Favorite Lip Combos

Ever since stepping out of my lip color comfort zone (just lip-balm by the way), I have embraced the bright lip, specially pinks. Take a look at some of my favorite lip combos used recently; from the Revlon Colorburst line: True Red and Fuchsia

Bottom: Revlon Colorburst True Red/Top: Revlon Colorburst Fuchsia

 Bottom to Top: True Red/Fuchsia/ True Red+Fuchsia

From the Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain line: Sweetheart and Romantic

Bottom to Top: Romantic/Sweetheart / Romantic+Sweetheart

Another color I've been getting attracted to is raspberry, not only for lips but nails too, which I will share on my next post.

Thanks for visiting!

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

Pink Saphire or better yet...3DS Pink!

Hi there!

I'm going to do an updated post on more L'oreal Infallible eyeshadows that I've picked up lately, but first I want to show this oh so pretty shade.
This shade, along with Gleaming Bronze (which I will show in a later post), I saw on a separate display, as part of their Summer Collection.
As soon as I saw it, I knew it reminded me of something, but didn't confirm it until I got home.

This shade is a metallic rose with a bit of a frost; it's very unique and I have nothing similar in my makeup stash. I have to admit I usually stay away from pink eyeshadows, but this one for some reason was telling me "oh I'm so pretty take me with you!"...yup that was weird.
Anyway, I bought it and I just couldn't stop admiring how beautiful the shade is, unfortunately I'm afraid it's not going to be used very much since I can't seem to make it work for me so far.

What I am amazed by is that it's almost the exact color as my Nintendo 3DS

Oh well, I'll keep trying to use with different bases, most likely a few paint pots to see if I have success.
Hey if all else fails, I'll just have it as eye candy in my makeup stash.

Thanks for reading!

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