CHUCK'S PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS PROJECT

my friend Chuck (whom I've mentioned in my FROM UK WITH LOVE: BARRY M LIPPIES post & my MAC CLASS + TRIP TO SEPHORA post) had asked me back in February to help him out with his project for his photography class in school... he had asked me to be his subject for some portrait shots... so of course, I said yes.... photo op!!!!! LOL

I didn't wanna post it on my blog until after he gets his grades on this project.... & guess what?!?! he got A's in one class & got very good critiques on the other class that have yet to release the grades...

here are some off my favorite shots...

***WARNING***

RIDICULOUSLY PIC HEAVY

PRODUCTS USED:

-face-

MUFE HD Primer #6

MUFE HD Foundation #123
MAC Studio Sculpt concealer - NC30
Bobbi Brown corrector - Light Bisque

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural Medium

NARS Orgasm/Laguna Duo

NARS Albatross

Urban Decay All Nighter Spray

-eyes-

MAC Paint Pot Painterly

NYX Jumbo Pencil Black Bean

MAC e/s Carbon

MAC e/s Handwritten

MAC e/s Soft Brown

MAC e/s Blanc Type

Prestige Liquid Eyeliner Black

Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil Zero

Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Kit Ash Brown

Dior Eyebrow Gel

Maybelline Stilleto Mascara

Red Cherry #46/DUO Eyelash Adhesive Dark Tone

-lips-

Smith's Rosebud Salve

YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick Sensual Silk

NARS lipgloss Turkish Delight

MAC lipstick Petals & Peacocks

Chuck & his wife Michelle also offers photography services.... they are fairly new in the business but you can already tell that they have a great future in the world of photography... they are both very talented... Michelle was the one showing me how to project & where to place my hands, how to position my body & all that good stuff... she's the pro at that!!

you can check out their photography blog HERE & the rest of my pictures HERE.... if you like what you see, please follow their blog... =) & if by any chance you're interested in their services, you can find their contact information on the bottom of the page.... or you can just contact me & I will let them know... =)

as always, thank you so much for reading my blog & hope you have a nice day!

NEW MEMBER OF MY YSL ROUGE VOLUPTÉ LIPPIE FAMILY

you all know that I am absolutely inlove & obsessed with YSL's ROUGE VOLUPTÉ lippies, so you could probably imagine how excited I got when I found one of the shades [that I was planning on getting next] on a blog sale!! for hella cheap!!!

so without further ado, I present to you, the newest member of my YSL ROUGE VOLUPTÉ Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick family

#13 PEACH PASSION

I found this at Lindah's blog sale a couple of weeks ago.... & I bought it for $10 (+ $3.50 s&h)... can you belieh that?!!??!! $10!! $10!!!!!! $10 compared to the regular price of $34.... at first I got too excited about the price that I didn't even bother checkin with her how much was used/left of this item.... I didn't start thinkin that there might be a catch for it to be super cheap until I already paid for it.... but I was more than happy when I received her package last week & saw the condition of the product... I mean look at this

from L-R is my

- #2 Sensual Silk

(from this haul)

which you can see is very much brand new, I haven't even used this thing, I've only swatched it once....

- #8 Fetish Pink

 (from this haul & used on this look)

also fairly new... I've only used it twice

- #13 Peach Passion

you can see that it's about the same amount of product left compared to my two other ones.... so she probably used it atleast two or three times....

isn't that great??? for $10????? am I the luckiest girl or am I the luckiest girl???

here are the swatches of all three [in different lightings]...  

here is the first picture of the happy family... LOL

ahhh... gorgeousness!!!!

this is my very first blog sale purchase & I'm pretty happy with my experience.... it was a very smooth transaction... no problems whatsoever! now all I need to do is sanitize my stuff with this rubbing alcohol & spray bottle that I bought from Target the other day & they'll be ready to use!!!

now, no pun intended to Lindah (or anyone for that matter), I know she looks like a clean, neat & healthy person [& I like her! she seemed super nice from her email..] but this is just a blog sale or second hand cosmetics protocol that we all should be aware of & should be practicing at all times....

