Happy Tuesday. I've been really trying to catch up on my product reviews and give you all the scoop on the latest and greatest products out there. I just got a bunch of really cool cream and powder shadow combos from Estee Edit. If you love glitter and bold colors, you've got to check this out!
I love when at first swatch you find makeup items that just make your heart skip a beat. I love color, sparkle and shine and Sugarpill's newest shades of Sparkling Loose Eyeshadows do not disappoint. Check out the pics and swatches!
I have another post in my Product Battle series. I love when I stumble across an affordable, high quality dupe. Today, we're talking about pigments. When I was at the New York Makeup Show I was introduced to one of Graftobian's newest shades of Cosmetic Powdered Metal. If you love MAC pigments and are looking to save money, check this out!
Happy Monday! Last week was super busy for me and today i'm going to show you why. In college, along with 11 other ladies, I helped to establish a chapter of my sorority at my University. Ten years later, i'm still involved. After a few years of having no presence on campus, 8 lovely ladies helped to reestablish the chapter at my alma mater, and this called for a celebration! Over the last week, we spent several long nights into the early morning practicing for their coming out show and you know I had to do a special makeover for the ladies. Check it out!
I wanted to show you a look with one of my current favorite lipsticks. I pair a neutral eye with a bright fun lip. This look is great to bring us into spring. Check it out!
My girl Shrinkle recently came out with some new chromalust loose shadows that are absolutely gorgeous. These are some of the brightest, smoothest shades you'll find. This means a lot from me especially since I don't use too many pigments on a regular basis, but I keep my Sugar Pill colors around because there really is not equivalent that I've found.
You may have seen my last review on Mineral Magic's Microdermabrasian Scrub. I was also contacted by the owner Kellie to try out her well known eyeshadow pigments.
She sent me this gorgeous stack of irridescent shades. I honestly told Kellie that i'm not a huge fan of loose shadows, but I was willing to try them out. I really like how these come in screw stacks so it saves space and makes it easy to keep products together. Many makeup artists use these in their kit to keep organized. The cool thing about these shades is that each of them has a duochrome quality. It reflects more than two colors...for example, there is a white pigment that reflects blue and green...a gold pigment that reflects green and gold, etc. There's even a dupe for the popular MAC Stars and Rockets eyeshadow. Because of the duochrome quality, you can change the colors of these pigments by just choosing a different base. In the video, I swatched the shadows dry on my hand...but it looks completely different when applied on my eye with a base. I was glad I tried these out because they weren't as difficult to use our blend as some pigments I have, yay!
I also got to try out this nifty little makeup brush set. It was very soft...reminded me a lot of EcoTools brushes. When dealing with pigments, you'll want to use synthetic brushes a lot especially if you decide to foil the colors.
Check out the video tutorial!
Here's What I Used:
FACE -Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer in Medium -Pur Minerals Tan Pressed Foundation -MM Mercy loose shadow -MM Suite loose shadow
EYES -Steelo Cosmetics Eyeshadow base in medium -MM Opeal loose shadow -MM Mercy loose shadow -MM Harvest loose shadow -Graftobian Black Velvet Kohl Pencil -Red Cherry Lashes #102 -Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel
I wanted to share with you my collective haul of OCC makeup over the last few weeks. This has become one of the hottest new lines on the scene lately...I've been a bit lazy on my hauls lately, but thought you might want to see what I got.
Check out the video for a thorough review!
Of course I had to check out the lip tars! These are described as "A stunning new innovation in lip color, OCC Lip Tar combines the longevity of a lipstick, with the ease of application of a gloss. Goes on slick and moist, and dries down to a featherweight, long-wearing satin finish."
These little glosses are jampacked with pigment! You really would only need one in a lifetime. One drop covers the lips entirely. My Haul From left to right: 1) Vintage: I picked this amazing wine colored gloss to have as an edgy lip color for shoots. Can also be used to add a touch of burgundy to existing shades. I used this on a recent shoot...amazing. 2) Clear: Great to use for custom mixing glosses...just add a bit of pigment to this clear gloss and voila! New gloss shade :) 3) NSFW: An amazing red, perfect for that pin up look. 4) Hush: One of the newest shades. A very opaque baby pink...looks weird on its own but would add a nice touch of pink to existing shades. 5) Anime: My fav! A super bright magenta color. It's super bold but also looks amazing on it's own. You think Pageant lip tar was bright? This one has it beat. 6) Tarred: How cool would this look on an avant garde shoot? This is also a must have for darkening existing glosses. 7) Feathered: Really bright white...use it to lighten existing shades. 8) Melange: One of the more wearable colors. A mix of pink and apricot.
OCC is also becoming more and more known for their pigments. This is a pure pigment meaning it is insanely bright. Just check out the dry swatch below with no base. You can even thin these out and airbrush them. My girl May gifted me this even before OCC Makeup became a household name.
I really wanted to try OCC Skin: Airbrush foundation. I have tried other foundation brands such as Graftobian, Temptu, and Kett. I find it more difficult to match client's skin with airbrush foundation. There's a lot more mixing involved. This is due to Airbrushing being more "new" than traditional foundation - to which there are millions of shades out there. I tried this and was surprised to see that I was a perfect match for Y3. They break down their colors into yellows and reds which is also helpful. These foundation are a bit more matte in coverage than others.
I also really want to try Nurturing Force products and was happy that OCC Makeup offered them. The first - Blot Out Offensive is an amazing primer, moisturizer and oil control cream in one. After seeing a video where Enkore reviewed it, I was sold! I even tested it on a super oily friend of mine in an outdoor shoot, and she hardly got oily! I am amazed. I also wanted to try out their airbrush cleanser. I love how it smells super minty and you only need a few drops since you can dilute it with water. Saves me from going through a lot of product.
If you can, try to apply for the OCC Pro discount...honestly it's pretty easy to get and you receive confirmation in a few short hours.
So I’ve made a few videos that I haven’t had time to post on the blog. One was on starsmakeuphaven.com, a fabulous website! And another is part 1 of viewer questions. Sometimes I’m a lazy bum and it’s hard for me to respond timely to some of the questions I get via my yahoo mail and youtube inbox, sorry guys! But believe me, I am not complaining one bit…I’m glad to get so much positive feedback, it blows my mind sometimes.
I think being on vacation threw me off my regular groove because as I was editing my answering questions video I got all lazy with it and just cut it into two parts instead of doing one video, which I usually prefer to do. I also don’t want to cut short some of my answers because I want to make sure I come across clear you know?
So I’m going to post questions part II tonight. After that, expect a Hepcat Look video as well as a review on Shiseido Mascara Base. Those videos have been done, just waiting to upload them.
Upcoming videos I’ll be working on: 1) skin routine 2) MAC brushes video 3) How to blend eyeshadow tutorial 4) Curly Hair tutorial 5) Another urban decay eyeshadow look
