Weekly Makeup Basket (January 16-January 22^nd)

Hello all! Welcome to my blog! This year, I have decided to switch things up a bit and go back to weekly baskets, as opposed to biweekly. The reason for this is I have accumulated quite a bit of palettes along with the many lipsticks that I owe so I would like to get more use out of each palette or at least use them a bit more often.

This week I will be focusing on the following: 

The Urban Decay Gwen Stefani face palette, particularly Lo-Fi for the bronzer and Cherry ( a cool matte pink) for the blush.

 For eyes I will be focusing on the Ulta + Jenny Fox Miss Fabulous eye palette. This palette is rich with warm orange-y tones perfect to warm up the eyes during the cold winter months.

For lips, I will be using the NYX Soft Matte lip cream in Milan (a vibrant pink).

Along with NYX Milan, I will be using MAC Snob, which is a bit more muted blue based pink.

I chose cool pink lipsticks to balance out the rich warmth of the shadows. I hope to have at least one look posted with this palette, so check back for that!

As usual, thanks for taking the time to read.

   

      ~Naty

Barbie Inspired Look: Pink and Blues

Hello all! Welcome back to my blog! Today I decided to play with some makeup without really thinking ahead of what colors to use. I ended up picking random shades and it resulted in a look that makes me think of Barbies (the hot pink and the electric blues of the clothing). 

If you would like to know how I achieved it, keep on reading!

I started off with my Tarte Under Eye corrector in Light-Medium and blended that out with the thin part of a beauty blender.

For foundation, I used my L'oreal Pro Glow in the shade 201 Classic Ivory.

I set my under eye with my Laura Mercier translucent powder.

I set my face with my Besame violet brightening powder (I love the effect this gives but I feel it dries out my skin a bit too much!).

I filled in my brows with my NYX brow pencil in dark brown and applied the essence clear brow and lash gel.

Primed my lids with Too Faced Shadow Insurance and set it with the shade Bone from the Kat Von D Metal Matte palette.

I then took the shade Silk (a light matte purple) on a crease brush and applied that to the entire crease as a transition shade.

I then took Ribbon (the darker purple shade) and applied that to the outer corner of the crease blending in just half way.

Using a flat shader brush, I applied the shade Nebula to the outer 2/3 of the lid.

I picked up the shade Glitz (a shimmery peachy shade) and applied that to the inner third of the lid

I took the shades Velour and Ribbon and placed those in the bottom lash line

For bronzer/contour, I used Lo-Fi from the UD Gwen Stefani face palette.

For blush, I took the shade OC from the UD Gwen Stefani face palette. This shade is a peachy satin-y finish blush. Perfect to warm up the look a bit more.

For highlight, I used that same palette and went in with the shade Angel ( a shimmery champagne shade)

   

For liner, I used my Tarte Amazonian clay pot in black. 

For lashes, I used Benefit they're real tinted primer and mascara.

For lips, I used Too Faced Melted metal in Dream House (a bright vibrant Pink)

I set the look with my Mario Badescu rose water spray.

I hope you enjoyed this look, I was impressed with how much I liked it, I really did not think I would!

Thanks once again for taking the time to read. 

     ~Naty

Project 10 Pan

Hello everyone! I am back and starting the year with a Project Pan.... I have noticed that long term projects do not work for me at all (I failed miserably at the 16 in 2016 project, completely blew it off). So I am going to attempt a shorter term Project 10 Pan. I will be trying to use up or make a dent in the following 10 products by May 2017. 

So the very first product I have is a fragrance mist from Bath & Body Works and it is the Japanese Cherry Blossom. If you can see I have just under half of the bottle left. I really like this smell but I have honestly had this for sooooo long it needs to go.

I have this hand cream, Apricot Fig from simplepleasures. I have never even used this product so I would really like to start making a dent in it.

From my Urban Decay Gwen Stefani face palette, I am trying to use up the bronzer in Lo-Fi. I already have a pretty good dent so I am *hoping* it will not take very long.

This is a sample set of Tory Burch perfume sprays in Jolie Fleur Rose, Jolie Fleur Bleue, and Jolie Fleur Verte. I have never used these either. Since they are samples, I do see myself using these up rather quickly.

This nail polish was in a previous project pan and I barely made a dent in it... I tend to wear nail polish but the maintenance is such a pain in the butt that I always remove the chipped nail polish and forget to re-do them. This is Show you Care by Nicole.

This polish was also in a previous project pan, It is Holly from Zoya. I had not made a single dent in this... the most embarrassing thing is I have had this for years! Hopefully this is the year it will move out!

These are some more perfume samples, I am counting all these as one. From left to right we have Prada Candy, La vie est belle by Lancome, Chloe, and Elizabeth and James Nirvana Bourbon. The first three are only half way filled so those should move out quickly. 

This is MAC Snob. I don't really have a bunch left and it is such an easy color to wear that I expect to use it up pretty quickly.

This is Revlon Black Cherry, I have had it for a while and don't want it going bad so it needs to be used up. This one, although it is pretty dark, it is also easy to use as you can dab it on as a stain or use full force.

Finally, I have Snow White from NYX. This is a true classic red lipstick which I love, so it should not be too difficult to use up.

I hope that 2017 will be the year when I stick to a project pan! I will try to update monthly, so stay tuned for progress reports!

Are you participating in a project pan this year? Please share your ;link with me in the comments below, I would love to follow your progress!

Thanks for reading! 

     

      ~Naty