Beauties in Bloom

Hey guys! For todays FOTD I ended up with a pretty monochromatic look all in the berry color family! Berry blush, lips, and eyes! I started out playing with Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Amethyst, a warm mauve color with gold shimmer--it sort of inspired the rest of the products I used! Laura Mercier Amethyst all over lids, Mac Brown Down in outer-v & crease, Inglot amc shine 30 to highlight browbone Products: Face: Laura Mercier Foundation Primer YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat B30 Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Garnier Anti-Dark Circle Eye Rollerball Maybelline Dream Matte Powder Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer Nars Sin Blush Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter in Pearl on cheekbones Anastasia Bold & Beautiful Brow Kit Eyes: Nars Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Amethyst Mac Brown Down Sephora Collection 12HR wear liquid eyeliner in Glitter Brown Estee Lauder Sumptuous Mascara (HATED this mascara. Luckily ...

Today I thought I'd show you the Anastasia Beverly Hills Spring 2013 offering, the Bold and Beautiful Kit! If you like neutral shades and defined, groomed brows then this would be a great kit to check out. Very nice, simple packaging presented like a two box set--one set is for the brows, the second is for the eyes. I love that the palettes are nice and thin but I do think there is a lot of empty cardboard space. If they made them even smaller it would be even more convenient for travel. The brow set comes with a waxy brown shade on the left and a cool toned ashy taupe brow powder. The pomade holds the brows in really nicely, does not come out too dark and is lightly pigmented so it is buildable--i think if your brows are not too light or too dark it would work nicely. The brow gel works a bit better for holding very unruly brows in place, but if you only need a little bit of hold, the pomade is perfect! I really like the powder too--I thought it might be a little to...

Hi everyone! You may know from my post about YSL Glossy stains ( HERE ) that they are my absolute favorite lip product. I love everything about them--the staying power, the formula, the colors...The only thing I hate is the high price point. At $32 per glossy stain, they don't come cheap. So I was completely ecstatic when it was rumored that the new L'oreal Colour Caresse Shine Stains were a possible dupe for them! I picked up 4 for way less than the price of one glossy stain. I thought I'd share some swatches and my thoughts on them with you! L-R: Endless Red, Coral Tattoo, Pink Resistance, Berry Persistant The gold packaging is really nice--obviously not as luxurious looking as the YSL glossy stains, but I do like the packaging. I really like that you can see the color on the side as well. In the photo below you can see that the applicator is quite similar too. They both have a slightly pointed padded doefoot applicator. The YSL ones is a bit more angular so it does...

Ever since I got my first Maybelline Color Tattoos back in February of last year (see my initial review HERE !) I have added a few more to my collection. I love using them alone as a wash of color or as a colored base for my powder eyeshadows. One of my favorite colors I have gotten is one I'm showing you today-- Bad to the Bronze! It is such a nice shimmery neutral, I find myself using it all the time! As I mentioned before, these don't quite last like tattoos on my eyelids. They crease awfully on their own but work amazing over an eyeshadow primer! Keep in mind they may not crease for you--I just have annoyingly oily eyelids :) The texture on this one is creamy and very blendable---I actually find it to be the best texture (the creamiest!) of all the tattoos I own. The color is a taupey-bronze. It is not like a traditional bronze with warm, golden undertones. It is more of a taupe with a hint of bronze. I love the color and think it would be flattering on sooo many...

Here's another look of the day! It was one of those days where I didn't know what I wanted to wear and I just kind of piled on shadows and ended with a sort of light gold and dark purple combination. I also played around with the new L'oreal colour caresse shine stain in pink resistance--it gave a really nice pink color after a couple of layers though it was a bit drying after a few hours. Nars Rajasthan on lid, Hourglass Exhibition dark purple in outer-v, Mac Wedge in crease, Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Amethyst on lower waterline   Products: Face: Laura Mercier Foundation Primer YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat B30 Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Laura Mercier Translucent powder YSL Touche Eclat Radiant Touch Concealer Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer Estee Lauder Pure Color Blush in Lover's Blush Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter in Pearl on cheekbones Anastasia Brow Powder in Brunette Anastasia Brow Gel, Clear Eyes: Nars Smu...

Hey guys! I'm back with yet another Zoya polish-- Toni! A little while ago I was fortunate enough to win a Zoya giveaway hosted by the lovely Kristina at SasquatchSwatch ! I was sent two colors (Toni & Natty) from the Zoya 2012 Designers Collection. As you may know from reading my blog, Zoya is my favorite brand for nail polish, so I was absolutely ecstatic to get two more to add to my growing collection! I took a quick picture of it on Instagram so you could see what a pretty color it is: Toni is a dark, berry wine color. It's a beautiful cream finish and is perfectly opaque in two coats. The finish is glossy though it looks even more so in the photo because I have nailtiques over the top of it. I couldn't recommend Zoya polishes enough--Toni is yet another lovely one! If you're interested in any of my other Zoya posts, you can check HERE ---on that post you can also read my summary of Zoya's Share the Love points program (yet another reason why I love ...