bk Must-Have Giveaway

I would like to invite many of you to my blog by giving makeup away! How cool is that! It's the bk Must-Have Giveaway, which includes two makeup products I can't live without! In order to be eligible for the giveaway you must be a follower on my blog and comment on any one posting of your liking or unliking. (I'm always up for growth!) I will have the giveaway a week from today April 20th and will announce it on my blog. If you are already a follower on this blog, you can still participate and if you are chosen as a winner, to show my true appreciation I will send you a bonus gift! I will have two winners in my giveaway. The winners will be chosen randomly. The person who contacts me first will be able to pick the item they want first. I forgot to add that you must be 18 years old or older in order to be a winner!

Here are the items:


Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I love me some eyeliner. I can't leave the house without it. Hands down theee holy grail of all gel eyeliners. You will love this stuff! It's smooth as it glides on the eye with ease and it last all day, I mean ALL DAY!



MAC's Powder Blush, Peaches
I love this peachy, coral blush. It took me a while to get my hands on it at the MAC counter because it was always sold out. Everyone loves it as much as me! This blush is one of my all-time favorites. I'm always reaching for it almost every other day. I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as I do, especially because spring is here.

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-bk

Bonus gift for my existing followers:


It's a pocket mirror. Isn't it just cute!

Jackie's Makeover: Day/Night

BEFORE.

AFTER.
Golden Daytime Look

Hot Nightime Look

Spring Haul Review.

First off, I would like to say I'm in looove! I've been trying to find the bronzer that suited me best and now that I've found this bronzer I can finally live in peace. For over a year I have been using Stila's Bronzer 01, but I find it is too light making it more of a blush than a bronzer on me. Applying Hoola gives me a nice glow and a natural contouring affect to my face. Why diet when you can look slim with makeup! $26-$28 5/5 Stars

My skin is rather dry, which is extremely annoying. Looking like I have danduff on my face ain't cute! I find that this product makes me even more dry. I mean, it's a no brainer that powder is probably not the best thing for a dry face, but I wanted to give it a try since there were soooo many great reviews. I'm sure it would work better in the summer when my face generates more moisture. $15 (Got the smaller version to test out) 3/5 stars

This eyeshadow quad is pretty decent. The eyeshadows have good pigmentation and it is long lasting. The colors compliment each other and it looks natural and elegant on my eyes. The bottom shadow is actually a powder eyeliner, which works great. Very natural, yet strong enough to me a liner. The only con would be the price. I mean $48, come on now. For that price this thing should be gravitating off the floor and be putting my makeup on for me. If it was half the price I'd say it was a bit worth it. 3/5 stars

These are the lipsticks I mentioned in my Spring Haul.
(From right to left)
1. MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick, Gotta Dash!
2. Lancome's Lipstick, Wannabe
3. Elizabeth Arden's Exceptional Lipstick, Hot Pink

Here are swatches.



MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick, Gotta Dash!
Once I saw this at the MAC counter I just had to get it! The color is a beautiful coral that is subtle and looks perfect against my warm skin color. Spring has sprung finally and this lipstick just shouts spring. The color got me hooked; the only con would be that the formula should be a bit more moisturizing. I find that it clumps a bit and shows my fine lines on my lips. I have to add a lipgloss to compensate for these lacking features. 3/5 stars $14.50

Lancome's Lipstick, Wannabe
I'm completly in love with this lipstick! The color is perfect for my skintone. I got all kinds of compliments on this lipstick. The magenta color makes your lips pop especially against my Hoola bronzer. It's moisturizing and doesn't show the fine lines of my lips. Too bad this lipstick is not permanent, it was part of some free samples I got. =( Booo! 5/5 stars

Elizabeth Arden's Exceptional Lipstick, Pink Vibrations
MAC's new Quite Cute Collection just recently came out and I was eying the lipstick, Candy Yum-Yum, but of course it was sold out before I can even contemplate getting it. I was at Macy's when I tried it on and I was shocked that it looked gorgeous on me. I was afraid it would be too loud, but it complimented my skin perfectly. Since they were out I wanted to find an alternative. This is what I found. Elizabeth Arden's Pink Vibrations lipstick was an exact match and I love it! $19.50 4/5 stars

Spring Haul.

