Wouldn't Buy Again ... Revlon Photo Ready Translucent Powder

I bought the Revlon Photo Ready Translucent Powder hoping it was an easy-accessible, cheaper alternative to the 11 dollar translucent powder I usually purchase. I also was hoping that it would look hot in photos. Ya know.... Make me photo ready! ...Not quite. I used the powder on a couple of my clients. And It was just NOT the business. They said it made their face very dry looking, and dull. And also looked very white outdoors. It did not photo well, instead made everyone, including me, look ghastly. Also, there's glitter in it, which is supposed to reflect light to cancel out flaws.. But instead looks very apparent on the skin...

PROS

it was cheap

did take away shine

CONS

Makes you look very white in pictures

makes skin appear dry

glitter chunks get on face

looks bad outdoors

Repurchase: NO

....WITHOUT flash ....

....WITH flash ....

scary huh ?

*Translucent powder is a sheer powder used to set your makeup, and take away shine. It keeps your makeup in place, and is supposed to make it last longer.

Drugstore Makeup - Maybelline Lip Polish

Okay so I had a wedding to attend a couple of weeks ago, and decided I needed alittle color on my lips. As opposed to the usual nude pink I use. So, I was looking in my lip products drawer and found a lipgloss named "Maybelline Lip Polish in Plum Shine" ... Which confused me because I definately don't remember purchasing it... But anywho I tried it on.

When I put it on I was pleasantly surprised. Being a woman of color, with ummm... slightly larger lips... it's sometimes hard to find colors that don't over exaggerate the lips. But this shade, and gel-based formula looked great! Of course I used concealer around the lips to make it alittle more even, and slightly smaller .. But even without it, it looked really good.

PROS

lasts just about all day

Only have to touch up alittle after I eat

has a nice shine

doesn't seep into cracks of lips

Great price for quality

CONS

May go on alittle sloppy if you apply it unevenly

Repurchase: YES

To add alittle shine, I used NYC's Clear Lip Plumper on top of it. Formula's sticky, but do-able. And makes the lips look candy painted.

Where to Buy

You can get Maybelline's Lip Polish at any drugstore. Target Walmart, etc. You can get it from Target for $4.94

Go here to see which shades look best with which skin tone, eye and hair color --> http://www.Maybelline.com/product/lip/lipgloss/lip-polish-lip-gloss.htm

Glitter and Violet Eyeshadow

So I had alittle time on my hands so I decided to come up with an all purple look... It's simple, affordable, and of course cute! I listed prices of the supplies, and where you can find them at the bottom. So yeah here's how I achieved it...



I used my NYX Jumbo pencils in Purple and Strawberry Milk as a base for my eyeshadows. This helps the colors last longer, and makes them more bold and vibrant. I used the Strawberry Milk in my inner corner where I was going to place the pink. And used the Purple for the rest, extending it alittle past where my eye ends. I didn't blend it out...






Next I used my 88 Coastal Scents palette, which I ordered from CoastalScents.Com. I used these 3 shades of pink (which are circled) on the inner portion of my eye, on top of where I used the Strawberry Milk Jumbo pencil.



Right next to the pink on the middle of the lid, I used these 2 purples over the Purple NYX jumbo pencil. I stopped right under the arch of my brow. I blended the pink into the purple alittle bit with my eyeshadow brush. Do not over blend.




I then placed the 2 purples circled on the outter part of my eye. And added just a tad
of the black eyeshadow to make the purple alittle deeper. I blended the outter deep purple into the middle purple slightly, remember don't over blend.


Okay then I took a tad bit of my L'Oreal HIP Mettalic Eyeshadow Duo I purchased from CVS, on a slanted eyebrow brush. Or you can use a flat concealer brush, or eyeliner brush. Anywho, place a tad bit of the Metallic Silver in between the pink and purple eyeshadow. And a tad bit between the purple and deep purple. With that same brush, blend it slightly in both directions. This will create the illusion of the color fading into the next shade.



I then used that same eyebrow brush(or flat brush) and used a bit of the Metallic Silver on the top and bottom inner corner of my eye. Which will make your eyes look more awake and wide.



After I added all the eyeshadows, I used my blending brush to blend the outter part of the shadow slightly. Do not blend the colors together on the lid. (Unless of course that's the look you are going for) The Metallic Silver you placed in between the shades should already give the blended fading look. So really you just need to focus your blending on the outter portion of the deep purple. So that there isn't such a harsh line.



To make the pink sparkle I used my Claires Cosmetic Glitter stick. I used alittle of the darker pink glitter and pressed it with my finger slightly over the pink eyeshadow. It stuck because of the Strawberry Milk jumbo pencil's texture underneath the pink eyeshadow.

* You MUST use Cosmetic Glitter. Regular glitter will cut your eye if it falls into your eye! Make sure the label reads cosmetic.


The not-so-hard part is done ! Now line your top lid with your favorite black eyeliner. I used Urban Decay's liquid liner. On the bottom lid on the water line, I used a NYX eyeliner pencil in White. You can use any eye pencil, they are pretty much the same.

*A white eye liner pencil will create a wide or awake illusion. While black will make your eyes appear smaller.


Underneath the waterline on the bottom lid, on the lash line I placed some of the deep purple eyeshadow on the outter lid, and a Magenta (in between pink and purple color) color on the inner half and blended it into thedeep purple.

*If you don't want to use eyeshadow to line your lower lid, you can use black eyeliner.

For mascara I used CoverGirl Lash Blast, my 2nd favorite mascara.

Prices

• Coastal Scents 88 Palette .............................. $18.95

www.CoastalScents.com

• NYX Jumbo Pencils .........................................$3.00

www.CherryCulture.com www.NYXCosmetics.com Your nearest Ulta Store - SOME beauty supply stores

• L'OREAL HIP Duo Eyeshadow ........................$6.00

CVS - Walgreens (they are often Buy One get One FREE!) Target - Walmart - etc

• Claire's Cosmetic Glitter Stick ...........................$6.00

Claire's or Icing at your local mall

• Urban Decay Liquid Liner ................................$18.00

Sephora - ULTA (expensive yes, but it's really a great eyeliner. Very easy to control, with a great tip)

Best Day EVER! (...well Twitter wise)

Well yesterday, April 9th 2010 I was watching the Style network because they were having a documentary (which I've seen a few times) on my idol Kimora Lee Simmons. You don't even understand what an inspiration this woman is to me !! She's the epiphany of success, the definition of an independant woman. She gives both african-american and asian woman hope that they too can over-come all racial obstacles and achieve their most difficult goals. Not to mention she's an incredible mother. (Much like my own) Okay enough of the praise. Anyways, I decided to randomly tweet on twitter how I adore this woman in the most non-homo way possible. And guess what... She tweeted back ! *faints*