Red Red Cheeks

Very bright and intimidating, who would have thought I'd wear red blush? Not me for sure.
Lately I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone when it comes to makeup, first with lipsticks and now I'm moving on to blush.
First I picked up Red Cheeks which is a cream blush:

On the left is a heavy swatch where you can tell how pigmented it is, on the right is a very light swatch, and by light swatch I mean barely any product.

Next one is Red which is a powder blush:

         

On the left you can see how pigmented this blush is as well; on the right it's a very light swatch.
 I like Red Cheeks a little bit more just because it has a bit of a dewy finish when applied.

Thanks for reading!

Betty

Pink Me Up!

I've been reaching a lot lately for pink blushes and lipsticks.
I have to admit I was a little intimidated to wear a bright lipstick, so I started just with a little hint of color and Revlon's Sweet Tart Lip Butter got me hooked ever since. 
Other lip products I have been reaching for:

Left to Right: Revlon Sweetheart Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm/Revlon Colorburst Fuchsia/Carnation/Sweet Tart Lip Butter

Left to Right: Revlon Fuchsia/Carnation/Sweet Tart

The one that I've been using way more now is Fuchsia, I absolutely adore this shade.

Revlon Sweetheart Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

Bottom Left Corner to Top Right Corner: 

Sweetheart/Fuchsia/Carnation/Sweet Tart

Moving on to blushes,  MAC's Fleur Power and Revlon Flushed Photoready cream blush.

 MAC Fleur Power/Revlon Flushed

Bottom Left to Top: Revlon Flushed/MAC Fleur Power

The Real Techniques blush brush is my go-to brush for blushes, not only it works perfectly but the color of the handle is an awesome metallic pink

And to finish off, another pink product I always carry in my makeup bag is this cute mirror I got at Sephora a while ago.

Maybe I should do a post on what I carry in my makeup bag...which is pink by the way ;)

Thanks for reading!

Betty

Oh Luster...

Every single time I'd go to Sephora I would always stay the longest at the NARS section, but I never paid too much attention to the blushes since I thought to myself "Do I really need another blush?"...well I answered that question with an "Oh yeah!" as soon as I swatched Luster for the first time.

The packaging is lovely, but since it can get a bit dirty easily, I always use the box it came in to carry around in my makeup bag.

I absolutely adore this blush, and combined with another NARS favorite, Albatross (which I heard about this combo from the lovely Estee from Essie Button), it is the most beautiful combination ever.

Luster is described as a sheer golden apricot, yup that sounds about right!
The images and swatch below don't give justice on how pretty this blush is.

I just wanted to share one of my latest obsessions with you.

Thanks for reading!

Betty

Why did I wait so long to get this?

I've had so many things on my wishlist that I've been slowly getting. One of them is MAC Style blush, which is a coral-peach with a gold sheen (Frost)
I've had this blush on my wishlist for a few months now, but what I said to myself as soon as I got it a couple of weeks ago was "Why did I wait so long to get this?"

When I swatched it reminded me of my treasured Stereo Rose MSF. So here they are side by side for a little comparison:

 Left to Right: Stereo Rose / Style

Stereo Rose is a pink-coral with a  peachy/golden sheen and Style is a coral peach with a golden sheen.

 From Top to Bottom: Style / Stereo Rose

I also wanted to compare Style between Stereo Rose and Benefit Coralista, which are a bit more pink-coral.

Here you can see the beautiful golden sheen of Style:

Left to Right: Coralista / Style / Stereo Rose

I'm loving Style blush, I've been using it a lot since I got it, giving Stereo Rose a well deserved rest for a bit.
Even though I've had it for a couple of weeks, it's safe to say that Style blush is an absolute favorite of mine!

Do any of you own or have tried MAC Style blush?

:)

Betty

My Paradise

Hey Lovelies!

As I mentioned on my previous post, I only got 1 item of MAC's Surf Baby collection.

My Paradise cheek powder is a gorgeous peachy coral with a gold hibiscus overspray. 

