RiRi Woo vs Ruby Woo

RiRi Woo is a matte cool red lipstick with retro matte finish launched by MAC Cosmetics for musical recording artist Rihanna. RiRi Woo was influenced by the 

ever-so-popular Ruby Woo which happens to 

be Rihanna's favorite lipstick. 

Ruby Woo is a very matte vivid blue-red lipstick, the finish is similar but the retro matte is drier 

and texture is slightly different.

 Matte lipsticks don't have the same smooth, silky, creamy texture like in most of the lipsticks we normally buy. I found it is best when applied 

with a lip brush (MAC 318).

When applied to the lips you can 

barley notice the difference.

RiRi Woo

Ruby Woo

 RiRi Woo (left) Ruby Woo (right)

 RiRi Woo (top) Ruby Woo (bottom)

  When swatched side-by-side you can see one is a little darker than the other and the 

undertone is slightly different. 

If you didn't get a chance to grab RiRi Woo, don't beat yourself up about it. 

Ruby Woo is just as good if not better and its still my fav! 

MAC All About Orange Collection

The All About Orange Collection lipsticks are great for everyday looks. I am completely obsessed 

with these colors! 

Perfect shades for the summer.

Left to Right: Tart & Trendy, Tangerine Dream, 

Razzledazzler, Flamingo, 

Sweet & Sour, Sushi Kiss 

and Neon Orange

 Tart & Trendy: bright neutral orange cream

(Lustre finish)

Tangerine Dream: warm orange cream (Lustre finish)

Razzledazzler: light cream peach (Lustre finish)

Flamingo: light milky bright coral (Lustre finish)

Sweet & Sour: soft peach cream (Cremesheen finish)

Sushi Kiss: mid-tone coral cream (Satin finish)

Neon Orange: bright clean orange (Amplified finish) 

 No filter was used for any of the photos 

Vice Vice Baby!

A couple of days ago I posted this pic Instagram 

with a promise of the rest of the cosmetics I used...

SO HERE IT IS!

EYES

Base: Urban Decay e/s - Vice (Vice Palette)

Crease: UD e/s - Buck

Crease blended out with: MAC e/s - Tete a Tint

Inner eye: UD e/s - Echo Beach (Vice Palette)

Eye liner: MAC Fluid line - Blacktrack

Lower lash line: NYX Slide On Eyeliner - Glitzy Gold (thanks Evelyn!) 

Mascara: Benefit They're Real - Black

Brows: MAC e/s - Cork

FACE

Liquid Foundation: MUFE HD Foundation - 153

Loose Powder Foundation: MUFE - 54

Blush: UD Baked Bronzer - Toasted

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Center of the Universe

LIPS 

MAC Kissable Lipcolour - So Vain

Hope you enjoyed the look and sorry for the crappy pics, 

they were taken on my iPhone!

Blitz

Blitz, the marvelous vibrant gold shadow in 

Urban Decay's Vice Palette. 

All the shadows in this palette give a great color payoff. 

A little goes a long way!

 Face

Concealer: MAC Studio Finish Concealer - NC30

Liquid Foundation: MUFE HD Foundation - 153

Loose Powder: MUFE #54 & Super Matte Loose Powder

Blush: MAC Sheertone Blush - Breath of Plum

Eyes

Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Crease: MAC - Ground Brown

Upper Crease: INGLOT - 383

Outer Eye: UD - Jagged

Inner Eye: UD - Echo Beach

Base: UD - Blitz

Brow Highlight: INGLOT - 328

Brow Shadow: MAC - Cork 

Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack
MAC Liquid Liner - Black Boot

Lower lash line: MAC Technakohl 

Liner - Graphblack

Eyes Continued...

Inner lower lash line: 

MUFE Aqua Eyes - 23L

Lower lash line: 

MAC - Ground Brown & INGLOT - 383

Mascara: Benefit - They're Real!

Lips

Lip Pencil : MAC - Subculture

Lip Gloss: NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss - Natural

 Hope you enjoyed my makeup post, please comment and follow!!! :)
Below is what I used!

THANKS AGAIN!!

black smokey eye

The universal eye shadow combination for all skin shades, 

the BLACK smokey eye. 

The version I did is not as intense as I wanted it to be, 

but more appropriate for the workplace. 

I didn't wanna walk in to work looking like 

I was ready to hit the club (lol), 

so I toned it down blending it with brown shadows.

