FOTD- Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Hey guys! I finally prettied up my blog a little! It had the same boring, ugly look since I first started blogging over a year ago. I know it is still amateur-ish looking, but I don't mind since I'm not trying to be professional here. I made my banner in a Paint-esque program. I have Photoshop, but I don't feel like learning it, haha. I opened it, clicked around for about 30 seconds, said "Fuck it" and went back to my cheapo program.

I don't have much to say so I'll just leave you some pictures of some makeup I wore last week. I'm becoming more comfortable with bolder lips. They're so much fun! (PS- The title is a line from one of my favorite poems. I'll post the poem at the end if anyone is interested. Poetry doesn't often resonate with me, but this one really does.)

I don't 'member everything I'm wearing; I'm so bad. The lips are Revlon lip butter in Lollipop with LORAC Tie Dye For Gloss in Shocking Twist over it. On my eyes the silver is a cream eyeshadow from Essence, the little bit of gold is a L'Oreal Infallible shadow, and I have Skinny Jeans cream eyeshadow from Benefit in my crease.

And here is the poem. My favorite part is bolded.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

FOTD- Perpetually Purple

Maybe this post should have been called Perpetually Blue instead. Because that seems to be me. I've been feeling all gross and "emo" (I hate that stupid word) lately so I haven't been posting as much as I would like to. Actually, I've been feeling that way for the past 7 months. I know things are supposed to get better with time, but I'm still waiting for that. So, Time, if you could take even a little edge off the pain I would be very grateful. Thanks.

So, my job is still going well. Which is surprising since I've pretty much hated every job I've ever had. I think I just like it because it gives me a break from thinking about how miserable I am, haha. You know things are bad when WORKING gives you a break. Anyway, here is some makeup I wore to work one day last week. Wow, this post is epically depressing. Which kinda makes me laugh. I'm so weird.

Eyes:

• L'Oreal HiP duo in Brazen (lighter purple) on lid
• L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Amber Rush on lid over the purple
• L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Perpetual Purple in crease
• L'Oreal HiP duo in Brazen (dark matte purple) on water line
• Urban Decay Shadow Pencil in Delinquent to line upper and lower lash lines
• Revlon Grow Luscious mascara in Black on lashes
• Urban Decay Buck on eyebrows

Face:

• Revlon New Complexion makeup in Ivory Beige
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Wet n Wild Silk Finish blush in Naive

Lips

• Wet n Wild Megashield lipcolor in Within These Adobe Walls
• Jordana LOL gloss in BTW

Hopefully I can be happy again soon. I mean, I have to right?

Estee Lauder LIpgloss in Fuchsia Fantasy and Lipstick in Rubellite

Sorry, this is a bit of a lazy post! I'm running on the dredges of my photos I have in my "to post" folder and I really need to swatch some more things including the new Wet n Wild palettes and several indie makeup orders that are still in their packaging I received months ago. The bad thing about being a blogger is that you can't use anything until you've taken pictures of it, and I'm extremely lazy about taking pictures. Actually, I'm just lazy in general. Haha, it's not so nice of a feeling to realize that about yourself! But oh well, I'm too lazy to change! :D

I recieved (amongst other things I pawned off on my mom) a lipstick and lipgloss in an Estee Lauder gift with purchase thingy. I never posted about them because they were a GWP and I wasn't sure if they were available in the normal Estee Lauder line. I'm pretty sure the lipgloss is though. And you can find people selling these on eBay for like $5 each. Which I think isn't bad as I think the formulas are really nice on both the lipstick and the gloss.

From left- Fuchsia Fantasy and Rubellite

Estee Lauder Fuchsia Fantasy

Estee Lauder Rubellite

Estee Lauder Rubellite under Fuchsia Fantasy

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

FOTD: Binging on Purple Poppies

Ugh, I'm terrible with naming things! One time I had a Siberian Dwarf Hamster named Leonard Nimoy, but that's only because my boyfriend named him. So, when all else fails for FOTD post names, I just do a play on the names of the products I used. Urban Decay eyeliner in Binge and Kiss My Sass eyeshadow in Purple Poppy makes "Binging on Purple Poppies"! I used several eyeshadows, so I could have easily went with "Blizzard on a Victorian Night", but I'm a sucker for alliteration. My angst-y teenage poetry was pure alliteration.  It was terrible (Here is a sample I remember- "Shadows slide and slither across a dust-laden shrine.."), but with alliteration you can fool people into thinking you know what you're doing. Isn't that how to get ahead in life? Not actually being competent, but just fooling people into believing you are? Politicians build their whole lives around it! But, I digress. I'm not sure how I went from poppies to politicians (alliteration!) but I sure can ramble can't I? Ramble on! (Anything for a Led Zep reference!)

