Spring Colour Forecast lipsticks

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Finally!!! Every Glamour Girl needs a place to relax...

I have been looking high and low for a really long time for the perfect vanity for my bedroom. I just wanted something simple but had a lot of counter space. The drawers are large too so I can put a lot of items in there as well. I have some plastic drawer type things that I like so I think I will get some more to get everything nice and organized. I have makeup in a million little boxes and bins right now, so this will be a big project. But, when it's done I will finally have a nice place to sit and have axcess to all my stuff. I also got a chair that matches. Very simple, plain and black. I'm sure I will have to have my bestie Susie over to help be get things together. She is really good at all that stuff. I am just not an organized person, never have been! Will take some pictures when I get this all together.

The buried (in makeup) life... What do YOU want to DO before you DIE?

I love the new MTV show the buried life. If you have never seen it the show, it's about 4 friends who make a list of  100 things to do before they die. I think the opening is really cool. They say

If you only had one day to live what would you do? Would you climb a mountain, kiss the girl of your dreams, tell someone how you really feel?  What if you had the rest of your life? Would you lose that drive or would your list get longer?  What do you want to do before you die?

So... What do YOU want to do before you die?

Here's a few that would make my list:

Sail down the amazon river
Apply makeup to a famous person
Volunteer in a 3rd world country
Climb a really great tree with my son
See the Mona Lisa and weep
Learn to speak french
Get a great tan, just once
Ride a horse to the bottom of the grand canyon
Spend time in Alaska for both the 24 hours of sunshine and 24 hours of nightime
Design some scrubs that are actually sexy
Really have breakfast in front of Tiffany's
Get my closet really organized
Learn to play pool and be good at it
Collect an original Barbie Doll
Swim with dolphins in the open ocean
Learn to change a tire
Help a random stranger change a tire
Dress up as a Disney character in a parade
Thank every soldier I see and shake their hand
Go to makeup school
Learn more about my family tree and teach my kids
Build a really huge victorian mansion dollhouse
Shop in Paris
Learn to bake
Get drunk with Obama


What would you do? I want to see your list!

MAC Spring Colour Forecast: The Season's Hautest Hues

So excited about this collection!!! I am still picking over my list as I am into the 200.00 range right now and need to par down the list. So many beautiful pinks and purples. I really want to try some coral colors but I'm a kinda scared. I've never really looked very good in orangy type stuff. So go to Maccosmetics.com and tell me what you are going to order.

Mascara Review #8...

So I think this may be my Holy Grail Mascara! This product is just about perfect except for the price. It is pretty expensive at $24.50, but is by far the best of the mascaras I've reviewed, by a lot. It goes on super rich and creamy, a very dark, dark black. No clumps or big chucky globs at the end of the wand. The wand has a really wonderful brush that coats each lash and applies the perfect amount. No big spider lashes. No having to go back in with a lash comb to separate. I had no flaking with this product either, which seems to be a problem I've been having lately. I felt almost like I had on falsies my lashes looked so perfect. A big thumbs up on this one!

Mascara Review #7...

Benefit BAD GAL LASH

This is a much more expensive mascara than past reviews. This one goes for $18 and can be found at benefit stores (just 2 located downtown Chicago), Macy's and Sephora. The brush on this sucker is HUGE! I got it in black but also comes in brown, blue and I believe a purple. Very deep black color that really makes eyes pop. Goes on extremly smooth and coats every lash. Not clumpy or gloppy at all. For such a big brush I expected it to be messy and hard to reach inner lashes. Not the case at all. I found my eyes to look very dramatic without having to put very much on. Yes, expensive for mascara! But a fun splurge for very dramatic eyes.

NYX sale starting tomorrow!

This is where I got the 30 sets of false eye lashes for about $20! I'm not sure what will be in the sale, but when NYX has sales they are really good. So check it out and let me know what you got!

www.nyxcosmetics.com

Mascara Review #6...

Maybelline GREAT LASH

I haven't worn this stuff in a really long time. It was my holy grail mascara for years and years. I don't remember why I stopped using it. Anyway, picked it up at Ulta for $4.85! Great price! Decided to mix it up a bit and get it in royal blue. Blue mascara is really fun and makes the whites of your eyes look really white so you look bright eyed and bushy tailed. I like the way the wand is a brush and coats each eyelash. It goes on smoothly. It isn't very thick though. Took me a few coats to get it to look like I had mascara on. I would have liked it even thicker, but it would have started clumping and making me look like I have 3 big lashes if I put more coats on. This is a classic mascara and one I would use again. More for a day look. Not dramatic enough for me for night looks. I know that great lash has a big brush version now too. I may have to try that one. For the price I don't think you can really go wrong with this old school product.