1. Lancome's Taupe Craze Eyeshadow Quad $48
2. Lancome's Lipstick, Wannabe
3. MAC's Sheen Supreme Lipstick, Gotta Dash!
4. Elizabeth Arden's Exceptional Lipstick, Hot Pink
5. Benefit's Hoola Bronzer
6. Makeup Forever's HD Transulent Powder

Reviews for each item coming up!

Plum Lips

For winter plum lips are a must. It makes your lips supple while not being too vibrant. It's a subtle way of giving your face color. A great plum color is MAC's Kissable Lipcolor Flaunting it. (Sorry it's sold out, but there are many substitutions out there.)

The Black Swan

I was bored one day and decided to attempt the Black Swan look. I love the look because it's elegant while cynical at the same time. If you want to play up a night out then this look would suit best.

M.I.A

Sorry I've been MIA for the past several months. I felt that since I kind of strayed from my passion of makeup and fashion my life seemed so empty. I started to doubt myself, but a few things has helped me realize what I need to do and that is follow my dreams. Sometimes my dream of becoming a makeup artist and business owner is so far out there, that I can't make it. But I rather go for it and see where it takes me. I know that I would be more satisfied with life knowing that I tried to achieve my dream then giving up before I even started. So here I am back on the scene. Watch out!

L'Oreal's HIP Jelly Balm Review

L'Oreal's HIP Jelly Balm in Ripe
Sale Price: $4.99 Originally $8.99-$9.99

I went to Walgreen's a few days ago and I saw that this product was on sale. So I was like hey let me give this a try. The color I picked up is Ripe which is a reddish orange color. Red-orange you can say. I tried the product not expecting it to have that much pigment. To my surprise the lip balm had a great color payoff. It's a subtle color, but you can see the color and it looks just like the color in the jar. The color last long which completely amazed me. The glossy part did fade after a couple of hours but there was still a hint of color left on my lips. I give this product 5 out of 5 stars. Excellent product! I want to buy all the shades now.

It's All About the Lips.

Ever since the warm weather has finally come to bless us, I have been obsessing over lip products. I'm always on the hunt on what is good out there. As you notice I have a lot of pinks and berry colors, I'm gearing my search towards more corals and peach colors since they are perfect for this nice summer weather. So wish me luck. Here are a few things I've picked and enjoyed.



Lip Products (left to right)

1. CO Bigelow Mentha Lip Tint in Pink Mint (Bath & Body Works)
2. Cover Girl's Wetslicks Fruit Spritzers in 530
3. L'OREAL's Hip Jelly Balm in Ripe
4. Revlon's Lipstick in Soft Nude
5. Revlon's Lipstick in Fushia
6. Maybelline's Lipstick in Pink Please
7. Cover Girl's Outlast Lipstain in 420
8. Cover Girl's Outlast Lipstain in 440
9. Cover Girl's Outlast Lipstain in 400

Swatches Below in order left to right

Golden Summer

Product used:

1. Highlight eyeshadow (Champagne color will do, something with a little shimmer to it)
2. Golden Bronze eyeshadow (I used my tarte palette)
3. Gold eyeshadow
4. Gel liner black (I used my gel liner from MAC Blacktrack)
5. Blending brush
6. Liner brush
7. Eyeshadow brush

Step1: Place the Highlight color on your brow bone as well as your lid area and inner corners of your eyes
Step2: Take the Golden bronze color and use your eyeshadow brush and place it on outer V of your eyes or the crease.
Step3: Then take the Gold color and place it from the middle of your lid towards the inner corner of your eyes.
Step4: Now it's time to use your blending brush. Blend the Bronze and the Gold so it's a smooth transitions between the colors.
Step5: Lastly take the Highlight color again and go over the inner corners of your eyes.
Step6: Here comes the gel liner. Line your lid as close to your lashes. Make the line thin from the inner corners of the eyes and make them thicker as you go towards the outer corners. Put a wing at the end. It can be hard to make a perfect wing. My trick is using my finger to wipe the wing upwards and make the line straight.
Step7: Curl your lashes and add mascara. My recommendation is L'Oreal's Voluminous in carbon black. THEEE best mascara out there that's affordable.


YOU'RE DONE!