Purple & Blue Makeup

Hello dolls! I had some time to play with makeup today and I wanted to incorporate purple and blue together and this is what I came up with. Hope you like it! ;)

Inspired Makeup: Illamasqua's Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

Hello dolls! I'm back with another inspired makeup look. I loved the promo pictures for Illamasqua's Spring/Summer 2011 Collection so I thought I'd take a stab at it. To be quite honest, I don't own any Illamasqua Cosmetics so I did have to improvise on this one. This was a fun look to do, something I haven't done before. Kinda modern doll-like/ganguro makeup. I used Red Cherry lashes and cut the 1/4 end off and used it for the lower eye area just to give it a little kick. Do any of you own Illamasqua Cosmetics? If so, how do you like them? Any favorites you'd like to share? Hope you all enjoy this. Til next time!

Drugstore Collective Haul + Recent Mini Haul

Here are some things I've hauled over the past few weeks or so. A lot of these things I purchased due to awesome reviews on several blogs and youtube channels. Also, most of these items were on sale and that is definitely the best way to go. Drugstore brands are, for the most part, affordable as is, but to snag items that are at an extra percentage off or BOGO is even better.

One of the things I was really excited to try was the new Wet N' Wild products. They have come out with new matte lipsticks, single eyeshadows, eyeshadow palettes, along with some new formulated mascaras. All of which are great bargains. I am not too sure that they are out in CVS yet (or Longs, here in Hawaii) but I got mine from Walgreens.  From what I have seen, the new color icon palettes have several MAC dupes which was of course why I wanted to try them out so bad! :D I have used #249 palette in 'Vanity' a few times last week and I must say that I am impressed. The pigmentation is great and the eyeshadows are very buttery soft and easy to blend. I have tried WNW's single eyeshadows in the little pots before and they were great as well, very velvety smooth. I only decided to try one of the new matte lipsticks in #902 'Bare It All'. Wasn't too satisfied with that one as I found it is quite drying on the lips, but nothing a little gloss can't fix. You can be sure to check out an upcoming review on these new WNW products. :)

- N.Y.C. Bronzing Face Powder in #720A 'Sunny'

- Rimmel Blush in #031 'Berry' & #020 'Spice Nude'

- Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in #001 'Transluscent'

- L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara in #975 'Blackest Black'

- EcoTools Deluxe Concealer Brush

- Wet N' Wild Mega Eyes Single Eyeshadow Pot in #252A 'Goddess'

- Wet N' Wild Matte Lipstick in #902C 'Bare It All'

- Rimmel Lasting Finish Intense Wear Lipstick in #250 'Birthday Suit'

- Max Factor ColorGenius Mineral Blush in #110 'Peaches'

- Wet N' Wild Blush in #831E 'Pearlescent Pink' & #832E 'Heather Silk'

- Wet N' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette in #248 'Lust' & #249 'Vanity'

- Jordana InColor Fabuliner Liquid Eyeliner in #02 'Brown'

- Wet N' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette in #247 'Pride' *Loved Lust and Vanity so much I had to go back for the Pride Palette :)

- Maybelline EyeStudio Eyeshadow Palette in #40 'Green With Envy' *This is <3 also!!

- Maybelline Define-A-Brow Eyebrow Pencil in #642 'Dark Brown' *Supposedly a dupe for the MAC eyebrow crayons (I usually use a mix of MAC Lingering and Spiked) and since I forgot my MAC ones at my mom's house I thought I'd give this a try.

and last but not least, my FAVE undereye concealer of all time...

- Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector in #730 'Medium' *I am going to safely say that this is my 3rd tube since July of last year. It is amazing! Must do a review on this as well.