MOTD- BERRY SHIMMER

EYES- Lids are MAC Glamour Check! with Mythology in the center, Coppering in the crease,  NYX Blame the Midnight as transition and MAC Naked Lunch as brow highlight

FOUNDATION- MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW40 with Pro longwear concealer in NC45

CONCEALER- L.A Pro Girl Concealer in Pure Beige, Set with ABH Contour Kit Banana and Vanilla Powders

HIGLIGHT- MAC MSF Soft & Gentle and MSF Rio (LE)

CONTOUR- MAC MSF in Deep Dark and Sleek Contour Kit in Medium

BLUSH- MAC Desert Rose

BROWS- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Dark Brown

LIPSTICK- MAC Pleasure Bomb (LE) with Beet lipliner

LASHES- House of  Lashes in Pixie Luxe

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MOTD- PEACHES N' CREAM

EYES- Lids are MAC Exoctic Ember Blush (orange side), Crease is Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette Semi- Sweet and Triple Fudge, Transition is Amrezy Palette Caramel with Physicians Formula Eye Booster Eye Liner

FOUNDATION- MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW40 with Pro Longwear Concealer in NC45

CONCEALER- L.A Girl Pro Concealer in Pure Beige set with Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Banana and Vanilla Powders

BROWS- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Dark Brown

BRONZER- MAC Alluring Aquatic Extra Dimension Bronzer in Delphic with NYX Matte Bronzer in Deep Tan

CONTOUR- Sleek Contour Kit in Medium

BLUSH- MAC Riri Blush in  Bad Girl Gone Good and Warm Soul

HIGHLIGHT- Estee Lauder Heat Wave

LASHES- House of Lashes Iconic

LIPS- MAC Velvet Teddy on outer corner, Lime Crime Cosmopop in center with NYX Lipliner in Natural

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Review: Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette

Yes! Yes it does smell like chocolate and that is amazing in of itself. This palette is a great versatile palette that can be used everyday for subtle day looks and dramatic night looks. I picked up this palette a few months ago in Ulta. I was deciding between the Lorac Pro Palette and this Too Faced palette and I chose the Too Faced palette simply because it had a good amount of warm and cool browns that are great for transition and crease colors and swatched beautifully. I also liked the highlight colors in this palette more and felt they came across better looking on my skintone. The shadows are creamy and very pigmented, the light pink can be a bit powdery but nothing crazy. It has the perfect blend of mattes and shimmers and two great brow highlights.

This palette has quickly become a staple in my makeup routine. With it's bronze tones and deep plums/purples, this palette will be great for fall and winter.

Below are photos and swatches.

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#TBT

EYES- MAC Museum Bronze Pigment on lids, Lime Crime eyeliner in Citreuse, Silver glitter on inner lower lashline

FOUNDATION- Estee Lauder Double Wear in 5W2 Rich Caramel

CONCEALER- MAC Pro Longwear NC30, set with MAC Pro Shaping Powders Light Sweep and Soft Focus

HIGHLIGHT- The Balm Mary Lou Manizer

CONTOUR- MAC MSF Deep Dark

BROWS- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Dark Brown

LASHES- MAC 35 

LIPS- MAC Flat out Fabulous mixed with Pink Pigeon with Magenta lipliner

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My Fav Lashes

LASHES.... I can't leave the house without a pair of lashes on. They open up my eyes and help balance my bold brows. I've been wearing lashes since my senior year of college; I started off wearing individual lashes and progressed to strip lashes. For first time lash wearers it definitely takes practice and patience but the results are worth it. When I began wearing lashes I bought the brand Ardell and once I got the hang of them I found a website www.loveyelashes.com where you can by tons of lashes for low prices and went crazy buying every style from Brands Cremeshop, Red Cherry, Miss Adoro, and, Butterfly. Unfortunately I haven't worn many of those lashes because either they were to dramatic or not complimentary to my eye shape. Since then I have found my staple favorites that I continue to repurchase and can't get enough off. My favorite brands lately are Ardell, MAC and House of Lashes, these can range from $3.99 to $14.00. 

For any lashes you buy make sure you tailor them to your eye length by holding them up to your eye and cutting off any excess (preferably on the outer corner). Then take a lash adhesive (I use Duo Lash glue, but Revlon makes one as well as House of Lashes) and apply a thin layer on the band of strip lashes, let dry for 15 to 30 seconds until the glue gets tacky and use tweezers to place in the center of your lash line, let it sit there for a few more seconds then place down the inner and outer corners and let it finish drying.

