Golden Gypsy

Products used:

NYX HD E/S Base

NYX Jumbo E/S pencil in Milk

NYX E/S in Dark Brown (eyebrows)

Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Gypsy Gold

Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Sage Sensation

Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Oatmeal Tan

Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Deep Roast

Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Chamois Nude

Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Siesta Sands

Makeup Geek E/S in Corrupt

Maybelline the colossal volum espress cat eyes in W/P Glam Black

It's So Big Volumizing Mascara for lower lashes 

eBay SixPlus Makeup Brushes

Hello babes ^_^

This is what I got the other day in the mail. Well, not really, they needed my signature and so had to go to the post office to pick up. 

Let me first say that this post will be more of a 1st impression post. When I picked it up it came wrapped in that thin, dark grey ugly bag, double wrapped or should I say really well wrapped in bubble wrap. I love the box it comes in as it has a magnetic closure, so you can store your brushes in it. 

Once I removed all the bubble wrap and plastic brushes usually come in, I realized that they are really soft. I will definitely do a review on them as I already don't like one of the brushes. 

The reason I opted to buy these instead of Sigma's Face & Perfection Set is, HELLO, because of the price!!! These are I'm gonna say less than half the price from Sigma. Yes, you get for what you pay for, but I can honestly say (for now at least) that I don't regret buying them. 

Well, this is it for now. Stay tuned for the review ^_^

xoxoxoxo xoxoxo

Arely

Vitamins with Biotin

Hello My Loves ^_^

I just wanted to show you all the vitamins I'm taking to help my hair grow faster and  my nails grow stronger. They are Nature's Bounty Hair, Skin and Nails 5000 mcg of Biotin. They do not have a pleasant taste and the biotin does tend to break me out if I take the amount they recommend you to take. It states "For adults, take three (3) caplets daily, preferably with meals. 

I personally take 2 at the same time at night on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. This way I don't break out. They are pretty big and sometimes depending I will have a hard time swallowing but overall I love these vitamins. I have seen that my hair has grown faster and my nails are growing faster AND stronger, along with my Hoof Hands Hard as Hoof nail strengthening cream & Nail Magic Nail Hardener. 

Mine is huge compared to other reviews, but that is only because I bought mines in Sam's Club for I think about $15-20. I forgot sorry. 

So if your looking for vitamins give these a try. They are pretty much the same as regular vitamins, just that these contain a higher dosage of Biotin. 

So I hope you give them a try and let me know what you think about them. 

xoxoxoxo until next time 

Maria Arely 

eBay makeup brushes

This is only like 1/3 of what I have bought from eBay. I will be doing a video later. But for now my 1st impression. 

To tell you the truth I was very and I mean VERY skeptical about the pink brushes. I've bought brushes before from  eBay and they were just really, really horrible.  They were really bad. They scratched and shed like crazy. A complete waste of my money. 

But the pink ones are actually soft. Not as soft as my Sigma Mrs. Bunny collection or as soft as the other ones pictured above. They are soft enough to where I like them and can actually use with out them feeling horrible on my  skin. 

Now the other one with the wood handles are just incredibly soft. Where from 1-10 where 10 is the softest comparable to my Sigma Mrs. Bunny they are definitely a 8-9. Just about there.

And also just so you know the handles on these are on the short side.  

So if your interested in trying them out yourselves here are the links:

22 pcs Cosmetic Makeup Brushes Set with Pink Holder Bag - The one I bought

http://bit.ly/15seCdL

22pcs Professional Cosmetic Makeup Brush Set with Bag Pink - I found this cheaper one but different brush role. 

 http://bit.ly/177M1J0

11 PCS Pro Makeup Eyeshadow Blush Brushes Cosmetic Set Kit + Bag - this is the one I got.  

http://bit.ly/14JWtI6

I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for the review. 

xoxoxoxox

Maria Arely ^_^

FOTD 7/21/2013

Eyes:

NYX concealer in a jar in medium as base

NYX jumbo e/s pencil in milk

Coastal scents hot pot in:

Oatmeal Tan- transition color

Kokomo Cafe- crease color

Chamoise nude-highlighter

Pale Nude (B04)- lid color

Avon ultra luxury in eggplant & coastal scents hot pot in Deep Grape for the lower lash line. 

