REVIEW: Hair and Makeup Addiction Essential Face Kit

 

It feels great to be blogging again! I am sorry I took a long break…I have been so busy with school and family. However, I feel refreshed and motivated to start blogging again!

To begin, I received Hair and Makeup Addiction’s new Essential Face Kit to review. It's no secret how much I LOVE the eye brushes. I knew the face kit would be just as amazing! By far, Hair and Makeup Addiction face brushes are the softest brushes I have ever used. After using and washing them for about a month now, the bristles have not shed and have remained their shaped. They are just as soft as when I first received them.

Pictorial: Intense Gold

Golds are one of my all time favorite colors to wear! Glamour Dolls Eyes' (GDE) "Jailhouse Jumpsuit" is THE most intense and beautiful gold I have ever used. If you were to buy just one color from GDE, get Jailhouse Jumpsuit! I loved how this look turned out and glad I shot a pictorial for it so you can all re-create this.

Products Used:
Eyes:

Mac Painterly Paint Pot

Glamour Doll Eyes pigments: "Jailhouse Jumpsuit," "Bare Naked," & "Chocoholic" 

Mac "Texture" e/s

NYC Liquid Eyeliner

 Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on eye pencil "Perversion" 

Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes mascara

Oh My, Lash "The Lucille"

Brows:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

Brushes:
Makeup Addiction "The Blender"

Makeup Addiction "The Shader"

Makeup Addiction "The Detailer"

Mac 217

Please click below to read the steps!

Pictorial & FOTD: Mac Illustrated Face Kit by Rebecca Moses

Face, eyes, and lips using Mac Illustrated Face Kit! I did not have time to take a full face shot using my camera or my phone so I took a screen shot of the video I posted on Instagram earlier today. (I was running late to an appointment!) I also made a pictorial for the look! It is super basic and easy to do!

I wanted to post my thoughts of each component in the kit now that I tried all of them. Let's begin with the eye shadows. "Orb" applies extremely on my skin. Orb is good to diffuse color and harsh lines on the crease. "All That Glitters" shows up sheer, so the best way to use this color is with a damp brush or to spray Fix+ on the brush for better pigmentation. I thought "Smoked Sepia" and "Showstopper" were a disappointment. The colors look and swatched beautifully but I had a hard time working with both colors. "Smoked Sepia" was difficult to blend and I didn't like the formula. I was expecting a chestnut brown and I didn't get that. I thought "Showstopper" would be very dark. I love dark matte browns. Again, the pigmentation is not the greatest. If I were to do a smokey eye, I would have a hard time with it, going back to the color multiple, multiple times to achieve the desired look.

 

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Haul & Review: MAC Illustrated Face Kit by Rebecca Moses

Mac's Illustrated Face Kit ...I could not pass up! =D Come on...a kit with one blush, four eye shadows, two lipsticks, and a dual ended brush. And the fact that they are brown and neutral shades...what's not to love? I think that is a great price for the amount of items in a kit. This is also convenient for travel, it is about the same size as the palm of my hand. You have almost everything, which is what I love most about this kit. This is a special edition, Nordstrom's Beauty Exclusive, on sale for $49.50 ($101 value).

Kit includes:

Blush: Melba

I should have bought this blush a long time ago. Its so beautiful! Frosty blushes always catches my eye so I do not own any matte blushes. This will be my first. I think I will buy this separately.

Eye shadows: Orb, All That Glitters, Smoked Sepia, Showstopper

All of the eye shadows pair so well together, if you use all four or just two. My favorite is All That Glitters. I can't believe  I do not own this eye shadow. I will most definitely buy this color separately.

Lipsticks: Ravishing & Myth

Ravishing is one of my top favorite lipsticks. Its a perfect coral that is not too bright or too sheer. Myth does not look good on me so I won't be using this color too much.

Dual ended brush: 275 SE & 316 SE

Honestly, I could care less about this brush. I cannot achieve a well blended look with just a 275 angled brush. The 316 lip brush is appropriate. If you are going to include a brush for convenience, why not have one for blush?

