2/28/10

I hate Sundays.

There's just something about Sunday afternoons that feels so lonely and miserable. Sigh.

Excuse the state of my cuticle... it's still healing. :(

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue
I've been looking for this one for a while. This is 2 coats. It's AMAZING to work with. So opaque! You could probably only do one coat. And it was cheap.. $3. My only complaint would be the smell. If a comparison were to be made I'd say it smells like a combination of marijuana and rotting vegetables. Not a good combo.

Pacific Blue happens to be a dupe for one of my very old nail polishes!

The polish I'm holding in my hands was bought about 4 years ago from Sephora. Look how dried up it is! I'm almost positive they don't carry this color anymore. And who the fuck would pay $5 for 5ml of nail polish? PB is on my nails and you can see how it's a dead dupe for this Sephora color.


Color Club Orange Revenge
I'm loving these CC neons! This one definitely put me in a good mood. 3 coats. Great formula. So BRIGHT. Love...


natural light:
flash:
China Glaze OMG
Yeah, this one again. Nothing to say that I haven't already said..

2/26/10

why Christian RULES

I came home from a walk to find this in my mailbox:

My Valentine's day present! I have the best boyfriend ever.

Here's a look that I did the day after.

face-
translucent powder
Maybelline concealer
Azalea Blossom

eyes-
NYX Milk
Mink Pink
Dazzle Light
Bruised Plum
Black Tulip
Jungle Moon (I loooove this name)
Soft Brown
Vanilla pigment
Solar White
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara

lips-
Angel blotted





Thanks for looking! I also wanted to give a HUGE thanks to everyone who responded to my last post. I love my readers! <3

2/25/10

willing to kill for..

This is sort of a weird post... but hey, it's my blog and I can do whatever the hell I want. :)

I need, NEED, absolutely NEED OPI Designer Series in Glamour.
It's a mix of my favorites... BLUE and HOLO.
Does anyone know where I can find it? Or maybe someone knows someplace near them which carries it and would do a CP...
I also really want the original OPI MPJ charcoal holo.. ah, dreams.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

2/24/10

neon and glitters


Color Club Screamin' Fuschia
OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS COLOR. Amazing! This is 3 coats. Great formula. This has to be in my Top 20 favorite polishes... lovelovelove.


China Glaze Fortune Teller
I haven't worn this one in so long. My old picture of it was pretty horrible, so I'm glad this one is better :) I really like this polish, except I think it's really best suited for wear in the month of October. Not like I care or anything... This is 3 coats.



China Glaze Ruby Pumps
My old picture of this one sucked too... 3 coats. Such a classic. And it's sososo amazing in sunlight:

Mmmmmm.

2/21/10

NOTD, a cat, Spring Color Forecast, FOTD

First things first, Michele over at Lacquerized is having an awesome giveaway! Check it out :)


This was yesterday's mani..


OPI Over the Taupe
This is 3 coats. I picked this up on a whim because my local beauty supply store had buy 3 get 1 free so I grabbed this one without much thought. I wish I picked up You Don't Know Jacques instead :( The formula is alright... there was a bit of pulling on my index finger.

OTT matches Rosie!




MAC's Spring Color Forecast didn't really catch my eye. The new quad design is horrible :( Most of the items had a frosty finish, which I'm not particularly fond of... but I loved the blush ombres. How I WISH the peach one wasn't sold out every fucking where in the world.

Vintage Grape, Azalea Blossom
VG is for my mom.. so this was a pretty small haul! But, it was a good one. Here I am wearing both of the colors mixed in AB:

A perfect, light, healthy glow! Yum.

And finally, this is the look (which I've done millions of times..) that I wore to pick up those blushes.

face-
translucent powder
Maybelline concealer
Coygirl

eyes-
NYX Milk
Yogurt
Dazzlelight
Haux
Plum Dressing
Soft Brown
Carbon
Vanilla pigment
Beautiful Iris
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara
Ardell 113

lips-
Rimmel l/l in Natural
Angel
Love Nectar




Thanks for looking everyone! <3

2/19/10

revisiting Style Black

I did a similar look a couple months ago.. I'm on the fence about it. I wish the e/s was more glittery :( When you apply it wet, it's SO hard to blend when it dries so don't mind that...

face-
translucent powder
Maybelline concealer
Benefit Dandelion

eyes-
W&W creme liner as base
Young Punk MES used wet
Soft Brown
Vanilla pigment
Solar White
L'oreal mascara

lips-
Angel l/s with Patisserie l/s on top





Happy Friday everyone!

2/18/10

small plethora of NOTDs

My cuticles are slowly healing. Sigh...