EYES

Base: MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

(blend upwards towards crease with a 

soft dome brush to even out rough edges)

Urban Decay Blackout e/s - Naked2 Palette

(applied on top of Blacktrack)

Crease: MAC Wedge and Ground Brown e/s

(blend into Blackout e/s)

Brow Highlight: MAC Ricepaper e/s

Inner Eye: MAC Blanc Type e/s

(blend upwards towards eyebrows)

Lower Lash Line: Urban Decay - Blackout (inner) 

and MAC Wedge (outer) e/s

Brow Shade: MAC Wedge

Eye Liner: MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

Lashes: Benefit They're Real Mascara - Black and 

#605 False Lashes - Brand Unknown

 FACE

Concealer: MAC Studio Finish - NC30

Liquid Foundation: Makeup Forever HD - 153

Powder Foundation: Makeup Forever Loose Powder - 52

Blush: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer - Toasted

 LIPS

Lipstick: MAC Creme Cup (Satin Finish)

Benefit High Roller

Hey all, its been awhile! I finally had some time to take a few pics before work and jot down what I used for my look of the day! This is the look I came up with; shimmery eye with a nude lip!

Base: UD Primer Potion/NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk on lid

Eyeshadow: Benefit High Roller Shimmer Powder on lid

NYX Panic Chrome e/s on inner crease

MAC Smoked Ruby Mineralize e/s outer crease

MAC Faux Gold e/s above crease

MAC Vanilla e/s brow highlight

Liquid Foundation: MUFE 153 & 173

Powder Foundation: Inglot Press Powder 16

Eyeliner: Sumita Kala Black Gel liner

Brows: MAC Cork e/s

Blush: MAC Center of the Universe Mineralize Skinfinish &

MAC Magically Cooling Powder in Cajun

Mascara: Benefit They're Real in Black

Lipstick: MAC Brave

Galaxy Eyes

My inspiration for this look was to use products that 

I haven't used in a while or at all. 

I came up with this look and decided to call it Galaxy Eyes!

Eyes

Base: Lime Crime Candy Eyed Eye Shadow Helper/

 MAC Paint Pot - Rubenesque

Inner Eye: NYX Pigment - Panic

Outer Eye: Lime Crime Pigment - Empress

Crease: MAC Greasepaint Stick

Blended into Crease: MAC Venomous Villains Collection - My Dark Magic

Tear Duct Area: Inglot #463

Brow Highlight: Urban Decay - Foxy

Eyeliner: MAC Liquid Eyeliner - Black

Lower Lash Line: Sephora Long Lasting Eyeliner - Blue

Mascara: Dior DiorShow - Black

Lashes: MAC # 48

Blush: NYX Blush - Raven

Apple of Cheeks: MAC Powder Blush - Melba

Foundation: MakeupForever HD Liquid #153

Powder: MAC Studio Fix - C4

 

Hope you like this look! Till then Peace & Love ;)

MAC Gareth Pugh Look

For this look I mixed the Gareth Pugh

 Cream Shadows with Inglot Eye Shadows.

I love the texture and quality of the cream shadows, only thing that I found difficult was building up the color while blending it in to the crease. Once the Inglot shadows were mixed in, it made it easier to work with. Overall, I think the cream shadows are a great product but I probably wouldn't spend $32 just because its limited edition.

Foundation

Liquid: MUFE 153 & 170

Powder: MAC C4

Eyes

Base: Inglot e/s #29

Crease: MAC Gareth Pugh Cream Shadow - Obscura

Above Crease: MAC Gareth Pugh Cream Shadow - Ardent

Inglot e/s #71

Inner Tear Duct Area: Inglot e/s #463

Eyebrow Highlight: Urban Decay e/s Foxy

Eyeliner: MAC Penultimate Eyeliner - Rapid Black

Bottom Waterline: MAC nc15/nw20 chromagraphic pencil

Mascara: DiorShow - Black

Blush

MAC Cooling Powder - Cajun

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Refined

Lips

MAC Kinda Sexy (Matte)

MAC Iris Apfel Matte Lipsticks

Happy New Year Everyone!

It's been awhile since my last post, so I'm going to make it short & sweet. 

Just wanted to share swatches for the new 

Iris Apfel Lipstick collection from MAC.

