New Mineral Eye Colors from Mary Kay!

Hey everyone!  How's everyone's week going so far?  Pretty good over on my end.  I just got home from an awesome Jazzercise workout to my hubby cooking us up some tacos!  So I figured I'd better take advantage of this free time to tell ya'll about the 4 new mineral eye shades from Mary Kay!  I was so excited when I saw these!  

The shades are Glistening Gold, Shimmering Lilac, Brilliant Black & Sparkling White.  So pretty in the pan.  But when I swatched them, I wasn't all that impressed.  They came out very chunky glittery like.  And very sheer.  

I had to really lay the color on there for it to show up.  So I tried it again.  This time with primer.  A little better.  Only one swipe with primer.

The true test was to put them to use.  And I must say, I really liked the results.

Again, they are very sheer.  But I think they are definitely workable colors.  The Sparkling White is perfect for highlighting the inner corner or the brow bone.  The Glistening Gold would add a nice sparkle with a little pop of it on the lid over any color.  The Shimmering Lilac would add beautiful sparkle over the top of another purple shade.  The Brillant Black can be used as your liner as I did or on top of liner to set it.  But I think it would make a perfect shade for any smokey look.  It comes out as a smokey grey.  I think it's my favorite of the bunch.  

So that's my thoughts on Mary Kay's new Mineral Eye Colors.  Check out my video below to see how I applied all 4 of these shades.

Have a great rest of the week!  Tomorrow is Hump Day!  Talk to ya'll soon!

Lots of Love,
Aimee Lou

Urban Decay Naked 3

Happy Saturday everyone!!  Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far.  I certainly am.  All my shopping is done.  All the present wrapping is done.  So I'm just taking it easy today.  But I wanted to share my thoughts with ya'll on the Naked 3 palette by Urban Decay.  I will link my YouTube video below if you want to see what it looks like and my first thoughts on it.  I've used it everyday this past week.  Well, except for today.  Giving my face a break today.  

Here's a pic or two of the palette.

I must say I am really enjoying this one.  Naked 2 is still my favorite, but this one has it's perks.  The color theme in this one is mostly rose colored.  Which I'm actually into right now.  These shadows, just like the other 2 Naked palettes, are nicely pigmented.  There may be 2 shades that I noticed a bit of fall out, but I can look past that.  Bottom line, this is a gorgeous palette.  

Let's look at the colors.

These are the first six shades.  Starting on the left we have Strange.  A matte cream color.  I love when a palette has a nice highlight shade.  Next is Dust.  A shimmery pink.  I wore this one on my lid one day.  By itself, it just gives off a shimmer on the lid, but used over another color, it really added a little something extra.  Burnout is the next shade.  So pretty on the lid. I love a pretty foiled shade.  And that's what this one is.  Limit is another matte in the bunch.  It's a nice mauve color.  Great for blending out in the crease.  Another nice foiled shade in this bunch is Buzz.  Very pretty cranberry pink, which I am loving right now.  Then there's Trick.  A nice shimmery gold with just a hint of pink in it.  You can't really tell here, but in the palette, it almost looks iridescent.  

Here are the next 6 shades.

The palette starts to get darker on the end.  The first shade to the left is Nooner.  In love with this one.  I used this one the most this week.  Another matte shade too.  Also great for blending in the crease.  Next is Liar.  Another nice foiled shade.  Kind of a shimmery mauve. Very nice on the lid.  After that is Factory.  I liked using this one as an outer "V" shade.  It looks brown in the picture, but has some pink in it too.  My next favorite of the palette is Mugshot.  Soooo pretty.  Next is Darkside.  I haven't used this one yet.  But, OMG!  Gorg!  It doesn't look like much in the palette, but when I swatched it, it came across as a deep cranberry.  Loving the cranberry!  And last but not least is Blackheart.  I didn't use this one yet either.  It's like a black with some rosey shimmer to eat.  Beautiful!

So as you can probably tell, I really like this palette.  It's definitely different from the other 2.

Has anyone got this palette yet?  What do ya'll think about it?

Until next time!

Lots of Love,
Aimee Lou

7 Days of Mascara/Day7 - it Cosmetics Hello Lashes

It's day 7!!  The last mascara and the one I bought the kit for!  it Cosmetics Hello Lashes!!!  I'm so excited about this one!  It was everything I thought it would be.  Maybe even better!  

Ok.  Let's just say it.  This little wand looks a little provocative.  Right?  No?  Alright, mind out of the gutter.  LOL!  It's actually a nifty little wand.  It's rubber bristles with a rounded tip at the end.  The tip also has bristles on it.  So it makes it easy to really get in there to coat and separate your lashes.

I really like this mascara.  It reminded me a lot of Benefits They're Real.  I thought it gave me full dramatic lashes.  The formula was more drier than wet, but still kinda in between.  It was just so easy to apply!  I love it!  It is definitely my favorite out of the bunch.

So, since this was the last day of my series.  I thought I would create a look to go with it.  A fun holiday look.

I've linked the video below that shows you just how I got the look as well as how the mascara applied.  All the products used will also be listed below.  I hope ya'll enjoy it!  I had the best time with this little series!  I'm pretty sad to see it end.  But I'm sure there will be others ;)

Until next time, thank ya'll so much for tagging along with me this past week.

