Avon Makeup Maven 30 Day Challenge for June: Day 4

Hello, my Pretties!

And I am back (so soon, I know) with my featured Avon product for Day 4.

Let's see, we've covered two Totally Kissable Lipsticks and a Speed Dry+ Nail Enamel.  Now, let's show off some eyeshadows!

Day 4 is all about Avon True Color Eyeshadow Duo in Hawaiian Glow*.

Avon True Color Eyeshadow Duo in Hawaiian Glow*
Product size: .099 total oz. net wt.
*DISCONTINUED

While this specific shade is now discontinued, I still shared with you because it really is a nice duo.  I wanted you to see the quality of the product.  The way it looks in the pan in comparison to the swatches over bare skin and the way it looks on the eyes.

These shadows are very soft and go on lightly but the color can be built up a little bit.  The texture is very smooth and they blend easily.

Even though this one is discontinued, there are still 10 other True Color Eyeshadow Duos to choose from and they retail for regular brochure price at $7.00.

I love to throw this on my eyes when I am at a loss for time because the duo goes so well together.  It takes the guessing out of trying to find colors that compliment each other.  The peachy pink and taupe shade are lovely and can be used for everyday go-to eyes and is perfect for work appropriate looks.

If you would like to take a look at the other 10 duos that are still for sale, visit my Avon eStore by clicking HERE.  And just so you have something to look forward to, I just ordered the Vivid Orchid duo so that should be coming in in about a week!

FACE INGREDIENTS:

Face:
Avon Magix Face Perfector
Avon Ideal Flawless BB Cream in Light/Medium
Avon Smooth Minerals Pressed Foundation in Sand Beige
Avon Smooth Minerals Blush in Copper Glow

Eyes:
Avon Eyeshadow Primer in Warm Beige
Avon True Color Eyeshadow Duo in Hawaiian Glow
Avon Smooth Minerals Eyeshadow Pencil in Sand Dune
Avon Super Extend Liquid Eye Liner in Black
Avon Irresistibly Sexy Mascara in Black Obsessed
Avon Super Drama Mascara in Black

Lips:
Avon Totally Kissable Lip Gloss in Mauve Glow

♥♥I am an Independent Avon Sales Representative.  Products mentioned in this post were purchased by me with my own money.  Thoughts expressed in this post are honest and my own.♥♥

 

Avon Makeup Maven 30 Day Challenge for June: Day 3

Hello, my Pretties!

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later but I have already fallen behind on my Avon Makeup Maven daily challenge.  Today is Day 6 and I am just now posting for Day 3!  Never fails.  I always screw up the daily challenge thingies.

You can bet I'm going to play catch up because I am adamant about completing all 30 days.

Day 1 and Day 2 were both lipsticks so today I have something different.  I have a nail polish...probably my most favorite nail polish shade that I have in my collection.

Avon Speed Dry+ Nail Enamel in Fast Time Teal.
Product # 624-067
Product size: .4 fl. oz.
Regular price: $6.00

Avon claims:
"New and improved formula with volcanic rock!  High shine formula dries in 30 seconds."

I am a huge lover of teal shades so when I saw this in the brochure, I had to have it and I'm so glad that I did make the purchase.  The "30 second" drying time wasn't so much of a must have for me as much as the color itself was.

As for the actual drying time, it takes longer than 30 seconds if you apply a thick coat.  If you apply it evenly and thin, the drying time is quite fast.  To achieve the results in the photo above, I did apply 2 coats of Fast Time Teal.  No base coat.  No top coat.  So, without a top coat, I can attest to this nail polish drying to a "high shine" finish.  I love my nail polishes glossy!

There are 26 shades of Avon Speed Dry+ Nail Enamels to choose from with the newest and 27th polish being Clear so you can use it alone or as a top coat to any nail polish.

These retail for $6.00 regular brochure price but they often come out on sale as well like 2 for $6.99.

If you are interested in purchasing this color or viewing any of the other Avon Speed Dry+ Nail Enamels, visit my Avon eStore by clicking HERE.

That completes Day 3.  Now on to Day 4.

♥♥I am an Independent Avon Sales Representative.  Products mentioned in this post were purchased by me with my own money.  Thoughts expressed in this post are honest and my own.♥♥

 

Avon Makeup Maven 30 Day Challenge for June: Day 2

Hello, my Pretties!

