What I’m Trying, Vol 0001: Estee Lauder, Clinique and Pure DKNY

Pure DKNY, Clinique Wash Away Cleanser, Estee Laude Daywear

So here’s my beauty freak blogger conundrum. Do I replenish the products that I’m satisfied with, or do I try something new? I ran out of moisturizer and left my cleanser at my boyfriend’s house, so it was time to get some more stuff. I spent an hour or so looking at the travel beauty sets (or in my mind, sample packs) on Neiman Marcus and Sephora.

I’ll be real with ya. I am an immediate gratification kind of girl. I’d rather take the drive to the mall then order online, even with the free shipping and samples (most of the time).

Since I was in a pinch, I thought I’d run over to my local Arundel Mills CCO and grab a few things. I can’t go wrong with Clinique’s Wash Away Gel Cleanser. It’s one of the few cleansers that makes my skin feel really clean every time I use it. No matter if I take a month off from using it, or a few years, I always seem to come back.  As far as moisturizer, I remember plenty of women using Estee Lauder DayWear. If I worked 4 days a week, someone purchased a jar of this 3 times a week. Regular price is $48, I paid $38.

Pure DKNY was one of those fragrances that I received a sample of, and I fell in love with it. I’m never really sure how to break down the notes and tones and yada yada of a fragrance, but this just takes me to that Spring Summer feeling Jilly from Philly sang about. This little 1.oz scent spray was $20. They had more sizes, but I never finish fragrances, so it worked out.

 

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Get The Look: Queen Latifah’s Bold CoverGirl Queen Concert Look

Hey everyone! I was so excited to jump in my inbox today and get this step-by-step breakdown of Queen Latifah’s White House look! Here’s are the details, straight from makeup artist Monifa Mortis:

I wanted to focus on giving Queen a dramatic eye look to compliment her beautiful black and white gown.

To start apply COVERGIRL Queen Collection All Day Stay Flawless 3-in-1 Foundation in Toffee (Q820) all over the face. Apply a pale pink blush on the apples of the cheeks and then apply bronzer around the forehead and jaw line. I recommend using Cheekers Blush in Plumberry Glow (140) and Queen Collection Natural Hue Bronzer in Brown Bronze (Q110).

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Video Tutorial: Drag Makeup with The People’s Queen, Naomi Michaels

Naomi Michaels The People's Queen Drag Makeup Tutorial

Drag makeup is a science that I had been dying to learn for years. There’s a huge difference in a boy wearing makeup and drag makeup. When I found out Warren was going to be trying out for RuPaul’s Drag Race, I was elated. I had been begging him to do this for years! I got to help out and film a bunch of his scenes. During the process, he took the time out to tape himself as he turned into Naomi Michaels. Now let me just say, I LOVE this look. It’s one of those jaw droppers that you might not totally understand or can’t figure it out as it’s coming together, but afterward, you are astonished. He LOVES Ben Nye Banana Powder, as you’ll see when you watch. He also uses a few other shades. You can follow and connect with Naomi on Facebook, and Warren on Facebook.

If you want to see Naomi Michaels on RuPaul’s Drag Race as much as I do, please vote for her here: http://bit.ly/Z4oIPY (You can vote once a day!)

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Video: Organizing My Makeup Collection

Lip Products in Ikea Alex Drawer Before

I’ve had the organizing bug for the last few weeks now, and I have to admit, it’s getting pretty exciting buying little things for storage. Don’t get me wrong, I’m starting to feel silly purchasing items just to store my makeup. I’d rather be spending on the makeup itself.

In this video, I’m sharing my progress as of this morning. In the image above, you can see how some of my lip products were “organized” before. I went back to Ikea to purchase more organizers, and ended up with three of the Antonious baskets, which you’ll see in the video. I’ve transferred most of my lipsticks and glosses into the new Antonious baskets (but I’m not sure if I like it yet). I really, really like these baskets so far as a whole.

Now I just need to make sure I make better decisions with them, as far as the best products that fit. It’s all a giant puzzle, and I’m having a lot of fun figuring it out.

Here’s the photo tutorial for adjusting the Summera (where I store my MSFs, Fluidlines, Eye shadow quads, etc) to fit in the Alex 9 Drawer.

If you have any recommendations, I’d love to hear them!

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Ben Nye Translucent Powder Swatches: Banana, Sienna, Topaz and More

Ben Nye Translucent Powder Swatches and Info

Ben Nye makes uber sily, super sexy powders. Thanks to Kim Kardashian, Youtube, Instagram, Makeup Classes and things of the like, these have become a cult favorite for artists and makeup lovers alike.

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Photos: Makeup Storage–Organizing My Makeup Drawer w/ Ikea Summera Liners!

Organizing Your Makeup With Ikea Summera Under $10

3 Weeks.

It’s been three very long weeks since I’ve blogged, and I couldn’t wait to come back! It’s spring break–which means 8 more weeks until my last week of class. No more juggling 15 credits and a full time job. I can’t even begin to explain how badly I want to be done! Anyway, I had been planning a trip to Ikea for a few weeks, mainly to pick out some details to organize my Alex drawers. I don’t know what the Summera drawer liners are supposed to be for, but they were perfect for my makeup! I’d still like to buy some clear containers for my other drawers. Please note, I think this Summera drawer liner can work for any type of drawers you have, regardless of the brand or the size. You’ll just have to be open to making it work for whatever size drawer you have. 

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Janet Jackson’s AMFAR Makeup Look Details from Makeup Artist Preston Meneses

Janet Jackson AMFAR

I’m not sure if you know this or not, but my favorite part of blogging is interviewing makeup artists. Even more than that, I love interviewing celebrity makeup artists. Why? Well, some tend to think that because these celebs make millions of dollars, they are wearing the creme de la creme of makeup at all times. But in actually, most of the time, they’re wearing the same products that we wear. For instance, here’s a shot of Janet Jackson at the AMFAR event a couple of weeks ago.

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