Sephora Cream Blush Collection & Swatches

Hey all! Yes I know I haven't done a post in quite sometime, What can I say I've been extra busy with life and work and freelancing when I can. So for those of you that do shop at Sephora have you gotten a chance to play with their lovely cream blushes? If not you really should they are really pigmented and the price is great too. There are 5 blushes in all from more of a neutral shade to a more vibrant shade for those of you that love colour. They blend really well and the colour pay off lasts all day long. Check out my collection and swatches and let me know what your faves are..... I feel a giveaway coming soon.

FOTD: Glitter-rific

Happy Victoria Day to my Canadian readers. The weather has been so beautiful that I had to share another glittery look with you. This time a holographic one. I really love how this look came out. Now that I am darker from the lovely sunshine I find that my skin looks even more luminous as well and eye makeup looks even better. Anyway take a look and enjoy your day!

Face:

Makeup forever foundation primer

Nars sheer glow foundation

Ruby Kisses Hd setting powder

Mac Trace gold blush

Mac spring sheen blush

Eyes:

Cover fx primer

Mac Bamboo e/s

TKB Trading glitter holographic holla

Urban Decay 24/7 Asphyxia liner

Mac Chromogrpahic liner in Rich Purple

Makeup forever aqua liner #13

Red Cherry #102 lashes

Eyeko skinny brush mascara 

Lips: 

Mac Up the amp

Mac Snob

FOTD: Moulin Rouge

Hey dolls! Its such a gorgeous day outside so this post will be very quick because I'm going outside to get some gardening done and hang out outside. I've really been into glitter the past few days so this was the look I came out with it was super easy and it looked really good. Enjoy your weekend!

Face:

Makeup forever foundation primer

NARS Sheer glow foundation in Syracuse

MAC Blush in Trace Gold

Eyes:

Cover fx eye prep

MAC Bamboo

Bobbi Brown gel liner in black

TKB Trading glitter in red

Red Cherry lashes #102

Benefit They're real Mascara

Duo Lash Glue 

Lips:

Kat Von D Liquid lip stain in Outlaw

FOTD: Urban Decay Mildew

Hey dolls, hope your week is going well! today's look is using Urban Decays re formulated eye shadow in Mildew... I can't stress enough how wonderful the new formulation is. They are so satiny and creamy and one swipe can almost do both eyes. Anyway this was the look that I did for a bridal shower and Bachelorette party that I attended this past weekend. I doubled up on eye primers to make sure everything stayed in place while I was in the hot tub. Everything stayed in place and this look really turned out very polished.

Face:

Makeup Forever Face Primer

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Syracuse

Dermablend setting powder in Warm Saffron

MAC Paparazz-she e/s (blush)

MAC Peachykeen blush

Makeupforever Star powder #902

Eyes:

Cover FX Eye Prep

UDPP

Urban Decay Mildew (lid)

MAC Gorgeous Gold (tearduct)

MAC Carbon (outter V)

MAC Bamboo (transition)

MAC Bronze(crease)

Urban Decay Walk of shame(highlight)

Stila all day liquid liner

Makeup Forever khol liner in 1k

Smashbox full exposure mascara

Red Cherry #102 lashes

Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil in KGB

Lips 

MAC Sis lipstick

MAC Flesh lipglass

Urban Decay Build your own Palette Haul

Hey dolls! I was eager to get this palette and even more eager to share this haul with you. When I had training at work for this limited edition palette I was super excited to get my hands on it to share with my readers. As you can see Urban Decay has finally come out with a build your own palette.

Like MAC you can select different colours and finishes to add to your palette to suite your needs. I decided that since the summer is approaching and I've been eyeing a few colours for the longest time that I would go with those. The great thing about this palette is that I does come with a complimentary eye shadow which is matte in finish and satiny in texture. With that being said of all the matte eye shadows I've swatched, the new reformulated eye shadows are so soft in texture that even the matte ones blend with ease without looking ashy and chalky.

I'm really excited to start doing some looks with these shadows. I think my only complaint about this palette is that I feel like this palette should have had more than 6 shadows in it. As well as the price point the palette itself is $23 then you still have to purchase the shadows which are $22 a little steep in price I think but the quality of the palettes packaging as well as the quality of the shadows the price is quite a small factor in my opinion. So below are some close up of the colours that I selected for my palette. As well as the swatches.

QRS Sunshine Energy

Hey dolls! another bright mani for you today. I'm pretty sure that this colour is called Sunshine energy but i'm not sure. The sticker colour came off but based on my Google search I'm pretty sure that I have this colour right. If not I know one of you lovely readers will let me know.