It is Day 2 of my Avon Makeup Maven 30 Day Challenge and today I am featuring, yet again, another Avon Totally Kissable Lipstick but this time in a bolder hue.  Meet...

Makeout Red!

Avon Totally Kissable Lipstick in Makeout Red.
Product Number: 660-769
.106 oz. net wt.
$8.00

As you can see, it's not a true red, it's more of a hot pink but still, I think it is really pretty!  The formulation of this one is exactly like the one I posted yesterday.  These are the best lipsticks!

If you would like to purchase this lippie, you can find it in my Avon eStore.  Just click HERE.

And if you are interested in what else I am wearing in the full face photo, this is it:

FACE INGREDIENTS:

Face:
Avon Magix Face Perfector
Avon Ideal Flawless Matte Mousse Foundation in Tan Beige
Avon True Color Blush in Classic Aurora

Eyes:
Avon Eyelid Primer in Medium Beige
Avon Cream Eyeshadow in Winter Taupe
Avon Super Extend Liquid Eye Liner in Black
Avon 24K Gold Eye Liner in Golden Black
Avon Irresistibly Sexy Mascara in Black Obsessed

Lips:
Avon Totally Kissable Lipstick in Makeout Red

Not bad, 2 for 2 so we'll see if I come back again tomorrow for Day 3!

 

Series: BH Cosmetics Look Three

Hello, my Pretties!

Eeeep!

I am so super excited to share this look with you.  I don't know why but I am in love with this look.  It's not too crazy and it's not extremely fabulous but let me tell you, I sure did feel amazing while wearing it.  And at the end of the day, isn't feeling good what makes you beautiful?

I wore this look to my brother-in-law's birthday day party.  It was a luau themed party, hence the bright fluorescent pink top.  But that shade of pink was so hard to match!  I wasn't going to pair the top with a twin shade of Hi-Liter pink eyeshadow (even if I had that shade of pink) because that would be overkill.  But I did incorporate pink along the lower lash line.

BH Cosmetics 120 Eyeshadow Palette 2nd Edition is amazing!  The pigmentation of the shadows are wonderful.  I think I could just use this one eyeshadow palette forever and I'd be happy.  But I won't, I love makeup too much to be faithful to one palette!

P.S.
Tomorrow is June! Well, more like in 13 minutes for me here in Texas.  Wow.  June.  It's summer, baby!!

Series: BH Cosmetics Look Two

Hello, my Pretties!

I know I took a while to post part two of my BH Cosmetics series, but here it is!

 

 

 

I am looking at this picture collage and I feel like I look so tan!  Haha.  I think it might be the mixture of the beachy themed eyeshadow and very nude lip.

 

I cannot believe that this was my first time wearing this matte turquoise eyeshadow.  It's beautiful!  Just look at how it stands out!

 

I used a gold toned shadow on my lid, a copper brown in the crease, a matte white as my brow high light, a yellow gold on the inner corner of my lower lash line, and that fabulous turquoise on the outer half of my lower lash line.  I even used a dark matte brown shadow to fill in my brows!

 

Face Ingredients:

 

Face:

♥Avon Ideal Flawless Matte Mousse Foundation in Tan Beige

♥E.L.F. Mineral Booster in Sheer

♥Milani Minerals Blush in Luminous

 

Eyes:

♥Avon Eyeshadow Primer in Medium Beige

♥BH Cosmetics 120 Eyeshadow Palette 2nd Edition

♥E.L.F. Liquid Eyeliner in Black

♥ Avon Irresistibly Sexy Mascara in Black Obsessed

 

Lips:

♥Wet n Wild Megalast Lipstick in 902C Bare it All

 

I can't stop thinking about how tan I look!  It's really making me want to hit the beach.  Haha. 

 

 



Series: BH Cosmetics Look One

Hello, my Pretties!

I wear makeup often...sadly not everyday like I used to but I still play with it a couple times a week.  Since I work as a nanny, that doesn't require makeup and sometimes I have to be at work early so I don't have time to do my makeup.  Oh no, I'd rather take those makeup applying minutes and use them for sleep!

But recently my schedule at work got changed so I go in a couple of hours later now so now I do have time to apply my makeup. 

Even though I go in later, I am always trying to save some time in the mornings and hate to rummage through my stash which can be very time consuming.  So...I have rediscovered my love for my BH Cosmetics 120 Eyeshadow Palettes.  I have four of them, Editions 1-4, but all this week I have been using the 2nd Edition.

