Alright so if everyone wants to chat about this chick, who am I to not follow the trend lol.
I don’t know much about her, other than that she’s a model, video vixen (right?), and Kanye’s gf. And by the looks of the slideshow from the New Yorker, she has a love for spandex, but so long as the girl can pull it off, I can’t hate her for it.
Ya know!?
Loving this look especially.
Visiting the Stella McCartney show. Check out the lipstick and the leggings!
Makeup Minute from Splendicity.com previewed the new Stila glosses for Sephora and Stila (natch – haha I use the word too now!). The photos of the glosses look like they are stalker worthy for me, myself, and I.
The reason for my excitement:
The main reason? Hello, I am ya ya the lip gloss lover, buyer and hoarder. …. Stila? I love:The colors. They have pearls in the formula. The Stila lipgloss formula is a favorite in my roster of glosses. And I could go on and on.
This limited edition is available at Stila and Sephora.
Have you tried any Stila glosses? Fan/Hater? Let me know!
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Here’s who I think is uber great:
It’s her year chickadees.
Barbie Barbie Barbie has replaced Marsha Marsha Marsha for ’09.
How much of a little girls dream is this dream apartment design by Jonathan Adler? Images from Apartment Therapy: Original link here.
Wouldn’t this look great for a season of Barbie themed ANTM or Ru Paul’s Drag Race?
After Cole Haan partnered with Nike to make fancy shmancy shoes, here we have New Balance making sneakers for Nine West.
The colors seem perfect for spring, but it kind of just feels like a bright spring collection for NB, and I don’t see where Nine West comes in other than shared advertising?
And you my dear?
Are you on Sephora‘s mailing list?
Today my e-mail was full of mascara. Only, most of their “8 most popular mascaras” have not crossed my shopping wrath or I have even heard of…
Mind you – we are only talking Sephora here. Here is what they got and whatever else I have to say about it – it IS my blog y’all!
Vibrating
Last time yaya was in Sephora she tried this. And loved it. Her wallet didn’t so they parted ways, but there is a sequel coming soon.
The only con I found with this is that the vibrations make your eyes tear so you can’t do it for a long time. However, 10 seconds per eye was perfect mascara-zation for me. I’ll make a whole darn post about it soon, you just watch.
Volumizing
I really like brushes like these. The rubbery texture of it is conducive to volumizing. However!!! This never did it for me in store so it never walked home with me neither. For me this is an everyday mascara, and for that price, it needs to work harder. I’d spend my pennies on the MAC Plush Lash mascara – now that is what I call volume.
Does it seem like I only condone the high price lash-wear paint? I like all sorts of mascaras, but Dior is a classic for me. I have this in black, brown, and blue. It doesn’t clump. It’s pretty big, so it kind of makes up for the price, and it’s effective. It gives you the right amount of volume and length for your 9a-5p and 5p-9p… and 9p-5a. Yea, I said it.
Lengthening
I haven’t personally tried this but I already have found something wrong with it. The price kiddies. Now maybe I was the only person paying attention in undergrad business classes, but the store brand is intended to be the cheapest version of what’s out there. That’s generally how they can afford to sell other brands and earn a small profit on them – the profit they get from people picking up their cheap alternatives. Sephora ya hear me? You failed this class.
Waterproof
Have any of you done the waterproof test? I.e: put water on it and see what happens? Have you ever taken a shower with mascara on? Yeah… that sight was gruesome. Most mascaras can be washed off with mere warm water and lightly running a wet wipe/finger, etc over the lashes. Most of this mascara went bye bye with the test for me, but maybe I just know their kryptonite? H2O that sucker. Overall I’m not a waterproof gal anyway. I like to make sure that water can take my war paint off pretty easily…
Primer + Mascara
I’m going to admit to never trying this, BUT I only speak for myself when I say that I’m not a fan of these, as I often neglect to use them, and they are an extra unwanted step when getting ready in a hurry. I suppose I will try it though, since LORAC has been kind enough to create good products for a while now :).
My recommendation for a good and lengthening primer? It’s none other than MAC Prep + Prime.
Curling
I feel like no mascara can do the curl like a curler can. The curl it gives me is just enhancing the curl in my lashes because it is essentially putting something on my lashes tokeep them in that place. Don’t you think?
Faux Look
Now this category, I was waiting all post to comment on. This is a whole bunch of no nos for me. 1. The packaging is a little misleading in the wand being so big, and the actual pot of mascara being so small. 2. Those darn small wands are no good for your whole eye. Thus, making it necessary to buy another mascara to help you finish your one stinking eye and making it more expensive and unecessary again! excuse my huffing and puffing here.
These are the same darn two main points that left me red in the face with steam out of my ears when I got my Guerlain double ended Le 2 De mascara. Guerlain has some great, luxurious, and expensive products but this went into the I hate you category, and not many things do.
The fail proof lash fiber mascaras in yaya’s purse?
And that’s how I really feel about it!
What’s your mascara grade sheet like?
The word is in: Blue is the new Black. Who came up with that phrase anyway? (Some window shopping for you? Why of course, click here for Bergdorf’s take on the shade’s of blue for spring in costs that will cause your wallet to go plenty shades of red.)
Sally Hansen Polish in Navy Baby.
It’s a little more blue-er than this but I just couldn’t make the photos work for Sally. Also – I wasn’t as happy with this polish. Though I’m an avid Sally purchaser, I am not much of a fan, and have yet to be converted. This polish was runny for me and stained my nails. That’s a pet peeve with me and nail polishes. The color still looked great though!
(Walgreens, Sally Hansen)
LA Girl Flare Nail Polish (don’t know the color! it’s not on it the pooper – can’t find it online in that color either – but I got it from Urban) This photo also came out pooptacular but the color is more true to life in the first pic w/all the polishes together.
This one is an alright pick for me. The colors for this entire line are very vibrant and always make a statement. There usually is very minimal guesswork for the color translation from the bottle to the nail, b/c it’s always true to color. If any downside, I’d say the polishes don’t last long as my others (hello Essie, OPI) but they’re affordable ($3.50 – $5) and do the job. A lot of them also accomplish a matte-like finish if you don’t do a top coat or if you have a matte top coat(does that exist ?)
(Urban Outfitters, Cherry Culture)
Milani nail polish in Bolting Blue.Has got to be my favorite right now! This polish is super easy to put on, doesn’t mess too much, is just the right mix of sturdy and liquid (does that make sense? lol) and comes in great colors. Plus it’s a drugstore easy find and pretty cheap. Hello stores? I’m coming for more!!
(CVS doesn’t have this color online, Milani, Walgreens)
Blues – by missyaya on Polyvore.com
She wrote DO NOT LEAVE AT DOOR just like I asked! (I live on the first floor and my neighbors can be thieves!)
Maybelline Stiletto Lash MascaraShe had the cutest note card and business card attached. Absolutely made my day.
Review to follow!
Makeup Geek has a weekly challenge, well… every week. This week it was all about orange. Here’s my version:
Used:
Pop Palette Lid Neon (can’t find a site that sells it & Sephora sold the whole brand at 50% off check if they still have it near you! b/c they no longer carry the brand at the store)
Makeup Forever White (Sephora)
Covergirl Mascara Lash Blast (CoverGirl or Drugstore.com)
Covergirl Professional Natural Lash Mascara Clear (CoverGirl or Drugstore.com)
120 Palette Beauties Factory (eBay)
MAC 224 Blending Brush (MAC)
Sephora 14 Smudge Brush (Sephora)
Watcha think?
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