EOTD: KVD

as requested by Becks, I decided to play with my Kat Von D Rock n Roll E/S Palette (featured in this post) & do a simple look with it... we're also going to a basketball team themed birthday party for my friend's 1 year old son tomorrow & most of us are wearing Lakers jerseys so I decided to try the palette since it's purple & be festive all the way...

PRODUCTS USED:

{face}

MAC Oil Control Lotion

MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation - NC35

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer - NC30

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish - Natural

Milani Powder Bronzer - Light

Milani Minerals Blush - Mai-Tai

MAC Fix +

{eyes}
MAC Paint Pot - Painterly

Kat Von D Rock n Roll E/S Palette

L'Oreal HIP Cream E/L - Black

Rimmel Soft Kohl E/L Pencil - Jet Black

L'Oreal Double Extend Mascara - Blackest Black

e.l.f. Eyebrow Kit - Dark

{lips}

Carmex Lip Moisturizer

MAC Lacquer - Babied

and the final look....

in different lighting...

and just camwhorin some more.... fun times!! LOL

a little review on this palette:

I.M.O. this palette is just ok... I mean I liked this look, it's very simple, not too dramatic than what you thought the colors in this palette would deliver after just swatching it... but the color pay off was actually not that good, especially the darker colors - Groupie(purple) & Motorhead(grayish black).... so you really have to work on packing on the colors & you would really need a good base to help intensify the colors... I expected to like the darker colors since they are the main focus in this look but it was actually the other way around... I liked the lighter colors (Believer & Confessional) instead, they are more pigmented than the other 2 main colors...  this palette was also no bueno in terms of fall outs, I mean there wasn't really much but since Believer(used as a brow bone highlight) have glitters, some got stuck on my brows & I know noone likes looking like a christmas ornament... & there was also a little bit of fall out with the Motorhead(used on Outer Corner)... so I would consider this palette as a miss more than a hit... I personally feel like I just wasted 500 precious Beauty Insider points on this palette... I should've saved up my points & waited for better ones... another big 'oh effin well!!!'....

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wearing GEO Ash Wings circle lenses

4 STORE HAUL

just a quick post on my collective haul for this past week... I happen to see a lot of good BOGO free sales at a couple of drugstores so I decided to go & satisfy my drugstore makeup fix....

@ WALGREENS

[BOGO-free items:]

Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque

Wet n Wild Silk Finish Blush (Pearlescent Pink)

Wet n Wild Bronzzer (Tahitian Tan)

Wet n Wild Nail Color
(top row L-R) French White Creme, Black Creme, Fatal
(bottom row L-R) Rustic, Morbid, Nocturnal

[non BOGO-free items:]

Witch Hazel Face & Body Astringent

@ RITE AID

[BOGO-free items:]

Maybelline NY Expert Wear Eyeshadow (Chai Latte & Natural Smokes)

L'Oreal Double Extend Tube/Mascara (blackest black)

L'Oreal Double Extend Waterproof Mascara (black)

[non BOGO-free items:]

NYC Powder Blush in Central Park Pink

- non BOGO sale items -

@ AAA BEAUTY SUPPLY

2 falsies for top & bottom lashes

@ SALLY'S BEAUTY SUPPLY

Nailene Perfect Tips French Polish Guides

Proc!aim Olive Oil Lotion (this stuff smells good & works amazing)

Face Secrets Facial Cleansing Buffs

V.I.B. BEAUTY INSIDER

I am now officially a VIB beauty insider member... for an explanation of what that is, click on this link --> MUSINGS OF A MUSE blog

thanks to Musings of a muse blog! you broke it down really good...

just thought I'd share that to whoever cares... LOL

BDAY LOOT: PRETTY & CUTE

atlast!! my Pretty & Cute package has arrived!!!!

this is what the items came in

they were very carefully packed in this box with a lot of styrofoam-peanut-thingies... & plastic bubble wraps were taped around the vials where the lenses are in....

as a free gift, I got this Hello Kitty contact lens case which I picked out during check out.. although I know I wouldn't really use it, I say 'why not?' if it's free...

& these are my new circle lenses....

why I got 2 gray colored ones?? I really dunno... but I'm not worried since their shelf life is 3 years, I can just save the other for later when the first one expires in a year...

BDAY LOOT: SEPHORA

yay!! is all I can say.... hahaha... I am so happy with this haul... this is probably the best package I've ever gotten from Sephora... I feel so loved right now... loved by my self that is... LOL...

this is everything I got including the samples

the Imju Fiberwig.... this is my most fave... ohhh... I am soooo stoked!! can't wait to try this out... am I really finally gonna say goodbye to false eyelashes??

