ELF 100 Shadow Palette

So I was kinda late to the ELF holiday palettes party!  I had stopped going to my local target for a while & after seeing some reviews I wasn't sure if they were worth it.  Originally I went looking for the smaller 32 for stocking stuffers but they didn't have any.  My target had a bunch of the Encyclopedias & some other full face kits but EHHH I passed.  Than I discovered the 100 shadow palette & I was skeptical but I picked it up.  I'm so HAPPY I did!

Front Of The Palette

Remember Me?

Hey Beauties!  I'm swamped with school work but after next week all should be back to normal! This is just a quick FOTD I put together Saturday night.  I was sick last week & had a client [will post up her look soon] that night so I had to do it up.  No one could even tell i was sick!  I used my new ELF 100 shadow palette!  I'm in love!  Seriously its better than i expected!  I'm so happy my bestest told me to get it!  review coming soon!  I just wanna test it out some more!

 

Giving Thanks

Just a quick look a threw together today.  I helped my mom cook all morning so I didn't have that much time to get ready BUT I liked the way this came out.  It would've looked much better if i had liner on but I was super jittery from drinking just coffee.  OH! So last night I was at Targhetto & I came across the E.L.F. 100 palette & snatched it up!  ALTHOUGH I was only looking for the 32!  I must say with a decent base the shadows are pretty good!  I'll keep playing around with it to give you guys the nitty gritty!

 

 

Nails Done, Hair Done, E'rythang Did ...

 Some girl in my class stopped me today & said "WOW! Your hair & make-up always look great!"

Even tho I have a 8am class Mondays & Tuesdays I still get done up.   There is nothing like having your hair & make-up done to start your day.  I always get questioned about how i do it or why i even bother.  Deep down inside I do it for myself.  I don't have to impress anyone BUT it does give you a certain pep in your walk.  I feel better when I know that i look better.  PLUS I'm a big believer in practicing what you preach.  I get stopped by girls all the time asking for tips & tricks.  If your in the beauty business, like myself,  who is going to take me seriously If I state that I'm a Make-Up Artist & Hairstylist if I don't look it.  I know I'm very picky with who I let near my face & hair,  If you don't look the part your not getting my $$$.

I've been all about simple yet dramatic looks lately.  I'm feeling the cold fall wind & have been all about smokey eyes for a week now.  (WARNING: next FOTD's will be smokey eyes =]) I'm all about sweeping one dramatic color on the lid & a matte skintone highlight to blend it out mascara & liner.  So simple yet gets the point across.  The other day Jess (check out her blog =]!) tweeted a picture where she used sketch on the lid & it looked fab.  I had to try it out this morning.

[NOTE: I DO NOT photoshop my pics although contrary to some peoples belief.  I played around with this picture because the lighting was off but i liked the way it came out.]

The Family Crest

Yesterday I woke up and felt like I wanted to play around with my new A Tartan Tale goodies.  I just did a quick simple smokey eye with The Family Crest pigment.  If you love pigments YOU NEED THIS ONE!  It is so pretty pictures don't do it justice.

 

The Takeover

Its offically fall.  Has been for some days now, but today I got up feeling like it was a red lip kinda day.  Not just any red lip, Ruby Woo was calling out to me.  See me and Ruby Woo go way back.  She was the first MAC lipstick I ever purchased.  Before her I only had clear glosses.  Shows you how daring I was,  My 1st lipstick ever was red.  I had no real clue about undertones and all that jazz back than but I knew it would work.  Where Lady Danger is my spring/summer go to red,  Once the wind blows colder and the leaves start falling, Ruby Woo takes over.

 

P.S.  My giveaway ended today WHOO WHOO!  Thanks for participating!!!! I haven't counted all the votes so i hope to do that tomorrow.  Good Luck to all

You Fancy huh ...

