Top 10 Favorite Eyeshadows

You've seen my favorite lipsticks, glosses, and nail polishes, so now it's time for me to show my Top 10 favorite eyeshadows(most worn)


I figured that I should post something up while sipping my cup of coffee in a sunny afternoon. Mr. Sun decided to show up and that makes me really happy. I don't know why, but I feel spring. I'm really excited for spring trends- matte neon lips, matte lips, statement rings. big cross necklaces, no eye makeup(mascara only), glowy face and many more.


Honestly, I'm not really a huge fan of eyeshadows and if you know me I STICK with NEUTRALS and I can prove that to you! I usually wear two colors on my lids- inner corner highlight and an all over lid color. This week, I've been wearing NARS "Nepal" all over the lid, MAC "Tempting" and MAC "Shroom" as brow highlight and inner corner highlight.


I would say that if you are starting off with makeup I would recommend these eyeshadows. I started off with MAC "Shroom", MAC "Naked Lunch", and MAC "All That Glitters". I used to use these three colors every single day- Shroom inner corner highlight, Naked Lunch all over lids, and All That Glitters Outer corner and crease.


So...without further a do here's my most worn eyeshadows of all time


Favorite Eyeshadows list:(NO LIMITED EDITION) > NARS "Nepal"
> MAC "Shroom"
> Urban Decay "Toasted"
> Urban Decay "Sin"
> NYX "Champagne"
> NYX "Mocha"
> NYX "Fahrenheit"
> MAC "Naked Lunch"
> MAC "All That Glitters"
> MAC "Tempting"(Photo above)Top: NARS Nepal, MAC Shroom, UD Toasted, UD Sin
Bottom: NYX Champagne, NYX Mocha, NYX Fahrenheit
(Photo Above)Left: MAC Naked Lunch. MAC All That Glitters(these are forst two eyeshadows when I frst started makeup)- HIT PAN! :)

(Photo Above)MAC Tempting

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Now with the close ups and swatches:

NARS Nepal, and MAC Shroom

Urban Decay Toasted, and Urban Decay Sin

NYX Champagne(forgot to take picture, SORRY), Fahrenheit, and Mocha

MAC Naked Lunch, MAC All That Glitters, and MAC Tempting

I also included some contenders.

> MAC Rice Paper

> MAC Jest

> MAC Gleam

> MAC Patina

> MAC Hey(LE)

Hand swatch:

Top: MAC Rice Paper, MAC Jest

Bottom: MAC MAC Gleam, MAC Patina, MAC Heyand finally, some looks using my eyeshadows
Above photo: I used Shroom all over the lid here

Above photo: I used Nepal all over the lid and MAC Amber Lights on the outer corner.

Conclusion: I should explore more with colored eyeshadows, but I can't pull off pinks definitely. Do you guys know any way or any look that I can do to make pink eyeshadows suit me? Help a friend out. I'm thinking pink eyeshadow all over lid, light brown on the crease. and an inner corner highlight. Maybe that will do. I should experiment on it and show you guys huh?

Thanks for reading and have a happy Tuesday :)

xo, Kim

A Purple Holiday Makeup Look

How's the Holiday shopping going? Are you guys done? 16 more days till Christmas.

WOW December is flying by quickly. Then, New Years is up next. What's your New Years resolution? I think mine will be spending wisely and do not buy A LOT of makeup. I'll TRY to persue this New Years resolution of mine.

Oh, I have a quick question...Are you guys going on a Holiday Vacation? or are you just staying home with your family and friends?

Last Week, I think that was a Saturday, my friends and I went Holiday shopping. I, personally do not like shopping with a lot of people. I prefer shopping alone because I can stay in one store for how many minutes, or hours(Sephora, H&M, Aritzia). If you're shopping with guys, do expect that they will rush you because they will for sure say "hurry up! you're taking hours to shop!" Don't you just hate that!? I DO!

Do you prefer shopping alone? or with a bunch of people? I guess I don't mind shopping with my mom/sister or with couple of friends.

Anyways, enough with the chit chat of what I did last weekend and lets go on with my FOTD. I guess this look can be worn during the Holiday right? well, I will :)

Here's my Purple Holiday makeup Look(nothing fancy)

I used couple of new products and loving them to pieces. Let me show them to you.

FOR EYES: I first applied MAC Painterly Paintpot(as eyeshadow base), then I used MAC Jest(for inner half), MAC Star Violet (for outer half), and tiny teeny amount of MAC Carbon eyeshadow(for outer V). I then applied MAC Superslick Liquid Liner in On The Hunt(upper lashline). Lastly, I used MAC Technakohl in Graph Black(waterline). For Mascara- I used YSL Faux Cils(2 coats)

FOR FACE: I first mixed my foundation- NARS Sheer Glow in Ceylon and MAC Face and Body in C3, then I applied concealer- YSL Touche Eclat(for undereyes) and MAC Select Moisture(for uneven shades on my face and for scars/zits). Then I used MAC Natural Skin Finish in Medium(for all over face powder)I then used my NARS Casino Bronzer for cheek/face contour, and applied NARS Deep Throat blush. Lastly, I used MAC By Candlelight for highlight(cheeks/nose) .
FOR LIPS: Simple and nude. Just the way I like it :)- I used MAC Hue lipstick and Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Nude Lustre

The new products I used are the MAC eyeshadows(Jest and Star Viloet). I love them. I personally like Jest better compared to Star Violet just because I know I will be using Jest more often. Jest is SUPER SIMILAR to Naked Lunch, but it has more pink tone to it compared to Naked Lunch.

