Thank heaven for Back 2 MAC!

I've been buying MAC makeup for what it seems to be forever now...well close to 10 years or so. I have strayed from it here and there but they do make amazing products! My favorite thing about MAC...(well one of my favorites) is the Back 2 MAC program. If you're not familiar with Back 2 MAC...its a recycling program. Basically if you bring 6 empty containers (anything plastic, metal, empty shadow palettes, empty lipstick tubes) to a MAC store you can choose from a new eye shadow, lipstick (some excluded) or lipglass lipgloss free. If you bring 6 containers to a MAC counter in any big department store you can get a lipstick only.

They have sooooo many different eyeshadows and lipstick to choose from it could take forever. The lipglass selection is less thrilling but if lipgloss is your thing, you'll love them.

I spent a good 20 minutes looking at lipsticks and eyeshadows. Since I brought in 12 empty containers I could get 2 products. I found an awesome lipstick which they didn't have...and then another lipstick which was similar to the first, and they didn't have it either :( I was sad. Luckily I found a 3rd replacement lipstick. It's called Dare You (Cremesheen). Here is a picture :D

It is a really pretty red/wine color with some sheen.

Here is a picture of it on.        
(Love the Ooooo face haha!)


Now for the other item...I was going to get Carbon (matte black) again since mine broke awhile ago, but went in another direction. For me...finding an eyeshadow that I don't have is hard because I have soooooo many MAC shadows. I chose BRUN (matte brown) for 2 reasons...1) I love matte colors, especially for smokey looks, and 2) I actually didn't have it. Here is a pic of it, although it doesn't do the color justice. It is actually a little bit darker than the color shown. I don't have any pics of me with it on but its just a matter of time until I do haha!

So if you are a user of MAC products...DON'T THROW THE EMPTY PACKAGES AWAY!!! Save them...then take them to the closest MAC store or counter and trade them in for something free! Who doesn't love free?

Here's to the weekend and playing dress up...to recycling and free makeup!

So be bright, be bold...glow like NEON!

<3,
Emily

Recent ULTA purchases and review!

 I always love getting the ULTA catalogue in the mail! I go through it like a kid reading a scholastic book order! I go through and circle things I want...and think about the stuff that I can live without...then organize a game plan. So the most recent ad came in the mail and I got to circling stuff I wanted...I saw this mini Benefit set Exclusively for ULTA...it was $24. It had 6 Products...so I wanted to try them out. So I went to ULTA and purchased it...and was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED! Here is what I got and info about each!

A mini version of HOOLA bronzer...I loveeeee this! Its the perfect tone....I use it as a contour and it fits perfectly! It blends great and there is just enough of it to last me awhile...but it is definitely a product that if I ran out of the mini, I will purchase the bigger box!

This is the mini HOOLA...<3

The pink tube is Posie Tint...I used it a couple times on my cheeks. The directions say to apply dots on your cheek and immediately blend. Even after blending the dots remain. I probably won't use this too often.

The shiny tube is High Beam...LOVE THIS! Its an amazing liquid highlighter. Inside is a brush like a lipgloss and its easy to apply and blend and will not leave dots like the Posie Tint.

THIS WAS THE WINNER OF THE WHOLE PACKAGE!!! OMG This product *Stay Don't Stray* gets rid of my dark circles and makes my under eyes look FLAWLESS! You put 3 dots under your eye and 3 on top, blend it in then put concealer on top of it, and set with powder...and VOILA...you look awake! I loved this sooooo much I bought the full size! I recommend this to EVERYONE haha!

"That Gal" brightening face primer...is ok...it didn't make my face bright. I won't be buying the bigger version of this.

LOVEEEE this! Going to use all of the mini vial first then break open this one!

I stumbled across this yesterday while at ULTA...I applied some under my eyes and on my lids and the darkness went away! I just hadddd to have it! With this, Stay Don't Stray, concealer and powder...my eyes have never looked better! I recommend this too!









There was also a mini version of Big Fatty Mascara from Benefit as well. I like the normal sized mascara but the mini is ALL brush...you open it up and its just brush! Makes it hard to get all your lashes. I don't recommend that mini.


So all in all I was very pleased with my Benefit purchase from ULTA! I recommend some of the products, but not all...and I'm also interested in trying other things by them as well in the future!


Hope you enjoyed this review...if you're interested, go out and get the mini set from ULTA before they are all gone!


Be Bold....Be Bright...shine like Neon Lights!

~Emily =)

Green and Gold Sugarpill Shadow look

So...I am in LOVEEEEE with Sugarpill Cosmetics! Especially the Goldilux Pigment....ZOMG the color payout is A-MAZ-ING!!!! So I wanted to create a look using it and the green (Midori) and white (Tako) from Sugarpill's Sweet Heart palette (WHICH I LOVEEEE ALSO!)

