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Carnival is mas!!!….Water and powder…..We go paint de town BLUE!!! J’ouvert mornin’…..
The sweet refrains of Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago!! Yes people, is that time of year! Iz Carnival time! As well as Carnaval in Brazil and New Orleans Mardi Gras.
Here’s a carnival inspired look. It’s all about the glitter!! Great even for kids and great for when you want to add a little sumtin, sumtin to the face!
The Look….
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Good Cyber Monday to you!!
Did any of you guys brave the long lines for Black Friday?? I watched the madness on TV!! I just think that shopping is an online phenom now. I just couldn’t tear myself away from the couch!! LOL!
I recently reviewed and recommended the Black Dahlia Lip Tar from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. So for all of you who bought it, here’s a LOTD to show the versatility of this oxblood lip colour!
OCC Black Dahlia with M.A.C. Nightmoth Lip Pencil
So I used a dark wine lip pencil, Nightmoth from M.A.C., and lined my lips. I then used a lip brush and applied a DROP of Black Dahlia on my lips. I actually a used a few layers to get the deepest colour. It dried to a shiny finish that was mostly opaque and not sticky.
This very bold and deep! Love it! I paired it with a neutral eye shadow, winged liner and a light application of plum blush.
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So OCC’s fall/winter 2012 collection is called Heroine, a homage to horror movie heroines.
Image courtesy of OCC Makeup
There are 6 lip tars, 6 nail lacquers, 2 loose colour concentrates and 3 new crème colour concentrates. The standout colour of the collection is Black Dahlia.
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Black Dahlia
The new packaging!
I had to pick this up! Blood red, oxblood, deep berry, merlot whatever you want to call it is very on trend right now. It’s very lush and opulent! I love it!!
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Hi!
So a few weeks ago, NARS hosted an event at their Bleecker Street location to showcase their fall/autumn 2012 colour collection as well as their new skincare line, NARSskin. I wrote about the details of the skin collection here.
NARS Fall/Autumn 2012 colour collection
New NARS skincare line!
Check out a gorgeous smokey eye done by makeup artist Miguel, using various items from the fall collection.
An organized makeup station!
Smokey eye beginnings….
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So the movie Sparkle debuted in the US a few weeks ago and it stars American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. I never really watched the show, but I think she has a good voice and lately she has been everywhere with her new svelte, healthy body! This is also the last movie done by one of the greatest voices of our time, Ms. Whitney Houston! I still in ah lil shock!
Anyway, so I saw this poster where Jordin Sparks appeared in an ad campaign for the clothing store bebe as a promo for Sparkle.
Image Credit: here
It was glamorous, without being over the top. It was actually similar to a look that I did on Jannelle here, but with updated technique. This would be a good Labour Day/Carnival look, and it’s actually really simple. A gold glitter. And I used a new method of applying lashes that I picked up at The Makeup Show from artist Johnny LaVoy! I even included a foundation (!), which I never wear, but I was intrigued when I purchased it at the Mehron booth at IMATS NYC earlier this year.
Here’s the look!
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