 With flash

 Natural light

I love the packaging, an off-white case with a hint of shimmer, I'm not crazy about the logo on the lid, I think it hides the beautiful gold hibiscus a bit, but once I open it...hello gorgeous! :)

Swatches:

 Left to right: blush / gold overspray / mixed together

The gold hibiscus overspray is indeed a thick layer that won't wear off on the first swipe, I rubbed off a bit of one of the petals and it did take me a bit to do so.

This is a gorgeous blush!
Just for fun, I compared swatches of other coral blushes I own:

Left to Right: My Paradise, Tarte Tipsy, Illamasqua Excite, Milani Mai Tai

:)

Betty

Illamasqua Blush Collection

Hi There!

I'm sharing with you my Illamasqua blush collection and let me tell you I got hooked on them since I purchased the very first one. I'm showing them in the order i purchased them and also some comparisons to other blushes i have, just for fun.

First is  Rude Cream Blusher, this was my first Illamasqua purchase, and first cream blusher. Rude is a coral pink and it has a dewy finish.

Without flash (left) / with flash (right)

Next is Lover, a beautiful matte peach, it gives a very nice natural flush of color, but it can definitely be buildable.

 

 With flash (left) / without flash (right)

 Comparison:

 From left to right: Lover, MAC My Highland Honey, MAC Peaches, My Highland Honey/Peaches mixed.

Excite, now this is a very bright orange toned coral (matte), which I love! Have to be careful using this color, I like to use a stippling brush to apply; a little goes a long way.

 no flash (left) / with flash (right)

I compared Excite and Tarte Tipsy together, and they are very different shades of coral. Comparing these two, Excite is more peach/orange toned, while Tipsy looks more pink toned, specially next to Excite. I have nothing similar to Excite in my blush collection.

Excite (left) / Tipsy (right)

Hussy is a bright petal pink (matte), I have recently steered away from pink blushes (I've been going peach and coral crazy) so this was a nice change.

I compared Hussy to MAC Fleur Power and Sonia Kashuk Melon

Left to right: Hussy, MAC Fleur Power, Sonia Kashuk Melon

Swatches of all 4 Illamasqua blushes:

 Left to right: Rude, Lover, Excite, Hussy (with flash)

Same order as above with no flash

The last of my Illamasqua collection is the Glint & Burnish Bronzing Duo, which I first read of in Tiffany's blog, (actually I also first read about Tarte Tipsy on her blog :p) I wrote it on my wishlist and stopped by Sephora to pick it up, I am not dissapointed at all by this product, it has two gorgeous shades, Glint is a nice highlight shade and Burnish is a golden bronze, it's not shimmery, it has more of a sheen finish.

with flash (left) / no flash (right)

The texture of the blushes is so soft, they don't feel powdery or chalky at all. Overall, great pigmentation, very soft, like the smell too, is that weird? hehe

Have a great day!

Betty

Target Avon/Mark Haul Part 1

Hi ladies!

I've been feeling a bit under the weather the past 2 weeks, had a nasty cold,  but feeling better now :)
Here's a little look at what i got myself, i think i went a bit crazy but oh well :p
First I went to Target, had a gift card so i got me some goodies:
The Revlon Illuminance Cream Shadows in "Not Just Nudes":

 I love this palette because the colors are very neutral and i have been doing a lot of a bronzey eye looks and these cream shadows work perfect as a base for them.

 Next, is the Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in "Peach Satin" this is my first creamy blush, and I love it.
It's a peachy mostly pink,very light and gives me a natural flush of color, and sometimes i use a powder blush on top.

 Next up is the Revlon Beyond Natural Smoothing Primer which I've been using for the past week or so and I am loving it! It preps my skin very well for a smoother makeup application.

 And lastly I got my first Sonia Kashuk blush in "Melon" gorgeous color, super smooth and I've been using it over the Maybelline blush shown above, I like the combo very much.

 So here's my first part, next part is Avon and Mark.


:)