Hope you enjoy! Subscribe if you like this look :)

After applying primer on my eyelids...I applied tako under my brow as a highlight

 Next I used Goldilux loose shadow pigment to the 2/3rds of my lid up to the crease. (I put loose powder under my eyelids to catch the fallout from the pigment.)

 I then took Midori from the Sweet Heart Sugarpill Quad Palette and applied it at the out V part of my eyelid and blended it with the gold and in the crease towards the tear duct.

 I used Crush from Sigma to fill in my eyebrows.

 Next I used Inglot's Waterproof gel eyeliner in #77 (black) and made an exaggerated winged line and extended it out.

On the top and bottom waterline and I used KIKO 8hr pencil eyeshadow.

 I applied Dreamy false lashes from Sugarpill and applied mascara lightly under to blend my lashes with the false lashes. Then applied mascara on my bottom lashes.

My finished Saturday look....

Hope you enjoyed! If you have any questions or wanna see other color combinations...leave a comment!!!!

Be Bright....Be Bold....

Emily :)

THANK YOU NAIMIE'S BEAUTY CENTER!

So yesterday I went to visit my friend in North Hollywood. We decided to go visit Naimie's Beauty Center to check it out. I have ordered from them online before but never to the store. So we get to the store and its sooooo cool! 2 story building...first floor is wigs and hair stuff...2nd story is makeup, skin care and hair care products. A girl walks up to us to help so I asked her if I needed a makeup artist card to purchase products...she got confused and thought I asked if needed a makeup artist card for a discount on products and then sent me to talk to a guy downstairs about getting a Pro Card. I went downstairs and talked to the guy, showed him my blog, and my eyeshadow looks on facebook and he signed me up for a Pro Makeup card! OMG YIPPEEEEEEEE....this was a big deal for me...because it allowed me to get products at a discount...I can now start building my kit for doing other peoples makeup without having to use my personal collection. So this blog is dedicated to the products that I purchased there!

I got these empty stackable containers to keep pigments/glitter in when I travel

Shadow Shields...to protect against eyeshadow fallout 

St. Tropez Gradual Tan Moisturizing Lotion...hopefully I'll get some color!

My New NARS duo shadow in Brumes...its a dark purple/brown with a black/silver shimmer <3333

AHHHHH I am super excited about this! It is a 12 shade Ben Nye Matte Foundation palette. I can finally do more makeup for people using these shades! 

Organic Keratin Mask to help keep my Ombre in tip top shape!

Organic Leave in Conditioner to keep my hair healthy!

These are super affordable, works great makeup remover wipes...the girl helping us had these and they worked so well I needed to buy 2 packs of them! :)

I'm excited to try this on my face...to get that summer glow...safely ;)

My New Cover FX Cream Foundation/Concealer in one in the shade C50...amazing coverage and the results are amazing! My skin looked flawless! I can't wait to use this again!

I would say I did a good amount of damage for my first Pro Card purchase! I saved over $68...so I was happy! AND I will be back...maybe after next pay day ;)

If you have any questions about anything here...leave a comment :)

Hope you enjoyed!

Emily

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Summer Shimmer, Eye Shadow look using ELF 32 color Palette

   

 Golden Summer Shimmery eyes

I wanted to try out the ELF 32 color palette for a daily look so this is what I came up with.

I applied Urban Decay Primer Potion under my eyeshadow to prevent creasing, and applied pressed powder on top of that to set it.

 Highlight (Under brow color)

Using the Sigma E60 brush I applied the shadow under my eyebrow

Eyeshadow under eyebrow

 Copper color on the lid

 Using the Sigma E55 I applied the copper color all over the lid

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Gold inner corner

Using the Sigma E30 brush I applied the gold in the inner corner of the eye and underneath the bottom lash line (sorry for the bad pic)

 Dark brown to outer corner (V) of eyelid

 Using the Designer Tools 700P-12 brush I took the dark brown and blended the dark brown into the V corner of the outer lid...make sure to blend well.

 Using crown's eyebrow brush, I brushed them in the direction I wanted

 Brown eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows

 Using an angled stiff brush I lightly applied the shadow to fill in the brows

 Dark brown shadow as eyeliner (MAC Suspicious)

 Using the Sigma E65 brush push the shadow along the top lash line.

Curl lashes for 10 seconds each eye

I ALWAYS apply mascara primer (MAC Prep & Prime)

I applied 2 coats of black mascara (KIKO Curling Mascara) Also apply 1 coat along bottom lashes.

 After 1 coat of mascara

After 2 coats of mascara

Both Eyes

Finished Look

I wore this look for a good 8hrs or so...it didn't crease, but the problems I found with the ELF shadows is that when you apply them there is some fallout (when the shadow falls onto your face) and that there is too much glitter in the shimmer shadows. It won't prevent me from using them again of course, but I will put some loose powder under my eyes next time to prevent the fallout from staying on my face.

Hope you enjoyed this, try it on yourself...its easy peezy lemon squeezy :)

Neon lights and love,

Emily