I would say that is the only down size of this kit. Typically, I don't like using one brush because it mixes all of the colors. If I could choose just one brush to create a look, it would be a 217. But I would have preferred a travel size black or dark brown eyeliner. I think most people (whether they will use this for regular wear or for travel), they will be using/packing other brushes.

Overall, this is truly a great product. I hope Mac will come out with more face kits in the future!

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Catwalk Palette Look #2

 



Sorry for the lack of updates everyone! So I posted this look on IG a while ago. I didn't have time to make a pictorial for it. But I labeled the placement of colors. I used Anastasia Beverly Hills Catwalk eye palette. I've wrote this before on the blog and many times on IG. I think this palette belongs in your makeup collection. I almost love it as much as the Naked palette!

This is an easy look the achieve, only using 3 colors from the palette: 10K, Beauty Mark, and RTW.

 

Products Used:

Eyes:

Mac Paint Pot "Painterly"

Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH) Catwalk Palette

Mac Fluid Line "Blacktrack"

Maybelline Big Eyes Falsies mascara

Eyemimo NTR29 & NTR39 false lashes

 

Brows:
ABH Brow Wiz "Brunette"

ABH Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

 

Brushes:

Makeup Addition The Shader

 Makeup Addition The Blender

Makeup Addition The Detailer

Mac 217

 

 

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Review & Pictorial: Rimmel London Scandal Eyes Eye Shadow Sticks

Sorry it has been a while...I've been in a makeup rut for the past two weeks and this heat wave in California makes me not want to to deal with any makeup!

One of my favorite colors to wear is turquoise! When I saw Rimmel London's Scandal Eyes Eye Shadow Stick at the drugstore, I just had to pick it up! They remind me of NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils & Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencils. I purchased two colors: Tempting Turquoise and Bulletproof Beige. You can use this as an eye shadow base or for all over color. For the pictorial, I used Tempting Turquoise. I think the eye shadow sticks are better off as bases, not to wear alone because it tends to crease. Also, be careful not to apply too much otherwise it will clump up. I think I will go ahead and buy more! Although, I wish they had a greater variety of colors. So, below is my Tempting Turquoise inspired pictorial! Enjoy!

Products Used:

Eyes:

Mac Paint Pot "Painterly"

Mac "Red Brick" e/s

Mac "Chrome Yellow" e/s

Mac "Ricepaper" e/s

Maybelline "Stylish Smokes" Dark Brown e/s

Rimmel London Scandal Eyes Eye Shadow Stick "Tempting Turquoise"

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil "Milk"

NYC Liquid Eyeliner

NYC Sky Rise mascara

Select Lash S1 & S47

Brushes:

Makeup Addiction "The Blender" 

Makeup Addiction "The Detailer" 

Makeup Addiction "The Shader" 

Mac 217

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz "Brunette"

ABH Brow Palette "Medium Ash"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

Please click below to read the steps!

Urban Decay Naked Palette Pictorial

I would really like my blog to be focused on makeup pictorials and I have done so many on my Instagram, before I even started my blog. So, I decided to post some of my past pictorials on here. The steps are copied from what I originally written out on IG, so I do not have a list of all the products I used, but will include what I can remember. I will be slowly  adding previous pictorials soon!

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Palette 

NYC Liquid Eyeliner

Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil in Perversion

Select Lash S47 & S1 

Brows:

Benefit Brow Zings

Mac "Brun" e/s

Mac 266 Brush

Urban Brow setting gel

Please click below to read the steps!

Review: Anastasia Beverly Hills Hypercolor Brow and Hair Powder

Anastasia Beverly Hills has recently released three new colors for the Hypercolor Brow and Hair Powder line: Red-Licious, Lola Lilac, and Royal. They can be applied on the brows and/or hair for a temporary color, without the use of dyes and bleach. The Hypercolor Powders are quite fun! I love the ease of use and temporary gratification of color. To apply on the brows, use an angled brush. On the hair, rub the powder on the tips or streak of hair!

I used Red-Licious on myself! So pretty! The powders are very pigmented, so you can make the color as light or bright as you want. I recommend using gloves with this because it can get really messy! The color washes off easily. My only drawbacks are, the color rubs off the clothes and skin (neck & shoulders). Although, I heard to use hairspray to seal in the powder, I still found it to rub off. It can be very messy and powders flying all over the place, but I guess that is what you expect for a powder right? However, the end results are definitely worth it! 

