Strawberry.net Stila Haul

Hi everyone! Another haul featuring the brand Stila. I was reading a thread on Specktra.net titled 'Bronzer for the Bronzed' so I looked through the posts and the recommendations that were made. Many people recommended this bronzer, Stila #3 bronzer a discontinued item. It can be found on Strawberry.net a Hong Kong site. Don't worry it's legit! lol It was selling with 50% off so $13! So I picked up 2 of these bronzers since it they had a great deal. Strawberry.net offers a variety of products at discounted prices. Majority of the products doesn't have too much of a great deal on it. There is a free shipping offer with purchases over $25. When purchasing over $25 of Stila products a free eyeshadow duo can be chosen. At the time of purchase, there were 8-10 eyeshadows duo to chose from. I had 4 of the 10 already from beautycrunch.com so this was the next best thing, Dragonfly.

The bronzer is semi-matte and some shimmer but not as much as my Mac Refined Deeper Bronze. It's also darker and there's a better color payoff. So I'm happy with my purchases because it retails for $72 and I got it for $26. Sweet deal!

FOTD: Hawaiian Sunset

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Hi everyone! So I went in for my makeover at Mac. My MUA who's been doing my makeup for the past...3-4 years have been itching to do a makeover on me because the last one was in December for my annual Christmas dinner with my friends. I had wanted to try products featuring in the Color Craft Collection but I really wanted the look to be vibrant and eyepopping. The mineralize eyeshadows aren't as pigmented as I had hope it to be. I went to Mac early so I was looking through some eye charts and this popped out to me. It features some yellow/orange/and red. I think it looks like a Hawaiian Sunset..hence the title. So I had asked my MUA if she could do the look on me and it came out great. She also used Angel lipstick on me because my cousin was there for the makeover and she wanted to see how it would look on me. So the products that she used on me is on the face chart above, click to enlarge.







Hope you like this look because I do! I'll do a look featuring the products I received in the Color Craft Collection.

Beauty Blog Sale Directory

So the beauty blog sale directory is in action again. I had wanted to spread the word because it had helped me with selling some items. Blog sales are great because there are products that are sold for discounted prices and there's some limited edition products too! So please spread the word out and if you do have a blog sale don't forget to email them so they could list your blog sale in the directory.

Don't forget I also have my makeup sale still going on.

Mac Haul

So I received my order from Mac the same day I received my Red Cherry lashes. I miss receiving presents in the mail. So here are the items I purchased...

Color Craft

- Warm Blend

- Assemblage

- Natural Flare

Other Items
- Small/Big Sharpener
- Bamboo e/s pan
- Stars N' Rockets e/s pan

I went to my Mac counter but the Color Craft Collection wasn't ready to be on display. But I've done some research and looked at swatches and to be honest this collection isn't was I thought it would be. Majority of the blushes have this frosty finish which would look unappealing on my NC44 skin. I like the first batch of Mineralize Blushes that were released last year. I feel that collection was for everyone. I'm tempted to get Porcelain Pink MSF but c'mon that will not show on me! I just want it because it's a collectors item. I have my makeover tomorrow and I'll be able to look at the products more and play with them. I'm not sure if I'll have my MUA use the mineralize eyeshadows from the Color Craft because the color payoff and pigmentation isn't there.

Haul of Red Cherry Lashes

So since I got the gig for the wedding *claps* I had to purchase more false eyelashes. The brands that I've tried are Makeup Forever, Mac, Red Cherry, and Model 21. The cheapest of the bunch is Model 21 (Korean brand?) that I bought from eBay. There's 10 pairs of lashes for about $12 (including shipping). I think these lashes are great for personal use, to wear a handful of times. The tracks (base of eyelashes) are thin and kind of flimsy so it might be difficult to apply on other people. Since that tracks are also thin it's difficult to clean in between uses. I do like the fact that the tracks are black instead of clear.

Makeup Forever and Mac is too expensive to add to my kit. So I turned to Red Cherry lashes which I've worn before. I'm also pretty comfortable applying it because the tracks is pretty much up to par with Mac. So I saw a post by Makeup by RenRen and she mentioned a new website that sells Red Cherry lashes for an affordable price, $1.49 a pair. Also shipping is cheap, and they have a free shipping offer when purchasing for $30. wwww.iheartredcherry.com

Here are the lashes that I purchased from them. I ordered 18 lashes, 8 for my sister and the rest are mine. So here are pictures of each lash that was ordered. I tried searching online for pictures of different red cherry lashes but they were a bit difficult to find. I didn't like the pictures on the website because they didn't seem like true photos. Majority of the lashes that were purchased are meant to be daily wearable lashes.

Favs: #747s, #213, #1, #138, #42 and #205

Bride's Photoshoot

So the bride to be, hired me to another gig the past Sunday. She had a photoshoot at 7am and she had to be at that location at that time so my job started at 5:45am! It's okay I'm an early bird anyway but not that early. Her outfit was a white tank top dress with a black skirt. She had asked what color eyeshadows would look good and I suggested purple, greens and grays. Purples and greens always look good on anyone. Blues are great for brown eyes but I prefer to work with bright and dark blues and I knew she wouldn't feel comfortable wearing those colors. She chose gray and because it's an early photoshoot I wanted to use warm colors in the crease. Plus, she's not accustomed to wearing alot of makeup so I didn't want to go drastic on the eyes.



I know that the right side is darker than the left but she was standing next to a door leading to the backyard so sunlight was shining bright on the left side. Also, she has some scarring on her left temple leading to her eyelid from a car accident. I've use two bases but the skin on the eyelid wasn't taking too much of the eyeshadow color. So that's something I need to figure out. Some advice would be great though!

Eyes
TFSI
Pixel Paint
Krisp e/s
Smoke & Diamonds e/s
Soft Brown e/s
Brown Script e/s
Bateau e/s
Blanc Type e/s
Benefit Brow Zing
Clear Brow Set

If I had to redo the look I would add lashes (she's not accustomed to it and she wears contacts so she didn't want to deal with it), add more eyeliner for top and bottom (she's not to keen to heavy eyeliner) and I would use a matte nude lipstick with some shine. She chose Mousse slimshine which was her sister's. It was my first time using slimshine and I'm not to impressed by them. It seems like the staying power is drastically reduced because of the shine, which I think is a bit too much.

Looking through wedding makeup pictures, the eye makeup is very simple using warm and natural colors. I really suggest using a heavy smudge eyeliner to really make the eyes pop. I'm not talking gothic but noticeable! Lashes I believe are a must! It can be taken off after the picture taking and ceremony.

Color Craft is available to purchase online NOW!

So I checked the mac cosmetic wesite and the Color Craft Collection is up! It's set to release in stores this Thursday, July 9th but my store usually gets their collection late by a week or so. So I ordered items that I know I'll be getting for sure. So I picked up Natural Flare, Assemblage, and Warm Blend. The rest I'm going to wait till I see it in person because with majority of mineralize products it does tend to have too much glitter/shimmer to it. It's a real big collection so I plan to use some gift cards that I've been racking up and get myself a makeover :) Don't you love it when someone else does your makeup? I love doing makeovers more so than putting makeup on myself.

My next post will feature a look that I did on the bride to be. She had hired me to do her makeup for a photoshoot with her fiancee last Sunday at 5:45am!

Are you excited about the Color Craft Collection?