Forgive me for I am late...

In just a few minutes I will be working on my incoming 88 Palette Monday EOTD in hopes that I will not revive my forgetfulness from this past 2 weeks!I'm late but all for a good reason - my baby is growing super fast and while I catch up with her, feeding her sweet potatoes and squash, I've been working on her language skills, and my son got ill just this past week, yep super busy...

Anywho, I'm glad to be back and in the saddle again :) Here is what I've been working on, hope you all like it..........

EOTD #1 88 Palette Monday: 'Sugarplums'

Believe it or not but the purple that is on the crease and contour is actually a blue color that has changed since layered over the coral color, I used the purple upper eyeliner from the Punk Funk ELF quad....

1 all over the eyelid and blended upward towards the highlight area

2 only on crease and contour area blended

3 on lower lashline only.

Stilleto Volume mascara and MAC Vanilla as highlight

EOTD #2 88 Palette Monday: 'Earthday'

This EOTD was quite easy, I got some colors that I'd never really played with before....

1 all over the lid and past the crease, used 2 to blend out edges of 1 and blended upward toward highlight area, used 3 only on lid blended upward.

1 on lower lashline

Stiletto volume mascara and Stiletto eyeliner

MAC Vanilla as highlight

88 Palette Monday: Blueberry Sky

I'm not sure what convinced me to play around with blues today...but I'm glad I did. Here is today's look which reminded me alot of blueberries and mint, nevertheless the gradient sort of reminded me of the sky. So please enjoy my rendition of Blueberry Sky :)

I used plenty of colors but it was rather easy to complete

Not much blending is necessary since most of the shadows were frosted. I used MAC's Vanilla as a highlight....

#1 on inner corner of lid

#2 right next to it covering 2 thirds of the lid

#3 on the rest of the lid

#4 on outer V and contour area but not all the way

#5 and 6 mixed together put on outer V for depth

I mixed #3 , 4 , and 6 for the lower lashline, smudged out softly

Revlon Colorstay on the lower waterline

Covergirl Mascara

I hope you all enjoy!

88 Palette Monday: Smoky Vine

Dark and sultry....I wanted to try something more smoky since fall and winter are on their way...I hope you all like it.

A smoky mixture of blacks and forest green:

Sweep #1 over outer V and contour area first

Pat #2 all over the lid and on the lower lashline and afterwards apply #1 only on the outer lower lashline

#3 is the highlight and inner corner

I used Lash Stiletto for lashes

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Shady Lady look

Using my Shady Lady palette was awesome due to the fact that the shadows are easy to manage and are true in color. I just wanted to clarify that this palette is mostly for earthy or neutral looks...whatever color you fancy you can use to your liking.....You can use only 1 color by itself or dress it up by adding color in the crease or adding a contour color, etc.

Sure you can't really identify a bright, funky color in the palette but you can also spike it with the darkest shade for a dramatic look.

Anywho, here is the Soft greenish Taupe look I came up with:

I remember briefly talking about the palette in my May Haul posting but just to reiterate the palette can be found at Sephora.com, I'm not sure about Sephora stores, I have checked but found nothing. I found that buying The Balm products from their website are cheaper since Sephora.com will charge you tax and shipping.

The Balm also offers a few other beauty products such as lipstick, blush, and tinted moisturizer to name a few...and the packaging is quite cute as it echos a similarity with Benefit cosmetics!

Sorry...I had to!

The palette has plenty of neutral colors....and they are very versatile.....

What I used:

Eyes:

On the lid - Insane Jane

Contour area and lower lashline - Makeout Mary

Crease and outer V - Bossy Bobbi

Highlight and inner corner - Devilish Danielle

Upper lashline - Maybelline Line Stiletto

Mascara - Loreal Voluminous, Carbon Black

Lower lashline liner - MAC Smooth Blue Technakohl liner

Face:

Revlon Colorstay foundation makeup Natural Tan

Prescriptives camo concealer

Physicians Formula bronzer

MAC blush Peachtwist

Lips:

NYX Ever liner

Sally Hansen moist and matte lip color Linen

Tidbits, Hauls, FOTD :)

