facepaint 101: Ulta

The Pretty Committee met up Saturday and brought their pretty kids with them for some shopping fun.

Lakia, Me, Shawnta and her mini me's, Brooklyn and Madison, Slverlips, DarbyGirl, Yummy411

This is the look I wore

On eyes: Not Pictured: UDPP; HIP Shadow Paint in Witty (base); Clinique Lash Building Primer; Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara in Black; Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Very Black; Jane Pure Mineral Gel Eyeliner in Black (lash line); Sparkling Eye Pencil Duo in Sparkling Black (lower lash line)
Pictured: Milani shadow in Sun Goddess (1st half of lid); Loreal Wear Infinate Eyeshadow Quad in Coral Craze (top row – lighter color highlight coral – lid); Lancome Color Design in Topaz Sensation (crease); NYX Rust (center color – crease)

Face and Lips: Not Pictured: Bare Minerals Foundation in Deepest Deep; Valana Minerals foundation in Amber Dream (both used as concealer)
Pictured: MAC Mineralized Blush in Lovejoy; Valana Minerals Blazing Bronzer in Bahia Tan; Revlon Lipgloss in Raisin Glaze

I picked up some things from our CCO field trip

MAC Paint in Mauvism – So pretty!! A shimmery purple.

Mac Pigment in Dark Soul – I love this color!! I’ve been trying to find a black with a shimmer. The ones I have are ashy and this one has so much sparkle to it. It even looks like a totally different shade the more you apply it and depending on the lighting.

MAC Shadow in Romping – A pretty pinky/purple shadow

MAC Brow Gel in Show Off

Swatches...

Romping, Dark Soul, Mauvism and Show Off

Afterwards Slverlips, her sister and The Unrealistic Designer (not pictured) and I took a trip to Ulta. Of course I had to get some things.

NYC Brush on Brow Kit in Brunette – This combined with the brow gel looks really nice. I have a slight obsession with that polished, sharp brow so I’m going play around with the two until I get it to the point where I can leave the house and not look like a fool.

Loreal Blendable Blushing Creme in Blushing and Elated - Only a few places sell these in my area, well used to sell them. I really think they're being phased out here because I can rarely find them. So you know when I saw them on clearance I had to get them!

The day was a lot of fun as was expected I can't wait for next month!!!

I have 3 coupons for Ulta that I am determined to use. Since I can't use them at the same time I am forced to make numerous visits until I can get rid of them.

I love OPI Nail Lacquers but I'm not really fond of the 8.50 price. So needless to say I was a tad excited when I saw that that they were 3.99 on clearance. From left to right Brights Power which is like a Crayola orange; Magnifico Mexico which is like an orange with shimmer in it; Fit for a Queensisland, a white with a purple shimmer to it. I am determined to make white nail polish work for me so I figure a shimmery white would be better than a plain Wite-Out white; Purple Pizzazz Frost, I actually got this at Target. It's a purple with a blue mixed in.

This is what the Brights Power looks like. I have 3 coats on. 2 coats was kinda streaky. I like it its a serious orange and looks pretty in the sun. I think its a great summer color.

I can't remember where I first saw the Max Factor Vivid Impact Mascara's ads. I think it may have been in one of my numerous magazines. Wearing color mascara wasn't new for me. I lived in blue mascara in high school and a few years ago I rocked a black cherry mascara by Loreal. What caught my eye about these were the idea of adding a highlight to my lashes. This week they're buy one get one free at Ulta so I figured I would give the a try and see how I felt about them. From left to right 24 Karat Brown, which is a brown with a gold highlight and Blushing Blue, a blue with a pink highlight. I love them!! The highlight adds a punch of color. The best part is they seriously lengthen your lashes. I was actually stunned at how long they looked. They come in 5 colors and I plan on getting them all and maybe try some of the regular mascaras.

I also got a lip gloss in Pomegranate Fusion. That's the pink and purple tube in the picture. It's one of those long wear glosses. The pink is the 8 hour long wear lip color and the purple adds depth. I don't normally wear colored glosses. I have a ton of glosses in varied tones of the same neutral shade. I really liked the purple so I figured I'd give this a try. I like it. I only wore it for 2 minutes so I can't tell you if it really lasted for 8 hours like it proclaims it does. I found that pink can't be worn alone it really needs some thing to go on top of it because it dulls when it dries but when you add the purple it's really pretty.

Overall I am pleased with my Ulta purchase!!