Ballin on a Budget: Ruby Kisses Luxe Shadows & Palette Swatches

Ladies and Gents Ruby Kisses has decided to jump on the pigmented shadows for cheap bandwagon and has not only come out with a line of shadows but get this a pop-out style palette similar to the new Urban Decay 4 shadow palettes. The palette itself is a very sleek design made of quality acrylic or plastic. I' not sure which one it is exactly. What I do know is these shadows are very pigmented for their $0.99 - $1.29 price tag, the empty palette retails for $2.99. So 4 very pigmented shadows and a sleek palette to store them in for $6.99 total isn't bad at all. 

So let's get down to the deets of the matter. How do these babies perform? I must say that these are very good quality shadows. No they are not buttery smooth like Urban Decay shadows (and you can't expect that for the price) but they are better quality than my Coastal Scents 120 two palette. That palette has pretty bad fall-out, these shadows gave me no fall-out whatsoever. They are not chalky or powdery at all. I am very pleased with these shadows overall. Peek below for swatches.

Left to Right: Playful Bunny, Pretty in Pink, Lavender Dream, My Lady

Left to Right: Like A Virgin, Bare Radiance, Dazzling Sand, Happy Chickadee 

Left to Right: Teal Me Over, Royalty, Midnight Howling, Twilight Zone

Have a WONDERFUL day and BE YOU!

MAKE UP FOREVER HD#178 & Urban Decay Mariposa Palette

So I finally tried the MUFE HD foundation. I went to Sephora and picked up a sample, I've heard good things about it but I also heard that it doesn't do so well in hot weather and since I live in the south I was worried lol. What I can say is I did not do a whole lot the day I wore it but I did go on a date which consisted of movies, dinner and a walk in the park. I can honestly say that I had no melting and the foundation does feel very light. The color match was pretty close in #178 but I do think #177 would probably be a dead on match. 

Comes in a variety of shades...

So take a look below and let me know what you think:

All products used: MUFE HD foundation #178, MAC MSF in Rio for highlight and blush, Maybelline Eye studio gel liner in brown for eyebrows, LA Pro concealer in Fawn for under eye and eyebrow clean up. Eyes: Urban Decay Mariposa palette Limelight and Spotlight on the lids, Rockstar in the crease and Skimp for highlight. For my transition color I used MAC Saddle.  Lips: MAC Cozy Up (Limited Edition).

Have an AWESOME day and BE YOU!

MAC Heroine Lip Liner Dupe

Whats going oooooooon party people???? Hope you all had a great holiday. It has been a little while since my last post but I am back with some goooooood stuff huntees! First I am bringing you something you may or may not be familiar with and that is the closest dupe available to the infamous Ms. Heroine Lip Liner. Every time she is available she is sold out and I merst say she is Fabulous! Creamy, glides on like a dream and no need to layer it on, one swipe and you are G2G! Let me let cha know! So the closest dupe I have found was actually already in my stash and one of my favorite liners....

NYX's Purple Rain

Here are the swatches. It is not a dead on dupe without a flash as Heroine is definitely more pigmented but with a flash and with lipstick or a gloss you will not be able to tell the difference. 

I hope this helps those of you that couldn't snag Heroine, hopefully this will suffice until the next go round.

As always... Have a great day and BE YOU!

Career Diva: Green at the Scene (Corporate FOTD)

Good Morning beautiful, beautiful people! I have decided to have "Career Diva" looks which are inspired by fashion forward, working women. Just because you have a corporate job does not mean one has to rock reading glasses, matronly hair and a plain face. Not At All!!!

The art of corporate make-up is one that is drenched in controlled creativity, when I say controlled creativity I mean being creative but working within limits. One cannot be looked at as "professional" wearing a blue lip or a bright rainbow of colors on the eyelid.

Being able to match and blend colors to give a soft, subtle appearance with still maintaining a pop of personality is the goal for the look of a "Career Diva".

Here is my first "Corporate make-up" look, "Green at the Scene" Inspired by the following OOTD:

<3 My nude pumps!

BROWS: Miliani Brow Pen in Dark Brown & NYX Brow Pencil in Dark Brown

EYES:  On the lids (all urban decay shadows) Grafitti on the inner lid and tear duct, Haight on the remainder of the lid, used both Gunmetal and Rockstar in the outer V to give the smokey effect. I used Underground as the brow highlight. 

LIPS: Lips are fully lined with NYX's Purple Rain, filled in with MAC's Daddy's Little Girl from the 2013 Archie's Girls Collection.



FACE: L'Oreal True Match in Cappuccino, Ruby Kisses Liquid Eyeliner in black, Maybelline Stilleto Lash Mascara, Ben Nye Banana powder for under eye highlight, Ben Nye Sienna for contouring, LaFemme Cinnabar on and finally I set my look with Ben Nye's Topaz powder:

Have an Awesome day and BE YOU!!

MAC Feel My Pulse Lipstick Comparison Swatches

Ok, so I knew before I was even asked that EVERYONE would want to see how this purple fairs against a lot of MAC's other purples even the purple to end all purples... Ms. Heroine.

In both pictures the swatches are as follows from left to right:

Strong Woman, Violetta, Feel My Pulse, Heroine, Seductive Intent & Rebel

Regular White lighting - 2nd pic is with flash

Yellow lighting

Have a super day and BE YOU!



MAC Temperature Rising Collection Swatches

Good Morning Make-up heads and MAC lovers. I was so excited (as always) to see the UPS man walking up the driveway with that small black box in his hands, for I knew it was my TR collection as us MAC fanatics have been referring to it. I did not purchase a lot from this collection as there were only 2 items that I really wanted. Well 3 but I really would like to see a swatch of "Ripe for Love" blush on someone closer to my complexion before purchasing. Well without further or do... LET'S GET TO IT!



THE BLUSH: "HOT NIGHTS" - Bright Mid-tone Berry Pink - Frost finish

Very pretty blush in the package it reminded me of "Prom Princess" the Team Veronica blush from the 2013 Archie's Girls collection however, they swatch completely different. Prom Princess is definitely much lighter than Hot Nights although HN is a frost. Here are comparison swatches:

Left: Hot Nights, Right: Prom Princess

Left: Hot Nights, Right: Prom Princess

One layer of Hot Nights applied to my cheeks

THE LIPSTICK: "FEEL MY PULSE" - Vivid Magenta Violet - Cremesheen finish

PURPLE POWER!!! Yes another purple from MAC this year. FMP is pretty and reminds me of Maybelline Vivids Collection's "Brazen Berry". It even applies kind of the same. Maybe because this is a cremesheen, so its very creamy and moisturizing. I wore it with "Heroine" lip liner and it blended in perfectly. Its almost as if this is a cremesheen, iridescent version of Heroine. Of course I did comparison swatches but that is another post by itself. Here we are:

Here is my FOTD using these Products along with: L'Oreal True Match in Cappuccino, Urban Decay Shadow in "Fishnet", Ruby Kisses Liquid Eyeliner in black, Maybelline Stilleto Lash Mascara, Ben Nye Banana powder for under eye highlight, Ben Nye Sienna for contouring, Hot Nights on the cheeks, Lips lined with MAC Heroine liner, MAC Feel My Pulse lipstick applied and finally I set my look with Ben Nye's Topaz powder:

Have an Awesome day and BE YOU!