**UPDATE** Please thoroughly wash out the color on your hair!! Some color left over transferred on to my clothes and pillows (even though I thought I got all of the color out). The Hypercolor Powders disappeared after a wash in the washing machine, so it did not stain.

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New Lipstick Pick-ups!

It has been a while since I purchased a new lipsticks so I thought I would treat myself! =) I chose Mac's "Up The Amp" and from their All About Orange Collection, "Tangerine Dream." 

Tangerine Dream:

I love orange-y, coral colors so I just had to buy something from the All About Orange Collection. Sadly, my local Mac counter only had two shades left. "Tangerine Dream" is a shade of orange I don't have so I had to pick it up! I applies very sheer. I do need to mute out my lips with concealer/foundation before applying the color because my lips are too dark. In addition, pick up a matching lip gloss, that won't erase the beautiful color.

Up The Amp:

I always gravitate toward nudes, pinks, and corals. I wanted a wild color...and "Up The Amp" is certainly the most wildest color I own lol. It applies so creamy and comfortable on the lips. I can't wait to wear this!

Click below to see swatches!

Catwalk Eye Shadow Palette Pictorial

I recently received Anastasia Beverly Hills' NEW Catwalk Eye Shadow Palette. My first impressions about the palette was the beautiful warm colors. I gravitate towards warm tones, so I knew I was going to love it! It comes with 10 eye shadows with both shimmery and matte colors. I actually think this is a must have palette. I love how it is versatile, so you can create neutral and smokey eye looks, blendability is great, and it is a reasonable price ($29). This palette is available at www.anastasia.net and at Ulta in July!

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Anastasia Beverly Hills Catwalk Eye Shadow Palette

Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner

Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara

Rimmel Scandal Eyes eye liner "Nude"

Select Lash S47 & S1

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

Brushes:

Mac 224

Mac 217

Mac 210

Sigma E30

Makeup Addiction "The Shader"

Please click below to read the full steps!

Glamour Doll Eyes: Smokey Green Pictorial

I am so happy I finally found the most perfect dark, forest green! I have been wanting this shade of green for a long time! I used "Martini Olive" from Glamour Doll Eyes. Scroll down to see the products used and pictorial! 

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Glamour Doll Eyes: "Martini Olive"

Glamour Doll Eyes: "Bare Naked"

Glamour Doll Eyes: "Chocoholic"

Mac "Red Brick"

Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Eyeliner "Naked"

Maybeline The Falsies Big Eye Mascara

Select Lash S47 & S1 

Brushes:

Makeup Addiction "The Shader"

Makeup Addiction "The Blender"

Makeup Addiction "The Detailer"

Mac 217

Mac 210

Click below to read detailed steps!

Review: Glamour Doll Eyes

Hello Beauties,

I was recently asked to do a review of Glamour Doll Eyes (GDE) eye shadow pigments. I chose six colors from their entire collection: Martini Olive, Jailhouse Jumpsuit, Undead, Chocoholic, Bare Naked, and Lover's Lane. They had so many colors I wanted to try, ranging from vibrant to neutrals, so it was hard to only pick 6!  I was impressed with the quality, blendability, and texture of the pigments. I love how GDE has both matte and shimmery pigments. I'm so used to seeing shimmery pigments, so it is nice to see a line that carried some matte finishes.

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Swatches:

They are taken in natural lighting. I wanted to showcase the colors, so I had to swipe the colors more than once.

Click Below to see the individual descriptions of the pigments!

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Pictorial

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay (UD) Eye Primer Potion

UD Naked 2 Palette: (Foxy, Half Baked, Bootycall, Tease, Snakebite, Busted, Blackout)

UD 24/7 Glide-On Eye Shadow Pencil “Midnight Cowboy”

Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner

UD 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil “Perversion”

Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes mascara
Ardell lashes #113

Brushes:

Sigma E40

Mac 217

Makeup Addiction “The Shader” brush

Makeup Addiction “The Blender” brush

Makeup Addiction “The Detailer” brush 

Makeup Addiction "The Highlighter" brush

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Urban Decay Vice Palette "Chaos" Pictorial

Hey beauties,

One of my followers requested a pictorial for one of my older looks I posted a while ago on Instagram, so I tried my best to re-create the look! I used the color "Chaos" from UD's Vice Palette. I used Chaos alone because it is such a beautiful blue, I wanted to highlight the color!