With 120 eyeshadows at your fingertips, how much easier can it get?!

 

 

 

 

Face Ingredients:

 

Face:

♥Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

♥Avon Ideal Flawless Matte Mousse Foundation in Natural Tan

♥E.L.F. Mineral Booster in Sheer

♥Avon True Color Blush in Classic Aura

 

Eyes:

♥Avon Eyeshadow Primer in Warm Beige

♥BH Cosmetics 120 Eyeshadow Palette 2nd Edition

♥Avon Glimmersticks Eyeliner in Copper

♥Almay One Coat Dial Up Mascara in Blackest Black

 

Lips:

♥Avon Tint 'n Go for Cheeks & Lips in Sunny

 

I used 6 eyeshadows to create this look.  I used a light green on my lid and a darker green shade on the outer V.  I used a medium brown in the crease but then deepened it with a brown a tad darker.  A matte white went on my brow high light and gold in the inner corner and over the light green shade.  A light blue shade was applied to the lower lash line.  The colors just blend so easily into one another.

 

I have another BH Cosmetics look to share with you and one other that I did that I loved but I forgot to photograph it so I will have to recreate it.  I will post these as a series because I want to see how many looks I can do with this single eyeshadow palette!

 

I'll be back with another look soon!

 

Meanwhile, check out BH Cosmetics at www.bhcosmetics.com.

 

♥♥All products mentioned in this post were purchased by me with my sweet-tart's money.♥♥

 

 





Top 10: Lips for Fall

Hello, my Pretties!

First and foremost, HAPPY NOVEMBER!  I adore November!  I honestly do.  Aside from December, it is my favorite month.  I absolutely love fall.  The sights, the smells, tastes, and feel of fall are like none other.  Agree?  I thought you would.

And to start off this fabulously fall month, I have put together a list of my top "fall inspired" lipsticks and lip glosses for you.  Are you ready to fall in love with some new hues?

TOP 10 LIP COLORS FOR FALL 2012

First off I will show you the lip glosses I have chosen.  The first three are Avon.  I have mentioned before that I do sell Avon and that's why I have a lot of it.  And the fourth one by Maybelline technically isn't a lip gloss but cosmetically, it looked better grouped with the glosses ;)  It has a similar look and application to the glosses anyway.

Top to Bottom:
Avon Smooth Minerals Lip Gloss in Rumberry
Avon Smooth Minerals Lip Gloss in Bronze
Avon Smooth Minerals Lip Gloss in Berry Glaze**
(** Not sure if that is the correct name. **)
Maybelline Stay 24 Color in On and On Orchid

Swatches.

Rumberry

Bronze

Berry Glaze

On and On Orchid

As for my second group here, I put these together because these three are all Avon products.  They are all Avon lipsticks but from different lines.

Left to Right:
Avon Smooth Minerals Lipstick in Rumberry
Avon Colordisiac Lipstick in Temptress
Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Iced Cocoa

Swatches.

Rumberry

Temptress

Iced Cocoa

And last but not least, these are my other three "non Avon" lipsticks.  Haha :)

Left to Right:
Neutrogena Lipstick in Rum Raisin
L.A. Colors Lipstick in Mauve Glaze
Wet n Wild Lipstick in 541B

Swatches.

Rum Raisin

Mauve Glaze

541B

I think I did a fairly good job at representing fall with these lip colors.  I hear berry shades will be popular this year and of course, now is the time of year for bringing out those bronze and copper toned lip shades.  Browns and neutrals tend to work well for this season.

Not sure I will ever do 10 lip swatches in a day ever again, my lips were raw afterwards!  But it was fun and worth it to me.  Beauty is pain!

P.S.
I'm also planning on a Top 10: Nails for Fall!!

♥♥ All products mentioned in this blog post were purchased with my own money for the exception of the Maybelline 24 Color in On and On Orchid and the Neutrogena Lipstick in Rum Raisin which were gifts from family members. ♥♥

Just Another Mani Monday: Golden Vision

Hello, my Pretties!

I was getting ready for bed when I remembered that today is Monday!  I got confused since my daughter didn't have school today and that made me feel like today was Sunday.  Yes, I get confused easily.

And last Mani Monday post, which you can see HERE, I mentioned that I'm bad at scheduled posts so that I would probably forget the coming Monday.  But I remembered!  Just barely, but I did.

This Monday I bring to you another one of my sister's nail polishes.  If you're wondering why I use a lot of my sister's nail polishes, it's because I babysit my nephew while she is working and when he takes a nap, I get to play.

