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elf Nail Polish Review

Here are my initial thoughts on elf nail polishes. I have two shades which are  in the shades "Mod Mauve" and "Royal Purple". Mod Mauve is just like it is called a taupe mauve color which  I would describe as a brown purple nail polish with pink undertones. While Royal Purple is a dark violet color with a lot of shimmer.  

Initial Thoughts:
  1. Price: Very Inexpensive. They retail for a dollar but they have sales all the time so you can get them even cheaper. If you want to know when they are having sales I suggest signing up for their sales announcements. This can be found in their main page in the right corner of the bottom.  
  2. Amount: These nail polishes bring .35 fl oz . These nail polishes  have more than wetnwild craze nail polish (.34 fl oz) and wetnwild megalast nail polish  (.30 fl oz). They also bring more than MAC nail lacquer (.34 fl oz), which retails for $13.00 .
  3. Website swatch: Is not good what so ever, it does not match.
  4. Pigmentation: It is not very opaque. It also needs more than one coat in order to show up.
Here are the swatches for these two nail polishes.


I will do a better review when I get to test them out more and in this review I will give more information on their lasting power. 

If you have any questions, leave them down below
*All of these products were paid with my money*
*All images are my own*

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Cherry Culture Haul

On cyber monday I decided to take advantage of the sale in Cherry Culture. There was a 20% off everything in the store. So here are the six things I got:

1. NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette (The Runway Collection) in the shade ESP10C09 Haute Model: This palette is all shimmery vibrant colors. It has neutrals, greens, purples, among others. Here is what it looks like:


If you want to see swatches of this palette click this link: Haute Model

2. NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette (The Runway Collection) in the shade ESP10C10 Bohemian Rhapsody: This is a neutral palette. It has different finishes which include: matte & shimmery. Here is what it looks like:
If you want to see swatches of this palette click this link: Bohemian Rhapsody

3. NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette (The Runway Collection) in the shade ESP10C11 Casting Call: This is another neutral palette. But it focuses more on dark colors. It also has different finishes and leans toward a smoky look. Here is what it looks like:
If you want to see swatches of this palette click this link: Casting Call


4. NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette (The Runway Collection) in the shade ESP10C12 Velvet Rope: This is a colorful palette. It focuses more on purple shades. It does not have many different finishes all of them are shimmery or satiny . Here is what it looks like:
If you want to see swatches of this palette click this link: Velvet Rope

5. NYX Powder Blush in PB24 Red: This is a pretty vibrant red blush. It is really pigmented. It is also a MAC dupe. It dupes MAC's Bite Of An Apple blush (which came out with the Venomous Villans Collection). If you put this blush sparingly and blend it will be an exact dupe. If not it will be a more intense red shade. I will show the comparison in a future post with all of the palette swatches. Here is what it looks like:

6. Jordana Blush Powder in the shade 12 Redwood: This is a pretty inexpensive blush. It is a shimmery pink coral color. In the picture you can kinda see a swatch on my index finger. Here is what it looks like:

So that is my small Cherry Culture haul.

If you have any questions, leave them down below
*All of these products were paid with my money*
*All images are my own*

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Silver Blue Fog Eye Of The Day December 17

Here is my EOTD:


Products Used:  
  1. Too  Faced Shadow Insurance  
  2. NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil in the shade "Pots & Pan"  
  3. wetnwild Color Icon Palette in the shade "Snow Sprite Palette" (Limited Edition Holiday Collection 2010)   
  4. wetnwild Mega Eyes Créme Eyeliner in Black   
  5. Eye Lash Curler  
  6. MAC Prep + Prime Lash  
  7. Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara 
    Here is how to achieve this look:

    Here is the color reference. I have labeled each shade I used with a number. If you want to see swacthes you can do so by clicking this link: http://www.luuux.com/health-beauty/wetnwild-snow-sprite-palette-mini-review-swatches?blog_id=34767 .
    1. Apply Too Faced Shadow Insurance  all over the lid and up to the brow bone.
    2. Put NYX "Pots & Pans" all over your lid and blend
    3. Place the light silver eyeshadow (Labeled 1) all over your lid. It is the first shade on the left of the coloricon palette.
    4. Apply the second shade (Labeled 2) in your crease and bring it down to the outer part of your lid. It is the second shade on the left side of the palette. Blend
    5. Using the third shade (Labeled 3)put it in the outer corner. It is the third shade on the left side of the palette. Blend
    6. Apply eye liner
    7. Curl Lashes& separate them by using a spoolie
    8. Apply Lash Primer and wait a minute for it to dry (If you apply mascara after you apply primer without waiting sometimes the color will fade)
    9. Apply mascara and viola! You are done :D
    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *All of these products were paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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    Holiday Look Eye Of The Day December 8

    This is a sparkly holiday look. It is based on beige, bronze, and rich brown colors.





    Products Used:
    Urban Decay Primer Potion
    wetnwild coloricon palette in Night Elf (Limited edition from Holiday Collection 2010) colors used: shimmery middle beige on the left and club dupe on the left which is under the beige
    MAC eye shadow in Honey Lust 
    NYX eye shadow in deep bronze
    Glamour Doll eye shadow in chocoholic 
    wetnwild Mega Eyes Créme Eyeliner in Black 
    Sephora Lash Plumper 

    Face Products:
    MAC Prep + Prime Skin
    Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse 
    NYX eye shadow base in skin tone 
    MAC Studio Finish Concealer
    elf High Definition powder
    elf Complexion perfection
    NYX cream blush in Rose Petal
    MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural 
    Sephora blush me! in Rose Rebelle 
    MAC lipstick in Jazzed (In the Groove Collection)
    Here is how to achieve this look:
    1. Apply UDPP all over your lid to your brow bone
    2. Pat the shimmery beige all over your lid (I do not advise sweeping the color because there will be a lot of fall out).
    3. Using a round crease brush use MAC honey lust in your crease & drag it inwards to the outer part of your lid (Be careful when using this shade because it has glitters and leaves a lot of fall out too.)
    4. Get the club dupe in the night elf palette and put some in the outer part of the lid and in the outer corner (Make sure to blend)
    5. Getting NYX deep bronze apply it to the outer half of your lid and go over the club dupe 
    6. In order to deepen the brown apply Glamour doll in chocoholic to the outer corner
    7. Apply eye liner 
    8. Curl Lashes and put on mascara
                                               
    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *All of these products were paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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    elf Daily Brush Cleaner Review

    I do not like this product. Here is an overview and review of it:

    Packaging:
    First I have to mention when it got shipped out to me the box was all beat, which includes the box in which the order was in (two things came broken). Now on to the bottle it is not the worst but the pump does not spray effectively. Sometimes it will spray a good amount but other times it will spray almost nothing.  Other than that it is okay. It does not take a huge amount of space.

    How I used it:
    I tried directly applying it to the brush but felt it was not getting cleaned very well (This is what they say you should do). I spray the product to a towel ( I used to use tissue but wanted to be a bit more environmentally friendly so I changed to face towels.) . I make sure there is a nice amount and do circular motions. If I see that there is still residue on the brush I do the same thing again.

    Product:
    First off I have to mention I HATE the smell of it! I thought it was something I would get used to but no I did not. Since I dislike the smell I do not like how it smells on my brushes later. Secondly it does not clean my brushes very well. I do not expect it to deep clean but it did not even take away color residue, in the sense if I was to clean it in order to use another color after I can still get a little of the first color.

    Cost:
    It is very inexpensive. As stated above it is just $3.00 regular price. But elf has sales all the time so you can get it cheaper. I bought this when there was a 60% off site wide. Considering that you are getting 8.4 oz you are getting a good amount for your money.

    Would I recommend it:
     No! It just does not meet my exceptions. I have some other bottles, which I will never use. The thing is that I try to use this product but the smell prevents me from doing so. I could get over the smell if it cleaned well but it does not. For those wondering I have used 1/3 of it.  I really wanted to love it but it was just a big miss. On the other hand I do really enjoy the Brush Shampoo. It does clean my brushes pretty well and is also inexpensive (but compared to Baby Shampoo it is not giving you much bang for your buck) What is your favorite daily brush cleaner?

