Jemma Kidd for Target

It’s Review Time!

This week’s review is a little off the regular path. This one is more a selection of a line of products, than it is a single product. I guess that’s pretty similar to what I’ve done before too then, huh?


What it is:

This is a cosmetics brand from makeup artist Jemma Kidd. This is a limited edition collaboration with Target, as the rest of her name brand is sold in Bergdorf Goodman, & several Neiman Marcus stores.

There is an extensive line of products, but I only bought the an eyeshadow duo and a gloss lipstick. Both of these are $18 each, and can be found here. Also make sure to click on the link to see the video with Jemma. I tried to embed it but they didn’t have a link.

Review (5 highest, 1 lowest):

Packaging: 4 out of 5 (the e/s is nothing special – but the lipsticks are very cute)

Price: 3.5 out of 5 ($18 for the E/S duo & the Lipstick)

Quality: 3.5 out of 5 for the e/s and 4 out of 5 for the lipstick

Overall: barely 4 out of 5 (b/c the lipstick was good)

The product(s):

The swatches:
E/S Duo in Chic
Sheer Vanity Gloss & Glaze Lipstick in A la Mode

The lipstick is really creamy and has a great gloss to it.


Verdict:
So this one was pretty simple. First, I didn’t do a look because these are simple and average colors. Also, the pigmentation, the finish, and the quality of the eyeshadow is the same as well. Simple. Nothing special.

The package is sweet and petite, and reminds me a little of Almay and other products with initials embossed in the powder. For this price, I wouldn’t recommend it, because it does nothing to beat out cheaper competition.

The lipstick however, not only has the cutest packaging with flower illustrations, but it is also super creamy, has a very high gloss factor for a lipstick format (there are not many with that – thus my lip gloss obsession), and the color is discreet but definitely original and great looking.

I would recommend you shell out the bucks for the lippie but not the e/s.

How about you? Ever tried this brand?

Disagree with me?

Lemme hear it!

[never mind this part:xhyadnqsm5]

What the?

So I went to Tarjayyyy for some cereal, deodorant, and a birthday card.

I of course was seduced by the cosmetics aisle!

I got two things from the JK Jemma Kidd line (since Rai asked me about it) and two from the NP eye palette collection.

I have already tried the NP palettes, so I was just getting some more colors but one of the palettes (Atlanta) – described on the packaging as plum/purple looks very much brown/neutral to me. I went online to see if I was losing my mind and the images on the Target website are just as incorrect.

What I got: The packaging: The picture on the site:

and in real life:

Does that look like plum/purple to you?

Hot mess.

The damage:

NP E/S Palettes in Seattle & Atlanta

JK Jemma Kidd Sheer Vanity Gloss & Glaze in A la Mode & I-Style Pro Duo in Chic

Stay tuned for the JK review later in the day!

Talk is Cheap

Hey y’all!

Tuesday is right here and you need to talk it out.

As I started myself on a financial diet yesterday, I wanted to know what you guys were doing to save money – creatively, or just by plain old pinching pennies.

…Or do you still spend money and ball outrageous? 🙂

Here are some of the things I started doing to keep my wallet from anorexia:
-try to use up at least one product before I buy a new one of the same kind (i.e. hair products, lip gloss, etc.)
–always search for coupons before shopping
–use up products I will not use for other things (hair conditioner as shaving cream, blush as eyeshadow, etc.)
-encourage friends to swap

What about you? Let me know!

Gold Star

Hey y’all

So as my contest comes to an end (is your entry in yet?!) I decide to show some love and enter someone’s contest as well.

Here’s my entry for Whitz Gold Digger Contest:


Don’t mix that silver and goooold :)~

I don’t know what’s up with the sourpuss face y’all. I must’ve been tired.

Anyway – I tried to make it look like I had gold flecks on me face and lips. Does it show?

What I used:

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Dark as bronzer
MAC Mineralize Blush in Dainty (probably my most favorite blush ever)
MAC Select Cover-Up in NW20
Lancome Oscillating Mascara in Black
Urban Decay E/S colors from my custom made palette:
Midnight Cowgirl, Twice Baked, Heist, Baked, Half Baked
MUFE Flash color in 4 (gold)
Jane lipstick in 14 Cotton Candy
Absolute Shimmer lip gloss in Chelsea

Watcha think?

Tagged/Awards

Tagged by Christel

What’s your favorite make up look?
Bright colors.

Do you have a beauty vice?
I don’t always take out my contacts, and sometimes I overdo the bronzer.

What part of your body do you love?
My hurr. My eyes. My lips. My waist… Look y’all – I’m happy with the way my momma brought me into this world.

Who is your beauty icon?
There’s no one icon that stays through the years. Just inspirations. Beyonce and Nicole Richie for now I’d suppose.

What beauty product makes you feel instantly sexy?
Mascara and high shine gloss.