Lashes can be worn 5-15 times depending on the quality. To get the glue off my lashes, I gently pull of the glue from the lash band with my fingers or tweezers and to get mascara off, I use a little alcohol on a cotton swab and rub over the lashes until they clean and back to new.

Ardell 102 Demi

*For minimal makeup days

MAC 35 Lashes

House of Lashes - Iconic

*For dramatic looks

House of Lashes- Pixie Luxe

House of Lashes- Siren

*For everyday

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Here is a look I did a few months back.

EYES- Lids are MAC Tan and Copper Sparkle pigments, NYX Dance the Tides in the crease and Blame it on Midnight as the transition color. Wet n' Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner.

LASHES- MAC 35 and Ardell Demi Wipsies

CONCEALER- MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC30, Set with MAC Pro Shaping powders in Light Sweep and Soft Focus

CONTOUR/ BRONZER- MAC MSF in Deep Dark blended out with Alluring Aquatic Delphic Extra Dimension Bronzer (LE)

HIGHLIGHT- Estee Lauder Heat Wave (LE)

LIPS- Milani Sweet Nectar Lipstick with MAC Pro Longwear lipliner in What a Blast

BROWS- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Dark Brown

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BIRTHDAY MAKEUP

My Birthday was last week on Sept. 3rd #lategram but here is a look at the makeup I wore.

EYES- Amrezy Palette Morocco and Caramel as the transition colors and LBD in the crease. MAC Naked Lunch for the brow highlight. Too Faced Milk Chocolate from the Choocolate Bar Palette for the Lid color. Lower Lashline was NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Slate topped with Crystal Liquid Liner in Crystal Gun Metal.

FOUNDATION- Lancome Teint Idole 24H in 450 Suede N mixed with Estee Lauder Double Wear 5W2 Rich Caramel

CONCEALER- L.A Girl Pro Concealer in Pure Beige, Set with Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Banana and Vanilla Powders

CONTOUR- L.A Girl Pro Concealer in Chestnut, Set with MAC MSF in Deep Dark

BROWS- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in  Dark Brown and Brow Set

LIPS- MAC Half n' Half lipstick with NYX Natural Lipliner

HIGHLIGHT- The Balm Mary Lo Manizer

LASHES- House of Lashes Iconic

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MOTD

EYES- Amrezy Palette:
Topaz on inner third of my lid, Deep Plum on the outer third, Morocco in the crease and Caramel as the transition color.

LIPS- MAC Relentlessy Red Lipstick with NYX lipliner in Plush Red

CONCEALER- L.A.Girl Pro concealer in Pure Beige, MAC Lightsweep and Soft Focus shaping powder to set

HIGHLIGHTER- The Balm Mary Lou Manizer

CONTOUR- Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Java/ Havana

BROWS- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Dark Brow and Brow Set

LASHES- House of Lashes "Iconic"

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Favorite Highlighters

Who doesn't love a highlight? Over the years I have become more and more obsessed with highlighters and the beautiful glow they give me. My collection seems to keep growing because a new company is always coming out with something new. They are the perfect finishing touches to a makeup look besides setting spray. I apply highlighter on the tops of my cheekbones, the bridge of my nose, and on my cupid's bow. It give you a lovely healthy glow. For those with oily skin, a powder highlighter on top of your matte foundation is the perfect way to get a dewy look without becoming or looking oily. If you have large pores on the apples of your cheeks, place the highlighter on the back of your cheekbones to not accentuate the pores. When looking for a highlighter choose one with a silver, champagne or gold tone if you have a fair/light skintone and if you have olive/tan/dark skintone choose one with champagne gold, peachy, rose gold, or bronze tone.

Here are some of my favorite Highlighters, some are permanent and some are limited edition (Sorry!)

Estee Lauder Heat Wave (LE) 

*Dupe for MAC Whisper of Guilt

MAC Superb MSF (LE)

MAC Magnetic Appeal (LE)

MAC Gold Deposit MSF

The Balm Mary Lou Manizer

The Balm Betty Lou Manizer

MAC Soft &Gentle MSF

                            L-R:  Heat Wave, Superb, Magnetic Appeal, Gold Deposit, Soft & Gentle,                                    Mary Lou Manizer, Betty Lou Manizer