Birthstone: Opal

Blergh! I've caught another cold and feel rather crappy at the moment. Those of you who have read my latest couple of blog posts know that I've already been ill once this fall, so I guess this is round two for me. I'm going to load up with a lot of vitamins, which hopefully will speed up my recovery.

Anyways, last week I started my new job which is awesome. I haven't done any selling yet because we were just packing everything up and organizing the products into drawers and shelves. My co-workers are great and though I've only worked two days so far I already feel at home. :)

The look I've got for you today is the October birthstone look, which is inspired by the opal. Of all the birthstone looks this has been by far the most difficult to turn into a makeup look, because the opal contains all the colors of the rainbow, shimmer but is still just mostly a pinkish white stone. Makes sense? Well, anyway, I've always thought of opals as pastel rainbows so I decided to take my look down that track. And here's the result!

Pastel rainbow deluxe! It was unfortunately a very cloudy day and my camera didn't pick up the shimmer that well, but I'm sure you get the idea.

Despite all the colors this is a rather wearable look. Soft and colorful in the same time.

Face

*Skin Base Foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Studio Finish Concealer NC15 (MAC)

Eyebrows

*Brow duo Dark brown (Anastasia Beverly Hills)

Eyes

*Jumbo pencil Milk (NYX)

*Diamond eyes (Sugarpill)

*#441 (Inglot)

*Birthday Girl (Sugarpill)

*Mochi (Sugarpill)

*Acidberry (Sugarpill)

*Goldilux (Sugarpill)

*Slink (Illamasqua)

*Medium Pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*#391 (Inglot)

*24/7 Glide on eye pencil Freak (Urban Decay)

*Eye Booster Ultra-black (Physicians Formula)

*False eyelashes #28 (Red Cherry)

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I just realized there are only two birthstone looks left! Oh my... :P 

Thanks for reading and hope you'll have a lovely day!

Compras-Nail polish Haul

Hola!!
Espero que su fin de semana haya estado de maravilla, yo ando estresada como todo el tiempo jeje ya que pronto empezaré mi propio negocio de estilista aqui en mi casa pero de todas formas hay que hacer una buena inversión.

No hago muchos posts sobre mis compras pero les mostraré mis adquisisiones de estos dos primeros meses del anio, no es mucho puesto que solo compro lo que en realidad me gusta, no suelo comprar toda una colección si no me gustan mas que 2 esmaltes por ejemplo.

Estoy contenta pues puedo decir que en estas compras he adquirido muchas marcas que nunca habia comprado como Zoya, maybelline (esmaltes), urban decay, seche, etc...

*Todos los productos fueron comprados por mi.
Bueno pues las compras de las primeras foto son de mis vacaciones en Texas.

De Sally Beauty Supply:  Seche-Collage overlay,  China Glaze-modify me y Ion intense hydration leave in conditioner.

 De Ulta: Mi primer esmalte Zoya-Lara ,OPI- Avoplex moisture replenishing lotion y mi primer Urban Decay- supercurl  curling mascara (la adoro!!)

 De Regis Salon: Pagué por los tres 3,50 Dolares!!! en verdad!! fue una super oferta ya que tenian una canasta llena de opi's y si comprabas 1 te llevabas 2 gratis!! Pero como el que escogí tenia 60 % de descuento solo pague 3.50 y me dieron los otros 2 for free!! Adoro buscar en salones de belleza ya que tienen ofertas como estas muy a menudo y encuntro esmaltes que queria desde hace mucho tiempo como estos. OPI: I don't give a Rotterdam!, Gouda Gouda Two Shoes, Lincoln Park after dark. También me regalaron la revista que aparece en la primer foto The Hair Book.

 De Tiendas y Framacias: John Frieda en tono Light Bronze Brown (es el que estoy usando ahorita), Color Show Maybelline Denim collection: Styled out, Sally Hansen- Nails & Cuticules Hand creme y NYC-Coconut (para french manicure).

Esto es lo que contiene el tinte y en verdad es muy bueno, cubre perfectamente y no escurre además de tener un aroma muy rico.

