#Terrific Terracotta Lipstick

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LOTD: By Beauty Bay Matte Lipstick in Pinch with Dior Lip Maximizer in 038 Rose Nude. #Scentoftheday Oud Ispahan EDP by La Collection Privee, Christian Dior.

This week, I thought I'd try out lip products I haven't worn before; today is the lipstick. My first bBB lipstick, I actually bought a nude 4-pack (Pinch is 2nd from right above) and surprised myself by opting for this more terracotta-brown first (Freckle, Tea and Cola are the other shades, I'm thinking Freckle will be my fave). It doesn't have a flat matte finish, there is a very slight sheen. Terrific colour pay-off from one or two swipes and very comfortable on the lips, not drying at all. This rosewood gloss was the absolute perfect match. Packaging is cheap looking, but it is a cheap lipstick, what do I expect? It's functional which is all that matters. Unedited swatches below.

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Just received my beauty purchases from last week today

Hey doll hey!!! Hope you’re having a great day/night. I’m coming to you with a new makeup haul…. so let’s jump in and see what i purchased…. *Side Note* All swatches are done on bare skin with no primer and with only 1 pass of my finger. I will leave the links to as many products as I can that I have purchased just in case you’re interested in purchasing any of the items for yourself…. Please note, I purchased all products myself and none of these links are affiliate links.

Let’s start this off with a few beauty room necessities ….

These are the hand towels I use at my makeup vanity in the morning to wipe my brushes on and to dab extra makeup off onto. I also use these to wipe away any makeup residue on my vanity. I fold them into 1/4 and use 1 side a day for 4 days and then pop them into the wash. I get them from Amazon for $22 for a 12 pack and find that I only need to purchase them 1 to 2 times a year.

I purchased these laundry bags (a 2 pack of 3) from Amazon for $8 to use with reusable bamboo facial rounds that I purchased… I will be getting them in the mail tomorrow and wanted to wash them before using them and so I needed a laundry bag…. the facial rounds come with 1 but all the reviews I read said that the bag was too small to wash more than 2 so I thought I’d try a bigger bag …. look out for my review of both this bag and the facial rounds later this week.

I needed more acrylic storage for my pressed powders, blushes, and highlighters that did not fit in the storage towers that I already had, so I purchased another one. I now own 4 and I love them so much…. I have 1 for my bronzers, 1 for my blushes and my highlighter, 1 for my pressed powders and 1 that has the spill of bronzers, blush, pressed powders, highlighters. These can be used standing up like you see in this picture or laying down in a drawer…. they fit perfectly in the drawers of the Alex 9 drawer unites you can purchase at Ikea and are each compartment is tall enough that you can typically store 2 pieces in each one.  Each unit is 8 1/2 inches wide by 2 and 1/2 inches deep and 9.8 inches tall and each compartment is 3 wide long by 1.75 inches tall. The company that makes these little gems is call By Alagory and Amazon sells them for $22.

I needed a new acrylic covered makeup brush holder but the ones that I have are no longer being sold so I had to go with a different design. The company that makes this style is called Newslly and Amazon sells it for $39.

The two pictures on the left are my original acrylic makeup brush holders. I’ve had them for 2 years and really need to by some acrylic cleanser to get them as clear as the new on the right. The top picture of the left side holds all my foundation brushes, medium sized powder brushes, and big fluffy powder brushes. The one on the bottom of the left side hold all my eye brushes and brushes I call utility brushes (stuff like nose contour, gel liner, concealer, and fan brushes just to name a few). In the new brush unit I store my contour and bronzer brushes, blush brushes, duo fiber and highlighter brushes.

And on to the makeup purchases….

Physicians Formula Spotlight Illuminating Primer: I purchased mine off Amazon for $11.99 for 1 fluid ounce. This primer is billed as an AGE-DEFYING PRIMER: Infused with 5 Filtering Luminescent Pearls to blur imperfections & deliver a spotlight glow, this age-defying primer blurs, corrects & protects, making your complexion radiant. This is such a pretty face primer! I have been enjoying it the past 2 days. In the pictures bellow the one on the left is without flash and the one on the right is with flash.

