Sephora "Escape To Rio" rouge cream lipstick in Flamingo

 Sephora Spring/Summer 2014 "Escape to Rio"collection. This Collection consists of 4 very bright cream lipstick shades a powder bronzer ( which is sold out) and two gift sets, one containing some very bright nail polishes and another containing 2 liners, 2 polishes a bronzer and a self tanner. The only thing I purchased from this collection is one of the lipsticks because they are so bright I was not sure if I would wear it enough to purchase the other 3 BUT I did swatch all of the  lipstick colors. :)  The two gift sets are pretty and I am thinking about purchasing the one with the self tanner to see how well it works.  Anyway...On to the swatches...:)

         Escape to Rio collection creme lipstick in Flamingo:

 

                                       All 4 Shades of the collection together:

Hot Bikini~ Bright fuchsia  cream shade
Flamingo~ Bright pinky/coral cream shade
Samba~ Bright orange cream shade
Cougar ~ Bright pink cream shade

                                                      Me wearing Flamingo:

  

Price: $12.50 USD

Application:

The formula of this lipstick is creamy yet thick. The best way I have found to apply this lipstick is using a dabbing motion rather than a normal sweeping motion as the sweeping motion does not place the product onto the lips well and causes it to concentrate in certain sections of your lips while other sections look very sheer. 

How long does it stay:

Wearing this lipstick alone lasted about 2-3 hours before I needed to reapply.

My Thoughts:

This lipstick is very creamy and highly pigmented! The color is a mix between a bright pink and a bright coral which is perfect for the summer months. The two photos above show how the color may look either bright pink or bright coral depending on the lighting you are in. It also has a slight tropical vanilla smell that I find very nice. The application is a little tricky at first and if you use a lip liner underneath it goes on a lot better. The formula did not dry out my lips and as the lipstick wore off it left a slight stain behind. All in all I am loving this lipstick and I know I will get some use out of it this summer!

                                             Gift sets in the Sephora "Escape to Rio" collection

 

$18 USD

$39.50 USD

                                  These products are available at your local Sephora or Sephora.com

Baby Pink Lips With My New Favorite lipstick

Oh man, It has been a BUSY month!! Ive been moving, redoing the house I just bought and started another semester of school this month so blogging kind of went on the back burner for awhile. I'm sorry guys :( But thankfully I am able to blog a little bit. So Ill start off with a new lipstick I picked up...

The photo above is my new favorite lipstick... MAC Creme Cup!

This is a very popular MAC shade that I purchased not even knowing the name. I went to my local MAC counter a few days ago with my 6 back to MAC empties to exchange for a free lipstick. I was on a search for an everyday color and because I have been wearing so much pink lipstick lately and was running low on my lip butter I decided to get a pink one from MAC. So, 15 minutes and about 30 swatches on my arm later, I chose this pretty shade...I didn't even look to see the name until the man at the counter told me.  I'm not sure why, guess I didn't care what the name was.

In the tube it looks more nude than pink but when applied it is a baby pink.

The finish of this lipstick is a cremesheen . It is very creamy and has tons of shine to it.

This lipstick lasted about 4 hours on me before I needed to re-apply. But with that said, on days that I am drinking coffee and talking alot it last about an hour and a half.

If you have not tried any MAC lipsticks yet and what to know a good starting one, try CREME CUP! It is the perfect everyday color that looks great with just about any makeup look. I keep this shade in my purse along with about 10 other lipsticks and glosses but I always seem to grab for this one the most.

HAVE YOU TRIED MAC CREME CUP? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MAC LIPSTICK SHADE?

xoxo,

Holly :)

Birchbox Feburary 2012

    This months box is supposed to be a Valentines Day theme, here's what I received:

Jouer Moisture Tint in color Bronze-$38.00 for 1.7oz This is a tinted moisturizer that gives a dewy glow to the skin. The color is more for summer because it gives a subtle bronze glow to the face. I will say that this sample is TINY it is a one time use sample for sure.

