Summer 2011 Makeup Suggestions with Swatches

I wanted to make a list of my favorite products for summer that are both limited edition and permanent products. If the product is limited edition, I tried to include a permanent alternative for you all to check out. I hope you all find this helpful. I know this video is pretty long, but I wanted to show you guys a variety of products without being restricted by time. Enjoy!



Products Mentioned:

• Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20
• Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF 15 (Pressed or Loose)
• Laura Mercier Hydrating Primer
• Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Nectar
• Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Blissful
• Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush
• Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel - Bronze Corail
• Mac Bronzer in Refined Golden
• Mac Eyeshadow in Woodwinked
• Mac Paint Pot in Rubenesque
• Estee Lauder Dual Ended Pencil in Pink and Teal
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream #12
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Smoky Lash
• Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain in Pink Passion
• Jack Black Lip Balm
• Carmex Lip Balm
• Estee Lauder Coral Sun Lipstick
• Mac Vegas Volt Lipstick
• Mac Exxxhibitionist Kissable Lip Color
• Mac Made to Order Lipstick
• Mac Fresh Salmon Lipstick
• Mac So Vain Kissable Lip Color
• Mac Ravshing Lipstick
• Buxom Plumping Lip Crayon in Athens
• Dior Addict Model Lipstick
• Mac Petals and Peackcocks Lipstick
• Laura Mercier Hibiscus Bloom Gel Lipstick
• Eye Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion, Mary Kay Eye Primer, Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Two Faced's The Bronzed and the Beautiful...French Riviera Edition

Left to Right:  Primer, Chocolate Soleil, Powdered Sun, Snow Bunny, Sun Bunny

Two Faced's The Bronzed and the Beautiful, French Riviera Edition is pretty good!!!  I like the fact that the kit provides a couple of different shades of bronzers to allow for slightly different looks. Snow Bunny is much more brown than the other tones and reminds me a lot of Benefit's Hoola bronzer (a cool toned bronzer) and other bronzers have more of a red tone. I really like this kit because it contains various different bronzers that can give slightly different effects, depending upon what you are looking for.

I also like the fact that it has a highlighter included.  I think this just helps enhance the bronzer effect.

This bronzer kit complements warm and cool tones nicely. I would even suggest applying the cooler toned bronzer to your skin if you have warm skin when you're trying to pull out cool tones in your skin tone. I'm not suggesting if you are a warm tone, you move to the complete cool tones and vice versa, but you can mix the tones a bit allowing yourself to cross the line a bit :)

Ok, I have used this product for the past week and so now I feel I can honestly assess it.  

The Bronzed and the Beautiful, French Riviera Edition kit contains:

• Deluxe Primed and Poreless SPF 20 Bronze Tint Skin Smoothing Face Primer (.17oz)
• Sun Bunny (classic bronze),
• Chocolate Solei (matte bronze) - Perfecting Bronze
• Powdered Sun (gold) - Highlight
• Snow Bunny (mocha/pink) - Skin Perfecting Winter Bronzer
• Tips and Tricks Lesson Cards
• Teaches 3 Bronzing Effects, including:
• Lose 10 lbs in 10 Seconds
• Classic Bronzing 
• Glamour Bronzing

Product Contents:  
Deluxe Primed and Poreless SPF 20 Bronze Tint Skin Smoothing Face Primer (.17oz)
Bronzing Powders:
4 Each .08 oz/Total .32 oz
Price:  $38.00


Active Ingredients:
Octinoxate 7.5%...Sunscreen
Octisalate  5.0%...Sunscreen

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Golden Pink Copper Eye with Teal Eye Pencil with Coral Lips

This is the first tutorial from the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Tutorial. I wanted to keep the makeup really simple and easy, but add a touch of fun to the eyes with the teal. If you don't like the teal, then obviously it's not necessary to add it. I really love the Estee Lauder Coral Sun lipstick. It's so pretty and very wearable! I hope you all enjoy!

