Geek Faerie

I lashed this color on Tuesday night with three thin coats just to see what it looked like.  I'm not normally a nude kinda girl, I find the colors far too light and they tend to make my hands look sallow.  Yet I'm digging Hanging' Loose.  There's a blush to the color that really warms it up on my hands.  The texture is also insanely smooth and I've been running my fingers over the top of my nails.  Yes I'm weird sometimes.  I knew when I put this color on it was going to be very sheer and have a visible nail line.  I could have gotten away with 2 thin coats but 3 just brought more of that blushing pink color out.  Now the one thing I can't speak on it wear time.  First I just put this color on Tuesday night so that hasn't given much time to see how it does.  Second, I'm lucky if I can get polish to last on my nails without chipping for 24 hours.  In fact I believe I chipped the polish Wednesday morning around lunch time....

I've been eyeing this set for a while.  Mostly the Teal eye pencil and make-up bag.  I wanted a slightly smaller make up bag than the one I'm using and this one might work.  Also I figured it'd be a good buy to try a few Cargo items and see how I like them.  I was certainly not disappointed with anything in this collection.  I tossed together a quick look for work on Thursday which I will try to replicate and put up for everyone.  Now on to the review! The collection contains a full size blush in Mendocino, a full size eye shadow duo in copper and gold, a full size Better-than-Waterproof Mascara, a travel size Swimmables waterproof eye pencil in Teal and a travel size lip gloss in Morocco, all packaged in the beautiful Voyages make-up bag.

Many of you all ready understand my love for sparkle and the glitz of gold always gets me.  It just adds that gilded edge to a look.  Instead of loading the sparkle on your eyes, swap it.  Matte eye with a glitzy gold lip, make your pout the stand out piece in your look.  Girl on Board is what you need to achieve this.  By itself or loaded over lipstick it's sure to please everyone.  Or let the shimmer of your bronze Goddess shine through.  Laying out by the pool, perfecting that tan, with Girl on Board on your lips.  Shine girl shine!

Most would pass on this shade at first glance.  I understand, it's a tube of white lipstick, who would wear white lipstick?  But what you don't see is the potential blank canvas that it actually is.  Just a bit on your lips gives the lack of pigmentation to let a layered on gloss stand out.  Think about it, most glosses get lost on lips based on your level of color.  But with a white nude shade like Naturally Eccentric you can give that gloss what it deserves, the ability to stand alone as well as some hang 10 time.  Of course you could wear it by itself, but why would you?  Go crazy and start layering your gloss on top and see where that takes you.

I'll admit I was hesitant to wear this shade to work.  In the tube it reminded me of MAC's Violetta, which is an amplified color (and when I say amplified I mean surround sound base thumping loud).  If Violetta is the hard rocking bad girl then Bust Out is her more demure and quiet sister.  Don't get me wrong she still packs quite a color punch but in a wearable shade that won't have your boss putting on his sunglasses when he comes to talk to you.  The color was rich with full coverage that also could be blotted down to a lighter shade.  I found for touch ups I could just tap the lipstick on my lips and then press them together to distribute.  If you're tired of red and pink every week, toss in a day with Bust Out!  I promise you won't be disappointed.

For days when you just want a tiny bit of color on your lips.  You know the days I'm talking about.  You wake up, your exhausted, you just don't want to do a full face or even half a face, but you don't want to leave the house without anything on.  Good Lovin' is what you need for those days.  The soft color of this lipglass adds just the right amount to your lips in a quick wand swish and lip press.  Now you're ready for the day.  I wore this color over the weekend and loved how it brightened up my face.  It also made SonicReckoning want to kiss me more.  *giggles*  And the beauty of that was I was able to note how very little of it transferred to him.  Most guys are afraid to kiss their girls for fear of transfer, well fear not with Good Lovin', kiss away I say kiss away!  The barest of color came off and even after all that, it left a good bit of stain still on my lips.  This lipglass is another good choice for the emergenc...

Don't you hate it when you're in a rush and you end up going a little darker on your make-up then you wanted to.  Well that is what I did the first day I put on My Paradise.  It's not terrible but sheesh I need to pay attention more.  I bring this up because of how dark this color is, you really need to use a light hand and watch how much you apply.  I only dipped my brush into the peach side cause I didn't want any sparkle and I still got a bit much.  I should have just accepted the sparkle and done my traditional one quick light swish around the pan, that always gives me the right amount of color.  But no I was trying to go for just peach and got too much.  Live and learn.  Random side track, you ever notice how we take the time to reduce the amount of red on our face just to go back in with blush and add color.  We are odd ducks aren't we?

