Game Day Makeup!

So for the rival game, Clemson vs. Carolina, I wanted to be festive. I have on purple eye shadow and used liquitex paints in orange and purple on my face. I used black and garnet on Amanda's gamecock face. (EW!) haha... Go TIGERS!

*Gamecocks ended up winning. Sadness.*

Photo of the Day: 11/7/11

I'm not sure if I'm rocking this hat or epicly failing at it. Ha.

Happy Halloween!

For Halloween, Brandon and I went as Drew Barrymore and Ghostface from Scream. I used paints, and two different kinds of fake blood to get my sweater all "stabby". On Saturday, we went to my work's party and a coworker's party and my fake blood stayed put. Yay. Anyway... Happy Halloween!

Courtney's Makeover!

Our friend Courtney came to visit and while I think she is completely adorable just the way she is, I wanted to see her all dolled up. So I did her hair and Amanda did her makeup. :)

Here's the before and afters:

*The before picture is just a random one from her facebook. I forgot to take some while we were making her over.. but whatever. :P

Special FX Makeup!

Here are some photos of the special effects makeup looks I have done. Mostly just for fun and practice. Amanda (a friend of ours) wanted to look like zombie and our friend Amber wanted a really gross wound to scare her friend.

-Brandon

"Zombie Amanda"











Amber's arm

Photo of the Day: 10/16/11

I love my infinity scarf! :)

Photo of the Day

Crackle toes!

White Sally Henson nail polish with Black Crackle on top. I got the crackle from Sally Beauty Supply and the white from Wal-Mart.

Product Reviews: Makeup!

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes
Carbon Black
$8-9

I am IN LOVE with this mascara. It makes my eyelashes HUGE! I've never worn falsh lashes, I think it's a fear of glue being on my eyelid... but I've always wanted those huge, thick, long eyelashes and this mascara sure does the job! I normally put on about 1-3 coats for just a regular lash look, but for a more dramatic look, I use a few more coats. I love that you can just layer it on, and it doesn't get clumpy or gross looking. It's my new favorite mascara! Highly recommended for anyone who's wanting huge, beautiful eyelashes.



Urban Decay Little Sins Eyeshadow Primer Potion Set
Shades: Greed, Sin, Eden, and Original
$20-30 (I got mine on sale)

I was so excited about this purchase! I've been wanting to try these for so long! I hated when my eyeshadow would be in my creases or just off completely by the end of the day/night. This stuff says it's good for 24 hours, so I thought.. why not give it a try. I'm so glad I did. With these primers, my eyeshadow NEVER creases and lasts the entire day! After a few weeks of it working beautifully, I thought I'd really put it to the test. I applied only my eye makeup (minus mascara)at about 8:30pm one night when I was at home. I slept with it on, woke up and it was flawless. So I applied my mascara and the rest of my makeup and went to work. It was VERY hot out and even after sweating, when I got off work it was still perfect! We went over to a friends house that night, and didn't get home until almost 4am. My eyeshadow STILL had not creased. That's 31 hours of no touch ups, no reapplying, just perfect eye makeup. You cannot beat that. With these primers, you only need to use a SMALL amount. It doesn't take much, and you'll get a while out of the product. Well worth the money.

Greed is one of my favorites for if I'm doing a shimmering look, or want a summer-turning into-fall golden undertone. It's a shimmering, gold that could honestly be worn alone it's so beautiful. Original is good because it goes on clear, pretty much, and you can wear any colors of eyeshadow and it's not super glittery looking. Sin is kind of a rose/gold color, with shimmer and it's the one I have used the least... but it works just as well as the others, I just haven't used it as much. Eden is my other favorite, it's a beige/skin tone color, with no shimmer at all and I love it soooo much. Not only does it make a great eyelid primer, but it covers my dark circles under my eyes as well. I put a small dab under either eye, and use my finger to pat it/rub it in, then set it with a my Hard Candy Mattifying Powder.



Urban Decay's Naked Palette
$50
The Naked Palette has some of the most beautiful neutrals and shimmery shades I have ever seen! I absolutely love them. You can create soooo many looks with this palette. Smokey eyes, natural eyes, shimmery eyes... Just love it. HIGHLY recommend this palette. It is a definite MUST HAVE. You can buy it at Sephora, Ulta or online. I bought mine straight from UD's website. My favorite colors of the palette are Virgin (the first color on the left side), Naked (3rd in from the left), Toasted (4th in from the right), and Darkhorse (5th in from the right). Naked is not only a great lid or crease color, but it works perfect for filling in my eyebrows.

Good Hair Day...

I am having a good hair day.. sooo... that's all. :)

Favorites!

Hello!

This blog is ALL about my absolute favorite things! Favorite brands, favorite colors/shades,styles, etc!







Eyeshadow: Definitely my Naked Palette, by Urban Decay. I love neutrals and really dark colors, so this is definitely the best. I love how it has matte and shimmery powder, definitely a plus! My favorite single eye shadow colors are probably "Naked" from the Naked Palette and "Perversion" by Urban Decay. Naked is the best neutral EVER. I use it to fill in my eyebrows as well, and it works whether my hair is blonde or brown. Perversion is the best black eyeshadow I've ever used. It's very pigmented and rich. (It's from UD's Matte Shadows)





Eyeliner: It used to be the Perfect Point Plus in Black Onyx by Covergirl, but then I tried Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide On in Perversion, and OMG, AMAZING. It is hands down the blackest eyeliner. But it is expensive. Covergirl eyeliner is about $5-7 and UD's is $19... so... they're both my favorite.