First off, quality is NEVER an issue with MAC lipsticks (at least in my experience). Secondly, the color pay off is so intense! I'm afraid to wear it.... lol okay may not but the color is unbelievable! I'm a HUGE fan of matte lipsticks and these are definitely going in my top 10!

From Left to Right: Pink Pigeon, Scarlet Ibis & Party Parrot

Pink Pigeon: Bight Cleanest Pink

Scarlet Ibis: Bright Orange-Red

Party Parrot: Bright Red-Pink

Not shown in this collection is Flamingo (Lustre)

 and Morange (Amplified Creme).

Morange is a permanent color.

I'm currently working on a look to go with one 

of these gorgeous lipsticks so stay tuned! :)

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Look

Primer: UD Primer Potion

Base: MUFE Flash Palette - Gold

Shadow on top of Base: UD 15th Anniversary - Chase 

Outer Base: UD - M.I.A.

Crease: MAC e/s - Cork

Brow Highlight: MAC e/s - Blanc Type

Between Brow Highlight and Crease: UD -Midnight

Bottom Lash Line: UD FLOW inner / M.I.A. outer

Mascara: L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes

Eye Liner: MAC Penultimate liner in Rapid Black

Waterline: MAC Kohl Power Liner in Feline

Liquid Foundation: MUFE HD Foundation - 150 & 170

Powder Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation - C4

Loose Powder: MUFE Multi Loose Powder - 52

Finishing Powder: MAC Prep and Prime Transparent Finishing Powder

Blush: NARS Duo - Orgasm & Laguna

Lip Liner: MAC Pro Long Wear Lip Pencil - Etcetera 

Lipsticks: MAC Kinda Sexy, Lime Crime - Great Pink Planet, MAC Mlle

Finish lips with: MAC Lipglass Gloss

Peace, Love & Eyeshadow

I'm trying to keep with my blog, posting various makeup looks...

and I'm still struggling for followers.

What are your tips and suggestions???

On a lighter note, here's another look!

Base: Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette - Tainted e/s

Crease: UD - Half-Truth, M.I.A & Blackout e/s

Brow Highlight: MAC - Vanilla e/s

Lower Lash line: UD Blackout & Half-Truth e/s

Inner Tear Duct: UD - Virgin e/s

Eyeliner: MAC Penultimate Liner in Rapid Black

Mascara: Voluminous Million Lashes

Lips: MAC - Velvet Teddy

Cheeks: Benefit Bronzer - Hoola & MAC VV - Bite of an Apple

Foundation: MAC - NC42 Studio Fix Fluid & MAC - C4 Studio Fix Powder

Nails: Essie - Lady Like

Thanks for stopping by and leave a comment please!!! :)

Pin-Up

I love a classy pin-up look.

Eye Primer: Lime Crime Candy Eyed Shadow Helper

Base: MAC Vanilla e/s

Crease: MAC Wedge e/s

Inner Tear Duct & Lower Lash line: UD Virgin e/s

Brow Highlight: MAC Shroom e/s

Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline - Black Track

Bottom Waterline: MAC Technakohl Liner in Graphicblack

Lip Liner: MAC Lipliner - Cherry

Lipstick: MUFE  Rouge Intense Lipstick - 37

Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Foundation - NC40

Blush: MAC Dainty Powder Blush & 

MAC VV Her Own Devices Beauty Powder

For the lashes I lost the box they came in :/

I don't know the brand, once I figure it out i'll update it! ;)

The Grass is Green

I am finally back to blogging again, 

and yet again, I am way behind! 

This look was done earlier this year:

Eye Primer: Lime Crime Candy Eyed Eyeshadow Helper

Eyeshadow Base: Inglot 477

Crease: MAC Brown Down e/s

Inner Crease: MAC Patina e/s

Inner Tear Duct: Urban Decay Virgin e/s

Brow Highlight: MAC Vanilla e/s

Eyeliner: MAC Penultimate Eyeliner - Rapid Black

 Waterline: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil - Zero

Lower Lash Line: Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil - Baked

Mascara: MAC Haute & Naughty Lash - Black

Foundation: Makeup Forever Foundation HD - 145

Blushes: MAC Powder Blush - Melba & Dainty

Cheek Highlighter: MAC Mineralized Skin Finish - Refined

The Rusty Octopus

I did a look based on this awesome bow that my friend Zombrie made. She makes a variety of custom made accessories from earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, bows etc., you name it shes got it! :) My favorite was this glittery golden bow with an antique/rusty looking octopus. What caught my attention was how the color blends in so perfectly with the sea foam green color. Below is the look I came up with.

