Layered Blue Nail Polish
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MAC Smoky Eye with Gilded Night
Girls night was never complete unless my girlfriend Kelly was there to do the makeup! Kelly is one of my best girlfriends dating back to middle school. Not only is she a great person and friend, but she's also a talented makeup artist! I was so excited to ask her to do a guest post...and even more excited that she said yes! Take it over, Kelly.....
I’m a MAC girl. I like to use a mix of products but primarily, you’ll find MAC dominating my makeup case. So, naturally, when Angela asked if I would sample MAC’s mineralize eye shadow in GILDED NIGHT, I jumped at the chance. Plus, what woman doesn’t like to be a girly girl and play with makeup?
MAC’s
mineralize shadows are two complimentary colors baked together in the
same palette—the best of both worlds. GILDED NIGHT—is a sassy duo for a
date night or your upcoming holiday party. It’s a sparkling
sophisticated mix of black and gold and I love that combination. This
summer, I wore an all-black dress and gold jewelry for my brother’s
wedding. Hot to trot ladies.
The look is simple and will take you less than 10 minutes. I started by applying a primer to my eyelids. Next, I applied the gold tone in the mineralize palette using a tapered blending brush—if you don’t have good brushes ladies, invest. Applying makeup with a good brush can make all the difference. After applying the gold, I smoked out the corner of my eye with the charcoal color in the palette. If you’ve never done a smoky eye, there are lots of tutorials on YouTube that can help—the main idea is to start with a small amount of the color and blend, blend, blend, adding slowly more and more until you achieve the darkness that you want. Nobody wants to look like a clown!
After the shadow, I applied, MAC’s Graphblack Technakohl liner. I always put shadow over my liner as well to set it—the powder sets into the kohl making it last longer—especially for those of us with an oilier skin base. Finally, I applied mascara to complete the eyes.
Always do your eyes first before applying your foundation. You don’t want clumps of shadow dust getting stuck in your foundation. After applying my mineral foundation, I finished off the look with some color in my cheeks with MAC’s SWEET AS COCOA, and my favorite MAC gloss, GIRL’S DELIGHT. Now all I need is the date!
--Kelly
Note: This review includes products that I received as samples, provided by the brand company or a PR rep. Please click here for more information regarding my disclaimer.
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| MAC Gilded Night |
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| Before & After |
The look is simple and will take you less than 10 minutes. I started by applying a primer to my eyelids. Next, I applied the gold tone in the mineralize palette using a tapered blending brush—if you don’t have good brushes ladies, invest. Applying makeup with a good brush can make all the difference. After applying the gold, I smoked out the corner of my eye with the charcoal color in the palette. If you’ve never done a smoky eye, there are lots of tutorials on YouTube that can help—the main idea is to start with a small amount of the color and blend, blend, blend, adding slowly more and more until you achieve the darkness that you want. Nobody wants to look like a clown!
Always do your eyes first before applying your foundation. You don’t want clumps of shadow dust getting stuck in your foundation. After applying my mineral foundation, I finished off the look with some color in my cheeks with MAC’s SWEET AS COCOA, and my favorite MAC gloss, GIRL’S DELIGHT. Now all I need is the date!
--Kelly
Note: This review includes products that I received as samples, provided by the brand company or a PR rep. Please click here for more information regarding my disclaimer.
Giveaway Break - Lady Gatsby Handmade Soaps
Isn't scary how many labels have ingredients in them that we can't even pronounce? Who wants to put something on their body, or even worse, eat, that has a mile long ingredient list of things you've never heard of? All natural is the way to go! Cue Lady Gatsby, maker of natural, scented soaps!
Called out in Cosmo magazine, Today Show and Daily Candy, Lady Gatsby makes handmade soaps using only shea butter, plant extracts, distilled flower essences, olive, coconut and essential oils. They provide a sudsy lather and leave you with a fragrant finish.
To top it off, the package is adorably chic! At $4.50 a piece, they make a great holiday gift! They are sold on Etsy.com but you also have a chance to win some here!