 Bueno y esta foto es del 14 de febrero cuando me llegó un paquete de Traci de un giveaway que gané, estos tres esmaltes son los primeros en mi colección de una marca indie Candy Lacquer-Crazy love, Love struck y Rubies & hearts. El esmalte de OPI lo compré yo en Alco y ya lo mostré en el post anterior es The impossible Liquid Sand de la colleción de Mariah Carey.

 Las 2 fotos de arriba son tintes y acrílicos que me trajo mi mamá de chihuahua para ver que tal esta la calidad en esas marcas y ver cuales usaré en mi estética.

Por último pero no menos importante esta mis compras de ayer, por fin compre uno de los esmaltes que mas queria!! jeje es de OPI: Every Month is Oktoberfest y como no comprarlo si es hermoso y aparte el nombre del esmalte me fascina! por que yo nací en Octubre, pronto les mostraré este esmalte antes de que finalicé el invierno. Y por culpa de que tengo una obsesión por lavarme las manos mil veces al día (soy una exagerada pero si me lavo las manos muchisimo) pues mis cuticulas estan muy resecas y feas y las fotos no se ven bien así que compre esta crema de Sally Hansen para ver que tal me sirve. 

Date night smokey eye

I don't know if I have ever told you or not but I ADORE the Naked palette from Urban Decay.  I have both the first and the second ones but I use the first one way more (which I was totally not expecting).  I never thought I would use it as much as I do, but I swear I use it like 5 times a week.  So if you haven't gotten this palette because you think you'll never use it, I think you're wrong and you should get it.  Totally worth the $50 I say.

Today I wanted to do something I thought my husband might like, something good for a date night.  So I wanted dark dark eyeliner and to go relatively simple on the rest of my makeup.  So here's the look I did.

I've done this color combo a million times before, I just tried to make my liner darker by going over it a few times and then going over it with the black shadow from the Naked palette.  The colors I used from the palette are "Creep" (black), "Gunmetal" (grey), and "Naked" (tan).  My eyeliner is Avon's Glimmersticks Liqui-glide eyeliner in "black."  On my lips I have a mixture of "Interlace" and "Femme" OCC lip tars topped by Anastasia lipgloss in "Barely" (great color, HORRIBLE applicator).

So that's my super easy date night look.  According to my husband, "it's cool" so I'm not sure what that means.  But I like it so that's all that matters!  Well, I hope you guys like it too haha!

A rusty look! And a pretty look using the Naked palette!

I've had this color from Beauty From the Earth Cosmetics called "Vamp" for a while now, it's a beautiful rusty color with some sparkles in it, and I really was itching to use it and make it the focus of my look today.  So I decided to go with something bold but not overpowering.  So here's the look I did!

And then I've seen this thing around called, "how much does my face cost?" or something like that where you figure out how much all of the makeup you're wearing costs.  So I thought that would be interesting to see.  So here's everything I used and how much it all cost (if it's a drugstore product, I'm going to put the WalMart price):

Face:

Revlon Colorstay Foundation "Sand Beige" $9.98

L'oreal True Match Foundation N2 $7.98

Covergirl Professional Loose Powder Translucent Fair $5.98

ELF Studio Blush/Bronzer Duo $3

ELF Studio Blush "Pink Passion" (HIGHLY recommended!) $3

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser $7.94

Maybelline Super Stay 24/7 Concealer $6.48

Eyebrows:

Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil "Blonde" $22

Anastasia Brow Powder Duo "Golden Blonde" $22

ELF Studio Cream liner "Coffee" $3

Eyes:

Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper $17

BFTE "Vamp" mineral shadow $6.50

Makeup Geek "Purely Naked" shadow $5.99

Makeup Geek "Corrupt" shadow $5.99

Glamour Doll Eyes "Ancestry" mineral shadow $6

L'oreal HIP Chrome Liner "Black Shock" $8.47

L'oreal Voluminous Power Volume 24h "Blackest Black" $8.47

Lips:

MAC "Creme Cup" lipstick $15

MAC "Boy Bait" Cremesheen Glass $19.50 (website price, I got mine at a CCO)

So the total I spent on my face is... $184.28.

