Kat Von D Beethoven Palette

Again I saw a great look by vintageortacky using the Beethoven Palette I purchased at Sephora the other day. Of course her look is much better than mine but mine didn't turn out too bad. I did end up really liking it after the whole look was complete! Here is how I did this look..

Eyes:

Detrivore Eye Shadow Primer (very nice)

Crease Rad Purple

Lid Lucifer

Speed Blue over the Rad Purple in the crease

Applied more black on the outer corner of eye and blended it up into crease then applied some more Speed blue

Inner corner of eye Razor Gray

Highlight I used a matte flesh color by Mac

Tear Duct I used Tequila

Added some more Lucifer to lid

Applied black liner to top and bottom lash line Urban Decay Zero

Then went under the black liner on bottom lash line with Urban Decay Ransom

A little more Tequila in tear duct area and blended out...

Black Rimmel mascara

Face:

Clinique Liquid foundation

Cheeks Mac Sunbasque

Stardust Winters Kiss on cheeks and down bridge of nose

Stardust Photo Finish clear powder

Lips:

Foundation

chapstick

Mac Midnight Velvet mattene lipstick

Mac Glimmerglass Blackware

I think that is it. A lot of dark colors and blending but these looks are a challenge for me and it helps me to practice blending which I still struggle with....Have any of you really done a challenging look that you were hesitant about?

My wow look!!!

Trying something different today. I have been so far behind on watching my youtube tutorials and the first one I read I wanted to do. This look was inspired by vintageortacky. To see her look please visit the link. I used mostly the same products she had but what I didn't have I used Stardust and it worked out so beautiful. I didn't use any products wet. These were all applied dry. I hope you enjoy. I am so proud of this. The application turned out so well. I am inspired to keep practicing now...

Eyes:

UDPP

Lid Stardust Krista's Blue

Crease Urban Decay Flash from the Show Pony Palette

Back over crease and into the vee with MUFE no. 92. Matte purple like you have never seen. It is very difficult to blend but using it on top of another color makes it work really nice.

Outer vee Mac Stately Black from the Hello Kitty Too Dolly collection

Inner corner of eye into lid Urban Decay Pain Killer from the Show Pony Collection

Highlight I used MUFE no. 3 matte whitish color to soften the edges

I then took Stardust Snow which is a matte white and I so love and did the inner eye up to brow and then lightly dusted the lid with it.

Top lash line I used Urban Decay Zero liner

Bottom lash line I used Urban Decay Ransom liner

I took MUFE 92 outer corner, then applied pain killer and blended. I then used MUFE No. 3 to soften and blend the colors.

Rimmel black brown mascara

I did do something I don't normally do and I did my bottom waterline with Urban Decay Zero liner. Very rare for me...

Face:

Clinique sunscreen

Clinique liquid foundation

Stardust blush in Petal

Stardust clear Photo finish powder

Lips:

Mary Kay Whipped Berries lipstick

This was a lot of work but good practice. I didn't need to use my blue color wet because Krista's Blue is so vibrant that it doesn't need any help at all. This was a great inspiration for me to get out all the products I own and don't use. I am a full blown Stardust lover now and that is all I use daily. Stardust products go beautifully with traditional makeup and that makes me love it even more.. All in all this was quite fun...

Stardust Christmas Eve Look

Oh how I love Pixie Breath so I thought I would use it in my holiday look today...I hope you like!

Eyes:

UDPP

Lid Nyx jumbo pencil in milk

Stardust Pixie Breath

Crease Stardust Hearthstone

Outer vee and blended into crease Stardust Northern Dream

Highlight Stardust Cashmere Mittens

Lined top lash line with Urban Decay Underground and smudged

On top of that I applied Stardust Midnight Candle dry

Lower lash line UDPP

Outer lashline Hearthstone

Inner Cashmere Mittens

Went under that with Cashmere Mittens and blended

Rimmel Mascara

Face:

First I swept Stardust Winters Kiss on moisturized skin. This is a staple in my routine now. I love the effect it gives my skin so I use it daily...May need some more...

Clinique Foundation

Stardust Blush in Petal

A little more Winters Kiss

Finished with Stardust Photo Finish Powder in Clear

Lips:

Burt's Bees lip shimmer in Merlot

Victoria's Secret lip gloss in Bananas

Woolah...Love this look...