Now when I applied this and photographed it with flash I was completely turned off. It looked absolutely horrible! It was showing every streaked and stroke that was made and it also didn't even look like the colour that I had applied. So I waited until the next morning to take my photos in natural light, which helped alot. I decided to do some layering so I pulled out my Sally Hansen hidden treasure and applied that to my ring finger which turned out superb. Hope you like!

p.s I apologize in advance for my dry cuticles.

Haul: MAC Cosmetics

Hey Dolls! today's post is just a few things that I picked up from mac. I've been really wanting a couple of these items for a long time and I finally picked them up. All of which are perfect for the Spring and Summer sunshine.

Have you tried any of these products? What are your thoughts or favourite ways to wear them? 

MAC Mineralized skin finish in Gold Deposit
MAC Luster drops in Sun Rush
MAC Reel Sexy Duo 1

SpaRitual Illume with Meditate on this

Its Fun day Sunday all! I'm pooped just came in from work not to long ago and remembered... I have a blog post that needs to get done. This was my mani from earlier this week. Actually it is still on but after this week of work it needs to be taken off. Its chipped and wearing off at the tips. But all in all this mani has lasted 6 days I believe......
 Anyway the main colour is of a cream formula I'm really loving creme polishes these days they apply so opaque and they look so rich. I decided to do an accent nail on my ring finger using a moonlight blue glitter which looks very similar to the blue duo chrome that I had on not to long ago. Still a pretty gem though I think. Hope you like!

Have a great week everyone!

NOTD: SpaRitual Off the Grid

This polish is absolutely stunning! Its even more beautiful in person than it really photographs. This lacquer is a turquoise duo chrome glitter. I love duo chrome polishes and I really love glitter, so the two paired together... I was one happy camper. What I really loved about this mani and the removal process. Given the fact that it is a duo chrome and a glitter we all know that the both can be sometimes tricky and time consuming to remove. This was not the case. I didn't even use acetone to remove the polish and it came off with ease.
At first when I applied this lacquer I didn't think it would be opaque in two coats but I was fooled! I could have gone for three but the thought of applying a base and top coat plus three coats of colour frightened me! Anyway Hope you like the mani. Let me know in the comments below if you have ever tried this brand before and what your thoughts are on their colours.

FOTD: Lavender Whipping

Hey dolls! hope you all had a swell weekend. Yet again another purple look. I can never get enough of purple its my all time favourite colour. Especially purple lipstick. I did this look to try out a lip combo using MAC's Lavender whip as well as a lip liner from NYX called Purple Rain. I loved it! it blended together well. I also finally got to playing around with my maybelline 24 hr color tattooo pots and I loved those too! it really lasted the whole day with minimal creasing.

Products used:

Face:

Mufe hd foundation primer

NARS sheer glow foundation in Syracuse

LA Colors mineral blush in Plum

Eyes:

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple

MAC Purple Haze e/s

MAC Star n Rockets e/s

Loreal linear intense carbon black liquid liner

Smashbox full exposure mascara

Red Cherry lashes #117

MUFE Brow corrector #3

Lips:

MAC Lavender Whip l/s

NYX lip liner in Purple Rain

NOTD: Sally Hansen Lickety Split Lime

Isn't this mani gorgeous! when I was photographing this mani in natural sunlight I was in awe! I have never seen a polish colour like this before. Its a cream formula but at the same time its so vibrant its almost fluorescent, which usually means it would dry to a matte finish. In this case that didn't happen it dried to a shiny finish. I applied two coats along with my base and top coat. With this being a insta-dry polish it dried fairly quickly as well.

FOTD: MAC Notoriety & Heroine

Hello to my beautiful readers. This was a look I threw together before work to try out my MAC heroine lipstick from the Reel Sexy collection as well as the Notoriety quad that I got in March at the MAC warehouse sale. I really love how this look came together and I especially love my new lipstick.

What do you guys pick up from the reel sexy collection? Let me know in the comments below!

