Favorite Products for Fall 2013

1. Smashbox Limitless Cream Shadow in Gemstone The shade is described as soft iridescent grey mauve. My mom bought this for me after I saw her wearing it and could not get over how pretty her eyes looked. It really lasts a long time and it stays put, doesn’t crease like other cream shadows. 
2. Tokyo Milk Dark Lip Elixir #60 Coco Noir You all already know I love these lip balms. The flavor notes in this are: dark rum, maraschino cherry, sweet milk, and cacao bean. They’re obviously super unique and smell amazing and Coco Noir is no exception. 
3. MAC Eyeshadow in Blackberry It’s a matte shade described as muted burgundy-plum brown. It’s beautiful and perfect for a smokey eye. And since it’s plummy it looks great on any eye color. 
4. Beautique Eyeliner in Light Brown I got this a while ago at Sally Beauty Supply and never used it ‘til last month when I colored my hair ginger red. My holy grail eyebrow product Benefit Brow Zings didn’t match anymore and I was very sad, but this pencil matched perfectly. It’s an alright replacement, but nothing will ever match up to Brow Zings.
5. Cabana Boy Blush by TheBalm Don’t let the name fool you, it’s summery and beachy sounding, but it’s perfect for fall. It’s a dusty rose with plum undertones.
6. Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara I needed a new mascara and didn’t really have the money to replace my old favorite, Buxom Amplified Lash Mascara, so I got this one and I like it even better! It’s a great formula and the bottom lash wand is amazing. It’s great for someone like me who has trouble with applying mascara to the bottom lashes. 
7. Elf Matte Lip Color in Rich Red Not much to say about this one. It’s a lovely matte red. It’s classic and great paired with winged liner.
8. Purely Pro Cosmetics’ Lip Gloss in Venom It’s a dark purple red shade. I keep it in my purse for a quick vampy lip and it smells really good. 
9. Bare Minerals’ Pretty Amazing Lip Color in Confidence The shade is described as pink berry. I’ve been raving about these Pretty Amazing Lip Colors since I first tried them like 3 years ago. They’re very hydrating, shiny and have great color payoff.
10. NYX Eyeshadow in Sahara It’s described as shimmery champagne gold. It’s a great highlight color and I pair it with MAC’s Blackberry. 
11. OPI’s Kennebunk-Port It’s a pretty red shade. A tad darker and creamier than your regular reds which makes it great for fall.
12. OCC Lip Tar in the shade Anita It’s described as browned burgundy. It’s a tough color to wear, but I’m obsessed and TBH, it makes me feel like a bad bitch.

Back to School Beauty

1. Urban Decay Naked 2 Eyeshadow Palette

I love this palette, I use it daily and I'm already on my second one! I think everyone should own it whether you're going back to school or not. This palette is a great selection of neutral taupes and greiges, ranging from light to dark, matte to extra sparkly. It's perfect for fall and you'll get so many compliments that it will start getting embarrassing how good your eyes look. It also comes with a double-sided brush and Lip Junkie Lip Gloss in the shade Naked (not pictured).

• Foxy is a matte, pale, yellowed nude. I use this on brow bone exclusively.
• Half Baked is a shimmery rich gold. I love to use this all over the lid or just in the inner corner for a hint of gold sparkle.
• Booty Call is a frosty white beige with the slightest hint of pink. I use this on brow bone and in the inner corner of my eye.
• Chopper is a very sparkly copper. It has chunky glitter so there tends to be fall-out. Great on the lid or crease.
• Tease is a matte mauve color. It's my personal favorite and I use it on the lid and crease. It's especially nice paired with Busted.
• Snakebite is a shimmery, dark brownish bronze. I use this almost exclusively in the crease and the outer corner of my eyes.
• Suspect is a frosty soft champagne shade. Love using this on my lid.
• Pistol is a frosty gray-brown. Depending on how the light hits it it's sometimes more gray than brown and vice versa. This color is probably my least favorite but when I do use it I use it on the outer corners of my eyes.
• Verve is frosty pinky beige. I use this on my lid, the inner corners of my eyes and on the brow bone with Booty Call.
• YDK is a shimmery medium bronze. I like using this in the crease.
• Busted is an almost matte plum tinted, brown. I use this in the crease mainly.
• Blackout is an intense matte black. I use this wet as a liner and smudge it out. Also it can be use in the crease, but use it very sparingly.

My favorite shades are Half Baked, Booty Call, Tease and Busted and some of my favorite combos include:

1. Booty Call(brow bone) + Half Baked(lid)
2. Foxy(brow bone)+ Suspect(lid)+ Snake Bite(crease)
3. YDK(brow bone) + Tease(lid) + Busted(crease)
4. Verve(brow bone) + Pistol(lid)
5. Foxy(brow bone) + Chopper(lid) + Blackout(crease)

You can use these combos as guidelines, or get creative and create your own combinations. With shades like these you really can't go wrong because they're all so gorgeous!