Have you tried Victoria's Secret lip glosses? I love them. The bananas has a nice sparkle to it...I use it with all my lip colors....

I am not sure if we are doing much tonight due to the weather here but I still needed to have my makeup done....I have fun doing it...I hope everyone has a great Christmas Eve!!!

Enjoying time home!!!

I really haven't been doing too much with my blog lately but I have been using my holiday colors from Stardust and Hi Fi....Two of my favorites right now.....I really have just been enjoying my time at home with my children. Sometimes it is frustrating because I can't get anything done but not having to run a million different places is so peaceful to me. We had a nice snow today so we spent a couple hours playing in the snow which I really haven't done in years and it was fun...Baked fudge and cookies and getting ready for Christmas. The weather is going to take a bad turn and we are going to get ice and rain which I hope won't affect travels or we won't have any company...We still intend on enjoying the holiday...I will be sad to miss Christmas Eve Service at church but I know where my heart belongs. I so enjoy Christmas music. Not traditional Christmas but Christian Christmas music...It really reminds you of the meaning of Christmas and just puts my heart and soul back into place. I have just been so angry lately and right now I am feeling a little more at peace...I heard this beautiful song on my Christian music station and it just sends my heart soaring....I found a clip on you tube...Listen and enjoy....I hope every one enjoys their time with their loved ones this holiday season...Love to you all.....Krista

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuEDoTPPTQ

Krista's Blue

I just couldn't wait to wear my blue today...Over at Stardust Color you can put in a product request and Jenna was kind enough to help me mix up a great blue color. I am so excited about this....I also received my free prizes from the two contests she had. Here is what I wore today

Eyes

UDPP

Lid blended past crease Krista's Blue

Crease Polar Rose

Highlight Snow

Went back over brow bone with Toast at Midnight

Lined top lash line with UD Zero liner

Bottom I used NYX jumbo pencil in Milk and I applied over that Polar Rose on the outer line and Toast at Midnight inner

UD mascara

Face

Dusted face with Winter's Kiss

Used Mac Studio Fix powder foundation

Cheeks Petal

Clear Photo Finishing powder

Lips

Aromaleigh Shortcake

Victorias Secret Cherry Bomb lipgloss

I am very happy with these products. I have so much makeup but for me the Stardust works best for me. I find it so easy to blend and all the colors go so well together. I just love the products. I have been getting them quickly too....How about anyone else. Have you been Stardusting lately?

More Blues today!!!!

More lovely blues today!!! Can't get enough. These blues are stunning. They seem to give you a sexy smoky look and so intense...Not bright and like your eyes are saying Hello....Today I used as follows:

Primer
Inner half of lid Tempted
Outer half of lid Celestial
Crease Pewter
Highlight So Soft
Lined upper lashline with black eyeliner
Lower lashline outer half Celestial and inner Tempted
Black Mascara

Face
Mineral foundation Meow
Cheeks Blush Petal
Luminizer in Blush
Clear Photo Finish Powder

Lips
Neutral lipstick Mac Viva Glam V
Berry colored gloss Mac Oversexed

I still have more blues to use...Please don't get bored....I love this look and the finishing powder is perfection. I love it....

Thanks for looking!!!

All products I used are Stardust unless noted otherwise....

Downtown Blue with Stardust

Well yesterday my other Stardust order came which my stuff has been coming rather quickly and that is fantastic. I really love blue shadows...Jenna sent me some blue samples and I am in love with Downtown Blue....This is a vibrant smoky sparkly color....Wow!!! Here is how I used it.

Eyes
UDPP
Lid Stardust Downtown Blue
Crease Stardust Northern Dream
Highlight Stardust Snow
Under brow bone and inner eye Stardust Silken Moon
Black liner on top lid with Stardust Midnight Blizzard over it
Bottom lash line outer half Midnight Blizzard and inner Silken Moon
Black Mascara

Face
Clinique Foundation
Blush Stardust Petal
Stardust Photo Finish clear finishing powder

Lips
Aromaleigh Shortcake

I love love this blue. Every color I put together just blends so nicely and evenly. I really am becoming attached to the blushes I have been trying. I normally don't have a love but Pink Sugar and Petal are amazing colors.

