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

Siren & Sunsets

Hello!

I purchased a couple of new nail polishes, one of them is Revlon Siren, which after buying Siren lipstick, I was so intrigued by the nail polish, so I finally got it!

 Siren is a gorgeous and bright coral, I have nothing like this color in my collection and it's perfect for spring and summer.

I was really in the mood for taking sunset pictures, so I headed to the bay. Here are some random images I took.

Happy Sunday!

Betty

Monday was good to me

Hi Lovelies!

So 2 weeks ago I started a very small makeup no-buy (2 weeks to be exact) doesn't seem like much, but it was torture going to walmart or target and not get anything :p
But right before i started my no-buy, I got me the new Urban Decay Rollergirl Palette.

I ordered it Friday 8th, and was supposed to receive it Friday 15th; so the day came and I was waiting for the delivery service to give me my package, but nope, no package for me, I had to wait until Monday 18.
And finally! Monday after having a crappy day at work, hubby picked me up and brought along with him my package that was delivered earlier on the day. Wohoo!

So here it is, 3 neutral shades and a pop of color

 Comes with 4 shades: Woodstock, Verve, Suspect and Darkhorse.

It also included the 24/7 Glide-on Eye pencil in Whiskey, and a Lip Junkie lipgloss  in Crush

So far I'm very happy with my purchase, I've been using Suspect and Darkhorse together a lot, great combo :)

Do any of you ladies have this palette or are thinking of getting it?

Happy Monday!

Betty :)

Bun!

 

Can't believe it's almost a year since I brought this cutie home :)

Happy Sunday! Bunday!

Unexpected Makeup Shopping

Hi Lovelies!

Last Thursday my hubby took me for some makeup shopping, which I did not expect at all :p
We went to Kmart and I really didn't expect to get a lot, but I was so surprised of everything that I purchased.

I remember Kmart didn't have great makeup selection, well at least not the one in my area. But lately I've been very happy with what they have. Before Thursday the only place i could find E.L.F cosmetics, besides their website, is Target; so when I noticed the large display i quickly checked it out

 

Here's the stuff I got from E.L.F.:

 

I got 2 brushes, the Eyeshadow C Brush, the Blush Brush and a blush in Peachy Keen.($3.00 each)

Next from Wet n Wild some trios in Silent Treatment, I'm Getting Sunburned, and I Got Good Jeans ($1.99 each)

I also got 2 singles: Penny and Nutty ($1.99 each)

 

Next up are products from Maybelline:

(counter-clockwise from upper left corner) 

 Stylish Smokes: Natural Smokes

Modern Metallics: Chai Latte

Modern Metallics: Sunlit Bronze

Chic Naturals: Tastefully Taupe

I got 3 quads and 1 single on a BOGO 50% off, the Quads were $5.99 each, single $3.49; but with the BOGO sale I got 2 quads at $5.99 another quad for $3.00 and the single for $1.75

Next up, is the Carbon Black Lineur Intense felt tip applicator, which I've heard good things about and looking forward to use it and compare to the brush applicator one I already have. ($7.99)

And lastly, I got 2 eyeliners from the Clearance bins: Revlon Luxurious Color Eyeliner in Antiqued Gold, and Almay Blendable Eye Pencil in Navy. I don't remember the original price, but i got the Revlon eyeliner for $2.37 and Almay at $1.79.

I spent total of around $51.00 with tax, which is not bad at all for all that I got. Hubby was impressed of all the stuff I got too hehe.

So after this mini "shopping spree", I bought the UD Rollergirl palette on Friday, and I'm putting myself on a  Makeup No Buy, my goal is a month...let's see how it goes :)

Happy Monday!

Betty

Feeling Peachy with a Tiny Camera

Hi Lovelies!

Here's the makeup look I wore Tuesday:

Using the peach matte shade on my lid, from the Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette in Greed, and a bit of the brown shade from the Walking on Eggshells trio for the crease

For lips I used Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Peach and Sunset Peach Colorburst Lipgloss on top.

 

I got the scarf at Walmart for $5.00, love the name "Peach Fuzz", and the camera necklace is from Forever21, which I couldn't decide to get the gold or silver, so i got both! hehe

 

Happy Thursday!

Betty :)

Coral Volt

Hi lovelies!

With Spring already here and the weather getting so nice lately I thought this lip combo is very appropriate for Spring and for the Summer too, this is definitely one of my favorites:

Left: Revlon Coral Reef

Right:MAC Vegas Volt

Left: MAC Vegas Volt

Middle: Revlon Coral Reef

Right: Vegas Volt & Coral Reef

I've been using lots of corals and peaches lately, I will be doing some Face of The Day posts soon :)

Have a great Day! 

Betty

Oh no!

Hi lovelies!

So this happened to me on Sunday:

I was applying my Too Faced Shadow Insurance, and when i was putting the cap back on, I saw this mess!

I was bummed, but luckily it had been a week since I bought it, so yesterday I went back to my local Sephora and got it exchanged for a new one, yay! I also felt sooo tempted to buy a couple of things, but i held it together and walked out just with my new primer :p

Has this ever happened to any of you before?

Have a great day!

Betty