Mascara Review #5...

Cover Girl LASH BLAST

I really like this mascara! Got it in very black. The brush is a soft plastic, more of a wand then a brush. It does a nice job of separating lashes and doesn't clump on the lash. I did make the mistake in the past of buying the waterproof mascara. I wouldn't recommend that unless you were going swimming or planning on breaking up with someone. The waterproof is too stiff and my lashes felt hard and almost sharp. Nearly impossable to remove it. The washable though, is just that. Comes off nice and easy. This isn't the best mascara I've ever used or anything, but for around $8.00 it is a good buy. Looked nice and went on smooth.No clumps or flakes. Thumbs up!

Mascara Review #4...

Maybelline's COLOSSAL MASCARA

Not very fond of this product. The brush looked nice and all. It's fluffy and long. Again this brand had a funky smell to the mascara. Maybe others like it and I'm just strange. The brush grabs a lot of the product but it's kind of a clumpy mess. Went on in chunky, choppy, clumpy mess. Was not evenly distributed on the lashes. Hard to get in inner and outter corners of my eye. Almost impossible to get lower lashes with the big brush and the clump of mascara stuck at the tip. Also, had the flaking issue again today. Was finshing up with patients today in the office and still had a lot of chart work to do. Was at work about 9 hours at this point and I looked down at a chart and saw black flakes! I realized that they were flaking off my lashes. The product does wash off easily. I was wondering if I would have better luck with a lash primmer underneath the mascara? It seems a bit much to do for a really inexpensive drugstore brand. Paid $5.98 at Ulta for this.

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol II

This pallette is really exciting to me because I didn't have any of these colors already and has 7 new shades that are only available in this pallette. All shimmer and glitter colors- my favorite! So much pigmentation to these shadows. Also comes with 2 eyeliners, a black that I love and use daily, and a pretty brown. Also comes with a mini primer potion for under the shadows. Helps the shadows look vibrant and keeps them from creasing and wearing off. This was purchased at Ulta but is also at Sephora. I think a great price at $48 for all you get. Urban decay rivals MAC shadows for pigmentation and blending ability. The colors are fun and bright. Much better shimmer than the MAC satin shadows. These are really unique colors that contrast each other but somehow also blend together nicely. A definate must for any glamor girl!

Mascara Review #3...

L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion

The idea of this mascara brush looked interesting. A round brush with spikes all round. Very black color. This worked really well getting in the corners of the my eye, on those itty bitty little lashes. Also worked well geting the topside of my lashes. I have the most difficult time getting the tops with a big long brush, gets all over my lid and gets smeary. Since I usually have a lot of fallout from eyeshadows the tops of my lashes don't have good mascara coverage. This does the trick! Stayed put all day, no flakes. Washed off well. Really, really liked this product. Was a bit pricey for drugstore mascara at about $9.00. L'Oreal is on the highend for drugstore brands. This was worth the money for sure.

Mascara Review #2...

L'Oreal voluminous curved brush


Wore the L'oreal voluminous mascara on new years eye. I was going to wear false eyelashes, which I usually do when I go out, but didn't need to. I love the curved brush! Gets all the lashes. Very nice dark black color, not tarry or sticky. No funny smell. Made my lashes look 10 times bigger at least. Stayed on all night with no problems, no smears or flakes. Also, big plus for me, came off really easy with remover. No scrubbing at all. Loved this mascasara!!! Great price for such a lush mascara. Reg price is 6.99 but on sale for about 4.99 at Ulta right now. Available at drugstores. Will rebuy for sure.

Mascara Review #1...

