Monthly Archives: February 2009

MAC Hello Kitty Too Dolly Contest – and the winner is…

Congratulations to @socaltrojan from twitter (AND RSS AND YouTube!) for winning the Too Dolly Eyeshadow quad in my recent contest!!

BIG XOXOs to all my new readers!!! WELCOME! I want to thank all of you SO MUCH for your interest and participation!!! I have really enjoyed interacting with all of you over the [...]

MAC Face Chart For House of Holland London Fashion Week 2009

Here’s another awesome face chart!  This is from MAC artist Lucia Pica for House of Holland’s London Fashion Week 2009 Fall/Winter show.

Eyes: Black Black and White Chromaline – mixed together and
blended over a layer of Vaseline in a round 1920’s shape over
the eyelids creating a sheer gray wash of color.
Clear Lipglass – under the inner [...]

Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras Inspired look tutorial

I finally got YouTube to cooperate with me, and here’s the Mardi Gras tutorial.

Mardi Gras in South Louisiana

I am actually sitting on a cooler on 2nd street in Eunice, Louisiana listening to zydeco and waiting for the Mardi Gras parade to start. For some reason – my Mardi Gras makeup tutorial doesn’t seem to have uploaded to YouTube. I don’t have much in the way of Internet access in these [...]

Fat Tuesday – Mardi Gras Inspired look

Today, I’m headed off to meet up with my brothers who live in South Louisiana.  We will be celebrating Mardi Gras!!  So here is a Fat Tuesday inspired look for you.  These are the traditional colors of Mardi Gras – Gold (Power), Green (Faith), and Purple (Justice).
EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC E/S Chrome inner 2/3 of [...]

MAC Face Chart for Nanette Lepore Fall 2009 – ROSE GOLD

OMG!! I love Rose Gold…
This face chart is SMOKIN’!!  I love this look created by Polly Osmond for MAC at the recent New York Fashion Week Fall 2009 Nanette Lepore show…

(Click on the picture to enlarge.)
I want to recreate this look in a BAD BAD WAY!  I’m gonna go search for my powersurge eye kohl!!

Win MAC Hello Kitty Eye Shadow x 4 in TOO DOLLY!

Congratulations to blessed2live89 from youtube for winning Sweet Strawberry Lipglass in my recent contest!!
Now, I have a Hello Kitty Eyeshadow x 4 in Too Dolly up for grabs. This shadow palette includes 4 shades: yogurt, romping, too dolly, and stately black.

(actual pictures…such cute packaging!!)

To win – just leave a comment on this post!! [...]

Cover FX Cream Foundation Brush #160

So, this isn’t a review – because I don’t have this brush. BUT I WANT IT!!!

Does anyone have this?? do you like it?? Let me know!!!
By the way you can find Cover FX on twitter – @CoverFX

Donna Mills “The Eyes Have It” makeup tutorials

So, as a break from the more “serious” makeup tutorials and reviews that go on here…
I came across this series of videos on youtube…makeup tutorials by Donna Mills. Really, there are no words – you just have to watch for yourself!

That’s a video number 2 in a series of 8! Be sure to [...]

MAC Black and White inpsired look

EYES

MAC Paint Pot Painterly
MAC Eyeshadow Print in crease (and smudged in lashline)
MAC Eyeshadow Gesso on lid
MAC Eyeshadow Grain to highlight under brow
MAC Eyeshadow Cranberry on outer corner
Trish McEvoy Eye Definer Black
MAC #7 Lashes
MAC Fluidline Blacktrack
Lancôme Hypnôse Waterproof Mascara Black

FACE/CHEEKS

Shiseido The Makeup Dual Balancing Foundation SPF 17 in B20 Natural Light Beige
Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder [...]