Look: Sometimes It All Comes Together
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Chanel, Gold, Looks, MAC, NARS, Yaby, Yellow
This is one of those looks that I felt really came together the way I wanted. I love the combination of yellows and blues, and I get to do it a lot with all of the UCLA shirts that I have. :-) It almost looks kinda green huh? Go figure haha! ;-P I’m really fond of the way that it all looks with the blush, lipstick and eye look all together. Best part? It’s actually a really easy look to create. Some simple yellows and blues with blue liner. Easy!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints (light yellow, gold, blue), Soft Force (inner lid & highlight), Bright Future (middle lid), NARS Night Flight (outer lid & crease), Bobbi Brown Cobalt Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Cheek & Cheerful mineralize blush
- Lips: Brave New Bronze l/s + Chanel Bronze Crystal Glossimer
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Look: Gold + Teal = Awesome!
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Gold, Kat Von D, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC, Teal
I finally got back on MUA after being off of it for a good while. Things at work are too busy for me to play :-) But I needed some ideas, and that’s always a great place to go. There’s a FOTD (Face of the Day) board where people post their looks and get responses. A lot of people ask for CC (Constructive Criticism), but I do not. I’m not posting to be criticized…I’m giving back ideas and taking ideas from others. I do value opinions though, and I love hearing yours (afterall, this site is kinda for YOU, right? lol!) in the comments. Lots of people on other boards feel that FOTD board is just for people fishing for compliments, and that’s just not the case. The exchange of ideas is enormous, the validation is inspiring, and the overall positive ways that women are interacting is uplifting. That’s the way I see it, anyway. Have you been to the boards? What’s your opinion?
Anyway, on to the look…someone posted a FOTD using the UD Baked palette I believe, and I loved the combination of gold and teal, so I gave it my own spin. At first I didn’t like it at all and was like, uh oh…what have you done?! But with a little bit of a darker color right in the outer crease, it came together, and I really liked how it’s bold, edgy, and different from the everyday, you know? Maybe a little overboard on the blush, and the liner still needs to be thicker more toward the outer edge, but still, I like it (and nobody’s perfect right?) :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), Metal X Pure Ore (inner lid), Metal X Goldspice (middle lid), Natural Flare MES over those, Teal Pigment (outer lid & crease), Femme Fi (highlight), Kat Von D Proud Peacock (upper lashline), UD 24/7 Flipside (lower lashline), Graphblack Technakohl (waterline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Sunswept mineralize blush
- Lips: Buoy-o-Buoy l/s + Just a Smudge Suntint balm
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Look: Kat Von D Gypsy
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Gold, Green, Kat Von D, Looks, MAC, Smokey, White
Here’s another look using the Kat Von D eyeshadow palettes: the Gypsy one this time! You know how I love my greens!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Greenstroke PP (base), Kat Von D Gypsy Palette: Brass Knuckles (inner corner), Birdcage (inner lid), Ego Sum (middle lid), Gunner (outer lid & crease), Femme Fi (highlight), Blooz Kohl (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Bobbi Brown Coral blush
- Lips: Lollipop Lovin’ l/s + Queen Bee lipglass
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Look: Kat Von D Ludwig Bronzes
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Bronze, Brown, Gold, Kat Von D, Looks, MAC, Neutral
Here’s a look using the Kat Von D Ludwig Palette. It’s not perfect, and it didn’t wow me, but it was alright. I like the look of the Peacock eyeliner, but it was too thin on the outer corner. I should have made it thicker - but of course I didn’t see that before taking the pictures. I swear, pictures are totally unforgiving! :-) So do we like the bronzes? If you like more browns and earthy tones, I definitely recommend this palette!!!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Bare Study PP (base), Kat Von D Ludwig Palette: Downtown (inner), Baroque (middle), Leather (outer & crease), Clay (highlight), Kat Von D Proud Peacock liquid liner (upper lashline), Jealous Kohl Power (waterline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Earth to Earth Mineralized blush duo
- Lips: Bobbi Brown Beige Gold metalic lip color + Oh Baby lipglass
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Look & Review: Dior Amber Design Quint
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Brown, Dior, Eyeshadow, Gold, Looks, My Collection, Neutral, Reviews
I’m not a huge fan of Dior quints only because their pigmentation is usually too weak for my taste. The quality is great, but most of the time the colors muddy together on my lid.
That being said, I have very mixed feelings about this particular “quint” which I wouldn’t even say is a quint because it only has 4 eyeshadow colors, and one of those is only a “shine” color. In place of the 5th color is a brown gel (I think) liner. To be honest, I felt jipped! I have a ton of brown eyeliners! Ah well, I do see the value in having everything all together in one place I suppose, and to give it credit, the liner was very nice and dark, so it worked well with the palette.
The shadow colors themselves, are pretty nice. They’re not incredibly unique, but they’re very pretty. I love golds and coral colors and browns. It creates a nice soft look, which is great, but not what I’m all about, you know? The shadows are soft and go on smoothly. And on a side note…I’m really liking this lip combo! :-)
What are your thoughts?
