Revlon Coral Reef!

I've begun to layer my makeup more, specifically lip products. So i've been trying to branch out and pair totally random colors, which has been fun!! I found a wonderful layering lipgloss in this process! Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Coral Reef. It's a beautiful orange/coral color! It looks bright orange in the tube, and even when you swatch it on your hand... but I can't believe how many different uses I've gotten out of it!

Just to name a few, I pair it with MAC's viva glam gaga (the pink one), which makes an AMAZING pinky-coral, bright but still wearable. I didn't know how to wear such a bright light pink lip, and this warms it up just perfectly!! I have also worn it over MAC's lollipop loving lipstick, which is a peach with green, yes green, duochrome. I love that lipstick soo much, and finally I found a gloss to tone down the green just enough for me to LOVE this lipstick that much more!!

I really look forward to experimenting more, and trying out other Revlon lipglosses in this line! I know they have a light lilac shade, as well as a nude and other beautiful shades! The consistancy is wonderful as well, I feel that they aren't sticky, but are relatively long lasting! And they're only around $6 depending on where you buy them, which makes them that much better!!

So if you haven't tried these glosses yet, you should definitely try them out!! I'll have to update ya on other lip combinations I figure out as well.... I love experimenting!!

Yup.... I love lipglass!

It's official... I have been doing my lipglass trick, by putting my lipglass on before my lipstick, and it has been working out perfectly for me!! I've been trying to use a lipglass in a similar family as the lipstick I am wearing, then topping it with the lipstick. I find I get more wear out of the lipstick this way, and my lips don't dry out nearly as fast!! So there you have it, I LOVE lipglass! :-)

my new, unexpected, lip primer!

So I have some lipsticks, just like I'm sure a lot of girls do, that tend to really define the creases in my lips, and make them look old and nasty! Especially with nude lipsticks from the drugstore, or many other drugstore lipsticks as well. I do have a few higher end lipsticks I couldn't quite get right either, because of the frost or glaze finish (as in my MAC lipsticks with this finish). It always bothered me that I couldn't get them to work, since some of the colors are very popular and I figured everyone else knew a secret that I didn't!

Well, I've figured out a secret of my own!! I have found that putting a sheer layer of MAC's lipglass in Underaged on my lips, and then letting it sit for a minute, makes a WONDERFUL lip base for my lipsticks!! Wearing Underaged by itself never worked out for my incredibly pale skin.... it's a peachy pink color, with a creamy finish, but for me I always thought it totally washed me out! Which is weird, since I do like nude lips sometimes. But I kept the gloss since everyone says how wonderful it is. And now I am so happy that I did!

I found this out the other day, just hanging around the house. My lips were a little dry, so I smoothed a very thin layer of the sticky wonderful lipglass on my lips. After a few minutes, I realized my lips felt very smoothed and hydrated... they felt better than when I put a more generous amount of this lipglass on! So I grabbed a lipstick that seems to be a huge hit for lots of people, L'oreal's Fairest Nude. It's a beautiful nude color, because it has a very dusty pink base to it, making you still look alive instead of like a corpse with totally muted out lips! As I put this on my lips, it glided on, without settling into any of my natural lip lines!! I was in shock!! I didn't even have to put a lipgloss on top, it felt good without it! Now I am happy with TWO of my products that I had no idea what to do with before, and I'm a happy camper!!

It just goes to show that you need to give products a second chance, maybe use them for a different purpose altogether to really see if you can make it work for you! So anyone who can't figure out MAC's Underage, or L'oreal's Fairest Nude, like I couldn't, maybe this will work for you too!! Happy makeup hunting! :-)

Homemade toner!

My lovely friend I work with, Cassie, taught me how to make my own toner.... and now I never find myself searching for anything else! I am so happy with the results that I get from it, that I have to share this awesome info with you!

Just as a general note, I have very dry, sensitive skin, which gets irritated very easily with most toners...

It only takes two ingredients, vegetable glycerin, and rose water. I use a small 3 oz. bottle (I believe), it's a travel size that I picked up at WalMart for a dollar. All you have to do is fill about 1/5 of the bottle with glycerin, and the rest with rose water! That's it! Or if you need a little more moisture, just up the amount of glycerin, if you need less moisture, use less glycerin to rose water.

I don't think it matters what brand of glycerin you use, I got mine from a local health food store, it's by Starwest Botanicals, all it says on it is '100% Pure Vegetable Glycerine'. The rose water you go for, however, makes a bigger difference. I recommend smelling the rose water you are going to buy because if you hate it, it's not going to be fun to use every day! The one my friend introduced me to is by Heritage Products, and it just says 'Rose Petals Rosewater *certified' on it.

I'll try and get a picture up soon.... my computer is giving me a little fit, but I hope this helps someone!! The bottle of rose water is 8 oz. I believe, and the glycerin was 16 oz. They both cost me somewhere around $10, but you'll be able to make plenty of toner to last you a long time! You hardly use any of that glycerin, that bottle will last me years! The rose water you'll have to get more often since you use more of it, but still much cheaper than buying other toner, and much better for your skin I'd like to think! 2 ingredients... that's all!! Enjoy!! :-)

It's been far too long!!

I know, I know, it's been a long time!! But I figured I'd start something up again, just for kicks!! Life has changed too much for me since the time I wrote on here last, so I won't even try to catch you up to speed!! I think I'll just run with the new stuff!!

For anyone who doesn't know, I'm a makeup junkie. I know a lot of girls out there are! I find it to be a form of art for me, I like colors, I like the way you can make things look different, it good ways, and I like the way it brings a lot of people together!

Speaking of, I just found a wonderful new pale girl to watch on youtube!! Her youtube name is daisynation, and she makes me happy!! I love her ideas, I just found here while trying to find the best blushers for pale girls, and I got hooked!! The first video was, ways to love your pale skin, part 1. It's hard for pale girls to find colors that flatter them well! Most people have medium skin, but us pale girls have to stick together!!

So there you have it, my first little blab on makeup. I intend on doing some product reviews, and maybe some looks as well! Hopefully someone can get some use out of it!! :-)