Products Used:

Face: 

Makeup Forever HD Primer

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation "Syracuse"

Dermablend setting powder " Warm Saffron"

Sephora Highlighting compact "Golden"

Mac powder blush "Overdyed" "Magenta"

Makeup Forever star powder  #940

Eyes:

UDPP "Eden"

MAC Notoriety quad

MAC Satin Taupe

Loreal Paris Carbon Black linear intense liner

Eyeko London Mascara

Sephora khol liner " Keep black"

Red Cherry lashes #117

Makeup Forever brow corrector #3

Lips:

 Nyx lip liner #838 purple rain

MAC Heroine 

MAC glamglass "Fabulously Fab"

NOTD: SpaRitual Dreamsicle

Hey readers! Happy Good Friday and Happy Easter! Today's post is showcasing my new SpaRitual Mani. I've never used this brand before and I must say I really like it. This is a vegan brand which use Eco friendly products and packaging as well as they use naturally coloured products that are free from synthetic dyes.
The colour that I used is called Dreamsicle. It was a creme formula which dried to a matte finish. If you like the matte finish, a top coat is not needed but I wanted more of a glossy finish so I layered it with a Sally Hansen Opal polish along with a top coat of Seche Vite.

Haul: MAC Reel Sexy + Too Supreme Collection

Well I normally don't do two posts in one day but I decided since I got my new MAC goodies I would share them with you lovely readers since the Collection launches today I believe in stores. I only picked up a few items from this collection, the rest are just blushes that I need to get to put in my kit and a few for myself too. I'm very impressed with my purchase from MAC as I have never ordered online from them. I placed my order on Tuesday evening and received my package today just before 11:30 am WOW!



Anyway I'm really loving the products that I got as well. Especially the Lipstick Heroine that everyone has been raving about.

spring sheen-golden tawny peach 

peachy keen- very baby peach

doly mix- pure candy pink

trace gold-gold with shimmer

sunbasque- gilded peach with pearl

sweet as cocoa-chocolate brown with gold pearl

magenta-bright magenta

lightsweep- Shaping powder- warm beige with fine pearl

plum bright-purple

pink popcorn-lavender

heroine-bright violet purple

watch me simmer- bright pink-orange

blossom culture-soft pink with pearl- Too Supreme Collection

NOTD: Quirius Caribbean Turquoise

Hey dolls, This is my Nail of the day. I really love this colour its perfect for the Spring and Summer days. The finish is very similar to a polish colour that is fluorescent but its a cream at the same time. I applied two coats of this colour along with my base and top coat. I'm loving colours like these and can't wait to share more with you.

FOTD: Tangerines at the Taj Mahal

Hey dolls, its been a minutes since I last did a blog post. I've been really busy with work and life that I was just to exhausted to do anything. I did however capture most of all my makeup looks I did during that time so I do have posts to share with you all.
This particular look I achieved using 2 blushes... Nars Taj Mahal and Nars Albatross. Two beautiful blushes that needs to be a staple in every Woman of Colours makeup collection. Enjoy!

Face:
NARS Sheer Glow Foundation "Syracuse"
NARS Blush "Taj Mahal"
Nars Blush "Albatross"
Makeup Forever HD setting powder

Eyes:
Stila Prime Pot "Taffy"

Sephora eye Prism "Flash Dance"
NARS Blush "Taj Mahal"
MAC e/s "Bamboo"
MAC e/s "Orange"
MAC e/s "Juiced"
MAC e/s "Ricepaper"
Stila all day liquid liner in black
Makeup Forever Khol liner "1k"
Red Cherry Lashes #117

Lips:
Revlon lip butter "Tutti Fruitti"
Sephora Brand lipstick "R07"

FOTD: MAC Patina & Concrete

Hello readers, I decided to do a neutral smokey sort of eye using some mac eye shadows that I recently purchased. I really love how this look came out with just a pop of colour on the lip. Enjoy!

Face:
MUFE HD Foundation Primer
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation ``Syracuse``
LA Colors Mineral Blush ``Plum``
Ruby Kisses Bronzer

Eyes:
Sephora Brand Primer
Stila Prime Pot ``Taffy``
MUFE Brow Corrector 3
MAC Patina (Lid)
MAC Concrete (Crease)
MAC Carbon (Outter V)
MAC Rice paper (Highlight)
Stila All Day liquid liner
MUFE Khol liner 1K
Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara
Red Cherry lashes 117

Lips:
Marcelle Lipstick in Delight

Ciate's Caviar Nail Inspiration

As many of you polish junkies have seen the new Caviar manicure trend bouncing around I decided to give it a try. It was a really simple yet fun nail art to do. I have a lot of micro beads that I had gotten from my local dollar store which I've never gotten around to using. I opted for a fuchsia nail colour along with the beads to match. With two coats of my nail colour I sprinkled the beads onto my nail and then gently pressed them down. Once that was done, I applied my top coat and that was it. The only down fall to this manicure was that while applying my top coat it actually took off the colour of the beads original colour. Not a big deal though it still turned out beautiful.