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), Dior Amber Design quint (as suggested - including liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Cheek & Cheerful mineralized blush
- Lips: Bobbi Brown Brown Metalic lip color + Nice Mix Up tri-color lipgloss
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Look: Color Crafted Cheeks
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Bronze, Gold, Looks, MAC
These mineralized blushes from MAC’s Color Crafted Collection are some of the prettiest blushes ever. The swirl of colors is brilliant. I may have gone a bit overboard with the cheek color today, but I can’t help it. I love the way it looks, especially up against a red shirt. :-) The eyes using pretty much just that little quad, also came out great. So far, I’m impressed with the few products I’ve tried from this glorious launch!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Cash Flow PP (base), Natural Flare MES quad, Bobbi Brown Chocolate Shimmer Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Style Demon mineralize blush + Porcelain Pink MSF
- Lips: Naked Paris l/s + Gold Rebel lipglass
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Look: MAC Freelance Work - Solar Bits Love
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Brown, Gold, Looks, MAC, Smokey
I worked again for MAC a couple weeks ago. It was some freelance hours, and I’m really happy they called me. It was a lot of fun! I sold stuff (of course) and did a few make-overs, one on a girl going to an Indian Wedding :-) She liked her look so that made me happy! This look was one I particularly like, and I actually had several customers asking what products I was wearing because they really liked the “foil” look that the Solar Bits gave it. I hooked ’em up :-) And of course, I didn’t let them get the Solar Bits without getting at least one Paint Pot…because really it would just be irresponsible of me to let them try to do a look without one, right?! Hmmm, so that gets me thinking…what do YOU all use as an eyeshadow primer/base?? What works best for you?
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Indian Wood PP (base), Scatterays Solar Bits (inner lid), Impassioned Solar Bits (outer lid), Carbon (crease), Creme de Miel (highlight), Smolder Kohl (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Honey Light + Margin
- Lips: Most Wanted slimshine + Style Warrior lipglass
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200th Post! Look: Stila Pastel with Navy Blue
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Gold, Looks, MAC, NARS, Stila, White
Yay! This is Coloruza’s 200th Post!!! Woohoo! Can’t believe it’s been that many huh?! I have some new people visiting and some of my long-time loyal visitors - all of whom I’m incredibly greatful for! Thank you to everyone who has perused and/or commented. I hope the next 200 are even better :-D
Now on to the look…I dug out my Stila Shimmering Pastel Palette for this one.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Bare Study PP (base), Stila Pastel Palette - white on inner lid, gold on middle lid, blue on outer lid & crease, Creme de Miel (highlight), Bobbi Brown Cobalt Ink (liner), Fly-by-Blu Pearlglide liner (lower lashline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Honey Light + NARS Orgasm blush
- Lips: Brave New Bronze l/s + Stripped Down l/l + Chanel Sunset Gold Glossimer
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Look: Another James Honey Attempt
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Brown, Gold, Looks, MAC
This was my favorite of the times I tried to recreate the look James did with the MAC Honey collection. I did the exact same thing he did using the exact same colors. You know, I think this is one of my favorite looks. Like for one of those days when you just don’t know what to pick or what look to do. It might just be my go-to look. For me, it was easy, and I adore the way it comes together.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: Rubenesque PP (base), Buckwheat (outer lid & crease), Pollinator (above crease), Crème de Miel (inner lid), Nylon (highlight), Smolder Kohl (liner), Smolder+Carbon+Smolder (waterline), Zoomlash mascara
- Brows: Lingering Pencil
- Cheeks: Spring Sheen blush + Honey Light Illuminating Pressed Powder
- Lips: Ravishing Creamsheen l/s + Spiced l/l + She’s a Star l/g
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Look: Lips are Buzzin’
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Gold, Green, Laura Geller, Lips, Looks, MAC
I’m in a total pickle…maybe you can help me out. So I went to the MAC counter yesterday to place my Norstrom Anniversary pre-orders, and my favorite MA James talked saw me and brought me over…and talked me into buying a lot of Naked Honey stuff. Now, I had already told myself that I wasn’t going to buy anything until the F&F sale (25% off!). I like most of what I got…so my dilemma is this: do I keep what I got, and just say oh well to the 25% off, or do I return most of it (unused) to a different location and then re-purchase online and get the discount? What should I do? I guess I’m only conflicted because I don’t like to return stuff. I know it counts against them, and I dunno. Thoughts? Advice?
I had to use the lippies…just couldn’t wait, so I won’t be returning those. But to not use my Honey Light Powder…that took a LOT of my willpower!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Cash Flow PP (base), Larua Geller Devil’s Food (outer lid & crease), Laura Geller Mint (middle lid), light side of Heat Element MES (inner lid & highlight), Bobbi Brown Black Ink (liner), UD 24/7 Zero +Carbon+UD24/7 Zero (waterline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Springsheen blush + Refined MSF
- Lips: Buzz lipglass
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