Colorescience Glow and go travel puff in color Kissed by the sun- $50.00 for .21oz bottle with attached brush. This is a puff filled with bronzing powder that can be reused a few times and after the puff runs out of product it can be washed and used for other things. I'm not sure why they put bronzing products in a winter month box...maybe having a bronze face is what they thought was good for a valentines day makeup look?

Dermalogica daily microfoliant-$50.00 for 2.6oz. This product is an exfoliating powder. I have used this a few times and it works well. To use it shake about a teaspoon of the powder onto a damp hand and rub hands together so the powder turns into a paste, rub all over face avoiding the eye area and rinse off with warm water.

Eye Rock designer liner adhesives-$13.00 for 2 packs. This is 1 pack of winged eye liner stickers. each pack has four different winged designs. These are great for people that struggle with winged out liner. I have not tried these yet but when I do I will post my makeup look for them.

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Green River Ordinance-free music download. birchbox is offering 6 or 7 songs for free on their site us birchbox subscribers can download. I have no idea who this band is :therefore; I have no idea what type of music it is or how good the band is.

Heart nail file- This is a cute little bright pink file that I'm going to shove in my purse for my nasty always breaking nails :)

This months box didn't scream valentines day to me at all. The only thing close is the nail file. :(

IF YOU HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION WHAT DID YOU THINK OF YOUR BIRCHBOX THIS MONTH? MINE WAS...EH.
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Valentines Day look

I came up with a very subtle look for Valentines Day. Ive never been big on extremely heavy makeup on special days like this because you want your date to see you and how pretty you can be. Not every situation calls for a smokey black club look ya know, plus some guys HATE all of that eye makeup! All you need to complete this makeup is a cute little white dress with a pink blazer or cardigan on top and some nude,pink or white pumps :). If its a more casual date a pair of skinnys, brown or tan boots and a cream sweater with a pastel floral scarf around your neck would be cute too :) The third photo down shows how I would wear my hair with both of those outfits I just mentioned.



Slight bronze to the skin and Bright berry lips




shimmery pink eye and winged out liner



Soft flippy and flirty hair :) Glasses optional...I ran out of contacts so I have to wear them for now

Products used:

FACE:

(Left to Right)
Palladio Rice Powder, Aveda Inner Light Concealer in color Balsa,MAC Prep+Prime Highlighter in color Light Boost, Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream in color light (BB cream review will be up this week)

                                                                         EYES:

(Left to right them bottom)

The Body Shop eyeshadow in color #37 (a purpley pink) in the outer corner of eye and into the crease,Benefit Creaseless cream shadow in color r.s.v.p all over lid and up to eyebrow as a base,Clinique cream liner in color true black,Maybelline The classic Volume express in color very black.

LIPS:

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in color Raspberry Pie

                                            

CHEEKS:



(Left to Right)
Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel in hollows of cheeks, Urban Decay blush on apples of cheeks in color score



WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

My camera isnt the best for taking makeup pictures...I really need to invest in something better but have no idea what to get, any options?

Cotton Candy Nails and Eyes :)

I felt like matching my eye makeup to my nails. The colors remind me of cotton candy or a little girls princess birthday party that blew up all over my face and hands...ya know whichever one you like better.

Heres my nails... their glitter-tastic :)

L.A. Colors blue and purple glitter over
O.P.I. Italian Love Affair

Heres my Makeup...

From Left to Right
Body shop eyeshadow_ in number 40 on lid

Make up forever star powder_ (i cant read the bottom of it to get color/number, its kinda old) Its a dark purple with a little sheen to it. I put that in my crease and outer part of lid and  outer part under my bottom lashes

NYX- shadow in opal on inner corner of eye on tear duct and as a highlight on brow bone

Urban decay 24/7 liner in electric on top lashline with the glitter liner also by Urban Decay in color Air Guitar over the liner

Bed Head big fatty black liner dipped into Clinique's cream liner in true black on my waterline

Mac Zoom lash mascara (mines a samle) on lashes