I wish girls wouldn't stare so hard when they see me at 2pm with a full face of make-up, hair done, and dressed LIKE a normal person.  I mean damn I should be staring at them like they're the weird ones looking like they rolled out bed mid afternoon.  Don't Hate, CONGRATULATE! LOL #justsaying

ANYWAYS idk what to call my look today Which I Loved once it was finished =]  It reminds me of the Nars Rajasthan Duo that I was going to buy during the Sephora friends and family sale.  Oh Well I'll get something else instead.  Sorry for the lack of reviews I haven't purchased any make-up lately =/  I'm moving soon so once I get situated in my NEW home which I'm so excited for I'll get back on the ball.  I have so many ideas for my room which I haven't even seen so i'll have to see before I can finalize my design. I'm so excited & I know I'll be happier there =]  My furniture is BLACK so if anyone has any ideas send it over! I'm always open for more ideas!!!

OH and I got a haircut with my mom yesterday.  I like it lots.  I got about 5 inches off so my hair is so healthy right now.  You can't really see it in the pictures as I usually take pictures when my iron is heating up 

I'm on a Roll Baby!

Another look from today!  I have like NO pictures because I was running late for class BUT I wanted to post.  I wanted to do a plum lip but I ran out of time.  There is always tomorrow =]

Another Memento Mori Look

I don't have the energy to think of a clever post name ....I woke up today so sickies!  But I made sure I put my best face on plus I have so many different combos in mind with these new palettes i'm trying to bang them out.  I only had one class today but let me tell you my teacher is a mess!  LOL  Ratemyprofessor.com ratings said he was good & he was hott.  UMMMM this man looks & talks like he's out of a OG gangster movie IE.  The godfather.  NO LIE!  He had the bronx accent, cursed frequently & that IDGAF nyc swag.  But I can tell he's gunna be a good teacher. He's right to the point and none of that BS fluffy busy work teachers give you.  He's a screenwriter that is getting one of his plays published right now.  So I'm hella stoked to learn from somebody like that.  He writes crime stuff like the sopranos LOL surprise surprise.  Whatever  It took me longer to get ready for class than I was there for real!  Its almost a 3 hour class he let us out within and hour and says he usually does. GREAT!  

BACK to make-up I pulled out the Momento Mori palette again.  I love it.  IDK if its because Halloween is coming and the theme of the palette is Dia del los Muertos (day of the dead).  HMMM i'll try & put the other one to use tomorrow.  Promise!  How weird is it that I took pictures and NONE looking at the camera???  I was def. out of it this morning!  P.S.  I love the WET & WILD Vanity Palette!  I've used it everyday since I got it ... Review on that coming up next =]

EYES

UDPP

MAC rubenesque paint pot (lid)

WET & WILD vanity palette -- Matte Beige (highlight),  Matte Camel (crease transition)

KAT VON D Memento Mori --  Sugar Skull (inner corner),  Agatha Pink (lid),  Peggy (crease),  Solitude (lower lashline),  Tijuana (outer corner),  Hard Luck (outer crease)

L'OREAL lineur intense liquid liner in Carbon Black

ELF brightening liner in Black

LANCOME cils booster

MAYBELLINE falsies mascara in Very Black

BROWS

MAYBELLINE define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do Concealer Duo in #4

MAC face & body C2
MAC select cover-up concealer NC20
MUD cosmetics loose powder in Zero (under eye)
MAC msf natural in dark (bronzer)
NYX taupe blush

NYX Peach blush

MAC perfect topping MSF

LIPS

WET & WILD 903C Just Peachy

MAC bonus beat lipglass

Natural Light (i look so pale even with bronzer ugghh its cus I'm sick boo!)

xOxO 

BEVERLY

Your Make-up is FIERCE!

Today was my first day back to school so I got up extra early 5:30 am to be exact! I must really love you guys and this blog because I allotted myself extra time to do my make-up & take pictures.  GO ME!  PLUS I wanted to put Momento Mori (should I review it??) to good use.  I'm SOOOO HAPPY I got it.  (Does that even state how Elated I am LOL)  ANYways I felt like I didn't buff in my blush that much it was really bright in the pics but no so much in person (weird!?)  But I got all self conscious.  Then I get to school and people LITERALLY roll out off bed and come to class so I was getting more creeped out by the looks.  WHATEVER! I look, smell, & feel good LOL!  So I'm in the bathroom and this girl from my class stops me and is like "OH EM GEE your make-up is FIERCE so FIERCE"  All the girls in there turned and looked needless to say I got all shy.  I couldn't wait to get home & share my look with all of you so without further adieu ....

