Eyes: MAC eyeshadows in Satisfy, Platonic and Deep Feelings (Infatuating Rose: 6 Cool Eyes palette), MAC eyeliner pencil in Raven, Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Lips: MAC lipstick in Up The Amp
Face: MAC MatchMaster Foundation 01
Ok, so I don’t wear only high end makeup, but I do wear some. Every year, I make a birthday order from Sephora to get myself their yearly freebie. I look forward to it every year! This year, one of the choices is a NARS lip crayon duo, which I have been excitedly waiting for for months! I was just about to make an order, when I saw this ad on Facebook for a promo code:
Dude, really? So, I hopped on it. Some are saying they didn’t get the exact samples they chose, but I’m hoping for the best. I ordered the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly and Urban Decay Afterglow Blush in Bittersweet and alllllllll this stuff in the photo are freebies:
Items 2, 3, and 4 are from the promo code and items 5, 6, and 7 are part of their regular 3 free samples deal. I was *this close* to getting a Beauty Insider 100 point item, but you guys. So done spending for a while. Which sucks since I’m really lusting after MAC Lightscapade…wait, I’m getting off track. FREEBIES. Look at the freebies!!
This will actually get here a couple days after my birthday, but that’s cool…this week will be the party that never ends! And who wants to pay for shipping, anyway?
Are you going to get anything with the code? Do you ever do a birthday haul at Sephora or Ulta?
So, today was a whole lotta lazy! It’s a Sunday and I basically hung around, house sat/fed my sister’s cat, and I didn’t even put on any makeup until 5:00 pm, and that was only because I wanted to play with the gifts I just got and some samples. Most Sundays are spent barefaced and laying on the couch watching Game of Thrones!
Well, I was having a great time experimenting with the MAC shadows my good friend sent me when I remembered that a couple years ago, she had sent me the Crush Metal Pigments Stacked 1 set! I decided I would layer the icy violet one on the lower lid over the Mega Metal shadow in Mating Call (LOL, that name). Even used wet, the glittery pigment still managed to get everywhere including on my face and in my eyes, causing me to have a major tear-fest and red-eyed reaction of Not Good. Well, here is an example of how glittery it is:
Top middle frosty glittery concoction is the pigment from Stacked 1
So beautiful, so not fun if you get it in your eye. Reminds me of Kitchmas in lavender. Be careful with glittery products, you guys. I don’t even have sensitive eyes. I can wear almost anything.
Me with bloodshot eyes and a face full of fun purple makeup; see below for breakdown.
Featuring Urban Decay Revolution Lipgloss in Bittersweet
FULL BREAKDOWN:
FACE: NYX Photo Loving Primer Lavender (I don’t see color correction here, so the clear version would probably be a fine alternative, but I love this primer!), Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation in Porcelain with damp Beauty Blender, MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC15 with Sigma E10 brush for pinpoint concealing (thanks for the tips to Lisa Eldridge), MAC Mineralize Concealer in NW15 under eyes blended with tip of damp Beauty Blender, MAC Casual Color in Evening Stroll (lovely violet!) sheered out with Sigma F82 round top kabuki brush, foundation lightly set with Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Powder in Translucent and MAC 150 Powder Brush.
EYES: Too Faced Shadow Insurance, MAC Vanilla eyeshadow as highlight, MAC Mega Metals shadow in Mating Call (lid) and Noir Plum (crease/outer V/lower liner), MAC Chromaline in Deep Purple, L’oreal Infallible gel liner in Black, Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara, Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo Ebony with No 7 double ended brow brush set with ELF Clear Brow Gel.
LIPS: NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Deep Purple with Urban Decay Revolution Lip Gloss in Bittersweet (thanks for the sample, Ipsy!)
Most of these products are all available to be purchased currently except the two Mega Metals eyeshadows and the Casual Color by MAC, since they love to do those limited edition runs.
Everything here was purchased by me or given to me by a friend. All opinions are my own! 🙂
Today I’m wearing Maybelline Color Sensational Rebel Bloom lipstick in Brazen Berry. I tried it two ways, first with NYX Purple Rain liner just to outline, and then with Urban Decay Ozone 24/7 Lip Liner (clear) underneath like a primer. I like it best with a primer under! It seems to really even out my lip texture and the color seems smoother, but honestly, the difference is small.