For the Look I used:

Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Base: MAC Paint Pot- Delft

Eye Shadow Base: Inglot 17

Outer Crease: True Blood Palette - Bayou

Deep Crease - True Blood Palette - Werewolf

Inner Tear Duct: The Light

Eyeliner: MAC Penultimate Liner - Rapid Black

Waterline: MAC Chromographic Pencil - NC15/NW20

Lower Lash Line: Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Baked & Underground

Mascara: L'Oreal Voluminous Lash Mascara

Cheeks: Hoola Bronzing Powder from Benefit

Lips: MAC Summer Shower Lipstick (Fashion Flower Collection)

Shimmery Basic Look

A Shimmery Basic Look you can do in the Summer. 

For fun in the sun or the office!

Base: NYX Dramatic Chromatic Eye shadow pigment - Panic

Crease: MAC Brown Down

Brow Bone Highlight: Mixed MAC's Vanilla, Brule & Bamboo

 Above Crease/Blend Highlight & Crease: UD - Sidecar 

Waterline: MAC Chromographic Pencil Crayon - NC15/NW20

Bottom Lashline: MAC Brown Down

Cheeks: MAC VV Powder Blush - Bite of an apple (Apple of cheeks)

MAC VV Cajun Cooling Powder (Bronze effect on rest of cheeks)

Lipliner: MAC Lipliner - In Sync (shade entire lip)

Lipstick: MAC Lipstick - Kinda Sexy (Matte)

Below is a random pic from this look...

I'm such a weirdo haha I was tired!

Hope you enjoyed the look and thanks for stopping by!!!

Overdue IMATS Haul

Waking up Sunday morning was a drag for me! I attended a wedding in Camarillo the night before and didn't sleep till late. I had about 4 hours of sleep but as I woke up; excitement grew on my face, as if I was going to Disneyland...lol So I headed out 60 miles on the freeway to Pasadena with no one besides me, myself and I. Crazy?! Yes!! Would I drive from Camarillo to Pasadena early in the morning again? HELL NO! haha!

Well enough of that morning, lets get on to the 

purchases I made at IMATS! 

1) Beauty So Clean Pro Package/IMATS Special $40

I know I'm not the only one who forgets 

to clean their makeup brushes. 

Using these products makes it simple, easy and quick to use! 

Knowing how fast these products clean the bacteria off your makeup and brushes BLEW ME AWAY! 

The package includes: 

*Pro size Cosmetic Sanitizer Mist - You spray your eye shadow, blush, powder foundation etc. and it kills 

the bacteria without ruining your makeup. 

*Pro Size Conditioning Brush Cleanser - It quickly conditions and kills bacteria that is left on your makeup brushes and dries instantly. 

*Cosmetic Sanitizer Wipes - Used to clean mascara wands, lipsticks etc.

I will definitely purchase this again and recommend 

this product to every MUA. 

NYX Products (Left to Right):

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Oyster, Bronze & Purple

NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Beige, Pink Frost & Ice Princess

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Milan & Tokyo

NYX Dramatic Chromatic Eye shadow Pigment in Panic

NYX  Glitter Gel in Moon Shine

NYX Matte Lipstick in Pale Pink

NYX Blush in Pinky & Terra Cotta

Lime Crime Lipsticks (Left to Right):

Great Pink Planet

Cosmopop

Centrifuchsia

Coquette

Love the pigmentation and presentation of the product. 

Unfortunately, while applying the lipstick you have to be careful not to break it. :(

Lime Crime Candy -Eyed Eye Shadow Helper

This is the best eye primer since UD's Primer Potion! I love this primer because its true to its name, it helps with bringing out the shadow more than you can ever believe! 

I will definitely buy it again and highly recommend it!

Lime Crime Magic Dust (Left to Right)

Lime Criminal 

Abracadabra

Troubadour

Empress

Highly pigmented, vivid, the color is best when wet and/or 

with the Candy-Eyed Eye Helper. 

Will buy again and recommend this to anyone looking to 

stand out from the crowd!

So there you have it, my purchases at IMATS 2011 in Pasadena. 

I look forward to next years exhibitors new and old. And hopefully next year I can splurge a little more! Can't wait for IMATS 2012! Whoo-hoo!