Step 1: Apply eye primer all over the lid and brow bone. I use UD's Eye Primer Potion. With a Mac 217 brush, blend "Laced" on to the crease.

Step 2: Pack "Chaos" on to the lid using UD's Shadow brush. Apply the color below the crease because we will blend the color.

Step 3: Take the 217 brush, and diffuse "Chaos," following the natural fold of the eye. Although "Chaos" is a gorgeous color, I find it hard to work with. You will need to re-apply the color on the lid because it tends to disappear as you blend it out to the crease.

Step 4: Line the lower lash line with a Sigma E30 brush.

Step 5: Line the waterline with UD 24/7 Glide-On eye pencil "Perversion." With a Mac 227 brush, apply "Anonymous" all over the brow bone. Then highlight the inner tear duct with "Echo Beach."

Step 6: Apply mascara and your favorite lashes! I use Benefit's They're Real mascara and Select Lash S1 & S47 lashes stacked.

Pop of Color with Hypercolor

Pop of color with Anastasia Beverly Hills Hypercolor! I've added Hypercolor Brow & Hair Powder to my lower lash line. The color I used for this look is "Teal Tornado." I love how versatile the product is! Scroll below for products listed and steps. 

Products Used: 

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Mac "Red Brick" e/s

Mac "Ricepaper" e/s

Mac "Brun" e/s

Anastasia Beverly Hills Hypercolor Brow & Hair Powder "Teal Tornado"

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye pencil "Perversion"

Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara

Select Lash S1 & S47

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH) Brow Wiz "Brunette"

ABH Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

Brushes:

Makeup Addiction "The Shader"

Makeup Addiction "The Blender"

Sigma E40

Mac 210

Click below to see the detail steps!

Smoked Out Red Brick Pictorial

Mac's "Red Brick" is one of my staple colors, instantly adding warmth to any look. I usually use it in my crease, but decided to do something different and apply it on the lid. Red Brick is a reddish-orange matte color, easy to work with, and highly pigmented. Best of all, I love that it is buildable, so you can make it as intense and bright as you want, or something light and neutral. Scroll down to see the products used and pictorial!

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Mac "Red Brick" e/s

Mac "Texture" e/s

Mac "Folie" e/s

Mac "Brun" e/s

Mac "Ricepaper" e/s

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil "Milk"

Urban Decay Super Curling Mascara

Select Lash S47

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH) Brow Wiz "Brunette"

ABH Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

Brushes:

Makeup Addiction "The Shader" 

Makeup Addiction "The Detailer" 

Mac 217

Mac 210

Sigma E40

Sigma E30

Sigma E15

Click below to read the detailed steps!

My go-to look w/ Urban Decay's Basics Palette! W/ steps!

Urban Decay's Naked Basics palette has been my go-to palette lately, when I do not have time to do a fancy look or too lazy to think about colors. I wanted to add more warmth to the look, so I added Mac's "Soft Brown" to the crease. It is so quick and effortless! I did not make a step-by-step pictorial for this, but I did add labels. Scroll down to read the products listed and steps!

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Basics palette

Mac "Soft Brown" e/s

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner 

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil "Perversion"

Urban Decay Super Curling mascara

Ardell Wispies lashes

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH) Brow Wiz

ABH Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

Brushes:

Sigma E40

Mac 217

Makeup Addiction: The Shader, The Detailer

Mac 210

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Pinks & Purple Makeup Pictorial

Pink & purple dedicated to my mama! She loves pinks, purples, and lavenders, it was appropriate to wear on Mother's Day =) Continue below to see all of the products I used to achieve this look and pictorial with each steps!