Eyes:

• Evil Shades eyeshadow in Victorian Nights on inner third of lid
• Detrivore eyeshadow in Saprophyte on out third of lid
• Kiss My Sass eyeshadow in Purple Poppies in crease and below lower lash line
• Detrivore eyeshadow in Blzzard to highlight and in inner corners of eyes
• Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Binge on water line and upper lash line
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• CoverGirl Simply Ageless Eye Concealer in 205 also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Detrivore blush in Concubine

Lips

• NYX Round lipstick in Spellbound
• Darling Girl lipgloss in So Sakura 

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

The One Where I Get My Boyfriend to Talk About Makeup

I actually had a conversation about makeup the other day with my boyfriend that HE INITIATED. This is a big deal guys; this is a man who wouldn't even know I wore makeup if I didn't talk about it incessantly. He actually told me, "I like your makeup today." My first instinct was to squint at him suspiciously and ask if he wanted something. He looked at me confused and repeated himself and added, "I like the green eyeshadow on you." This is the guy who when I asked if my lipgloss looked okay he asked me why I was wearing slime on my lips. So after I remembered to thank him for the compliment on my makeup I asked him, "So,  green eyeshadow looks best one me?" And he thought a moment (and this is normally a topic that bores him to tears) and answered, "Yeah I think so, I don't like when you wear bronze. It doesn't look good." And by bronze he means all metallic eyeshadow except for silver. Not that I care that he doesn't like it; I wear it anyway. I ask him, "Do you think bronze eyeshadow looks bad on everyone or just me?" His answer, "Well, everyone mostly, but I think on you it looks weird because your skin is so pale." And because none of my friends care about makeup, that was the most exciting makeup conversation I have ever had in real life, haha. Oh! And the other day we actually had a few sentence conversation about eye shadow primer. After I explained to him what it is and what it does he said, "That's pretty cool. I bet more girls would like makeup if they knew how to make their eyeshadow stick to their eyeballs longer."  It's so cute that he makes an effort to be interested in my hobbies for my sake. Just wanted to share. Does anyone else have any stories involving makeup and their significant others or other clueless guy friends? Story time!

And just so this isn't a picture-less post, here is a swatch of my current favorite lip combo- Evil Shades Féline's Kyss over NYX Fig lipstick.

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

FOTD: I'm Officially Obsessed With Green Eyeshadow

Yes, I am officially obsessed with green eyeshadow. Specifically Estee Lauder's Precious Shade cream shadow. I think I've used it the past 9 times out of the 10 that I've worn makeup. Which makes for some boring and repetitive posts. But frankly my dears, I don't give a damn. ;) (Love that book. Yes, BOOK!)

Eyes:

•  Estee Lauder Double Wear Shadowcreme in Precious Jade on lids
• Wet n Wild Color Icon eyeshadow in Envy on lid
• MAC Old Gold pigment dusted on and above the crease
• Physician's Formula Eye Definer eyeliner on upper lash line
• MAC Pure Show on upper lash line as well
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Estee Lauder Radiant Peach blush

Lips

• Wet n Wild Silk Finish lipstick in 511B
• Kiss My Sass lipgloss in Summer Lovin'

Does anyone else have any recently developed makeup obsessions?

Thank you for reading and have a great day!

FOTD: Tantalizing

I start school today and I'm always nervous the first day of new classes! I'm still lamenting my lack of a summer break, though! Oh well, I really needed to take the classes I did this summer. And I managed to get a pretty good schedule this semester. I only have classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from like 8:30 to 12:30. Oh, and I have a 3 hour lab on Wednesdays after my regular classes. Yay, that is still 4 days a week I can sleep late!