So what will you be sporting on Christmas eve or Christmas Parties(makeup wise)?

Happy Thursday :)

Day to Night Look + OOTD

I'm here once again to show you a recent FOTD and an OOTD as well.

Last Friday I was off so, I had my whole day booked. Around 11:30 am I met with my bestfriend and ate lunch together. We ate some seafood and Belgian waffles!(yum yum)- odd combination. Then at night. we went out wit the boys and watched Due Date. It is a pretty hilarious movies, so I recommend watching it.

Anyways..I will show you a daytime look and a night time look too.

Here is my day time look:

Products used:

FACE:

Aveeno moisturizer

Korres Vitamin Face Primer

MAC Face and Body Foundation mixed with a tad bit of NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

MAC Natural Skinfinish in Medium

NARS Casino Bronzer

MAC Prism powder blush

MAC Stereo Rose MSF for cheek highlight

EYES:

MAC Bare Study Pain Pot

MAC Shroom for brow bone highlight

Urban Decay Blaze eyeshadow inner half

Urban Decay Toasted eyeshadow outer half(crease) and on the lower lashline

MAC Superslick Liquid Liner

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper

MAC Graphblack Technakhol on the waterline

MASCARA- L'oreal Million Volumizing mascara(will do a review soon)

LIPS:

Just lip balm

and..my night time look:

everything the same with the day time look, but added more mascara and darker liner on my lower lashline. Oh and I added Urban Decay Creep eyeshadow on the crease

on my lips:

MAC Full Fuchsia lipstick

* forgive me for the childish poses :D

and finally....

My SIMPLE OOTD:

What I Wore:

Top- Bluenotes plain V-neck white shirt

Leggings- TNA

Leather Jacket- Mackage in Greta(LOVE!)-You can find it here: http://mackage.com/ or at http://www.shopbop.com/mackage/br/v=1/2534374302164834.htm

Boots- Brown's knee high black leather boots(love the length and the fit of this boots)- You can find it here: http://women.brownsshoes.com/eng_ca/product/Boots-KneeHigh/65465

ACCESORIES:

Rosary necklace- Aldo

Watch- Michael Kors

Bracelet- Nordstrom

So, here's my question about what you wear; Are you more of a a girly girl, bohomeian girl, or are you a rocker type of person?

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful week ladies and gents :)

Kim

Haul: It's All About The Eyes

So a trip to the U.S. means a trip to Sephora.

I have been contemplating for the last month or two if I should get a new Kat Von D Tattoo Liner here in Canada for $22 or is it $25, or should I wait and get it in Seattle for only $18..well I waited and got one is Seattle. Why should the prices here in Canada be more expensive compared to the U.S. Even MAC cosmetics!? God, they are made here in Canada and they are more expensive. why!? anyways, can't do anything with that can we?

so just a little haul to show you guys..

I bought:

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Toasted
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Blaze

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper- I've finished about 2 tubes already and this is my third. I love this liquid liner because it creates a thin precise line, but at the same time you can create a thick line as well. One more thing I love about this liner is that it makes it so much easier to create a "wing-eyed" look.

I recommend you guys to try this. It is worth every penny. It also comes in Navy, Gold, Silver and I think a gunmetal shade as well.

I do not have a swatch for this because it will be just plain black- no shimmer, no glitter, nothing at all. Just flat black which I love.

and let's talk about the Urban Decay eyeshadows.

I missed out on the NAKED PALETTE and I'm really sad about it. I really want one, so if you guys know anyone who is selling their Naked Palette tell me and I will get it for sure or if you know any site that sells them too. Sephora is always out of stock.

Honestly, I never tried Urban Decay eyeshadows, and to tell you guys the truth I'm really impressed with it. I'm a neautral girl, so I chose Toasted and Blaze.
Toasted- a neutral golden bronze shade, perfect for all over the lid or in the crease. Love the pigmentation of this shadow and really impressed with it.

I have swatches with dupes for this eyeshadow such as MAC Woodwinked, Sable, Satin Taupe, and Tempting.

The closest dupe for Urban Decay Toasted is MAC Woodwinked. Not really close, but no one will notice the slight difference. UD Toasted is slightly lighter than Woodwinked and has a less gold and more brown, while MAC Woodwinked has more gold shade to it and less brown. The one on top is Woodwinked, second row- from left to right MAC Satin Taupe, UD Toasted, MAC Sable. Below is MAC Tempting

and this my MY SHADE..Urban Decay eyeshadow in Blaze

I would describe this as a neutral champagne color. Very very close dupe to MAC All That Glitters.from left-right: MAC Amber Lights(too gold), UD Blaze, ad MAC All That Glitters(very close. good dupe)
so that's the end of my make-up haul from Sephora. Next up Facial care

Do you guys wear neutral shades like me? or do you wear bright shades as well?

I will be posting a Favorite Beauty Product Series- I will be posting my top 5 lipsticks, lipglosses, eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, etc. So, watch out for that. I will start the whole series thing maybe next week after I post everything I bought in Seattle.

Thanks for reading.

It is Remembrance Day tomorrow(November 11- Thursday).Let's remember out Veteran Soldiers who died for our conutry and who continues to serve our country.

xo, Kim