Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Sigma Brush Sale!

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SIGMA HOLIDAY SALE!

These brushes, mirrors & makeup bags make great holiday gifts and I'll be sure to be buying these for my family members! I love quality for affordable pricing and these brushes are it!

Remember.. if you spend $30 you also get a free gift! Keep for yourself or add as a cute stocking stuffer!


If you are looking to save money on great brushes this holiday season please click the picture link below!
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Or click this Direct Link:
SIGMA BEAUTY



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Monday, December 13, 2010

MAC Delft, Blue Brown & Spiritualized Look (Recreation)

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I have been meaning to recreate this for a YouTube tutorial for awhile now, but I recently got contacted by a few people who wanted to see this done. I appreciate the contact & requests so I just had to go ahead and find time to record this.

These past few days has been great getting back into the swing of things with the videos. I've been so busy working I haven't had the chance to upload. Look forward to a few more coming soon! also some great reviews on hair, and a brush roll!

I really hope you guys like what I'm doing and will continue to do more looks for you any time I have free! Thanks for the support and the comments!

PLEASE WATCH IN HD!!




What I used:

Eyes:
MAC "Delft" paint pot
MAC "Spiritualized" pigment
MAC "Blue Brown" pigment
Heavenly Naturals "Soulful" pigment
Wet & wild "Golden Goddess" palette
Stila Eye Kajal "Onyx"

Cheeks:
HIP "Enamoured" creme blush
HIP "SPRY" creme blush

Lips:
Graftobian "Runway #88224" lip palette
MAC "Strange Potion" Lipglass

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

BOY! A Wolf's Tale by Unicorn Labs

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As some of you know or don't know what I do for work. I am a Graphic Designer/Illustrator/ Animator. I run a company with my fiance' Tulio named Dataroom5 Design and I also am currently working for UnicornLabs.com. Most of you have noticed I haven't uploaded any videos as of late. I apologize but work always comes before play. I do makeup for fun, but Illustrating is my dream. I hope you understand. :)

I have written before on my blog that I illustrated a iPad/iPod/iPhone App called "Turtle and Rabbit's Amazing Race" a few months ago. Well the book went great and is a "(a perennial Top 20 iPad Book)" They wanted to start on another book right away featuring great illustrations again, with awesome sounds and a great moral story."BOY! A Wolf's Tale" was created and was recently approved by Apple! Note this isn't just for kids, it's fun for the whole family! It's a truely a great story.

I had a awesome time again designing this book and they say a artist shouldn't have favorites.. but this one was my favorite to design. I truly had fun with the different night camping scenes to the joking & the color spectrum I love it all. I hope you check it out, I put in some hard work on this bad boy.. and truly am proud of the little group we got over at Unicorn Labs. I'm very blessed to be around such creative people!

'BOY! A Wolf’s Tale' (BAWT) is a re-envisioning of the classic "Cry Wolf" tale, rendered as an amusement park ride and wrapped in an eBook.

"BOY!" - Once you hear it, you'll know. Beautifully told, as a rhyming story.

It's quirky, irreverent brain candy for your kids; a book that is specifically designed to be touched, played with and engaged at multiple levels.

Made for the entire family, BAWT is an original for a new medium, a re-envisioning of a timeless story about personal responsibility, consequences and redemption.

Check it out. You won't be disappointed.

Check out the video below for a short preview!


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Features:
— “Read it to me” mode: The book is read to you by the narrator
— “I want to read it” mode: No narration, moderate ambient sounds
— Hand-drawn artwork that is specifically mastered for the iPad
— Touch the text box on any page to dismiss it from view. Touch again to restore
— Numerous hidden touch-activated surprises, animations and sounds
— An Easter Egg that you won’t soon forget

Tip: This Holiday Season, do something extra nice by “gifting” this book to someone that you care about. You can do this by clicking on the “Gift This App” tab (upper right corner on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch; upper left corner on your computer).

To check out our website please visit:
http://unicornlabs.com/


To purchase this wonderful interactive book please visit:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id406547790?mt=8



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A Holiday Look feat. Wet & Wild Cosmetics

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I have been dying to use my new Wet & Wild Holiday palettes but since I've been working so much I haven't had the chance. This past weekend my family wanted to go get our Christmas tree and I wanted a cute holiday look to wear out.

I pulled out "Night Elf & Snow Sprite" which were the two I wanted to use the most. I have a thing for dramatic looks ;) Anyway, I loved how this came out, it was super Christmasssy and Tulio loved the red lip. The crease and red didn't come out to harsh so I think anyone can really rock this look. It's a very sexy smokey eye and the Green/Brown eyeshadow in the "Night Elf" palette is a awesome dupe for MAC's Club eyeshadow. I might even think it's better. I barely have to touch it to pick it up on my brush.

