Blogging Day 303: Tokidoki & Sephora Shoppin'

 Needed a few essentials from Sephora and these are the extras that I bought!

This is the Adieu Chromatic Palette by Tokidoki. I had been in Sephora a couple of weeks ago and saw this and feel in love with the colors.

I can not get enough of Tokidoki's art. Very anime like, along with a bit of creepy. Which in essence is anime.

It comes with a cute little charm. I wanted the pink one that came with another set, but... alas I liked the colors on this one much better.

So PRETTY!!!! 

Colors:

Carina         Ciao Ciao

Adieu           Al Dente 

I would have chosen different names, but oh well!

Al Dente - Adieu - Ciao Ciao - Carina

I like the purple sparkles in the Al Dente black.

Next thing I bought is a make-up case. I think it will be perfect for the cruise.

I'm not a fan of the brown, white and black. They had a pink one, but as it was on clearance they were all sold out.

It uses magnets, not snaps or Velcro, to close.

Unfolded you can see the three compartments.

I left the stuff stuffing inside to show where the compartments are.

The middle bag is Velcroed on and can be removed to where you can store your make-up brushes with a plastic protection flap.

On top there is a little mirror that also can be removed.



The hanger folds over nicely when folding it back up.

I think the cool thing about this is that I can either fold it and store, or hang it up in a closet.

Anyway, that's it. Not a major shopping trip, which during the summer I'm not willing to do. Way to much stuff to do!

<3 Zerila

Water: Check!

Veggies: Radishes, Grapes, Salad, check!

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

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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 259: Hello Kitty MAC Make-up!

Look what I found!!!!!!

I went to the outlet mall and specifically to 'The Cosmetics Company Store' and they were selling the MAC Hello Kitty eyeshadows.I always get my make-up on the cheap there.

I love the pallete cover. Isn't it cute!

The colors are Stately Black, Too Dolly, Romping, & Yogurt (can you see it? It's a very light). 

My favorite is Too Dolly!

I missed the Hello Kitty line, the Disney Villans line, and recently the Wonder Woman line.I am so glad that I was able to find this pallete.  

I wonder what the next line is going to be. Maybe Disney Princesses?

<3Zerila

Blogging Day 252: Fun @ Sephora

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MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Complexion Travel Kit ($40 Value) HD Complexion..., $29

SEPHORA COLLECTION Instant Moisturizer 1.69 oz, $20

Ole Henriksen Truth To Go™ Wipes 10 Wipes, $6

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I was in Sephora the other day when one of the Sephora sales reps came up to me and asked if I could help him get his Make Up For Ever certification by allowing him do the basics on me. I of course said yes. I have never been to a make-up counter and had anything done except have them match my foundation color. I was so excited!

First he had me remove all my make-up. He had me use Ole Henriksen 'truth to go wipes'(pictured above), he said it would have a citrus smell to it.  It was a nice refreshing make-up remover and I could clearly see my foundation coming off. It was the only thing, besides blush I could get on that morning. I had 30 minutes to get ready and only the bare essentials were put on.

Next of course was the moisturizer. He ended up using a sponge to get it on my face, which was nice. First, because as cute as the guy was, I didn't want some cute guy rubbing moistrizer all over my face. I'm really self conscious about my face. I have acne scars, normal scars, and acne. Which by the way, I was told when I started having acne(2nd grade) I wouldn't be having this problem as an adult. I feel 28 is adult enough time for me. Why has the problem not gone away! 

Anyway...  For a moistrizer, he had me use Sephora's instant moistrizer(pictured above). I have combination skin evidently; in my t-area I have oily, everywhere else dry. Annoying, that my skin can not just pick-up one and stick it to it. It has to be diffucult....

After the moistrizer, he used Make Up For Ever's neutral primer. I use their green(for the acne redness) and yellow(dark circles under my eyes), but never thought of using an all over the face primer. He said it helps the foundation last longer. That he also used a sponge applicator to put on.

