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FOTD: Scandal-inspired Kerry Washington EW cover look/Hiatus edition & Hair of the day

April 11, 2013 / / 5 Comments

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Hey! So, I am OBSESSED with Scandal.  I am OBSESSED with Scandal!!!  I don’t think that there has been a TV show that literally affects me physically, emotionally.  I live for this show.   I plan my week around Scandal.  And I love how they style OP!  It’s amazing to see a strong, amazing, brilliant, successful woman who dresses so well! I want EVERYTHING in that closet! I am still crushing on a few of those dresses and that white coat she always wears.  We can have both, intelligence and a great sense of style! Yes I am a gladiator! I’ve been a fan of Kerry Washington for a long time and I love that she’s getting what’s due to her.  KW will always be Olivia Pope to me! Tony Goldwyn will always be the playa Prez Fitzgerald Grant III! And for the record, I ship Olitz all day long! Olitz for life! So I pretty much died last week when Entertainment Weekly hit the newstands!  LOVED it! Loved it! I had to recreate the look on Kerry Washington.

But before that……

If you haven’t seen Episode 218, you might want to skip to the next section…

***SPOILER ALERT***

So uhm…how insane is this Jake/Olivia/Fitz storyline! What’s Jake’s real situation? Who’s the mole?  Who’s the random black dude?   And I’m going to need Shonda and dem to stop messing with Huck!! I’m over seeing him being so tortured! 🙁 And these 3 week hiatuses? I see you ABC….I see you…I don’t know how I’m going to survive the next episodes.  I am still exhausted from Episode 218.  I usually am physically and emotionally drained after each episodes and my poor TV is tired of being screamed at.  I hear they are going to be gut –wrenching! Lawd….I can’t wait to see Episode 220, the episode directed by Tony Goldwyn (YUM!)

***END OF SPOILER***

So back to the tutorial!

Image via scandaltvshow.net

Hot right??!! I loved this super sultry bronzed smoky eye look.  And the full-on lashes made the look for me.  Perfected skin, nude shimmery lips, corally cheeks.  I did something that I don’t usually do, I added lower false lashes.

So on to the look!

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What CAN’T you do with 40 eyeliners?? Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils relaunched!

April 3, 2013 / / 0 Comments

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I don’t think there is a brand out there with 40 waterproof eye liners to choose from.  There is pretty much a colour to match whatever you are feeling.  And they come in a variety of textures, including mattes!  I am especially excited to try out some mattes in some more ‘less available’ colours.  The best thing is that these creamy liners are waterproof, great for that warm-weather getaway!

Check out the details below….

What’s new: Thirteen (13) brand new shades as well as the addition of fifteen (15) previously exclusive colours.

Price: US$19 each

Availability: Currently at Sephora, ULTA and select Macy’s stores. Online at urbandecay.com, sephora.com, ulta.com and beauty.com

Check out the new colour range here!

All info provided by PR.

Sultry makeup from NARS Summer 2013

April 3, 2013 / / 0 Comments

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Available from April 15 online at narscometics.com

From PR,

A Sizzling New Color Collection

Prepare yourself for a stunning summer.  A modern spin on the sexy, futuristic glam of the 1970s, the Summer 2013 Color Collection brings a cool, nonconformist color palette to warm weather season.  Created by Founder & Creative Director François Nars, the collection welcomes summer with shades that are edgy, glamorous and undeniably modern.

  • Fashion Rebel Duo Eyeshadow, US$34 – Dandelion and African Violet
  • Euphrate Single Eyeshadow, US$24 – Frosted mint steel
  • Barrow Street Larger Than Life Long-wear Eyeliner, US$24 – Seafoam green
  • Puerto Vallarta Multiple, US$39 – Shimmering tangerine
  • Tolede Lipstick, US$24 – Pink rose
  • Tender Night Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, US$25 – Iridescent lilac (Limited Edition)
  • Paris Follies Larger Than Life Lip Gloss, US$26 – Pink Flamingo
  • Madness Nail Polish, US$19 – Electric Orange (Limited Edition)

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Happy Easter! And a candied NOTD

March 31, 2013 / / 0 Comments

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Making use of the recently released Zoya textured nail polishes.  They remind me of candied citrus peel.  Check out my review on the whole collection here.  Paired it with China Glaze’s Gussied Up Green.

Zoya PixieDust nail polish in Vespa with accent nail in China Glaze Gussied Up Green

Laters!

Finally a BB cream in a variety of shades! Sleek MakeUP Be Beautiful Blemish Balm review

March 28, 2013 / / 4 Comments

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Sleek MakeUp’s Be Beautiful Blemish Balm

BB creams which stands for beauty balms or blemish balms have been all the rage in Asia for years and more recently made their way West.  Now you can pretty much find a BB cream from most major beauty brands.  Both drugstore level and from more high end brands.

Before I dig deep into this review, let me just explain what a BB cream is.  You know sometimes you just want to wear something really light, minimal effort that makes your skin look fresh and put together..… well that would be a job for a BB cream.  It’s basically a tinted moisturizer (which is a really sheer, lightweight foundation, with minimum pigment) that’s been spiced up.  They usually have additional properties like a primer, SPF protection and antioxidants to help heal skin.  I rarely wear foundation.  Ninety-nine percent of the time if you meet me, I’m just wearing some regular moisturizer, but sometimes I want to even out my skintone for a special event, especially if I am going to be photographed.  My biggest issue with BB creams is that still, in 2013, many companies won’t bring out a decent range of colours.  Usually they come in fair and light.  Occasionally they will include a medium.

Back to Sleek.  This brand is sold out of the UK in drugstores like Superdrug and online.  So for Christmas, I got my brother to bring me a few items so I could finally get my hands on them without having to order through their website.  Yay!  Sleek MakeUP has gained a really great reputation for being an inexpensive brand that has high quality, pigmented products.

This BB cream touts many properties.  It could be used a tinted moisturizer and it contains an SPF of 15.  It could also be used as a primer under a foundation or a concealer.  It also has multi-vitamins, anti- aging factors and protein peptides to aid in skin refreshment.  Vitamins C and E also added to help brighten and firm the skin as well as help protects the skin from the damaging effects of UV radiation.  Finally it contain jojoba oil which moisturizes the skin.

Bea Beautiful Blemish Balm comes in seven…seven shades!! I can’t think of too many brands that has such a shade range.  Since BB creams have just a little bit of pigment every one can find a shade that is pretty close to their skintone.  This is a huge plus for me!  Here are the shades that they come in:

Fair, Light, Light 01, Light 02, Medium, Medium 01, Dark

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