Top 5 Spring : Beauty

•  BareMinerals Ready Eyeshadow 2.0 The Alter Ego : Wicked : This yellow toned lime green is fresh and bright for spring while also being more subtle and wearable than some brights!

• Buxom Full On Lip Polish : Julie : Such a beautiful bright and cheerful Pink! But because it is sheer it is also very easy to wear while still brightening up the face! Very even application, and buxom lip glosses are my favorite thing to put on my lips! They hydrate, plump, and feel amazing!

• L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow : Amber Rush : Rose Gold metallic beauty! Amazing pigmentation, very flattering color, brightening, neutral enough to wear daily but still something a little extra special about it! Can't get enough of it! 

• OPI Dim Sum Plum : This is the 2nd year of this being my favorite springtime nail polish. There is something so flattering about it when it's on, there's enough color to not look washed out, but it's still bright enough to be springy, while at the same time neutral enough to be completely ladylike! It's the perfect spring polish (especially for toes!)

• Milani Baked Blush : Delizioso Pink : This product has such a nice formula for a drugstore product, better than some high end blushes! Delizioso Pink is a slightly cool toned bright cheerful pop of color for a fresh spring face! As someone with olive toned skin, cool pinks are a must if I don't want it to turn coral/orange. This one does the job of staying pink and bright!

What's in My Makeup bag?

The older I've gotten the less makeup products I find myself carrying around with me in my bag. However there are a few things I still enjoy having on hand. Sunscreen for being in more direct sunlight than origianlly planning on that day. Some brightening and enhancing reliable lip products. Hand cream that absorbs quickly because it's never more of a pain to have greasy hands than while out in public! A couple different types of scents doesn't hurt either in case I'm just not in the mood for one of them.

1.Dior Addict Lip Reviver Balm

2.Menchie's Lip Balm in Pink Lemonaid

3.Buxom Pink Lady Lip gloss

4.Trader Joe's Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream

5.Burt's Bees Baby Bee Sunscreen

6.Target Dollar bin Mirror/Brush

7.Travelo with Calvin Klein Forbidden Euphoria

8.Kate Spade Live Colorfully sample

L'Oreal Miss Magenta 185 Colour Riche Lipstick

L'Oreal's Miss Magenta came out last year in a new but permanent pink collection. It has a typical L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick consistency and pigmentation. Creamy, not drying, very pigmented, the only down side for some if the floral perfume type scent. I have since purchasing this realized their lipsticks do contain phlalates so I personally do not intend to buy more from the line (at least until they remove this ingredient.) But if you are not an ingredient junkie and don't mind the scent it is a very nice lipstick. It is a very bright slightly warm leaning pink. I think it looks a bit brighter in person than in the photos, but I'm not sure if it's quite a neon. Take a look.

 On Left with flash / Right No flash, inderect sunlight

 Swatched next to Sonia Kashuk Sunkissed (Miss Magenta is the pinker shade)

Victoria's Secret Nail Laquer - I'm No Angel. Peep Show. Envied. Coral Crush.

Victoria's Secret has come out with a couple of different nail polish lines in the the past year or two. They have finally done it right! Their Latest Line which is now offered on their website (in most colors) is fantastic! The last Victoria's Secret line of nail polish was definetly hit and miss with some colors being good and others not worth your time at all. That line has disapeared and been replaced by a new line that is above and beyond, and even rivals some of my favorite opi and butter london polishes. I have tried 4 colors, 2 of which are glitters and every one has been a stunner. With Coral Crush being my favorite pink I own now. Take a look: (and click on the photos to see larger)

 'I'm No Angel' in bottle, one of my favorite reds, a slight pink lean with beautiful cool pink shimmer mixed in, very easy to apply and dries quickly.

 'I'm No Angel'
(You can also see this on my nails in my top 13 beauty products video in the post below.)

'Coral Crush' ia a beautiful bright slightly warm/coral toned pink. Like I said this has become my favorite pink I own, however I do have a thing for coral! The formula makes me more likely to reach for it over my other coral pinks however. Great Formula, Great Drying time.

Shown on nails, Coral Crush topped with Peep Show. Peep Show is Sheer so the base color you are seing is Coral Crush. Peep Show Below is my favorite pink glitter top coat, and I am a glitter hoarder of sorts. It is fine pink glitter with a lot of sparkle and both cool and warm tones of pink, it occasionaly seems to have a slight duohrome sheen of a soft chamagne gold but it is very subtle.

Envied is a complex glitter with a sheer black base, it can layered to create an opaque glitter look or worn ontop of a dark polish. It has a beautiful combination of Emerald Green glitter, a bit of almost turquoise blue glitter, and super fine gold micro glitter which give it a lot of complexity.

above right - artificial light

below - sunlight

It looks more green, and the green really pops more than wanted to show up in the photos.

From left to right : Envied, Coral Crush, Peep Show, I'm No Angel

Lipstick swatches galore!

Left Row - Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu.

Middle row going down - CoverGirl Lip Perfection in Penelope Pink, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Darling, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten, L'oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Miss Magenta, Sonia Kashuk Sunkissed, Estee Lauder Spiced Coral, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Romantic, L'oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Spiced Cider.

Right Row - Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey, Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Pink, Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Baby.

 

Wearing Estee Lauder Spiced Coral

Wearing Sonia Kashuk Satin Luxe Lipcolor in Sunkissed

Wearing Revlon ColorStay LipLiner in Red with Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm stain in Romantic over top

Victoria's Secret Pink Nail Paint - Pink About It

The formulation of this nail polish was not good. It was streaky, it seemed to almost not want to stick to the nail and in turn would not create an even layer no matter how much brushing out. I used 3 thick coats in these photos to get it to look less streaky but it still has a final appearance of a gloopy nail polish, despite it being a thin consistency. It takes longer than it should to dry as well.