Brazen Berry with NYX Purple Rain lip liner
Brazen Berry over UD Ozone 24/7 Clear Lip Liner
Can you tell a difference?
FULL MAKEUP BREAKDOWN!
Face: Tarte Clean Slate Poreless primer, Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation in Porcelain applied with Sigma F82 kabuki, MAC Studio Finish Concealer NC15 to spot conceal, MAC Mineralized Concealer NW15 under eyes, Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless lightly swept over face to set, MAC Sculpt Powder Bone Beige for contour, La Femme Blush in Purple Passion (wish this was more purple on me), Temptu S/B Highlighter Pink Pearl (thanks, Ipsy!).
EYES: Bobbi Brown Cream Eyeshadow in Bone as a base, MAC Vanilla shadow as highlight shade, The Balm Nude Dude shadow in Flirty (thanks, Ipsy!) on lid and crease, Hustle shadow by Urban Decay (Naked 1) in outer V and lower lashline, L’Oreal Infallible gel liner to tightline, L’oreal Infallible Super Slim liquid liner for upper lash line, Cover Girl Clump Crusher mascara black, Anastasia Brow Powder duo (light shade) with mini double angled brush for brows set with ELF Clear Brow Gel.
LIPS: Either NYX Slim Lip Liner in Purple Rain or Urban Decay 24/7 Lip Liner in Ozone with Maybelline Color Sensational Rebel Bloom Lipstick in Brazen Berry
–Rachel
Eyes: MAC eyeshadows in Ricepaper and Satin Taupe, BellaPierre gel eyeliner in Black, Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Lips: Rimmel Provocalips lip paint in Play With Fire
I’ve been doing the Ipsy Glam Bag thing for a long time now and I’m really pleased. I’m sort of a creature of habit sometimes and since I’m often on a tight budget I don’t step too far outside of what I know I already like. But I really feel like I’ve always gotten my money’s worth out of every one of these bad boys and the stuff just keeps getting better! (You want in on this? Right this way!)
This month’s is just great, but of course I’d say that about something that contains sunscreen (I hoard travel sized sunscreens for Burning Man), purple lip gloss and black eyeliner.
1. Urban Decay travel size 24/7 lip liner in “Ozone”, a clear pencil. I’ve never heard of clear lip liner before! I consider myself somewhat of a lipliner novice, to be honest, unlike Rachel who has more lipliners than I have colored pencils – and I’m a graphic designer! Anywho, I was reading up about this when I saw it was going to be in the bag this month and it seems really neat and definitely my speed – put it on and forget it and it makes your lipstick stay where it’s supposed to. Let’s hope that’s the case!
This came bundled with two of their little blister-pack samples of Revolution Lipgloss in Failbait (lololololol) and Bittersweet, rose and intense purple shades respectively. Looking forward to trying these on!
2. BelláPierre gel eyeliner in Ebony. Yeah, I basically just busted it out immediately and started writing my name and drawing stuff all over my hand. Color goes on great, no drag, and it took some SERIOUS makeup remover to get it off. Totally ready to give this a shot. And it’s full sized!
3. Pixi Beauty Bronzer in “Summertime” – I admit it, this pale porcelain goth girl is a bronzer newbie. I literally have no idea what to do with bronzer! I’m going to give this a shot, though, it actually looks like it might be a good color for me if I can get it to go on without looking like I rolled around in the dirt.
4. Bare Republic Natural Mineral Sunscreen SPF30 facial sunscreen. Not much to add here except that this got stuffed greedily into my Burning Man box as soon as it came out of the bag. I love sunscreen samples, Ipsy, keep sending them. Not having to carry around a full size sunscreen when the extent of my clothing is cut off cargo shorts and a bikini top is ace.
5. Nuxe Paris rêve de miel cleansing gel. Rachel tells me this stuff is luxe as fuck and I’m going to believe her because the whole thing is written in French. 😜 I love to travel so little bitty travel sized cleansers are always appreciated.
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So yeah, basically? This month’s haul was awesome! I’m a little meh on the bronzer but I’m not going to write it off until I try it.
