I'm His Breezy - swatches and review

Monday, December 29, 2014 blue eyshadow , eyes , fotd , la femme blush orange 0 Comments

Here is my fotd. I used I'm His Breezy palette by Wet N Wild. It is an okay palette. The colors are a little chalky and some are not that pigmented. The browbone especially is not pigmented well. These swatches are all without primer. 

On my face I used nyx eye primer to get more pigmentation on the eyeshadow.I used  ruby kisses foundation in caramel, and la femme blush in orange. For my lips I used a wet n wild clear lip gloss.

Neutral Holiday Fotd

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 eyes , fotd , makeup 0 Comments

Here is a neutral face, with copper eyes! I am off to a low key holiday party. 

For my face I used ruby kisses all over glow for eyeshadow, a no name brown lipstick, and la femme blush in plum frost. I love plum frost. It gives a little bit of shimmer to the cheeks. 

I should also do something with my eyebrows but I do not want to look like I am constantly mad or some other weird look. I will play around more with makeup...maybe even trying with eyelashes! My hair was curled using curlformers and pinned under. 

Eye of the Day: Metallic Silver

Tuesday, December 23, 2014 eyes , fotd , makeup , makeup dark skin , silver eyeshadow 0 Comments

I am trying metallic for the holidays. Today is silver. I am not much of a silver person, but I wanted to try it to see if it would grow on me. I think metallic eyeshadows look really good on dark skin because they really pop. I am going to find some silver glitter or more silver pigments now.  I think tomorrow I will try gold/bronze for Christmas Eve. But today here is silver metallic eye with the eyeshadow palette Blue Had Me at Hello.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Blue Had Me At Hello

Sunday, December 21, 2014 blue eyeshadow , eyes , makeup , silver eyeshadow 0 Comments

Here is a wet n wild eyeshadow palette that I have had  for a while but never swatched, blue had me at hello. I really like this palette as the colors are very shimmery. The blacks though are a little disappointing. They are not that pigmented and the shimmery one with glitter barely shows the glitter. But overall i like this pallete. Good for smokey blue eyes.

China Glaze Glittering Garland

Friday, December 19, 2014 china glaze , china glaze: glittering garland , green 0 Comments

This is china glaze glittering garland. This is two coats. This is a great christmas color. 

Hair Length Check 1

Saturday, December 13, 2014 hair 0 Comments

Hello again. I decided I want to try to grow my natural hair out longer. So I am going to document it, every year or half year to make sure I am progressing. I straightened it with a flat iron...( will only uses heat sparingly). But let's see my hair at its start....Now it is about eleven inches when I stretch it out.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Birthday Mani - Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow

Saturday, December 13, 2014 black , deborah lippmann , deborah lippmann - boom boom pow , glitter , gold , layering 0 Comments

Yesterday was my birthday. I ate all you can eat sushi. Nom Nom Lol. I am now celebrating 31 years. Woo. I feel the same. For my birthday mani I used orly - liquid vinyl and my favorite gold deborah lippmann- boom boom pow. I got this a long time ago but I never used it.  Thr mani got a little chipped but I still love it. 

Christmas Package

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 christmas , green , nail art , red , silver 0 Comments

Christmas nail art is so fun. I made christmas packages and abstact designs. This was an easy mani and fun.

Christmas Snowman and Snowflakes

Sunday, December 07, 2014 christmas , french manicure , nail art , pink , white 0 Comments

Pink Christmas! More christmas nail art for this month! This one is a snowman with a pink scarf and some snow flakes.

Eye of the Day: Painted Purple and Light Teal

Sunday, December 07, 2014 blue eyeshadow , eyes , fotd , makeup , maybelline color tattoos , purple eyeshadow 0 Comments

Eye of the Day: I used painted purple from maybelline tattoos, a teal color, and a red color. I love mixing colors together. All I need is a green and I can make peacock eyes. Ooh maybe I will try that next.Hehe

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Eye of the Day: Neutral Pinks

Saturday, December 06, 2014 eyes , fotd , makeup , maybelline color tattoos , pink eyeshadow 0 Comments

Eye of the Day: Neutral Pinks
I used maybelline color tattoo in pomegranate punk and pink gold. Also I used red for the crease from an absolute palette.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Maybelline Color Tattoos

Saturday, December 06, 2014 eyes , eyeshadow , makeup , makeup dark skin , maybelline color tattoos , swatches 0 Comments

Maybelline Color Tattoos are some of my favorite eyeshadows. They last forever. I have a tendency to forget I have eyeshadow on and rub my eyes. These stand the test of not rubbing off. I love these I want them in all the colors. Hehe the only bad thing is that they are hard to blend and I would recommend using fingers to apply because they will not do well with brushes.

•  Pink gold looks more gold on dark skin.
• Painted purple is a pretty bright purple.
• Bad to the bronze is a shimmery neutral color. One of my favorites.
• Pomegranate punk is a light pink on my dark skin.
• Electric blue is a beautiful navy blue.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Eye of the Day: Tropical

Friday, December 05, 2014 eyes , fotd , green eyeshadow , makeup , orange eyeshadow , yellow eyeshadow 0 Comments

Here are some tropical eyes. I love bright colors! I used the wet n wild art on the street palette. Tropical eyes are perfect to forget cold rainy days. I used orange eyeshadow, red eyeshadow from the absolute palette , green eyeshadow, and yellow eyeshadow

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Christmas Nail Art Part 3

Thursday, December 04, 2014 christmas , free hand , nail art 0 Comments

Practice my friends! Well, I am still trying to make my christmas sweater happen lol. This time I bought some acrylic paint and used a tiny brush. These are the results.

