Steamy & Club Look inspired by Jackie O

HiP Crayon in Authentic base
MAC Steamy e/s inner lid
MAC Club e/s outer lid
MAC Carbon e/s outer corner
MAC Goldmine tearduct
Urban Decay Zero eye pencil waterline
MAC Steamy & Carbon bottom lid
MAC Studio Finish concealer NW40 highlight

(*Photos taken with the camera on my phone. Sorry they're so dark.)

Another To The Beach Look . . . Inspired by the Makeup Fiend, Erin

MAC Float On By eye kohl base
MAC Humid e/s bottom lid
MAC Rated R e/s crease
MAC Rice paper highlight
MAC Humid e/s lower lid
MAC Rated R e/s lower lid under humid
MAC Float On By waterline & lid
Sephora's Flashy Silver pencil in tear duct

(*Photos taken with the phone on my camera. They came out a tad bit dark)

MAC To The Beach Look

MAC Rubenesque p/p base
MAC Rated R inner lid
MAC Humid outer lid
MAC Carbon outer corner
MAC Float On By waterline
MAC Rated R bottom lid
MAC Rice Paper highlight

Coral & Purple Look

MAC Coral Crepe p/p base
MAC Expensive Pink e/s inner lid
MAC Stars & Rockets e/s middle lid
MAC Vibrant Grape e/s outer lid
MAC Rice Paper e/s highlighter
MAC Chromagraphic Pencil NW/25/NC 30 waterline

Everyday Bronze Look

MAC Bronze Hero Drops (base)
MAC Bronze
MAC Signed Sealed
MAC Goldmine
NYX White Jumbo Pencil

Tropical Look w/88 Palette





Rated R Look



MAC Goldmine inner corner
MAC Rated R lid
MAC Birds & Berries outer corner
NYX Jumbo Pencil in white highlight

I want these . . .

Three season ankle boot by La Garconne. Retails for $375

I'm Loving . . .

Beautiful skin. Work Chilli!

I want . . .

Beautiful glowing skin like Halle Berry. I bet you thought I was going to say Trey Songz!! I'm on a mission to achieve healthy well balanced skin by:

a) Sticking to a cleansing/moisturizing regimen
b) Drinking lots of water
c) Removing my makeup before going to bed

MAC To The Beach Collection

MAC To The Beach Collection

Launch: May 10, 2010

There is fun in the sun, to be sure, but to the beach is more of a sensual state of mind – a pleasure we all feel near the sea. The girl and boy from Ipanema, from Cap D’Antibes to West Palm Beach…All around the world, the seaside has a romance, and a kind of golden, sexy alchemy we’re all drawn to. This collection encapsulates it, with a new, lapping-wave Lip-Pencil and High-Light Powder in coral shades, Nail Lacquer – A Scorcher! – Eye Shadow, Kohl, and Powder Blush to get away from it all effortlessly. Sandbags, seashells, the magic of marine life decorating packaging in the most soothing sultry shades of summertime. Close your eyes, and go To The Beach!

Eye Shadow $14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN

• Sand & Sun – Light Peach (Matte)
• Firecraker – Frosted Mid-Tone Red Orange (Veluxe Pearl)
• Sweet & Punchy – Bright Yellow Green (Veluxe Pearl)
• Shimmermoss – Green with Green Pearl (Veluxe Pearl)
• Humid – Intense Green with Shimmer (Frost)

Lipstick $14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN

• BeachBound – Sheer Frosted Pale Peach (Glaze)
• Lazy Day – Light Dirty Blue Pink (Lustre)
• Thrills – Rosy Copper with Gold Pearl (Frost)
• FunBathing – Mid-Tone Bronzed Plum (CremeSheen)

Lipglass $14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN

• Easy Lounger – Light Baby Pink with Multi-Dimensional Pear
• Flurry of Fun – Sheer Sparkly Peach
• Splashing – Mid-Tone Blue Pink with Soft Gold Pearl

Lip Pencil $13.00 U.S. / $15.50 CDN

• Life’s a Breeze – Soft Pink
• Temperature Rising – Loudmouth Orange

Eye Kohl $14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN

• Float on By – Dark Green Turquoise
• Rosemary & Thyme – Mid-Tone Olive Gold with Shimmer

Powder Blush $18.50 U.S. / $22.00 CDN

• Hipness – Intense Coral with Soft White Pearl (Frost)
• Get-Away Bronze – Mid-Tone SunTan (Frost)

