the latest and hottest beauty products focused on the eyes!

Before you put on your liner and mascara it's important to use a good concealer. Plastic surgeons in Brazil worked with IT Cosmetics and the result is Bye Bye Undereye.

This concealer offers a waterproof, yet moisturizing formula that will stay put no matter what. The truly innovative formula contains high concentrations of Vitamins K, A, C, E and Collagen - clinically proven to reduce under eye puffiness and discoloration while strengthening the delicate skin of the under eye area. Apparently the coverage is so good that those plastic surgeons use it post surgery on brusing and swelling on the body and face of their patients.

It comes in 4 colors and is $24.00 on www.beauty.com.


Saw this product on QVC and was sold on the fact that it makes you look like you've had 8 hours of sleep even when you haven't! It's Mally Beauty's Lightwand Eye Highlighter and Brightener. Consider it your magic makeup wand. The creamy, long-wearing pencil lets your lighten and brighten your eyes, while the extra-soft sponge on the other end gives a touch of light to the inner corners of the eye and it looks great under the eyebrow too. They're $25 each but QVC has a special deal right now offering a set of two for $31.92. www.qvc.com.



A lot of eye shadow palettes have a lot of colors I would never use but this new one by Tarte has gorgeous, rich looking shades that are all very universally flattering. It's called the Femme Fatale Eye Pallette and includes 10 shadows, a pencil eyeliner and a double ended brush all in a re-usable studded case. It's a $182 value for only $44. Available at Sephora stores or www.sephora.com.




And since the big recession winner seems to be mascara here's one that appears to offer everything we could want for our lashes. It's Urban Decay's Skyscraper Multi-Benefit Mascara. This one mascara will lengthen, strengthen, separate, curl, brighten, and thicken your lashes sans clumping or flaking. The state-of-the-art brush features a flexible shaft and multiple rows of tapered bristles to comb through lashes from root to tip. It comes in Black-Black and is $22.00. Available at Ulta stores or www.ulta.com.