Here is a look I did whole week and a half ago when I was still in the midst of my summer classes. This post is called "Tantalizing" because the eyeshadows are from LORAC's TANtalEYES palette, but they was no way I was going to keep typing "TANtalEYES". I get the play on words, but typing it like that is annoying, haha.

Eyes:

•  Two Faced Shadow Insurance
• LORAC TANtalEYES palette
• MAC Dark Diversion on upper lash line and water line
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Smashbox Cream Cheek Duo in Blushing/Peony
• Benefit High Beam

Lips

• Pixi Succulent Lip Twin in Coral Camellia (tint only)
• Maybelline Color Sensational Lipgloss in Coral Glow

 

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

FOTD: Sacred Shroud

Yay! My summer classes are FINALLY done. I didn't attend school in the spring as I was recovering from surgery, so going from doing absolutely nothing to having school every day and being super busy was a bit of a shock. I'm proud of myself for getting through it because it was rough on me. And I made As in everything! YAY! I only attend classes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the fall so it should feel like a break compared to how this was!

Sorry, for the derpy face in the following pic. Don't you hate it when you're going through pics and you look terrible in all of them? It sucks, but I'm not about to let a perfectly good opportunity to post go to waste. Plus I really liked the look, just not the face I put it on, haha.

Eyes:

•  Two Faced Shadow Insurance
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Detrivore Cosmetics Shroud on lid
• Detrivore Cosmetics Sacred in crease and below lower lash line
• Essence White Hype to highlight
• Physician's Formula Eye Definer Felt-Tip Eye Marker in Ultra Black on upper lash line
• Urban Decay Corrupt eyeliner on waterline
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• Milani Baled Blush in Luminoso
• Milani Baked Blush in Terra Sole

Lips

• MAC Ever Hip lipstick
• MAC Evolution Revolution lipglass

So now I'm off to the grocery store (Boo!). When I first moved out of my parents' house I LOVED going grocery shopping. Now I loathe it. I hate it almost as much as washing dishes. Almost.

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Lip Layering Swatch Spam!

I've posted a lot of lip swatches lately, so I hope you guys don't mind. I'm not sure why, but lip swatches are my favorite to do. In reality I mostly wear just a quick slick of lip gloss, so doing swatching gives me chance to play with lip products I don't normally use. I have quite a few lipsticks that I know I will rarely or never wear so it's fun to pull them out and play from time to time.

So, I hope you enjoy my lip layering spam; it was fun to do. Even though my lips hurt now, haha.

This is Essence Creamy Nude lipstick under Revlon Colorburst lip gloss in Crystal Lilac.

This is Wet n Wild 516C lipstick under Buxom Tara lip gloss.

This is Rimmel En Vogue lipstick under Essence Bubble Babe lip gloss.

This is elf Studio Matte Coral lipstick under Kiss My Sass Caribbean Escape lip gloss.

This is NYX Rosebud lipstick under Kiss My Sass Summer Lovin' lip gloss.

This is Wet n Wild 509A lipstick under NYX African Queen lip gloss.

So that is it for today- just some swatch spam!

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Lip Layering Experiments

So, I should be studying for my test right now. But I'm writing this blog post instead. I'll just compromise and make it a QUICK blog post.  The worst thing for me about being busy all the time (besides not getting to sleep as much as I want) is that I don't have time to play video games anymore. I can't just play a game for an hour; it isn't satisfying for me. I have to set aside huge blocks of time to play games. And I don't HAVE huge blocks of time. Luckily summer is a bit slow on good game releases so I'm not missing much. But fall and winter are going to be crazy and I don't know how I'll be able to keep up with all the games. Here are some of the games I'm looking forward to- Gears of War 3, Dead Island, Elder Scroll IV: Skyrim (!!!!), Saint's Row: The Third, Mass Effect III, and probably more that I can't think of right now. I STILL need to finish Red Dead Redemption, and I want to play the Mass Effect games again before part 3 comes out in March. Oh, and I still play WoW (World of Warcraft) about once a week, mostly to PvP (arenas) with my boyfriend. I've been playing WoW off and on for over 6 years, so I am more than just a bit bored with it.  What games do you guys play? And no, Farmville doesn't count! Just kidding, I used to play Farmville, too. :)

Anywaaaaay, on to the good stuff. Here are just a few random lip layering thingamajigs I had laying around in my "to post" folder.

