Collection: Lippies!
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, Lip Products, My Collection
Wow people, this is a looooong time in coming! I’ve posted my eye products and cheek products, and now finally I have some pictures of the lip products! I didn’t do all of my lipliners, but eh, I’ll do those later. This is not the complete collection of lip stuff. I found some afterward in a purse, on the bathroom counter, on the coffee table…but this is most of it (not including any palettes of course)! If you have questions about any of it, let me know. I will eventually get swatches of all of the eyeshadows I have, but I dunno about the lips…you’ll have to ask for specific ones and I’ll do a lip swatch for you and build it into a look :-)
You have no idea how long it took me to gather all of these up and separate them! There are two bins full - one is for lipsticks and the other for glosses. They were in two big drawers all mixed together, plus like 6 different little makeup bags were full of some more. Getting the MAC lipsticks to stand up like that was the most difficult and challenging. I had to stuff the end of the container so that they’d stay up. Actually, I had to put them all in right side up first, then flip each one over individually, and they stayed. I really love this new set up though. Everything is so easy to find, and I can see all of the colors laid out in front of me. I rediscovered old favorites and have only found one double (of a glossimer). And yes, I pretty much know almost every single one by name…at least enough to identify it’s color family! This is my collection, and I LOVE it! Enjoy! :-)
Lipsticks
See some close-ups and the glosses! Read the rest of this entry »
Look: I <3 Laura Geller
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blushes/Shimmers, Bronze, Cle de Peau, Green, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC, Smokey
There was no reason for me to actually do any makeup on this day, since we were just making the long drive home from Vegas, but I felt like it :-) We went to Sephora next to the Venetian because my friend Rachel had a gift certificate, and she wanted some help picking out shadows (duh, my specialty)! She ended up getting the Laura Mercier Sahara Sun Eye Mosaic (great choice…and surprisingly one I don’t have…yet).
ANYway, since I bowled so badly (which bummed me out), my fantastic husband told me he’d buy me some makeup from Sephora! OMG - this happens like once a year when he volunteers to buy me makeup! Soooooo sweet (and it totally turned my mood around…can you say bonus points?)! So I bought 3 new Laura Geller baked mineral shadows and two more of her mineral baked blushes. If you’ve never tried anything by Laura Geller, you seriously need to. Have you noticed lately that I’ve been using her Pink Grapefruit blush like all the time?! That’s because I’m completely in love with it…it seriously might be my new HG, and I never would have seen that coming! It gives me the perfect color, perfect sheen, not to mention great application and staying power. I highly recommend it, but beware if you have allergies because the first ingredients are talc and mineral oils. But for me, it’s the cat’s meow ;-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Rubenesque PP (base), All That Glitters (inner lid), Laura Geller Devil’s Food (middle lid), Laura Geller Mint (outer lid & crease), Solar White (highlight), YSL green liquid liner (upper lashline), Bobbi Brown Ivy Shimmer Ink (waterline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Sunswept Mineralized cheek color
- Lips: Clé de Peau Beauté #13 lipstick
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Tutorial: Navy & Lighter Shades Look
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, MAC, Tutorials, Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
Yay my very first tutorial! I wore this look two days in a row, and figured that the second time, I’d turn it into a pictorial step-by-step. Well, it’s not a video, but maybe this’ll give you some idea of how this look is put together. Please let me know if this is helpful at all or give me some feedback as to how I can make it better, and I’ll try to do more if you’d like :-) Thanks for looking!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Bare Study PP (base), Bright Side (inner & middle lid), marbled side of Polar Opposite (outer lid & crease), navy blue side of Inter-View (outer crease), light pink side of Word-of-Mouth (highlight), Bobbi Brown Sapphire Shimmer Ink (upper & lower lashline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara.
- Cheeks: Enough Said BPB
- Lips: YSL Rouge Pur #132
Get step-by-step instructions with pictures along the way for how to get this look. Read the rest of this entry »
Review: Dior Bronze Couture Palette
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, Blushes/Shimmers, Brands, Dior, Eye Products, Product Info, Reviews
This Dior Bronze Couture Palette ($80) blows my mind! Yep, it’s THAT good! Ok, I’m not going to end every sentence with an exclamaition point lol. Anyway, I must rave to you about this palette. Usually these are little gimmiky things that I skip over and don’t even give a second look to. But when I was at the Dior counter, the lady helping me get my Electric Lights and Pop Diamond wasn’t an actual Dior lady, so she was a little slow. While I was waiting, I swatched this palette just for kicks, and whoa! I was so impressed!
