Happy Holidays!

I can't seem to blog on a regular basis :( I just wanted to wish everyone and their loved ones a Merry Christmas!  I hope to start posting again soon!

LOOK/REVIEW: Geo Honey Wing

 

*drumroll* These are my FIRST circle lens and I LOVE

them. I was skeptical at first about ordering international and that they would look weird o_O.  There are many sites to order circle lens and I ended up ordering at:

 Pinky Paradise

 Face

Kirkland Signature by Borghese mineral liquid foundation - Medium

Kirkland by Borghese mineral concealer  - Medium

NYX blush taupe

MAC blush true romantic

EYES

NYX e/s eggplant

NYX e/s deep purple

MAC e/s goldmine

MAC e/s ricepaper

Stile eye kohl onyx

Palladio

NYX doll eye mascara

Wet & Wild brow pencil mink brown

Urban Decay brow box brown sugar

LIPS

Maybelline - Totally Toffee

REVIEW
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NOTE: It is advisable to see an optometrist before using contact lenses, even if using for cosmetic purposes.

Product: Geo "Honey Wing"
Details: Diameter 14.5 Base Curve 8.6 Plano

First impressions: winner! winner! Most of the time I think brown contacts are BORING, but I liked how these are lighter than my natural eye and the enhancement it made.

Comfort: OMG so much more comfortable than my freshlook contacts. I only had them on for about 5 hours and it stayed comfortable. I fell asleep and thankfully, I woke up 15 minutes into my nap and took em off. No irritation or redness whatsoever. Just went back to sleep -_-

Vision: These are plano lenses, I use color contacts for cosmetic purposes ONLY. These did not have a blurry effect or any effect on my vision

Would I buy these again? Yes, I trust Geo lenses and will continue to buy their products and try other colors.

Would I buy from pinkyparadise again? Yes, the service was wonderful and the package what packed with care. The delivery people could've tossed it around roughly, but it was packed so tightly with lots of bubble wrap. I was truly impressed. I believe I ordered on 11/3 at night and it arrived the afternoon of 11/8. I like how I got containers for each pair of lenses I ordered. This place is legit and they sell REAL Geo lenses.

 
 I will review G&G GBT blue & Gossip Aqua in future posts!

Thank you to all new subscribers!

LOOK: Pumpkin Spice / REVIEW: contacts

I need help coming up with these titles LOL. Anyway...here is a quick look I put together. I thought it would look nice with my Freshlook Colorblends "Sterling Gray" contact lenses, which I know look light blue and not a true gray.

FACE
MAC prolong wear spf 10 liquid foundation NC35
Kirkland Signature by Borghese mineral concealer
NYX blush taupe


EYES
E.L.F. mineral e/s primer
MAC e/s ricepaper
MAC e/s patina
NYX e/s golden orange
NYX e/s salmon
NYX e/s black
Ulta e/l black
Kat Von D liquid e/l
Revlon fabulash mascara

LIPS
NYX round l/s pumpkie pie
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REVIEW
NOTE: It is advisable to see an optometrist before using contact lenses, even if using for cosmetic purposes.

Product: Freshlook Colorblends "Sterling Gray"
Details: Diameter 14.5 Base Curve 8.6 Plano

First impressions: I knew when I went to the optometrist, I wanted to try the newest gray, which was "Sterling Grey." I sampled it and I liked how it look so I ordered it. I realize that these are obviously a "fake" eye color and only wear them to go out or on weekends. This is something that I would not want to wear at work or anything professional.

Comfort: It is recommended not to wear no more than 8 hours. I wore these for about 6 hours and there were still comfortable for me and I do not use lubricating eye drops while wearing any lenses.

Vision: These are plano lenses, I use color contacts for cosmetic purposes ONLY. These did not have a blurry effect or any effect on my vision

Would I buy these again? Yes, I trust Freshlook and will continue to buy their products and try other colors.

Haul: 11/8/10 Walgreens

Such a pretty pink:) Well...I picked some nail thangs over @ Walgreens. Nail polishes were $1.99 and have a nice selection of colors. I got myself some holiday colors and I'm inspired to do some cute holiday nail designs.

I need to get like a gold and silver nail art pen, gold and silver glitter nailpolish, then I'll be set.

So why did I get two? Duh, 1 for me, 1 for you! Once I get some more followers, I will do a giveaway:) YAY! I have 2-3 more posts to work on. Sheesh blogging is hard work!

Testing! I just signed up for mobile blogging <3 Melissa Joy

Halloween: Ninja

Ah my DEBUT makeup post! I'm a bit rusty, but I had fun doing this one. I really had no vision of what I wanted to do, but I sooo anxiously wanted to use my Wet & Wild "Night Elf". It's super gorgeous and I got it for the red color. The quality and pigmentation is great for a drugstore brand.