Eye Primer: I tried the ELF eyelid primer in Pearl but it was gritty and kind of coarse feeling. Maybe their flesh tone one would work better?? I see people on YouTube using that one all the time and raving about it. But currently I'm using Eden Primer Potion by UD (of course). I got the "Little Sins" set and I love it. Eden is my favorite because it works double for me. It's a great shadow primer, but it also works amazingly as an under-eye concealer.




Mascara: HANDS DOWN--Loreal's Voluminous Million Lashes in Carbon Black. It makes my lashes HUGE! Love, love, LOVE.






Powder/Bronzer: Physician's Formula is my favorite brand for powders and bronzers. They last really good, they don't look too cakey or powdery when applied and last for a good while. Also, they don't break me out which is always a good thing. I love contouring with the darker shades.




Blush: Clinique blush in Cupid is my favorite. I'm actually almost out. I hit pan and kept on going! It's really expensive, but I've seriously been using it for years so... well worth the money. It has lasted me almost 4 years. That's crazy to me. But then again, it's so pigmented that it really doesn't take much to apply and I don't wear it every day. Still, well worth the money and amazing. (You can see I love it, I've hit some serious pan!)




Lips: Nivea Lipcare, A Kiss of Shimmer. It's chapstick but with a hit of shimmery, baby pink. Also SoftLips in Pearl (it's a little darker than the Nivea, but still really pretty)




Lotion/Moisturizer: I love using Aloe anything! I use Aloe lotion and if I've been in the sun I'll use Aloe Vera gel because I hate getting sun burned and peeling. But pretty much, I just use aloe stuff. I'm not big on the overly scented, perfume kind of lotions because most of those just break me out and don't do ANYTHING for my dry skin. CeraVe is good, but kind of pricey and in the winter I use Curell Intensive Healing. (Tip: The Curell Intensive Healing is also good for tatoos)

Acne Treatments: I don't use any medications or Proactive... nothing like that. In fact.. I don't even use face wash. (GASP!) I use baby wipes to take off my makeup, and wash my face. If I have a really red, swollen blemish.. I use hydrocortisone cream on it. It removes the redness and the it really will help with some of the swelling. I also will use aspirin. If you wet an aspirin and hold it to your pimple, it helps to minimize it. If I have a scab on my face from scratching bumps or something, I'll put Neosporin on it. It helps A LOT. And sometimes I'll use toothpaste on blemishes. Just put some on before bed and wash it off the next morning. Another thing, holding an aloe leaf to your face can help clear up the zits/acne. I know all of this sounds crazy, but I don't have bad acne.. my skin is mostly clear, but when I do break out, it's always the big ones. So these things just work really well for me. I'm not at all saying it will work for everyone, but it works for me. (I don't do ALL of these at once, I just kind of do whatever I can with what I have in the moment.)

Shoes: In the summer, FLIP FLOPS. When Old Navy has their flip flop sales, I'm all over it. In the winter, I love Ugg style boots and riding boots. For high heels, I'm all about pumps. They're the sexiest shoes to me. Wedges are great too, but usually I only wear wedges in the summer. For sneakers, I love my Sketchers Tone Ups. At work, I am 99% of the time in ballerina flats. Black. Always black.

Pants: My favorite pants lately are Gloria Vanderbuilt jeggings. They're black and soooo comfortable. Also, they can look really casual or really dressy depending on my tops and shoes. Definitely my favorite.

Tops: I love layering. Usually I'm wearing a tank top or cami with a cardigan or light sweater on. That's probably my favorite for tops, just because I do that the most. It's pretty classic I guess, but I go with what works.

Purses: Kathy Van Zeeland. The end. I seriously have a wall shrine of my bags. It's crazy.

Shampoo/Conditioner: I love Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine, and Herbal Essences curly hair s/c. They just smell really good. I use Ion Intensive Therapy for my deep conditioner, and it works beautifully. I'm almost out, so I'll be going to Sally's to get (hopefully) all Ion products for shampoo, conditioner, etc.

Heat: I love CHI Iron Guard 44, and Beyond The Zone's Smooth Criminal. Both work really well and the Smooth Criminal smells SO good and leaves my hair very shiny but not greasy looking.


So some of my favorite makeup brands are Urban Decay, Physician's Formula, ELF, Hard Candy, and Wet 'n' Wild. Favorite clothing brands are Derek Heart, Rue21, Forever 21, Converse, Mossimo, LC Lauren Conrad, Hurley, Element, OP, Bongo, Candies, Abbey Dawn, and Angels Jeans. Favorite hair care brands are BedHead, Ion, Beyond the Zone and Sexy Hair (Even though I can rarely afford it!)

Anyway.. that's just some favorites. I'm always open to suggestions on products and stores, websites, etc..so feel free to leave me some! :)

Thanks!