How do you look after your skin?
Moisturize moisturize moisturize – you also need to exfoliate and drink aqua!

What is your signature scent?
Chance by Chanel and Lolita by Lempicka are always restocked – no matter the year or season.

What are your haircare secrets?
I don’t wash it every day.

How do you pamper yourself?
I shop till I don’t have no mo money!

What is your beauty pet peeve?
Overdoing it – no one needs to have bright pink with bright blue makeup on unless they’re the smurfs or troll dolls. Really.

What would your desert island must haves be?
A computer, fully stocked fridge, lip gloss, and an AC. Does that sound like a lot??

Finally, do you have a beauty philosophy?
Be thankful for what you’ve been given. Be confident with what you have. When you’re down, fake it till you make it!

And now I’d like to tag:

All my readers and subscribers! Copy and paste these questions and post them up. E-mail me if you did – I’d love to see your answers!

As far as the awards go – I thank all of whom have given me the Adorable award, and others. My scatterbrain is having a hard time locating those details though, so please take this as my humble acceptance and apology!

Terra Shadows

[[edit]]: So this was scheduled to pop up on 6/19/09 and still is. What’s up witcha blogger?

Hi all,

This is a mix of a Swag Attack and a follow up post to when I introduced y’all to Terra Shadow. As promised, I of course went back and got a couple more colors and none of them disappoint.

Here’s how I did:

I already had Midnight/Ice & Afternoon/Pleasure so the other three are newbies. Say welcome!

The swatches:

These are all single swipes!! They are all super pigmented and feel like silk to the touch. I am thinking of getting some doubles for prizes and giveaways.

Stay tuned for when I use these bad boys for a look!

Magazine Weekend: Glamour June 09

Happy weekend everyone! For this issue of Magazine Weekend, we are reading Glamour Magazine with Renee Zellweger on the cover.

The article that I found interesting was advice from popular designer Michael Kors.

I don’t know if any of you read Glamour, but they are well known for their “Do’s & Don’ts” photo essays/features. Here, Michael Kors breaks down the rules about baring skin.

Sorry for the jumble here – I didn’t account for much space and it’s a little tight this weekend around, eh?


What do you guys think? Do you agree/disagree? Let me know!

Shoot me an e-mail to MyOwnJudge@gmail.com if you would like me to explore other/have topics and/or magazines, or for general opinions of what’s in magazine weekend.

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TGIF!


Their own reading lists:

Beauty/Fashion unrelated:


Image credit: Huffington Post

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Shoot me an e-mail to MyOwnJudge@gmail.com if you would like me to explore other/have topics and/or magazines, or for general opinions of what’s in magazine weekend.

LG: Crazy Boys

Welcome back to another serving of Ladies and Gents of the Jury. Last week, we extended our judgement to the men, and this week we might just let them stay longer.

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to make two posts out of this or one, but alas – I consolidated into one.

This week Miss Yaya (man I love talking about myself in third person lol) is perplexed with men and their nutty photo shoots. There’s Bruce Willis with his new wife Emma for W who appears to be channeling his Live Free or Die Hard empire (with the emphasis on hard??) and Sacha Baron Cohen aka Brüno for GQ (a la Maxim/Playboy?).

While one photo shoot is meant to be edgy and dramatic (fyi- some pictures not safe for work), the other appeals to our funny bone. But did either of them hit the spot?

Click here for the: article, Bruce & Emma on the shoot.

Clip from behind the scenes:

“W’s fashion assistants attest that the actor, … requested dumbbells for some last minute tune-ups. “It was challenging because we had literally just come from this great honeymoon period of eating great food all the time!” says Bruce…

Adds Emma, “We’d been going to dinner every day, drinking, enjoying not having to work out or think about the job or taking off our clothes on camera.”

“Vanity dies hard,” says Bruce with his trademark smirk. ‘It really does.’ “


an excerpt from the GQ interview with Brüno on Style.com:

“Dear Brüno, if forced to choose: Dolce or Gabbana?
Gabbana. Dolce is bald, so zere’s no hair to grab hold of.

Dear Brüno, can men wear heels? When and why?
Of course. Some guys look great in heels—ze singer Pink, for example. Alzo, mein last boyfreund, Diesel, vas a genuine Pygmy only three eight, so ich made him vear heels so he could give me plow jops mitout me having to bend mein knees.

Dear Brüno, I am shocked by the cost of jeans these days. I saw one pair that retailed for $700—how is that possible?
Zat’s ze great thing abaus ze recession—stores are cutting zeir prices.“

Click around for more photos from the W shoot & the GQ shoot.

Photo Credits: Steven Klein for W a la WMagazine.com & Mark Seliger for GQ a la Style.com

I have to say I warmed up to the W photo shoot the more I read the article, though I still am not a fan of it, while the GQ article amused me and the photos hit more of a flat note…

Your verdict?