LOTD: Orange Sorbet (88 Matte Palette)

Hi all!

My homegirl Latrica said she didn't know how orange lips could be pulled off so I decided to show her! I love bright lips for the summer! The eyes are a golden/orange/brown combo and the lips are straight orange! Of course, I still don't have a high quality camera so BlackBerry pics will have to do. I will say that in person, the lips are much brighter but on camera are appearing more muted and nude..enjoy!

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PRODUCTS USED:

Face:

Neutrogena Face Moisturizer for Combo Skin

Milk of Magnesia/MAC Matte mixed for primer

Covergirl Clean Oil Control Liquid Foundation in Tawny (I don't like CG normally, but this foundation rocks!

Covergirl Clean Oil Control Pressed Powder in Tawny

No concealer

Cheeks:

NYX Mosaic Powder in Love (it's a mix of orange colors)

Eyes:

Two Face Shadow Insurance as primer

88 Matte Palette: goldenrod color all over lid, reddish orange in crease and lower lash line, plain brown directly on top of the reddish orange, vanilla color for highlight

Ben Nye Lumiere color in Indian Copper on the brow bone

NYC Autoliner in Brown on waterline and lower lash line

Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in Gold on inner corner

Maybelline Stiletto Line exact in Brownish Black on upper lid

Maybelline the Falsies Volum Express mascara

Lips:

(I wish I had an orange lipliner to fill the lips first..it would probably last longer...but I don't!)

NYX Lip Laquer Pot in Coral-Liscious (I LOOOVEE this stuff..I want to get all of them!)

Jordana incolor squeeze n shine lipgloss in Be Coralful

NOTD: Nails 4 Barbie..

To continue with my recent obsession with pink and Barbie I did a Barbie inspired Nail of the Day. Normally I don't show my nails, but I have had a few people compliment me on them recently so I probably will start doing more nail posts. Enjoy!

PRODUCTS USED:

Nail Magic (my secret to long, healthy nails..post to come!)

Seche Vite nail polish base (kind of sucks..brush sucks..don't recommend)

Sinful Colors polish in You Just Wait (BOGO Walgreens $1.99) for entire nail

Pure Ice in Striptease (Walmart $2.00) on tips

Stripe Rite in White (mini design on ring finger)

Seche Vite Fast Dry Topcoat (hands down..the BEST topcoat out there!)

LOTD: Barbie Pink (88 Matte Palette)

I'm back..for now. I was going to see my brother (www.myspace.com/therukusmusic.com) rock out at a show and decided to have some fun with my makeup. I wore a simple black tank top, with some ripped jeans, and black wedges. I spiced it up with color in the lips and some bright pink bra straps (classy I know! lol). To go with the outfit, I wanted the eyes to look a bit messy and not so polished so the blending is a bit wild and the eyeliner is not the cleanest. Also, I took these pics with my Blackberry and the lids show up more purple in the photos. In actuality, it was definitely more pink. Hope you like!

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE:

Milk of Magnesia and MAC Matte mixed as a primer

MAC MSF Natural in Dark

No concealer or foundation

CHEEKS:

NYX Blush in Pinky

EYES:

Two Face Shadow Insurance for primer

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean across the lid as base

Light pink from 88 Matte palette on top of Black Bean

Light purple from 88 Matte palette above the pink

HOT HOT Pink from 88 Matte palette in the crease

Vanilla shade from 88 Matte as highlight and blended down

Matte plum purple on lower lash line

Sephora nanoliner in black on waterline

Maybelline Stiletto line exact eyeliner on upper eyelid

Maybelline Falsies mascara

Maybelline Define-A-brow pencil for lightly filled in brows

LIPS:

Carmex

NYX lipliner in Pinky all over lips

NYX round lipstick in Narcissus (CRAZY BRIGHT! BRIGHTEST I OWN!)

NYX Megashine lipgloss in Dolly Pink (used to be called Barbie Pink)

I love this look! ENJOY!

Sixth Grader Performs Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi'

Check out this great MSN Video: Sixth-Grader Performs Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi'

Just thought this little boy was sooooo dope! Had to share!

LOTD: Just Like Royalty

So I am a day late with my LOTD...This is from what I wore yesterday. This is pretty much my favorite bright color combo (purple and blue) so I may have done this already, but oh well! Oh and this was also kind of rushed so it could look a lot better a bit more polished...good luck!

Products Used:

Face:

Neutrogena Combo Skin oil free moisturizer

Laura Gellar under makeup spackle in Bronze

MAC MSF Natural in Dark

(no concealer today which is why you can see a few small blemishes)

Cheeks:

I also forgot blush..lol I was rushing

Eyes:

Maybelline Define a Brow pencil

ELF Primer

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Purple as a base

Ben Nye Cosmic Violet on lid (can also use NYX Luxor as dupe)

NYX Atlantic on outer lid

NYX Maui on top of Atlantic and blended upward

NYX Spring Flower above the blues and inner corner

ELF Stick concealer under eyebrow and blended down

Maybelline Line Stiletto eyeliner in Blackest Black on upper lid

NYC White Eye pencil on lash line

Maybelline Colossal Volum' mascara in Classic Black

Lips:

Same ol same ol...NYX Creamy Beige and Jordana lipgloss in Honey Luau

LOTD: Nude Blue

Hello all,
It's been a while since I've done a Look of the Day. I haven't really been doing much with my eye makeup recently. Now that I think about it, I haven't been doing much with my face either! Just slapping on some primer and some powder and heading out the door. Lol. This is what I wore Friday. Enjoy!