I did a complete look using all 3 of the palette products HERE.
Included in this palette is two brushes: blush & lip brushes, both with caps. And of course the beautiful D for Dior impressed in the bronzer…simply gorgeous!
Read a detailed review of all 3 parts plus close-ups and an Overall Coloruza Rating! Read the rest of this entry »
Look: Dior Electric Lights Quint
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Dior, Eyeshadow, Looks, My Collection, Silver, Teal
Finally…a Dior quint that has some descent color payoff! In my experience with the quints, they are just so disappointing in the amount of color I can get on my lid. This one finally gave some oomph, but MAC colors still do it better IMO. The color in the middle is very purple, though it looks like a navy blue in the picture. I included a close-up of it after the jump with the rest of my pics. What do you think of this quint? Worth the money?
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Greenstroke PP (base), Dior Iridescent Eyes Electric Lights Quint, UD 24/7 Zero (liner), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Dior Pop Diamond Skin Shimmer
- Lips: Viva Glam VI lipglass
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Collection: Other Eye Products
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, Bobbi Brown, Dior, Eye Products, Eyeshadow, Guerlain, Laura Mercier, MAC, My Collection, NARS, Stila, Urban Decay
I’ve posted all of my MAC shadows, so here is the rest of my eye products. Paintpots, eyeliners, and shadows/eye products from other brands. Oh man…now this means I have to move on to lip products…which will be a very difficult and work intensive endevor because my lip products are spread out in bags and purses etc. :-) Ah well, in the mean time, enjoy my other eye products
If you’d like to know names - please ask! Thanks!
MAC Paint Pots
UD 24/7 Eyeliners
See so much more…shadows, liners, etc.! Read the rest of this entry »
Tutorial: Depotting UDPP
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, Eye Products, Tutorials
If you have UDPP (Urban Decay Primer Potion) in original or Sin, and you haven’t “depotted” it, then you must follow these steps! You’re missing out on at least, AT LEAST half of the product inside if you chuck it after nothing else comes off the wand. The whole process takes about 10 minutes. Good luck!
See step-by-step pictures and directions! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Depot UDPP, Depotting, Primer Potion, Tutorial, UDPP, UDPP Sin
Mirror Mirror On the Wall…
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, My Collection
A few weeks ago I went to my college roommate’s house to spend the weekend and I came across a hugely important discovery…it’s all about the mirror!!! I had to try to get ready in a normal bathroom for two days…and some of those times I wasn’t allowed in the bathroom because someone else was using it, so I had to use one of the little compact mirrors that is embedded in a tiny compact. Lame. And so incredibly difficult!
Therefore I am sharing with you one of my beloved beauty secrets:
Ta-da! It swivels out from the wall, has a light around the rim and 3 different magnifying areas: normal, x3 and x5! Seriously, it blows the mind what you’re able to see in a close-up mirror with extra light! It’s one of the best birthday presents ever (from my dear husband). Problem is, it spoils me, and I have such a hard time doing my makeup well without it! I hate leaning over the counter to get good eyeliner or make sure my foundation is completely blended. I think this one was from Linen’s N Things, but you can find them at that type of store. I want to say it was $70-80 but soooooo woth it (and you could probably find them cheaper)! It plugs into the wall for it’s electricity and you could leave it plugged in since it has an on/off switch, but since my plug is on the other side of the counter, I only plug it in when I need it.
Anyway, long story, short story - my mirror is awesome and I think all beauty junkies like myself need to have one!
Review/Swatches: Bobbi Brown Pastel Palette
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Eyeshadow, My Collection, Product Info, Reviews, Swatches
While doing some online shopping at Neimen Marcus, I had to reach a certain amount for a free gift, so I browsed their exclusives. What a little beauty this was!
The colors are all really pastel, and I haven’t used them yet except for the teal one (second from the left) and I was quite impressed. It has a descent texture and the color came out nice. The palette itself is kinda small, and you only get a little strip of each color, but there are a lot of colors! Seriously, when’s the last time you saw so many colors in one little palette?? At first I didn’t like how they were all packed in there, but I think I actually appreciate that they didn’t waste space on dividers. I can use the 239 brush or my trusty 213 and get only that specific color very easily. I’m not planning on mixing any of the colors together before they’re on my eyelid :-)
See swatches and color names! Read the rest of this entry »
Poll: What Looks Interest YOU?
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, Polls
Participate in Coloruza’s very first poll!!! :-D
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