Blogging Day 285: Lip Stick Primer Reveiw: Urban Decoy or Two Faced?

                                                                                        Which One by Zerila on Polyvore.com

                                                               

I was at Sephora the other day checking all the primers they had and I wondered if they had a lipstick primer. Eyeshadow primer changed my world. Before, all my make-up would fall into the crease by the end of the day and who wants to spend time actually doing make-up if two seconds later it's going to move? No one! I was hoping they would have something that would keep me from reapplying my lipstick constantly.

 I spoke to the Sephora associates and they pointed out to the Urban Decay and Too Faced. I bought both for experimental purposes.

According to both Urban Decay and Too Faced websites, both are used for lip glosses and lipsticks. So, I tried both primers on lipsticks and lip glosses.

 

 

Out of the forms of the primer, I like Urban Decay's best.The Too Faced primer uses a wand application and I'm not too happy about that. Like most of the lip glosses I have, once you get down to a certain amount it is hard to get the last bit. On the other hand Urban Decay uses the lipstick form primer and there will be no problem getting the last bit.

 

For application, both went on clear. You can tell you have something on your lips, a thin sheer layer.  Both went on smoothly. I liked the Urban Decay's a bit more, it felt creamier while. Too Faced felt dry.

 

 Did they help make my lip gloss/lipstick last longer? Yes, but for the Too Faced it lasted til I got to work, which is about 2 hours. The Urban Decay lasted about an hour longer and then started to fade.

 

I would definitely go for the Urban Decay if I had a choice between the two. Neither had the effect I wanted, I want something to last much longer.

 

Does anyone out there know of a better primer? I need help choosing one. I want to enjoy lipstick like I do my eyeshadow.

 

<3 Zerila

 

Waters- Good

Veggies/Fruits-Bad... I didn't realize till right now that I only maybe had two today. (sigh)

 

 

 

Blogging Day 279: Hello Kitty Mac Lipstick Contest!

It's Contest time!

 

I went shopping at 'The Cosmetics Company Store' at the Outlets again and found another Hello Kitty Lipstick Shade! This time the color is 'Big Bow'.

It even has an imprint of Hello Kitty of the lipstick itself! Too cute!

The shade is beautiful! It adds a nice pink shimmer to your lips!

 

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

<3 Zerila

Rules!

*To enter you must be a public follower... i.e. I should be able to see that you are following me, as seen in the picture below.

*I will announce the winner on 6.01.11 during the evening.

*How will I be selecting the random winner? As of right now I will be writing your names down on a piece of paper, folding it, through them all in a jar and pulling one out. Stone age, but it works. If I come up with a more brilliant plan, I will let you know.

 

When I announce the winner I will contact the winner and they will have 7 days to get me their contact information. After 7 days I will re-award the lovely lipstick to someone else!

I can not think of anything else that is important, but if I do, I will refine the rules. But, it looks pretty short and sweet.

Blogging Day 223: Fun With Perler Beads: SUBSCRIBED!

DON'T FORGET TO BECOME A PUBLIC FOLLOWER TO ENTER TO WIN THE HELLO KITTY LIPSTICK!!! YOU UNTIL SOMETIME TOMORROW NIGHT TO JOIN. AFTER I GET BACK FROM A DINNER OF YUMMY PHO I WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER!

My younger brother has started his own blog called, 'Fun With Perler Beads'.

You guys should check it out! He has been  doing 8-bit gaming characters.

Here are some of my favorites! Can you guess what characters they are?

http://perlerfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/agahnim.html

http://perlerfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/armos-knights.html

http://perlerfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/gameboy.html

http://perlerfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/coasters.html

Hmmm... do you think if I ask, he'll make me a Hello Kitty one? I'm his awesome, ultra-cool, older sister.... probably have to think of some form of bribery... probably in green paper form.