Next the foundation. I must admit at this point, having someone do my make-up is SSSOOO NICE! I find it should reason number 5 to become famous.

#1 Money

#2 FREE STUFF!

#3 I get to hangout with other famous people

#4 Someone does my Hair

It's always fun picking out my foundations, I'm always either the third or the second to last foundation shade of any foundation line. I'm a very pale white.  My Grandmother was Mexican and did I inherit cool tan skin? No, I had to inherit my Dad's polish pale whiteness!!! Do I get curly hair either? No!!! My brother, who keeps his hair short does. How do I know? Because one time he actually did grow his hair out and he had a nice fro going on...  Life is so unfair.

He put the foundation on the back of his hand, which if you didn't know warms the foundation. We human beings are hot and it helps the foundation go on easier when it's warmed. Using a brush he smoothed the foundation all over my face. After he was done he gave me a mirror to take a look , and I must admit Make Up For Ever HD foundation has good all over coverage. If I had been running out of foundation I would have bought some, just to give it try and see how it goes. I am currently using Lancome and I am happy, but maybe I could be happier with Make Up For Ever.

Last step, he used their HD Powder(pictured above), which looks like pure white powder. He said it will not go on white, but translucent and will help set my foundation. I was sceptical at first. I had always been taught to set it with a loose powder, but he put it on and it looked marvelous.

I ended up buying the wipes, because I know will be traveling this summer and using wipes would be much easier then bring my cleanser bottle with me everywhere. Plus, I got the HD Complexion Travel Kit which has the primer, powder and their elixir. I want to try this stuff out, just to see if I really like it in everday use before I buy the regular sizes.


 

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 222: Jeff Dunham & Skittle Touch Videos

Don't Forget to become a public follower to qualify  to win a Hello Kitty M.A.C. lipstick! See 'Blogging Day:215' for rules and details!

You have a 1:7 chance to win at this very moment!!

No blog for the past two days. Sorry :( I was cooking last night and today is Dungeon and Dragon night. Plus, afterwards we had to watch a bit of Jeff Dunham. I can not stop laughing when I watch his videos.

This is one of my favorite skits! Make it talk...hehehe

While I was looking around on YouTube I noticed skittles is doing a new ad campaign called 'Skittle Touch'. I couldn't stop laughing at the end of this particular video, but creeped out at the same time. What do you think?

<3 Zerila

Blogging Day 218: Remember to Clean Your Make-up Brushes!

Cleaning your make-up brushes is extremely important and the way I clean them I learned from Michelle Phan. All she uses is anti-bacterial dish soap and olive oil(if you guys don't know this yet, olive oil is not only the best oil to use when cooking, but a an essential beauty product to have!).

I do not do this everyday... I clean mine on the weekends...

I know, I'm so bad. It's just with work, school, and life I do not have all the time to set aside to do this simple task. But, every weekend I do set aside time to clean all my brushes.

I do not use the Brush Guards though. I just dry mine my using a paper plate and have the brush handles laying on the edge and having the brush laying down on an angle.

Having them at the angle will have the water drip down on the plate. I do not normally have them all on one plate, I usually have about three paper plates out to dry my brushes, but for visual purposes I had them placed all one plate.

It is a slow processes, but cleaning your brushes is important, because like Michelle said, your brushes can be full of bacteria. 

What is even better I like using apple scented anti-bacterial dish soap, so my brushes a nice apple smell when all cleaned.

FYI- I'm a major fan of Michelle Phan. The girl taught me how to put on make-up! Every trick I have learned about make-up was taught by her. People can say what they want about her, but I'm a fan! I'm added a link to her YouTube  account under my awesome websites.

Last note, I know ever since my Grandpa died I have not kept track of my vegetables/fruits and waters. I will start doing that tomorrow. Grief effects you in the weirdest ways. With both my Grandma and Grandpa's death I found myself dropping alot of things that I used to do. It will take me awhile to pick them back-up. They are not big things, just little things like watching what you eat.  Of course, watching what you eat is a big thing... Either way I will start it again and I will have a short note at the end of each blog.

