Monthly Archives: October 2014

Mini Maybelline Haul from Rite Aid

Posted on October 31, 2014 | 2 comments

I decided to take advantage of the 40% off Maybelline cosmetics this week. It also helped that I had three Maybelline coupons to use.

I already have my fair share of red lip colors. I saw the Burgundy Beauty Color Sensational® lipstick and decided to get it. This shade is perfect for Fall.

I am already a fan of Maybelline’s mascaras. They are my favorite drug store brand. I wanted to try out the Great Lash® Real Impact™ Mascara just to see how the formula is.

I was on the fence as to whether or not I was going to purchase the Nudes Palette. I already have nude eyeshadow palettes. Was having another palette going to be redundant? This palette being on sale and having a $2.00 off coupon helped in making my decision to purchase this palette.

The total price of this purchase after I used $5.50 in coupons was $9.17 (the price before the 7% sales tax was added).

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Tagged Color Sensational, Great Lash, Maybelline, Real Impact, Rite Aid, The Nudes

Affordable Halloween Style

Posted on October 31, 2014 | Leave a comment

My youngest daughter Naomi and her friends decided to wear Halloween costumes today. They are all way past the age of trick or treating too. LOL! Buying a Halloween costume is almost like buying an outfit you’re only going to wear one time.

This is what Naomi wore. She called herself the Magical Mad Hatter.

The hat she is wearing is actually two hair accessories she borrowed from me. The bow tie is another hair accessory she borrowed.
The necklace is mine along with the red shirt.
The vest, black jeans, and boots are hers.
The cape is a long cardigan of mine.

This is what her makeup consisted of:

Eyes

Naked Basics Palette
Naked applied to the entire lid and brow bone.
Faint applied to the crease
Crave applied to the outer V
Venue applied to the inner corner
NYX Loose Pearl Eyeshadow in Silver used as a brow bone highlight
Wet n Wild® Mega Liner® Liquid Eyeliner in Black applied to the upper lash line
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 8L applied to the water line
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eye in 21L applied to the lower lash line
NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Brunette
L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara
Ardell Accent Lashes #315

Lips

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Maroon
NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Absolute Red

Face

BH Liquid Foundation in Mocha
Maybelline Fit Me™ Concealer in Café
Clinique Blended Face Powder in Transparency 5

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Tagged Ardell, BH cosmetics, Clinique, fashion, hair accessories, Halloween, L'Oreal, Make Up For Ever, NYX, Urban Decay, Wet N' Wild

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nail Design #5

Posted on October 29, 2014 | Leave a comment

This is my last nail design for the series on Wednesdays we wear pink, Breast Cancer Awareness edition.

Here is the nail polish I used.

China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners – Pink Plumeria
Nicole by OPI – Haley Good Lookin

Finger Paints Top Coat
Finger Paints Base Coat

Nail Rhinestones

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Tagged breast cancer awareness, China Glaze, Finger Paints, nail design, nail polish, Nicole by OPI, pink

NFL Teams Makeup Look: Washington Redskins

Posted on October 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

There has been some controversy as of recent regarding the Washington Redskins name. There has also been a push to change the name of this team. Many say the name is offensive to Native Americans. As of today, this NFL team is still known as the Washington Redskins. They have won three Super Bowl Championships. Their team colors are burgundy and gold.

Eyes

BH Cosmetics 88 Colors Col Matte Eyeshadow Palette

MAC Paint Pot (used as a base on the lid) – Rubenesque

Rest of Eye Makeup

Benefit they’re real! Mascara (applied to upper and lower lashes)
NYX Eyebrow Gel – Espresso
Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner (applied to lower lash line) – Lionfish
Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner (applied to upper and lower waterline)– Stingray

Lips

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil – Maroon

Cheeks

Iman Cosmetics Sheer Finish Bronzing Powder (applied to cheekbones and used as a highlight) – Afterglow
NYX Blush (used as a contour) – Cocoa

Face

BH Liquid Foundation – Deep Cocoa
Clinique All About Eyes Concealer – Deep Honey
MAC Studio Finish Concealer – NW45

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Tagged beauty, Benefit, BH cosmetics, burgundy, Clinique, gold, Iman Cosmetics, MAC, makeup, NFL, NYX, Redskins, Stila, tutorial

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nail Design #4

Posted on October 22, 2014 | Leave a comment

This is what I used for the fourth nail design for the series on Wednesdays we wear pink.

China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners – Temptation Carnation
China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners – Naked
China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners – Sexy Silhoutte

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat
Finger Paints Base Coat

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Tagged breast cancer awareness, China Glaze, Finger Paints, nail design, nail polish, pink

NFL Teams Makeup Look: Oakland Raiders

Posted on October 19, 2014 | Leave a comment

The Oakland Raiders have won three Super Bowl Championships. They have some really passionate fans. Fans of the Oakland Raiders go all out representing the team colors of silver and black.

