Thursday, May 28, 2009

Review: SIGMA Brushes





































So I get home from a looonng day of work to find a lovely surprise! My package from Sigma Makeup arrived!!!!! Woo hoo! I have not had the opportunity to use the brushes yet, so this review will be based on my initial impressions.

1. The ordering process was a breeze. I went only to www.sigmamakeup.com and picked the brushes I wanted. I had it in my hands in 3 days. No issues, no complications.

2. They arrive in this cute little package! Included was my order, a few pamphlets, and my order slip/receipt. The packaging of the products was great. The brush handle had a thin plastic covering and each brush head had a thicker plastic covering for protection.

3. You gotta love free products. They sent me a free ELF eyeshadow quad in Drama (the blacks, silvers, and whites) Check out DulceCandy's youtube because she had a tutorial using that whole quad.

Pros:
The price! These are comparable to MAC brushes. Nobody wants to pay $30-$40 for a damn brush. SIGMA brushes are top quality brushes that won't necessarily break the bank. They list them the same way MAC does..so an SS224 is equivalent to a MAC 224 brush.

SS224 Tapered Blending Brush: $9.00
I can tell that I am going to love this brush! It fits in my crease perfectly and I know color is going to go on smoothly. Dense enough to pick up color too!

SS188 Small Duo Fiber Brush: $14.00
The SS188 (Small stippler) seems like it is going to be great! Just the right size. I have the Sephora Professional Stippler and it is super soft and big, and sometimes I just wish I had a smaller version. This brush is soft, but dense enough to have maximum control over your blush or foundation.

SS 109 Small Contour Brush: $14
I am going to try this with my foundation tomorrow. It is smaller than what I imagined but not tiny. Again, super soft but controllable because of the density.
Overall, I am definitely impressed by the quality. I will give an updated review on what I think after I have tried them out.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

LOTD: Bohemian Business Casual





Look of The Day: Colorful Bohemian with a Neutral eye

Face:
MAC Fix+
Neutrogena Oil free lotion for combination skin/SPF 15
Laura Geller Tinted Spackle under makeup primer in Bronze
Rimmel Concealer/Maybelline acne concealer/NYX Orange creme blush for dark circles
Revlon ColorStay Liquid foundation in 400 Caramel for Oily/Combination skin
MAC MSF Natural in Dark

Cheeks:
Revlon Mineral Bronzer in Deep Bronze
NYX Blush in Desert Rose (very pigmented!)

Eyes:
UDPP
NYC Brow Kit in Brunette/No7 Brow Pencil in Dark Brown
Jane Jumbo Pencil in Mercury Rising (inner/as base)
NYX Flamingo (on top of Jane pencil)
Revlon Illuminating Creme Shadow in Wild Orchids (outer/as base/darkest color)
MAC Gold Stoke (on top of creme shadow)
NYX Beauty Queen (crease)
Dollar store black liquid liner (no name!)
CG Trio in Firecracker (White color as highlight)

Lips:
Rimmel Kiss Off Lip Gloss in The Night Before
Sally Hansen Lip Plumper in Sheer Mocha
CG Lashblast

Monday, May 25, 2009

LOTD: Orange Bronze & Teal





Look of the Day:

Sassy orange bronze and teal

Face:
MAC Fix+
Neutrogena Oil Free lotion for Combination skin
Laura Geller Tinted Spackle under makeup primer (1st time yall!)
Rimmel Concealer/NYX Orange creme blush as concealer
MAC MSF Natural in Dark

Cheeks:
NYX blush in Pecan as bronzer
NYX Moasic blush in Love (orangy)

Eyes:
UDPP
No7 Brow Pencil in Dark Brown (I'm not really feeling this. Good think I found it on clearance!)
NYX Almond (lid)
WetnWild Kohl eyeliner in Turquoise (lined lid and waterline)
NYX Halaiwa (on top of the turquoise)
WetnWild eyeliner in White (inner corner)
Maybelline Define a Lash mascara

Lips:
Sally Hansen moist and matte lipstick in Orange
Sally Hansen Lip Plumper in Sheer Blush

Saturday, May 23, 2009

LOTD...Neutral Blues...





Look of the Day: Neutral with a pop of blue...

Face:
MAC Fix+
DIY Tinted Moisturizer
Rimmel Concealer/NYX Orange creme blush
MAC MSF Natural in Dark

Cheeks:
MAC MSF Natural/Shimmer gold as highlight
NYX Pecan blush for glow
Physician's Formula Mineral Wear blush in Rosy Glow (love it!)