Catrice Cosmetics Light Correcting Serum Primer: I purchased this off the Ulta website for $10.99 for .494 fluid ounces. This is billed as having a candlelight-inspired golden shimmer that can be added  to your foundation for a subtle illuminating effect, or apply alone for a highlighting glow and can also be added to your body lotion for an all-over glow. This is a repurchase for me. I’m almost out of the one I purchased when I did my full face Catrice look and review and I just love this product so darn much! It makes every foundation look so dewy and so pretty. I have even worn it alone when I’m not wearing makeup. In the pictures bellow on the left is without flash on the right is with flash.

I purchased all 3 of these on the Ulta website.

Loreal Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation: I purchased this foundation at Ulta for $12.99 for 1 fluid ounce in the shade 202 Creamy Natural. It comes in 12 shade with 4 shades for deeper skin tones and is billed as a pro foundation with an all day glow with up to 24 hours of wear. I’ve never tried this one before so I will use it in my Face of the Day post for tomorrow. The pictures bellow are left is no flash and right is with flash.

Loreal Infallible Pro-Glow Concealer: I purchased this at Ulta for $9.99 for .21 fluid ounces of product in the shade 01 Classic Ivory. It comes in 8 shades with 2 for deeper skin tones. I think I have used this before but I can’t remember what I thought about it… I will use it in tomorrow’s post as well

this is the concealer with flash … I forgot to take a picture of it without flash.

Loreal True Match Lumi Glow Amour Glow Boosting Drops: I purchased this at Ulta for $14.99 for .25 fluid ounces in the shade 507 Day Break. There are 2 shades, this one and a more bronzed color. Just from the swatch I can tell that a very little bit goes a long way and that this is super pigmented. There is no glitter in this liquid highlighter. Photos bellow are left no flash right with flash.

Loreal Brow Stylist Definer: I purchased this at Ulta for $8.99 for .003 ounces of product. It comes in 7 shades.  I just ran out of the one I had so this is a replacement. This is a phenomenal brow pencil!

Ardell Latex Free, Vegan Duo Brush-On Adhesive With Vitamins: I purchased this at Ulta for $4.54 on sale (it’s $6.49 regular priced) for .18 fluid ounces. This is the only lash glue I have ever used and this one is a back up because I’m down to 1 back up and 1 that is almost done.

The next products I purchased of the Profusion Cosmetics  website. The first 4 pictures are all part of the 19pc Makeup Brush Bundle I purchased this for $69.99 on sale (it’s normally $92). I did not take pictures of 5 of the brushes because they are duplicates of the brushes I posted in yesterday’s 2 months of makeup brushes review .

The last 2 brushes in this picture came as part of a set in the WAY TO GLOW ILLUMINATING KIT the first one is the precision highlight brush and the second one is the tapered highlight brush…. these 2 brushes are way too small for me to use as a highlighter brush so i have reassigned them as eye crease brushes.

Profusion Iconic 3D Faux Mink Lashes : in the style Big Tease $7.00 for 5 pairs. They look super cute… I will try them out for tomorrow’s Face of the Day post.

Profusion Way To Glow Illuminating Kit  $15 for 1 fluid ounce of Liquid Illuminator, 3 loose pigment highlighters in the shade Rose Gold, Icy White, and  Champagne, 1 tapered highlight brush, and 1 precision highlight brush.

The Liquid Illuminator is very thick and a bit fiddly until it’s completely blended in and is billed as being able to blended into your foundation for all over luminosity or used as a base for the highlight powders.

The right picture is without flash and the right one is with flash.

The loose highlighting pigments… rose gold, icy white, and champagne. The left picture is no flash and right picture is with flash.

Profusion Lash Out Loud Mascara : $4 and is billed as being equipped with buildable fibers you can actually see, take your lash game to the next level with this clump-free formula that instantly lifts, volumizes and lengthens your lashes.

Profusion Good Brow Day 2pc Kit : $8. Comes in 4 shades, I purchased it in the shade Dark Brown.  

Profusion Eye and Cheeks Artistry Palette : $10 and comes with 12 eyeshadow shades, 4 blush shades, 2 highlight shades, and 1 pro series brush. The brush that comes with this palette is really good quality … as good of a quality as the rest of their brush line is, that’s super impressive because normally the brushes that come in palettes are crapy. Let’s take a closer look at the palette…..