Products Used:

Face:

Neutrogena Combination Skin oil free moisturizer

Laura Gellar tinted spackle in Bronze (hands down, the BEST summer primer for darker skin tones..can work with any complexion but expect a nice GLOW!)

MAC Studiosculpt concealer in NC45

MAC MSF Natural in Dark (pretty much been using this as my foundation)

MAC Fix+

Cheeks:

NYX Blush in Raisin (a matte mauve color)

Eyes:

Maybelline Define a Brow in Dark Brown

NYC Eyebrow Kit in Brunette (just the wax only)

ELF Eye Primer

NYX For Your Eyes Only (Brown) Palette (I used the lightest color in the palette all over lid)

NYX Maui (outer corner)

NYX Atlantic (outer v)

NYX Sahara (above the two blues)

Sephora Nano Eyes in Lagoon (water line)

Maybelline Line Stiletto liquid eyeliner in Blackest Black (upper lid)

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express in Classic Black

Lips:

NYX Creamy Beige

Jordana Squeeze n Shine in color lip gloss in Honey Luau

D.I.Y: Avocado Hair Mask for Shiny Hair

A few months back I was coloring my grandmother's hair with an at home coloring kit. As I was applying her signature fire engine Puerto Rican red coloring (lmao), she was telling me about how she used to put avocados in her hair to make it shiny. A lightbulb went off in my head and I was determined to find a recipe! I googled and found a simple recipe to make an at home hair mask.

You will need:

One ripe/black Avocado. I prefer to use California Avocados (smaller kind) because if you use a larger one you only need to use half. You can use the other half for a face mask if you like (post coming soon).

One egg yolk

1/2 teaspoon of olive oil

Optional: 1 tablespoon honey (I never have used this because I never remember to get honey!)

Mixing bowl/Utensils

Step 1: The avocado should be black and soft to the touch. Cut it in half to expose the seed.

Step 2: Scrape the avocado from the skin into the bowl. It should look something like this.

Step 3: Mash the avocado until fairly smooth. There will still be some bumps and lumps but try to get most of them out. It will look like baby poo. Yuck!

Step 4: Mix in the other ingredients.

Step 5: Wet your hair and divide into four sections. You can also choose not to wet your hair.

Step 6: Distribute the mask into your hair. Sometimes the lumps get stuck. Be sure to smooth it out.

Step 7: Place a plastic cap on your head and leave on for 20-30 minutes.

Step 8: Run water through your hair and rinse thoroughly. It can take some time if there are lumps but rinse well.

Step 9: Lightly, lightly, lightly shampoo your hair to get any remaining out. I recommend a sulfate free shampoo (L'Oreal has a whole line of them) or you can co-wash (wash with conditioner).

This is how it looks right after washing with no product in it.

This wet with product and after styling.

This is the next morning when dry. A bit blurry.

I love D.I.Y stuff like this! Give it a try!

Eyes like Smoke: 28 Neutral Palette

I did this look a while ago but have been too lazy to upload it. I did this look using shadows from the 28 neutral palette and was kind of rushing when I did it so it is a bit sloppy, but you get the picture.

Face:

Boscia Skinperfecting Primer

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation in Caramel

MAC Studiostick concealer in NC45

Maybelline Pure Concealer blemish treatment stick in Dark

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural in Dark

Cheeks:

Just a hint of a peachy orange from the 28 Blush palette

Eyes:

UDPP for primer

Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow in Bronze Ablaze (limited edition palette; I used the dark brown color) as a base

Shadows from the ebay 28 Neutral Palette

Jordana Fabuliner in Black (upper lid)

Sephora Nano Eyes in Glitter Black (lower lash line and waterline)

Elf eyelash curler and Loreal Voluminous Mascara

Lips:

NYX Creamy Beige round lipstick (sooo feeling this nude)

Sally Hansen lip plumper in Sheer Blush (a sheer peachy gold)

#1 Curly Girl Product!

Hello all...so I have been using this product for a few months now and am beyond impressed.

MOROCCAN ARGAN OIL!

I swear, this is a product I will never live without, ever, ever, ever, again! I had been doing research on this product and have heard fantastic reviews, but I could have never imagined how awesome it really it.

First, this stuff smells sooo yummy! I instantly feel swept away to an exotic island. I also like that it lingers...I can still smell it throughout the day! It is a "thicker" oil but not yet a gel consistency. It isn't runny which means you can thoroughly put it on your ends and specific spots if you like. I have used this product while my hair was straight, but only recommend doing the ends. While curly, I put it all over!

Here are a few pics to show you how my hair turns out using nothing but Argan Oil! Yes ladies, I washed my hair at night and put this oil in and put a regular head scarf on. I was thinking I was going to give my hair a 'break' from my normal products and gels and just put the oil and wear it free for the weekend. Wellllll...to my surprise, when I woke up my curls were gorgeous! They were full of body (not weighed down at all), soft, big, defined, and no frizz! I could not believe my hair looked like this with no sort of gel, mousse, spray, etc. The last one was taken with flash while the rest were taken with no flash.

I will definitely stick with this product! I got mine at Sally's Beauty Supply for $7.99 with the Sally card. It normally retails for $8.99. The bottle is small, but again it is a thick product so a little goes a long way! I am already researching bigger bottles and other brands and will keep you posted! Try it out :-)

PINK Lips, Oh My?!

Can you pull off a pink lip? I love all shades of pink, from a neutral and muted pink, corally orangey pink to a bright and loud blue pink. Have fun with it..