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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Lipgloss Review: Nars

This is my take on Nars lipglosses as part of my "Lipgloss Series."  I have three of these glosses, and I will start by saying that they are relatively expensive.  I believe I paid something like $28 here in Canada for these from Sephora (they're listed at $24 on the Sephora website for the US).  These are available in a fairly wide variety of colours and at least two different formulas/textures.  The three I purchased are "Chihuahua," "Metis" and "Pillow Talk" (top to bottom).  All three of these are very creamy, opaque glosses, but I'm aware of some less opaque, more shimmery colours in their line.  So the plus of these glosses is that they're strong, thick formulations, and that's sort of their down side too.  I generally like my lipglosses to be more on the sheer side of things, and these are just a little too intense for me.  I usually sort of sheer it out by blending with my fingers.  If you like the intensity of lipstick but the form of gloss, then these might just be perfect for you.  They are only mildly sticky, which is good, and they have fairly good staying power.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

FOTD: Plum Liner

Today's face of the day is in fact very similar to yesterday's FOTD, a shimmery lid with winged out coloured liner.  I was in a HUGE rush this morning and just thought I'd do something fun but simple, which this look really is.  I also got to use a liner I rarely use, which was an added bonus.
PRODUCTS USED:
- UDPP
- MAC "Soft Ochre" Paint Pot
- MAC "Naked" Pigment
- MAC "Bordeauxline" Power Point Pencil
- Clinique Powersurge Eyeshadow Quad, deep plum colour (I think it's "Night Plum"?)
- Benefit Bad Gal Lash

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

FOTD: Simple with a Twist: Navy Liner

Here's today's look: I felt like doing something fun but still totally wearable, and this is what I came up with.  The best part about this look is that I got to use a pigment I rarely use, a liner I even more rarely use, and a shadow I may have NEVER used!  
PRODUCTS USED:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- MAC "Soft Ochre" Paint Pot
- MAC "Shimmertime" Pigment
- MAC "Prussian" Power Point Pencil
- MAC "Contrast" e/s
- Benefit Bad Gal Mascara