Products Used:
Face:

• Nars Sheer Glow
• Mac Prep and Prime Vibrancy Eye Cream
• Estee Lauder Sea Star Bronzer with Coral Star Fish
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Natural with Pale Yellow Powder
• Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light to Medium Bisque

Eyes:

• Laura Mercier Eye Basics in Cotton
• Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Six Shade Palette:
• Copper Red
• Golden Pink
• Estee Lauder Dual Ended Eyeshadow Pencil - Teal
• Mac Brulé Eyehadow
• Smashbox Midnight Brown Cream Liner
• Benefit Bad Gal Waterproof Eyeliner 
• Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash
• Mac Impeccable Brow Pencil in Taupe
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Lips:

• Mac Redd Lip Pencil
• Estee Lauder Coral Sun Lipstick
• Too Faced Plush Lip Gloss

Too Faced Bronzed Have More Fun Summer 2011 Makeup Collection

The Bronze and the Beautiful - $38

Set includes 3 bronzing formulas and a complexion enhancing golden powder and primed and poreless tint.

• Sun Bunny (classic bronze)
• Chocolate soleil (matte bronze)
• Powdered Sun (gold)
• Snow Bunny (mocha/pink)
• Primed and Poreless (bronzed tint)

Poolside Primping Makeup Collection - $42

Summer collection of best-sellers and must haves.  

•   Glamour Gloss in a Peek-a-Boo 

Primed and Poreless Bronzed Tint - $30

Bronze tint version of best selling face primer.  Formulated to prime and enhance all skin tones.  It gives a warm glow while providing optimum sun protection.  It banishes completion imperfections and leaves skin virually poreless

• Bronze Tint

Full Bloom Cheek and Lip Color - $21

The pigment-rich creamy blush blends effortless onto cheeks and lips flushing them with luminous color

• Sweet Pea, Sheer Berry
• Prim & Poppy, Warm Coral
• Tea Rose, Dusty Rose

Full Bloom Ultra Flush blush - $19

The blooming blush brightens your complexion with a burst of sheer and luminous color

• Sweet Pink, Perfect Pink
• Whos yYour Poppy, Warm Peach
• Cocoa Rose, Soft Pink Brown

Retractable Bronze Buki Brush - $34

Bronze-buki engineered to apply bronzer in an airbrushed, layered fashion.  The longer crimped bristles pick up the ideal amount of bronzer while the shorter bristles buff in color for an even glow.  The dense brush base allows you to expertly blend for a guaranteed, natural finish.

Glamour Gloss - $19

A super shine lip gloss collection with a natural plumping and cooling action.  Twelve richly pigmented shades offer a chic range of choices for todays glam girl

• Chihuahaua Bite, Sheer Strawberry
• This is Pretty, Neutral Rose

I actually purchased the Bronze and the Beautiful collection which I'm in the process of using and will be reviewing shortly, but so far, my thoughts are positive...very nice!!!

Stay tuned for my review!!!

I am also interested in some of the blushes but would like to swatch them before purchasing.

Face of the Day - Pretty and Easy Work Appropriate Makeup

I am a big fan of soft, yet wearable work makeup. Today I had a presentation at school, which to me screams "work appropriate makeup". I decided to keep it simple, yet pretty. I used a lot of neutrals and then added a bit of blue and gray to make the look a little bit more bold. Instead of opting for black eyeliner, I decided gray was a lot less harsh and went really well with my "pop of color" blue. I wanted to keep my skin natural, but pretty. I added just bronzer and a bit of color to the cheeks. For lips, I wanted just the tiniest bit of color. I opted for a pretty peachy-coral lip gloss. I hope you all enjoy!

