FOTD| Lorac Unzipped to Shiseido Beach Grass

Hullo errboday! Thanksgiving break is in effect and I'm on the freeloading prowl, looking for a kind family to take me in for dinner. I wish I could make it back to San Jose for the holiday, since I have been going to a friend's house for turkey dinner every year for the past five or six years, since high school. I'm probably just going to make myself a lonely woman heat up tray dinner and cry myself to sleep sans friends and family.

 Just kidding.

*sobs*

Today's look is the end result of a transition from work appropriate eye makeup to a night out. 

Eyes: Lorac Unzipped as the bottom colors

Shiseido Beach Grass (purple in outer v, copper all over inner 3rd of lid, and the light shimmer to highlight brow bone and inner corners.)

Rimmel Scandaleyes mascara (the pink tube with a spiky end). Not sure how I feel about this one. Pretty meh in every department and sort of hurts my lashline.

Dollywink eyeliner. See how it skips on my lash line? I think it's on its last leg. Toss.

UD 24/7 liner in Flipside on outer bottom lashline.

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Ash and Brow Gel in Espresso.

Lips: MAC Creme Cup

Face: Makeup Forever HD Foundation in N123. Still too olive and dark for anything else. Damn this LA heat.

Naked Flushed palette on cheeks. Love this one.

Physician's Formula Mineral Glow Pearls in Beige Pearls. It's a blatant and tacky knock-off of Guerlain Meteorites, but the effect is more obvious and dare I say worth the money?? The shimmer particles are more obvious, but not so bad when you swirl in with a fluffy powder brush.

Excuse my helmet hair. Perpetually. I'll have to touch up on my hurr and nails once my first paycheck comes through.

Happy Thanksgiving, eat lots o' Turkey!

PS: Did I mention I saw a "Twerky" on a mattress ad? A twerking turkey...yes...

XO, Be

First Look | MAC MUFE NARS

Summer is here! I do have a few items from a recent haul to show you, and since these are mostly new to me, I'd like to also give you my first impressions of the products.



This is my small after-vacation haul. I planned to pick up a few thicker opaque concealers for dark spots, as I don't have dark circles unless I have been up for 2 days straight. Even then, I am fortunate enough to not deal with severe raccoon eyes. I do have Maybelline's Age Rewind concealer in Medium, but I suspect it is for undereyes as the formulation is not as creamy and stay put as I like for acne scars and blemishes. I also picked up Makeup Forever's Aqua Rouge out of curiosity and their iconic HD Foundation in my summer shade. Lastly, thanks to recs from essiebutton, I decided to give MAC'S Crosswires a chance.





This is MAC's Studio Finish concealer in NC30. I like that it's in a pot, but this could get unhygienic very quickly. The color match is spot on, the formulation is thicker than cake batter, and it seems to cover everything with ease. This retails for 18 dollars.





Next is NARS's Radiant Creamy Concealer in Ginger. The lighter choice seems like a perfect match for NC25, but I already have a concealer for the winter. This color is also a great match for NC30-NC35, and I believe it can be used as both an undereye or blemish concealer. The formulation is a creamy liquid that is not too thick and spreads easily on the face. The doe foot applicator is precise, and the packaging is very purse friendly. This retails for 28 dollars. Yikes!





This is Crosswires from MAC. Yowza, it's a bright watermelon pink! I expected much less pigmentation from a Cremesheen formula, but it's a pleasant surprise. This color fares better alone on the face, being much more pigmented and brighter than I thought. It retails for 15 dollars.





This needs no further introduction; it is Makeup Forever's HD Foundation in N123. I am usually N120 in the wintertime (for NC20 to NC25) but I needed a much darker shade for my new tan. 123 actually looks much darker and more golden than 127 while they are the same shade. I would say this fits an NC30 to NC35. I have had a great experience with this foundation especially for photography. It is a thin formula with medium coverage and long lasting capabilies. Sadly, it retails for 42 dollars.







Lastly, this is MUFE's Aqua Rouge in 18. I would say that this is the high end equivalent of the drugstore color/gloss duo pens. However, the gloss is very hydrating and essentially seals in the color for hours. My one gripe is that the product smells like artificial lychee glue. Nasty. On the positive side, 18 is a wonderful coral-orange that is lovely for summer. This sucker lasted through a meal at a burger joint. And if you know me, I don't eat my burgers like a lady. If you want long lasting shine and color that won't dry out your lips, this is absolutely wonderful if you can stand the smell. This retails for 24 dollars.

That is it for my first look post, I hope you found it helpful. If you would like an in depth review on any of the products above, please leave a comment and let me know!
I also have made a recent, mind BLASTING discovery and would love to share that with you if you're interested. It involves a very inexpensive brush...

Anyway, have a nice days guys! I'm back to packing my things for a move to LA and donating old clothes/shoes to Goodwill. I'm not sure if anyone wants to take my makeup, but I could have a blog sale if that's a way to get rid of the clutter.

Bye!