2. E.l.f. Mineral Booster in Shimmer

This is a loose, very lightweight, shimmery all-over powder. This product is for the days when you wake up feeling like/looking like death and it's still dark outside, but you have to be at school in an hour. Yeah, this powder will instantly brighten your face and while you may still feel like death you won't look like it anymore. As you can see it's a yellowy powder, but once it's blended in it doesn't look yellow, it just gives you that little hint of flawless highlight and it's pretty good for oil control if you need it. I like to use this on my cheeks mostly and sometimes I'll use it as eyeshadow to brighten up my eyes if I don't feel like doing a full eyeshadow look.

3. TokyoMilk Dark Lip Elixirs in Salted Caramel

This lip balm is really great for your lips. And it tastes and smells AMAZING! Guys will be lining up to kiss you on the lips (or smell them) when you wear this. I guarantee it. It tastes and smells just like caramels. I love everything in the Tokyo Milk Dark collection, because the scents are so unique but this lip balm sticks out the most for me. I also enjoy the Coco Noir flavor as well so I suggest that one also. And the best part is that they are only $7 which I feel like is a bargain.

City Color Cosmetics Review

City Color Cosmetics was nice enough to send me a few products to review and I'm super happy they did because I'm always excited to try new makeup brands. Their products are comparable to NYX and NARS, are cruelty-free (yay, animals!), and inexpensive (yay, bank account!). You really cant go wrong with giving City Color Cosmetics a try. That being said, let's get on with it!

First, we have the Bold Blush Duo in Rose/Mauve.

I'm not exactly sure which color is Mauve and which is Rose because they both have a rosiness to them, but neither have a mauvyness in my opinion. What I am sure of is how much I love each color! I've been using them daily! And here are the swatches:
The color on the left is sparkly and almost bronzer-ish. It's very glowy and shimmery, though the camera didn't really pick up on that. A great shade for summer. The color on the right is matte and what I like to call "80's pink". They are both extremely pigmented, suitable for any skin color and are especially pretty when worn together!

Favorite Spring Products 2013

Face:

• Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation. I usually would never buy any foundation with “naked” in the name because I’m a full coverage kind of girl, but I did and I was pleasantly surprised how much I like it. It gives me just enough coverage to even out my skin and I barely even notice it on my face. Pictured below: difference between no foundation (left) and with foundation (right).
• Benefit 10. Lovely product! Another product I was surprised to like as I usually do not want my face to be shiny. The bronzer side is my favorite part though, I feel like it’s the perfect shade for anyone.

Eyes:

• Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow/Eyeliner in Birthday Suit (brushed chrome) This eyeshadow was buried deep in my kit and I do not know why. It’s a gorgeous color. It’s described as brushed chrome, but I see it as more of a soft gold. It goes on creamy and then dries to a powder. See below in bottom picture.
• MAC eyeshadow in Sweet Lust (pinky-rose) I’ve been using this one non stop, as you can see because it’s almost gone, it’s a gorgeous highlight color. See below in both pictures.
• MAC eyeshadow in Creme De Voilet (pink violet with gold pearl) Such a fun color! And MAC shadows need no review, everyone know’s they’re great. See below in top picture.
• Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes Eyeliner 7L (turquoise) You just cant go wrong with a turquoise eyeliner. And once this stuff is on it does not move for the whole day. See below in top picture.

Lips:

• Makeup Forever Rogue Artist Intense #9 (pearly fucshia) This color is so bright, the picture doesn’t do it justice. It’s a bold statement lip, my favorite! See below in top left picture.
• Wet N Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Think Pink (cool pale pink) Cute! What more can I say? See below in top right picture.
• Wet N Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Purty Persimmon (red-orange) Super pigmented, super bold, super fabulous. See below in bottom left picture.
• Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick in My Treat (pink vinyl) A very moisturizing and sheer lipstick. It’s lovely and feels great on the lips. See below in bottom right picture.

About Me

Hi! So, I figure I should probably start this blog right and begin with a little introduction about myself.

• That's me!
• My name is Sidnee. 
• I'm in my twenties.
• I live in Pennsylvania.
• I'm not a professional in the beauty industry. I'm just an aspiring makeup artist/beauty blogger that's been doing makeup on myself since I was 12 (10+ years) and occasionally beautifies friends and family.
• My two favorite things in the world are makeup and pretty much anything horror related.
• My love for makeup and beauty started at a young age. I'd play "salon" with my Barbies and I swear to you that I gave my Barbies the most amazing hair cuts. It's pretty much been my main passion in life since then and it always will be. I plan on being one of those fabulous old ladies with a pink tinted perm and a full face of makeup.
• I have a wonderful, handsome, hilarious boyfriend. He sometimes lets me put makeup on him, but you can't tell anyone because he'd be embarrassed. Though, I actually think it's more embarrassing for me because he's like 100x prettier than me with it on!
• When I'm not obsessing over makeup I'm obsessing over TV, movies, books, food, video games, dogs and shopping instead.

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