This is Wet n Wild's 525D lipstick under Wet n Wild This Too Shall Glass lipgloss.

This is a mix of Wet n Wild 520E and 511B lipsticks with Hard Candy Gorgeous lipgloss over it.

This is NYX Pumpkin Pie lipstick and NYX girls Peach gloss.


Thank you for reding and have a great day/night/whatever!

FOTD: I'm Feeling Retro

I just got done writing an epically long essay for my biology exam so I'm feeling a little short on words at the moment! I have an exam every week that consists of 50 matching questions, 50 multiple choice, and an essay with a minimum of 1000 words. EVERY WEEK! That's what I get for taking summer classes. Oh well, it will be over soon. The fall semester will feel like a break after this!

Here is a look I wore last week when i actually woke up early enough to do my makeup and hair. This only happens about once a week and only because my dogs are assholes and don't let me sleep! Haha.

Eyes:

•  Two Faced Shadow Insurance
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Wet n Wild I'm Feeling Retro trio purple on lid
• Wet n Wild I'm Feeling Retro trio blue in crease and below lower lash line
• Wet n Wild I'm Feeling Retro trio white to highlight
• Urban Decay Zero eyeliner on upper lash line
• Urban Decay Bourbon eyeliner on waterline
• A mix of CoverGirl Lashblast mascara and Wet n Wild MegaLash Clinical Mascara on lashes
• Physician's Formula Canyon Classic quad matte eyeshadow in brows (darkest shade)

Face:

• Physician's Formula CircleRx concealer in Fair Light under eyes
• Maybelline SuperStay concealer in Ivory also under eyes
• Ulta Fabulous Face natural finish foundation in Classic Ivory
• Physician's Formula Healthy Wear SPF 50 Powder Foundation in Translucent Light

Cheeks

• MAC Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl

Lips

• Pixi Succulent Lip Twin in Coral Camellia (tint only)
• Kiss My Sass lipgloss in Caribbean Escape

 

  I didn't have any problems with the shadows fading on me at all and I put them on at 8 AM and didn't wash my face until after really late at night, after midnight. Pixie Epoxy works really well for me.

I really like Alpha Girl Beauty Powder from MAC. Sadly it was limited edition, but the compact is huge and I'll never use it up.

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Buxom Travel in Style Lip Duo Swatches and Review

 EDIT: Ugh, just realized I typed Buxom as "Buxmo" in the title.  I really need to learn how to proofread my titles...

I think I'm getting sick... noooo!  The left side of my throat and my left ear hurt. Weird. I hope I don't have an ear infection or something. I can just hear my mom spouting off this long list of herbs and vitamins to take before I get really sick. I know some people don't believe that stuff helps, but I just know that I didn't get sick nearly as often when I still lived with my parents and I took it all the herbal concoctions she threw at me.  Now I'm cheap and lazy and don't take any of it and get sick a lot more often! What do you guys to when you feel sickness coming on? Take something or just wait and hope you don't actually get sick?

Whew, I'm really behind on writing reviews.  I bought the above set of lipstick and lipgloss a month or two ago and still haven't gotten around to posting about it.  Whenever I'm late with posting reviews I'll just use the excuse that I needed more time to test the products.  It makes me sound more dedicated and hard working that I really am! :-P

Buxom's Travel In Style Lip Duo retails for $18 and comes with a mini lipstick in New Orleans and a mini lipgloss in Tara. These are rather small in size. The lipstick is pictured extended all the way so that is all the product it contains. Really, I know without a doubt I will still never use either of these up so I prefer the smaller size.

Here is the lipgloss compared to a full size Buxom lipgloss (the color is Lacey).

New Orleans and Tara

According to Sephora, New Orleans is desribed as a warm pink and Tara is described as a "sheer pink glimmer". They both look coral-ish on me.  The lipgloss also has these really pretty blue/violet sparkles.

