FOTD: Urban Decay Purple

Main Products Used:

• Urban Decay e/s in Retrograde (lid)
• MAC e/s in Pandamonium (crease)
• BFTE minerals in Purple Iris (lash line/under eye)
• NYX e/s in White (highlight)
• Smashbox e/s in Hope (purple liner)
• L'Oreal HIP cream liner in Black
• MAC e/l in Smoulder

Giveaway: Smashbox! [Closed 7-16-11]

Hello Readers!

I've decided that it's high time I have another giveaway!  My previous - and first ever - giveaway was in January, I do believe!

You will be receiving:

• Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Lust (red with gold shimmer) and Couture (pink with gold shimmer).  Both of these products are full size! :)  They are .20 fl. oz. each.
• Smashbox Blush/Soft Lights Duo in Under/Cover.  Also a full size product!  This is .36 oz.
• Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara in Jet Black.  This product is a .14 fl. oz. sample size.  :)
  

 What you have to do:

1. Be a public follower of my blog (mandatory).
2. Comment on THIS post with this information: (mandatory)
   - Your email address (so I can contact you if you win)
   - Have you ever tried Smashbox products before?  If so, what's your favorite product?

Posts WITHOUT the two steps above will be disqualified.  The above steps count as 1 entry.

To earn extra entries, you can do the following: (NOT MANDATORY!):

1. Blog about this giveaway on your blog (3 entries)
2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook (2 entries)
3. Follow me on Twitter at ox0xbarbiex0xo (1 entry)
4. Tweet about this giveaway (2 entries)

 **You must include links to your blog post, Facebook, Twitter account name and/or tweet in your comment to this post! 

With 9 chances to win, you may as well enter!

Other Information:

• Open to U.S. residents only!  Sorry, guys!  :(
• Winner will be chosen using Random.org.
• Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email I'll send if they win, after that, a new winner will be chosen.  :)
• Contest will close: July 16, 2011 (MY BIRTHDAY! WooHoo!) 
• **This post may be edited in case I forgot to mention something, but I think I covered everything! :)**

Good luck everyone!

FOTD: April 16, 2011

Just a note, because even sometimes I don't notice when I see these pics, but there is a pop of purple under the eye. It was more obvious in real life, but these pictures will have to do!



Main Products Used:

• MAC e/s in Twinks and Sable
• MAC pigment in Pinked Mauve (under eye)
  
• Urban Decay e/l in Zero
• Bobbi Brown e/s in Mahogany (brows)
  

On the cheeks, I have Smashbox blush in Super/Model.

On the lips I have Revlon l/s in Pinked Sugar.

Review: ConAir - Perfect Pony

So basically, this little tool here is the business!

I took a picture of the back of the box so yall could read the instructions.  It's super easy.  You make a half ponytail, put this underneath, put the rest of your hair from the bottom over it and secure it in a full ponytail. 

It's comfortable, lightweight, flexible, pretty much undetectable, and CHEAP!  I think it was like, $4 at Ulta.

Here's some proof for yall!

NOTE: I've found that this product works best when you spray your hair upside down with hairspray.  I sprayed my hair with hairspray before I took the "before" pictures and did NOT add anymore after putting the Perfect Pony in.

Before:

After:

DIY: Acrylic Nails At Home - Silver and Pink Glitter

Please view the post HERE for the general "how-to" to achieve this look!

For this mani, instead of painting clear all over the white tips, I used my silver acrylic glitter powder (haul post here) first and applied it over the white.  I let the silver harden a little, which made it easier to apply the pink.  It's all done free hand.  You can get a tool that will help keep the smile lines even, but I don't have it.

Before you attempt this, you might want to consider how you're going to do this on your other hand.  It's not easy and it took me forever!  lol

Also, it's important to constantly wipe your brush.  The glitter gets everywhere if you don't!  You might notice that I have some glitter flecks where it doesn't belong!

After applying the glitter, I used my clear powder and went all over the entire nail and buffed as my other post explains.  :)

Hope you enjoyed!

Inspiration: Summer Eye Look

This post is sort of working in conjunction with my favorite summer eye products post!

Here's a look done with some of the products I mentioned!

Main Products Used:

• MAC paint pot in Rubenesque (all over lid)
• MAC e/s in Woodwinked (lid); Amberlights (under eye)
• Sephora e/s in Nude Beige (brow bone)
• Urban Decay e/s in Dark Horse (lash line)
• Smashbox e/l in Starstruck
• Urban Decay e/l in Zero (waterline)

Summer Favorites Part 1: Eye Products

Summer is quickly approaching, especially here in Texas, so I thought it'd be nice if I showed yall what products I'm planning on wearing during the summer!  In my usual form, I'm writing this post several weeks after the pictures have been taken, and this will probably be posted several days after I've written this!  :-P  In short, I've probably acquired other items since I made this list, but here's some ideas anyway!

I've decided to split this "series" into sections.  It will include eye products, face products, lip products and nail polish. 

Quick List:
MAC paintpot in Rubenesque
Smashbox waterproof shadow/liner in Starstruck
Smashbox e/l in Love
Sephora e/s in Peach Beige
Urban Decay e/s in Half Baked, Smog and Darkhorse
MAC e/s in Amber Lights and Woodwinked

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Without Flash:

With Flash:

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Above: A few of the eye shadows I will mention in this post over top of Rubenesque.  :)

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Smashbox - Starstruck:

Smashbox - Love eyeliner:
 

Swatched together - First one without flash:

Left to Right: Love, Starstruck

With Flash:

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 Sephora e/s in Peach:

Urban Decay - Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse:Without Flash:

 With flash:

MAC e/s in Amber Lights and Woodwinked:

Woodwinked:

Amber Lights:

Comparison swatch of MAC - Amber Lights and Urban Decay - Half Baked:

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 I hope you all found this interesting and helpful!  :)  What are you wearing this summer?  Obviously I'm just spicing up some neutrals!   

DIY: Acrylic Nails At Home - Gold Glitter

 This is to show that you've got to check the nail from all sides to make sure it's even.  I think I did pretty good!  :-P

Please consult the post HERE for the general "how-to" to achieve this at home!

Instead of painting the clear acrylic all over the nail, I put the gold glitter acrylic powder (haul post here) on the white tip and THEN coated everything with the clear powder to seal it in. 

The next day, I decided to glue on (with regular nail glue) some rhinestones.  :)

Hope you enjoyed!

Inspiration: Dead (This was for a contest!)

 Happy Friday everyone!  :)  Usually I post my DTB entries on my blog the same day I post them on the MakeupTalk website, but life has been busy!  So here it is anyway!

How creepy!  lol!  Anywhoo!  This was for a makeup contest on Makeuptalk.com.  I'm not just "into" zombies and death and such.

It was really fun to do anyway, so here's some pics for yall!

Main Products Used:

• NYX e/s in White (under eyes, highlight face, and eyes)
• MAC e/s in Print (used on/under eyes and as a contour)
• MAC pigment in Dark Soul (used for eye shadow)
• Ardell Lashes in Gisele

On the lips I have Rimmel l/l in East End Snob (just around mouth).  I also have concealer on them and Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush l/g in Sugar High.

The fake blood is just honey and red food coloring.  Yes, it was gross to have a huge mouthful of honey... lol.

^^Not my best pic... lol