Well, I keep thinking my Ipsy Glam Bags can’t get any better, until they do. This time, I will absolutely use everything except the mattifying lotion and that’s only because I have the world’s most sensitive skin and this product is full of plant extracts and things that would make my face freak out. Everything else is awesome! Check out what I got!
Ipsy is a makeup and beauty subscription service. Every month, Ipsy sends a cute makeup bag full of 4-5 products, at least one of which is always full sized. Well, this month it appears 2 of my products are full sized, the eyeliner and brush! This month, I got:
1. Urban Decay travel sized Ozone (clear) 24/7 Lip Pencil. This can also be used as a lip primer! I’m super excited to try this, as I have never used a clear lip liner before and I have never used anything except balms as a primer. I know, bad makeup maven. This is great timing, because UD just came out with a jumbo sized Ozone pencil for those of you who love Ozone as a primer for filling in the entire lip. Great time to try! On the card with the UD pencil is 2 samples of the new Urban Decay Revolution High-Color Lipgloss in Failbait (LOL) and Bittersweet (you guys, I am lusting after that matching blush so hard right now). I can usually get several uses out of these gloss samples.
2. Luxie 205 Tapered Blending Brush – Well, how awesome is this! I need brushes all the time. I don’t wash mine often enough and I use saturated colors, so I go through my brush stash fast. Yay! I have seen Luxie reviewed on YouTube and most seem to like them.
3. Briogeo Reparative Leave-In Conditioning Spray – 1 oz. This is a good sized sample! I got a conditioning mask from them before in another Ipsy bag that was so good, I swapped on Facebook for a second one. I hope I love this, because I just re-upped my color on my super long hair and it seems thirsty!
4. BellaPiere Cosmetics Gel Eyeliner in Ebony – Full size! From the box: “Bellapierre creamy, preservative-free eyeliner pencil has been formulated with pure 100% minerals, natural waxes, and anti-oxidants.” We’ll have to see about this…I like preservatives, guys. I have had all natural products grow mold and stuff…preservatives are actually your friend (don’t get me started, LOL). If I love this, I will have to try to use it up fast. We will have to see if it holds up to my Urban Decay and Sephora waterproof pencils. It looks very nice.
5. Amie Naturally Kind Morning Dew Matte-Finish Moisturizer – This is the one product going in my swap box. It’s not them; it’s me. I have sensitive skin and this is loaded with plant extracts that would irritate the bejesus out of it. Also, I have combination skin with dry cheeks, so if I used this, I could probably only use it on my forehead and nose. LOL. My skin is a jerk. I’ll tell you all about it some time. 🙂
Now for the extra fun part! I got…dun dun dun…FREEBIES! That’s right, when you review things, or share things on social media, or people sign up for Ipsy with your link, you get points. When you get enough points, you can redeem them for free stuff. How awesome is that? Well, this time around, they had some false eyelashes by Lash Attitude for only 100 points each! I got one of each pair in “Shimmy” and “Can-Can.” Fun names! Makes me think of burlesque and showgirls or something. Can’t wait to try these! Kristin says she has trouble with lashes, so since I learned how to do them with ease when I worked at MAC (because they made us, hahahahaha), I am considering making a tutorial. What do you think?
So, here’s the bag I got. Ipsy did 3 versions. I like this one, but all my products are important!
Want your own Ipsy Glam Bag delivered to your door every month for just $10.00 USD? You can use My Link and I’ll get points to redeem on cool stuff and you will get 5 items to try every month in your very own glam bag — AND when you review things and refer friends, you’ll earn points too. It’s so much fun! Kristin and I have been members for a long time and we love comparing what we get, sending each other what we don’t use, et cetera. Yay!! I love Ipsy, it’s like a mini holiday gift in my mailbox every single month!
YOU GUYS. Look what I got in my inbox tonight.
So, I clicked the link, of course, and their event includes bloggers sharing fashion photos from all around the world in anticipation of summer. But it also included this contest:
HOLY MOTHERLODE. I just had a heart attack. And then I cried a little, imagining if Kristin or I won this and then could split the booty and then review everything for the blog(s)! OMG.
Here’s my entry for this week’s theme, UD Summer Nights:
Here’s Kristin’s entry, complete with Burning Man gear. I’d select her if I was judging!
Be sure to enter for your chance to win!
–Rachel
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