<3 zerila

Fruit/Water; I was ssooo bad! I think two servings of each. I totally forgot all about it! *sigh*

Blogging Day 220: I Hate Cleaning My Room!

I can not stand cleaning my room! It is a very annoying task, but unfortunately a necessity. My room is a project that I will be working on for eternity.

Plus, once you clean everything, you never find anything! Before, everything was all over the place, on the floor, on the chair, on the dresser, hanging off the lamp ,and now that you have put everything away, you can no longer have a visual of what you currently own. The insanity of it all!

It doesn't help either that I clean up in spurts. Half of my room will be clean and the other half will be a complete dump. Then the next week, when the the clean side has turned into a dump, I clean the dump part so it is clean. I can never clean my room all in one go. It is impossible. I wonder what Frued would say about that.

Either way, I'm working on one of the halves of my room today, kinda sorta. I've put a little effort into it. Just a tiny bit. A very ting wee bit. Ever since I decided to clean my room I've remembered a thousand of other things that I need to do. Like, get caught up on 'Being Human', homework or picking out an outfit for a wedding I'm attending. 

*sigh*

Life is so complicated sometimes ;op

DON'T FORGET TO BECOME A FOLLOWER. AS OF THIS MOMENT YOU HAVE A 1:5 CHANCE OF WINNING HELLO KITTY MAC LIPSTICK!!

<3 Zerila

Veggie/Water: I did 3 servings of fruit and 5 glasses of water. Still not where I want to be everyday, but I'm getting back into the motion of eating healthy. It's hard!

Blogging Day 217: Lancome's Free Gift W/Purchase

Lancome is currently having a gift with purchase event @ Nordstorms and per mygiftiwthpurchase.com it is going on until April 3rd. You have to spend $39.50 and you get to choose 6 sample beauty products, a make-up brush and a bag. As I have said before, I am a sucker for gift with purchases.

 

Out of all the choices, I choose the eyeshadow pallet, lipstick, concealer ( I <3 their concealer) , Genifique-a youth activating concentrate, Renergie, and High Resolution- Refill-3x.

I have no idea about the moisturizers, but I asked what they would recommend for me and they said these would be good for me. I have yet to find a good skin care system, so I'm cool with trying anything.

Lancome's concealer is what I use everyday, so that was a simple pick. Best concealer as of yet, any others you would recommend?

The make-up brush, well, a girl can never have too many make-up brushes. I actually am starting to have quite a collection myself.

Now onto the eyeshadow and lipstick.

Here are the swatches.

The lipstick color is 'Wannabe'(all the way to the right). I love the color. It is the perfect shade for my lips.

M.A.C and Lancome lipsticks are my favorite. I do not own any other brands. I own tons and tons of lip glosses.I have never been a lipstick girl, but the few I have, are M.A.C. and Lancomes.

Next are the eyeshadows, going from right to left int he picture: Camisole(shimmer), Kitten Heel(shimmer), Lezard(matte) and the very faint, but there, Honeymoon(sheen).

I love these colors, they are absolutely beautiful and they look amazing with my hazel eyes.

Now, in order to get such goodies, I decided to try their foundation. Specifically, their 'Teint Idole' which I am I converting too.

 Normally I use Covergirl, and I have for years, but not any more. The coverage is amazing and lasts all day long, even after a full day at work. As work day, I mean stressful, analizing bids and rubbing my face all day job.

Now, I don't know if you guys have noticed these little barcode boxes that have been appearing on our products lately.

I have seen them on things ranging from crackers to movie posters in People magazine. This is reason number 5643 that I need a smart phone, I want to know what these little boxes lead too.

 If you have no clue what I'm talking about, I mean the application that smart phones have. I believe is uses the camera function and scans the little box and brings up the video it is linked too. TOO COOL!

I am so technology impressed :)

Hey! Don't forget to Follow me! As of right now my readers have 1 in 3 chance to win the Hello Kitty M.A.C. lipstick.

<3 Zerila