    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *This product was paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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    Personal Experience: Eyelash Extension Review


    So on October 31 when I went to the beauty show (San Juan Beauty Show). I decided to do eyelash extensions. I had been wanting to do it for a long time. I had originally planned to get it down much later but I decided to get it done their since I thought it was a good price.

    Application:
    They first cleaned my lashes with a baby wipe in order to remove any  oil or makeup I had (talk about bad choice for makeup removal). Then they combed my eyelashes in order to separate them. They then grabbed false lashes and put some glue on them ( Unlike regular false lashes glue this one is different and is supposed to last longer). After the glue is applied the lash extension is applied directly to your lashes. The thing is I think they did it wrong. They had nothing separating my bottom lashes from the top so the glue would sometimes get stuck. BOY did it hurt when they separated the bottom lashes from the glue. Other than that it did not hurt.

    Appearance:
    They did not look full. It looked like an amateur put four to five individual lashes. It was really obvious. They stuck out like sour thumbs. My other issue is there was not transition thus making it very obvious. So you can get an idea of how bad they looked here is a picture. Do you see how two stick out and look really unnatural?

    Cost:
    One of the main reasons I got it done in the place I did was because of the cost. I have seen that in many places it is $80, $100 or more. Since I was in a beauty expo all the booths had specials. One was offering to do it for $40.00 . I was considering doing it else where but was to lazy and thought the price was a great. (Lesson: Cheap things sometimes will really cost you) So I ended up doing it there. Note: If you are going to pay less but get really crappy quality it is better to pay a little more and get your money's worth.

    Endurance:
    They did not last. On the same day I got them done some fell out. I followed every rule they told me. I did not use anything with oil, I did not curl my lashes, or apply mascara. The other thing that bugged me was that my natural lashes sometimes came out with the extensions. They fixed them the next day but I still had the issue of them lasting. They still fell out the same day. While they said it would last up to two months with proper care one of the technicians said it would last two weeks. My issue is that if I would have known it lasts up to two weeks for $40.00 I would totally skipped and gone to another place to get it done. 

    Overall  Experience:
    I would not suggest to get the lashes done where I did.  I might try it again in another place but for now I am fine with my natural lashes. I have seen pictures of people who have gotten it done in other places and it looks really pretty and natural. What I suggest if you decide to get eye lash extensions is research the place you are getting it done. Make sure they are professional and ask how long it will last. If it is possible ask them to show you some of there work. If I would have had more time to found out I probably would not have gotten it done where I did and would most likely have had a better experience.

    Side note: Please remember that this is just my personal experience. This does not mean that you will have the same experience even though it could occur.

    If you have any questions, leave them down below
     *I did pay for this service, this is my real opinion*
    *All images are my own*

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    Eye Of The Day December 3

    Here is how to achieve this look:
    Products used:
     1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance 
    2. NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Iced Mocha
    3. MAC eye shadow in Honey Lust
    4. MAC pigment in Mauvement (Rushmetal Collection, Faulous Felines collection, Tartan Tale {Cool thrillseekers pigment set})
    5. Glamour Doll eye shadow in Chocoholic 
    6.  wetnwild Megaeyes defining marker
    7. MAC Lash Prep + Prime
    8. Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara in black

     This is Glamour Doll eye shadow in chocoholic 

     Face products:
    1. Maybelline Dream Liquid mousse 
    2. NYX eye shadow base in skin tone
    3. elf High Definition powder
    4. elf Complexion perfection
    5. MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural 
    6. Maybelline Dream Mousse blush in 20 Peach Satin
    7. NYX powder blush in 11 Taupe 
    8. MAC blush in Bite of an Apple (Venomous Villains Collection)
    9. MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Perfect Topping (Sugarsweet Collection)

    1. Revlon ColorStay eye shadow in  02 White Whisper
    2. Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Plush
    3. Nivea A Kiss of Protection
     Here is how to achieve the look:
     Apply TFSI all over the lid to the browbone 

     Apply NYX jumbo pencil in Iced Mocha to the lid and blend

     
    Pat MAC Honey Lust eye shadow all over the lid (Do not sweep it on as there will be a lot of fall out). Apply to the outer part of lower lash line.

     Get a tapered brush and put Mauvement pigment above and in the crease. Also bring it down towards the lid. Blend.