EYES

UDPP

MAC rollickin' paint pot (lid)

WET & WILD vanity palette -- Matte Beige (highlight),  Matte Camel (crease transition)

KAT VON D Memento Mori Palette --  Sugar Skull (inner corner),  Peggy (lid),  Hard Luck (crease),  Tijuana (outer corner),  Agatha Pink (lower lashline)

L'OREAL lineur liner intense in Carbon Black

ELF brightening liner in Black

LANCOME cils booster

MAYBELLINE falsies mascara in Very Black

BROWS

MAYBELLINE define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do Concealer Duo in #4

FACE

MAC studio sculpt concealer NC30

MAC select cover-up concealer NC20

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MUD cosmetics loose powder in Zero (under eye)

MAC msf natural in dark (bronzer)

NYX taupe blush

MAC fun & games blush

MAC perfect topping MSF

LIPS

Wet & Wild MagaLast Matte Lipstick in 900B pink suga'

MAC Euro Beat dazzleglass

 

I took these while waiting for my curling iron to heat up hence why my hair isn't done =]

don't mind my crooked liner it was early I fixed it after I saw the pics

I didn't end up wearing that shirt too many colors going on lol

The shadows wet on like BUTTER!  I loved this look!

xOxO 

BEVERLY

I'm on a roll baby!

With these smokey eyes at least!  I have had MAC club eyeshadow for forever & never used it until yesterday.  I was really inspired by the smokey eyes of fall and Club is perfect for it. 

PAUSE! I love the way CLUB brought out the green tones in my eyes! They r not contacts!

EYES

UDPP

L'OREAL HIP cream shadow paint in Steely (lid only)

WET & WILD Color Icon Palette in Vanity -- Matte Cream (highlight),  Matte Camel (transition crease), Matte Dark Brown (outer crease)

MAC Club eyeshadow (lid)

MAC naked pigment (inner corner)

Kat Von D Lucifer Eyeshadow (outer edge)

ELF brightening liner in Black

L'OREAL lineur intense liquid liner in Carbon Black

LANCOME cils booster

L'OREAL voluminous mascara in Black

COVERGIRL lashblast fusion in Very Black

BROWS

MAYBELLINE define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do Concealer Duo in #4

FACE

MAC studio sculpt concealer NC30

MAC select cover-up concealer NC20

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MUD cosmetics loose powder in Zero (under eye)

MAC msf natural in dark (bronzer)

NYX taupe blush

MAC fun & games blush

Bare Mineral genuine jade

LIPS

Wet & Wild MagaLast Matte Lipstick in 900B pink suga'

MAC smile dazzleglass

xOxO 

BEVERLY

I'm in a smokey type of mood

I had a dinner date the other night and I'm still in a smokey phase so I decided to change it up and use colors I don't usually use, Browns.  You know I also had to give some new stuff ago too.

EYES

UDPP

Wet & Wild Color Icon Greed Palette -- Matte Beige (highlight),  Matte Black (outer V, lower lashline)

MAC Naked Pigment (inner corner)

MAC shadows-- Amber Lights (lid, lower lashline),  Rich Flesh (crease transition),  Glamour Check (crease, lower lashline),  Mulch (outer crease),  Poppy Noir (outer edge)

ELF brightening liner in Black

ELF Drama lashes 

L'OREAL lineur intense liquid liner in Carbon Black

L'OREAL voluminous mascara in Black

BROWS

MAYBELLINE define-a-brow in Dark Brown

KOH GEN DO concealer in #4

FACE

MAC select cover-up NC 20/30

MAC studio sculpt concealer NC30

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MUD cosmetics loose powder in Zero

MAC msf natural in Dark (bronzer)

NYX taupe blush (contour)

NYX peach blush

BARE MINERALS genuine jade

LIPS

NYX pumpkin pie lipstick

NYX smokey look gloss

xOxO

BEVERLY

I got that Smokey kinda love...

