Too Faced Cosmetics Friends and Family Sale!

Too Faced Cosmetics is having their semiannual friends and family sale starting this Thursday. The sale will run from May 10, 2012 – May 16, 2012 and offers 20% OFF on EVERYTHING with code FFSPRING12.

Avengers Movie Eye Makeup

So if any of you didn’t know I happen to be a huge geek at heart, I love all things geeky from Comic Books, Magic the Gathering, Video Games, Dungeons & Dragons and yes even larping, lol. While up late one night trying to finish up some class work I took a break and stumbled upon these amazing Avenger looks created by jangsara and had to share them here in case anyone hasn’t seen them yet. Absolutely stunning work, I love all of them but I especially love the look for Hulk. I’m such a sucker for greens and the blending is just amazing and the purple just makes it pop even more!

So if any of you want to take a closer look at these looks make sure to check out her blog post for them here: http://jangsara.blogspot.com/2012/04/avengers-assemble.html

Zoya Earth Day Nail Polish Exchange!

Sorry for being MIA for over a month, I didn’t plan on being away for so long, but I have a ton of stuff planned coming up including my giant MAC haul from the recent collections that have came out, loads of polish and I’m planning a giveaway soon.

Anyhoo the Zoya nail polish exchange is going on again and I think everyone always looks forward to this promotion. The promotion runs April 21, 2012 – April 22, 2012 (11:59PM EST) and you must select at least 6 and no more than 24 bottles of polish which with the promotion code will give you a savings of 50% off! And remember, if you order over $55 then shipping is free!

For more information make sure to check out the blog post at Zoya:

http://zoyanailpolish.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-back-earth-day-zoya-nail-polish.html

Promo Code: EARTHZOYA2012 

So what is everyone planning on picking up? My list was pretty short this time around but I did end up picking 8 polishes: Zuza, Wednesday, Bevin, Lotus, Kristen, Maisie, Opal, Chloe. I’m most excited for Zuza and Wednesday which I think are a few of the most popular picks. And I also needed to pick up some more Remove Plus Nail Polish Remover since I’m running low on it so with the addition of the 32oz bottle my order was enough for the free shipping. 

MAC By Request Collection

I came across an article on www.allure.com a couple days ago where apparently MAC is going to bring back several discontinued shades based on votes so I’m really looking forward to this collection and seeing what gets chosen although the concept is a little silly since this is a limited edition collection of limited edition items… Voting starts March 12-30 to all Facebook fans of MAC and you’re only allowed to vote for each category once a day. The collection will be online only and available in July.

LIPSTICK
3N (January 2008)
Moxie (September 1999) 

Candy Yum Yum (April 2011)
Shitaki (March 2001)
Rocker (Red) (Fall 1999)
Eden Rocks (May 2001)

LIPGLASS
Emancipation (February 2011)
2N (January 2008)
Flash of Flesh (May 2005)
Icescape (December 2009)
Bait (June 2006)
Cult of Cherry (September 2008)

EYE SHADOW
Moth Brown (March 2005) 
Guacamole (May 2005)
Solar White (June 2008)
Cool Heat (June 2008)
Jeté (January 2006)
Heavenly Bliss (May 2001)

While I appreciate MAC bringing back some of their popular discontinued items I do wish the collection would have been a bit more expansive maybe with the inclusion of some pigments, MSF’s, or maybe blushes. Also I feel like this would have been a perfect way to offer up Ripe Peach again since this shade continues to be a favorite and somewhat coveted item. I suspect that 3N, Moxie, and Candy Yum Yum will be the winners of the lipstick category, and as far as the other categories I couldn’t say for sure. I’m not that into MAC’s lipglass so I’ll probably pass on those, as far as eyeshadows I would love to have Moth Brown, Solar White, and Guacamole come back to give them a try which I would definitely have to grab backups of since the limited edition shadows always end up being my favorite shadows for some reason >.< 

Electro Pop Polka Dot NOTD

Just a quick polka dot notd using all the polishes from the China Glaze Electro Pop Collection over two coats of Spoiled "Visually Slimming". 

Dublin Forest EOTD

Eyes:

Kat Von D Dublin eyeshadow

Kat Von D Altruism eyeshadow

MAC Humid eyeshadow

Urban Decay Perversion liquid liner

Urban Decay Perversion 24/7 liner

Urban Decay Mildew 24/7 liner

Color Club Starry Temptress Collection

Space Case is a bright Barbie pink

Ultra-Astral is a bright fuchsia pink

Wink Wink Twinkle is a bright grape purple

You Got Soul-Ar is a bright tangerine orange

Glitter Envy is a bright neon granny apple green

Otherworldly is a bright rich blueberry blue

Starry Temptress Top Coat is a clear base with fine iridescent opal glitter 

So earlier when I made a huge order from transdesign.com I also decided to pick up the Color Club Starry Temptress Collection since I had been eyeing it for awhile and I was really excited to see how they looked since they’re neon colors with glitter. Upon application the glitter definitely doesn’t stand out and sparkle like it does in the bottle which is one of the biggest downsides especially if you were hoping to get that holographic sparkle out of them. But regardless I still think the polishes are unique and the glitter adds character to them since it gives it a sort of textured look with a bit of depth, and there is still a very light bit of sparkle that translates but not a lot. The formula on these was good, thick and fairly opaque where two coats would suffice but a third for a perfect finish also the dry time was fast and the glitter was rather smooth where it doesn’t leave your nails feeling gritty or too bumpy.

From left to right (with Seche Vite top coat): 
Space Case, Ultra-Astral, Wink Wink Twinkle, You Got Soul-Ar, Glitter Envy, Otherworldly.

From left to right (with Starry Temptress top coat): 
Space Case, Ultra-Astral, Wink Wink Twinkle, You Got Soul-Ar, Glitter Envy, Otherworldly.

Availability: www.transdesign.com $21.70