Make Up For Ever(MUFE) Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation in #40... I just kinda guessed my shade so we'll see what happens... I was confident about this one but I could be wrong... I'm lucky Sephora is very kind about returns... I just couldn't pass up the 20% discount ya know!

Aquolina Pink Sugar Hair Perfume... just need it for my locks down there.... LOL... I'm playin!! sorry for being nasteehhhhh.... hahaha....

ohhhh.... drum roll for this one please...

the URBAN DECAY Book of Shadows Palette Vol. II

this is how it looks like inside... I must say I like the Vol. I's packaging better, eventhough there's really no use for it....

& here are the colors up close.... so many nice colors.... I've heard that the color pay off is great, I couldn't say for my self coz I haven't even swiped my fingers on 'em yet... I couldn't get my self to do it coz I'm a dork like that... hahaha.... what I love about this palette compared to the first one is that they included 2 - 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils in Zero(black) & Bourbon(brown) in place of the travel size brushes(which nobody ever uses probably)... I don't own any of the 24/7 e/l pencils yet, & that's one of the reasons why I bought this palette.. & one other reason is because I'm running low on Primer Potion... LOL... perfect buy right?!

this is the back side of the packaging... very cute right?!

I got the Kat Von D Rock n Roll Eyeshadow Palette as a perk for accumulating millions of Beauty Insider points... basically their way of saying "thank you for spending all your money on us.. & now you're broke!"... LOL... I'm not so fond of this one, their just colors that I already have... but hey if it's free I ain't complaining... LOL

and Sephora's present to the birthday girl... woot!! the Super Shimmer Lip Gloss Set in Precious Pink, Rosy Glow & Bronzed Beauty...

and the 3 piece sample...

Anastasia Brow Powder Duo (Ash Blonde & Brunette)

DKNY Be Delicious Perfume

Dr. Brandt Pores No More Vacuum Cleaner & Pore Refiner

plus a Philosophy Purity Facial Cleanser as a 100 point perk again for being a Beauty Insider...

LOTD: SIMPLE EVERYDAY LOOK

I've been wanting to do a look with the pink lips for a while now, I just haven't got the chance to... so I decided to change up the lips to the look I did today when we went to the pumpkin patch...

here is the makeup I wore today... it was more of a simple everyday look... in here I just wore NYX Round Lipstick in THALIA...

here are the products I used for this LOTD with the barbie pink lips... they are numbered based on the order of application...

FACE
1) Clinique Moisturizing Gel
2) Aveeno Sunblock Lotion
3) MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation ~ NC30
4) Revlon ColorStay Blemish Concealer ~ Light/Medium
5) MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer ~ NC30
6) MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural ~ Medium
9) MAC Fix Plus

 CHEEKS

7) Cargo Bronzer - Medium-Matte
8) Benefit Coralista

EYES

11) Benefit F.Y...Eye!
12) Maybelline NY Expert Wear E/S ~ Chai Latte
13) Stila Kajal E/L ~ Onyx
14) MAC Eyeshadow ~ Star by Night
15) L'Oreal Double Extend ~ Black
16) Milani Brow Kit ~ Medium

LIPS

10) Carmex Lip Moisturizer ~ Cherry
17) NYX Lip Pencil ~ Natural
18) NYX Round Lipstick ~ Strawberry Milk
19) L'Oreal HiP Jelly Balm ~ Succulent

*******WARNING*******

a little pic heavy

AFTER CHANGING THE LIP COLOR

"I like them biggg... I like them plumpeehhhh"

Moto Moto singing to Gloria

in Madagascar: Escape to Africa

pink lippie really does give you that big, fat, plumped lip effect... it makes you look totally different... just compare the picture where I was wearing the Thalia lipstick & the picture where I used the Strawberry Milk... just by changing one element make it seems like they were two different looks...

PUMPKIN PATCH

it was my lil man's first school trip today... they went to the Avila Valley Barn to pick pumpkins, ride the tractor, pick apples & feed the barn animals.... it was fun!! it was cool seeing my son interacting with other kids & just doing cool stuff on his own... without us... **sniff** my baby is growing up... oh darn! next thing you know he's not gonna let me kiss him anymore... **sobs**

here are some of the pics...

"yes Deion I know you like my DSK Bubbi necklace!!..." LOL
Deion feeding the goat...

got a shot of him getting on the bus... his first bus ride...
I even asked the teacher for permission to get on the bus just to take a picture... I am the biggest stage Mom, I know!
we went back to the store coz mother wanted to get some fresh vegetables/fruits & stuff... here is me & Deion camwhorin, or atleast just me... he was so not in the mood for that coz we just woke him up when we got to the barn...