Left is with no flash, right is with flash. From left to right the shades are: Lush (muted peach satin blush), Breath Taking (a mid-toned coral satin blush) Diamonds (a gold toned champagne highlighter), Great (a berry satin blush), Bashful (a blue-toned pink satin blush) and Heartfelt (a champagne highlight).

  Left is with no flash, right is with flash. From left to right the shades are: Whipped (a bright cream matte), Love (a mustard tan matte), Antique (a gold metallic), Honest (a dusty peach matte) Mic Drop (a bronze metallic), Cookie (a terracotta brown matte).

Left is with no flash, right is with flash. From left to right the shades are: Chatty (champagne metallic), Embrace (a grey-toned tan matte), Terrific (a taupe metallic), Bestie (a grey-toned mid brown matte),Comeback (a deep camel brown matte), and Tease (a very deep grey toned brown matte).

The blushes in this palette felt a bit chalky but swatched creamy. The matte eye shadows seam hard pressed but swatch amazingly smooth. The metallics are creamy and very pigmented.

Well that’s all for now dolls. Thanks for spending time with me. Stay tuned tomorrow when I try on as many of these new products as possible. Remember, save a spoon for a bit of lipstick.

XOXO

  Beauty Haul for Week 1 of March 2020 Hey doll hey!!! Hope you're having a great day/night. I'm coming to you with a new makeup haul....

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Get the look: Perfect Parisian beauty

Brigitte Bardot, Lea Seydoux, and Marion Cotillard; what do all of them have in not unusual? They’re French – and appropriate beauty at that! We’re such large of how Parisian women pass about splendor and makeup in one of these clean and easy way that we’ve got rounded up some have to follow pointers to obtain the equal look.

Marion Cotillard works a fantastic ambitious lip

Prep your skin

To pull of Parisian beauty you want, to begin with, the aid of making sure your base is great it can be. Cleanse, moisturize and add the occasional face masks into your recurring, and ensure you operate a normal eye cream to maintain your peepers searching youthful. Our product pointers are; By Terry Cellularose Nutri-Pure Comforting Balm Cleanser, Darphin Hydraskin Light All-Day Skin-Hydrating Cream, and La Roche-Posay Hydraphase Intense Eyes, but of the path, there are masses more alternatives available from France. Choose your base

No clean-confronted appearance might be entire without a terrific primer and not anything screams French more than L’Oreal Paris Infallible Priming Base, as a way to deliver your pores and skin an easy and silky feel, ideal to pop basis on.

You’ll want to choose a foundation as near your herbal skin tone as possible, as the Parisian style is all approximately embracing your natural functions. Lancôme’s Miracle Cushion Compact not most effective give excellent coverage but it is also extremely lightweight, that means you may not appear to be you are caked in basis. It comes with an available sponge too, ideal for application. Go easy at the relaxation

A subtle touch of blusher is all that’s had to upload definition – simply enough to offer depth. If you really want to push the boat out and move absolutely Parisian, try Chanel’s Joues Contraste Powder Blush, or for a fair extra herbal touch pass for Guerlain Terracotta Joli Teint Natural Healthy Glow Powder Duo.

Now, the eyes are in all likelihood the most vital a part of this splendor look; move easily on the eyeliner and select a shade that does not make too much of an assertion, then practice a skinny line alongside the upper lashline for a comfortable finish. Neutral eyeshadows are also favored with the aid of Macbeth famous person Marion and co. And such tones emphasize their natural splendor even more, with only a slick of mascara to lengthen lashes.

With lips, you may go all out even though, but choose a sublime pink similar to the Parisians do. That’s without a doubt why you should keep eyes greater secure – pour over peppers any day in case you’re going French elegant! We love Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Lipstick in Vengeful Red and Clinique High Impact Lip Colour SPF15 in Red-y to Wear.

All About Beauty

  Beauty is not skin deep. It’s attitude that separates the beauty from the crowd. “Looking at the beauty in the world is the first step of purifying the mind.” The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears. All women are beautiful, regardless of their looks. You just need to touch their soul with respect and appreciation for their inner beauty and you will be rewarded with joy. The heart is way more important than the package.

