Spring Nail Colours

Hi Beauties,

For this spring, its all about pastel bright nail colours, sort of like easter eggs colours. I've always loved bright nail colours on my nails especially my toes  so this is an excuse for me to wear all my bright nail polishes during spring/easter. I think these colours could also be worn in the summer of course. Save the berry and vampy colours like eggplant and black for the later months.

"Think of nail polish as an accessory, like a chunky necklace or a gorgeous handbag," Baek says. "You can make a statement without being flashy." So step away from the sheer pink and embrace the color storm, one shade at a time." Instyle.com

From my personal collection of spring colours

From left to right:

ELF Lilac Nail Polish- www.eyeslipsface.com

Ardene Zen similar to essie mint candy apple

Ardene yellow nail polish - ardene is a canadian brand

L.A.. Colours colour craze nail polish in current- this is a shimmery pastel green

L.A. Colours colour craze nail polish in electric charge- very pretty pastel pink

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear nail color in pacific blue

Instyle.com shares how to wear these bright colours.

Yellow

HOW TO WEAR IT "Yellow nail polish looks amazing with khaki and safari colors.

Lilac

HOW TO WEAR IT "If you're wearing lilac polish, you have to wear leather. The leather adds a hint of irony to a prim shade. Lilac softens the hard edge of the leather." 

Hot Pink

LA Colours in Electric Charge

HOW TO WEAR IT "Hot pink looks cute with an all-black outfit, Avoid the impulse to pair it with bright patterns or florals. Your look gets too busy." 

Mint Green

HOW TO WEAR IT "This is a very feminine color so pair it with a deep chocolate brown or an edgy gray. All the pastels colors look great with a punk rock twist."

Ardene's Zen

LA Colours in Current

Bright Blue

HOW TO WEAR IT "Wear blue polish with all white. It's fresh and summery."

Hope you have your spring colours already nailed down. Continue having a fab weekend and don't forget to check out the post on my Birthday Giveaway Contest. Stay beautiful.

Birthday Giveaway Contest- Barbie pink lips

Hi Beauties, guess what? I am turning 25 plus 2 on the 27th. :) Super excited. I was like wow I am closer to  25 plus 5 and it freaked me out a little but I think its gonna be a great year. So many things to look forward to! And I decided to give my followers something to look forward to also. I am having a Birthday Giveaway.

Its all about the pink lips this year and I want one of my lucky followers to rock this hot trend. I am giving away a STILA BARBIE LIP ENAMEL LUXE GLOSS CALLED "HAPPINESS". This pink is the signature pink of Ms. Black Barbie herself Nicki Minaj. I know alot of you would love to try the shade of pink she wears so here is your chance.

Contest Rules:
1. To be entered in the draw, you must become a FOLLOWER or if you are already a follower, you can refer someone to become a follower. The more persons you refer the more entries your name gets in the draw. If you refer someone send me a message via email - scimills@gmail.com so I could know who you referred.

2. This contest is open to anyone from any country. So long as I can mail it there.

3. Contest ends on the 27th of April 2010 at 7 pm. Winner will be announced shortly after

4. Good luck and keep following!

Bring out your inner barbie starting with your lips.

Different folks, same strokes

Hi Beauties its been a while, I know. I have been working on my other job after my main job so my passion which is sharing with you guys got lost in the shuffle. I try not to let that happen but apparently the definition of being an adult some how consists of working and not following your passion. But I'm here now. I have been meaning to write about how women of different skin tones can pull of the same colours sometimes. I did this experiment with my friend Kyla, who is a little darker than I am where I put her in two looks that I wore a few weeks ago. And what do you know... both looks worked on her perfectly.

The first look is with both of us wearing stila lip enamel from the Barbie collection in "TICKED PINK". I love this bright fuchsia colour. It is one of my new favourites. Now to make it work on me I wore the stila lip enamel on top of Covergirl Queen Collection "POWDERPUFF PINK" lipstick to make it even richer. For Kyla, we just put the tickled pink on her bare lips.

Kyla et moi in the same lip colour

Then I was inspired by a look I saw on a magazine and tried it on myself with my coastalscents smokey eye palette using all the purples and then I tried it on Kyla who usually wears less eyeshadow but it really opened up her eyes. If you do purple eyeshadow try it with a pink lip.

Kyla et moi with the same purple smokey eye

And then we did our nails. I am wearing Sally Hassen Xtreme Wear nail colour in pacific blue with MIA Secret Crackle over it and Kyla is wearing NYC Longwear  in Fuchsia Shock Creme with Crackle also.

So sometimes the same colour can work on women of different colours. Have a good night and I will try to keep the posts coming. Bon soir mes cheries.

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.

Review of Makeup Forever Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation

Hi Beauties,


 I can finally get online to write on my blog. My internet has been bugging for like a week and I got on today. YAY! I have so much to update that I am going to do most of them today while eating Dove's Beyond Vanilla Icecream ( it comes with hard dark chocolate coating ontop) so yummy and watching some of the greatest artists ever on VH1. I recently got my good friend (Dwayne aka Fatty :)) to go to Sephora in Boston and find this amazing foundation from Makeup Forever (MUFE)- Makeup Forever Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation. I know buying foundation in a new line is tricky especially if you have never tried it but I found a really good tool online to help you find a foundation shade in another brand if you already know your MAC shade. For example- I am NW43 in MAC and I put the info in the database and it gave me all the other shades in all the other brands that would match my skintone. I found out I am a 70 in Makeup Forever Mat Velvet. So check out temptalia foundation matrix at http://www.temptalia.com/foundation-matrix if you are thinking about trying a different brand of foundation.


So my review of MUFE Mat. I give this foundation 4 out of 5.

Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation
What it is:
A shine controlling, oil-free, water-resistant, complete coverage liquid foundation.

What it is formulated to:
Hides imperfections, evens out skin tone, and mattifies with a non-oily, perfectly powdered finish. The result is flawless and lasts for hours.

What else you need to know:
Although this foundation provides full coverage, the end result is completely adjustable to fit your needs - a little goes a long way.

I love this  foundation. I put just  little bit on my foundation brush and it offered full coverage with just a little bit of the product. It went on smooth and after a few minutes the shine from the oil in my skin was gone. I like the fact that its like it has a built in primer because of the silicone so I can skip one step and it goes on so smooth. I even said my face looked airbrushed. The only reason I didn't get it 5 out of 5 is because of the size. It seemed really small to me compared to my MAC Studio Fix Fluid but when I checked both actually contain the same amount of product (30 ml). It is also kind of pricey ($34 US) on sephora.com or amazon.com. But I will definitely be using it for special occasions.

MUF MAT VELVET IN DOORS

MUFE MAT VELVET IN NATURAL LIGHTING

On my eyes: ELF Gold pigment
On my lips: Covergirl Queen Collection lipstick in Nude Attitude

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.

My Review

Originally submitted at EyesLipsFace.com

Don't waste your money

By Shyne from Miami, FL on 3/22/2011

 

1out of 5

Pros: Good Value

Cons: Colours are washed out, Colour variation is poor, Wears Off Easily, Not pigmented

Describe Yourself: Trendy Style

Skin Tone: Deep

Age: 25-34

I was disappointed with this set. The colours were not pigmented which means they aren't WORTH trying if you are a woman of colour. The variation in eyeshadow colours was poor and the lip glosses weren't even pigmented. The bronzers and blushes were also not pigmented and wore off pretty easily.

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