Bringing Out the Beauty

I was going through my makeup today and decided to do some lipstick swatches. I do not own many lipsticks, since I am more of a lipgloss/lipglass type of gal. I like yummy smelling stuff and shine. I have also included a pic showing the lipsticks from the MAC student kit (uncapped) along with [...]

So, yesterday I finally caved in and bought MAC Solar Bits in Black Ore and Bronzescape. Let me tell you how hard it was to find Black ore. At the first MAC counter I went to, they were out of Black Ore and had one Bronzescape solar bit left. They then called a couple other [...]

I stopped by MAC again today to check out the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator. Just handling the container, was enough to not buy it. The container was all greasy and messy feeling on the outside. Once I opened the container I was more scared then not. It is a black, smooshy, oily feeling product with a [...]

Here you have the eyeshadow and pigment swatches. For some reason they did not have shore leave e/s or the Technakhol liner pencils, so I didn’t swatch those. This collection has some nice goodies. I loved port red - it’s like red with gold and I think it looks good on my skin tone. [...]

I went to take a look at MAC Dazzleglass today. SOOO pretty! The dazzleglass is sheer and sparkly, so if you like sparkles, you’ll like these. Also, if you overlap any of the dazzleglass, you can have some pretty combos. I tried Ms. Fizz with comet blue on 3 different spots of my lips. Loved [...]

This are swatches of the DressCamp palette and lip glass in She-Gold. My favorite from this collection is the palette. The colors are perfect for summer and the blush is sooo pretty and buildable.

light pink- it is more white than pink to me
olive medium foundation - my shade of foundation
golden olive foundation - kind of dark for me (I am a MAC nc42; can wear nw 35 too.)
buttered tan foundation - a bit yellow toned
mint concealer - it’s green, covers redness and blemishes. Love it!

Here are some NYX trio swatches for you guys to see. There are 3 trios: Ceramic, Team Spirit and Tropical/Yellow/Lime Green. I took a few pics of the color ones to show different lighting.
Team Spirit- has a blue, yellow-goldish and purple shade
Tropical/Yellow/Lime Green- like an orange-red, the yellow is real sheer and chalky, lime green [...]

Here are a couple swatches of Smashbox skin Tint in Ultraviolet. It comes in a tube (like a lipstick) only a lot larger and wider. The shade looks like a dark burgundy color in the tube, but does not go on that dark. You can give yourself a natural cheek flush, add some lip [...]

So, I headed up to MAC to try out the new Viva Glam Lipglass. It’s a pretty, pink shade. Here are some swatches in different lighting; second one without flash. I love pink, so I went ahead and bought it, plus it’s for a good cause.