Shakeup Your Makeup

Here is the next installment of the colors I picked up from Taylor Made Minerals. These were colors I just had to have: Sage, Dralion, Centaur, and Bishop.



Sage is an absolutely beautiful olive green with gold undertones, Dralion is a copper color with turquoise reflections, Centaur is a deep gold and Bishop is a beautiful lavender color with some blue high lights.

Below are the swatches - I definitely cannot decide which is my favorite, they are all so beautiful!

One more set to go!

I was so excited when I checked the mail this past weekend, because my order from Taylor Made Minerals had arrived! I ordered tons, so I will be posting bit by bit to make everything easier to see.

High light and base colors are definitely lacking in my collection, so I used this as an opportunity to pick up some basics! I ordered Crystal, Earth, Mirage, Plush, and Diamonds.


As you can see, although they are all a white or off-white color, there is a hit of something else in each of them. Specifically, Earth has a hint of green, Diamonds has a hint of silver, Mirage a hint of blue and Plush has some purple undertones.

I think the swatches give a better picture as to the undertones for the colors. They are absolutely beautiful and the texture is so smooth and velvety!

Two more parts to follow!

I received my Today's Special Value from QVC, the Laura Geller "The Perfect Match" collection. This included a new foundation (Phenomenal Foundation), concealer (The Real Deal), blush, two brushes, lipstick, mascara, and eyeshadow/eyeliner duo.

Below is the set as it came:

The eyeshadow duo is called "Earthly Riches", which has a beautiful spun gold and copper swirl on the left and a rich, dark, chocolate brown on the right. The brown can be used as an eyeshadow or a liner.

The blush, "Down to Earth", is a beautiful berry color, with swirls of mauve, a little brown, and pearl. This blush isn't as "frosty" as her other blushes, but yet an absolutely beautiful color.

The lipstick, Tawny Rose, is a warm rosy-coral color, with no shimmer and great staying power.

Last, but not least, there are two brushes in this set. The first, a double ended brush has one end for blush or all over color, and another shadow brush that is great for blending. The second brush is her liner brush, which is angled to give you versatility when putting on liner (wet or dry).

I will run some swatches of the colors here soon. I have been wearing the foundation for the past few days and I absolutely love it! The coverage is phenomenal (hence the name), and the concealer is amazing! This set is a great way to get introduced into the Laura Geller line!

As I mentioned earlier this week, I ran into a CVS and found the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty by Carmindy line (finally!), and purchased the foundation and translucent powder below:


Now, I must preface this with I am a mineral makeup (mmu) lover through and through. I have not used liquid foundation in over 6-7 years because of my addiction to mineral foundations. I figured, being that the foundation was buy one get one 50% off, it was worth the try!

I was so pleasantly suprised when I used the foundation. It is extremely smooth and has great coverage. The color actually matched fairly well, especially considering the line has a minimal selection of colors to work with. The translucent powder sets the liquid foundation and gives a smooth and matte finish to the skin, which makes application of blush and eyeshadow so much simpler.

I used the following products, along with the Carmindy foundation, with this FOTD.





Retail Price: $12.00 USD

Where to purchase: Click here

Product: 5 out of 5
Price: 4.5 out of 5
Packaging: 5 out of 5
Overall: 4.5 out of 5

Would I purchase again? Overall, I would definitely buy this product again - it's great, especially being that it is a drug store brand!