May 2013 Favourites - Vol. 1

This is my very first monthly favourites. I have included favourites that I use everyday or more than 75% of the month. Some favourites are oldies but goodies, while others are brand new for me.

Enjoy!!

 

May 2013 'make-up' favourites

 

 

Seche Vite Ulta-V - UV activated top coat

*This WAS my go to top coat but I have decided to try a new one.

I will let yall know how it goes once I test it out.

 

 

Pure Ice -  Over You (1008)

 

 

Ginger + Liz - High Maintenance

 

 

 Nicole By OPI - If The Blue Fits ... (NI405)

 

  

Nicole By OPI - It's All About The Glam (NIKO1)

* This is one of my favourite 'go-to' white polishes.

It has a very subtle shimmer.

  

 

Urban Decay - E/S Primer Potion (sample in original)

 

 

Diane von Fürstenberg L/G - Passion

 

Mascara combos -

Top: Urban Decay - Supercurl Curling Mascara (sample)

Bottom: Benefit - Bad Gal Lash (sample)

 

Murad - Skin Perfecting Primer (sample) 

Estée Lauder - Pure Colour e/s #9 (GWP sample)

 

L.A. Colors Mineral E/S - Gold (BME490)

 

CK Calvin Klein - 

Crème eyeshadow in 311 turquoise blue

 

 

Maybelline Cool Effects - Cooling Eyeshadow Liner

in Midnight Chill (22)

 

Hard Candy - Mattifying powder (287)

 

Hard Candy - Hula Hula bronzer (131)

 

Left: June Cornell - Super Powder brush (265)

Right: Sonia Kashuk - synthetic flat top eyeliner brush

 

Speaking of June Cornell (Super Powder brush 265) - I think I bought this brush at Beauty Co many many, MANY (did I say MANY??!) years ago. I have tried to Google the brand but to no avail. If you knnow anything abotut this brand, please let me know. TY!!

 

Boscia - Green Tea Blotting Liners

 

Calvin Klein - Euphoria (sample)

 

Sea Tone - Naural Aromatic Scrub

 

Ahava - Purifying gel for oily skin

 

 

Kadan - faux fur leopard handbag

 

 

Effy - Peridot Gateway Ring (yellow gold)

*REVIEW* Vol 1 - CK Calvin Klein tempting glimmer sheer crème eyeshadow

Via Sephora's website, it states:
What it is: A color-saturated cream eyeshadow that offers a high-shine, ultra-smooth finish.
What it does: ck Calvin Klein Tempting Glimmer Sheer Creme Eyeshadow delivers high-impact color and shimmer that resists creasing or fading so your sparkling stare will last through the day. This is no longer carried by Sephora.
I am late on the up-take on this brand and product. I bought 2 CK Calvin Klein make-up sets at Sam's Club a couple years ago. I am just getting around to using the crème eyeshadows. The 1 I am currently using is the blue shade, named 311 turquoise blue (the other shade is a silver).

*UPDATE: Calvin Klein is launching CK One Color Cosmetics some time in April 2012. Full collection will be some time in September 2012.

How I personally prep my eyes:
1) I conceal/even out the eyelid and let that dry for a minute or so. (I sometimes will skip this if I use a skin tone eye primer.)
2) I then prime and let that set-up.
3) Lastly I use a cream eyeshadow over my lid from lash-line to the hooded crease (if I use my real crease, the color placement would be too high). I wait a few seconds and add my first shadow colour (always the darker colour), while the cream shadow is still a bit tacky and continue with the rest of the colors.
4) I finish off my eye look with mascara and a bit of black or brown powder to the lash-line.

I know the above ^^^^ sounds like a lot of work, but for me, my shadow is locked in place through-out work or a night out on the town.

Dinitchka says:
Application: 9/10
Chroma: 9/10
Durability: 9/10
Packaging: 10/10
Texture: 9/10
Travel friendly: 10/10
Weight: 2.5 gr./0.08 oz.
Price: Unknown, as this came in a set. I have seen a wide range of colours on Amazon.

Final deliberation:
LOVE this product!! I really really really like the consistency. It is very creamy (hence the name *LOL*), maybe a bit too creamy. It has just enough shimmer without my eyelids looking like disco balls. I've been using it for about 5 months and it has not dried at all in the container. The wear is out-of-this-world. I never wear this as-is because of my hooded oily eyelids. I always set it with a like colour, grey or black powder.
I approve this product an A!

Left to right: Sonia Kashuk synthetic flat top eyeliner brush, Sephora Flat Liner/Eyeliner Brush #16, UDPP and CK Calvin Klein crème eyeshadow CK Calvin Klein in 311 turquoise blue

CK Calvin Klein tempting glimmer sheer crème eyeshadow in 311 turquoise blue  (top)

CK Calvin Klein tempting glimmer sheer crème eyeshadow in 311 turquoise blue (bottom)

CK Calvin Klein tempting glimmer sheer crème eyeshadow in 311 turquoise blue (open)

swatch on my arm

CK Calvin Klein tempting glimmer sheer crème eyeshadow in 311 turquoise blue (above black line with UDPP and below black line without UDPP)

My Shade of Brown - 1st Pillow Box

I am super excited to find the following email in my in box!!!

As soon as I get the box and as soon as I am able to post, I will.

MAC = Free Shipping ALL WEEK!

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I have found the BEST make-up brush cleanser

This may sound odd but trust me ...
Cleaning my make-up brushes never was a big deal for me, until I began high school. I have tried just about every brush cleanser around ... high-end, middle-end, low-end and homemade.

I started out with baby soap/dish soap and water, moved on to M·A·C. Then my journey began with a whole lot of various other products/brands. I tried my own homemade concoctions and continued another endless journey with other products/brands.

With that being said, I have never been happy with the outcome of my brushes and sponges, until today. Normally I wash my brushes in the bathroom. I decided to wash them at my kitchen sink. Then an idea DAWNed (no pun intended) on me. I have used dish washing soap before (no it does not ruin your brushes) with okay results. When I saw the Dawn Bleach Alternative (over night soaking power in 5 mins) bottle I thought I'd give it a shot. I am BLOWN away with how well it cleaned my brushes and sponge. I always have trouble cleaning my Sonia Kashuk synthetic flat top multipurpose brush. It just seems to never get 100% clean. Tonight that brush (along with the rest of them) is sparkling clean and I am very happy with my shot-in-the-dark-on-a-whim try.
The next washing I am going to try the Dawn again and rinse it with vinegar (one of my homemade recipes I was using) and I'll let yall know if their is any difference.

PS: The Dawn Bleach Alternative works very well on stuck on or burned on food as well. LOL!

Dawn Bleach Alternative

my sparkling clean brushes