MAGNOLIA MAKEUP HAUL and SWATCHES

I posted my Magnolia Makeup and Swatch Vids for your viewing pleasure!

I Miss Makeup

It's been such a while since I have been on here. Shameful but true. I've been between jobs (layoffs suck) so makeup has been a luxury I haven't been able to indulge into. But no fear, I will be back in all my makeup glory! *evil laughter*. I'm hoping to get into the beauty scene here in North Florida. In time I shall but please STAY TUNED!

LA Splash Cosmetics

I finally got the awesome opportunity to try LA Splash. I became more acquainted with their brand when I used them for a shoot. O...M....G I loved working with those glitters. When I was sent the products, I had intended on using them on my next shoot and using those images as my example but the shoot was rescheduled so I decided to take a chance and use them for myself. I was nervous at first because of my kerataconus but I wore everything I described in the video for 6 hrs around the house WITH NO PROBLEM! I may have had one piece of glitter fall on a lash and that didn't even irritate my eye...the light just made it glare and it bugged me lol. I would still recommend their base though because it really helped the product to adhere to my eye. Beware: blending does become a bit of a chore with this base because it's almost TOO affective. The liner was phenomenal and the lipgloss left the glitter on my lips but it didn't travel. Amazing, right?! When I was ready to wash the face for bed, I used my face wipes and everything came off clean! Nothing svelted (LOL) into my eye or anything. These products are very good and very kind to the sens-i-eye person like myself.. I highly recommend these products but please do be careful because glitters should always be used with caution around the eye area.

FTC: I did not purchase these products. They were sent to be by the product's organization for review. These opinion are my own and was not compensated or influenced in ANY way for this review.

Makeup Kit Haul Series

Check out my new series of makeup artist kit hauls. Let me know if you have any questions and please feel free to comment, give product suggestions, or requests. ALL IS WELCOME (positivie of course) Smooches

Rock and Republic Beauty

This was my first time experiencing anything Rock and Republic. I felt so luxurious about my purchase. What me feel even better? The 50% savings I experienced purchasing through Hautelook! I love this firggin site. The accessibility of products and brands I've never heard of is awesome. And the discounts are generally phenomenal. I mean....I still can't afford a $2,000 watch even if it was $15,000. lol. Oh...but give me some time and I shall danggit. Enjoy the vid!





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My Philosophy on Makeup

It is ironic that I love everything "beauty" and I am by no means a girly girl. I like color. I love expression. I find that these parts of me are satisfied in makeup and hair. College helped me discover my talent in hair. I was a Sports Medicine major...where they do that at? lol. Well, needless to say, my friend challenged me on my passion and goals. Annnnnnnnnd POOF, I majored in Management (for the business side) and am working on my degree in Chemistry to move forward in developing my own hair and makeup products. *pause*. Okay, I'm back. I'm at work tee hee hee. :).

I could go into my life goals and passions but ultimately my philosophy on makeup is that it is meant to "accentuate not create". I know that there are those create the illusion of beauty by cakin on the most full coverage EVERYTHING lol, but what they don't know is that, for me, the secret is to work with what you got and not try to create miracles. That is God's job...lol. Seriously though, I find satisfaction in focusing on my features and how to accentuate them than try to MAKE my face look like my mom's name is Tammy Faye and my pop's name is Bozo the Clown (not to mention my huge disdain for clowns and all they stand for). Did you know there is fraternity for clowns???!!! My heart started thumping even reading about it. I have to take breaths before I go to the Sillyfarm site when I ordered my Ben Nye products. Enough of the ranDUMBness.

I also believe that quality trumps quantity. You can own all the cheap stuff you want but if it isn't worth a darn. What for? I would rather spend $12 for an eyeshadow that will last me for years than buy a $2 one that will crack and/or crumble, disappoint by being powdery or generally sucks in color pay off. I'm just saying. Don't get me wrong Revlon, Maybelline, and L'Oreal are all coming back and demanding the attention of the young and colorful consumers with a vengeance. I'm loving it...."maybe she's born with it...(fill in the blank).

But yeah, I love all that stuff. Things that make me feel beautiful. But understand this, the makeup you put on on the outside can not replace the the beauty that should already exist on the inside. Think about it!