C-THRU MY EYES

Okay I picked up some new products the other day & want to give you all a little review of them!

1. Bobbi Brown Bronzing Powder $33.00 – This bronzing powder is a top rated product from Bobbi Brown & after using it I can see why! This bronzer is super smooth. I bought a nice stiff contouring brush from Sephora to apply it with. I purchased the “deep” color because I wanted to use it as a contour on my cheeks, nose, & use it along my hair line to blend all of my makeup in. It is so seamless. I love Bobbi Brown products for skin as I’ve said many times before!

2. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Microfinish Blush $25.00 – LOVE THIS BLUSH! I got it in a number 8 -PDA, which is described as a Pinky Nude color. I use a MAC brush I have for foundation to apply it. Like all other MAKE UP FOR EVER products this is made for pictures & television. It is so smooth & creamy & blends perfectly. Totally worth it, especially because you can put it on sheer & build the color up as you want. The color can get really intense. I can’t wait to use this in a shoot!

3. Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara $19.00 – AJ Crimson suggested this mascara to me. I bought it & wasn’t super impressed, but it definitely gives a lot of volume. I still actually like the $10 Sephora mascara I tried the other week. I feel like this mascara is very heavy & clumped a little bit. But still a good mascara nonetheless.

I’d suggest the Bronzer & Blush. So amazing and a great fresh look. There’s a picture below where I used all three products

So most of my product reviews have a majority of the same products I always use, but this product review has two products in particular that I’ve never tried before. I took the picture above in my bathroom of some things I picked up this past weekend. I needed a red and pink lip liner, I wanted two different colored lipsticks (both are great!) & decided to finally invest in some Bobbi Brown foundation. NOTHING has disappointed. Check out the review below…

1. NEW – Bobbi Brown Natural Finish Long Lasting Foundation SPF 15 – I have never tried Bobbi Brown foundation but I hear AMAZING things about it. I have a concealer from Bobbi Brown and absolutely love it. This foundation did not fail. It looks like you have NOTHING on at all – I use a sponge to put it on & it’s flawless – definitely my new favorite foundation for everyday/a night out – for photoshoots I still like MAKE UP FOR EVER – Get it at Bobbi Brown counters at department stores or online here. – $45.00

2. MAC Satin Lipstick in Rebel - My friend Kelcie loves this color & it looks amazing on her – I also love it – especially when I go back to black hair. It’s a deep color but still vibrant. $14.00

3. Illamasqua Lipstick in Underworld – this lipstick is only sold at Sephora. I tried this brand I’ve never even heard of but saw the color & needed it. It’s this briiiight purple color – AMAZING on. Try it please! $20

4. Sephora Collection Long Lasting Eyeliner - I never really use Sephora brand except one of their mascaras which I’ve been given for free because of my points I get for shopping there – but I wanted a new eyeliner that didn’t come off as easily as my Loreal so I tried this – it’s amazing. Great brush to apply either a super thin or thicker line & it didn’t come off throughout the day but comes off easily with eye makeup remover! – $10

Hope you guys enjoyed and will try some of these products

It took me awhile to post this, I apologize. I’ll keep it real & say my blogging motivation went out the window for a second & I was on super chill mode. But I did go to the mall the day like I said I was going to. I spent 2 + hours (not joking) playing around in Sephora, and at MAC and Bobbi Brown in Hudson Belk.

HERE’S THE WINNER:

Givenchy Pop Gloss Crystal in Light Up $24

Take a look at the lipglosses down below with a brief description as to why I liked, or didn’t like, them.

C-THRU will always be #1 in my book though, no matter how long I search for a new favorite.

I’m on the pursuit of the perfect lipgloss today….

MAC?

Dior?

Yves Saint Laurent?

Smashbox?

MAKE UP FOR EVER?

Sephora?

Bobbi Brown?

NARS?

Clinique?

Chanel?

Urban Decay?

Forget about happiness, lipgloss is where it’s at! haha. But really, I’m on my way to the mall right now & will probably spend a good hour searching & I’ll be sure to post pictures of the lipglosses I tried & let you know if I found my perfect no lipgloss (other than C-THRU) … wish me luck!!

Time for a short story: I was very disappointed when I went into Sephora the other day& was searching for THE perfect red lipstick. I had been to MAC tried Diva, Media, Russian Red, Ruby Woo, looked at countless other lipsticks from other lines…blah blah blah.

