I'M BACK!!!

Sorry about the unexplained hiatus! My husband works offshore and is gone a month at a time and then home 3 wks and I was really enjoying him and kinda  slacked off! Ill do better next time. Ill upload a LOT this weekend to make up for it! So keep checking in and seeing what's going on! Also - you can subscribe to my Channel on YouTube for Videos before the blog!

Planning to talk about Primers, SmashBox Ultimate Palette and Drew Barrymore's new line, Flower!

PopSugar Unboxing January 2013

First PopSugar box for me so I was pleased! I hope the next one doesn't come with so many food items though! I wont say I hate the idea of these Think Thin bars however!
I will update and share this post again once I've had a chance to try out the items for a week or two!

Here is video with more info about the Remix Timebomb Watch - pretty neat!

Hooded Eye Surprise!

Learning to embrace the Hooded Eye - and hoping to inspire others with the same anatomy to enjoy theirs! 

I used Urban Decay Primer Potion - and then colors from my E.L.F. 100 color palette. It's pink on inner corner, orange in middle, and yellow at the outer v. Then a nice neutral brown in the crease - so that when my eyes are open that is all you see, but if I look down or blink - suddenly you see rainbows!:)

It's not perfect mainly because I am going no where today and have no intentions of being seen but you get the idea!

Small Bathroom - Makeup Organization

This is a quick video showing how I store my cosmetics/brushes/palettes in a rather small bathroom. Hopefully it will help those of you with limited space with ideas on how to store your own. I know some may wonder why my brushes are in a drawer but that is because in a bathroom, when the toilet is flushed, particles are aresolated into the room up to 5 feet from the toilet - the last place I want them landing on, is my eye brushes! LOL

Another Blue Look - And Hooded Eyes

So before I post my photos- I'd like to rant/talk about Hooded Eyes. 

Hooded Eyes, like I have - are actually common and if you look at a few Celebrities such as

Blake Lively

Taylor Swift

And quite a few more- you will notice that very little if any of their actual lid shows when their eyes are fully open. 

This can make a lot of eye looks "disappear" when you have your eyes open and is kind of frustrating. 

When this is caused by aging - it can be fixed with expensive and painful cosmetic surgery - but when it's hereditary like mine- there isn't really anything that can be done- but to embrace the difference!

So I am going to embrace my own. I am figuring out a few tricks on how to bring more of my lid color up onto the hood of my eye and then smoking out above it - and it's working - but Im taking baby steps out of fear that if I bring it up TOO MUCH, Ill look like Im wearing drag makeup! 

After today's look - yet again, disappearing, I think tomorrow Im going to try something new and fun/exciting. I think Im going to throw some crazy color on my lid, so that I can be talking to someone and then when I blink they will be like, "HOLY CRAP WAS THAT YELLOW!?!?!" Haha!

Anyway- wearing blue again today so here is the eye look/make up.

EYES: Mac Dazzelight

   Revlon Aqua Blast Duo

E.L.F. Long Lasting Lustrous Shadow in Toast

NYX Black Liquid Liner

Covergirl Clump Buster Mascara in Blackest Black

Brows: E.L.F. Brow Kit in Medium

FACE: Covergirl True Fit

Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Candy Coral

L'Oreal Luminess Concealer

LIPS: NYX Lip Liner in Pale Pink

Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Honey

JEWELRY: Glass Beads made by My Momma!

Naked 2 Look

Today's look:

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Tease in crease, and Half-Baked on lid, and Booty Call on brow bone. Tease and Half-Baked on lower lashline as well.

Salon Perfect Lashes #109

Revlon Lash Adhesive (even better than Duo  - review to come!)

Maybelline Define A Line on bottom lash

LA Looks Liquid Liner in Black on upper.

Covergirl Clump Buster Mascara in Blackest Black.

Fixed after when I saw that tiny skip in liner after lashes end. :)

Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box -Look

Im really not a makeup tutorial type of gal - and that's mainly because there are plenty of those around on youtube with better lighting that you can find! 

I did however take a photo after using some of the colors from the Urban Decay palette I just reviewed yesterday so here it is!:)

Wearing:

EYES: Urban Decay's Peace and Scratch and shadow potion, Ulta Baked Shadow Duo in Olive Green, and Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo in Too Cool

BROWS: Benefit Brow Zings

CHEEKS: Revlon PhotoReady Cream Blush

LIPS: MAC Angel

FACE: No foundation - I actually dont wear foundation very often - my skin isn't loving it, and when I do wear it - I use the Dinair Airbrush.

Tarte Lip Exfoliator

This is at Ulta for $16, and it's definitely got Peppermint Oil in it which feels awesome but if you have a sensitivity - be sure to test at the store first!

Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box - Review/Swatch

MUCH MUCH MUCH better than the Sustainable Shadow Box! 

Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box - Review/Swatch

***UPDATE - I actually had this palette for only 1 hour. After swatching and thinking the colors were kind of powdery and maybe just needed primer - I tried them with primer and realized that this is probably the first time I've ever returned an Urban Decay item. The only way I can see these colors being usable is with a mixing medium and there is something that grates me about having to use a medium in order to use a high end product. I returned the palette and purchased the Delux. Doing a review/swatch of it now.