All around Beauti

Long time no see!!!

2011-02-18T16:12:00.000-08:00

Ohayo Gozaimasu my gals and dolls! That means Good Morning in Japanese! I'm sorry that I've been neglecting you loves! I've finally gotten a chance to explore Okinawa a bit and let me tell you...its sooo different here! I actually went out and bought some japanese makeup. Now...I haven't gotten a chance to get any of the eyeshadows but I did get mascara, falsies, and some gel eyeliner (which is better than any gel liner that I've tried IMHO). I'll be showing you what I bought in my next post :) Stay tuned...

Long time no see!!! To the beach haul and swatches

2010-05-27T23:10:00.000-07:00

Hey gals and dolls! Long time no see! So much has been going on in my life! First off, a few of you know that I'm currently in the military and I'm stationed in North Dakota :/ well...I found out in the beginning of may that my husband and I got orders to Okinawa Japan!!!!!! I'm sooooo excited! We will be moving in September and I can't wait. I wanted to experience a new culture and finally I'm going to be given the opportunity to do so. It's going to be a bit more difficult to indulge my mac addiction but ill figure it out somehow. I can't wait to try a few of the japanese brands as well. other than that, hubby and I are going on a cruise at the end of next month as well to the bahamas. YAY!!! I can't wait!! So im getting things ready for that as well. Okay enough of my babbling :) on to business

Well...I'm sure you gals know about the most recent MAC collection (To the beach). This was a huge collection what came out with two different sections Makeup items and bronzers/brushes. Overall, I really loved this collection. I didn't get any of the eye shadows (I just couldn't see myself using them too often, but they are really pretty). But I did end up getting the Float on By eye kohl, Flurry of fun l/g, lazy day l/s, Lustre drops in sun rush, the bronzing oil, and 2 of the Marine Life highlighters (or blushes). I have to say, I love everything that I bought and I can't wait to wear them. I want to see how I'm going to make lazy day work but hell, if I can make Viva glam II look good on my skintone, lazy day shouldnt be that much more difficult. My favorite out of everything I bought is the bronzing oil. I think every WOC should get this! No ifs, ands, or buts! It gives you the most BEAUTIFUL glow I have ever seen. I'll be packing this in my bag when it comes time to go to the bahamas :) I want to see how the e/l wears on me as well since I have oily lids and e/l has the habit of migrating where I put it :/. Okay...without further ado...swatches!!!!

I'm baaaack :) FOTD+swatches

2010-03-13T23:02:00.000-08:00

Hey gals and dolls!!! Did you miss me???? I've been soooooo busy and I have a million and one things going on at once BUT I'm going to start posting more often. Any whoo :) without further ado here is a FOTD and swatches.

This a look I did using the color 4 neutral quad from the Spring Color Forecast collection. I got a few things from this collection and it's my favorite since Style Black. This quad is amazing if you like neutrals. Check out the pics below and ill break down the look.

Foundation- MAC Studio Fix fluid in NC50
Powder- MAC Blow powder in Deep dark
Base-MAC Groundwork p/p
Inner corner-Flip
Middle lid-Aztec Brick
Outer Corner and blended into the crease-Creole beauty
Brow bone highlight- Manila paper
Mascara- Covergirl Lash blast in brown
Eyeliner(only on the waterline)-MAC Teddy Eye kohl
Blush-MAC minneralized blush in Light over dark (THIS IS A MUST HAVE for WOC!)
Lips-3n l/g, Chestnut l/l

Soo...I have been LOVING my Minneralized blush in Light over dark. It was LE :( It's the perfect nude blush/highlight I def forgot to take a picture of the blush itself >.< but here are swatches...

Pretty huh? Well...awesome news...this is being repromoted in the MAC Pret-a-papier collection that is coming out April 22nd (but it may be out earlier...I don't know why MAC keeps releasing collections early like that) so if you're interested in it you have a chance to snag one. I use the dark side as a blush and the light side as a highlight. well ladies. That's about it. Ill see you in my next post! Smooches!!

I'm back!!!

2010-02-20T09:10:00.000-08:00

Hey lovlies! Sorry I've been neglecting you ladies and (gents) but my life has been sooo busy. I promise to hop back into updating my blog more often :) Ill be doing me next entry on Nude lips for WOC so stay tuned

BEBE F&F sale

2009-11-12T11:39:00.001-08:00

Hey Gals and Dolls! My favorite store BEBE is having a F&F sale for the next 4 days. Its 25% off and the code is FRIEND25. Shop til you drop ladies!

Halloween and FOTD

2009-11-04T12:03:00.000-08:00

Hey gals and dolls! I hope you lovlies had an awesome halloween! I dressed up as a Ninja...nothing wild...Here is me and a pic of my friend Schwan...we had a blast that night!

and here is a pic of me and my hubby...he was Tyrone biggums off of Dave Chapelle...LOL!! He looked just like him!