Lindah also included some other stuff in the package...

a Korres night cream & a lipstick pencil....

here is the swatch of the lip pencil 

thanks Lindah!!! if I wasn't too broke I would get more of your stuff.... =)

check out Lindah's blog HERE & her blog sale website HERE.... she still has a lot of great stuff that you might be interested in.... 

# 1 Nude Beige & #26 Tender Peach, you are next!!!! mwahahahahahaha **evil laugh**

LAST SEPHORA HAUL OF 2010

another delayed post, is my last haul of the year 2010....

I received my package from Sephora around the third week of December which was the busiest week for me, so I didn't get the chance to post it right away...

mainly, I was gonna get the Urban Decay Naked palette but it wasn't available at that time, so I had to refer to my wish list (see on this post) to see the next items I was lusting on.... so here's what I decided to get....

3 MUFE eyeshadows

(or some of them labeled as blushes??)

I got #5 Orange Coral Matte, #60 Navy Blue & #92 Purple

here they are in the individual packaging

aren't the colors so pretty??

#5 Orange Coral Matte

Blush Powder

(matte vibrant coral)

as mentioned in this post, I am still in search for that perfect bright peachy/orangey shade blush, since NARS' Taj Mahal & Illamasqua's Lover were not in stock, I had to look for an alternative... so I found this MUFE color & had a feeling that this shade would work perfectly with my skin tone.... it looks like it's more wearable than the Illamasqua Excite blush, which might be too orange(??)... 

#60 Navy Blue

Eye Shadow

(matte navy blue)

I just love navy blues, I had to get this one...

#92 Purple

Blush Powder

(matte brilliant purple)

the infamous #92 shadow that's both very famous for being such a beautiful shadow & also such a pain in the butt for the stain it leaves on the skin... no matter what they say about this shadow, I knew I had to have it... I've wanted this for as long as I can remember....

here is the back of the packaging which shows the number of the shadow/blush.... what's great about the packaging of these shadows/blushers is that there's no need for depotting... the metal pan pops right out of the single eyeshadow packaging, ready to be placed in any magnetic palette casing....

the size of these shadows/blushers is about twice the size of the regular MAC eyeshadows... I think they're humongous!! here is a picture to show the comparison of the sizes....

the 3 MUFE pans compared to a quarter & a MAC palette refill pan....

here are the swatches without any base or primers...

I also took advantage of a great promo that MUFE is having right now.... if you buy any combination of 3 MUFE eyeshadows, diamond shadows or the powder blushes, you'll get a free 

MUFE Eyeshadow Palette

(holds 10 eyeshadows/blushes)

I was like, "scorrrre!" LOL.... how great is that?? this thing usually costs $20 but they give it to you for free!! I think it's awesome! MAC never have that kind of deal!

this is how the palette looks like inside & with the shadow pans in...

comparing it to the MAC pro refill palette which holds 15 eyeshadow pans....

I can't wait to fill it up with some more MUFE shadows/blushes.... what shades do you recommend???

& last but not the least.... I got the

YSL ROUGE VOLUPTÉ

Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15

#2 Sensual Silk

(creamy pinkish beige)

need I say more???

the swatch...

I didn't get much coz I didn't really wanna spend money on cosmetics right now, the main reason why I even shopped at Sephora was just to take advantage of of the $20 gift card that Sephora sent to all VIB members on the first week of December... (good from December 2nd thru the 13th)...

plus I just got a bunch of stuff from the Sephora Friends & Family Sale in November (see haul post HERE).... so I need to slow down... Sephora, please! enough of your emails about discounts & gift cards & all that stuff!! LOL

so I heard Urban Decay Naked palette is now back in stock???? hahaha.... G help me!!!