Purple is Power: Spirit Day 2010

In an effort to stand up to bullying and send a message to the youth of America October 20, 2010 was declared Spirit Day, and everyone was asked to wear purple to show support. Once upon a time, in a hive far far away, this Honey B was just another awkward teenage girl struggling to fit in. Thank God for makeup and art as an outlet of expression! So to give another voice to the It Gets Better project, I have pulled out all my best purples in honor of Spirit Day. Purples are such a lovely, flattering color on every skin tone, and I especially love purple colors to bring out the warmness in brown eyes. The makeup in my purple arsenal may not exactly be violet, but they do have lavender undertones, which can be so girly and playful. On my look below, I used my favorite purple shadows in MAC's Parfait Armour and Stila's Smudge Pot in Violet as a base. I also used MAC's mineralized eyeshadow in Love Spell and highlighted with the lightest shade of my Romantic Mauves Avon quad. My lipstick is a pinky lavender MAC lipstick in Fashion Mews and my cheeks are Rock and Republics lavender mauve color, Tease.

As a lover of makeup, I am someone who stands up for individuality. Be true to yourself. To learn more about the It Gets Better Project, you can click the link.

 

Buzzworthy: Avon Eyeshadow Quads in Romantic Mauves and Earth Tones

I've been hearing good things about the Avon eyeshadow quads for a while now so I found it an opportune time to check them out since there was a special going on. I bought these two Avon quads for $8.99 (a two for one special) so at $4.50 a piece, I thought this was a great deal! The packaging is a pretty and sleek black plastic compact with a mirror. The look of the compact does remind me a little of how the Chanel quads look. The quality of the shadows is nice- definitely not as nice as Chanel, or even Urban Decay or MAC for that matter, but they are pigmented and blend nicely. I will say that the colors in the catalog look slightly different than they do in person. Over all, I do like these quads and think they are great quality for an even better price.

I did a look with the earth tones quad that I think came out nicely. The eyeshadow stayed on all day at work, which I love. I'm also wearing Rock and Republic All Nighter blush and the Cremesheen lipglass I bought from MAC, Ever so Rich. For those of you wondering about the cremesheens, they are very very sheer. I do love this look worn alone (perfect for a smokey eye), but this is the kind of lipgloss that looks best while trying to mute down a stain or lipstick. The cremesheens also feel super soft on the lips and is not as sticky as the regular lipglasses. But if you are looking for high pigment and shine, this is not what you're looking for.

Dupe this Look: Britney Spears, Stronger

It's Britney, Bitch! Coming straight off her Glee tribute, I decided to do a tribute of my own to the queen of Pop. Is there anyone cooler than Britney Spears? I grew up loving her, and at 24, I still feel like her biggest fan. While the talented Ms. Spears has had many career defining looks (school girl, flight attendant, snake charmer) I chose her Stronger video look because after all these years this look is still relevant and can be worn out to a club! To achieve her winged smokey eye, I used a lot of greys and blacks (MAC's Black Tied, Urban Decay's Oil Slick and MAC's Knight), blending at the top and edges. I kept my blush neutral (Rock and Republic's Foreplay) and topped off the look with a frosty pink lipgloss, Avon's Darling Pink. I hope I did Britney some justice. What's YOUR favorite Britney look?

Weekend Haul Update

Here are some swatches for the Fabulous Felines lipstick/lipgloss I bought as well as the Avon nail polishes.  As you can see, To Pamper is pretty sheer with grey/taupe undertones. If  your skin leans more cool or fair it may give you that notoriously unwanted "dead" look.  When paired with Spree, it turns a nice nude/mauve color. Also swatched is the Avon nail polish in Jade. I love that this shade reminds me of Mint Chip ice cream, I can't wait to put it on! I also thought I would post a picture of Vintage Blue, which I am currently wearing on my nails.

Spree, To Pamper, Jade nail polish

Weekend Haul

I was able to check out the Fabulous Felines collection at MAC this weekend and I'm sorry to say I wasn't impressed. The liquid liners were gorgeous, but since they are added to the permanent line I wasn't in any rush to pick them up. The mineralize blushes seemed lackluster and most of the lipsticks seemed like a glitterbomb mess. I did manage to pick up one lipglass in Spree and To Pamper lipstick. While i love the combo of these two, To Pamper would a hard color to wear alone and probably more difficult for some skintones to pull off because of its grey undertones. For me, though, it creates a really nice MLBB (my lips but better) shade. Also pictured are two nail polishes I bought from Avon; the green in Jade and the blue in Vintage Blue. Labor day is just around the corner which means it will be time to put away my pastel nail colors from summer!

To Pamper Lipstick and Spree Lipgloss