Pink and Purple Make-up Look

Here's a look with two of my favorite colors: pink and purple.  I tried the Urban Decay Primer Potion I recently purchased. That stuff is pretty powerful! I also placed the make-up I have been using more often in that Target case that I once featured here. It is great, especially if I need to grab it and go!

I'm wearing:
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden 
Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Ransom  
L'oreal H.I.P. in Adventurous
Lancome Magique Creme Blush in Pink Parfait 
Lancome Defincils Precious Cells Mascara in Black
MAC Lipstick in Pink Friday 

Make-up to Beautify Your Budget

I'm wearing...

L'oreal Decrease Eye Shadow Base

Rimmel London Mono Eyeshadow in Glam Ice

Rimmel London Mono Eyeshadow in Night Jewel

Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Baby Pink

At home haircuts, drugstore cosmetics? Someone is trying to save money (me! me!)

I was close to going to MAC, but I went to Target instead. As much as I love MAC, Urban Decay, Bobbi Brown and my make-up collection is a mix of many brands, I needed a basic eyeshadow primer and a highlighter eyeshadow for less. So although I could have justified a visit to MAC, the real challenge was spending less and getting something that may work also.

Here is what I bought and what inspired it...

Instead of Urban Decay Primer Potion, I used L'oreal Decrease Eyeshadow Base. I have used this primer before and it's very good. It is creamy and dries to a powdery finish on contact. Make eyelids feel "soft"!

Instead of MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow, I used Rimmel London Glam Ice. The MAC Vanilla is creamier and more nude. But I could not for the life of me find a highlight eyeshadow in Target that I liked, so I chose this one and it was more shimmery white. I had low expectations for this Rimmel since it was only about 4 dollars. But when I swatched it, I saw that it was better than I expected. And so many reviewers seem to love it on Ulta.com so I think I "done good".

So, I went back and picked up two more shadows. I like the gray one Night Jewel (used it with the white), but honestly the brown one called Spicy Bronze wasn't all that.




 When it comes to make-up, do you resist the urge to splurge and look for budget friendly alternatives?

Chocolates and Wonder Woman Lips

Happy Valentine's Day girls!

I hope everyone gets lots of chocolates and flowers!

Here's something cute for Valentine's day...M.A.C.'s Wonder Woman line. Being that my old MySpace theme was Wonder Woman, I couldn't resist checking out this line. The packaging is adorable of course. The Opulash mascara in Victorious (a deep purple) looks amazing as well but it's already sold out. But this lipstick in Russian Red is another fun option.

Sneak Peek: Make-up To Go Bags

I keep all of my make-up in my vanity, but when I need to travel, I use these make-up bags (the last one is a Caboodles box). When I fly I take one lipgloss, a powder, mascara, and sunscreen. I'm pretty low maintenance as far as make-up while on vacation. Especially if the location is hot! But if I am driving somewhere, I might take a little more in one of these bags. Below are similar cases to those shown.