Bare Escentuals

Smokey Silver Holiday FOTD: L'Oreal Infalllible Eyeshadow in Liquid Diamond, Urban Decay Blackout and Mary Kate & Ashley Shimmer Dust in Sparkling Night

9:09 AM



Today on the blog, a silver-smokey holiday look.  This one is actually quite easy to do, and uses L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Liquid Diamond and a black matte eyeshadow (I used Urban Decay in Black Out).  Add a pop of glitter to the center of the lid, some matte red lips, and you are ready to hit the holiday scene!

Here is what I am wearing:

Face
Laura Geller Spackle Primer - all over face
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye concealer 
Bare Escentuals Mineral Foundation in Fair (original formula)
Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil
Mally Beauty Bronzer (light) - cheek bones
Mally Beauty Effortless Airbrush Blush in Afterglow/Pure Light

Eyes
NYX HD Eyeshadow Primer - all over lid
Urban Decay Naked2 Pallet - Tease - upper crease
Urban Decay Naked2 Pallet - Blackout - crease and outer corner of lid
L'Oreal Infallible in Liquid Diamond - inner corner, blended into UD Blackout in middle of lid
MAC Vanilla Pigment - highlight
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - middle of lid
Mary Kate & Ashley Sequin Shimmer Dust - Sparkling Night - middle of lid

Lips
Revlon Matte Color Burst in Standout







3d fiber lashes

Inspiration: Great Gatsby / Flapper Inspired Hair and Makeup Using

9:00 AM


Every year my company has two Holiday sales meetings back to back - the first one is themed for Halloween and the second is themed for Christmas.  Last week was meeting #1, so I decided to go as a flapper.  After watching tutorials on YouTube of pin waves, I spent the morning getting my hair ready so I could do my makeup while it set.  

Most flapper or Roaring 20's type makeup I could find online looked to be smokey eyes and red lips, so I decided to take it up a notch with some glitter.  I used the same eyeshadow as earlier last week (here), but topped it off with Fyrinae's Pixie Epoxy and some glitter I had by Mary Kate and Ashley (remember when Walmart used to carry that?!).  The picture below doesn't do it justice!  This was a lot of fun to wear!



EOTD Blue

ETOD: Fyrinnae Otherworld, Jesse's Girl Color My World Baked Eyeshadow "Aqua"

10:27 AM


A bright blue for you today!  I found the cutest perwinkle and navy dress at Target the other day, so I decided to wear it and play around with some blues for my makeup!  I became reaquainted with Jesse's Girl Color My World Baked Eyeshadow in Aqua, which I bought a while back, and forgot how pigmented these actually were, especially when used under Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy.  I also used Fyrinnae's Otherwordly and MAC's Frost pigment to complete the look. 

Just a quick look - I have some swatches to upload and post for you soon!  I wish the sky looked like that color blue outside - instead it's a gloomy, cold and cloudy day for us here in the midwest!

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - all over lid
Fyrinnae Otherworld - inner corner, lower lashline
Jesse's Girl Color My World Baked Eyesahdow in Aqua - outer corner, into crease
MAC Pigment "Frost" - highlight
Mary Kate & Ashley Black Liquid Eyeliner
LashBlast Mascara


Fyrinnae

EOTD: Fyrinnae Lousy Tip, Griffonrider, and Polar Bear

9:53 AM


I have one more EOTD to post here before I get back into some reviews and swatches that have been sitting on my camera for over a week - whoops!   Although this goes back to the neutrals I've been wearing a lot recently, I think this is much brighter and has a bit more pizzaz than some of my previous posts.  This is a blend of Fyrinnae Griffonrider, Lousy Tip and Polar Bear.  I'm a little disappointed that my camera didn't pick up the complexity of Griffonrider in this look, but I should have some swatches coming up soon that do.  Griffonrider is not only a beautiful bright yellow-gold frost, but it has hints of turquoise shimmer woven throughout that make this color so much more than your typical gold.  Lousy Tip is a very deep copper - as described the Fyrinnae website - the color of an aged penny.  Gorgeous!

I created this look by using the following:
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - all over lid
Fyrinnae Griffonrider - inner corner, lower lashline
Fyrinnae Lousy Tip - outer corner, crease
Fyrinnae Polar Bear - high light
Mary Kate & Ashley Liquid Eyeliner "Black"
LashBlast Mascara "Black"


Boujois

EOTD: Fyrinnae Dressed to Kill & Liquor is Quicker

9:38 AM


While I was anxiously awaiting Punxsutawney Phil's reaction to being pulled out of his hole the last week, I decided to give him some moral support with some spring greens - again wearing Fyrinnae's Dressed to Kill.  In looking at this EOTD versus the one I did last week using Dressed to Kill, it still blows my mind how much personality and versatility Fyrinnae eyeshadows have.  The green shade looks so different in the previous look as it does here...yet one more reason I absolutely love Fyrinnae's products! 

This was a very simple look using the two Fyrinnae shadows, and just a hint of a black shadow in the corners to add some depth to the entire thing.

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - all over lid
Fyrinnae Liquor is Quicker - all over lid
Fyrinnae Dresse to Kill - crease, outer corner
Bourjois Ombre a Paupieres Noir Emeraude - outer corner
Mary Kate & Ashley Liquid Eyeliner "Black"
LashBlast Mascara "Black"



Mary Kate Ashely

Swatches: Mary Kate & Ashley Paper Me Pretty Cosmetic Sheets

10:06 AM

I found the cord to my camera, so have finally uploaded the pictures I took a while ago swatching the Paper Me Pretty Cosmetic Sheets I bought a few weeks ago at Walmart. I only grabbed a few colors, so you can see them below.

