Fall Beauty Giveaway! -Winners Announced!!!-

And the winners are...................

1st Prize - bloodgoddess13

2nd Prize - sarai campos

 

Congratulations you two!!! I'll be sending each of you a message requesting your email addresses so I can get your mailing addresses and I'll get these packages out ASAP!

 

Thank you so much everyone who participated! I really appreciate the support and your enthusiasm and can't wait to host my next giveaway, so keep an eye out for future updates!

 

Just in case you're wondering, this is the website I used to choose the winner:

http://textmechanic.com/Random-Line-Picker.html

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So here it is! My fall giveaway prizes and rules/directions!

 

I'm super excited to get this giveaway going and I hope you all are to. I'm going to get right to the steps on how to enter and the rules!

 

 

 

 

2nd prize:

 

e.l.f.

Eyelash Curler

Eyeshadow Primer

Blush in Twinkle Pink

Shine Eraser Blotting Sheets

 

NYX

Lipstick -  Spell Bound

Lipgloss - Dolly Pink

Jumbo Eye Pencil - Cottage Cheese

 

 

1st Prize

 

Too Faced Glamour to Go Spun Sugar Edition Palette

e.l.f. blush in Mellow Mauve

NYX Lipstick - B52

NYX Lipgloss - Tea Rose

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Rust

ecoTools 6 piece eye brush set

eos Lip Balm - Pomegranate Raspberry



 

You can submit your entries up until Friday December 7th! The winners will be announced Monday, December 10th!

 

How to Enter:

1. Subscribe to my Youtube Channel

2. Hit "Like" on my video

3. Comment on the video telling me your 1 "can't live without" beauty product

4. Comment on this blog post with your Youtube name

 

Rules:

1. You can enter multiple times. You must follow all of the above steps for your 1st entry, and just comment multiple times on my video for any other entries.

2. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, SORRY!!! :(

3. You MUST be 18 years of age or older OR have your parents permission to enter.

 

So thats it! If you have any questions list them below and I'll make sure to get back to you! I hope you enjoy this giveaway and I can't wait to find out the winners!!!

 

Giveaway Coming Soon!!! Sneak Peek!

Hey everyone! I'm posting a quick sneak peek of my upcoming Giveaway! It's been several months since my last giveaway and I wanted to make this one bigger and better!

 

Once I get everything in, I'll post a video with the details on my Youtube channel and will also update here. Don't forget to check back once the giveaway starts because there's a good chance I'll have added more stuff by then :)

 

I wanted to do this to thank all of my followers both here on my blog and on Youtube. I really appreciate all the support I get and thought this would be a great way to show my thanks and give back the love! Hoping to have everything together in the next week or so, so follow me for updates and ENTER!!!

 

XOXOXO

 

 

Easy Green Fall Eyeshadow Look

Here's a simple green eyeshadow look that's perfect for fall (and makes green eyes pop!)

 

Enjoy!

 

xoxoxo

Birthday Presents!!! I'm old.......

Ugh... I'm getting old! But getting old's not so bad when it means presents! Yesterday was my birthday and my lovely boyfriend took me out to pick out a present. I ended up going with the Too Faced Sweet Indulgences palette and an 11th Doctor calendar :) Steve lets me geek out and glam out at the same time <3

 

 

 

 

Above are the shadow swatches, from left to right.

 

 

 

The top 2 swatches are the bronzers, below are the blushes and to the right is the highlight.

 

All in all, I had an amazing birthday! I love my new makeup and it was especially awesome for the value! I normally don't buy Too Faced that often because of the price vs quantity, but for $52, this kit comes with 16 shadows, 2 bronzers, 2 blushes, a highlighter, full size primer and a double ended brush. Phew! It's all really nice quality and the blushes and highlighter are especially nice!