Covergirl lash blast in black

Face:

Covergirl 3 in 1 outlast foundation 

Savy bronzer from Sally's beauty supply

Ben Nye Banana Powder for under the eyes. 

Ben Nye transparent powder for the T-Zone area only. 

Massive Coastal Scents Haul

As you can see I bought a few things. I will be doing a first impressions video. So keep an eye out for it. 

I swatched some hot pots already and OMG I'm so excited to use them ^_^

xoxoxo

Arely

Until next time

July 2013 Ipsy Bag

Welcome back ^_^

Let me tell you man was I excited when Jose came from work this morning! Not because I saw him, but because in his hand he held my Ipsy package. lol

I received the following for this month:

Lets get started:

In my bag I got this nail polish from Nailtini in the color Mai Tai. It's a beautiful coral color. In the bottle it looks very similar to NYC Times Square Tangerine. But when I applied them, Mai Tai was more of a red orange. It also has great coverage in one swipe compared to NYC which is more sheer. 

Next, we have Coola mineral sunscreen moisturizer. It has no tint and is also unscented. I have not opened this yet so I can't tell you how the consistency feels. I will also update later on how this feels on my oily skin and if it doesn't make it worse or break me out. 

I also got this Big Sexy Hair Humidity resistance spray. The directions say "Apply to finish look to repel humidity, combat frizz and maintain your style."

I will have to see how it smells and see If i can use this as i suffer from chronic migraines and am VERY sensitive to smells. Oh and also to see just how much it really is anti-humidity. 

Next I got this Pop Beauty Pouty Pop Crayon in Coral Crush. Really creamy and really pigmented. Its almost the same color as last months Starlooks Lipliner in Tipsy, just not as bright. 

I love the color payoff and that it's goes on really smooth. Only thing, I just wished this month they could have given me a different color instead of another coral lip product. 

Last but not least, My favorite item out of the whole bag. A sample of BH Cosmetics California Collection. The dark purple, Hollywood, is from the BH Hollywood palette. Bronze is from the San Francisco palette and the gorgeous gold is from the Malibu palette. 

All are shimmery, very pigmented colors.  

There is a total of 7 products in which any 5 you could have received. Overall, I am happy with what I got for this month. With the exception of maybe the lip product. 

If you think your interested in signing up click on the link below. If doesn't do anything just copy and paste. 

http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-hgpqw6juic3q13jc

Thank you for stopping by and see you in the next post. 

xoxoxo

Arely ^_^

FOTD 7/13/13

Products used: 

 

The bh cosmetics is a sample I received in my July 2013 Glam Bag. 

FOTD 7/7/13

This is today's makeup. 

I didn't want to use mascara so instead I uses a really pigmented eyeshadow to do a winged "eyeliner". 

 

I know you really can't see it but I tried to take a good pic. 

Hope you enjoyed :)

7/5/13 FOTD

I know it's mad late but I wanted to post it either way. 

Don't remember exactly what products I used.  

But hope you like ^_^

Also I did a reverse ombré. I went from light to dark. 

My Nighttime Face Products

Hello Loves

So after I used my ponds makeup remover and neutrogena facial scrub:

I use these 2 products. First the acne control and then the anti-wrinkle one

And I grab about this much for my face

You really don't need a lot 

And just a lil bit more for both my eyes as this is where I focus more with makeup. 

I've used the clean & clear acne control moisturizer for years and I love it!! I usually use 2-3 pumps for my whole face and I apply both in the morning and at night. 

Hope you enjoyed this lil post :)

xoxoxoxo

Arely ❤

FOTD 6-23-2013

          Before             &          After

Face:

Clean & Clear Acne Control Moisterizer

Using the beauty blender dupe I bought at ultas to apply the following:

Covergirl 3-1 Foundation in Golden Tan

Maybelline instantp-age rewind dark circle concealer in neutralizer. 

Stay matte pressed powder in Sandstorm. 

