30 Day YouTube Challenge - Day 3

My Daily Makeup Bag

Contents:

The Bag - The Powder Group Clear Brush Bag
Powder - Ben Nye Neutral Set
Cheek - NARS Orgasm Multiple or Jemma Kidd Cheek ID Colour Adapt Blush
Lips - Lanvin x HM Rose, NYX Beige lipstick, Elf Super Glossy Lip Shine Goddess, Elf Studio Lip Liner and Blending Brush - Natural, Ruby Kisses Menthol Lip Salvation, NYX Cocoa lip liner, NYX espresso liner
Brushes - ELF Studio Blush Brush , Sigma F82 Brush, Sigma E25 Brush, MAC 212 brush, Ruby Kisses Liner Brush
Foundation - Black Opal Stick Foundation Hazelnut & Heavenly Honey
Eyes - Ruby Kisses 24/7 Eyeshadow Magic Primer, Ruby Kisses HD Gel Liner Rich Black,
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara , Ruby Kisses Big Lash Mascara, Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara, MAC Hocus Pocus shadow, Laura Geller Sugar Free Baked Shadow Biscotti/Toast
Vid Shout Outs - Nikkia, Tamika

#NYFWMUC - 9/11/09 c/o Back 2 MAC!

Yesterday I FINALLY got a chance to take my empties up to Georgetowne for some Back 2 MAC action.  I had 28 empties total (yeah I know) so I had to leave 4 behind for the next go round.  I get so excited when I have enough empties to take back like oooh hey look at me, look at all my empties...and then you come home with 4 brand new items but its still like damn 24 down to 4 - no LOL Smileyface here my friends...

Anyway I ended up getting Contrast, Patina and Print shadows and Entice lipglass which my friend promptly stole from me (dont you hate friends sometimes?) so my 3 shadows and I decided to create a look today since they seem to play so nicely together.  Lets get to it!

THE TOOLS

The Brows
Face Atelier Foundation - #9
MAC Brown Down

The Eyes
UDPP
MAC Patina (inner half of lid)
MAC Print (outer half of lid)
MAC Contrast (crease and slightly extended to the outer "v" and under the eye)
Milani Minerals liner - Black
MAC Zoomlash-Zoomblack

The Face
MUFE Mat Velvet
MAC Studio Fix - NW45
MAC Petticoat

The Lips
Essence of Beauty Lip Frosting - Strawberry Cheesecake)
NYX G.O.T.N. lipgloss - Beige

THE LOOK!

The Nails (Ive been changing these almost every day too!)

NYX Las Vegas

#NYFWMUC-9-10-09

Sorry for the delay - again for those that missed it I was having a scatterbrained kinda day and threw my camera case in my purse minus the camera and then forgot to bring the cord home from work so that I could upload the pics - oy vey.  Well we are back to semi-normal so here we go!

THE TOOLS

The Brows
Face Atelier foundation - #9
MAC Brown Down
*Im trying to determine what I like best for my brows at the moment*

The Eyes

MAC Vanilla Pigment (brushed over the lid with a blending brush just for a wash of color)

Milani Minerals liner - black (used on the waterline only)
MAC Zoomlash - Zoomblack

The Face
MUFE Mat Velvet Foundation
MAC StudioFix - NW45
MAC Petticoat

The Lips
Essence of Beauty Lip Frosting - Strawberry Cheesecake
NYX Goddess of the Night Lipgloss - Burgundy (I think)

THE LOOK!

#NYFWMUC - 9-9-09

*inside convo with self* Back to back posts??  surely you are showing off Ms. T&T!  Nope!  Just fell in love with makeup all over again.  :swoon  I was doing so many gigs that I wasnt even thinking about doing my own makeup well I had to give myself a swift kick in the arse and feel the vibes of my fellow beauty lovers to get back on track, plus have you been paying attention to the images for Fall??? UH-MAZE-ING!  I mean how can you not get excited!  Anywho, on to the look:

The Tools

Brows
Face Atelier Foundation - #9 (I think thats the color - lawd Im terrible at remembering)
CoverGirl Bronzer - Ebony Bronze

Eyes
I forgot my UDPP!!! I havent had any creasing yet though *fingers crossed*
MAC Humid (lid)
CG Bronzer - Ebony Bronze (crease-Im telling u this product is a good purchase even tho I got it free! LOL)
MAC Carbon (darken crease)
MAC Woodwinked (inner "v")

Face
MUFE Mat Velvet - #170 (yeah I still dont know the number)
MAC Studio Fix - NW45
MAC Rule - (as blush-yes again)

Lips
Essence of Beauty Strawberry Cheesecake (conditioner)
NYX Goddess of the Night Lipgloss - Chestnut

THE LOOK

Again, please forgive my camera or my picture taking skills, it really could be either of the two.  For today's look I decided to play up the eyes more but leave the lip nude.  Stay tuned for tomorrows look! 

#NYFWMUC - 9-8-09

Something told me this was gonna pop off early so thankfully Ive been documenting my FOTD's!  Thanks again to the lovely and talented Ms. Heather Park for offering up this challenge! 

I went for a more subdued look the first day since its been a while since Ive worn makeup to work (crazy right?)  Its my take on the whole no makeup makeup look and I actually got a lot of compliments on it.  Its amazing what the power of cosmetics can do!  HA!

