KelleyBakerBrows Collective Review (Part 1 - Salon)

The past few weeks, I have had the great pleasure and privilege of getting to know award-winning arch artist, Kelley Baker. She is one of the sweetest women I have come to meet here in the beauty community, and I cannot wait to share with you all my experience with her amazing salon and my thoughts on her brow products.

Highlighter Smudge Brush, Angle Spoolie Brush, Brow Powder, Highlighter Pencil

House of Lashes "Noir Fairy" and "Temptress" lashes

I know I made a first impressions review on the famous "Noir Fairy" lashes on my Instagram a while back, and now I just wanted to come back and tell you all how I felt about it after I had used one pair to its max capacity, and also share with you all my thoughts on another new favorite of mine, the "Temptress" lashes.

Noir Fairy lashes

Temptress lashes

November Hits and Misses

This is my first ever favorites blog post on my blog! I normally post this on my Instagram, and although I will post this, I'm hoping this post will answer a lot of my followers' questions and save me from sounding like a broken record. ^__^

Before you read, please keep in mind that this blog post is based on my personal experience. Everyone has their own preferences and everyone reacts to products differently.

November 2012 Hits

Tarte Fantastic Foursome Blush Set

The Tarte Fantastic Foursome blush set is "a limited-edition blush enthusiast set featuring Tarte's award-winning and best-selling blush in four deluxe sizes of brand NEW universally flattering shades."

My New Best Friend!!! (Chanel Pureté Idéale Sérum)

There are only three major reasons I would make a big splurge on a beauty product: either I've tried samples, I've heard consistent positive reviews, or I just see immediate results that I can't seem to put it down! And Chanel Pureté Idéale Sérum has Reason #3 written all over it, and I'm so excited to tell you all about it! I know I promised my friend, Melissa, I would wait until this weekend to post it just so I have had a good use out of it and make sure my face doesn't react to it or whatever, but I just can't contain how much I love this product anymore!

Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Lipstick in L'Impatiente

L'Impatiente is described as a "deep red black" shade that is limited edition for Chanel's Holiday collection. I am all for vampy colors for fall and winter and I am so glad I got around to being confident with them. I used to go for nude lips everyday, but now I totally abandon all my nude lipsticks! Vampy lipsticks are just so much more adventurous and fun, don't you think?

Chanel Harmonie Du Soir Eyeshadow Quad

Harmonie du Soir is described as a "limited-edition, holiday-inspired quartet offers endless looks of festive glamour. Deep, dense bronze-gold with a radiant sheen complements colours from violet-plum red to smoky taupe to pink."

Chanel Le Vernis in Malice (nail polish)

I've always been hesitant in purchasing high end nail polish. This is because I have never finished a bottle (besides base and top coats) and they get old and hard to work with after some time, while makeup can still last beyond its marketed timeline as long as you store and sanitize it properly.

And guess who gave in.

Guerlain Orgueil Rouge G L'Extrait

I have been meaning to try Guerlain lip products in ages and never got around to them until now because when it comes to choosing a color, I'm really indecisive. Unlike MAC, there aren't a lot of bloggers out there that I know who review or swatch high end products like this. It can get a bit overwhelming. Whereas with MAC, you can pretty much Google swatches of any lipstick they have in their permanent and limited lines. 

Anyways, some of you may already know that I am obsessing over vampy and red lipsticks for fall. If you all didn't know yet, MAC Media lipstick and Currant lipliner are my favorites to create that my go-to vampy lip for fall; I also love a lot of the red lipsticks I have been accumulating over the past year.

But I am so excited to show you all something that is probably starting to kick my favorite fall lip combo off the #1 spot!

MAC Small Vanity Blush - Glamour Daze Collection

Small Vanity Blush is a satin finish blush described as a "dusty rose tan". I know I purchased all three blushes from the Glamour Daze color collection, but this was the only blush that I was interested in and I felt I could get the most use out of.