Products Used:
Face:

• Chanel Teint Innocence in Beige 40
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Natural with Pale Yellow Powder
• Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light to Medium Bisque
• Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Nectar
• Mac Refined Golden Bronzer

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Urban Decay Naked Palette
• Naked (Lid)
• Buck (Crease)
• Toasted (Outer V blended out)
• Virgin (Highlight)
• Mac Motorhead Eyeshadow (Outer V)
• Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Graphite Shimmer (Top Lash Liner and Bottom Lash Line)
• Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
• Dior Diorshow Blackout Mascara
• Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

Lips:

• Too Faced Glamour Glass in Plush

Face of the Day - Muted Colorful Eyes with Bright Lips

I wanted to do a look incorporating muted turquoise greens, grays and purples, however I didn't want the look to look clownish. I decided on this look because I thought the lips would bring some brightness while the eyes remained subtle and muted enough to be wearable. The trick to keeping your eyes simple is to use brown eyeliner instead of black eyeliner. It really helps to keep the eyes soft wand pretty. I hope you all enjoy!

Products Used:
Face:

• Nars Sheer Glow in Punjab
• Laura Mercier Pressed Mineral Powder in Rich Vanilla
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Sand with Pale Yellow Powder
• Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light to Medium Bisque
• Mac Beauty Powder in Briar Rose
• Mac Bronzer in Bronze

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume III - New York Palette
• Money (Crease)
•  Loaded (Crease)
• Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette:
• Bouquet Toss (Highlight)
• Kiss the Bride (All over lid)
• The Balm Shady Lady Palette Volume III
• All the Way Annie (Lower Lash Line, Outer V)
• Rock & Republic Asphalt Eyeshadow (Crease and Outer V)
• Clinique Cream Liner in Deep Brown
• Benefit Bad Gal Waterproof Liner (Waterline)
• Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
• Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara
• Mac Chromographic Pencil in NC15/NW20

Lips:

• Mac Violetta Lipstick
• Revlon Lip Gloss in Orchid

A Combination of Greens, Purples and Pinks Makeup Tutorial

The point of this look was to use palettes already in my collection or yours with the Mac Wonder Woman Valiant Palette to create a really nice pretty look. I used the Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette and the Laura Mercier Silk Road Palette in combination with the Mac Valiant Palette to create this look. Feel free to substitute your own colors in place of the colors I used. I hope this is helpful!

Enjoy!

 

Products Used:

Face:

• Nars Sheer Glow in Punjab
• Mac Bronze Bronzer
• Mac Mighty Aphrodite Blush
• Laura Mercier Peach Mosaic Shimmer Bloc
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Sand with Pale Yellow Powder
• Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light to Medium Bisque

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Too Faced Romantic Palette - Kiss the Bride
• Mac Valiant Palette - Diana Undercover, Transformation, Manilla Paper
• Laura Mercier Silk Road Palette - Regal Violet, Lavender Silk
• Clinique Cream Liner in True Black
• Benefit Bad Gal Waterproof Liner
• Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara
• Laura Mercier Brow Pencil in Brunette

Lips:

• Mac Marquise 'D Lipstick
• Mac Half Red Lipliner
• Mac Resort Life Lip Gelee

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Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette Might Help You Find Prince Charming!

So, this week is ending and it's time to review the Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette for you all. The chart says it best, but I was pretty disappointed with the application and lasting power of the shimmer shades: honeymoon, ever after, and cut the cake. Although these shades swatched like a dream, they were not creamy enough and tended to flake away when applied on the eye when applied without a base. I would highly recommend looking at investing in a good cream base for applying the shimmer shades.

As for the other shades, I thought they were absolutely lovely, creamy and easy to blend. I am pretty sad that three of the nine shades were so disappointing, since one of the reasons I loved the palette was the diversity of finishes. I really love the packaging of this palette, but I wish it had a mirror. I am the type would find a palette of this size nice to travel with, but I am quite disappointed that this palette's portability is hindered by it's lack of a mirror.