I have like never watched a Miss Universe Pageant but I saw that everyone and their mom was twittering about Miss Guatemala looking GORGEOUS so I had to peep it out.  For those who don't know My Mom is Guatemalan & my Dad is Salvadorean but I was born & raised in New Jersey but I never forget my roots.  Those who know me know that i often long for trips back to their home because its a 180 from living here not that i'm complaining because life is def. better here.  It just happens that everyone back home is humble and its always peaceful.  

 

 

That being said Miss Guatemala was EFFIN GORG! For like the first time in forever, and I was so surprised.  She was very kardashianesque and she was rocking that smokey eye.  Well a lot of the girls were and it instantly rekindled my love of smokey eyes. 

EYES

UDPP

Wet & Wild matte beige (highlight), matte black (crease, lower lashline)

MAC shadows -- Rich flesh (crease),  Glamour Check (lid),  Woodwinked (lower lashline)

MAC pigments-- Black Black (liner, outer crease),  Vanilla (tear duct, brow arch)

ELF brightening liner in Black

LANCOME cils booster

L'OREAL voluminous mascara in Black

COVERGIRL lashblast fushion in Very Black

BROWS

MAYBELLINE define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do Concealer Duo in #4

FACE

MAC studio sculpt concealer NC30

MAC select cover-up concealer NC20

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MUD cosmetics loose powder in Zero (under eye)

MAC msf natural in dark (bronzer)

MAC cubic blush

MAC emote blush (contour)

MAC perfect topping MSF

LIPS

NYX smokey look <33333 this gloss

I might do more smokey eyes this week so stay tuned!  

Ok where are my ladies that make videos???? Any suggestions of HD cams???  I have no clue on advanced technology that was my EX's job but he's long gone LOL

LOVE & LIPGLASS

BEVERLY

This wasn't what I had in mind...

 when I started doing my make-up But I liked the way it turned out!  

I'm on a personal mission to use products that I have hardly touched ever since I bought them.  Well pincurl is one of those colors that are so pretty because of the duocrome but I had no idea what to do with it.   I had envisioned doing something different with it but it didn't work out that way.  But I will do another FOTD with it soon.

EYES

UDPP

MAC red velvet shadestick (lid only)

MAC Vanilla pigment (highlight)

MAC shadows -- Pincurl (inner corner),  Motif (center lid),  Sushi flower (outer lid),  Passionate (crease),  Vibrant Grape (darken crease),  Big T & Aquadisiac (mixed, lower lashline)

MUFE #92 (outer crease)

L'OREAL Lineur Intense Liquid liner in Carbon Black

ELF brightening liner in Black

LANCOME cils booster

L'OREAL voluminous mascara in Black

COVERGIRL lashblast fusion in Very Black

BROWS

Maybelline define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do concealer #4

 

FACE

MAC face & body C2

MAC select cover-up NC20/30

MUD cosmetics Zero loose powder (under eyes)

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MAC msf natural dark (bronzer)

MAC emote blush (contour)

MAC spaced out blush

MAC peachykeen blush

BARE MINERALS genuine jade (highlight)

LIPS

MAC ever hip lipstick

MAC sweet tart superglass

LOVE & LIPGLASS

BEVERLY

Naked Honey

I loved that collection!  Even tho there were only 3 shadows I used them so much last summer and somehow i forgot about them.  Well yesterday I wanted something a little more neutral so of course I broke out some old favorites.  and I absolutely fell in LOVE with this lip combination the the lovely Jessica came up with in a recent FOTD.  I couldn't resist and tried it out!

Who said I couldn't do neutrals????