Hot Mama Monday spotlights one item that I feel is a must have in your beauty bag.  If you only pick up one item this week have it be a Hot Mama item! I am loving this color so much.  It is vibrant and a perfect pop of color on my lips.  The formula is creamy, rich and feels soft when I press my lips together.  The downside is it does transfer to everything that even brushes against your lips.  While enjoying my hotpocket for lunch every bite resulted in Hibiscus all over it not matter how hard I tried to avoid it.  It's like these sorts of lipsticks just want to be all over everything.  I also noticed the barest hint of bleeding, but it was so very minute that only a microscope will pick it up.  I did like that Hibiscus left a nice stain behind on my lips.  I probably could have gone all day without a touch up but I did my usual lunch time ritual any way.  It still packed quite a punch despite fading to a stain.

A lovely shiny ruddy brown color that acted almost like a stain on my lips.  I'm very methodical about getting my lipstick to last through out the day.  You may have heard me mention I'm a chronic lip chewer which I am trying very hard to give up.  I also try to salvage my lip color by dabbing my lips with a napkin when I eat to only remove the top layer rather than wiping and removing everything.  After a full day of eating and the usual lipglass required touch ups I was surprised to find how much color had hung around.  Granted I could not have gone all day without a touch up but I was able to go longer and needed fewer with Krazy Kahuna.  This one is definitely a keeper and I might get a second so I don't have to wait for it to repromote.

I tried Blue Noon over Swell Baby and at first was concerned it would be too bright for work.  Nothing like showing up for work with eye scalding bright blue liner.  Blue Noon was actually more muted than I expected.  A deeper teal rather than bright, but still carried some of that brightness to awaken my eyes without having to settle for navy blue liner.  I like that this gives me a an alternative to my usual blue liners for work and stays friendly enough that the boss approves.

The blogosphere has been buzzing about this collection since 9 lucky bloggers were chosen by MAC Cosmetics to travel to their Toronto facility and create their own eye shadow or lipglass.  Can you imagine?!  I am so happy for these girls and I wanted to share the news with all you duckies! Photo Courtesy of Temptalia.com The collection will be available online only on June 21st so mark your calendars and set your alarm.  I know I am not going to miss out on this collection when it hits the site.  Also all items are limited edition so grab them while you can! Eyeshadow Hocus Pocus by The Makeup Girl is a dark sooty grey with silver pearl with a satin finish Jealousy Wakes by Temptalia is a seething emerald green with teal and gold pearl with a veluxe pearl finish Parisian Skies by Lipstick Powder N Paint is a muted grey-blue with a satin finish Sparkle, Neely, Sparkle! by Beauty Blogging Junkie is a deep rusty brown with champagne-colored sp...

I love MAC's satin finish lipsticks the most.  Imagine a cloud in lipstick form, now imagine said lipstick cloud came in a rich color with smooth application and a non-drying finish.  Make that color Mocha and you have this lipstick.  Not too dark, nor too light, Mocha is the right shade of brown for summer.

I questioned myself getting this one when I had originally passed on it from Venomous Villains last fall.  The color is perfect for me but this one along with others from VV left me a bit wanting.  Application is perfect, color if rich and fabulous, but staying power just doesn't seem to be with this one.  I get maybe a few hours before it fades to almost nothingness.  Why Strange Potion why do you treat me so?

On first application Swell Baby applied a little on the sheer side but not so sheer as the color was lost on my lids.  More it gave a kissed hint of grey that only deepened to a lovely pewter shade as I built it up.  Grey tones aren't part of my collection and I normally don't go for them.  More cause I worry they might be too dark than the pan shows.  Not Swell Baby, its a lovely light shade that stays light as you layer it on.

NARS Kismet is the answer to those of us that want to rock the summer yellow nail polish trend but find the bright color options a little too, well bright.

Close your eyes for a second.  Now imagine your lying in a beach chair, your painted toes buried in the warm sand as a sweet ocean breeze blows your hair around, down the way you see the ocean waves crash against the beach.  Now open your eyes.

Hot Mama Monday is a new series that spotlights one item that I feel is a must have in your beauty bag.  If you only pick up one item this week have it be a Hot Mama item! NARS Dogon Eye Shadow Duo is even better than her sister Exotic Dance. Icy green shimmering taupe paired with smokey charcoal.  If Exotic Dance is the angelic sister, Dogon must be her evil twin.

I can almost here the jangle of coins on a belly dancer's costume when I look at NARS Exotic Dance.  Never before has an eye shadow so closely resembled it's name sake.

Beach and Pool Season is almost upon us, along with humid hot weather and mosquito season...but we are not here to talk about that.  No we are here to talk about the fabulousity that is Stila's new Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Eye Liners.  And sparklie they are indeed. Top to Bottom: Flash, Electric, Royal, and Rock Candy