The Tools

Brows
MAC Studio Sculpt - NW30
CoverGirl Bronzer - Ebony Bronze

Eyes
CG Bronzer - Ebony Bronze (crease - pulling that double duty!)
MAC Grain (highlight)
MAC Texture (lid)
MAC Carbon (darken the crease a tiny bit and set waterline)
MAC Arena (inner "v")
MAC Zoomlash mascara - Zoomblack
Milani Minerals pencil liner (that is so not the name in real life) - black (my bad yall, I will have the real name next time)

Face
MUFE Mat Velvet (its a sample and the number rubbed off - maybe 170?)
MAC Studio Fix - NW45
MAC Rule (as a blush - this is one of my most fav shadows and please do try it as blush, its great!)

Lips
Essence of Beauty Lip Frosting - Strawberry Cheesecake (conditioner)
NYX Goddess of the Night Lipgloss - Chestnut (a MUST have!)

THE LOOK

These arent the best pics as far as showing the look or the colors, sorry about that.  I was rushing.  I even did a video but my camera is on its last leg so I am about to be on the hunt for a new one.  If you have any ideas let me know!

90's Girl Group Challenge!

Thanks to Amina for hosting this great challenge! Even though I grew up in the 80's I tend to relate more to the 70's and 90's. They share some similarities image wise so I guess its understandable.

The 90's were filled with many great talented girl groups: Allure, Jade, En Vogue (DUH!), 702, Zhane, Blaque, to name a few as well as a personal fave of mine: For Real!

These ladies burst on the scene in a major way! Their look was naturally beautiful and a break from the norm of the era...
STUNNING! And to top it off they could SANG! With a debut album titled "Its A Natural Thang" of course you know what their makeup consisted of...if it consisted of anything at all besides maybe a bit of powder, gloss and/or a neutral lip color. Dont you miss REALLY good music?


The ladies of For Real were beautiful but for the 90's Girl Group Challenge I chose to focus on another one of my faves: Total!



Back then Total could do no wrong in my eyes and I just KNEW I was Keisha, ok?! LOL I wore my hair in the same style, the dark almost black lipcolor and the extra dark glasses with my faux diamond earrings from the beauty supply store, HA! I chose to recreate the look from one of my favorite videos/songs from these lovely ladies:







Here is the look:
The pic doesnt show the eye color much but you can see it in the video. Beautiful right? Here's my interpretation:

I figured since I loved the look so much back then that I could revisit it, hence the haircut! Here's what I used:

FACE:
MAC Studio Tech NC50 (all over)
MAC Studio Tech NC42 (as highlight)
CoverGirl Queen Collection Bronzer Ebony Bronze
MAC Pressed Powder Dark
MAC Petticoat

EYES:
MAC Tilt
Urban Decay Club
MAC Carbon
Maybelline Lash Stylist mascara
MAC Penultimate liner Rapidblack
Milani Minerals Eye Pencil Black

LIPS:
MAC Lipstick - Coral Carbonate
Hard Candy Sweet Spot lipgloss-Love Child

T&T Beauty - Use It or Lose It: Spring Greens

Are you like me in that you have lots of makeup that you hardly use? Do you constantly reach for those same tried and true products either out of habit or fear of going against the grain of what others may deem "appropriate makeup"? I hereby challenge you to break the mold, get out of the monotony and forge a new path!

I am going to put my makeup stash to use. Even if I just sit my behind in the house I will use these products. I am not a collector so there is no need to sit around looking at the pretty colors letting money go to waste.

To kick off this new series I did a video I like to call Spring Greens. I would definitely wear this look out of the house...too bad its raining cats and dogs today. Anywho, accept my challenge wont you? Hey - why not even do a response vid, or shoot me a photo of a look you did with those poor forgotten colors. I'd love to see!

T&T Beauty Blowout - NYX

Lots of my beauty blogging buddies are in the know and letting YOU know about the Friends and Family Sale at Urban Decay - I will definitely be hitting that one up, how about you? Since Urban Decay is getting so much play I thought I would let you in on a little known secret about the blowout sale at NYX that is coming up! See for yourself and happy shopping!

T&T Beauty FOTD - Blueberry Fizz!

So I am trying to put my products to use. I am in no way a collector (at least thats what I keep telling myself) so I need to start actually using these purchases a bit more, whether it be on myself or on clients. This weekend I put my blue palette to work. Allow me to apologize for the singing and dancing, the iPod was on full blast while doing this! LOL For those that asked I was listening to Solange T.O.N.Y., N.E.R.D. - She Wants to Move (I love this song!), L!ssen Band - Uh Oh! (go go music and I think thats it...anyway, here's the vid!

T&T Beauty FOTD - the Monday blues...er greens

So I was all motivated to do a video tutorial this morning and of course, just my luck, I am having technical difficulties with my camera, you see I can upload the second half with no problem, the first half is still on my camera and refuses to budge. I am tempted to get one of those cameras that is made for YouTube now, but we shall see. Anywho, here are the other pics of the look.

Its a smokey green eye with a nude lip (obviously Shana, duh!)


Products used are listed below - have a great day everyone!

FACE:

MUFE HD Foundation #177

MAC Studio Fix NC50

MAC MSF Natural Deep Dark

MAC Mineralize Blush So Ceylon

Eyes:

UDPP

MAC Carbon

MAC Humid

Maybelline Lash Stylist Black

MAC Engraved liner

MAC Cork liner (eyebrows)

Lips:

MAC Spice Liner

NYX Lipgloss Natural

NYX Liner Dark Brown