 

Aaaaaaaand I can't wait to put up my Doctor Who calendar at work ;)

 

Till next time!

xoxoxo

 

LOTD

 

So here goes my very first look of the day! I've decided to go with makeup looks over clothing looks. I love clothes but I don't consider myself a "fashionista" of any sort. I thought it would be fun doing quick looks and just pictures of what steps I used for an occasional update rather than making everything a video.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

Start with the face. I just got Kat Von D's Lock-It foundation and I loove it. A few words of wisdom when using this foundation... A little goes a VERY long way. I only have to pump out a pea size amount and just use my finger to dab it in problem spots over my face, then I smooth it all out with a brush. I've read a lot of reviews and the most common complaint is that the foundation makes it look like you're wearing a mask, which definitely IS the case if you put on too much, but if you use the tiniest amount, it covers up imperfections and gives a nice natural mostly-matte finish.

 

The shade I went with is about a half a shade too pale for me *gasp - that never happens!!!* but I tone it down with powder.

 

 

These are the products I used for the face.

Kat Von D Lock-It Foundation - Light 42

Maybellline Dream Matte Powder - Light

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush - Warm

NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder - Sunny

 

 

I'm starting off by using 2 shadows from Urban Decay's first Naked Palette.

From 3/4 of the way across my lid, I'm crating a wing with Toasted.

 

I'm taking Hustle and darkening the wing at the lash line, letting Tosted peak out the top.

 

Use a fluffy brush to lightly blend out the edges.

 

 

Next I used S.A.L.T.Y Cosmetics Glama-ZOID loose shadow on the inner corners and middle of the lid. This is a GORGEOUS iridescent pink/white shadow. You can't see it very well in the pictures but it looks amazing and really makes green eyes pop!

 

 

 

I'm taking the light side of the Love & Beauty by Forever21 Eyeshadow Duo and applying it to the middle of the lower lid near the lash line with my finger to make the eyes look more open and bright.

 

 

I lined my eyes with my FAVORITE eyeliner, Physicians Formula Eye Booster in Deep Brown, creating a wing at the ends.

 

Then applied some mascara to the upper lashes and outer corners of the lower lashes. I used Whats Your Type? Black Mascara from theBalm.

 

And the look is complete!

 

It's a subtle eye look but still stands out when wearing my glasses. This has been a go-to look I've worn a few days in a row this last week for work. I LOVE the Glama-ZOID shadow. I saw it in one of the past Glam Bags on www.ipsy.com (which I didn't get) and wanted it so I ordered that and a few other samples from S.A.L.T.Y Cosmetics.

 

Hope you all like this look! I'll try to get one out every week (unless I'm being lazy...)

 

XOXOXO

Simple Batgirl Halloween Costume/Makeup Tutorial

So Halloween is coming up quick and I know there's people like me out there who love Halloween but have the hardest time coming up with a costume or making one happen... For as much as I love the holiday, I'm usually super lazy about the costumes I wear.

A few years ago I was a bum Yoshi (aka me in a green hoodie, green sweatpants and a tail sewn on...). The next year I just wore a pin up dress I owned and did my hair and my boyfriend was trying to go as Larry King but looked more like Colonel Sanders.... And last year I just went out in my normal clothes with a slit throat haha

So this year I put a real effort in to my costume, but I'm honestly not a huge fan of the costume sets sold in most Halloween stores. I didn't want to be a "sexy" batgirl or really "sexy" anything. C'mon, It'll be late October in Minnesota, I need my ass covered! So I put together this costume from a few things at the Halloween store and a few things I had at home.

 

I did all my actual shopping at the Spirit Halloween Store on a weekend when everything was 30% off. I got the tank top/cape for $23 (+ the discount) and the gloves/mask for $10 (I believe...). The shorts were $9. I had the thick sparkle tights, combat boots and yellow belt already. And that's the costume! I curled up my hair and did some pin up-esque makeup and transformed in to vintage

Batgirl!

 

 

 

So there you have it, my ultra geeky, simple Batgirl look! I hope everyone has a fun, safe Halloween!!!

XOXOXO

 

Zombie Pub Crawl 2012 Makeup

ZOMBIES!!!!

I did my boyfriend's sister Amy and her boyfriend Aaron's makeup for the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis.

 

Amy wanted to be a glamorous zombie and I got the go-ahead to go all out on Aaron. It's my first time doing legit gore makeup and I loved it!!! I thought they both turned out awesome :)

 

For the wounds, I just used tissue and liquid latex.

 

Happy Zombie Pub Crawl everyone!