Showing posts with label pigments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pigments. Show all posts

Monday, December 13, 2010

MAC Delft, Blue Brown & Spiritualized Look (Recreation)

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I have been meaning to recreate this for a YouTube tutorial for awhile now, but I recently got contacted by a few people who wanted to see this done. I appreciate the contact & requests so I just had to go ahead and find time to record this.

These past few days has been great getting back into the swing of things with the videos. I've been so busy working I haven't had the chance to upload. Look forward to a few more coming soon! also some great reviews on hair, and a brush roll!

I really hope you guys like what I'm doing and will continue to do more looks for you any time I have free! Thanks for the support and the comments!

PLEASE WATCH IN HD!!




What I used:

Eyes:
MAC "Delft" paint pot
MAC "Spiritualized" pigment
MAC "Blue Brown" pigment
Heavenly Naturals "Soulful" pigment
Wet & wild "Golden Goddess" palette
Stila Eye Kajal "Onyx"

Cheeks:
HIP "Enamoured" creme blush
HIP "SPRY" creme blush

Lips:
Graftobian "Runway #88224" lip palette
MAC "Strange Potion" Lipglass

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Love Story Collection by Heavenly Natural Beauty (Review & Swatches)

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Wearing: Heavenly Natural Beauty "Love Story" collection pigments in "Kisses, Nectar, Romance, Flush, & Kiss and Tell". "Blushing 10" on cheeks, Revlon "Fushia" lipstick & NYX "Gold Pink" Lipgloss on top.

UGH! I can't wait to get a better camera. I say this because the photos clearly don't show the beauty of each of these pigments. I really can't wait to show the real colors in a YouTube tutorial. I couldn't wait to try this gorgeous collection once Rene' told me about it and I was honored for her to send me both parts for review and swatches. She also said to always provide a honest review since it's great to hear feed back. I love that because constructive criticism makes people grow.

You will probably see me doing a lot more YouTube tutorials coming up in the future using these. I know not everyone has these, but seriously once I find a product I love & is easy to use.. I use it often. I always rave about Heavenly Naturals since I found the company a few years ago. I'm always impressed with Rene's pigments and affordability. I'm always the kind of girl who wants more for less and really when I drop $50 dollars I get amazing amount of products.

I was still loving her latest collections (Peacock & Iridescence) Look forward to tuts with those too! This new collection is just as worth it. Each color is so gorgeous and original. It's not flat like some colors you can buy. Flat colors are great but I love original multi-dimensional pigments. Take for instance "Captured", when I first saw the color in the jar it looks GREEN! but really it comes off green-purple and is amazzzzing!! Tulio loves color just as much as I do, since we are both artists and he loves to paint. I love to show him pigments when they come in to compare. Each time he always says "Rene's pigments are the best colors you've got" and he's right. Seriously.. awesome product and originality. That means a lot in a market with all the same products.

I really can't say anything bad about these pigments. Each jar comes individually plastic wrapped for safety. There is a stiffer and sticker stopper on the stiffer to stop fallout. Jars are clear to see each pigment color clearly. She also placed the name & ingredients on each of the jar lids. There isn't any mattes in this collection, and I figured so with the name being "Love Story" .. you gotta have glittery colors! Each color is extremely blendable and easy to apply. You won't have any issue pairing up any of these colors together. As you can see from a few of my looks posted I combined each parts of the collections and they look amazing! you can really come up with some awesome color combos, just as original as her pigments.

I highly suggest you check out these collections and her previous collections to this for the Holiday's. They are affordable, long lasting, original, amazing and you get tons of product even in the samples!

Holiday SALE!!
Full sized pigments $37.00 each Part Series
Sample sized pigments $ 15.00 each Part Series

PART 1:

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Wearing: Heavenly Natural Beauty "Love Story" collection pigments in "Giggles, Nectar, Kiss n Tell & Kisses". "Blushing 10" on cheeks, Wet & Wild "903c" & Graftobian Lip palette in "Kiss me & Nude"


Part 2:

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To purchase FULL SIZED collections visit these direct links:
Full Size Pigments Part 1
Full Size Pigments Part 2

To purchase SAMPLE SIZED collection visit these direct links:
Sample Size Pigments Part 1
Sample Size Pigments Part 2


To Visit the Direct Link to her site visit here:
Heavenly Natural Beauty



Thursday, December 2, 2010

Magnolia Makeup Review & Swatches

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UM HELLO!!!! Tell me that Tia's eye color combo's are not the bomb!?! When I saw her colors I was so amazed by her talent but also the bright colors she used. I highly suggest saving Magnolia Makeup via Facebook. I always look forward to her posts and find her creativity refreshing. I've picked some of my favorites to show you, but really go and check out their page and be inspired!