The finishing powder gave me a wonderful finish without looking white. My Mac finishing powder makes me look white on camera and that is not appealing....I am going to be getting in some kind of trouble here. I have to start my list. So what do you think about this Downtown Blue?

I have some other ideas on what to pair this with too...I think it would look amazing with silver...That I will try next....Have a great day and what have you used from Stardust lately?

Mixture of Aromaleigh and Stardust

Today I just couldn't decide what to use...I have tons of Aromaleigh and a good start on my Stardust collection so I thought I would throw the two together...Cool is what I have to say. I love a bright intense eye. Always have so here it goes.

Eyes:

UDPP

Inner corner lid Aromaleigh Baby Blues

Middle lid Aromaleigh Dragonfly

Outer lid Aromaleigh Moonagedaydream

Crease Aromaleigh Elegie

Highlight Aromaleigh Love Note

Inner eye up to brow bone Stardust Gossamer

Upper lash line UD liner in zero

Lower lash line Stardust Eggplant and Soul

UD black mascara

Face:

Clinique foundation

Aromaleigh Candy o blush

Mac mystery powder

Lips:

Aromaleigh Shortcake

I will have to say that I think I did a pretty good job on this look. Intense...I like.....

Thanksgiving

Hope all has a great Holiday...This year my father inlaw is doing the turkey. I do the stuffing because I like to do it from scratch by tearing bread by hand. I am also doing the green bean casserole..Yum...Weather is suppose to be crummy but oh well. I hope to enjoy the holiday. I am also looking forward to the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade. Always have loved it...Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!!!

Look at this kitty!!!

Yesterday my daughter went to a birthday party. They had a clown come and I guess it was a blast. The kids just loved her and she did face painting. I should say she did an amazing job. The kids looked adorable. Here is a picture of my perty kitty.....She cried like heck when I washed it off last night but we had pictures...

More Stardust today...

I have gotten 3 sample orders and I ordered some full size Holiday colors from Stardust. These are amazing to work with...I am going to just post the eyes today..I have a headache for some reason but I wanted to share this look...My camera was set on the wrong setting too so excuse the lighting....

All colors are Stardust...

UDPP

Lid is a toast at midnight

Inner crease is ribbons and bows

Outer crease is dream cloak

Highlight Gossamer

I deepened the outer crease and lid with Eggplant

I used Snow on inner corners of eyes

I wet lined top lashline with umbra

Lower lashline is dream cloak

I went under that with snow

Two coats of mascara

I did use Pink sugar blush

All color descriptions are on stardust color website

These shades all work so well together and you can layer and blend and keep building and they go on wonderfully....What colors have you used from Stardust lately....Check her out!!!!

My hair get done next Saturday...I am actually getting it colored...I am aiming towards blonde...Not white blond but a warm blonde...Can't wait...

Stardust Cosmetics

Thanks to Robyn over at Robyn's Nest for posting about Stardust. I received my holiday sample collection yesterday and here is what I tried.

Eyes:

UDPP

Crease Candlelit Kisses

Highlight Arctic Whisper

Lid Crystals and Velvet

After I got done applying and blending I went under the brow bone and inner eye with WinterWhite

Lined upper and lower lashline with Urban Decay Zero line and then applied Stardust Shimmerliner in Midnight Velvet.

The inner corner of lower lashline I applied WinterWhite and kinda blended it in with the Midnight Velvet

Dior Blackout Mascara

Face:

Mac studiofix powder foundation

About face concealer

Illamasaqua metal powder for cheeks

Mac Prep and Prime finishing powder

Lips:

Aromaliegh Sugarplum fairy

Mac fresh brew lipstick with a little of Lime Crime retrofuturist lightly over fresh brew

The blendability of these shadows was so easy. I love the silky texture and outside the colors look so amazing. The texture reminds me of silk....I wish I could buy the whole set. These are gorgeous. Try them out definitely....

Show Pony

I had to purchase Urban Decay's Show Pony Palette. I couldn't wait for their friends and family so I got it when Sephora had theirs. I really love this palette. Very nice blendable colors that have fantastic color payoff... It came with a small size primer potion plus zero eye liner. Very great deal. Here is what I used from it today...