Eyes of the Day: Greens and Blues

Thursday, December 04, 2014 blue eyeshadow , eyes , fotd , green eyeshadow , makeup 0 Comments

Eye of the day: green in the corner and blue on the crease, red on the top. I like this look a lot. Blues and purples are my favorite eyeshadow colors.
I used the absolute palette. The shimmery blue and the shimmery green.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Ugly Christmas Sweater Part 2

Wednesday, December 03, 2014 christmas , free hand , green , migi nail art , nail art 0 Comments

Christmas Sweater Nail Art Part 2 is a little better. This time instead if using brushes I used my migi nail art pens... in green and off white. My white pen clogged. Boo 

Fotd: Pink and Nude

Wednesday, December 03, 2014 fotd , la femme blush plum frost , makeup , makeup dark skin , wet 'n wild: spiked with rum 0 Comments

Here is my fotd. Pink and blue eyes and a nude lip. I love the blush la femme plum frost as it is subtle but still gives you a nice flush. For the eye I used red on the top, blue on the crease, and pink on the lid.

      

          Face

• La femme blush in plum frost
• Ruby kisses liquid foundation in caramel

       Lips

• Wet n wild - spiked with rum

       Eyes

• Absolute palette pink and blue colors

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Ugly Christmas Sweater Fail

Tuesday, December 02, 2014 christmas , eyeko: tea rose , free hand , holiday , nail art , pink 0 Comments

Here is a fail. Hardest mani yet. I tried to do a Christmas Sweater pattern but it is too intricate for me as most of the nails are not straight. I did okay on my index finger, but the rest are pretty messy.Heh oh wells I like the colors and from afar it looks cool, so I am keeping it on for a few days or tomorrow depending on how bored I get with it.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Christmas Nails Frenchy

Monday, December 01, 2014 china glaze: ruby pumps , christmas , free hand , french manicure , green , holiday , nail art , red 0 Comments

Christmas themed nails for December are here!  I am going to try to do different Christmas Nails to get in the spirit. Here is a French tip Christmas strips. I used china glaze ruby pumps and a green from my mini nail art pens.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Eye of the Day: Orange and Yellow

Monday, December 01, 2014 eyes , fotd , makeup , makeup dark skin , orange eyeshadow , wet 'n wild: art on the streets 0 Comments

Here is my eye of the day. I love this orange color. I think orange looks good on darker skin tones. I need to get more orange eyeshadow, like a shimmery one, or a more metallic one. Any suggestions? Hehe well I used the palette from wet n wild- art on the street. I used the yellow for the inner lid, the orange for the outer lid, and purple for the crease...(The purple is lame though, it has about zero pigmentation) I tried not to blend too much because the colors have low pigmentation and I did not want to erase the colors.

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

Swatches - Wet n Wild Art on the Street

Sunday, November 30, 2014 eyes , eyeshadow , makeup , makeup dark skin , wet n wild: art on the street 0 Comments

This is Wet n Wild: art on the street. They are swatches without primer. This eyeshadow palette comes with colorful shades. I rarely see orange eyeshadow. But this is an okay palette. I think they are too chalky. I wish the purple was more pigmented as well. It barely shows up on the eye, even with primer.  Overall, I like the orange, green, and blue colors the best. So, I don't feel like it was a complete waste.
Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty

La Femme Blush Swatches

Saturday, November 29, 2014 blush , face , la femme blush , makeup , makeup dark skin 0 Comments

Here are some lovely blushes. I love la femme. I was not a blush person because the blushes never showed up on my skin. But these do. La femme blushes are perfect for dark skin. I have one mac blush in raizin but that is about all for other brands of blushes.


Russet, cinnabar, and sienna all look good for a natural glow.
Framboesia is the loudest color, very bright, use sparingly.

• Brick Red is a brownish red.Cinnabar is a shimmery light brown.
• Framboesia is a bright pink with sparkles.
• Russet is a reddish brown some say a dude for raisin. It is good for natural flush.
• Terracotta is a shimmery pinkish orange.
• Heather is a matte beige. Good for highlights.
• Coral is a pretty coral matte blush. The picture doesn't capture it well.
• Grape is a dark mauve shimmer.
• Peach is a light matte pink.
• Bordeaux is a shimmery burgundy. Good for dark skin tones.
• Sienna is a matte brown.
• Mocha is a brownish matte pink.
• Fuchsia is a medium matte pink.
• Red is a bright shimmery red.
• Mulberry is a pretty pink matte blush.
• Orange is a beautiful matte orange. One of my favorites.
• Plum frost is a shimmery bronze pink. I love this blush.
• Coral spice is a shimmery light pink.
• Golden Sunset is an online other beauty. A  bronze shimmery with orange undertone.
• Orchid Ice is a shimmery medium pink

I love them all. I cannot pick my favorite.

They are inexpensive on Makeup Mania website. You can buy just that color for 3.50 and put them in a a palette. I bought a couple and then kept buying them because I loved the colors. I might depot them and put them in a palette but it is too much work right now. Anyways, Here are my swatches of my favorite blushes:

Hope you are doing well!

Love Pretty