I love natural beauty, and I think it’s your best look, but I think makeup as an artist is so transformative. I would never like to endorse a fairness cream. I believe in natural beauty.

True beauty can’t shine through makeup. Many of us can’t even imagine our life without makeup. It sounds strange and even scary for many girls, thanks to media popularization of unrealistic beauty standards. To be beautiful without makeup?! Is it even possible?!

For many of us, it would be a big nonsense even to go to a supermarket with no makeup on.

Media often forces us to believe that a woman with no makeup on can’t actually look somewhat attractive or beautiful.

If someone wants to live a makeup-free life, or at least to be able to have makeup-free days, then it makes sense to put a little bit more effort into caring about the natural beauty of your face, hair, and body.

1) Feel beautiful (even without makeup) Yes, the first step to natural, makeup-free beauty is connected with your inner perception of yourself – your self-image. If a girl considers herself beautiful and is able to accept herself totally and unconditionally, then the whole world will feel the same about her. Yes, it’s that simple! But if you don’t feel comfortable and confident about yourself with no makeup on, try to adapt the new ‘natural’ image gradually.

2) Your skin is your everything! If you decide to lead a makeup-free life, it doesn’t mean that you need to completely let go of all skin care products. Many skin problems are actually related to the excessive use of makeup; skin tone becomes uneven because of the reaction of your body on a foundation, concealer or blush. If skin problems persist, get a professional advice of a dermatologist; it’s better to treat the problem straight away than to put it on hold into a waiting box. Some other tips for the beauty of your skin include: use facial masks 2 or 3 times a week (choose masks according to your skin type), and exfoliate your skin regularly (we are not only talking about exfoliating your facial skin, exfoliate your whole body.

3) Healthy eating and water Good food is important not only for the beauty of our skin but also for the overall health of our body.

We are what we eat, therefore healthy and balanced diet should be our faithful, lifelong friend.

Make sure you eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day, as well as healthy fats and proteins; these are so important for our beauty.

And, of course, our best friend is water! Try to drink about 8 glasses of water a day and also treat yourself with a green or white tea from time to time, because these are rich in antioxidants and will help your skin look fresh and young for a very long time, even without makeup.

4) Smile and love yourself A smile will instantly help you to feel and look pretty, even if you don’t have any makeup on!

As Audrey Hepburn once said: “The prettiest girl is the happiest one!” Smile every time you look in the mirror, smile to people you see on the street and, in general, let the smile be your favorite accessory – you will see how the whole world will start smiling back at you!

Love yourself. Accept yourself fully and completely. Love the way you look with or without makeup because you are truly unique and beautiful! Remember it!

5) What about your hair? If you want to look pretty with no makeup on – it’s important to take a good care of your hair and keep your hair color close to natural.

Try to keep your hair in great condition by using right hair care products that are suitable for your hair type, and do hair masks and oil treatments regularly. Nothing can be more beautiful than silky and shiny locks!

It became our daily ritual to wake up early and put on our “beautiful” makeup mask.

In this article, we don’t suggest that you completely let go and forget about taking care of yourself; on the contrary,

How do you feel about yourself inside? It all depends on you. Try to feel beautiful. Yes. Right now, in this very moment… Know that you are pretty!

Designing a Parisian Candy Shop Kitchen

    The atmosphere I was trying to achieve in this traditional kitchen was that of a 1915 Parisian Candy Shop. When I walked into the existing kitchen I was thrilled to find the basics would easily transition to the candy shop look. The wonderful “bones” of the kitchen included cream cabinetry with stainless classic handles and pulls, solid black granite countertops, deep crown moldings and finally excellent windows including a floor to ceiling bay window.

I must stress the importance of using classic styling, stone and high-end appliances in a traditional kitchen. These rarely date and can easily be “freshened” up. In the case of this kitchen, I took several steps to maximize the candy-shop kitchen while still adhering to a strict budget. I knew immediately I wanted the colors to be black, cream and murky rose. The walls received a new slightly pink based cream by Benjamin Moore called Butter Pecan. The trim painted in White Dove (always a favorite). The too modern stainless pulls and handles were removed and spray-painted matte black – voila – instant iron pulls!! This step alone saved thousands of dollars.