Chili Bowl

San Antonio

Kennedy

Vs

Memorial

football game 2009

To show my team spirit I ended up going all out with my makeup. I could have worn green lipstick but didn't know if that would look right :/ I also wanted to put falsh lashes and paint green glitter on the tips but I ran out of time and couldn't do it :D

It was a nice night, the weather was perfect and we had a great turnout. The concession stands were running out of food, lol. Better yet, Kennedy kicked the socks off of Memorial with a final of 42 to 6 which was evident in the game, Memorial players were tripping over their own feet, running was lagging, and catching seemed like a sin, lol....after the game the kids went out to the field to say hi to all the players and the coaches...

Anyways, here is what I used:)

-Face-

Grisi face lotion

MAC studio fix fluid nc40

Prescriptives concealer

MAC peachtwist blush (very lightly)

-Eyes-
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Sally Girl eyeshadow Snow
vivid green from Coastal Scents 88 palette
Urban Decay Graffiti e/s
dark forest green from Coastal Scents 88 palette
ULTA Galaxy e/s
Clinique high impact mascara
Zero Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner
MAC eye pencil Minted

-Lips-
MAC lipstick Gilty Kiss
LA colors gloss

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Not in the Galley

Veteran's Day 2009 - Yesterday I had a very nice Post-Marine Corps birthday day. haha. I ended up getting a free drink where I work and me and the family went to Applebee's to get our free meals! The wait was an hour and a half but it was worth it because our meal was hot and our waitress was in a festive and great mood. We made new friends waiting to be seated as well. Overall the night was great!

And now for my long overdue haul :)

I've been needing to get a backup of my all-time favorite holy grail lipgloss in Endulging by Milani, so I went ahead and got Endulging and the hot pink one...

A few weeks ago I picked up a few things at a nice store that one of my readers suggested I visit, Michelle, thank you so much for letting me know about it! NYX lipliners, I love these...and 1 eyeliner in Seafoam Green...

and 2 round lipglosses by NYX - they are just ok I guess. I may have to give these away though-not a fan....And an LA Colors gloss in Beige? I think :/

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Has anyone ever tried these glosses before? For $2.49 these are a steal. Well I LUUUUUUUV these! I originally started out wearing the Cappuccino one (which is a creamy nude beige color)...and I never really thought about checking out the other colors they had to offer, but I'm so glad I did...I went ahead and bought 3 more and I love them!Frosted Berry, Mocha Mousse and Strawberry Parfait...They each smell like the description of the name so that is very lovely :)they are much cheaper at Wal-mart, if you go to Walgreens they try to rip you off by charging 4 to 5 dollars for each, so check them out if you are interested! :)

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So, I've sort of been on a no makeup buying project since early September, roughly. But once in a while I do treat myself to something that I must have or something that I need, and for a special occasion like yesterday, I did do a little hauling....

My Veterans Day treat to myself

Loreal eyeshadow in Taffeta, Sinful Colors Nail Lacquer in Gold, and Loreal Bare Naturale mascara

This color is very unique, I don't have anything exactly like this color....I have a few shadows sort of close to it but not exactly. I would describe it as a rosy bronze that is light and frosted but not too frosted, I love it
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In the beginning of the month I went over to the outlets in search of a certain Betsey Johnson handbag but didn't find it :(

Anyways, In order for the trip to not be such a 'waste',heehee, I stopped by my favorite makeup store, yep, the CCO. I did find a few things that I adore!

Refined MSF, Gold Stroke pigment, Night Violet lipstick and Fresh Cut e/s palette

This pigment is so unique, I don't have an eyeshadow or other pigment even close to the color, I've worn it a couple of times and love itFresh Cut e/s palette which was a Nordstrom edition palette that has alot of pretty colorsThe detail on the palette is nice/cute :)I am in love with this MSF, I quickly remembered why I didn't take advantage of these when they were out in stores....I remembered thinking that all MSF's looked the same regardless. I own So Ceylon which is a very pretty rose bronzy color, Refined is a nice peachy rose color.

