FOTD: Mardi Gras Inspired Look

Hello Beauties! If you didn't know already I live in South Louisiana and here we celebrate Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday". It's a big celebration filled with parades, carnivals, and loads of food and fun to mark off the start of Lenten season. I did a look using a few of the main colors associated with Mardi Gras. On to the look, enjoy!

 

 

Products Used

Eyes

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Kat Von D e/s - Dublin (Mi Vida Loca palette)

MAC Chromaline - Primary Yellow

MAC e/s - Chrome Yellow, Bamboo

MUFE e/s - #92, #9

NYX Liquid Crystal Liner - Crystal Gold

Maybelline Gel Liner - Black

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara - Black

BSS Lashes #507

Face

MAC MSFN -Dark

MAC Blush - Breath of Plum

Lips

NYX Lip Pencil - Bloom

MAC Kissable Lipcolour - So Vain

Laissez les bon temps rouler!!!

(Let the good times roll!)

What are some special holidays unique to your region? I'd love to know!

Thanks so much for reading!

XOXO Brittany

Collective Makeup Haul

Hello Beauties! I have a collective haul of some things I purchased during January from Sephora, MAC, CVS, Stila and Nordstrom. I knew I was taking part in a $50 a month spending challenge this month so I wanted to knock off a few things off my wish list and I also got a great deal on some stuff. At the end of this month I will show you guys how well (or how bad) I did with this challenge. On to the haul, enjoy! 

The goodies

Sephora

This was totally an impulse buy, I don't do these too often though. I'm all for bright colors, I wanted this from the 1st time I seen it in a haul video. I knew I would not be able to leave this in the store once I seen it.

Kat Von D True Romance Eyeshadow Palette- Mi Vida Loca

 I'll have to do a seperate post with more pictures of the palette and swatches.

Kat Von D Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick - Backtage Bambi

MAC

Usually in-between collections I take the time to get things from the permanent line I need/want.

Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder/Pressed

Painterly Paint Pot (favorite eyeshadow base)

Powder Blush Pan Refill - Salsarose, Peachtwist (finally finished my 1st MAC blush palette)

Pro Longwear Lip Pencil - Kiss Me Quick

#222 Brush - I purchased this from the Nordstrom website, I wanted this brush for a really long time and when I got word that it was being discontinued I got it while I still had the chance. It's no longer on the MAC website.

Stila Love At 1st Blush Palette

Milani

So as you may know at select Milani Cosmetics item are 75% off. I've had my eyes on those blushes for quite some time now and I'm so glad I waited. I got everything in the picture for around $15 and that is such a good deal.

Milani Color Perfect Lipstick - Mandarina

Milani Color Perfect Lipstick - Berry Rich

Milani Minerals Blush - Luminous

Milani Minerals Blush - Sweet Rose

Milani Minerals Blush - Sunset Beach

Milani Minerals Blush - Mai Tai

Please leave your thoughts in the comments below! Thanks for reading!

XOXO Brittany

Sephora Friends and Family Haul!

Hello Beauties, I know I have to be about the last person to do this but I had to wait for my favorite item I got from this haul. I also added the one thing I got from MAC Winter and Ice Holiday Collection.

Sephora Anti Bacterial Daily Makeup Brush Cleaner - This is the one thing I can say I actually needed. I was using ELF's daily brush cleaner and I said once it ran out I would not be re-purchasing due to the smell. I'm so happy I decided to try this one because it smells so much better.

Kat Von D True Romance Eye Shadow Palette in Angeles - I had been eyeing this forever and I seen it was on sale for like $15 and I was like why not?

Tarte Amazonian Clay Long-wear Blushes in Tipsy and Natural Beauty - This sale was the perfect opportunity to get these because they retail for $25, but they are really long lasting. I love the one I already have and wanted to get more.

NARS DanMari All About Cheeks Palette - Originally I was not going to get this because I've heard so many bad things about Orgasm and Super Orgasm so with my 1st order I just ordered Desire, but once I saw this in person it was LOVE at first sight. It was out of stock for a while and luckily it came back in stock before the sale was over. Needless to say I returned Desire and I am so happy I got this. I love all the colors (besides Super Orgasm, only because I do not like glitter on my face) and even though these are not full size I feel like this was one heck of a steal.

MAC Paint Pot in Morning Frost - This was the one and only item I was remotely interested in. It reminds me of the paint pot form of one of my favorite e/s All That Glitters.

Tarte Amazonian Clay Long-wear Blushes

Natural Beauty (left)

Tipsy (right)

Kat Von D True Romance Eye Shadow Palette - Angeles

NARS DanMari All About Cheeks Palette

From left to right - Top Row - Hungry Heart, Orgasm, Desire

Bottom Row - Casino, Super Orgasm, Sin

Sorry I forgot to take a pic of the Morning Frost paint pot.

What did you get from the sale?

Hope you enjoyed viewing! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below, thanks and have a blessed day!

XOXO Brittany



FOTD : Monochromatic Smoky Eye

Hello Beauties! I've seen several monochromatic looks and this is my take on it using purple. For this look I used my Kat Von D True Romance, True Love palette. I do not show this palette the love it deserves, it has some really great colors and unique purples that I do not have elsewhere in my collection. On to the look.......

*Eyes
-MAC Painterly paint pot
-NYX Jumbo Pencil - Black Bean
-Kat Von D TR, TL - Skiba (lid), Cholita (outer-v), Peanut (brow bone highlight)
-MAC e/s - Soft Brown (transition color), All That Glitters (tear duct highlight)
-Essence Pen Liner
-CG Lash Blast Mascara - Blackest Black

*Face
-MAC MSF - Dark
-Jordana Blush - Terracotta
-Sally Girl Shimmer Strips

*Lips
-Lip Balm

Hope you enjoyed viewing & have a blessed day!!

XOXO Brittany