Anyway...I have a FOTD that I want to share with you. I got MAC Woodwinked e/s in a previous haul. I decided to a a fall look with it...think woodsy, deep burgundy MU...anyway...I used MAC Groundwork p/p as a base from lashline to brow, MAC woodminked all over the lid, MAC artifact pp in the crease blended out and MAC Vex as a highlighter. I used Sweet as Cocoa on my cheeks and Nightmoth l/p with Night Violet l/s.

I hope you dolls liked this look! Stay tuned for my hauls from Sephora!

XOXO Candi

MAC haul!!!

2009-10-25T20:20:00.000-07:00

Hey Gals and Dolls!! I hope all you ladies(and guys) are doing great! I just came off a long weekend packed full of work. I'm sooo tired and all I want to do is sleep for the next week! The weather had been a bit dreary so I haven't really too stuck on doing a full face of makeup. My look has consisted of MAC eyeliner in Blacktrack, MAC blush in Sweet as Cocoa and MAC lipglass in Viva Glam V (I LOVE this l/g...this is a MUST for my DDD's)m and MAC Zoom lash mascara. If I'm working during the week then I'll do a whole face. Maybe I'l post a pic for you guys and gals soon. On days where I have to train and I'm not in the office I go without makeup because it gets really hot and sweaty in all that gear I have to run around in...yuck. Anyway...on to my haul. The nearest MAC store is about 8 hours away from here so I have to order online :( so without further ado...my baby MAC haul...

I got 2 p/p's in Groundwork(makes an amazing base) and Indianwood, 3 e/s in Nocturnelle, Woodwinked and Amber lights, a l/s in Hug me, l/p in Spice, a MAC 209 brush which I LOVE and a sample of Zoom black mascara.

FOTD

2009-10-22T18:53:00.000-07:00

Hey gals and Dolls! I wanted to show you divas my FOTD today! I decided to go a bit outside the box and I did a grey smokey eye with a cut crease. On my lips I used MAC Viva Glam V l/g with a MAC chestnut l/l. It was my first time doing a cut drease and while doing my look I discovered that Im missing a key brush out of my brush stash. I really need to get a smudger brush beccause it makes it way easier for me to blend out my crease...so in my next MAC order thats what i'll do...but in the meanwhile I decided to use my smudger brush out of my Sephora travel brush set. Anyway...for this look I used select cover up concealer in NW 45 for my base, then I used MAC silver ring e/s for my lid, MAC Arena for my browbone, and MAC Carbon for my cut crease. Let me know if you want it step by step and I'll post it for you gals.

Sephora

2009-10-19T18:43:00.000-07:00

Hey Gals and Dolls!!! The Sephora Friends and Family sale is going on if you didn't know (but I'm sure you do since it is all over ALL the beauty blogs). The code for it is FF2009. I tried to place an order right at midnight when it started and the site crashed 3 minutes later...lol!! I ended not being able to place my order until I woke up this morning and the website was still acting a bit screwy but my order went through...YAY!!! I ordered 2 NARS blushes (Taos and Lovejoy) and I ordered some Carol's Daughter products (def HG material). Can't wait for it to get in! Go to the website and order now ladies!! GO!!!

EOTD

2009-10-13T16:41:00.000-07:00

Hey Gals and dolls!!! Just wanted to post my EOTD on here. Usually for a day time look I do a brown smokey eye but I decided to change it up a bit and do something different. I used MAC Humid on the lid, Carbon on the outer crease, Handwritten on my brow bone and Ricrpaper as a highlighter. It didn't come out perfect but its a start. Oh, and I used MAC blacktrack as an eyeliner and Dipdown for my brows (I still have a lot of pratice to do ^_^) but it was still fun to try this combo! Enjoy!

MAC Style Black

2009-10-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

Hey gals and dolls!!! I just wanted to do a few swatches for you from MAC's Style Black collection. I only bought a few items so bear with me :) There are a bunch of swatches floating all over the internet but I haven't seen any done on an NC50 yet so without further ado...
Gilt by Association and Young Punk(1st swatch=Dry, 2nd swatch=Wet)

Night Violet l/s, Blackfire Glimmerglass, Glimmerglass on top of Night violet

Gilt by Association and Young Punk (1st swatch=Dry, 2nd swatch=over greasepaint stick, 3rd swatch=Wet)

That's about it ladies! I hope you liked the swatches! If you use them please remember to credit me. Thanks!!! *smooches*

2009-10-12T21:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Gals and dolls! Just a short intro about me...I'm a 23 years old self proclaimed fashionista (well...not quite but in my own world I am ^_^) who loves clothes, makeup, fitness and basically everything beautiful. I LOVE MAC (who doesn't), Bebe, Nars...heck...pretty much everything H/E and unique. I think I'm a pretty cool, interesting person to know so bear with me while I get everything set up and feel free to comment and frend me. *smooches*