I was contacted by Magnolia Makeup owners, Niala & Tia. They offered me to try a colorful cosmetics line out of New Orleans. These two sisters started the company after being frustrated by not finding colors in the market that were just not pigmented enough. This new company is impressive. Starting about a year ago, they have a clean and beautiful website. They also provide easy shopping and wonderful choices. Magnolia Makeup right out of New Orleans provides what I love... COLOR!!

I can say... I can't tell you how much I can relate to the sisters. Nothing is more frustrating than spending your hard earned money on a crappy product. I will not. That's why I take pride in my reviews, and take time to review each product. Let's just say I've learned to research before purchases a lot more lol.

It's also great to find a company to provide colors that are right up my alley. I've been contacted before by companies and there are many that don't provide the color I love to rock.

My Overall Review:

The pigments are gorgeous! I loveeee bright colors. OVER and over. I was so excited to receive these colors! They were blendable, pigmented and very true to color. I've seen some gorgeous pigments but then you try them and they fall flat. These hold up all day and pair up beautifully. Whoever chose the color combo's in the color wheel needs a raise! lol I loved the colors included and you can come up with endless color combos. It would make a great gift to give to send to someone who would love to experiment with color.

The logo is clean, and the packaging is cute. The website is very clean. As a customer it should be easy to go in, find what you need and make a purchase. That's what http://www.magnolia-makeup.com/ is all about. You will not have a hard time here. You can find a range of makeup providing blush, lipslicks, pigments, foundations and glitter!! I love glitter!! lol

One complaint is that you are getting 7 pigments for $17.00 whereas I can get 15 pigments for $14.99 at some other mineral companies. However, MAC sells pigments for $19.50 so really it's a great deal either way.

The colors I got were mostly matte pigments, so if you are iffy about using matte pigments these might not be for you. Applying matte pigments can be tricky, and a lot of them skip in color. I didn't have trouble with these pigments but you do have to apply by packing them with your brush. Using a fluffy brush can make the matte color fade in some areas.

In the end, I would recommend this company to anyone who isn't afraid of using color! Again, they would be a great gift and fun to use. I also look forward to purchasing some "Lipslicks" in the future. The colors look gorgeous and I'm very curious to try!

Look forward to a YouTube tutorial soon using Magnolia Makeup!

To Purchase Magnolia Makeup please visit:
http://www.magnolia-makeup.com/


Color Wheel Review:
Price $17.50


Each pigment comes in a 5 gram jar. I do wish the color wheel did have a screw top on the outside packaging. I would love to travel with these, but you would need a tie or rubber band to keep shut. These pigments don't have sifters, but the single pigments do.

The wheel provides a mix of bright matte & sparkly pigments ranging in rich color.

Pros:
- 7 pigments for a lower price in comparison to higher named brands w/ same quality.
- Mix of matte/glittery pigments
- Nice range of colors included
- Blendable & long wearing

Cons:
- Could lower price
- Wish it had a screw top
- Pigments inside need name labeling for blogging/sharing purposes

Color Wheel $17.50
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(All Swatches are over Scandalous Eyeshadow Base)
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Single Pigment & Gliz & Glitter Review:
Price $5.00 Each 5 gram jar

These colors I just loved! Mostly cause I'm a blue, green, teal, turquoise kinda gal. I loved these colors!! I used these for a few weeks and have been loving the color combos I've been coming up with.

The glitter is my favo!! but who doesn't love glitter? You get a pretty good amount in a 10 gram jar. It's not filled to the top but for 5 bucks it isn't bad. I loved adding it when I went out with friends and it just was such a beautiful shade of purple.

Pros:
- Pigments for a lower price in comparison to higher named brands w/ same quality.
- Mix of matte/glittery pigments
- Nice range of colors
- Blendable & long wearing
- Sifters included
- Numbers on jars

Cons:
- matte pigments can provide problems for some
- Think there should be better number/name system for pigments

Single Pigments $5.00
(All Swatches are over Scandalous Eyeshadow Base)


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Saturday, November 13, 2010

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



Friday, September 10, 2010

Muted Peacock Look (Youtube) feat. Heavenly Naturals



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What I used:
(I don't need a primer, since the pots usually don't crease on me. It's optional, if paint pots crease on you, please use a primer.)

Base:
MAC Paintery Paint Pot

Eyes
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Soulful"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Adoration"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Sugar & Spice"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Pure Bliss"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Laurel Fairy"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Earth Child"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Twig"
Heavenly Naturals pigment in "Naked"
Stila eye kajal "Onyx"
N.Y.C liquid liner in "Black"

Cheeks:
MAC "Eversun" Blush
MAC "Spaced Out" Blush

Lips:
Motives lipstick "Nude"
Prescriptives lipgloss in "Cosmic 11"
Revlon ligloss in "Life's a peach"

Eyebrows:
Jordana eye pencil in "Coffee Bean"


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