Oh!! Don't forget to become a Public Follwer, as of right now you have a 1 in 4 chance of winning the Hello Kitty M.A.C. lipstick!! Don't miss your chance! Check you 'Blogging Day 215' for details!

<3 Zerila

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

Blogging Day 215: Hello Kitty Mac Lipstick Contest!



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It's Contest time!

I went shopping at 'The Cosmetics Company Store' at the Outlets and guess what I found!

That's right Hello Kitty Mac Lipstick!

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

I was silly enough to miss the selling of the the line, but I was so happy to have found this lipstick!

Of course, I bought one for myself and I thought... hmmm maybe I should do a contest!

So here we are, my very first contest!

Rules!

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

*US residents only, sorry guys. Shipping is crazy!

*I will announce the winner 4.01.11 during the evening. So.... the official cut off time is 3.30.11, but technically it's win I start getting the drawing together.

*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. Or hey, if you have a brilliant plan, let me 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.

Anyway, here are more pictures of the lipstick.

Like my blue nails?

Good Luck everyone! If this goes well, maybe I will have more contests for my awesome readers.

<3 Zerila

Blogging Day 211: Fun With SugarPill!

My Bestie recently went shopping @ Sugarpill and she let me play with the make-up she bought! They are amazing colors. If it wasn't for the fact that I am going shopping tomorrow for make-up, I would be ordering some of the glittery awesomeness myself.

I love the packaging designs. Very Gothic Princess.

Now, let's see what she got!

This is the 4-Color Palette / Cold Heart.

  

I put the quarter down to give a size reference for how big these items are. The colors are Poison Plum, Bulletproof, Tako, and Afterparty. I have swatches which I will show you at the bottom.

This is a a very beautiful hot pink color called Dollipop.

I love this color, not my favorite from this pick. But, very Barbie.

Now off to my favorites. The Sparkly Loose Powder!

This is Magpie. A beautiful dark blue/greenish color. For some reason I think greek goddess when I see this color.

This is my second favorite Magentric.

Sparkly pink goodness.

Now, Paperdoll is my favorite color.

Beautiful! I love wearing pink, but with my eyes, purple looks amazing on them. 

Plus, this is a perfectly pastel color for spring.

Last, but not least, Goldilux.

A beautiful splash of gold for your eyes. Very Ke$ha.

Now for the swatches.  First set of swatches are without eye primer.

Dollipop-Bulletproof-Poison Plum-Afterparty-Tako

Goldilux-Paperdoll-Magentric-Magpie

Now using Too Faced Shadow Insurance, which I think I may be converted. I normally use Urban Decay, but I used my friends primer since I forgot mine. I took these pictures at work :)

I think I may have to do an experiment to see which works better.

Does anyone have any preferences?

Now, doesn't the primer make a difference. I would definitely recommend using a prime. It would help keep your eyes shadow from going into your creases.

Goldilux-Magentric-Paperdoll-Magpie

Hmmm... I'm liking the gold more and more.

Dollipop-Bulletproof-Poison Plum-Afterparty-Tako

I love the blue! It is so electric!

Now there is only one problem. It is not with the loose powders, but with the pressed. There is so much color/pigment that it stains your skin when you use a primer.

This is a picture about 5 hours later and multiply washes with warm water and soap.

I did eventually use Lancome's Eye Make-up Remover and all but Dollipop was removed. I tried to take a picture, but it is too feint to for the camera to pick-up, but still there.

Of course, your thinking, maybe the primer is just that good. Yes, that could be true. But, I did not have a problem washing off the loose powder when it was on the primer.

All in all, besides the stain factor, amazing colors and I will be buying the loose powders.

Anyone else use Sugarpill and have the stain problem?  Is it really that big of a deal? My bestie doesn't seem to think so, besides the next day your just going to cover your eyes with my eyeshadow anyway.

<3 Zerila