Eyes

Coastal Scents Original 88 Eye Shadow Colors Palette

Maybelline Eye Studio® Color Tattoo® Metal (used as a base on the eye lid) – Silver Strike
NYX Loose Pearl Eye Shadow (applied to the center of eye lid) – Silver

BH Cosmetics Liquid Eyeliner (applied to upper lash line)
Starlooks Kohl Eye Pencil (used to cut the crease) – Obsidian
Starlooks Gem Pencil (applied to water line) – Amethyst
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (applied to lower lash line) – Zero

Rest of Eye Makeup

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
NYX Eyebrow Gel – Espresso

Ardell Accent Lashes – #315

Cheeks

NYX Blush – Mocha
NYX Blush (used as a contour) – Cocoa

Lips

Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish – Sugar

Face

BH Cosmetics Liquid Foundation – Deep Cocoa
Clinique All About Eyes Concealer – Deep Honey
MAC Studio Finish Concealer – NW45

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Tagged Ardell, beauty, BH cosmetics, black, Buxom, Clinique, Coastal Scents, MAC, makeup, Maybelline, NFL, NYX, Raiders, silver, Starlooks, tutorial, Urban Decay

October 2014 ipsy Bag

Posted on October 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

The contents of my October ipsy Bag are:

Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquer – On a Gilt Trip
ModelCo Volum Eyes Extreme Black Mascara
Noyah All-Natural Lipstick – Deeply in Mauve
Ayres Patagonia Body Butter
Epice International Purifying Exfoliant

Noyah All-Natural Lipstick – Deeply in Mauve

Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquer – On a Gilt Trip

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Tagged Ayres, beauty, beauty subscription, Epice, ipsy, makeup, ModelCo, Nicole, Noyah, OPI, skincare

Rae’s Birthday Style

Posted on October 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

My oldest daughter Rae recently turned twenty-one years old. YAYYYY!!!!! Writing that sentence was the easy part. The hard part was helping her pick out a birthday outfit. Mid October can be a little tricky in Pittsburgh. Fall weather has started to make an appearance. There can still be some mild days too. The weather was definitely going to dictate the outfit Rae was going to wear. She decided to see what was already in her closet.

Rae bought this dress a couple of years ago from Charlotte Russe. She bought the shoes from Journeys back in 2011. She borrow the purse I bought from Charming Charlie.

Here is the makeup I used for her birthday look.

Face

Lorac Cococin Cream Compact Cream Foundation – CR8
Lorac Oil-Free Wet/Dry Powder Makeup – WD5

Eyes

NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder – Brunette
Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette
Habit – applied to the lid and browbone
Betrayal – applied to the lid
Voodoo – applied to the outer third of the lid
Rewind – applied to the crease
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (applied to the upper lash line) – Zero
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (applied to waterline and lower lash line) Binge
Andrea False Lashes – #53

Cheeks

BH Cosmetics Floral Blush Duo – Iris

Lips

NYX Lip Liner Pencil – Currant
NYX Butter Gloss – Raspberry Tart

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Tagged beauty, BH cosmetics, Charlotte Russe, Charming Charlie, fashion, Journeys, Lorac, makeup, NYX, Urban Decay

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nail Design #3

Posted on October 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

This is what I used for the third nail design for the series on Wednesdays we wear pink.

China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardeners – Shocking Pink
Kiss Nail Art Paint – Bikini Pink
Jesse’s Girl High Intensity Nail Color – Beach Baby

China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat
Finger Paints Base Coat

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Tagged China Glaze, Finger Paints, Jesse's Girl, Kiss Nail Art, nail design, nail polish, pink

Homecoming Style 2014

Posted on October 13, 2014 | 2 comments

Homecoming for my youngest daughter Naomi was held Saturday, October 11^th. Her friend Haley asked me to do her makeup. I realized when I was almost done with Haley’s makeup I didn’t take a before picture. She brought her own foundation, powder and lip color.

Face

Maybelline Fit Me ®Foundation – 125 Nude Beige
bareMinerals Mineral Veil

Eyes

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Naked – used on the lid
Buck – used on the crease
Virgin – as a brow bone highlight
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil – Zero used on the upper lash line
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil – Smog used on the lower lash line
Ardell Lashes #109

Cheeks

BH Cosmetics Floral Blush Duo – Rose

Lips

NYX Simply Red Lip Cream – Russian Roulette

Naomi already had in mind how much money she wanted to spend on her homecoming outfit.

Her dress was $50.00 from Burlington Coat Factory. She wore my shoes. The purse she carried is her sister’s. I’m pretty sure the purse used to be mine at some point. LOL!

I kept her makeup soft. The lip color she is wearing is NYX Round Case Lipstick in Lala.

Naomi with her boyfriend Don.

He is a nice young man.

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Tagged Ardell, bareMinerals, beauty, Burlington Coat Factory, fashion, Homecoming, makeup, Maybelline, NYX, Urban Decay

Monthly Archives: October 2014

Mini Maybelline Haul from Rite Aid

Affordable Halloween Style

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nail Design #5

NFL Teams Makeup Look: Washington Redskins

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nail Design #4

NFL Teams Makeup Look: Oakland Raiders

October 2014 ipsy Bag

Rae’s Birthday Style

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nail Design #3

Homecoming Style 2014

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