March 2014 Favorites

Today's post are my favorite beauty, accessories and fashion picks for the month of March. All of these things I have been wearing a lot during this month and I wanted to share them with you. :)

                                                      BEAUTY FAVORITES:

Nyx Blush in angel~ This blush gives the perfect neutral flush to the cheeks
Mac Cremesheen Lipstick in Morning Rose~ This has been a favorite ever since I bought it! It is a great no brainer, throw on and go lipstick! For swatches see my post HERE
Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette~ So many looks can come from this little palette! For swatches check out my review HERE 

                                                   ACCESSORY FAVORITES:

My boyfriend gave me this watch at the end of December as a birthday present and I have been wearing it a ton since then, especially this month. The weather has been off and on between nice warm days and cold days so I have been able to show off this cute little Michael Kors watch on the warmer days. If you read my Snap
shot Sunday's posts then you have probably seen this watch. Its in pretty much every post.

                                                         FASHION FAVORITES:

Leggings!!! I have been obsessed with leggings and long shirts all month long! My 3 favorite ones are my solid fleece lined black leggings on the colder days, my brown leggings for when I get bored of black and my cosmic leggings to add a little pizazz to my legs. :)

So there you have it, my March favorites! Lets see if I'm still using and wearing the same stuff for April.
What are you favorites?

Face of the day 2/28/14

      Here is the makeup I wore today :) 

•Cover Girl 3in1 Foundation in number 832 nude beige

•MAC Pro Longwear Concelear in NC20

•MAC Paint Pot in Painterly (not pictured)

•Naked Basics palette: foxy on lid, naked2 in crease, Venus on browbone and in inner corners.

•Jordana Easyliner in seagreen on top and bottom lash lines and waterlines.

•Maybelline The Mega Plush Volume Express Mascara in blackest black

•Arbonne FC5 Mattifying Powder

•Elf Studio Blush in Mellow Mauve

•Nyx Lipliner in Rose

•Paulas Choice Liquid Lipstick in Watermelon Pink

Hope you had a great last day of Feburary! 

NYX Nude on Nude Palette

Nude palettes are all the rage right now! So of course I wanted to partake in this nude frenzy but one of the reasons why I have not jumped onto the Urban Decay Naked palettes is because I found NYX Nude on Nude palette for half the price! $25.00!!

NYX Nude on Nude palette description stated on their site:

"NYX Nude on Nude set is a classy medleyof 20 neutral eye shadows and 10 vibrant lip colors that work for everyskin tone and every occasion. This makeup palette comes with a mirrorand 2 applicators for your lips and eyes, making it perfectly portable"

Swatches starting with top row tan highlight shade.

Swatches starting with second row white highlight shade.

Eyeshadows:

The shade range in this palette is pretty good! There is a decent mix of shimmers and mattes, lights and darks in colors ranging from cool browns and taupe/grays to warm chocolate browns and golds. Although, I feel this palette does lean a little more on the cool side but, it will work great for all sorts of skin tones! None of the shadows have big chunks of glitter and most go on smooth.There are a few shades that blend in with my skin tone so in the above photos they could be hard to spot.

Lipcolors:

A pull out tray containing 10 lipcolors can be found just under the main area where the shadows sit. Honestly I am not a huge fan of using lipcolors in palette form. It gets to messy for me. I have tried a few on and the colors are very pretty but carrying this palette around for lipcolor touch ups would be a hassle. I wish they would have put a couple of travel size glosses in that tray  instead. Then they could have been easily transported in your makeup bag.

Overall:

Because I do not own neither of the Naked palettes I cannot do a swatch comparison between the 3 palettes all I can say is that I find myself gravitating towards NYX Nude on Nude on a daily bases. I can have a subtle daytime look or a sultry smokey eye with the use of this palette alone! This is also why it was one of my favorite products of 2012!

Have you tried NYX Nude on Nude yet?

You can purchase this palette HERE

My 2012 Makeup Favorites!!

Since 2012 is now over it is time to recap the makeup products that I have loved the most. I kept a list that has 1 product for each month of the year. As I was searching in my blog posts I realized I did not do blog posts on many of the products. This wil be something I will change for this year. If I love a product I am going to blog about it.