I've been loving Wet & Wild lately, and I think more people need to give them a chance again. Seriously, I think it's catching on cause people have trouble finding these holiday palettes all over the place!! I hope they continue to come out with holiday palettes, I have been loving the colors and who needs MAC when you have something way affordable and more pigmented!!

Let me know what you think! Thank you! Happy Holidays to you!

What I used:

Eyes:
Primer- MAC "Painterly Pot"
Wet & Wild Holiday Palette in "Night Elf"
- Red (Lid)
- Bronze/Gold (Brow Bone)
- Green & Brown Duo Tone (Crease Area)
- Sparkly Black (Crease)
- Sparkly Creme (Placed lightly over the highlight)
Wet & Wild Holiday Palette in "Snow Sprite"
- Lime Green (Inner Lower lashline)
- Dark Green (Outer Lower lashline)
Wet & Wild single eyeshadow in "Brulee/Creme Brulee" (Highlight)
Prestige Eyeliner in "Dark Green" (Waterline)
NYX "Gold Glitter" (Lower lashline/tear duct area)

Blush:
Wet & Wild Blusher in "Berry Shimmer" (Cheeks & Contour)

Lips:
Wet & Wild Lipstick "911D"

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To check stores near you that sell Wet & Wild Cosmetics please visit here:
Where to Buy


To check out products from Wet & Wild Cosmetics please visit this link below:
Main Website


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http://twitter.com/wetnwildbeauty


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Love Story Collection by Heavenly Natural Beauty (Review & Swatches)

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Wearing: Heavenly Natural Beauty "Love Story" collection pigments in "Kisses, Nectar, Romance, Flush, & Kiss and Tell". "Blushing 10" on cheeks, Revlon "Fushia" lipstick & NYX "Gold Pink" Lipgloss on top.

UGH! I can't wait to get a better camera. I say this because the photos clearly don't show the beauty of each of these pigments. I really can't wait to show the real colors in a YouTube tutorial. I couldn't wait to try this gorgeous collection once Rene' told me about it and I was honored for her to send me both parts for review and swatches. She also said to always provide a honest review since it's great to hear feed back. I love that because constructive criticism makes people grow.

You will probably see me doing a lot more YouTube tutorials coming up in the future using these. I know not everyone has these, but seriously once I find a product I love & is easy to use.. I use it often. I always rave about Heavenly Naturals since I found the company a few years ago. I'm always impressed with Rene's pigments and affordability. I'm always the kind of girl who wants more for less and really when I drop $50 dollars I get amazing amount of products.

I was still loving her latest collections (Peacock & Iridescence) Look forward to tuts with those too! This new collection is just as worth it. Each color is so gorgeous and original. It's not flat like some colors you can buy. Flat colors are great but I love original multi-dimensional pigments. Take for instance "Captured", when I first saw the color in the jar it looks GREEN! but really it comes off green-purple and is amazzzzing!! Tulio loves color just as much as I do, since we are both artists and he loves to paint. I love to show him pigments when they come in to compare. Each time he always says "Rene's pigments are the best colors you've got" and he's right. Seriously.. awesome product and originality. That means a lot in a market with all the same products.

I really can't say anything bad about these pigments. Each jar comes individually plastic wrapped for safety. There is a stiffer and sticker stopper on the stiffer to stop fallout. Jars are clear to see each pigment color clearly. She also placed the name & ingredients on each of the jar lids. There isn't any mattes in this collection, and I figured so with the name being "Love Story" .. you gotta have glittery colors! Each color is extremely blendable and easy to apply. You won't have any issue pairing up any of these colors together. As you can see from a few of my looks posted I combined each parts of the collections and they look amazing! you can really come up with some awesome color combos, just as original as her pigments.

I highly suggest you check out these collections and her previous collections to this for the Holiday's. They are affordable, long lasting, original, amazing and you get tons of product even in the samples!

