NOTD: 12/27

OPI's "The Living Daylights" over 2 coats of Zoya's "Wednesday".

MAC Pro Longwear Foundation & MSF powder reviews

First things first my skin is very oily & acne proned. 

I have alot of acne scars & my skin is currently at its worst.

With that being said lets move on to the reviews...

Pro Longwear Foundation claims to last up to 15 hours & while I haven't worn my makeup for that long I can tell you that it does last until I wash it off (around 10 hours).  At the end of the Day my makeup looks the same way it did when I first applied it. That's without a primer & setting spray. I've read alot of reviews comparing  Pro Longwear to Revlon's Colorstay. Since I've tried both I thought I'd give my two cents as well. I find that colorstay dries really fast making it hard to blend but with pro longwear I haven't had that problem. Pro Longwear is a bit thick in texture & can be layered. I use two pumps for full coverage & it makes my skin look flawless. I have to use Benefit's POREfessional on my cheeks & Hard Candy's glamoflauge with this foundation. This foundation hasn't broken my skin out. It is on the pricey side but it comes with a pump & actually works good for my skin so I will probably repurchase it.

Mineralize skinfinish powder is now my favorite powder & will be one that I will continually repurchase. I just swipe a small layer all over my face to set my foundation. It controls oil really well & also adds a little more coverage. It helps make my skin look flawless & doesn't create that cakey look that some powders do.

Overall I'm glad I finally gave in & picked up these two products! 

I will post swatches & mini reviews of my blush palette soon.

 I still have 3 blushes to try.

What I got for Christmas 2012

My Hubby got me a new coach purse * Poppy Metallic Signature Sateen Glam tote*

 & a iphone 4s (Finally retiring my blackberry). 

He also got me some MAC makeup. Click here for that post.

My Mother in Law got me some really cute jewelry holders. 

How cute is that high heel ring holder??

My Mom got me a couple pairs of earrings 

(I couldn't get them to photograph right so I will just feature them in future FOTD's)

 & a red cardigan. 

Wet N Wild "Sparked"

Taking a break from dark nails to try something fun & bright.

2 coats of Wet N Wild's Candy-licious with 2 coats of Sparked.

Sally Hansen "Rockstar Pink"

One of my nails messed up already :(

two coats of Rockstar Pink over Black on Black (Sinful Colors)

I originally wanted  Butter London's "Lovely Jubbly", but after doing some research I realized that Sally Hansen's "Rockstar Pink" was an exact dupe. So of course I went with Rockstar Pink ($3) over Lovely Jubbly ($14).

1st Ever Mac Haul!

Pro Longwear Foundation & Mineralize skinfinish natural powder

Blush Pro Palette with:

Breath of Plum, Cubic, Dame

Melba, Mocha, Well dressed

Swatches & Reviews coming soon! :)

UPDATE!

Click each link for reviews:

foundation & powder

blush palette

Disclosure: All of these items were early Christmas presents from my Husband.

O.P.I "Gift Cards for Everyone"

2 Coats of O.P.I.'s "Gift Cards for Everyone"

With 2 coats of Sinful Colors "Frenzy" on my accent nail.

"Gift Cards for Everyone" because is a pretty dark purple that leans almost blue.

Disclosure: I got "Gift Cards for Everyone" for free using Ulta's deal for buy any two O.P.I polishes & get one from the Holiday collection for free. Plus I used a $5 off $15 coupon.

NOTD: Feat. O.P.I

Just wanted to do a quick post of my current Mani...

2 coats of "Chicago Champagne Toast" with "The Living Daylights" over it.

The glitter took a little work to get on my nail, but I really do like it & will try it over different colors.

New Year's Mani idea #1

2 Coats of Sinful Colors "Black on Black" 

& 1 coat of OPI's "you glitter be good to me"

Holiday Mani: Red & Green glitter #3

2 Coats of Wet N Wild's "I red a good book"

 & 1 coat of snowman glitter polish.

If your not into using glitter all over every nail like I am you can still use the glitter polish as an accent nail or even on the tips of every nail :)

over black polish & over white polish.

Holiday Mani: Red & Green glitter #2

For this Mani I used 3 coats of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White". 

Lets just say I hate this polish.. 

it was so streaky that I had to use 3 coats & after that it was gooey :(

1 coat of the Snowman Glitter was used.

I'll call this my Christmas Cupcake Mani 

Overall I'm not happy with this mani because of the white polish.

I wanted to share it with you ladies anyway. Sorry for it looking so messy.

Can anyone suggest a good white polish?

pretty please :)

Holiday Mani: Red & Green glitter #1

I already had  Zoya "Storm" on my nails from Yesterday's post 

so I decided to add 1 coat of the red & green glitter snowman polish.

I have a few more Mani's planned for this glitter polish :)

Zoya Storm

 3 Coats

 I wanted Storm ever since I ordered Blaze & Aurora. 

I was so happy to finally find it at Ulta.

Click here to see Blaze & Aurora.

Estée Lauder pleasures Eau Fraîche perfume

Fragrance Type: 
Sheer Floral

Top Notes: White Lily, Violet Leaves, Green Accents
Middle Notes: Black Lilac, White Peony, Karo-Karounde Blossoms, Baie Rose, Pink Rose, Jasmine

Base Notes: Sandalwood, Patchouli

My Thoughts:

Even though this is a floral scented perfume its not overpowering. It's a very clean scent that I like to wear on days that I'm in  a relaxed mood. The scent lasts on my for about 5 hours.

I picked up this perfume at Ulta using a 20% off coupon & also got a free robe.

Michael Kors Very Hollywood perfume

Fragrance Notes: 

creamy amber, wet jasmine, soft white moss, iced bergamot, gardenia, orris, raspberry, vetiver, mandarin, ylang-ylangcreamy amber, wet jasmine, soft white moss, iced bergamot, gardenia, orris, raspberry, vetiver, mandarin, ylang-ylang

This scent is such an mature scent & is different then anything else I have in my collection. Lasts a good 6 hours before the scent starts to fade.

NOTD: 12/05

2 coats of Nina Ultra pro in "Last Call" with one coat of Zoya "Faye"