Maybelline LASH STILETTO
   This has an average size brush, and went on very smooth. It has a kind of funky smell, but nothing bad or horrible. The color is a nice dark black. I got the regular and not the waterproof, as I'm not a fan of scrubbing at my lashes at night to get mascara off. The lashes looked fine, nothing extraordinary. Looked like regular made up lashes. It wore ok for most of the day but then toward the end of my night it started flaking really bad. Like, really bad. It was in black flakey bits all over my face and got in my eyes. Thought maybe It was just a long day or something and tryed again the next day...same problem. So, I'd have to say, this is not my holy grail mascara. The package is so cute and looks like the heal to a stiletto and is black and shiney red. The price is great at like 6 bucks or something. With coupons less. So, I won't buy this again. The search continues...

New title...

me with bffs at NYE/birthday party

Decided to make a change to the blog with the new year. I WILL be making videos soon to post. I was going to make one last night on my 40th birthday but was a bit drunkity drunk drunk and decided better not. I want to start vlogging more for myself than anything. I was freaked out a little bit about turning 40 and I think this blog and a vlog will be fun to look back at. Anyway, Happy New Year to all!!!

Coming soon...

I just bought about 10 different mascaras from Ulta. There was a huge buy 2 get 2 free deal and had a coupon and gift card and blah, blah, blah. Like I need an excuse to buy makeup, right? Anyway, I will be doing a bunch of mascara reviews. I will be reviewing drugstore as well as highend products. I really hate spending money on mascara, so lets see if those drugstore brands are just as good as the expensive ones...I may finally even do a video! I have a new little pink laptop and I need to try the webcam out.

The next round of reviews will be foundations.

NARS the multiple coffert-so cute!

These are tiny (and I mean tiny!) verions of the multilpe by NARS. Very cute, nice for travel and a great way to try them. It was $40 for the set which isn't too bad as they are normally $37 each. The product is used on eyes,lips or checks, hence the name. I really only like it as a cheek highlighter/blush. It's way too light for me to use as a eyeshadow. Maybe as a shadow base? Hmmm, I'll have to try that. Anyway, also don't really like as a lip product either. So, I know the question is...is it worth the money if you only use it for one thing? I really like this as a cheek highlighter, so for me this tiny set was great. I don't think I would buy the full size product. The colors are as follows:

- Orgasm (peachy pink shimmer)- South Beach (shimmering apricot)- Copacabana (glistening pearl)

Santa Please!

I am so in love with this coach bag!!! I need a new one, my summer orange and hot pink one really needs to be put away. I love the deep purple for winter. So gorgous!

Sick Shopping

So, I'm sick from the swine flu and have been in the house for days. My sweet hubby gave me a Sephora egift card so I could shop from home and possibly have a little cheer. I haven't worn makeup in at least 5 days, maybe some kind of record for me. Anyway, imagine my wonderful surprise when I find out Sephora has friends and family discount going on right now!
Enter code

FF2009 to save 20% on anything and everything you buy!!!

www.sephora.com

What an amazing deal! I got a cool Urban Decay liner set, a NARS the multiple set and Bare Minerals Matte foundation. Very excited to try all of these. The liner set has a bunch of new colors in the 24/7 that I've never tried. My staple is zero, a very black eyeliner that I use daily. I will do reviews on all these new items as soon as I try them out.

Also, I think I have finally settled on a vanity that will hold all my makeup and I can move it off the bookshelf!!! I am hoping to order this in the next few days and get it up and running. Will take photos and may ask for help organizing because that is not my strong point.

So yes, the swine flu sucks!!! But shopping online is fun and I have had loads of time to do it!
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I think everyone should have this...

This is a sculpt and shape product. The dark part you apply to places you want to hide, like the hollows of your cheeks, a double chin, the side of a large nose. The light side is the highlighter, so that is the part you would put on your cheek bones, your forehead, down the side of your nose. The highlighter makes parts you want to show off stand out. It's like plastic surgery without the surgery part!!! I like this little compact because its together in one place. I have these from the pro store as two separate blush pans in my blush palette. This is nice to try for someone who has never sculpted before. It makes a HUGE difference to your face. It can literally make your face look 10 pounds lighter. I use a small angled brush (MAC 168) to do the sculpting (darker color). And then use a contour brush (MAC 109 I believe) to highlight. The contour brush is recommended to use as sculpt or contour (hence the name), but I really like the angled brush for that. It really gets into the hollows of the cheeks and makes you look like you have fabulous cheek bones. If you don't have access to a MAC store, most other lines have products similar to this, or you can just buy a really dark blush or bronzer. I think every makeup company has a highlighter product. So if you weren't born with good bone structure, get out there and do it yourself!