Anyways. I found this in the NARS section:

NARS Lipstick in Scarlet Empress. OMGSH I HAD TO HAVE IT! I’m not kidding – you guys might be like, “what’s her issue, it’s just lipstick” but I fell in love. I tested it out on my hand it was the creamiest thickest deep red perfection ever – more so than the swatch above – I almost cried…so I’m excited. I’ve found MY red lipstick, right? WRONG!

Here comes the BEAUTY TIP part :

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS take the product you are going to buy (NOT the tester) and open it before you buy it.

I was with Erika and Kelcie and was insisting that the color was different. They didn’t believe me – because it did look very similar. Even the makeup artist didn’t believe me. So I buy it, knowing I’m going to have to return it but put it on my hand next to the “same colored” tester –> COMPLETELY DIFFERENT consistency& definitely not my perfect red! Now I can’t claim NARS does this on purpose – but they sent two testers to Sephora (I demanded to see the other one) and they both are this amazing red & I looked at all other 3 lipsticks on sale…all the dull semi-red kinda pink lipstick … if they do this on purpose they are WRONG.

I got my lipstick tho! I am very good with words.

This is CRAZY to me… According to Allure’s website, Lauren Luke is the new “it” girl in makeup. She started doing makeup tutorials on YouTube and has 52 million views!!! That’s insane! Forget starting a rap career on youtube, maybe I’ll start making some tutorial videos soon…

I’m serious.

Lauren is set to come out with a new makeup line in Sephora stores on Monday, which includes 5 palettes which have lipstick, eyeshadow, blush, black eyeliner and primer. Each set is… WAIT FOR IT…….

only $27!!!

Take a look…

"My Fierce Violets" Palette

"My Luscious Greens" Palette

Try this MAC Perfect Style Brush Set $125!!

Now instead of trying to shop around & wonder what brushes to get (if I haven’t helped out enough with that yet) just get the brush set. It comes in a MAC Signature Bag, the 187 Duo Fibre for your face, the 168 Large Angled Contour for cheeks, the 263 Small Angle for eyeliner (I have two of these & love them) & the 222 Tapered Blending for eyeshadow.

Also check out Sephora stores to see what brush sets they have available, they are less expensive, but I haven’t actually tried them out for myself.

I’ll admit I don’t wear eyeshadow that much…& if I do it’s brown, black, or gray. BUT I love the way some people rock colorful eyeshadow. But it’s easy to mess up. Here’s something on my hit list that I want to try.

If anyone has tried it let me know.

MAKE UP FOR EVER EYESHADOW $19 – This eyeshadow has a high pigment density which supposedly makes it last a long time & give maximum coverage. The eyshadows come in  Matte texture, Semi-Matte & iridescent shades. I’m going to try a Matte texture because that gives maximum coverage & the most dramatic color – why not go all out?






These eyeshadows come in so many colors I can’t even count – I always see them when I’m at the Sephora stores but have never tried them. I’m going to & I promise to report back as soon as I do.





Tip: I really love these products called Paints from MAC $16.50 – I have “Bare Canvas” & if I am putting on eyeshadow I use a brush and use a TINY amount and smooth it all over my eyelid up to my brow bone. It gives a really good layer for eyeshadow to stick to so you get more coverage from your eyeshadow (unless you want a sheer eyeshadow effect). I also have a green one – I think it was limited edition…? Not quite sure.

Sephora Flame

I’m going to try this next – NARS Lipstick in Sephora Flame $24.

Pick this up at Sephora stores or wherever they sell NARS…Nordstrom, Bloomingdales. Of course it comes in other shades so take a look.

I’ve been looking for a deep red hue that’s velvety but matte like this one.

I’ll definitely report back to let you know how this works! If anybody has tried it or does before I do – let me know how you like it.

LINE LOWER RIM OF EYE WITH A WHITE LINER TO BRIGHTEN EYES & MAKE THEM APPEAR LARGER!

1. Use a liner that draws on easily

2. Try MAC Eye Kohl Liner in Fascinating $14.50

3. Try Makeup Forever Kohl Pencil in Matte White 2K $17

4. Try whatever brand you want – Covergirl, Bobbi Brown, Revlon, etc.

4. Use a nude colored liner for a less retro look.

5. Be delicate with the liner…too much white can leave you looking a little scary. Play around with it!

6. Recessionista: Use a white eyeshadow you have, wet a thin eyeliner brush and paint on your makeshift eyeliner!