Buxom lipgloss in Tara

The lipgloss is a supposed to be plumping and gives my lips a cooling, slightly tingling sensation. It has a burnt sugar/brulee scent that I don't particularly care for. But then again I don't like the sugary sweet/vanilla scents in a lot of lip products. The scent is definitely not enough to stop me from wearing/buying these glosses. They are thick and only slightly tacky, but feel smooth when you rub your lips together. I don't get any big sticky strings of lipgloss between my lips when I open my mouth. Because these are thicker glosses they are definitely longer lasting than a thinner gloss.

This one doesnt impart much color at all on my lips, but I love the contrasting blue sparkles. They're small enough as to not be gritty and don't make you look as if you have disco ball lips.

Buxom lipstick in New Orleans

This lipstick is matte but it doesn't feel drying on my lips. It doesn't feel cakey and the it applies smoothly and evenly.

The two colors look really great together and Buxom did an awesome job packaging them together.


Overall, I really love the lipgloss formula and plan to pick up more of them. I love the lipstick also and want to get more, but I don't wear lipstick all that often so I'll probably hold of a bit on them.

Available:

• This set retails for $18 at Sephora (online and in stores).

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

EOTD: Versailles' Old Gold

My final exam in my lab is tomorrow.  Man, these summer classes go by quick.  I hope I actually learned something, haha.  The good thing is I can make as low as an 60 on the final and still  make an A in my lab!  It's looking good for making an A in my lecture, too.  Yay me!  I start my second summer class class and lab for biology the day after my current class ends. I'm really looking forward to a break, but won't get one until December, when the fall semester is over. Ugh.
I wore this look to school last week.

This is MAC's Old Gold pigment on the lid and below the lower lash line, Antoinette's Revolution Cosmetics' Versailles eyeshadow in the crease, and MAC's Superslick liquid eyeliner in Desires & Devices on my upper lash line.

I don't actually own the full size of MAC's Old Gold pigment.  I asked my SA for a sample because I was thinking about buying the full size but she filled the sample jar so full I'm not sure I will even use the whole thing.  As much as I like Old gold, I love Antoinette's Revolution Cosmetics' Versailles eyeshadow even better.  It is so gorgeous and a definite must own.

Here is what I wore on my lips with this look:

This is elf Flirtatious lipstick under Essence's Rising Star lipgloss.


Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Lip Swatch Spam with Essence Lipglosses

I love Essence's products.  Of course just like with any brand there are duds, but to me there are surprisingly few for how inexpensive this brand is.  I can't remember exactly how much these lipglosses were (they were on sale at my local grocery store), but they only retail for somewhere between $2 and $3.

I've been obsessed with layering lip products, but didn't really have that many options in my stash.  I wanted to expand my collection of layering glosses, but didn't want to spend a fortune.  I spotted these Essence lipglosses and they're perfect for layering.  My cheap and shitty camera can't pick up the pretty shimmer/glitter in the sheerer shades, so just know that these look way cooler in person.

The glosses are medium thickness, but not sticky.  They feel smooth and moisturizing but not watery or greasy.  I cannot stand the feel of particles or grittiness in my lip products and luckily even the most glittery shades still feel smooth. They don't have a taste that I can detect.  The best way I can describe the smell is fruity, and I actually really like it.  Some fruit scented lip products have the tendency to smell like chemicals or plastic, but this one doesn't.

Since I meant these mainly for layering, I also am showing a swatch of each color over Rimmel's Pink Champagne lipstick as well as by themselves, which looks like this on it's own:

 Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Pink Champagne

From left- Bubble Bath, Rising Star, True Love, Rock On, Pixie Dust

From left- Bubble Bath, Rising Star, True Love, Rock On, Pixie Dust

 These glosses don't have a doe-foot applicator.  It is more elongated, tapered, and flat like a paddle.

From left- Bubble Bath, Rising Star, True Love, Rock On, Pixie Dust

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in Bubble Bath

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in Bubble Bath over Rimmel Pink Champagne

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in Rising Star

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in Rising Star over Rimmel Pink Champagne

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in True Love

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in True Love over Rimmel Pink Champagne

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in Rock On

Essence XXLShine Lipgloss in Rock On over Rimmel Pink Champagne

Essence Fairytale Lipgloss in Pixie Dust

Essence Fairytale Lipgloss in Pixie Dust over Rimmel Pink Champagne

Whew, that was a lot of lip swatches!

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!