Dupe this Look: Kourtney Kardashian

I know there has been a lot of hoopla around that other, more famous Kardashian but I thought I'd stick to Kourtney as an inspiration after a friend of mine, Roxanne, had asked me to do a smokey eye with a red lip. Kourtney's super smokey eye paired with a deep red lip is very dramatic. Roxanne will be attending a wedding in a royal blue dress and I thought the red lip would be a nice and sophisticated pair for the dress. I started her smokey eye with my NYX Jumbo pencil in Black Bean for a base and patted on MAC's Satin Taupe onto the lid. For the crease color I used MAC's Smut and Carbon for the outer V. I lined Roxanne's entire eye with MAC's Blacktrack fluidline and since she opted to skip the falsies for tonight, I finished with a coat of L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black. To contour her cheeks, I swept MAC's Raizin onto the upper cheekbones and added MAC's highlighter Light Flush to her temples, across her forehead and down the bridge of her nose. I finished her look with MAC's Heartless lipstick and Wicked Ways lipglass. Pictured below is Roxanne's FOTD. I apologize in advance for the terrible lighting in these pics. What's your favorite way to rock the red lip and smokey eye? Leave your thoughts in the comments.

Drugstore Spotlight: L'Oreal Paris Infallible Le Rouge in Perpetual Peach

If you're like me, you have probably been spotting the charming Gwen Stefani promote L'Oreal's newest lipstick line, Infallible Le Rouge. The lipstick boasts vivid color alongside a 10 hour wear time and a $10 price tag. I decided to pick up this lipstick in Perpetual Peach and put this 10 hour promise to the test! I applied Perpetual Peach at around 5:00 PM, which went on very pigmented with beautiful color.  After the second hour, the consistency of the lipstick became a bit on the tacky and sticky side, which was not entirely uncomfortable but I could definitely feel the lipstick on my lips. By the third hour, the wear became drying. When 8:30 PM rolled around, I stood in front of the mirror bare-lipped and highly disappointed. So 3 1/2 hours, a bucket of popcorn, a box of Butterfingers, a large Cherry Coke, and a Waldorf salad later I was left chapped and angry. Bottom line? This lipstick is pretty and it stays on as long as you don't eat, drink or kiss. Pictured below is my "infalible" color at 5:00 PM and then what's left of it at 8:30 PM.

Buzzworthy: L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara

I love mascara. I love trying new mascaras, especially when they work like a dream. My current mascara and MVP is L'Oreal Voluminous Extra Collagen in Blackest Black, which I find myself always going back to after the mascara trends wear down. With its new release, I decided that since I had found former success in other L'Oreal mascaras, I wanted to give Million Lashes a try. This mascara promises to separate and volumize your lashes with its unique anti-clump, clean sweep brush. While everybody's lashes are different, I have stick straight Asian lashes and do NOT hold curl. After curling my lashes, I started at the base of the lash line, held a few seconds and wiggled my brush through my lashes. Million Lashes definitely does not hold curl but after only one coat, I did find it to separate my lashes. Throughout the day, it did not feel clumpy or hard but it did give my lashes a less-than-natural look. I also did not find it flakey at all. So while Million Lashes didn't hold my curl, it did peak my interest. L'Oreal always delivers a quality product, but I would not give up my current favorite mascara for this one. Bottom line? This anti-clump, anti-flake mascara is worth a try, but this mascara will give you more volume than it will length. 

Dupe this Look: Taylor Swift

With her new album, Speak Now, dominating the charts this country cutie has a perfect look easy enough to duplicate. Taylor Swift's signature cat-eye paired with a red lip has been her go-to look lately. Not only is this look extra glamorous, but Taylor still manages to make it look so sweet! Using my NYX jumbo pencil in Black, i winged and blended a cat-eye, blending upwards towards my brow. I softened the harsh black pencil with the black shadow from my Stila Blockbuster palette. Then, I patted on the neutral shimmery colors from the same Stila palette, placing the color on the lid of my eye and underneath. I used L'oreal's liqued liner to run over the lid and applied black falsies. As for Taylor's sultry red lips, I used MAC's lipstick and lipglass in Heartless and Wicked Ways. Finish with a light dusting Rock and Repbulic's Bedroom blush and squint eyes for effect.

Beauty on a Budget: 10 under $10

This is for all you frugal honey bees out there! Everyone loves a bargain so here are my picks for some of the best beauty buys under $10!

Revlon A Floral Affair Blush in Pinking of You: This limited edition blush retailed for about $6 and creates such a cute baby pink flush!

NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in Space: The navy loose pigment is blendable, buildable and a steal at $6.

Pop Eye Cake in Mocha: I found this little gem on BeautyTicket.com for just $8. You get five flattering shades in one cake that's easy to store and fun to wear.

L'Oreal HiP Cream eyeliner in Midnight Blue: Okay so I'm cheating because this product is really $12 but with so much product with such good quality you are really getting a bang for your buck.

ELF Bronzing powder in Healthy Glow:  I love ELF products and this bronzing powder really does create a healthy glow! You can't really go wrong with $1 bronzer either.

Crown Flat Top Bronzing Brush: I was lucky enough to pick up this brush at IMATS for just $5! Not only is there little/no shedding, but this brush is so great at blending and buffing.

Rimmel Brow Pencil in Dark Brown: The perfect shade of brown for brunettes like me is at your local drugstore for around $3. It even comes with a blending brush on the top!

Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara: My new favorite mascara has been compared to the $24 Diorshow in both brush AND formula. At $8 a tube you're practically getting it for free.

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencil: I could own this jumbo pencil in every color! It works as a great base because of it's creamy formula. It's retails at just $4 a pencil, so don't miss out on great colors like Black, Pacific and Milk.

Milan Lipstick in Rose Hip: This has to be one of my favorite shades to wear out and if you don't want to shell out $24 for NARS Schiap, this is a great $5 alternative.