EOTD: Keeping it Green

I'm still in love with my new 30 eyeshadow palette, so here's a look I did using the 1st and 2nd row greens (left side of both), the matte gray, black, both browns, the tan (end of 2nd row/right side), the yellow (right side), and the shimmery gold (1st row/4th column). The mascara is MAC False Lashes Waterproof, the black liner is my trusty L'Oreal HIP cream liner, the purple on the bottom lashline is the lilac shadow from the purples in the top row, and I have NYX Milk pencil in the waterline. The more I use this palette, the more I'm digging it.  

I also have been using some new brushes, full review on them coming soon.

Don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY for your chance to win the 30 Eyehadow Palette here! And I hope you all have a happy Father's Day weekend everyone!!!

-Miss Brina

EOTD: Feeling Purple

Well hello there! I hope everyone had a great holiday, I know I sure did. I haven't really been doing much in the makeup department lately (with the exception of playing with a few items for upcoming posts)... so I decided to break out the old 88 palette and give the peepers a little pick me up while I had 5 minutes to myself. Please excuse the eyebrows, I'm simply too lazy to tweeze them right now LOL Hope you all like it!

Products Used:

CS 88 Palette

MaqPro HD Puff Foundation (base)

Milani Extreme liquid liner

Sumita eyeliner (LOVE!!!!)

BE Mascara

CS and E.L.F. brushes

-Miss Brina

Labor Day EOTD

Hey Party People! I know it's late, but here's a simple look I did for a Labor Day picnic last weekend. My maxi dress was pretty busy, so I wanted to keep the eye look fairly neutral. Please excuse the tired eyes and picture quality, I took them at the end of the day with my phone when we got home LOL Hope you enjoy!

 

Products Used:

Inglot #90 AMC Gel Liner (top lashline & eyebrows)

Bobbi Brown concealer (prime lid)

NYX Jumbo pencil- Milk (shadow base)

Laura Geller Baked shadow duo- Biscotti & Toast

CS 88 Warm Palette- random taupe color (deepen crease), random cream color (hi-light)

Sleek contour Palette

Milani Baked blush- Illuminoso

Clinique lipstick- A Brand New Grape

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation

MAC Zoomlash mascara

Sleek I-Divine Ultra Mattes V2: Darks

Well, HEY THERE party people! I know I've been MIA for a bit, but I've got alot going on in my little world these days. I DID however want to make sure that I kept my word and got these swatches uploaded for you all. Overall, I really like these palettes. I still tend to lean more towards the DARKS palette since they are a bit more wearable on any given day... but please believe they are BOTH something you need to have in your life. I really hope these rumors of Sleek coming stateside are TRUE, because they are easily becoming my go to brand. 

Enjoy the swacthes folks!

Sleek I-Divine Ultra Mattes V2: Darks Palette

 In Natural Light

 Indoors With Flash

-Miss Brina

Sleek I-Divine Ultra Mattes pt. 1: V1 Brights

 

I LOVE Sleek!!! I know they are considered a drugstore brand overseas, but they have some of the best products... PERIOD! I often find myself reaching for their palettes over my MAC, MUFE and Inglot shadows because the quality is just that good. The only thing I don't particularly care for is the shipping price to the USA ($13), but that's just because I've gotten used to free shipping for darn near everything!

Anyhoo! I picked up both of the new Ultra Mattes palettes before seeing any swatches based off the fact they've never done me wrong before, and I've got to say I'm glad I did. I love matte shadows, but honestly, they are not the easiest to work with. But these Ultra mattes by Sleek are actually pretty creamy and are easily blended (without the washout effect). There is a bit of fallout from several colors in both palettes, and I've worn with and without primer and have experienced NO creasing. I will say that the V2 Darks palette has the best pigmentation overall, even though I had to build up the black ALOT to get the swatch (more on that later)... anyone else have that issue?

But enough of my rambling, here's what you came here for in the first place... swatches! Enjoy.

Sleek I-Divine Ultra Mattes Palette V1 Brights

** All swatches done dry WITHOUT base/primer **

Part TWO: V2 Darks coming soon...

-Miss Brina

St. Patrick's Day Look #2

Alright, alright, alright! I'm cutting it kind of close, so I had to bang this one out while the baby was napping... excuse my rush job ;-) I'm still a bit undecided on which look to go with, so any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. 

St. Patrick's Day Look #2

Products Used:

NYX Jumbo Pencil- Milk

Coastal Scents St. Patty's Day Palette- Vibrant Green, Vibrant Blue Green, Reef Sand

Sleek Curacao Palette- Blue Hawaiian, Screwdriver, Purple Haze

Essence Waterproof Liquid Liner- Black

Revlon Wet/Dry Liner- Black

Essence I Love Extreme Mascara- Black

E.L.F and Coastal Scents Brushes

Here's to hoping you all get a bit of that Irish Luck for a fun and safe holiday weekend!!!

-Miss Brina

St. Patrick's Day Look #1

Hey you guys! In honor of this coming St. Patrick's Day, I've decided to post a couple different looks I've created for this weekend. Since green is my favorite color, I haven't decided if I want to go for a subtle smokey-ish look, or a loud as hell green! Sooooo..... here is the tamer of the two looks I'm debating on. I'll probably be adding some lashes for more effect also! Check back soon for my "bright" idea with look #2.

St. Patty's Day Look No. 1

Products Used:

NYX Jumbo Pencil- Milk

L.A Colors Jumbo Pencil- SummerTime

L.A Colors (No name moss green matte shadow)

L.A Colors (No name caramel matte shadow)

L.A Colors (No name ivory matte shadow)

Sleek Curacao Palette- Green Martini

Inglot Shadows- #329 (brows)  & #16

Essence Waterproof Liquid Liner- Black

Revlon Wet/Dry Liner- Black

Essence I Love Extreme Mascara- Black

E.L.F, Coastal Scents & Sigma brushes used

**All shadows; with the exception of the blending & highlight colors, are various shades of green**

Have a Happy Wednesday!!!

-Miss Brina

FOTN: Smokey & Bright

Hey guys! I wanted to post my look for movie night with the family. I went for an easy smokey look and decided at the last minute to rock Viva Glam Nicki... still trying to see how I feel about this one LOL Have a great weekend!!!

Products Used:

Inglot AMC Cream Foundation

Yaby Concealer

Milani Rose D'Oro blush

Ben Nye Mojave Luxury Powder

Inglot Gel Liner #90

Almay I-intese (Brown Eyes)- Crease shade: Dark Brown

WetNWild Vanity Palette- Matte Caramel & Cream shades

MAC Viva Glam Nicki lipstick

-Miss Brina

EOTD: Valentine's Day Look

Hey everyone! Here's my Valentine's Day look. I decided to keep it fairly simple on the lid and add a pop of color and some bright lips. Please excuse the hair, I was still in the process of getting ready :-) Have an amazing LOVE DAY and I hope you all like!

Products Used:

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

UltraFlesh under eye concealer duo

Milani Rose D'Oro blush

NYX HD pressed powder

NYX Milk Pencil

Sleek Redstone shadow (Avoir peche palette)

Inglot gel liner #73

Stila Stay al Day liner (black)

Essence Gloss liner (black)

Stila Topaz liner

Essence I love Black mascara

Laura Geller lip spackle

Covergirl lip liner in Smokey

NYX Xtreme Lip cream in Strawberry Jam

I touched up the smudges later but forgot to take close ups...

-Miss Brina