She also buys a lot of Avon from me.  But we don't usually like to by the same nail polishes because that way we can share them and have a bigger variety of colors to choose from.  But when I polished my nails this shade, I decided that I had to have this one.  I think this one is a special edition color for the holidays so I need to buy mine quick before it is gone.

The Avon Nailwear Pro+ line of nail polishes has some "pluses" for sure:

12 days of lasting color. 
Increases nail strength by 80%. 
High-shine finish resists dings, bangs and nicks.
No formaldehyde, toluene or phthalates.
.4 fl. oz.

And it retails for $6.00 a bottle.

You can check all the shades available in the Nailwear Pro+ line in my Avon e-Store by clicking HERE.

Golden Vision with flash.

Golden Vision with flash.

Golden Vision without flash.

Golden Vision without flash.

Golden Vision with flash. Two coats.

Golden Vision without flash. Two coats.

Isn't she lovely?  Isn't she beautiful?  Haha, I couldn't help myself.  I love the shade of gold.  Not like 24K gold but a nice champagne gold with silver shimmers.  I think it would work well for golden shades of fall as well as the more decadent shades of gold for the holidays.  Plus, I think this color looks nice with my skin tone :)

♥♥ This nail polish was borrowed from my sister. I am her Independent Avon Representative. ♥♥

Swatches: Dark Heart Designs: C-D

Hello, my Pretties!

Back in August I shared the news with you that I had been selected as a partner in Dark Heart Designs Swatch Program.

I get sent samples of the products to swatch them for Tina, the owner of DHD.  There was a handful of us chosen to participate in the Swatch Program.  Tina picked all of us based on our skin tone.  We submit the swatches to her which she then posts on her website so customers can see what the products will look like on their skin.  I think it's a great idea!  Different colors show up differently on different skin tones.

In the first wave of swatches, we got sent: 5 eyeshadows, 1 eyeliner, 1 lip gloss, and 1 lipstick.  This time we got 11 eyeshadows and 1 face primer.

To see that post, click HERE.

Here was what was in my package this time around.

Like last time, Tina included a handwritten note of thanks.  I think that is really sweet that she takes the time to do so.

Inside the note card were the sample baggies of the 11 shadows and face primer.

I just ADORE how her sample baggies have the shadow names printed on them.  I don't know how she does it but I love it.  They look great!

This phase of the Swatch Program included the shadows with the names starting with C-D:
Catalyst, Charmed, Clean Slate, Coral Fang, Cotton Candy, Crash Love, Curse, Deal, Dirty, Dirty Diana, Dragons and the Face Primer.

Here is what I swatched the shadows with.  I used Dark Heart Designs Magic Eyelixir.  You just add a drop or two to the powder shadow to make it wet and it totally intensifies the shadow to the max!

You can purchase the Magic Eyelixir for $2.99 for the small vial (4 mL) or pay $4.99 for the large vial
(8 mL).

And last time I failed to do a swatch using a popular base.  Last time I did the swatches on bare skin (no primer, base, or Magic Eyelixir).  I saw that the other girls in the Swatch Program did their swatches on bare skin, over NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, and mixed with Magic Eyelixir.  I could not find my NYX JEP in Milk for the life of me (and I have 2 of them!) so I just used the next best thing, NYX Eyeshadow Base in White.

And here are the swatches:

Catalyst

Charmed

Clean Slate

Coral Fang

Cotton Candy

Crash Love

Curse

Deal

Dirty

Dirty Diana

Dragons

All of these shadows can be purchased at http://darkheartdesigns.storenvy.com and retail for $5.99 plus, all the shadows that I swatched are VEGAN too.

See all 69 shades of shadows by clicking HERE.

As for the Face Primer, you can PREORDER yours for $10.00.  The Face Primer is available for only a limited time and come in a 1 oz. squeeze tube.  Check out the primer HERE.

Face Primer

CONTACT DARK HEART DESIGNS:

Website:
http://darkheartdesigns.com/
Online Store:
http://darkheartdesigns.storenvy.com/
Facebook Fan Page:
https://www.facebook.com/darkheartdesigns
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/DarkHeartDesign
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/darkheartdesigns

 ♥♥ All products were sent to me free of charge by the owner of Dark Heart Designs for participation in the Dark Heart Designs Swatch Program for swatching purposes. ♥♥