Enter
to win 3 full size bars to try out for yourself: Rose, Lemongrass & Unscented.
Fill out the form below to win! There are also several different ways you can get extra entries: sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, follow me & retweet on Twitter , follow me on Pinterest, add me to one of your Google+ circles, follow me on Instagram or become a fan on Facebook. Also be sure to follow Lady Gatsby on both Facebook and Twitter. Make sure to list the number of extra entries in the form below. Enter up to once a day!
This giveaway is open to US residents only. The contest will end on Saturday, December 14th. I will randomly select a winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!
Called out in Cosmo magazine, Today Show and Daily Candy, Lady Gatsby makes handmade soaps using only shea butter, plant extracts, distilled flower essences, olive, coconut and essential oils. They provide a sudsy lather and leave you with a fragrant finish.
To top it off, the package is adorably chic! At $4.50 a piece, they make a great holiday gift! They are sold on Etsy.com but you also have a chance to win some here!
***Giveaway***
Fill out the form below to win! There are also several different ways you can get extra entries: sign up for my mailing list, post a link to this giveaway on your blog, follow my blog, follow me & retweet on Twitter , follow me on Pinterest, add me to one of your Google+ circles, follow me on Instagram or become a fan on Facebook. Also be sure to follow Lady Gatsby on both Facebook and Twitter. Make sure to list the number of extra entries in the form below. Enter up to once a day!
This giveaway is open to US residents only. The contest will end on Saturday, December 14th. I will randomly select a winner and announce them on Lipgloss Break, so keep checking to see if you're a winner - Good Luck!
TONI&GUY at Target
Bloomingdale's Friends & Family Sale - 20%
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Birchbox Home: Snow Day
Looking for a good Fall/Winter birthday, holiday or hostess gift? Look no further. Birchbox just announced the launch of their third limited edition box for the home, Birchbox Home: Snow Day. It retails at $39, with $105 worth of goodies inside. Goodies inside include:
- Fireplace Matches, Jonathon Adler
- Votive Candle, Malin+Goetz
- Flower Infused Cleansing Milk, Chantecaille
- Jasmine and Lily Healing Mask, Chantecaille
- Shea Butter Hand Cream, L'Occitane
- Matcha & Clementine Body Soak Bath Salts, Mox Botanicals
- Organic Lip Balm, S.W. Basics
- Combed Cotton Socks, Happy Socks
- Single Origin Cocoa Powder, Davao, Philippines, Askinosie
- Gourmet Marshamallows in Cinnamon, Three Tarts
- Birchbox Limited Edition Travel Scrabble Game, Birchbox
Too Faced Cosmetics Sale
Stock up! 20% off entire TooFaced.com. Sale ends November 10th. Use code: FAMILY20
You can also refer a friend and get 25% off! Submit your friend's email here.
You can also refer a friend and get 25% off! Submit your friend's email here.
Transition from Summer to Fall
We are deep into Fall now, and some news reports are even predicting snow soon! Best part about living in the north is experiencing 4 different seasons...which means 4 different wardrobes!
I love being able to carry some items over from season to season, and wear them in a different way. I'm currently loving layering sweaters over my summer dresses with tights. The sweater pictured is from the Catherine Malandrino line from Kohl's. It's layered over my black go-to sundress from this summer. Paired with black opaque tights and booties totally transforms this dress to a cozy, tres chic, Fall look.
Pictured: Catherine Malandrino Tres Chic Workweek Paris Sweater c/o Kohl's, Sundress from Marshalls (last Summer), black opaque tights (old), black booties from Marshalls (last Fall), vintage Louis Vuitton crossbody. Makeup from Mac.
What are some of your favorite Fall trends for clothes? Do you have an item or two in your closet that you like to wear year round?
Pictured: Catherine Malandrino Tres Chic Workweek Paris Sweater c/o Kohl's, Sundress from Marshalls (last Summer), black opaque tights (old), black booties from Marshalls (last Fall), vintage Louis Vuitton crossbody. Makeup from Mac.
What are some of your favorite Fall trends for clothes? Do you have an item or two in your closet that you like to wear year round?
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