Eyes:

Primer Potion

Crease smog

highlight polyester bride (not in palette)

lid flash

inner corner Lime Crime Twilight

Lined upper lash line with zero liner

bottom outer mildew, inner bottom toasted

followed under those with pain killer.

blended slightly those colors

Dior Black out mascara

Face:

Mac Studio Fix powder foundation

About face concealer

Mac sweetness blush

Mac Prep and Prime finishing powder

Lips:

Aromaleigh Sugar Plum Fairly lip balm

Mary Kay lipstick in whipped berries

Has any one else used this palette? How do you like it? I am still wondering if I will purchase something from the friends and family. I really shouldn't but it is such a great deal!!!!

are you ready for red?

First off I apologize for looking tired. I think I got a total of 3 hrs sleep. Husband got home from work at 12 daughter called at 12:30 and little one was vomiting at 1:30. So I ended up sleeping in the living room in a chair. She is fine and never got sick again...This has been the craziest school year. H1N1, colds, regular flu, head lice (she hasn't gotten that yet) and back on asthma medicine. That is why she has to have the h1n1 shot. Next month she gets the second one. The lines for these things are insane. It went rather quickly but it is overwhelming to see that many people waiting for a vaccination....any way this is the best I can pull off today....

Eyes:

UDPP

Crease Aromaleigh Party Dress

Highlight Aromaleigh Marsh blended down into party dress

Lid Lime Crime Twilight

Blended all these colors very well together

Lined upper lash line with Mac Style Black Grease paint stick and over that I applied young punk. I also use the grease paint stick to do a little bit of the lower water line...

I lined bottom lash line inner with Twilight and outer with Party Dress

Dior Black out mascara

Face:

Meow Pampered Puss Foundation

About Face concealer

Mac On a mission blush

Mac Prep and Prime Finishing Powder

Lips:

went around lip line with concealer

Applied Lime Crime lipstick in Retrofuturist and smooth with a brush

I think I need a heavy duty foundation.....I did try Maybelline Instant Age Rewind foundation. It was on sale for 4.00 at Walgreen's and I have read some great reviews on this....Maybe I just need a flawless mask. Who knows? So thanks for looking and have a fun weekend...

What I got in the lovely mail today....

Ok before any one starts saying mean things to me I will say I like these products and this is my opinion.....I want to share.....

These lovely products I ordered from Lime Crime....I really have been fascinated with her lipsticks and wanted to give them a try. So I ordered the lipstick in Retrofuturist which is red and her eye dust in Twilight which is a purply blues sparkly color...

I love her new packaging and her eye dust comes in a rather big size now. You get a lot of product. I have ordered from Doe in the past. I paid 12.00 each for a couple of shadows. I pay 20.00 for one color in traditional cosmetics sometimes so the price doesn't affect me. If I like the product I will buy it....I will say this time around the eye dust is in a larger jar. There is quite a bit of product in there. I have never had a problem with her and she has always been nice to me.

There was a mix up on my order. I received someone Else's products and I contacted Lime Crime and within 10 minutes I heard back with instructions on what to do and then they gave me a 50% discount on my next order. I thought that was way generous. It was handled in a very cordial manner and very apologetic...No problems....I got my order already....

So anyway...I did try the lipstick. I know you guys know I am not a red wearer. My husband picked it out. I was a little scared but I put it on and I can honestly say it is lovely...The nicest red ever. I will be wearing this alot...My mouth doesn't look like it is saying "look at me" It is a great shade...I am very happy. Tomorrow I will be wearing the eye color and it looks to be lovely......

Has anyone tried this?

Funds are really slim here in my home. My daughter had another accident in her new car which was just fixed from a previous one. This time a deer ran into her car. She didn't hit it it hit her. No seriously...the police verified. So it is still in the shop. We get stuck paying this deductible because she is broke...so are we!!! Vet bill for our horse...Just check up stuff but still expensive and the list continues.....

I ran out of my good face cream. I didn't want to spend 30.00 so when I went to Walgreen's I looked around and found this stuff...Yes to tomatoes facial hydration lotion for oily to combo skin. It claims to be free of parabens and is 99.6% Natural. For 14.95 I jumped on it....