Products Used:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion

Mac e/s "Early  Bird" (discontinued)

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil "Milk"

Urban Decay e/s "Hot Pants"

Mac Extra Dimension e/s "Stylishly Merry" (discontinued) 

Mac e/s "Brun"

Urban Decay e/s "ABC Gum"

Mac Select Cover-up Concealer

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencil "Delinquent"

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel liner "Black"

Urban Decay Super Curling Mascara

Ardell Wispies lashes

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH) Brow Wiz 

ABH Brow Powder Duo "Dark Brown"

ABH Clear Brow Gel

Brushes:

Makeup Addiction Special Eyes Kit  

Mac 217 

Sigma E40 

Step 1: Apply Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion all over the lid and brow bone.Take a blending brush, I use Makeup Addiction's The Blender and apply Mac's "Early Bird" on the crease, sweeping the color back and forth.

Step 2: Take NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in "Milk" and place it all over the lid.

Step 3: Apply Mac's "Brun" on the outer corner with a Mac 217 brush, blending it up to the middle. 

Step 4: Pack on Urban Decay's "Hot Pants" on the inner lid. Followed by Mac's Extra Dimension "Stylishly Merry" on the rest of the lid. I used Makeup Addiction's The Shader to pack on e/s. 

Step 5: I did several things in this step: 1) Cleaned underneath the eye with Mac Select Cover-up Concealer 2) Added more "Stylishly Merry" on the lid, to make it appear more vibrant 3) Further darkened the outer corner with Mac's Brun and 217 brush 4) Diffused the color on the crease with Sigma E40 brush to make it more blended (I always use this brush to further diffuse and blend colors on the crease) 5) Applied Urban Decay's "ABC Gum" on the brow bone 

Step 6: Line the lower lash line and waterline with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencil "Delinquent"(Love this eyeliner! Best purple eyeliner ever!)

Step 7: Apply eyeliner. I use Maybelline's Eyestudio Gel liner "Black" and Makeup Addiction's The Liner brush.

Step 8: Lastly, apply mascara and lashes. I use Urban Decay Super Curling Mascara and Ardell Wispies lashes.

Review: Makeup Addiction "Special Eyes" Kit

Hello Beauties!

So excited to write my very first post! I was asked to review Makeup Addiction's "Special Eyes" Kit. I have used these brushes for over a week now...and I can honestly say I am in love! This is a must have for your brush collection and this is great especially if you are just starting out.

Makeup Addiction is based off the UK. Their brushes are vegan friendly, made with synthetic taklon fibers. They are eco friendly as well, with the handle of the brushes composed of bamboo. I found all 6 brushes to have multiple purposes and the blend-ability impressive. The softness of the bristles are remarkable! They all felt so gentle and comfortable on the eye lid. This kit sells for $39 shipped to the US. I think that is a deal for 6 great, quality brushes. I will discuss each brush in greater detail below.

You can purchase at: www.hairandmakeupaddiction.co.uk

The Queen: This is my favorite brush out of the entire kit. I actually do not have a brush like this in my collection. I absolutely love it for blending concealer underneath the eyes! I also love that bristles are so gentle. You want to be careful with that area because the skin is a lot more sensitive.This can also be used for contouring the nose and cheek bones, applying concealer around the nose and covering up blemishes. 

The Blender: Most of the names of the brushes are pretty explanatory...super easy right?! The Blender is best for applying color to the crease. I thought it did an excellent job diffusing the color. You can also use this to contour the nose, if you have a smaller nose and The Queen was too large. 

The Shader: The Shader is best used for packing eyeshadow onto the lid. The size of the bristles fit perfectly on the entire lid. This can be used to apply eyeprimer all over the lid and browbone, if you do not like to use your fingers. 

The Highlighter: I like to use this brush for highlighting the brow bone and inner tear duct. This can also be used to apply a darker eye shadow color to the outer corner, achieving a cat-eye look.

The Detailer: This is great for smudging eyeshadow on the lower lash line and adding color to the inner tear duct. I love The Detailer than all my other pencil brushes I have from Mac and Sigma because of the softness. Again, you want to be careful with the under eye area and I found this brush so comfortable and delicate. It can be used to create a cut crease and creating more definition on the outer v. 

 The Liner: This can be used to apply gel eyeliner. It creates an easy and even line along the lash line. You can also use the brush to fill in the eyebrow. 

I hope you all found this helpful! Please visit Hair and Makeup Addiction for more information! 

Thank you for reading!