Wow.  That's a lot haha.  Though most of the products I use every day, really the only interchangeable things are eyeshadows and lip colors.  So really it's not so bad.  Gosh, now I wonder how much money I have invested in my whole makeup collection!

You guys should try this and let me know how much your face costs!

And I wasn't going to add this in but I figured I might as well.  This is just a pretty look that I would totally wear again using just the Naked palette for shadow colors!

And here's my color placement on that:

I liked the way the cool grey played off the warm browns.

But that's all I have for today!  I hope you all had an amazing week!  Don't forget to let me know how much your face costs!

I'm back (with some looks and some other ramblings)!!

Hey guys!  It's been forever since I've done a post and I'm so sorry!  It's just been so much harder to bounce back from this last surgery than I thought it would be and then not having a camera didn't make me more motivated to do anything.  So I finally got a new camera (a Nikon Coolpix P500, in case anyone is wondering.  I got it on Craigslist and saved myself $250!!) and hopefully I'll be able to figure it out so I can post more.

In all honesty, I haven't hardly worn eye makeup at all.  Today was my second time wearing an actual colored eyeshadow and it was my third time wearing black eyeliner since my surgery, which was almost 7 weeks ago.  So you haven't really missed much.  But I do have two looks for you today.  A colorful one and a neutral one.  I'll go with the colorful one first.

I was feeling the bright blue today so I went with that.  I didn't get very many good pictures but I do like the pictures I got. 

There's something I really like about just being able to see the color around the eyes, especially if it's such a bright color.

What I used for this:

Eyes:

Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in "Black Bean" as a base all over lid and under the eye

Makeup Geek (MUG) "Poolside" shadow all over lid and under eye

MUG "Neptune" in outer corner and along the crease

MUG "Mermaid" on center of the lid for a pop of shimmery color

MUG "Purely Naked" to soften the edges of the blue

MUG "Shimma Shimma" as a highlight

L'oreal HIP Chrome Liner "Black Shock"

MUG "Corrupt" to soften liner

L'oreal Voluminous Power Volume 24H Mascara "Blackest Black"

Revlon Photoready 3D Volume Mascara "Blackest Black" to add a little more definition

Eyebrows:

ELF Cream Liner "Coffee" to outline

Anastasia brow pencil "blonde" to fill them in

Anastasia brow powder duo "Golden Blonde" to soften the pencil

Lips:

MAC "Myth" lipstick

Revlon Lip Butter "Tutti Frutti"

And my neutral look.  Since I was playing around with my camera, I figured I'd show you the pictures I took of my Naked 2 palette (which I used for this look), even though we all know what the Naked 2 palette looks like haha.

This one isn't as clear but I didn't notice until I uploaded it.  Sorry!

And the look I did (sorry it's not the most exciting look ever!).

What I used:

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

All shadows from the Naked 2 Palette:

"YDK" on inner and outer third of lid

"Verve" on middle third of lid

"Pistol" in outer v and just above crease

"Chopper" above crease color to warm it up a little

"Bootycall" as highlight

L'oreal HIP Chrome Liner "Black Shock"

"Blackout" to soften liner

L'oreal Voluminous Power Volume 24H Mascara "Blackest Black"

Not the most thrilling look in the world but it was pretty and flattering.

And these are just a few more pictures I've taken since I got my camera two days ago haha.  They're not of makeup though!

My kiddo and my meatball!

Meatball (her real name is Delilah but she looks like a meatball so that's what I call her haha).

My Sullivan

One of our tortoises.  I think tortoises are so cute!

Well that's that!  I start chemo again tomorrow.  I have to do 8 rounds which puts me, as long as I stay on schedule, to be done with chemo the week before Thanksgiving.  It's going to be a long 4 months but I will be SO glad for this to be over with.  And I think it's going to make the holidays that much better knowing this will be behind me.  You all have been so incredibly supportive of me.  I cannot thank you enough for your comments and e-mails and comments on my facebook page.  Even if I don't respond, please know that I do read what you write and it means so much to me.  I really cannot tell you enough how much it means to me.  So thank you so so much!

And hopefully the chemo won't knock me down too much so I can keep posting!  Thanks all for reading this!!!  I hope you're having a great week!!