#MOTD for Work

Greetings Show Off's,

The stars of the show for today's #motd are the Too Face Natural Eyes palette for my eyes and the NYX Correct, Conceal and Contour palette (a dupe of MAC's).  

I used the NYX Correct, Conceal and Contour palette for my eyebrow highlight and under eye highlight. I also used the brown shade located in the top right hand corner on my under eye area for concealing. I also used the deepest brown shade for contouring.  Lastly, I applied the color correct shade (reddish brown) on my chin area and on some other dark areas on my forehead. I did all of this before I applied my foundation (which was MAC's Prolongwear foundation in NW47).  After I applied the foundation I also used the Tyra Beauty contour stick, in order to go back over where I contoured before I applied my foundation. 

For the Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette, I used Cashmere Bunny in the Crease, Push up on the Lid, Erotica on the outer "V" of the lid and Heaven on the inner corner of my eye.  

I lined my eyes with Julep's Gel Eye Glider in Smoky Taupe Shimmer . 

I really love this liner because it is really creamy and shimmery.  It really does glide on so it is true to the name. 

This lipstick which is pictured above is Mary Kay's Redwood (very old). I lined my lips with Mary Kay's lip liner in dark brown.  

I used Younique's 3D Fiber Lash on my lashes. This mascara is really awesome. 

Let me know what you think. Which palette's do you reach for, for work makeup? 

Thanks for Reading!!! and Have a Great Day!

March Beauty Favorites

Greetings!

Before we get into the double digits of April, I would like to share my March beauty favorites with you all.

They are the:

(1) Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette

(2) Estee Lauder blush in Poppy Passion

(3) Real Techniques Buffing Brush 

(4) Nuetrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub 

(5) CVS Oil Free Make Up Remover

(6) CVS Premium Cotton Rounds

(7) derma e Anti-Wrinkle Vitamin A & E Treatment Oil

Let us begin reviewing the beauty products first. 

The Natural Eyes Palette is awesome for creating everyday looks along with night time looks. 

Recently when I went to the Jazmine Sullivan concert I went straight from work because it was held on a week night. Therefore, I used the daytime shades during work hours and then easily updated the look with the other shades in the palette (and added some falsies) before I left for the concert for more of a night time look. 

My next March favorite is the Estee Lauder Blush in the shade Poppy. 

Thus is such a beautiful shade. When this blush is paired with the Estee Lauder double wear foundation it glides on and blends well with a really nice finish. 

Next, let me tell you about this Real Techniques Buffing Brush. 

I have found that it is awesome for applying foundation. I haven't used my (off brand) beauty blender in a long time because of this brush.  I have a couple of dark spots from some recent acne breakouts that I have been dealing with and this brush is on point with applying my foundation evenly while also yielding great coverage. The bristles are soft as well for the price. 

Moving along with the skin care. After I started breaking out during the month of February I noticed that I was no exfoliating my skin enough. Therefore, I went out to pick the Nuetrogena's Oil Free Acne Wash Foaming Scrub. 

I believe this has really done the trick, because I have not recently received any breakouts within the past couple weeks. I am extremely happy with this foaming scrub because it leaves my face feeling really clean no matter how much make-up I put on that day. 

Next product is the CVS Oil Free Makeup Remover. 

This is such an awesome formula that takes every inch of eye make up off in one swipe. On the bottle it states that it removes water proof mascara and that it is comparable to the Nuetrogena oil free eye make up remover. Moving on to the CVS Cotton Rounds, because there two go hand and in my current beauty regimen. 

These cotton rounds are dual sided, where one side is soft and the other side is strong. I love using the strong side along with my eye make up remover because I don't have to rub my eye as much as I do if I were using a soft cotton square (which is what I was using before).

My last favorite is the derma e Anti-Wrinkle Treatment with Vitamin A and E.  

I have been using this at night after my moisturizer and I believe it has been helping clear up my dark spots while also making my skin appear a little brighter.  I don't have many wrinkles, so hopefully this product is helping to prevent that as well.  

So that is it. Let me know if you have tried any of these beauty and/or skin care products?  Also, let me know if you love them, like them, or even hate them. 

Thanks for reading!!!

Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette

Funny story - When I went to Ulta yesterday, I was looking for the new Too Faced Natural Matte Eyes Palette (which is exclusively sold +ultabeauty):

and I thought that this was it

But I really purchased this.  

Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette, $36.00

From Left to Right: Heaven, Silk Teddy, Nude, Cashmere Bunny, Sexspresso, Push-up, Erotica, Honey Pot, and Chocolate Martini

When I went to the Starbucks shortly after, I looked it up online in order to see if the shades matched the Matte palette and of course they didn't. The three top shades (Heaven, Cashmere Bunny, and Sexspresso) are all the same but the remainder of the shades within the Natural Eyes Palette are shimmer shades.  I was about to return it because I wanted something brand new to review, but then changed my mind because I rather have a palette with shimmer and matte shades mixed.  So below are eye tutorial pics that come with the palette and I chose to do the Day look (where I applied Heaven on the lid and blended all the way up toward the brow bone, I then applied Cashmere Bunny to the crease and then Sexspresso to the lid and lower lash line. I also used the Push-Up on the lid and Silk Teddy in the inner corner of the eye): 

Here is how it turned out: 

Foundation: Estee Lauder Double Wear in Sandalwood

Under Eye Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC42

Eye Primer: Urban Decay Eye Primer

Eyes: Too Faced Natural Eye Palette (of course)

Liner: NYX Black Ergonomics Liner in Black

Lashes: Kiss iEnvy Natural Lashes

Mascara: L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara in Carbon Black

Blush: Estee Lauder Pure Color Blush in Poppy Pashion

Highlighter: Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips in Riviera Strip

Contour: NYX Color Corrector, Contour, and Highlight Palette in Dark

Lip: Dark Brow Lip Liner paired with Too Faced Melted Lipstick in Melted Coral

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Which palette would you prefer the Matte or the Matte and Shimmer mixed?

Thanks for reading!!!