EYES

UDPP

MAC butternutty shadestick

MAC pigments -- Naked (inner corners), Vanilla (highlight), Gold Mode (lower lashline), Tea Time (crease)

MAC shadows -- Pollinator (lid), Buckwheat (outer crease), Poppy Noir (Outer V)

L'OREAL liquid liner in Carbon Black

ELF brightening eyeliner in Black

L'OREAL voluminous mascara in Black

COVERGIRL lashblast fusion in VERY BLACK

BROWS

Maybelline define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do concealer #4

 

FACE

MAC face & body C2

MAC select cover-up NC20/30

MUD cosmetics Zero loose powder (under eyes)

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MAC msf natural dark (bronzer)

MAC emote blush (contour)

MAC joyous beauty powder blush

BARE MINERALS genuine jade (highlight)

LIPS

MAC sockhop lipglass

MAC ever hip lipstick

MAC Miss Dynamite dazzleglass (center of lip only)

LOVE & LIPGLOSS

BEVERLY

BLAH blah Blah ...

Yesterday was just one of those days ... I wanted to brighten things up but I didn't know what colors to use so I just started throwing colors on that I haven't used in a while

EYES

UDPP

MUFE white flash color

MUFE shadows-- #58 (crease) , #92 (outer lid, lower lashline)

MAC pigments -- Naked (inner corner), Vanilla (highlight), Pink Vivid (lower lashline) <3333 this color too bad its discontinued

MAC shadows -- Goldenrod (crease),  Coral (crease), Creme de Violet (lid)

L'OREAL liquid liner

ELF brightening eyeliner in Black

LANCOME cils booster

L'OREAL voluminous mascara in Black

COVERGIRL lashblast fusion in VERY BLACK

BROWS

Maybelline define-a-brow in dark brown

Koh Gen Do concealer #4

 

FACE

MAC face & body c2

MAC select cover-up NC20/30

MUD cosmetics Zero loose powder (under eyes)

BEN NYE banana visage poudre

MAC msf natural dark (bronzer)

MAC emote blush (contour)

MAC refined MSF

 

LIPS 

MAC Saint Germain lipstick (lightly)

MAC nice kitty lipglass

LOVE & LIPGLOSS <333

BEVERLY

Drugstore Gems -- ELF Beauty Books

So if you follow me on twitter you know that I spotted some affordable buys at my local Target.  Ok now i had a bad experience at Target (for like the first time ever and i go there like 2 times a week ugghh so annoying, neways) before all of that went down I spotted these ELF beauty book palettes for $5.  So i had them in my hand and after I was yelled at by an associate because she didn't like her job,  I left everything i had in my hand because I was FUMING!  Anyways I got home and Googled them and they had good reviews, SO I HAD TO HAVE THEM!  Sometimes make-up is like a drug so I drove all the way back and picked up these 2 palettes.

There is also a Smokey Eyes book but my Target was sold out of that one.  There were a ton of Bright Eyes left and I got the LAST Neutral Eyes, which is what prompted me to go back and get them ASAP.  OH EM GEE! If you see these pick them up SERIOUSLY!  For $5 you get 12 shadows!  For my barganistas thats about  $.42 per shadows which are about the size of a quarter!

Bright EYES

The inside of the cover gives you some steps on how to apply the shadow if your like me you don't follow rules and such so i skipped over them but to my ladies that need help they have diagrams and such.  I might try doing a look following the steps (more on that later).

on to the good stuff!

The palette includes a mirror, a small brightening eyes liner in BLACK and a dual ended sponge tipped applicator.  I use brushes for everything so I don't know the quality of the applicator.  BUT the eyeliner is the same as the full sized ones so that is a plus!

and THE GOODIES!

(Do these colors remind you of another palette??? more on that in my next post ;o))

AND my favorite last ...

Neutral Eyes

If you guys get my personality from my blog you know that I'm all for brights but ELF really out did themselves on this neutral palette!  When i was showing my sister swatches last night and I told her i Liked this Beauty Book better she couldn't believe herself.  I think if your going to buy one get this one its very versatile. 

every color is hella pigmented! I am not mad a cheap make-up!

swatches and dupes for other colors coming up in a post later so stay tuned Beauties!  

now back to setting up my room!

LOVE & LIPGLOSS

BEVERLY