Blog Sale - New Stuff
I am also in the process of combing through my brush collection. I've added the above as well as a few more brushes. I've reduced all other prices on the blog sale on remaining items. Please take a...
View ArticleChanel Jardin de Chanel - Camelia Rose Blush
Let's pretend I didn't declare any kind of silliness about buying nuthin' because THAT is just ridiculosity. Eh? Eh? You know when you just have one of those weeks when you are sick and tired and...
View ArticleBelly Fix It - A MacGyver-Inspired DIY
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. In my case, bad things happened to good makeup! I have amassed a nice collection of THREE eye shadow palettes, both quads and duos over the last two years...
View ArticleMakeup Addict Tag
Someone finally (Monika from Rocaille Writes) recognized me for the true Makeup Addict that I am with this tag. Sorry this took so long, Monika. (Read Monika's tag post here). It literally took me...
View ArticleSerge Lutens Eye Shadow 3
Haha! "Sand dunes, erosion, and dust." LOLWUT? This is the little evocative blurb on the Serge Lutens website about this eye shadow palette. It wasn't what urged me on irrationally to buy this...
View ArticleInvestment Pieces
Overwhelmingly, the comments in my last post was: "What the gravy, dude?! Are you going to return that crap, and omg, for that price ($160) it had better apply itself on my face and cook me dinner!"...
View ArticleSUQQU Blend Color Eye Shadow in Yukiichigo EX-22
Sometimes it's good to challenge some long-held "rules" I have. One is don't wear pink or red around the eyes because... skeery vampire lab rat/rabbit eyes. It's not like I just arbitrarily came up...
View ArticleOh Canada (Squirrel) to Canada (Squirrel) in Pictures and Words
You know what I am totally obsessing with these days? Not just fancy brushes, but fancy Canadian squirrel brushes in particular. My first foray into this type of hair brush was when I got my rodent...
View ArticleWhat I Am Working on
I've had these three new THREE eye shadow quads for a few months. These are 01 Party Monster, 02 My Blue Heaven and 03 Astro Girl. I've been using and mulling over how much I like (or don't like)...
View ArticleCHANEL Le Vernis Nail Colour in 645 Paradisio
I haven't been a big CHANEL nail polish fan because they tend to chip on me pretty much immediately. I do pick up a new bottle every once in a while, because they produce such pretty shades. Summer...
View ArticleTHREE 4D Eye Palette in 02 My Blue Heaven
I know some of you have been waiting patiently for these THREE posts! When I get a free moment to take pictures, I go nuts and take dozens and dozens. The over-abundance of photos make it hard to...
View ArticleTHREE 4D Eye Palette in 03 Astro Girl
I just posted the other day about My Blue Heaven (here), and today we have up Astro Girl. To me, it's the bright shade that seems to be the big draw of Party Monster, My Blue Heaven and Astro Girl....
View ArticleTHREE 4D Eye Palette in 01 Party Monster
The name seems to suggest BRIGHT YELLOW! PARTY! SOMETHING LURID! Or maybe you are reminded of that film Party Monster based on the hard-partying life and ways of the King of the Club Kids and...
View ArticleSurprising Implements
I've known good or great tools make a difference in many areas - be it makeup application with brushes or a great sharp knife with a well balanced handle and blade. Here's another one that knocked me...
View ArticleAm Turning Yet Another Another Year Older
For all of you romantic, sentimental folks gearing up to enjoy the chocolates, red hearts, and red lipsticks of Valentine's Day, I hope you enjoy! And all the others feeling iffy about a contrived...
View ArticleSUQQU Blend Color Eye Shadow in Haruhinata EX-25
>>the product featured in this post was provided free of charge by the brand/pr for my consideration<< SUQQU's Spring / Summer 2015 Collection is inspired by the airy texture and feel of...
View ArticleSUQQU Blend Color Eye Shadow in Sakuraori 18
>>Product featured in this post was provided free of charge by the brand / PR for consideration<< I find that eye shadow palettes, even with their beautiful selection of colors don't always...
View ArticleSURRATT Face and Cheek Brushes
If you hadn't seen it already, I posted a few months back when Surratt launched the Artistique brushes back in October, 2014 (here) at Barney's. It's a good initial post with a bunch of pictures and...
View ArticleRouge Bunny Rouge Matte Eye Shadows in Papyrus Canary, Bashful Flamingo and...
Happy news, for those of us based in the US. In addition to the few other mainly web-based retailers (Beautyhabit being my favorite for so many things), Rouge Bunny Rouge's own website (here) is now a...
View ArticleSURRATT Smoky Eye Brush M
I was very intrigued by the shape of this particular eye shadow brush. And though my head told me that it can't possibly work with how I like to work with applying eye shadows and smudging and smoking...
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