Lots of Love, 
Aimee Lou


Products used:
- Mary Kay creme eye color in Apricot Twist
- Skylark Snowkissed Cashmere Palette (Lace, Blitzen, Nutmeg, Ember, Satin Sparks)
- Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Liner in Nude
- Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer
- Mary Kay mineral eye color in Kohl
- NARS Laguna Bronzer
- Mary Kay mineral cheek color in Shy Blush
- MAC lip pencil in Stripdown
- Nyx Extra Creamy Round Lipstick in Iced Honey
- Mary kay Nourishine Lipgloss in Pink Diamonds
- Mary Kay Lash Primer
- it Cosmetics Hello Lashes
- Studio Gear #34
- Sigma E55 & E30
- Mary Kay eye smudger
- Mary Kay angled liner
- tarte eyelash curler

7 Days of Mascara/Day 6 - Dalton Lash Fix Tilting Mascara

Hey everyone!  We are down to only 2 mascaras.  Today's mascara is from Dalton cosmetics.  It's called Lash Fix Tilting Mascara.  I've never tried any of the Dalton products so this one was new and exciting for me.  The tilting part is really cool.  It has this knob at the end of the wand that you twist and the wand will tilt.

I thought that was pretty cool.  It made application a bit more easy.  The bristles were your standard bristles.  The formula was kinda thick and a little dry.  But first application went on nicely.  As I tell you in my video, linked below, my left eye kept clumping and separating on me.  Darn left eye!  But other than that, I really liked it.  Not my favorite out of the kit though.  But it didn't smudge on me!  So plus on that!  

I thought it left a nice soft effect to my lashes.  I would use this more as an everyday type mascara.  

So that's my thoughts on this mascara.  Come back tomorrow for the final one!

Lots of Love,

Aimee Lou

7 Days of Mascara/Day 5 - tarte lights, camera, flashes

I'm back!  And ready to talk about Day 5's mascara!  Tarte's lights, camera, flashes.

I kinda talked down about this mascara in my video.  (linked below)  I've tried it before when it first came out.  It came in a kit I purchased from QVC.  No surprise there.  LOL!  And I remember not liking it that much.  It was ok and I used it up, but I wasn't impressed.  I preferred the lights, camera, lashes instead.  This one is not bad though.  It applied well and I really liked how it felt like it was combing through my lashes.  There is a mixture of long and short rubber bristles.  While the long bristles comb through, the short ones really coat the lashes giving them a volumizing effect.  Not bad at all.  I just felt the formula was a bit thick for my liking.  Overall though, I take back what I said in my video.  I really did end up liking this mascara.  And bonus!!  No smudging!!  

  

Hope you enjoyed days 4 and 5.  Sorry I got a little behind on that.  Tomorrow I will post day 6 which I am currently wearing right now ;)  

Talk to ya'll tomorrow!

Lots of Love,

Aimee Lou

7 Days of Mascara/Day 4 - Peter Thomas Roth Lashes To Die For

Hey everyone!  Welcome back!  And Happy Friday the 13th!  It's day 4 of my 7 Days of Mascara!  Time is just flying by!  And then I'm late putting this one up.  I'll be posting day 5 a little later today.  I'm actually testing out day 6 today.  So that one will be up tomorrow.

But right now we're going to talk about Lashes To Die For.  

The brush is really cool.  It's rubber bristles.  But it's flat.  The bristles flare out on each side.  And when you turn it to where the bristles are up instead of on the side, those sides are flat.  Here are a few pics so you can see what I'm rambling about.  LOL!

Cool right?!  I thought so!  

After wearing and observing this one, I did realize that it definitely doesn't give you Lashes To Die For.  Well, not me anyway.  I did like it though.  It takes a lot for me not to like a mascara.  I just love mascara in general.  But I didn't feel like this one wowed me all that much.  No smudging!!  So that's a real good thing in my book.  I will probably use this one as more of an everyday mascara.  

Check out my video below to see my application of it.

If you are interested in the Lashtastic kit, check it out here.

I will be back a little later with Day 5!

Aimee Lou

7 Days of Mascara/Day3 - Laura Geller

Hello everyone!  It is day 3 of my mascara series!  I am really excited about this one!  It is by Laura Geller.  It's her Glam Lash Dramatic Volumizing Mascara.  And OMG!  It's freakin' amazing!  I 100% loved it!  

It's a skinny bristled wand.  The bristles are normal bristles.  And the formula is just right.  Not too wet, but not really dry.  Almost just like the Mally mascara, but better.  Unlike the Mally, this one did not smudge on me at all.  Which I'm pretty excited about!  I can't say enough good things about this mascara.  Laura Geller has really got a good one here.  I thought it applied nicely too.  No clumping!  Woop Woop!!  LOL!  It definitely gave me some volume and length.  I can see myself purchasing this one again.  Good job Laura Geller!

Hope ya'll enjoyed this post.  I was excited to share this mascara.  So far I think this is my favorite.  But there are still 4 more to go!  So we'll see.  

Check out my video below to see how I applied it.

I'll be back tomorrow with yet another mascara post!

Lots of Love, 
Aimee Lou