Red she said

Well I finally got the MAC lipstick in Russian Red,

Yes, I've used up quite a bit of it since I got it, I may need a backup :)

I honestly can't understand why I waited soooooo long to get this color, it is amazing! I think the color is perfect for my skintone since it has a orangy gold undertone......Love it!

Another red fave...

the color Red Stiletto by Lancome. I loooooove this color :) It is a creamy red color (no frost or pearl) and it stays on like forever!

Everyone have a great weekend, let me know if you would like to see more hauls or if its boring :P, I would like to know your opinion!

Lime and Rust Eyeshadow - Colorful eyes

Just a quick EOTD.... I loved An Aura Chic Beauty's tutorial on her sunset eyes and used her colors except switched out the yellow for green. So I credit her for the colors, Check out her youtube channel, she is amazing and talented. So, hope you guys enjoy!

What I used:
UDPP on lid

NYX inner lid

MAC Gorgeous Gold, entire lid

UD Vert on top of Gorgeous Gold

MAC Coppering outer V and lightly on crease

MAC Fig. 1 to deepen on top of Coppering, lightly on crease

MAC Vanilla as highlight

Fig. 1 on lower lashline

optional: MAC Parfait amour right under fig. a on lower lashline

Vanilla on tear duct

Gorgeous Gold is a nice Yellow golden color but has a weird greenish tone to it.

Coppering is a beautiful rust/copper color

and Fig. 1 is a nice, dark purple fig color

Everyone have a great week!!

Shimmering Forest Green Eyes, EOTD

A smoky dark green look as promised to a reader. Please excuse the eyebrows, I'm going to get to them tonight :) I'm swimming in things to do so my brows have been neglected :D I usually don't like doing greens because greens are really not my color but I enjoyed the color combinations with this look and I just might wear it one day!

~Base/Primer~

MAC Soft Ochre Paintpot

~Brows~

Loreal Deep Mocha e/s

applied with a MAC brush 266

~Contour~

MAC 'Bitter' e/s

for wash of color right below the highlight color

~brow highlight/inner tear duct~

MAC 'Sweetjoy' e/s

~Contour~

Urban Decay 'Graffiti' e/s

this one is right below 'Bitter'

~entire lid~

MAC 'Grand Entrance' e/s

all over the lid, outer 'V' and blended into 'Graffiti'

~lower lashline~

'Graffiti'

I put 'Grand Entrance' only on outer half of lower lashline

~eyeliner~

on waterline only 'Black' eyepencil by Ulta

~Mascara~

Covergirl pro in Black

Hues of Green, EOTD

Primer: UDPP

All over lid: TSS 'Elves Rule'

Crease:MAC 'Contrast' and 'Patina' blended together

Contour area: MAC 'Gulfstream'

inner tear duct: MAC 'Vanilla'

Waterline: Urban decay eyeliner 'Zero'

Lower Lashline: NYX pencil 'Electric blue'

Upper Lashline: Clinique liquid eyeliner 'black'

Highlight: MAC 'Vanilla'

Mascara: Covergirl pro 'Very black'

Dark Magenta with pale green, FOTD

I saw this look on a MAC makeup artist over the weekend and absolutely loved it. I went home and tried as best as I could to copy exactly what she had and I came up with this. It's pretty darn near close, I'm so happy!Face:

MAC studio Fix fluid nc40

Milani Minerals powder Honey Beige

Physicians formula concealer

MAC 'Love thing' mineral blush

Eyes:

UDPP

MAC e/s Aquavert -all over lid just passing crease-

NYX e/s Pacific -directly above Aquavert on contour area-

88 e/s palette Dark Magenta color -blended on crease-

(if you have this palette, it is the color way at the bottom of the 'pinks' row)

Loreal e/s Lush raven -outer corner crease for depth-

88 e/s palette Off white color -as highlight-

MAC Aquavert -on lower lashline-

Urban decay Zero -on lower lashline & waterline blended-

Stila pot black eyeliner -upper lashline-

Covergirl pro mascara very black

Lips:
MAC 'Girl about Town' lipstick