I think the cards included in the palette are helpful, especially for those new to makeup or who get "stuck in a rut" with their makeup. However, I personally would have sacrificed the cards for a mirror. Maybe I'm just hung up on the mirror, but I think it's important! hahaha.

I hope you will find this helpful!!! Enjoy!

Romantic Valentines Day Look using Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette

Products Used:
Face:

• Chanel Teint Innocence in Beige 40
• Benefit Sugarbomb Blush
• Chanel Bronze Universal / Soleil Tan de Chanel Cream Bronzer
• Laura Mercier Palace Pink Highlight
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Sand
• Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light to Medium Bisque

Eyes:

• Mac Impeccable Brow Pencil in Taupe
• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette:
• Unveil
• First Date
• Kiss the Bride
• Bouquet Toss
• Soulmates
• Clinique Cream Liner in Deep Brown 
• Dior Diorshow Iconic Mascara
• Mac Chromographic Pencil  NC15/NW20
• Mac Tecknacolor Eye Pencil in Purple Dash

Lips:

• Dior Rose Hollywood
• Buxom Lip Gloss in Dolly

Fun Gold and Purple Intense Eyes with Ruby Lips

This is an intense gold and purple eye look with a really nice ruby lip. I was really inspired by the cat eye look lately and I wanted to capitalize on that inspiration. I wanted this look to be really gold, but also include some intense deepness. I also wanted to compliment the bold eye with a more bold wearable lip. I decided on Laura Mercier's Ruby Glaze lip plumper. Since I didn't get a chance to use it with the Laura Mercier Silk Road Palette, I decided to use it in this tutorial. Enjoy!

 

 

Products Used:
Face:

• Nars Sheer Glow - Punjab
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit - Sand & Pale Yellow
• Bobbi Brown Corrector - Light to Medium Bisque
• Benefit Sugarbomb Blush
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Eyes:

• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Shadow in Lit
• Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette
• Unveil
• Bouquet Toss
• Honeymoon
• Unveil
• Clinique Cream Liner - True Black
• Dior Diorshow Iconic
• Mac Impeccable Brow Pencil in Taupe

Lips:

• Laura Mercier Ruby Glaze

Valentines Day with a Bold Kissable Pink Pout!

I am usually not a big fan of Valentines Day and it's not because of the traditional reasons. I am not a huge fan because I always over-indulge in Dove's chocolate shaped hearts and Conversation Hearts! They are just so yummy and really only available around this time of year! hahaha. On the plus side, for some Valentines Day is extremely romantic. Every Valentines Day I have ever had has never really lived up to the hype - so sorry, boyfriends, I have to admit...your attempt at romantic fell short when you didn't save me from a sinking ship like Leonard DiCaprio in Titanic. Gosh, movies ruin everything! hahaha.

Anyway, this look was inspired by Valentines Day and the Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette which is sold at Sephora and Ulta and retails for $35.00. I love this palette. It makes my heart swell and makes me wonder what romantic events are in store for me this Valentines Day...will I finally get saved from a sinking ship? I hope not. It's cold where I live and I can only imagine how frigid the water is. Unlike Kate Winslet, I can't promise I won't let go...I'm far from a member of the Polar Bear Club. :-/

 

 

Products Used:
Face:

• Laura Mercier Hydrating Primer
• Nars Sheer Glow in Punjab
• Mac Briar Rose Beauty Powder
• Mac Bronze Bronzer
• Mac Lustre Drops
• Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer - Sand and Pale Yellow Powder
• Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light to Medium Bisque

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette:
• Kiss the Bride
• Bouquet Toss
• Un-Veil
• I Do
• Cut the Cake
• First Dance
• Honeymoon
• Clinique Cream Liner in True Black
• Benefit Bad Gal Waterproof Liner
• Dior Diorshow Mascara
• Mac Impeccable Brow Pencil in Taupe

Lips:

• Mac Magenta Eyeliner
• Mac Petals and Peacocks Lipstick
• Mac Revealing Lip Glass