                            2012 Makeup Favorites!

 JANUARY: Maybelline Babylips Chapstick in Grapevine

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FEBURARY: Smashbox BB Cream

MARCH: Arbonne FC5 Mattifying Powder

APRIL: Revlon Colorstay Addictive Palette

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MAY: Revlon Lipbutter in Strawberry Shortcake

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JUNE: NYX Lipstick in Power

JULY: E.L.F. Blush in Pink Passion (FOTD)

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AUGUST: Soleil Tan De Chanel

SEPTEMBER: MAC Lipstick in Creme Cup

OCTOBER: NYX Nude on Nude Palette (blog post in the works)

NOVEMBER: Laura Geller Blush 'n' Brighten

DECEMBER: ELF Baked Blush in Rich Rose (blog post in the works)

                 ARE ANY OF THESE YOUR FAVORITES? 


                                                                                              

NYX Round Lipstick in POWER!

I don't know what it is about this lipstick, it could be because I have never owned a lipstick this color before or because I am tired of wearing the normal coral color in the summer, but either way and I am LOVING this lipstick!! It is the NYX round lipstick in the color POWER. 

I discovered this color through my June Myglam bag :) So thank you Myglam for sending this lipstick to me after I did not receive one in my bag that month. You can read about my June myglam mishap Here.

I have never used such an interesting tone of purple/pink on my lips before. I took one look at it and thought "Eh, Am I going to look right in this?" This shade is not for everyone, it is a little daring of a color, you know, something that Rihanna would wear, but somehow it works for me!

The formula is very creamy and the color is vibrant.

Staying Power

The staying power of this lipstick is great. It will last a good 4 to 5 hours as long as I am not talking a ton. 

Shade Range

The NYX round lipsticks come in 144 shades! WOW!! That would be an awesome collection right there now. ;)

Likes

-So many colors to choose from

-Very opaque color after 1 swipe onto the lips

-Affordable at $4 USD

-No problem with settling into lines

-Cute packaging with the color showing at the bottom of the tube

Dislikes

-Because the color is so Opaque it would be best to use a mirror when applying this lipstick to make sure the application is precise. Its definitely not a swipe and go type of color

-Feels moisturizing at first but as it wears it can feel a little drying. I usually use a lip quenching product under this 

When it comes down to it, this lipstick is great and I have been tossing it into my purse everyday since I got it. I will be purchasing other colors to try out. :)

HAVE YOU USED NYX ROUND LIPSTICK? 

xoxo,

FOTD April 2nd

I wasn't going to post a Face Of  The Day until I found my camera (I have NO idea where its at) because it is really hard to take photos of makeup with a phone, but I have gotten so many complements on my makeup  I decided to post one. I have worn this look twice already and both times Ive had at least 2 or 3 people tell me they like it. I don't know why? Its a neutral look so, Its nothing that interesting.  Sorry for picture quality in advance..

Whats on my face today

(Left to Right
Top to Bottom)

ELF Studio blush in pink passion on top of...
NYX stick blush in Magnolia
Revlon Colorstay 16 hour eyeshadow in Addictive Intoxiquant
Makeup geek shadow in shimma shimma
Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake
ELF Lengthening and volumizing mascara in black
Mac Prep+Prime highlighter in light boost
Too faced shadow insurance
Aveda dual action foundation in twig

It looks better in person, I couldn't get the lighting and angles right for the pictures :/ I will say that the Colorstay 16 hour shadows are really great. I was not expecting to like them as much as I do. I NEVER like eyeshadow from the drugstore for some reason but this was an exception.

NYX Haul

I just wanted to share a little NYX haul for you guys. I have used their shadows, jumbo pencils and lipgloss before so I decided to purchase a few things I have been hearing about for the past year. Social Goodies had a deal on NYX, it was a coupon for $30 in NYX products for only $15 dollars so I jumped on that coupon real quick!!

It came in a box and was wrapped in a giant thing of green bubble wrap. Not gonna lie,I had fun popping all the bubbles before digging into the makeup :)  

HERES WHAT I GOT:

Single eyeshadow in color GYPSY, retails for $5 USD
This is a beautiful dark brown with gold glitter flecks

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Candy glitter liner in color JADE, retails for $4.50 USD
Very pretty dark green almost blue glitter

Jumbo eyeshadow pencil in color MILK, retails for $4.50 USD
Can you believe I have NEVER owned this pencil? well until now

                                                       SWATCHES:

(Left to Right)
GYPSY, JADE, MILK

Cream blush in color ORANGE, retails for $6.75 USD
This blush might look scary but, I tried it as soon as I could and it is very blendable, a little goes a long way and you can build it up to the intensity that you desire. 

