Mac Satin Lipstick

I'm always looking for new colors for my lips and going outside my comfort zone and not stick with the usual nudes or plums.  I tried this Faux Satin lipstick from Mac and fell in love.  To me it looks high fashion.

Fashion Lashes

I have never put on false eyelashes in my life.  It was a bit of a challenge and I really don't think I did it correctly, but I love the way it looks and I'm going to continue applying lashes until I become an expert.  Below is my second attempt.  I love this Ardell brand because it appears really natural and doesn't over power my eyes.  The glue also dries clear and is undetectable.

Shoe Game

I live in California so the weather as you know is pretty warm all year round.  Peep my shoe game today.  I love these nine west espadrilles wedge's (purchased last summer).  I have them in cream and this hot pink color.

Coastal Scents Makeup Brush Kit

Coastal Scents makes a really great makeup brush kit (can't say the same for the eyeshadows - see my post on that).  The Black case feels almost leather like and for 12 brushes at $17.95US you really can't beat the price  - although, a few days prior to my order arriving the same brushes went on sale for $9.95US (they do not credit the difference on sale items unless you just made the order).  Oh well, I think $18 is still not a bad deal considering brushes from other brands can cost that much for one blush brush.  In the future I will add to my brush collection other high-end brands such as Sigma and MAC but these will do for now.

Coastal Scents 88 Original Eyeshadow Palette Review

I only ever used eyeshadows from MAC Cosmetics but I decided to branch out and try a different brand.  I watched several reviews from youtube and I was convinced how everyone raved about the 88 Original Palette by Coastal Scents that it was the best thing since slice bread….I'm not seeing it.  The lighter colors are not as pigmented and I feel the overall quality of all the shades are really powdery.  The size of the palette is great and easy to travel with though.  I purchased the 88 shade palette for $12US.   I bought other things from Coastal scents but this did not do it for me - think I'm going to stick with MAC for the time being.

DIY Project

When I purchased some leather chairs recently I was disappointed that the color of the legs did not match what was shown online.  I searched for months for the perfect chairs and I did not want to return them (would have been too much of hassle as well).  So I took matters into my own hands and decided to paint the legs myself.  I owned the chairs for several months before thinking about doing this myself because I really did not think I could do it and thought about taking it to a furniture maker (which probably would have cost as much as I spent on the chairs).  A commercial came on advertising the Rustoleum products and so I picked up the furniture refinishing kit and went to work.  Here is the before and after.

BEFORE

AFTER

Soft Cover Makeup Case

I wanted to get a new makeup case and I started researching train cases by Zuca, MAC, and every other brand you can think of.  I am not a professional makeup artist (at least not yet :-) and I just started amping up my makeup collection so I didn't need anything huge right now.  I needed a case that was easy to travel with and not too heavy/bulky.  I'm definitely going to get a hard cover train case as my collection grows which is just around the corner.  This case is by a company called Allegro (Contents is the name of the style) and it allows for great organization.  I can fit so much in this case. The material of the bag is Nylon and wipe proof and it also came with three 3oz empty travel bottles.  Overall it's a very sturdy bag.

Front/Back View Closed

Side View Closed

Open - it has two large side compartments and two middle clear pouches

The inner pouches are removable and have a snap on feature to the bag

Depotting Mac Eyeshadows

So, I shared that I recently purchased some new MAC Eyeshadows but I had some other MAC Eyeshadows that came in the full case and wanted to add them to the new palette.  Youtube is a wealth of information so I researched out to depot MAC Eyeshadows and a tutorial came up of how to do this without using heat.  There were some tutorials that show the use of heat but I think this can ruin the eyeshadow.  So I made a quick run to Home Depot and picked up a wire cutter (this was the only tool I was missing).  Below is the steps and end result….

Old Eyeshadow Case

Remove the color from the main base by using a nail file at the clasp (it pops out quite easily)

Use the wire cutter and snip the corners of the base with the color and peal back to reveal
the pan

Dab the nail file in the Isopropyl Alcohol and slide under the unsealed area going
going between the eyeshadow pan - this will release the glue

I added the above colors to my new Clear Cover MAC Eyeshadow Palette

Juicing

I've been vegetarian for many years and from time to time I love to Juice.  I recently went on a Juice Fast for 2 weeks and I plan on doing it for 60 days straight as a detox.  Below are some of the Juices I like to Drink.  I usually make them myself but it does take a lot of work so I buy them from Wholefoods (they have a fresh juice bar) and Pressed Juicery is another great company where I order Juices.  Another great brand is Evolution from Sprouts Markets.

Green Juice From Wholefoods
Kale  - Lemon - Ginger - Apple - Celery - Cucumber - Orange - Parsley - Spinach

Ground FlaxSeed - Almond Butter - Strawberries - Blackberries-Raspberries-Blueberries - Green Machine Naked Juice

Yum!