I have to say I really like it. The smell is so amazing that you could eat it. I really like this. It doesn't contain sunscreen but I don't like it in my moisturizer. Makes me too greasy so I use a separate sunscreen. I wanted a lotion to use day and night....So far this fits the bill. Not greasy and oh so nice. I have to learn to cut back. Here is where I started. Now someone name me a great I mean great drugstore mascara. I have to stop spending 20.00 on one....

My Sephora Purchase from last Saturday

My daughter had a birthday party to go to so to kill some time my husband and I went looking around. We went into JCPenney's and in there is a small Sephora. I told him that we couldn't go in because I didn't have any money to spend so what does he do but go in. So I ended up buying a perfume he picked out for me called Love by Harajukulovers. She is so cute. Dressed in her winter clothes....

Here is another purchase we made....The Smashbox Wish eye wish palette. It was 44.00 but the proceeds go to the Children's Miracle Network and Smashbox will match 1.00 for every purchase up to 25,000.00. So not a bad deal, buying making and helping children!!

I have always liked Smashbox and thought this would be a good collection.

The colors go by number. The bottom row is there cream eye liners which are really nice and stay on the waterline really well. It even has the look book which gives you eye looks and what colors to apply and where to apply...Very neat!!!

Included in this set is their newest photo finish lid primer. I tried it and ended up really loving it so I decided to save it til I use up my others. That primer runs 20.00 I do believe. It is flesh colored so you wouldn't even have to use a highlight color.

So this was the purchases I made that I wasn't suppose to make. I didn't photo the perfume because it is hidden because my daughter will use it....

Any one buy anything holiday yet?

Let me introduce you to Jessie

Here she is!!! The rootiness tootiness cowgirl ever. Jules Danielle as Jessie the cowgirl from Toy Story 2. Check out the pink boots...She picked them out and they are the real thing....Real boots that cost 36.00. Hey she loves them. This was the best costume ever...Pretty darn pricey but it fit her perfect and she did get to use it at a Halloween costume birthday party...I did get my moneys worth. She is even wearing it today. Boots too...I thought she was going to sleep in those boots. She wears them with her pjs. I didn't have many kids this year. It was quite cold here and windy. Too bad. Also here is her pumpkin. Mind you I let her draw it all out and I cut it out following her drawing. It looks like a kid did it...She goes to a Lutheran school so granted we don't celebrate Halloween but we did have a fall festival party. She told me she wanted to do a Christian pumpkin. I was like how do you do that and she drew it out. I guess they talked about it in Chapel on Wednesday. So the eyes are stars and the nose is a cross and the mouth is a heart and there is a long story behind it. I thought it was a really great idea for a 6 yr old. I hope every one had a great Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween using some Halloween colors

Halloween is upon us..Can you believe it..The summer went too fast and now we are at the holidays. I am not ready for this yet. I don't even remember the warm air any more. I used some of my Halloween colors today of course. This is as far as I am going for dressing up...Here is what I did..

Eyes:

UDPP

Nyx jumbo eye pencil in yellow on lid and blended with my finger

Over that I applied Glamour Doll Eyes in Orange Crush

Over that I lightly applied Meow's Necromancer and I took it almost to the brow bone

I then applied Make Up For Ever No. 3 which is a matte bone color

Then under the outer brow brow I applied Meow's Broken Mirror

Under inner brow bone all the way down to the inner eye I used Meow's Spellbinding

I lightly blended all these colors together

I lined top lash line with Mac's Grease paint stick in Black and also to the lower outer lash line

The inner lower lash line I applied Nyx jumbo eye pencil in yellow

Then I smudged the liner

The bottom inner I applied Broken Mirror and the outer lower and top of lash line I applied Nars Night Breed...I then smudged that color also

Dior Black Out Mascara

Face:

Dior Air Flash foundation

About Face cream concealer

Illamasaqua Metal Powder lightly dusted on face

Mac On A Mission blush

Meow Top Cat finishing powder

Lips:

About Face cream concealer

Meow Top Cat finishing powder

Aromaleigh Shortcake color creme

Topped with Mac Glimmerglass Blackware.