Stick blush in color MAGNOLIA, retails for $6 USD
This is a beautiful very pigmented flush colored pink. The stick blushes are one of their new products for the season.

Soft matte lip cream in color ADDIS ABABA, retails for $6 USD
Bright fuchsia!! Swatch on my lips in next photo

Very bright color for summer! It dries to a matte finish pretty fast and lasts for a good while as long as your not eating or drinking.



The blue lipgloss in SMILE BRIGHTENER, retails for $6 USD
shear blue tinted gloss

As stated on the NYX website:
The Blue Lip Gloss – Smile Brightener (MLG04)
Enhance your smile with the Mood Lip Gloss Smile Brightener! The sheer lip gloss illuminates your smile with the blue micro-crystal technology granting you a flawless smile. Use bare on your lips or top off your favorite lip product with a touch of the Smile Brightener to enrich your smile for all to see!


SWATCHES:

(Left to Right)
ORANGE, MAGNOLIA, ADDIS ABABA, SMILE BRIGHTENER

HAVE YOU TRIED SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

SEPTEMBER FAVORITES
This month has been a little crazy with school and my puppy but I was finally able to take some pictures and do a few post or two so here's what I liked in September:

                                         MAKE-UP

NYX Nude on Nude pallet- This has been my go to pallet of the month, It has some wonderful browns and golds that I can play around with. One day I can do a real subdle look and the next a smokey sexy look. Great buy :)

BENEFIT Creaseless cream shadow/liner-color RSVP. I use this shimmery neutral color as a base for other shadows or I put it all over my lid with a little liner on lazy days

URBAN DECAY Shadow-color STRIP. I have used this one for years it seems to make my hazel eyes pop paired with lots of black eyeliner.

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Urban Decay- strip
Benefit- rsvp

MAC BEAUTY POWDER BLUSH- color EVERSUN. This blush has been a few posts that I have done but, I just like it so much. Its a light golden bronze that goes on sheer and can be built up to the perfect shade.

                                                                HAIR

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PAUL MITCHELL Hot off the press spray- This is a thermal protector that I have used every time I curled my hair. It smells amazing and leaves my hair feeling soft and the curls stay for a long time!

AVEDA Clove shampoo- This is a shampoo made for brown hair. It enhances warm tones in the hair and has a wonderful earthy clove smell.

                                                      BODY YUMMIES



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 ALBA BODY CREAM- Scent KAKUI NUT. Very moisturizing and the nutty smell reminds me of fall. It can be slightly greasy if used on hands but as an all over body cream its great

AVEDA OIL- BEAUTIFYING. This oil absorbs into the skin super fast, locks in moisture and has a slight lavender scent. I like to use this after I shave to keep the smoothness or Ill put a few drops into a bath for extra moisture. It also works great all over the body whether its alone or mixed with body cream or lotion.

                                                             FRAGRANCE

AMAZING GRACE- I have no idea how to describe this scent other that its awesome and everyone should own it. It is just a great scent to throw on and run out the door. The smell lasts all day and it is not over powering.

                                                            SHOES

ETNIES CALLI CUT-  They might have discontinued this style. I have had these shoes for years and never really wore them because they are wide and I feel like I look 5inches shorter when I have them on but, when I asked my boyfriend to grab some shoes for me as I was getting Lola ready for the dog park he busts out these. At first I was like really, but I put them on and I forgot how comfy these are and ever since that day I have been trying to find jeans that look right with them because they are that comfortable.

                                                    K-CUP

DONUT HOUSE COFFEE- This is a regular flavor that isn't to strong and goes well with all my different creamer choices I decide on.

                                                      HOME SMELLY

MARSHMALLOW FIRESIDE-  from Bath and Body Works smells like fire roasted marshmallows. Awesome fall scent and when its burning in the cute little owl candle holder its even better. :)

                                              LOLA'S FAVORITE

WOOF WOOF I'm Lola and I'm a spoiled puppy that has been loving this tire toy. I like to stick my arms through the tire hole so I can get a better grip while I chew on the green ropes. WOOF WOOF