Another Monday...

Hello Ladies and Gents it's another Monday!  Are we all prepared for another week?  LOL some great news.  In between all my packing and mayhem I was finally able to upload the pics of different prizes I won that i've been using and other great products i've really been loving to do some reviews.  Not to mention so much more.  I apologize again for the sparse posting they definitely will be become more frequent, I appreciate your patience :)

 

Later today i'm going to have a detailed review and swatches for my MAC Family and Friends mini haul that was so kindly given to me as an early Birthday present from a family member :)

Basically above we have:

• Empty 15 pan palette
• Vanilla eyeshadow
• Expensive Pink eyeshadow
• Woodwinked eyeshadow
• Impassioned Solarbits
• Fix +
• Brush Cleaner

I can say right off the bat my favorite item of them all is the Solarbits they have a great reflection of color ranging from a deep purple mauve to a gold shimmered infused brown.  I did notice that when I used two different eyeshadow primers, Urban Decay Primer Potion and Too Faced Shadow Insurance one brought out more purple mauve tones and the other more of a brassy gold tone.  I'll have pictures up for that.

Believe it or not before this I won 2 items from MAC the Sharkskin Shadestick and Et Tu, Bouquet Eyeshadow and those were my first items from MAC.  I have been made over by friends and family with MAC products, admired the line since high school, and have used friends' products here and there but never really was able to buy make up other than from the drugstore because they were all we could afford being I was taking care of my Grandmother and Mother who were very ill for years I was the main source of income juggling school from as soon as I was of age to work, dance club, care giving responsibilities, and on average at least 2 to 3 jobs.

But now that there's great blogs such as Reflections of Your Beauty and so much more who have periodic giveaways some of us who have been hit even more so by the current economic times can find some opportunity as I have to win products we might not otherwise have been able to for awhile.  Not to mention with big and small companies such as Mary Kay having such frequent wonderful sales and contests!  Some can actually afford to buy a few pieces of make up, hair care, skin care, body care, handbags, shoes, clothes, and so forth that we didn't dream possible anytime soon.  So thanks to all the beauty bloggers and companies for still making it possible!

:) Alright I must be off to do some errands and mail out my application and photo shots for the Torrid House of Dreams Model Search out, wish me luck, and best of luck to anyone else trying out as well!  I'll be back later this afternoon if not tonight for sure with the MAC Friends and Family haul listed above with reviews and swatches!  Until than have a wonderful day/night!

Very Mini Drugstore Haul

Hey guys so as you can tell it's an extremely little drugstore haul I did the other week at Kmart since my local store was having a nice sale figured i'd pick up a few things since I hit pan on a couple of them.



Revlon's Beyond Natural Smoothing Primer #200
I just loved how smooth and easy the primer went on. No after application sticky feeling at all which is nice. It actually feels very similar to Monistat's Anti-Chafing Powder Gel Skin Protectant. Which I do use now for an eyeshadow primer/base. Great stuff. Anyways another great thing I love about this primer is it works great with other foundations i've tried both liquid and mineral. Just remember to apply a thin layer each time because it will take awhile to set and absorb some into your skin.

Smells fantastic! I don't recommend using this as an eyeshadow base it's hard to do blending with and honestly it fades the color out.



Maybelline's Mineral Power Natural Perfecting Foundation w/Micro-Minerals & SPF 18
in Medium #2 - Pure Beige
I was hesitant about trying this because I know some people had problems with when it set because it turns into a somewhat powder mineral form. I honestly with and without a primer had no problem with it and yes the days my large pores decided to take over it was a great coverage. Make sure as with any foundation you do a scrub/exfoliate and moisturize because it will show if you didn't especially if you haven't done your daily gentle exfoliation.

It is a bit messy only because if it doesn't decide to just drip out when you have it tilted lol. When you squeeze it do it with caution that bad boy has a mind of it's own and will come blazing out. Would prefer a pump but overall it's a nice product.



Max Factor's Vivid Impact Eyeshadow Duo - #100 Brassy Berry
What can I say I love me some purples [no it's not the Filipina in me talking haha] and ohhhhhhh how me some GOLDS!! That great thing about this particular gold is it really does have a bronzy brass feel to it but bulids up nicely. MF has come out with some great pigmented vibrant colors that really do stick. Even after doing a nice hand wash scrub after swatches it didn't want to come off haha.

Downfall is that brush applicator honestly I don't care for it now that i've been introduced into the world of fabulous brushes haha. But it's not going to kill us to either pan it or just put a small bunch ontop our hand and brush it from there.



L'oreal's Voluminous Naturale Mascara - #400 Black/Brown
Excellent mascara for everyday light but fresh look. For me as you can see in the video it really does elongate my lashes. Now you will have to do a few coats if you want to have it seen. Plus go slow with application of this because it doesn't take long for it to get on your skin. Doesn't smudge or run easily yet washes off nice and easy.

I also think if you have nice deep brown eyes like mine with the black/brown and any eyeshadows it's really makes your natural color pop. Could just be me haha but I think so.


... So overall that's what I have so far in this video/blog but much more to come like promotion-sales notifications, reviews, and maybe tutorials in the near future. Well have a great one!