Warmth is a pretty lavender/warm blush.
Radiance is a bright pink with warm undertones
The bronzer Goddess is a great color with tons of shimmer
Gold Sparkle is definitely sparkly! I beautiful color to tone down any blushes with a little warmth.

I used the entire sheet on each swatch, so you can see how intense the colors are.


Jesse's Girl

Reader Questions: Paper Me Pretty Blush/Bronzer/Sparkles

7:45 AM

Question: How do you actually get them on your face right without a brush?

Answer: Now that I finally was able to upload and adjust some of my pictures, I can show you all how I used these sheets!

First, I applied my primer, concealer and foundation as usual. Here I am wearing Laura Geller's Perfect Match, which was a kit which I purchased off of QVC. My foundation and concealer are "medium". Once my foundation has set, I took a sheet of the Mary Kate and Ashley Paper Me Pretty Blush in "Radiance".


"Radiance" is a bright pink, with cool tones to it. There are a handful of other blush colors (probably 5), so there are some warmer shades as well.

Once my foundation had set, I held the sheet by the back, which didn't have very much blush on it, if any at all. I applied the blush like you would any other, starting with the apples of your cheek and swiping it backwards. Think of the sheet of paper as your brush, and just swirl and swipe back.

At this point, the color should be applied to your cheeks, although it will most likely have some harsh lines which need to be blended (see below).

I chose one of my lighter and fluffier blush brushes - this one is my Laura Geller double ended blush/eyeshadow brush. Very lightly, I blended the edges. You don't want to be too rough with this, or else your brush will pick up the blush and you will lose your color.

At this point, I finished my makeup, eyeshadow and mascara and had this look! The blush lasted all day - it has fantastic staying power, and for the price you can pick and choose different colors to play with. What's even better, they don't have any fall out when you apply!

As you probably noticed from the picture of my original purchase, I also bought a bronzer, another shade of blush, and one of their sparkle sheets. I will swatch those out for you to see as well! They are really neat!

FOTD:

Foundation: Laura Geller's Perfect Match in Medium

Eyeshadows: Jesse's Girl Eye Dust "Pink" (Lid), Bourjois Eyeshadow "Gris" (Crease), Jesse's Girl Eye Dust "Reflects Gold" (highlight)

Liner: Mary Kate & Ashley Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Lips: Mary Kate & Ashley X2 Lipstick/Lipgloss in Berry Kisses (more pictures of this to follow)

Mascara: Rimmel GlamEyes in Extreme Black

Mary Kate Ashely

Review: Mary Kate & Ashley Paper Me Pretty...

9:00 PM

I am working on the swatches, but have had some difficulty getting things uploaded tonight, so I figured I would give you a sneak preview of the Paper Me Pretty's by Mary Kate & Ashley.

As I said, these were approximately $3-4 at Walmart - really a steal for 50 sheets.

It's actually a pretty neat concept. The box of sheets opens up like a larger matchbox, where you basically push the container with the actual sheets out, and the remainder of a cover is there for you to hold while you grab a piece of the paper.


Each sheet has makeup on one side, and nothing on the other except for anything residual, which you are abound to have.


I found that the color has great pigmentation, not to mention fantastic and lasting wear. I really loved the color I chose, which you will see in a FOTD coming up. There is some nice shimmer to the blush, but nothing outrageous. I did have to use a blush to blend everything together, but I assumed I would to begin with. My one complaint was that I wasn't able to get both cheeks done with one whole sheet - I ended up partially using another sheet to get the remainder of my other cheek completed. Overall, for the price, I think this is a great idea, and fun to mess around with when you are tired of your basic blushes that are used on a day to day basis.

Retail Price: $3-4.00 USD

Where to purchase: WalmartProduct: 5 out of 5
Price: 4 out of 5
Packaging: 4.5 out of 5 (Again, I ran out of product on one sheet for both cheeks)

Overall: 4out of 5


Would I purchase again? Definitely - they are fun to play around with, and actually were some colors I don't have in my collection, which was an added bonus!

Mary Kate Ashely

NEW Mary Kate & Ashley Makeup - Paper Me Pretty On the Go Cosmetic Sheets!

2:22 PM

I'm not going to lie, I absolutely love the Mary Kate and Ashley line that you can find at Walmart. Their liquid eyeliners are beautiful and have great staying power for $3 a pop, not to mention the color selection is unbelievable!


I happened to go to Walmart for groceries the other day and decided to swing by the makeup aisle to see if there was anything new and stumbled across these: Paper Me Pretty On the Go Makeup Sheets...


As a result, I had to buy a ton of them - they were $3.96 each and the colors were really pretty. The gist of them is similar to blotting sheets (which they also have), but you can easily apply blush or glitz & glam on the go. I believe there are 50 sheets per packet, so assuming the color payoff is good, this is a steal!
I also picked up one of their Color X2, which as both liner, lipstick and gloss that all compliments each other in one easy to use container and applicator.
I will do a FOTD with the blush and lipstick here soon, but haven't had the opportunity to upload them, so stay tuned!

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