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Chinese New Year Makeup & Nail Inspo

With Chinese New Year only a few days away, I thought it would be fun to do a makeup look inspired by the holiday! Yellow / gold is considered lucky in China because it symbolized royalty and power of the throne. Red is lucky because it represents happiness, beauty, success and good fortune. Eyes: Makeup Geek shadow… Continue reading Chinese New Year Makeup & Nail Inspo

Lipstick · Makeup · Reviews · Swatches

Kat Von D Studded Beloved Lip Trio + Lolita & Lovecraft

Story behind these purchases: I was in Paso Robles at Tooth and Nail Winery and one of the girls pouring tastings was so pretty and her makeup was flawless that I [naturally] had to ask her about her makeup. Her lip color was what I was really curious about, and she said it was Lovecraft by… Continue reading Kat Von D Studded Beloved Lip Trio + Lolita & Lovecraft

Makeup · Makeup Looks · Smokey Eye

Smokey Cranberry Valentine’s Day Look

Eyes: Makeup Geek Foiled Shadow in Showtime all over lid. Morphe Shadow in Magic right above Showtime (it would go into your crease and blend up into your brown  bone, but I don’t have an crease) Makeup Geek Shadow in Cherry Cola under the eye and with a smaller crease brush use it to deepen the… Continue reading Smokey Cranberry Valentine’s Day Look

Liquid Lipstick · Makeup · Swatches

New Dose of Colors Liquid Lipstick – Swatches and Review

Dose of Colors just launched 4 new shades for their liquid lipsticks and naturally I needed them…………. all. Once again this post is not sponsored by Dose of Colors and I paid for all these products myself. Indoor natural lighting Outdoor direct sunlight Outdoor in the shade Swatches from left to right: Desert Suede Cork… Continue reading New Dose of Colors Liquid Lipstick – Swatches and Review

Blushes · Lipgloss · Makeup · Reviews · Swatches

UD Afterglow & Revolution High-Color Lipgloss Swatches and Review

So some of you may have seen that Urban Decay launched 8 new Revolution High-Color Lipgloss colors, and 4 new Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Blush colors that are exclusive to Urban Decay. Of course the day after they announced the new colors, I drove my butt down to the Urban Decay Flagship store (in Newport Beach) to… Continue reading UD Afterglow & Revolution High-Color Lipgloss Swatches and Review