OPI Jade is the New Black
3 coats. I expected to love this, but it's just 'eh'. I am particularly fond of unique colors with a creme finish, but this just doesn't do it for me. The formula was alright. A wee bit thick.

I got curious, and decided to add Nfu-Oh #38 (I think? So confusing!) over it.

Only one word comes to mind... YUCK. Very odd.




with flash:

Nfu-Oh #51
This time, by itself! 3 coats. Still slight VNL... the formula is nothing special. I wish the rainbow in the bottle transferred onto the nail :( But I still like this color. That says a lot, because I'm not a big fan of purples. But 51... oooh 51 how you seduce me with your red/gold/magenta shimmer. Sigh.




sunlight:

flash:

China Glaze LOL
Total holo FAIL. It's barely holographic... how I wish it was. This is 3 coats. Again, purples are not my cup of tea, but I always make exceptions for holos. And it's actually a pretty nice shade of purple.

Thanks for looking!

2/13/10

tutorial: easy look w/ coppering

Products used are listed in the previous post.


1. Prime with your primer of choice.



2. Soft Brown in the crease with a 217



3. Pack Brule on lid with a 239.



4. Coppering goes on the outer 3rd of the lid. No need to pack it on because it's so buttery and pigmented...



5. Blend that out. I then apply Vanilla pigment as a brow highlight.



6. Soft Brown and Coppering go on the lower lashline, and Solar White in the inner corners.



7. Liner. I always used to have trouble with my liner, but since I purchased the 208 brush, it's so damn EASY to get a perfect line. I 110% recommend this brush!!!



8. Mascara.


I then added subtle falsies. Here's the finished look!



If anyone does this look, I'd LOVE to see it! :)

crikey.. what have we got here?!

Another makeup look?!! Haha, yes, I indeed did put on makeup less than a month in between both applications. Blasphemy!

face-
same old

eyes-
NYX Milk
Brule
Soft Brown
Coppering
Vanilla pigment
Solar White
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara
Red Cherry #68

lips-
C-Thru l/g





And get THIS- I even made a tutorial for this. WOW! Call the police.. I'm on fire! Haha. Okay.

Maybe you noticed I changed the name of my blog? I thought it was appropriate because there's more NOTDs than FOTDs.. and 'beauty' is fairly universal. :)

I'll post the tutorial in a couple of days. Thanks for looking, and enjoy your weekend and Valentine's Day!

2/11/10

excuse the lack of FUN

Yeah, my posts lack excitement. And they lack frequency.. ha.

NOTD from last week & weekend...


MAC Love & Friendship
Oh so classic. I don't remember how many coats... I hate this damn formula!!! And the stupid cap makes for awkward polishing.. But. It's a lovely color nonetheless.


Color Club Limelight
Hahaha, this color is pretty FUN. I love it! 3 coats. This is my first neon ever... it's pretty flattering, which surprised me. Very nice formula, too. What a great polish!


flash


natural light

OPI Big Apple Red
What a nice color. The formula was AMAZING. I did 3 coats only 'cuz I felt like it... it really only needed two. This is surprisingly pretty flattering too!

I'm not going to be posting any more NOTDs for a short while. 3 of my fingers decided they want to infect themselves. Thanks guys!! They hurt like hell and look like hell.. Anyways.

Thanks for looking!! One more day 'til the weekend :)

2/6/10

Golden Slumbers Fill Your Eyes

FOTD of yesterday.. I almost never do my makeup anymore. I look so weird with it on! :P I also noticed I look a lot younger when I don't line my waterline. Hmm...

face-
Maybelline concealer
translucent powder
Benefit Dandelion

eyes-
concealer for base
Woodwinked
Espresso
Vanilla pigment
Brule
W&W cream liner
L'oreal mascara
Ardell 113s

lips-
Lollipop Loving





Thanks for looking!

2/4/10

#51 & QT

Some NOTD from this week...



Nfu-Oh #51 over OPI Overexposed in South Beach
This is 2 coats of 51 over 1 coat OiSB. I love both of these colors. Layered over a berry color made 51 look like its color in bottle except WITHOUT the awesome duo/triple/whateverchrome. There's a fucking rainbow in that bottle!! Can't wait to try it over black.



China Glaze QT
The sun is hiding away so I had to make do with flash. Sigh. This is 2 coats. I love this one... more holographic than LOL, which made me happy. So beautiful..

Other manicures this week included all black (W&W Black Creme) with OPI Mad as a Hatter ring finger accents which I didn't like at all so I didn't bother capturing it. I also wore China Glaze For Audrey but everyone knows what that looks like...