Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Givenchy Le Rouge Swatches

I made a quick stop into Sephora for some pre-sale swatches. Here are my quick swatches of Givenchy Le Rouge. The in store lighting is a bit strange, but this might still be helpful.

I recently got the Le Rouge 100 point perk mini in Brun Createur. The formula is light and smooth with great pigment. I have a few more on my wishlist now! Here is 103 Brun Createur on the lips:

Any planned sale purchases? I'd love to hear in the comments!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Bright Turquoise FOTD

Judging from the Christmas tree in the background, this look is a few months old. I think the colors are perfect for spring though!

I don't remember the base products I used at the time, but the eye combination is Sugarpill Darling pigment paired with Guerlain Les Aquas palette. As usual, I lined with my trusty YSL Deep Black Cream Liner. I used Chanel Horizon blush on my cheeks and Dior Indescrete Rouge Nude on my lips.

 

 

 

Monday, March 25, 2013

Lancome Spring 2013: Swatches and Review

Lancome Spring caught me by surprise. I didn't even give it a second look until I was at my sister's house and happened to swatch hers. I ordered my things immediately following that visit!

Pomettes D'Amour Blush in Love is a gorgeous pink and peach mix. You can use either color separately if you wish, or swirl them together. For the $50 price tag, I do wish Lancome had not used cardboard packaging. I still caved :)

 

The three potted pigments are Persistant Peach- a shimmering peachy pink, Evermore Lilac- a bright bluish purple with silver glitter, and Tremendous Turquoise- a greenish blue shimmer.

I was pleasantly surprised by this color collection. I also ended up getting the Peche Joue- Joue Blush In Love- an equally as pretty pinkish peach color.

Tremendous Turquoise ended up being my favorite eyeshadow of the bunch. Here it is paired with the brown shade in the Chanel Sable-Emouvant duo:

 

 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

New Revlon Lip Butters: Swatches and Review

I am trying to get out of my February slump- cold weather, tons of rain, and a sloth-like activity level.

I spotted the four new Revlon lip butters at my local Target, and I felt like spring wasn't far off.

I'll let you know how spring comes along. We are forecasted to get anywhere from 4- 12 inches of snow tonight, so I am going to have to be happy with my spring lip colors for now.
New butters:
Here are the new colors with my two original favorites, Strawberry Shortcake and Tutti Frutti. I have a crazy complicated relationship with lip butters. I love the fun colors, but I find that they dry my lips slightly if I wear them a few days in a row. I just can't find dupes in a better formula of some of my favorite colors.
Tutti Frutti is a sheer but vibrant orange. Juicy Papaya is a sheer pinkish peach. Strawberry Shortcake is a light lavender pink. Pink Lemonade is a milky light pink, almost clear. Sorbet is a vibrant fuschia pink. Wild Watermelon is a pinkish red.

My favorite out of the bunch has been Wild Watermelon! It is such a flattering bright pink on my lips. Sorbet is a vibrant hot pink. Juicy Papaya and Pink Lemonade are both pretty sheer. They are colors you can put on without too much thought to add a glossy shine.

Click here and here to see my swatches of the original Lip Butter line.

 

Monday, March 4, 2013

NARS And God Created the Woman Smoky FOTD

Here I used less of the warm colors and winged out the dark shadow for a smokier look. I based this on a Lisalisad1 tutorial called Old Hollywood.

FACE

MUFE HD Primer

L'Oreal Lumi Foundation W1-2

Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Loose Powder

Maybelline Dark Spot Concealer Fair/Light

Benefit Powderflage

Anastasia Brow Wiz Medium Ash

Maybelline Great Lash Clear on brows

 

EYES

NARS Smudgeproof Base

NARS And God Created the Woman Palette

-Bellisima in crease

-Night Clubbing on lid, winged out

-Kalahari on inner corners

YSL Deep Black Cream Liner

Majolica Majorca Lash Frame Expander Plus Mascara

 

CHEEKS

Lancome Pommettes D'Amour Blush in Love

 

LIPS

Fresh Sugar Rose

YSL Blonde Ingenue

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

NARS And God Created the Woman FOTD

 

 

FACE

L'Oreal Lumi Foundation W1-2

Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Loose Powder

Maybelline Age Rewind Dark Spot Concealer in Fair/Light

Benefit Powderflage

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Ash

Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara in clear on brows

 

EYES

NARS Smudgeproof Base

NARS And God Created the Woman Palette

-Kalahari on lid

-Galapagos in crease

-Alhambra on inner corner

YSL Black Cream Liner

Majolica Majorca Lash Frame Expander Plus Mascara

 

CHEEKS

Illamasqua Katie

Illamasqua Lover

 

LIPS

Dior St. Tropez Addict Extreme

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Blog Sale

* U.S. addresses only. I will not be responding to messages asking me to ship internationally.

* Paypal only- I must receive payment within 24 hours or item will be relisted. Make sure your shipping address is correct on Paypal- I will not be able to keep track of requests to ship to a different address.

* Shipping starts at $3.00 for 1 item. Add $.50 for each additional item. I always use delivery confirmation, but will add insurance at your request only.

* Packages are usually shipped within 2-3 days of payment.

* No returns or refunds- I have done my best to take accurate photos and list an estimate of percentages left. Do not use these photos for accurate color representations.

* Contact me - williams.martha (at) gmail (dot) com with "blog sale for (your name)" in the subject and your paypal address in the email.

* I will invoice you from a different email address- DO NOT PAYPAL ME until you receive my invoice!