Dior Diorific Lipsticks

Dior's 2012 holiday collection is mesmerizing! The first items that caught my eye were the lipsticks, and although I am still waiting on one more lipstick, I had to get this up because I could not wait to show them to you all!

Urban Decay Vice Palette + GIVEAWAY!

Urban Decay Vice Palette is the new limited edition palette for the Holiday 2012 and I must say I am incredibly excited to show this palette to you all! This palette has 20 BRAND NEW SHADES that no one has seen before!

Estee Lauder Violet Underground Eye Palette

Estee Lauder's Five Color Eyeshadow Palette in Violet Underground is described as "A high-style mix to inspire creative blending, highlighting and color accenting. The versatile palette allows you to play with intensities, express different attitudes as well as mix and blend shades. The Pure Color palette holds varying color intensities and finishes. The matte, satin, shimmer and metallic finishes deliver high-pigment and high-impact effects." It has a frosty peach-beige, a bright magenta, a dark brown satin color, a navy blue with black undertones and a noticeable sheen and a matte black.

EL Palette under ambient lighting

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow Fall 2012 Collection

Ever since I saw this hype on Instagram and on Youtube, I immediately hit this drugstore near my work to see these for myself. When these first came out, I fell completely in love with the pigmentation and performance and the price that I bought all ten shadows! Now these are fall shades, so they are more wearable for every day use and great to pop on the eyes when you're in a hurry.

Display at the drugstore

MAC By Request Lipsticks

MAC By Request is an online-only limited edition collection that MAC came out with where people voted for which lipsticks, lipglasses and eyeshadows they wanted to come out again in a collection. Everyone did an awesome job at picking the top three lipsticks! Candy Yum Yum, Moxie and Rocker probably represent MAC limited edition lipsticks the best!

Candy Yum-Yum, Moxie and Rocker in artificial lighting

Chanel Fleur de Lotus Joues Contraste de Blush

Fleur de Lotus is a limited-edition corally pink blush that is described to "[enhance] the cheekbones with joyful color" and give a "youthful glow" to the face. This blush is from the Nordstrom/Asia exclusive collection that Nordstrom releases every year for their anniversary sale. I'm only beginning to ease my way into high-end makeup and though the price gives be the heevy geevies, I couldn't help but pick it up because it's just so pretty!

MAC Heavenly Creature "Star Wonder" Mineralize Skinfinish

Star Wonder is a "plumy pink with multi-dimensional pearl". The compact has a swirl of plum, gold and pinky champagne in it. It is a pinky purple with a golden sheen.

MAC Heavenly Creature "Ring of Saturn" Mineralize Blush

Ring of Saturn is a "terracotta and gold melange" swirl of baked minerals pressed into a compact. It is a coral blush with red-copper undertones to it, and has golden shimmer. This is a very warm blush and can complement warmer skin tones.

MAC Heavenly Creature "Cut a Caper" Lipstick

Cut a Caper is a "midtone peachy pink" with a lustre finish. It is a repromoted shade from the MAC Tartan Tale collection back in late 2010 and I think it is gorgeous! I only own probably a couple of lustre finish MAC lipsticks and that is because I don't quite like how they don't have great staying power. Although lipsticks only last for four to six hours, on average, I think lustre finishes last about half that. To me, this finish isn't worth the price, but this shade just caught my eye!

MAC Beth Ditto Dear Diary Prolongwear Lip Creme

My apologies in advance for having my review too late (since it is probably sold out everywhere now!), but I just wanted to share you all my thoughts on this!

Anyways, I wasn't really intrigued to get anything from the MAC Beth Ditto collection. I saw swatches of the products from other beauty bloggers, but I wasn't too excited for anything but the two lip colors! I went to my local MAC counter and they didn't even have the collection out until I asked for them (that's when you know I'm a MAC fiend!). I swatched and tried the colors and I ended up just getting the Dear Diary prolongwear lip creme, which sold out quick (and I'll tell you why in a bit).