Using Sigma F30 to apply my savvy bronzer in Beach Bronze

Eyes:

L'Oreal concealer in W 4-5 on my brow bone for highlight base. 

NYX e/s in Nude for highlighter

NYX concealer in a jar in Medium as my primer. 

Mac e/s ( I forgot the name)

NYX matte e/s in Blame it on midnight as my transition color. 

NYX e/s in Dark brown for my crease

Covergirl Lash Blast Volume in blocked

NYX e/s in Dark brown again to fill my eyebrows. 

L'Oreal HIP Dou in playful- used the brown only to my lower lash line

Cream colored eyeliner in waterline

Lips:

Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude

Avon Glazewear Shine in Darling Pink

Ipsy: June 2013 Glam Bag

So I finally decided to join the Ipsy Craze and subscribed.  This is what I receive for this month:

I received the Psssst! On-the-go Instant Dry Shampoo, which is suppose to "soak up oil, sweat, & product build-up, taking hair from dirty, flat and matte to refresh and revived." I guess we'll see about that one I try it out. 

Next I received Cailyn Line-Fix Gel Eyeliner in purple. It says thats its "water resistant, smudge-proof & 24 Hour wearable."

Next I got Starlooks Lip Pencil in Tipsy. It's a coral color, not something I would buy but imma give it a try. 

I also received this J. Cat beauty Sparkling Cream Palette in Suzie. It is NOT for the eyes so I'm not quite sure for what I'll use  it. Haven't swatched it yet so I don't know the consistency of it. Pretty colors tho. 

And Lastly my least favorite item from this month. NYX Rouge Cream Blush in ORANGE!!! Not a cream blush fan, but if it had come in any other color but orange I'm know I wouldn't have mind the testing it out. My 1st impression when I saw it was... Orange!!! Really?!?!?! Lol

I'm not sure if you can really see it in the picture but believe me, it's orange. 

Oh and let's not forget my favorite item about this Ispy bag. The little Baggie itself!!! I do LOVE me some cheetah print. lol

Overall I liked what I got. I read that you can trade on Ipsy's Facebook so imma gonna try and see if I can do that and get the highlight pencil. Idk we'll see. 

That's all for now. Thank You for stopping by and see you in the next post ^_^

Xoxoxoxo

My Sisters Makeup ^_^

This is the look I did on my sister Tracy yesterday night for a sweet 15 she was going to. 

Hope you like it enough to try it yourselves. 

Until next time 

Xoxoxo 

Nails Of The Week

Clean Makeup Brushes 😄

2 of the elf studio eyeshadow "C" and the one duo eyebrushes, I dont use but needed to be cleaned. 

Other than that the rest are ready to be used for the rest of the week

FOTD

Eyes:

NYX concealer in a jar in medium as my primer

Nude shimmer, brown, & dark brown e/s from my 88 warm palette

NYX matte eyeshadow in Blame It On Midnight

Revlon Color stay eyeliner in black

Cover Girl lash blast mascara in waterproof black

NYX e/s in dark brown to fill in my brows

Face:

A tiny squirt of Cover Girl 3-1 foundation in soft honey mixed in with my clean and clear advantage acne control moisturizer. 

Applied it using RAWcolor maximum coverage foundation brush. 

Used sigmas F30 to apply Rimmel London stay matte pressed powder

 

FOTD

Eyes:

NYX Jumbo e/s pencil in Gold

Elf single e/s in Golden Glow

NYX nude matte e/s in Blame It On Midnight

Brown & black e/s from the 88 warm palette

L'Oreal HIP Cream eyeliner in Black for both tight and water line

Avon ultra luxury eyeliner in 

Eggplant right on lower lash line 

Elf Studio e/s in Amethyst on top of purple eyeliner

Face:

Clean & Clear Advantage acne control moisturizer 

Rimmel London BB Cream in medium

Used ultas beauty blender to apply it

Used sigmas F30 to apply Revlon Colorstay mineral finishing powder in suntan matte on cheeks only

Used Sigmas retractable pink Kabuki to apply Rimmel London stay matte pressed powder no my T-Zone only