Highlight Powder $26.00 U.S. / $32.00 CDN

• Marine Life – Multicolour Pressed Powder

Nail Lacquer $12.00 U.S. / $14.50 CDN

• In the Buff – Muted Taupe Avocado (Cream)
• Scorcher – Creamy Bright Coral Red (Cream)

MAC To The Beach Bag $49.50 U.S. / $59.50 CDN
Note - available at MAC Stores only

Cream bronzer $25.00 U.S. / $30.00 CDN

• Beach Bronze – Golden Glow with Soft Gold Finish
• Weekend – Mid-Tone Deep Orange Brown with Soft Pink Pearl

Luster drops $18.50 U.S. / $22.50 CDN

• Pink Rebel – Blue Pink with Gold Pearl
• Sun Rush – Peachy Bronze with Gold Pearl

Bronzing Powder $22.00 U.S. / $27.00 CDN

• Golden – Muted Golden Tan-Beige with Golden Shimmer
• Refined Golden – Finely Spun Golden with Soft Pearl Finish

Bronze Body Oil $22.00 U.S. / $27.00 CDN

• Glowing Tan with multidimensional Golden Shimmer

Tools
Brush 130 Short Duo Fibre – $38.00 U.S. / $45.50 CDN
A short, round dual fibre with flat head composed of both natural bristles and synthetic fibers ideal for application with creams, emulsions & various powder products.

Brush 131 Short Duo Fibre Powder/ Blush- $34.00 U.S. / $41.00 CDN
Flat, tapered face brush that contains a combination of short, natural, fibers and longer, fibre optic fibries ideal for light application and highlighting/ shading with various face powders; Ideally suited with mineralize skinfinish powder products.

Source: Specktra.Net

Coral Crepe Paint Pot w/Expensive Pink

MAC Coral Crepe p/p
NYX White Eyeshadow inner corner
MAC Expensive Pink lid
MAC Handwritten crease
NYX Jumbo Milk pencil highlight
MAC Coral Crepe p/p on cheeks

Delft w/Blue Flame & Carbon

MAC Delft p/p as base
Sephora Flashy Silver Liner inner corner
MAC Blue Flame e/s on half of lid
MAC Carbon e/s on outer corner
MAC Style Snob e/s in crease
NYX Jumbo White eye pencil as highlight
NYX Slate eye pencil on waterline

Beauty Danger! Eyeliner Isn’t Safe?

I’m a bit of an eyeliner junkie. Every single day, seven days a week, and sometimes more than once a day, I line the inner rims of my eyelids and add mascara. On major makeup days, I’ll outline my entire eye in black eyeliner to draw even more attention to my deep dark look. I’ve never questioned my own health and safety in applying my eyeliner this way. After all, I don’t share my makeup, don’t use contacts, and have never had eye issues. So you can imagine my surprise in reading that this application causes eye infections and that ophthalmologists highly advise against it! Before you get too depressed about having to change your makeup application, there’s a simple fix.

With each swipe of your inner rims, sharpen your eyeliner to provide a new clean surface. Personally, I doubt I’m going to change my methods. After years of testing products, I finally found my favorite—Cover Girl Perfect Point Plus, which has a soft-self sharpening tip. And up until this point, I’ve had zero problems with my eye health. But it’s still something to think about, because, after all, your eyes are extremely important and precious. So, will this news change your makeup application habits?

Source: The Frisky

MAC Pret A Papier Collection: Launch April 22nd, 2010

MAC Pret A Papier Collection: Launch April 22nd, 2010

MAC Pret a Papier Collection
Launch: April 22, 2010

Craft Paper Couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a frisky little “funny face” frock. Then, strip it back to its essence for Summer 2010 for a Pret-a-Papier colour collection. It was a Project Runway challenge of sorts, with paper as the source, the instigator of ideas, the beginning of something simply, basically beautiful. Lipstick, LipGlass, Eye Shadow, Paint Pot, Chromografic Pencil, Studio Fix Lash, Impeccable Brow Pencil, Sheertone and Mineralize Blushes, and Nail Lacquer in a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges, with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant

Chromagraphic Pencil $14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN

• NC 15 / NW 20
• NW 25 / NC 30

Impeccable Brow Pencil $15.00 U.S. / $18.00 CDN

• Dirty Blonde - Blackened Dark Neutral-Brown
• Taupe - Mid-Tone Dirty-Taupe

Studio Fix Lash $13.00 U.S. / $15.50 CDN

• Black Fix - Black

Sheertone Blush – $18.50 U.S. / $22.00 CDN

• Instant Chic - Mid-Tone Muted Coral
• Garb - Light Golden Suntan

Mineralize Blush $23.00 U.S. / $27.50 CDN

• Light Over Dark - Light Yellow Brown/ Dark Peach (Frost)