HAHA...guess what my mask was. Instead of making my own, like I should have...I went to Sally's and got a do-rag for $2.


Here's a smile for you. Another product I just bought was Rimmel's moisture something "spotlight beige." Color and moisture are great, that lipsticky taste sucks!


I used all the 4 / 6 colors of the palette, excluding the silver and black shimmery e/s.



FACE
MAC prolong wear spf 10 liquid foundation NC35
Benefit erase paste medium
Kirkland Signature by Borghese mineral concealer
MAC MSF natural medium dark

EYES
Wet & Wild "Night Elf" palette (except silver & black)
NYX e/s black
Ulta e/l black
Kat Von D liquid e/l
Darkness falsies
Maybelline falsie mascara

LIPS
Rimmel moisture l/s Spotlight Beige.

Feels great to blog again! Hope you enjoyed my first makeup post =P

Introduction

Some of you may remember me from my old blog "ladystarr," but I deleted that one due to lack of passion/creativity for makeup & blogging. I decided to come back because I still enjoy makeup and reading your blogs. With that said, I plan to blog at least once a week with a look, haul, or a simple update. I hope my followers from my old blog continue to enjoy my new one.

Over the past two years I have accumulated a lot of untouched and gently used makeup. Therefore, I plan to have a blog sale in a few days as soon as I figure out all this ish. I have a mix of MAC, NYX, and drugstore brands. I would like to open this is to international buyers, but I can't guarantee it. I need to do a bit of research first, especially about shipping costs.

NYX haul & SWATCHES!

Hello again! I'm really glad I get to blog a lot more for this week. As you can tell I love NYX lippies and thank goodness they are so affordable! I want to say I have around 30+...I think? Alot huh? I plan to do a post on my older ones eventually.




LIPSTICKS

Plain lips for reference



Castle - sheer; I LOVE this one. It is actually a pretty purple/pink! For some reason, I really wanted to like lavender whip and fashion mews by MAC, but it didn't look right on me. I really like that I can finally have a purplish lipstick.

Opal - sheer; It is white in the tube, but when it goes on it becomes a beautiful iridescent pink. P0WP0WBABY inspired me to get this one. I've never had vellum by MAC, but it is mentioned that this lipstick is like vellum for the lips. It can be worn alone, but I think it would look best paired with another lippie!

Harmonica - sheer; At first, I thought this wasn't going to work for me because it was a sheer pale frosty pink, but it was okay for me. I think this would look good paired with a pink lipgloss.

Honey - matte/satin; This is similar to circe, but I think a bit warmer. I still have to swatch them side by side to compare. Let me know if you really want to see that. I love nudes, so I'm glad I got to add this to my collection.



Perfect - sheer; What a perfect name for a perfect lipstick! This one really works out wonderful for me as an everyday lipstick. It's just so natural looking!

Milan - matte/satin; This is a pretty everyday warm pink lipstick.

Darling - sheer; I probably won't be using this one. It's like a coppery sheer color.

Peony - shimmer?; This one didn't look the same on camera. In person, there are pink shimmers and looks pretty.

LIPGLOSS


Doll pink - this one is like barbie pink from the megashine lipglosses, which I prefer. This is just a cute hot pink color.

Ballerina pink - I never had a pink like this, so I'm glad I got this one!

Sorbet - nice for an everyday look.

Baby pink - cute and sheer, I would definitely pair this with a lipstick like harmonica.



Cafe latte - I was excited about this one when I saw it on Vanessa's blog.

Whipped - I wanted to really like this one, but I don't. For some reason, it settles into the cracks on my lips. It really is a nice color. *sorry the pic is blurry*

Kiss - This one is nice, I like it for work/play.

Taupe - (megashine) I did not intend to wear this alone, but this is how it looks like alone. I wanted a good dupe of MAC's c-thru and read that this was, so I'm going to pair it with my nude lipsticks.

NAILPOLISH

Karnak - I'm still not adventurous with nails yet, but I think this is a nice nude IMO.
*EDIT* lol I forgot to mention the felt tip liner and mascara.
This is my favorite felt tip liner I have ever tried! I really recommend this! Mascara has been working out great! It lengthens and keeps the lashes soft, not stiff!

As of right now, I have nothing really more on my NYX wishlist lol. I'll be GOOD for awhile. :) Any questions...let me know! Enjoy!

NYX round lipstick swatches

Hey this is a quick post. Hope this helps you out if you plan to purchase these online.




It's really hard to tell by the swatches on cherryculture if it's sheer or not. I kinda don't like those ones. My personal faves from this haul are pumpkin pie, chambord, and power. I still like circe better than echo!