     Apply Glamour Eyes eye shadow in Chocoholic in the outer corner. Blend. Apply over the Honey Lust in the lower lash line. 
    *Do foundation routine*

     Apply eye liner, curl lashes, apply lash primer and lastly apply mascara

    Viola! The finished  look.
    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *All of these products were paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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    Single MAC eye shadow Swatches

    Here are the single MAC eye shadows I have and their swatches. Usually I depot them but I have not had time and I need to get a palette.
    Here is an overview:
    This eye shadow is in the shade Follow Your Fantasy. (Tartan Tale Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Enviably Fun. (Tartan Tale Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Sassy Grass & it has a matte finish. (Dare To Wear Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Vile Violet & it has a matte finish. (Venomous Villains Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Vainglorious & it has a frost finish. (Venomous Villains Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Her Alter Image & it has a veluxe pearl finish. (Venomous Villains Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Sweet Joy & it has a frost finish. (Venomous Villains Collection)

    This eye shadow is in the shade De-Vil & it has a veluxe pearl finish. (Venomous Villains Collection)
    This eye shadow is in the shade Honey Lust & it has a Lustre finish.

    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *All of these products were paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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    Walgreen's Haul

    Here is my small walgreen's haul. I first bought two palette's from elf. They retail for $4.99 (not including tax). I got the neutral edition and the smoky edition.  The first one is the smoky edition and the second is the neutrals edition. When I am able to do swatches on the palette's I will put the link here.


     Here is an overview of all the nail polishes I bought. The reason I bought them was because they were on special for half off.


    This is wetnwild nail color in 231 Shield. 

    This is wetnwild nail color in 233 Rustic.

    This is wetnwild nail color in 235 Morbid.

    This is wetnwild nail color in 218P Black Mail.

    This is wetnwild nail color in Red Red.
     
      So that is my mini Walgreen's haul.


    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *All of these products were paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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    November Favorites 2010!

    Here is a list of my Favorites
    1.  Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara
    2. NYX jumbo pencil in the shade 617 Iced Mocha
    3. Too Faced Shadow Insurance
    4. ELF eyelid primer
    5. wetnwild MegaEyes defining marker
    6. wetnwild Mega Eyes Créme Eyeliner
    7. Revlon ColorStay eye shadow in the shade 02 White Whisper
    8. Maybelline Dream Mousse blush in the shade 20 peach satin
    9. N.Y.C. Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in the shade 720 A Sunny
    10. Nivea A Kiss of Milk & Honey
    11. Avon beyond color plumping lipcolor in the shade terracotta
    12. Elf Complexion Perfection
    13. MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural

     I really like a kiss of milk and honey because it leaves my lips really soft and the taste is very pleasant. The lipstick is a favorite because the color really suits my skin tone and it is not drying at all.

     This is a very nice blush. When I do not know what to wear for blush I dab this on my cheeks and I am set. It leaves a nice shimmery glow.

     When I am too lazy to  put foundation on I just put my MAC MSF in natural as it. The reason the elf complexion perfection is a favorite is because it does not leave me looking ghostly. It is great for red spots and it covers them without looking cakey or powdery.

     I use the Revlon eye shadow as my highlight whether it be on my eyes, cheeks or nose. One thing I really enjoy about it is that it is matte. That is one of the reasons I enjoy NYC sunny bronzer. It also does not leave me looking orange. It is very subtle. I use NYX jumbo pencil in Iced Mocha for almost all of my neutral looks. It really helps brings out the golden undertones of my eyes.

     My two favorite eyeliners are from wetnwild. Their cream liner lasts forever. It is great on the waterline. Here is a link with my rave on their gel liner:  http://www.luuux.com/health-beauty/product-rave-0?blog_id=34767
    .The reason I like the liquid liner is because it is easy to use and inexpensive. My number one favorite is the Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara. It leaves my lashes long and with volume (generally my lashes work with any mascara). The best part is that many people ask me if I am wearing fake lashes when I use this mascara.

    I have two favorite primers. I like using elf eyelid primer when I want to swatch something. It is nice and inexpensive. I like using Too Faced Shadow Insurance when I want a color to be more vibrant or last all day.
    What are you November favorites?
    If you have any questions, leave them down below
    *All of these products were paid with my money*
    *All images are my own*

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