NOTD Famous Polish

Not really sure what color this is since there is none on the bottle.  I picked it up at my nail shop.  It's beautiful in the sun.

Natural Updo

It's the dog days of summer and hair feels hat on my head.  The only way the alleviate feeling like I have a sheep on my head is to wear my hair up.  While watching youtube I came across this simple and cute style.  It's real simple and can easily turn into 3 styles. 

1.  Section hair.  You'll want to section a part on the side that you'll twist up. 



2.  Braid or flat twist up the sides.  I did 2 strand flat twists and secured with black rubber bands.  To get the rubber bands out I pull them away from my hair and snip them. 



3. Repeat on the other side



4. Twist up the rest of your hair



5. Starting from the bottom twist hair into a french roll  and secure with a large bobby pin


6.  Take the remaining hair on the top and tuck it under and secure with small bobby pins.  Now you'll have a mini hump on top of your head.


7.  Tuck and pin any loose strands in the back and you'll end up with this...



8. Tuck the front or leave it loose I tucked mine...

 
You end up with..
 
 
To smooth your edges apply some gel or shea butter and tie it down with a scarf.  You can curl the twists and pin them up. Wear a twist out or puff it.  The options are endless.  What's great about this is that it looks like you took so much time to do you hair and it literally takes 5 minutes.  
 

FOTD 8/14/09

A night out with the girls I went to my fave palette

 
  
On eyes:
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Paint Pot in Quite Natural (entire eye)
MAC Brash (lid)
MAC Spiced Chocolate (crease)
NYX Lake Moss Palette (dark purple) (outer corner & crease)
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Dark 3 (highlight)
Jane Pure Mineral Gel Eyeliner in Black (lash line)
Lancôme Color Design Eyeliner in Sparkle Black (waterline)
Lancôme Oscillation Power Booster (primer)
Lancôme Defincilis in Deep Black

Face and Lips:
Laura Mercier Foundation Primer
Bare Minerals Deepest Deep (foundation used as concealer)
Valana Minerals Foundation in Amber Dream (used to set concealer)
MAC Fix+ Rose
Lancôme Color Design Blush in Molten Pink 
MAC Lipglass in Peroxide (I think)

FOTD 8/23/09

A Fascinating Ruby Revisit...

 
  
  
On eyes:
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Paint Pot in Quite Natural (entire eye)
MAC Satin Taupe (lid)
MAC Dark Devotion (crease)
Lancôme Color Design in Dusky Plum (outer corner & crease)
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Dark 3 (highlight)
Jane Pure Mineral Gel Eyeliner in Black (lash line)
Lancôme Color Design Eyeliner in Sparkle Black (waterline)
Lancôme Oscillation Power Booster (primer)
Lancôme Defincilis in Deep Black

Face and Lips:
Laura Mercier Foundation Primer
Bare Minerals Deepest Deep (foundation used as concealer)
Valana Minerals Foundation in Amber Dream (used to set concealer)
MAC Fix+ Rose
MAC Mineralize Blush in Lovejoy
HIP Color Presso in Trendy

Review: Lancôme Oscillation Powerbooster Primer


I seriously love primer. I don’t just pull it out for that little something extra for special occasions I wear it for all occasions.
 
 

Vibrating. Amplifying. Primer. Feel the vibration. See the growth.¹ The first vibrating power primer to boost the appearance of natural lash growth. The vibrating power primer enhances lash thickness, density and appearance of length so that naturally occurring lash growth is more visible/noticeable.

Innovation: With a combination of Crescentia complex (some type of plant extract) with vibrations that act as a massage, see lash expansion day after day. Oscillation Powerbooster helps lashes reach their full potential and boost the appearance of natural lash growth.

¹The vibrating primer enhances the appearance of lash thickness, density and length so that naturally occurring lash growth is more visible/noticeable.


  Let's look at some pictures shall we?
Naked lashes...
Primed lashes...

Fully dressed lashes with 2 coats of Maybelline's Colassal Mascara in Glam Black...

 
Another view...

Look and the pictures and tell me what you think. I can honestly say that you could see my lashes growing which for me was a freaky thing. Applying mascara and seeing these little baby lashes kinda sorta threw me off.  The vibration is barely noticeable and will separate your lashes as you apply it.  Powerbooster is some good stuff and actually does what it says it’s going to do. You can find it at Nordstrom’s for $39

FOTD 8/2

I checked out Naked Honey this weekend and picked up Buckwheat to go with the other 800 brown like shadows I seem to be obsessed with...

 
  
  
On eyes:
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Paint Pot in Quite Natural (entire eye)
MAC Buckwheat
Cover Girl Eye Enhancer in Brown Smolder (crease)
MAC Magnetic Fields(outer corner & crease)
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Dark 3 (highlight)
Jane Pure Mineral Gel Eyeliner in Black (lash line)
Lancôme Color Design Eyeliner in Sparkle Black (waterline)
Lancôme Oscillation Power Booster (primer)
Maybelline the Colossal Volume Mascara in Glam Black

Face and Lips:
Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base
Bare Minerals Deepest Deep (foundation used as concealer)
Valana Minerals Foundation in Amber Dream (used to set concealer)
MAC Fix+ Rose
Maybelline Blush in Almond Love
HIP Color Presso in Trendy