Holiday SALE!!
Full sized pigments $37.00 each Part Series
Sample sized pigments $ 15.00 each Part Series

PART 1:

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Wearing: Heavenly Natural Beauty "Love Story" collection pigments in "Giggles, Nectar, Kiss n Tell & Kisses". "Blushing 10" on cheeks, Wet & Wild "903c" & Graftobian Lip palette in "Kiss me & Nude"


Part 2:

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To purchase FULL SIZED collections visit these direct links:
Full Size Pigments Part 1
Full Size Pigments Part 2

To purchase SAMPLE SIZED collection visit these direct links:
Sample Size Pigments Part 1
Sample Size Pigments Part 2


To Visit the Direct Link to her site visit here:
Heavenly Natural Beauty



Thursday, December 2, 2010

Magnolia Makeup Review & Swatches

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UM HELLO!!!! Tell me that Tia's eye color combo's are not the bomb!?! When I saw her colors I was so amazed by her talent but also the bright colors she used. I highly suggest saving Magnolia Makeup via Facebook. I always look forward to her posts and find her creativity refreshing. I've picked some of my favorites to show you, but really go and check out their page and be inspired!

I was contacted by Magnolia Makeup owners, Niala & Tia. They offered me to try a colorful cosmetics line out of New Orleans. These two sisters started the company after being frustrated by not finding colors in the market that were just not pigmented enough. This new company is impressive. Starting about a year ago, they have a clean and beautiful website. They also provide easy shopping and wonderful choices. Magnolia Makeup right out of New Orleans provides what I love... COLOR!!

I can say... I can't tell you how much I can relate to the sisters. Nothing is more frustrating than spending your hard earned money on a crappy product. I will not. That's why I take pride in my reviews, and take time to review each product. Let's just say I've learned to research before purchases a lot more lol.

It's also great to find a company to provide colors that are right up my alley. I've been contacted before by companies and there are many that don't provide the color I love to rock.

My Overall Review:

The pigments are gorgeous! I loveeee bright colors. OVER and over. I was so excited to receive these colors! They were blendable, pigmented and very true to color. I've seen some gorgeous pigments but then you try them and they fall flat. These hold up all day and pair up beautifully. Whoever chose the color combo's in the color wheel needs a raise! lol I loved the colors included and you can come up with endless color combos. It would make a great gift to give to send to someone who would love to experiment with color.

The logo is clean, and the packaging is cute. The website is very clean. As a customer it should be easy to go in, find what you need and make a purchase. That's what http://www.magnolia-makeup.com/ is all about. You will not have a hard time here. You can find a range of makeup providing blush, lipslicks, pigments, foundations and glitter!! I love glitter!! lol

One complaint is that you are getting 7 pigments for $17.00 whereas I can get 15 pigments for $14.99 at some other mineral companies. However, MAC sells pigments for $19.50 so really it's a great deal either way.

The colors I got were mostly matte pigments, so if you are iffy about using matte pigments these might not be for you. Applying matte pigments can be tricky, and a lot of them skip in color. I didn't have trouble with these pigments but you do have to apply by packing them with your brush. Using a fluffy brush can make the matte color fade in some areas.

In the end, I would recommend this company to anyone who isn't afraid of using color! Again, they would be a great gift and fun to use. I also look forward to purchasing some "Lipslicks" in the future. The colors look gorgeous and I'm very curious to try!

Look forward to a YouTube tutorial soon using Magnolia Makeup!

To Purchase Magnolia Makeup please visit:
http://www.magnolia-makeup.com/


Color Wheel Review:
Price $17.50


Each pigment comes in a 5 gram jar. I do wish the color wheel did have a screw top on the outside packaging. I would love to travel with these, but you would need a tie or rubber band to keep shut. These pigments don't have sifters, but the single pigments do.

The wheel provides a mix of bright matte & sparkly pigments ranging in rich color.

Pros:
- 7 pigments for a lower price in comparison to higher named brands w/ same quality.
- Mix of matte/glittery pigments
- Nice range of colors included
- Blendable & long wearing

Cons:
- Could lower price
- Wish it had a screw top
- Pigments inside need name labeling for blogging/sharing purposes

Color Wheel $17.50
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(All Swatches are over Scandalous Eyeshadow Base)
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Single Pigment & Gliz & Glitter Review:
Price $5.00 Each 5 gram jar

These colors I just loved! Mostly cause I'm a blue, green, teal, turquoise kinda gal. I loved these colors!! I used these for a few weeks and have been loving the color combos I've been coming up with.

The glitter is my favo!! but who doesn't love glitter? You get a pretty good amount in a 10 gram jar. It's not filled to the top but for 5 bucks it isn't bad. I loved adding it when I went out with friends and it just was such a beautiful shade of purple.

Pros:
- Pigments for a lower price in comparison to higher named brands w/ same quality.
- Mix of matte/glittery pigments
- Nice range of colors
- Blendable & long wearing
- Sifters included
- Numbers on jars

Cons:
- matte pigments can provide problems for some
- Think there should be better number/name system for pigments

Single Pigments $5.00
(All Swatches are over Scandalous Eyeshadow Base)


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