It looks so pretty in natural light. These are some fantastic Halloween colors....I was going to pick up Meow's Halloween colors but I dropped too much on my Nars Palette but I love it. I know most of us prefer the minerals but I love to get Limited Edition collections from traditional lines of makeup that I like also. I didn't see anything from Mac's holiday collection that I liked so I will pass but the Nars and Dior have some beautiful colors. I buy them when there is incentives or friends and family. Good way to save....So what Halloween colors will you be wearing today? Have fun and stay safe....

Mac Young Punk

Today's look was inspired by a blog post by A Brilliant Brunette. I wanted to see a different way to use Young Punk and I came across her idea. I did the basic concept but then went crazy adding more to it. So any way here is what I did...

Eyes:

UDPP

Nyx jumbo pencil in milk on inner half of lid and I used Black grease paint stick by Mac on the outer half and just blended them into the crease area.

On the inner half of lid I applied a pink color from my Harajukuhunnies Cherry Blossom Quadriset

On outer half I applied Mac's Young Punk.

I blended them a little into crease to smooth out.

I went back over the inner corner with Mac Stars n Rockets

Crease I used Mac Beauty Marked and blended

Highlight I used Mac Bisque and under brow bone Mac Dazzlelight

Then to add just a little more drama I used my new Nars Limited Editon Palette in Day and Night limited to Sephora

I used Night Breed in crease which is a sparkly black

Back over highlight I used Abyssina which is a matte flesh tone and a little of Fathom which is a pretty sparkly pink beige color. A very lovely set of colors and so easy to blend it is amazing....

I lined top and bottom with the grease paint stick.

Went over bottom lower lash line with Young Punk and the inner is Stars n Rockets over NyX milk pencil

Dior Black Out Mascara

Face:

Smashbox Primer

Mac Studiofix foundation

Mac On A Mission Blush

Meow Top Cat Finishing Powder

Lips:

Mac Night Violet lipstick

In middle of top and bottom of lips I applied Benefit lipstick in Lana

I hope I haven't overwhelmed but I just seem to keep adding as I go along....I really do think Young punk was a great addition to add to my Mac collection...I hope you enjoyed this look...Have a great night!!!

I just couldn't decide!!!

Well I thought that today I was going to go for a two shadow look. It started out that way but didn't end that way...I just kept adding and adding and believe it or not at first I was disappointed in the look but after awhile I really liked it....So here is my mess of shadows I used today...

Eyes:

UDPP

Lightly dusted Aromaleigh fawn from brow to lid

Inner eye I used Aromaleigh imperial

Rest of eye Aromaleigh fragile charms

I went back over the outer crease with Meow Fruitcake

Applied Aromaleigh ephemeral violet over half of lid

lined both lash lines with UD zero liner and then applied crimson mimicry over that

inner I used ephemeral violet

I decided it wasn't working so I added more....

I added a little bit of the crimson mimicry to outer part of lid and then dusted the whole eye with Meows Spellbinding

I then went over the lashlines with UD glitter liner in midnight cowboy

Finally I was happy....

Dior Blackout Mascara

Face:

Meow Foundation

About Face Concealer

Meow Lushblush in Kitty Love

Meow Top Cat Finishing powder

Lips:

Aromaleigh Sugar Plum Fairy Balm

Aromaleigh Shortcake lip creme

OCC lip tar in Katrina

At first I said no no no...but when I put my glasses on I was satisfied with how it came out....I just kept adding and I was pretty happy with the end results....

Aromaleigh Rock Bottom

Ok...the other day I did a nice look using Aromaleigh's Rock Bottom...Love that color...This was a couple days ago and I don't know what I used exactly so I will wing this..I liked the pictures and didn't want to waste them so here goes my guess...

Eyes:

UDPP

Lid brown gel liner

Aromaleigh Rock Bottom on lid

I know I mixed Holy Grail and Alchemy together for the highlight

Crease not sure....blank mind

Lined with black liner and went over with Rock Bottom

Black out mascara

Flirt lashes

Face:

Meow Foundation and Finishing powder

Meow Illuminate blush

Lips something neutral

I really like the lashes in this picture..Sorry I lost my marbles but I wanted to show you the lashes and rock bottom....I put the products away before I did this post....Have fun looking anyway....The crease may be a Meow Halloween color I believe...