Paint Pot $16.50 U.S. / $22.00 CDN

• Coral Crepe - Soft Coral
• Ground Work - Mid Tone Neutral Taupe

Lipstick $14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN

• ArcheType - Sheer Light Gold (Lustre)
• Dressmaker, Dressmaker - Creamy Light Peach Coral (Lustre)
• Made To Order - Creamy Mid-Tone Dirty Coral (Lustre)
• Kraft - Creamy Mid-Tone Warm Brown (Amplified)

Lipglass $14.00 U.S. / $16.50 CDN

• C-Thru - Peachy – Beige With Shimmer
• Fold and Tuck - Mid-Tone Bright Coral W/ Soft Pearl
• Pret-a-Papier - Dark Reddened Bronze W/ Pearl

Eye Shadow $14.50 U.S. / $17.50 CDN

• Tissue Weight - Frosted Pale Peach (Frost)
• Bamboo - Light Beige with Peach (Matte)
• Cut To Fit - Frosted Red-Bronze (Frost)
• Gazette Grey - Dark Green-Grey With Gold-Pearl (Velvet)
• Memorabilia - Dirty Purple (Matte)

Nail Lacquer $12.00 U.S. / $14.50 CDN

• Brown Bag - Mid-Tone Warm Dirty Beige (Cream)
• Originality - Sparkly Copper Bronze (Frost)

Source: Specktra.net

Sketch & Shadowy Lady Look

MAC Goldmine
MAC Sketch
MAC Shadowy Lady
MAC Cranberry
NYX Matte White

I'm not quite sure why I don't use my Sketch and Shadowy Lady more often. This is my first look from my stash. I wish my camera would pick up the colors better. Its a new camera so its probably operator error. :O)

What's In Your Stash?

A new friend of mine (another mac-a-holic) asked me to send her a list of all the MAC products I have. I thought it would be a quick request as I had only became a fan of MAC about a year ago when I ran across a YouTube video by Lauren, the Queen of Blending. That was the beginning of my love affair with this amazing product. Any who . . . as I began digging products out of my caboodle I realized I had eyeshadows, lipglosses and lipsticks that I have never worn; items that I forgot I even owned! I was also surprised at how much product I have accumulated in such a short period of time.

Next week I vow to wear some of the products that I just had to have when they were launched at the MAC counter. What about you? Do you have products that you have purchased and have not worn?

I hereby dub next week, "Wear Your Stash Week." Here's to finding new loves in what we already own.

Saturday EOTD
MAC Expensive Pink
MAC Birds and Berries
MAC Carbon
Mac Saddle
HiP Matte White

Thursday & Friday's Look w/88 Palette

Friday's EOTD
Arctic Blue Look
Light Blues from 88 Palette

Thursday's EOTD
Sour Apple Look
Matte White, Pale Green & Black from 88 Palette

Keri Hilson looks absolutely stunning in this photo.
I love this lipstick on her - for some reason I have
been unable to fall in love with lipstick on me! I'm
basically a gloss girl. This pic is making me want
to give l/s another chance.

Gulf Stream - - Eye of The Day

Eye Of The Day
MAC Gulf Stream -- middle of the lid
MAC Goldmine -- inner corner
MAC Blue Flame -- outer corner
MAC Saddle -- crease color
MAC Femme-Fi -- Highlight

I've been listening to this CD all week. I love Jill Scott. She's so beautiful! If you don't have this album you should snag it.

Current loves . . .

Ok, I have totally fallen in love with Birds and Berries from MAC's Give Me Liberty of London collection. This e/s looks amazing on top of NYX's Slate jumbo pencil. Also, I'm head over hills with my Korres lip butter in Guava. It smells amazing and is so hydrating. I love to use this product as a primer for the lips prior to using lipgloss or lipstick. I'd heard several guru's talk about Giza lipgloss from Nars so I bought it. This shade looks so good on brown skin. Don't let the way it looks in the bottle scare you . . . it's fire. Lastly, I stopped using my Philosophy moisturizer (Hope in a Jar) and moved on to Aveeno Positively Radiant moisturizer. It's so light and it gives your skin a very natural glow. Did I mention it has sunscreen in it? Love it!!