Mary Poppins

Practically perfect in every way! Here is Mary Poppins for our third Halloween look. Her lips were more of an orange brown but I wanted to do a more updated look with red. Hope Julie will forgive ; ). Hope you enjoy! A few items of business:

Our Annual Halloween Contest will be announced soon so keep a look out

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July Favorites...Or Favorite

I have just one love this month. But it is for sure true love! As most of you know I have used, for quite some time now, my beloved Nicole Miller Bronzer. I adored the deepness of the color and the tone (not to mention I had three of them and waste not, want not. Although the shimmer did bother me somewhat it wasn't enough for me to abandon it and seek out a new one. That is until I got an email saying there was a sale for Urban Decay online and so naturally I went to take a peek. I went straight to primers since I was getting low on it and somehow was swept into another "aisle".......bronzer! I had heard about the matte bronzers from UD and knew they had to be great so why not just try? I took the plunge and ordered one in Toasted. I HAVE USED NOTHING ELSE SINCE THIS BAD BOY GOT HERE!!! I love it! The color is perfect for me, the contouring is awesome, I use it to warm up a smokey eye...there are JUST no limits to this thing! I feel it's a must for summer (matte bronzer that is) with a touch of highlighting shimmer just above and will do wonders during the winter time by itself for contouring. Are you RuNnInG yet to your local Sephora??? Grab one and you WON'T be sorry!!!!!

What were your favorites for July? What have you been using? Share a comment below or email me =).

P.S. I have missed you all! I miss hearing from you as frequently I'm glad to have had the chance to take a step back but even more overjoyed to be stepping back in =). Love to all!
Jen

Fantasy Fairy Makeup

This is just whimsical fun =). My fav is seeing my youngest Branson in the background. He kept saying (with a confused look),"Um. you look (pause) pretty Mommy?" Yes it was in the form of a question LOL. I have to admit that I didn't love how the brown line underneath turned out but practice makes perfect right? =) Come with me to a land of fairies. If you want to blend in, you may want to try this look out....okay I'm a geek but ENJOY!!!

Urban Decay Palette

I got it! I finally got it! Yes I know got isn't a word but I am SO excited!!! This palette is amazing and I already have a few tutorials done for it, just need some editing. Here is one of the looks I'll be doing with it =). What looks would YOU like to see with this bad boy?

Don't Fret, Oprah Loves You Too =)

So Urban Decay is SO stoked about getting an award from Oprah's magazine...wouldn't YOU??? I bet Oprah would like me too if I'd met her...well I have met her and let me just say she did give me pretty profound advise but alas, no award = /. These glide on pencils are pretty great and well worth trying out. They are waterproof and can be used as liners OR shadows!!! Two in one always makes me smile (insert smile here). After using the primer potion and having Urban Decay "promise" me (via the packaging) that it wouldn't crease I am a BeLiEvEr so when they tell me this won't crease either...well you get the idea. Also for those of you that have been waaaaaaiiiiiiitiiiiiing the Naked Palette is BACK IN STOCK (click here)!!!!!! Get on your computer before they are GONE!!!!!

March Favorites

Here are the March favs!!! I am looking forward to going out and buying some loot here pretty soon to bring you more options and MORE savings. By the way, do YOU have a request? Send it to my email and I'll getter done! =)

 Becky is up first with her March favs!

First up is the limited edition Urban Decay 15 year Anniversary 24/7 liner set. Out the door, it's crazy expensive at $92 but you're only spending just over $6 per full-sized liner which is a crazy good value. I'm a huge fan of Urban Decay's liners and all of them are super pigmented and smooth. I love that there is a big variety in colors as well, I'm able to wear something different every day. They also work well as a base! Also included with the set is their Sharpener which is worlds better than your standard cheap sharpener (who knew!). My only complaint is that the packing plastic that it's wrapped in has a strong smell to it and you have to let it air out for a week and store the pencils elsewhere. Also, Perversion (which is THE blackest black liner I have ever seen) clouds up my contacts when worn on the waterline.  