Eyes:
NYC Brow Kit in Brunette
UDPP
CG Queen Hot Toffee (lid)
NYX Jumbo pencil in Iced Moca (lid)
NYX Maui (blue lower lash line)
NYX Jumbo pencil in Baby Blue (lower lash line)
NYC Auto Eye Pencil in Brown
NYC eyeliner in White (highlight)
Maybelline Define a Lash mascara (I forgot how much I like this stuff!)

Lips:
Jordana lipgloss in Peach Sand

Friday, May 22, 2009

LOTD...Green With Envy..




It's Friday yall!

Look of the Day: Greens for casual Friday at work..

Face:
MAC Fix+
DIY Tinted Moisturizer
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Light
Rimmel Concealer/NYX Orange creme blush as concealer
Revlon Bare Natural Skin Matching makeup in Deep
MAC MSF Natural in Dark


Cheeks:
NYX Pecan as highlight
NYX Pinky


Lips:
Jordana gloss in Peach Sand





Eyes:
UDPP
No7 Brown pencil in dark brown/NYC Brow Kit in Brunette
NYX White Pearl (inner)
NYX Spring Leaf (middle)
NYX Wild Fire (I don't like this one...outer)
120 Palette dark hunter green (outer)
CG Queen in Black Tie (v)
Jordana Fabuliner in Black (I LOVE THIS)
L'Oreal Voluminous waterproof in very black

Thursday, May 21, 2009

LOTD...Olive Garden..





An olive green and gold look for work..

Face:
MAC Fix+
DIY Tinted Moisturizer
Smashbox Photo Finish Light
Rimmel Concealer stick/NYX Creme Blush in Orange as concealer
Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil in Dark

Cheeks:
Revlon ColorStay Mineral Bronzer in Deep Bronze
NYX blush in Pecan (I love this!)

Eyes:
UDPP
Ben Nye Aztec Gold (inner)
NYX Herb (middle)
NYX Taupe (outer)
Ben Nye Bronze (outer and upper)
CG Brown Smolder (crease)

Lips:
Jordana INCOLOR Squeeze n Shine in Peach Sand (new fave)
Sally Hansen Lip Plumper in Sheer Blush

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

LOTD..Purple Passion...




Look of The Day: Rich purples and navy for work..

Face:
MAC Fix+
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Light
DIY Tinted Moisturizer
Rimmel Concealer/NYX Orange Creme Blush as concealer
Revlon Bare Natural Skin Matching Makeup in Deep
Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil in Dark

Eyes:
UDPP
NYX Spring Flower (inner 1/3)
NYX Beauty Queen (middle 3rd)
NYX Eggplant (outer 3rd)
HIP Duo in Sculpted (the darkest color/outer v)
CG Quad white as highlight

Cheeks:
Revlon ColorStay Mineral Bronzer in Deep Bronze as highlight
NYX Blush in Raisin

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

LOTD...Grey & Black for Work..







Face:
MAC Fix+
DIY Tinted Moisturizer
Rimmer Concealer & NYX Creme Blush in Orange
Revlon Bare Natural Skin Matching Makeup in Deep
Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil in Dark

Cheeks:
NYX Blush in Desert Rose
CG eyeshadow in Brown Smolder

Eyes:
UDPP
Sonia Kashuk eyeshadow in Burnished (lid)
NYX Mink Brown (brow bone)
CG Queen eyeshadow in Black Tie (crease/outer)
HIP Creme Liner
L'Oreal Voluminous waterproof mascara in Very Black

Lips:
Wet n Wild Megaslicks in Rose Gold (I looove this stuff!)
NYX White Pearl (inner corner)

Monday, May 18, 2009

LOTD..Modest Monday



























Neutral look for a Monday workday...

Grey and Navy

Face:
Neutrogena Oil Free Combination Lotion
Smashbox Photo Finish Light
DIY Tinted Moisturizer
Rimmel Concealer
Revlon Bare Natural Skin Matching Foundation in Deep
Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil in Dark

Cheeks:
ELF blush in Flushed and Coy

Eyes:
UDPP
Sonia Kashuk eyeshadow in Burnished (lid)
CG Queen eyeshadow in Black Tie (outer)
CG Trio (light white) as highlight
L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara waterproof in Very Black

Lips:
Salley Hansen Lip Plumper in Sheer Mocha

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Blah, I hate doing laundry..

One thing I hate about laundry is the FOLDING. I get the laundry done and then it sits in the basket for like two weeks, until it is time to do laundry all over again. Lol. Anybody want to do my folding for me?