MAC Magneta Madness = Magenta Sadness

So I recently bought MAC Magenta Madness Pigment ($18 US) and after all the initial excitement- I was disappointed. It is very chalky and has little adhesion on its own.  Doesn't  work as an eye colour. The colour is so vibrant in the jar but when you put it on it doesn't show up that bright, it tends to look more red than magenta especially when applied wet. I was researching ways to apply it to make the colour pop but I decided to try it on my lips to make a pink/fuchsia lipstick pop and a little more matte. I applied it with a lip brush over Covergirl Queen Collection Powderpuff Pink lipstick.

Swatch was disappointing

Vibrant pink lips

Oops split some...

Maybe I'll try it on nails next. What do you think? Would you rock bright pink lips?

Things I love!

Hi beauties, here are some things I can't live without... well at least for the week that just passed.

Fuchsia lips with matching purse. Off to the movies

Covergirl Queen Collection Powderpuff pink with stila tickled pink lipgloss and fuchsia lip pencil for the look above

I know... alot of cleavage but it was friday nite. lol Im rocking a bubblegum pink lip with a pink and black smokey eye.

wigs for bad hair days. cant go wrong with deep red lips either.

ELF Gold goddess pigment with bronze ELF eyeshadow

Low key no makeup look with just some blk liquid liner and pink gloss. And of course my nerd glasses

Red lips will become my signature look. Im also wearing ELF natural false lashes

One of my best friends, Kyla and her plum lips courtesy of sacha cosmetics

Shiny hair with bounce courtesy of mizani products

purple smokey eye courtesy of coastalscents smokey eye palette

in natural lighting. I love sun shine

animal print bangles. 

24 kt lip gloss from stila :)

Share in the comments things you love or you cant do with out when it comes to your beauty regiment.

Amazon.com, and drugstore Haul.... can you feel the excitement?

Hi Beauties,
It's me again. I recently got some goodies from amazon.com and from my cousin in Texas who I sent to cvs drugstore.(www.cvs.com) to find some lipsticks for me from the new Covergirl Queen Collection.

Covergirl Queen Collection Powder Puff Pink

Au Naturale

Girly Pink

See red

My Queen Collection Collection

 Overall these lipsticks are pigmented, they are smooth and creamy and very hydrating and I love the smell. I love the nude colours which are pretty and the powderpuff pink is a nice bright pink. The reds were just ok. Overall I give these a 4 out of 5.

Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller

I have been searching for a dark under eye circle treatment for a while and stumbled on this one. This promises to instantly correct dark circles and brighten the eye area. It contains caffeine which with the circulation from the roller ball is supposed to energize and stimulate the eye area and conceal dark circles. Result: The sheer tone which is supposed to be for all skin tones was too light and my under my eyes still looked tired. I give it a 2 out of 5. Its on amazon.com for $15US.

Supposed to sheer but it looks very ashy

NYX White Pearl, Space Pearl and Jade Pearl

My look using White and Space Pearl. I'm also wearing Nude Attitude from Covergirl Queen Collection on my lips.

 I love these pigments, they were like $3 on amazon.com. They are very pigmented and so affordable. I would even say comparable to MACs expensive pigments. I give them 5 out of 5.

MIA Secret Crackle Nail Polish

MIA Crackle polish over ELF Lilac Polish

 So I have been waiting patiently to try this new trend in nail polishes. OPI recently came out with Shatter which when applied over another polish it gives this cracked effect which I thought was so cool. However it was like $20 US, I wanted it but not that bad. So I did my research and found this MIA Secret Crackle Polish on amazon.com for about $5 US which promised the same effect as the OPI one. MIA offers a variety of colours in the crackle polish but I choose black like the OPI shatter. I tried it out and I can say I am not crazy about it. I like it but I am not blown away by the results. It looks better in the ads. In real life it looks very dull so I had to add a top coat over it. I give it a 3 out of 5.

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

MAC Smolder is one of the best eye kohls I have ever come across. It is very black and creamy so it goes on smooth and easily. I got this on amazon.com for $11US where as its bout $16US in MAC stores. I fell in love with feline but it was limited edition and smolder is the next best thing from MAC. 5 out of 5.

Kiss me 'cus its Spring time!

Hi beauties,
This spring its all about bright lip colours. Now again some of you make say you can't pull off a bright lip colour but its all about finding the right shade for your skin tone.


One of the hottest lip colours this spring is orange. Don't get scared just yet because orange is one of the most attractive colours on women of colour. You just need to go out and find your shade. For top picks there are
MAC Morange
Makeup Forever Rouge Artist Intense in 40 ($19 at sephora.com)
Revlon MD Orange Flip ($7 at drugstore.com or amazon.com)
NYX Cosmetics Diamond Sparkle Lipstick in Orange ($5 at nyxcosmetics.com)
Milani lipcolour in Orange Gina ($3.49 at amazon.com or cvs.com or drugstore.com)
Stila Lipglaze Stick in Orange ($4.99 at amazon.com)

MAC Morange

For those who are skeptical you can start out with a sheer gloss like MAC Tinted lip conditioner in Gentle Coral. Its one of my favourite glosses and it happens to be orangey sort of coral but it goes on very sheer.

MAC Gentle Coral

I found my perfect shade of orange from The power of plants Botanics in 60. It has a reddish undertone which works well with my complexion. Oh and the orange nail polish is from NYC cosmetics.


Another hot colour for lips this spring of course is fuchsia. This again is a perfect lip shade for women of colour as long as they find their shade. I tend to stick to fuchsia lip colours with a blue base meaning it has a bluish undertone when you look at it. My favourite fuchsia lipstick of the moment is NYC 405B which you can find pretty much at any drugstore or walmart.

Wearing NYC 450B

Fuchsia lips are in this spring

 Picks for fuchsia lip colours
Covergirl lip perfection in Internal (6.50 at drugstores)
Avon Ultra Colour Rich Moisture Seduction Lipstick in Pink Tafetta, $8 at avon.com
Covergirl Queen Collection Lipstick in Powderpuff Pink $7 at amazon.com
Dior Rouge Dior in 766 Star Fuchsia $30 at dior.com
Milani lipflash lip pencil in Flashy $6.49 at cherryculture.com
NYC Ultra last Lipwear in 450B( various drugstores)


So go out and pick up two of the hottest spring lip colours and try them out. Have a beautiful week!