Next up is Benefit's Boi-ing concealer. I'm always trying to hide my under eye circles and liked Erase Paste because it brightens but sometimes it would start look look cakey on me after a few hours. After hearing how much Jen loved it in a post I decided to try out Boi-ing and this is MUCH better for me! You need next to zero product and I just pat it on and it covers up my circles and the redness around my nose just beautifully. 

(image from bellamakeup.blogspot.com)

I am in love with Tarte's new Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Wear Powder Blush in Glisten.  I bought it in a set off of QVC (my first purchase from there- it was at a lower price of $52 for eight items if you include the bag!).  It's a great pinky-peach blush with some shimmer but it doesn't make my pores appear any larger as other shimmers usually do.  This Blush lasts 8 or so hours on me which is much longer than normal blush.  When I usually do a quick touch up in the late afternoon (thank you oily t-zone) I'm always pleasantly surprised that I don't need to apply more blush  .  Love it!!  (p.s. the brush with the set is ah-may-zing!)

Also, I've been using the Olay Pro-X... I'm a fan!
Next comes Sariah with her favs:

 I have an eye cream that I love that I bought from Sephora. It's called REN. I am a "weeper" so my eyes are constantly getting a dose of salt water tears which is incredibly drying. This helps out with that SO much!
I have also been using a face wash by Clean & Clear that I love. It helps out with blemishes and breakouts like it's nobodies business! (Psst, this is Jen, I wanted to post this so I'll have to ask her the name of it later!)

Naked Pallete

FINALLY!!!!!!!!! This bad boy has been out of stock for FOREVER!!!!!!!! On a whim, I went to the site for like the thousandth time and low and behold it was THERE!!!!!!! You know when you are trying to do something so fast that you mess up everything? I was typing in account information knowing that there was a HUGE chance while I was thus engaged that it would go out of stock again. My name was typed in many different ways in my haste, Jenny, Jenfghi, Jennni...it was quite disgraceful but it's MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go and see if you can get yours too. Leave a comment if you have one and how much you love it or that you went and you were able to purchase it. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Instant Eye Lift

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Quick tip for an instant eye lift. Just be sure to blend blend BLEND!!! =)

J-Lo/Warm Browns and Golds

LOVE this look!!! It makes me want to grab hot cocoa, my hunny and sit by the fire. It just seemed like an understate sexy look. Made me feel pretty darn cute too when my hubby couldn't stop looking at me, hugging or wanting to cuddle....YAY I MAY STILL HAVE IT LADIES!!!!!!! LOL

Natural Grrrrrl

Urban Decay - Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows

Absolutely amazing. Period.

Urban Decay Pocket Rocket Lip Gloss

I laughed so hard when I first saw this. It is just way too good! What are your two favourite things? If your answer is guys and gloss, then you and I have something in common! I really shouldn't say guys....it should be guy, as in one guy, and no I am not talking about David Beckham...although....anyway, back to the topic at hand...guys and gloss! The people at Urban Decay are genius! They have combined guys and gloss into one handy little tube. Whether you go for a man in a suit (yum!), or a casually dressed cutie, Urban Decay has a man for you. And yes, when you tilt the tube, his clothing does come off...how funny is that? I am a fan of Kirk and Timothy. I though about Julio, but the child that comes with him is not necessary.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

I recently started noticing that my eye shadow does not last as long as I would really like to it. It is almost completely diminished by around 6 pm. That does not make me happy. So, I started my search for the perfect eyeshadow primer. On my journey I discovered, the award winning Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, but what really caught my eye was Urban Decay Eyeshadow Potion in Sin. This is really great because not only does it grab on to your eyeshadow and keep it there, but it has a subtle champagne coloured shimmer that compliments any eyeshadow and it can double as a highlighter! You can also wear it alone on your lids to get an effortless look. This product is exclusive to Sephora so don't go anywhere else searching for it.

Urban Decay Spring 2009

Here are some exciting Urban Decay releases:

Midnight Cowboy Lipstick - Sheer champagne shimmer with a touch of sparkle

For new shades of 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil

New Cream Shadow - 12 shimmering, crease-free shades

Four new shades of Heavy Metal Glitter Eye Liners

All of these new and exciting items will be available this month!!