COLORSTAY RETRIAL

if you have been following my blog from the very beginning, you would know that Revlon Colorstay foundation is one of the first liquid foundations I tried since I started venturing the world of liquid foundations... & you probably would notice that after I tried it back in March of 09, I hardly ever picked it up from my stash again... see picture below to see why....

eeek!! right?!? I forgot why I stopped using it... I dunno if the shade I got was wrong... or how it looks on pictures turned me off... I don't think I gave it a second chance after that.... so I ended up returning it....

but then when I started doing makeup on clients, somehow I decided to give it another shot... I bought the shade Rich Tan for Michelle, my first client

at an Easter photoshoot

 & ended up likin the finish & how it looks, atleast on my clients... 

so I bought another shade for the wedding I did in May... 

Kamille for the bridal makeup trial wearing the shade Fresh Beige

and here on their wedding day

it worked out really good but for some reason I just wasn't crazy about it for my self....

so when I saw it in my drawer this morning, I said hmmmmm...

just a simple everyday look to test out the ColorStay foundation again...

PRODUCTS USED:

-FACE-

Rimmel Fix & Perfect foundation primer - 001

Revlon ColorStay makeup - Fresh Beige

Sonia Kashuk concealer palette - Hidden Agenda

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural - Medium

NYC bronzing powder - Sunny

MAC bronzing powder - Refined Golden

Milani blush - Mai-Tai

-EYES-

Sally Girl baked eyeshadow - 388121 (just on the middle of the eyelids)

Rimmel Soft Kohl kajal e/l pencil - Jet Black

Maybelline The Falsies mascara - Very Black

Shiseido Lasting Lift mascara - Black (bottom lashes)

Wet n Wild Ultimate brow kit - Ash Brown

-LIPS-

Neutrogena MoistureShine lip soother - Shimmer

YSL Rouge Volupte l/s - #2 Sensual Silk

Revlon l/g - Coral Reef

[pictures taken with Canon SLR - indoors]

[pictures taken with a Kodak point & shoot cam - outdoor lighting] 

although it wasn't as bad as the first picture, I'm still not crazy about it... doesn't it still look a little too white on my face?? or it might just be the SPF in it that's creating a white cast in pictures... I might give it another try, but at the moment, I know I won't be reaching for this foundation bottle...

CLIENT: KAMILLE/BRIDAL MAKEUP TRIAL 04032011

PRODUCTS USED:

-face-

Clinique dramatically different moisturizing gel

MUFE HD primer #6

Revlon ColorStay Fresh Beige

Bobbi Brown corrector Bisque

MAC Welldressed blush

MAC Blunt blush

Benefit Hoola bronzer

MAC Vanilla e/s (cheek highlight)

Maybelline NY Fit Me powder 220

Urban Decay setting spray All Nighter

-eyes-

Urban Decay primer potion

NYX jumbo pencil Milk

MAC Ricepaper e/s

88 matte eyeshadow palette

MAC Handwritten e/s

MAC Carbon e/s

Stila kajal eye pencil Tpaz

MAC fluidline Blacktrack

CoverGirl lashblast mascara Very Black

Red Cherry lashes #600

Illamasqua eyebrow cake Thunder

-lips-

Carmex lip balm

Rimmel London 1000 Kisses lip pencil Natural

Rimmel London lipstick Airy Fairy

NARS lipgloss Turkish Delight

additional info on the client:

- Kamille is one of those girls who does not need makeup & would still look pretty... 

- client has a very smooth skin with no blemishes or break outs at all... if you notice on my products list, I didn't use any concealers.... she only has very few freckles & that's it!

- Kamille wants a smokey eye that is a little darker than the traditional neutral bridal look colors... 

- she also wants a nude lip but I'm thinkin I might change her lip color for the reception to MAC Pink Plaid... I just think it would go well with her complexion

- Kamille is a very straightforward person... she will tell you what's up & I must say I like that in a person... 

- she also has a very bubbly personality... I think those two characteristics go well very perfectly together!! you can be honest about your opinions & be funny about it at the same time...

- she reminds me of Angelu De Leon, a Filipino actress... (to all my Filipino readers who are familiar with her) don't they look alike????

behind-the-scenes pix...

Kamille's wedding will be on the 2nd of May... I'm so excited to do her makeup on the actual day... =) she's gonna be my first bridal makeup!! yay!!

DRUGSTORE MEGA HAULAGE

I just noticed that I haven't done a haul post in a while... even though I've been crazy busy I still make sure that I take pictures of things that I bought here & there.... but I didn't realize they've been pilin up on me... dooood!! I didn't know I got A LOT of stuff!!! but don't trip people! most of these are from the month of February.... & most of them I need for my makeup gigs.... most of the products were bought from special sales at different stores....

consider your self warned, this post is uber pic heavy!!

random stuff from different stores... all of these are exclusively for my makeup kit...

Milani Liquif'Eye metallic eye liner pencil

(bought as a BOGO 50% off with the Milani lipstick shown below)

lovin this eye liner!!!! it's now my go-to e/l!! now I understand why a lot of girls loves it... 

Milani Mandarina lipstick... 

the biggest trend this spring is the bright neony orange lip color... just gotta have this one... the perfect bright orange lip shade! can't wait to try it out with a spring eye look.... 

it's supposed to look really orange but on this one it looks reddish...

showing the detail of the unique shape of this lipstick...  

swatched on hand 

Maybelline NY Dream Matte mousse foundation & powder (BOGO 50% off) 

in Honey Beige Medium 4 

Honey Medium 3-4 

(again the Milani lipstick in Mandarina) & Maybelline NY Fit Me powder in 220

since I fell in love with the Fit Me liquid foundation, I thought I'd try the powder as well... & I'm glad I did!! it's goes really well with the foundation.... I love applying it with the powder puff that comes with it... it gives a nice matte finish on my skin...

L'Oreal True Match foundation in W6 

bought this for a client, but didn't work out with her shade, so I exchanged this for my shade(W4) later on....

& instead the shade that worked on the client is

Revlon ColorStay foundation in Rich Tan 

I also got Revlon PhotoReady foundation... 

in 005 Natural Beige 

bought from a BOGO 50% off sale with the 

Revlon PhotoReady finishing powder

in 001 Translucent 

the foundation came with a free brush & the powder with a free blush

double bonus!!!

Wet n Wild Wild Shine nail polishes 

for $0.69 or is it $0.67??

I got...

Blazed 

& Rain Check 

both gorgeous spring colors!!

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda concealer palette 

this is a must-have in every makeup kit... 

E.L.F. makeup remover cleansing cloths 

E.L.F. brush shampoo 

I got this coz I thought it can be used for a quick brush cleaning but I guess not?!? I shoulda known, it says SHAMPOO duh??!?!!

has anyone tried this yet?? how do you like it??

E.L.F. makeup mist & set 

E.L.F. natural lash kit 

eco Tools brush (forgot the name coz I already threw the packaging out)

E.L.F. complexion brush 

Wet n Wild bronzer

NYC nail polish

Wet n Wild ColorIcon single eyeshadow

Princess

Mulberry Street 

Brulee 

makeup kit essentials 

disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, powder puffs, kleenex tissues

I forgot to take pictures of the disposable lipgloss, lipstick & mascara wands that I got from Sally's...

E.L.F. Beauty Books

Smokey Eye Edition 

Bright Eye Edition 

L'Oreal Elnett hairspray 

finally ran out of my Paul Mitchell Hold Me Tight finishing spray that I got back in Decemeber of 2009 (see haul post here & the picture here).. it's time to try out different brands...

Andrea Perma-Lash individual false lashes (combo kit)

what have you been hauling lately??