7/26/09

ITS BEEN SOOO LONG

Hello Ladies,

I am truly sorry that I have neglected this blog for so long...when stuff is going on in your life..its so hard to keep up

BUT

I am going to reinvent the blog and really try to get it going again and have as much beauty info as I possibly can on here :)

So look for good things to come soon

LOVE KARLEE

4/29/09

Kiera Knightly



Face:
Select Cover Concealer
Prep and Prime powder
BBR MSF in Brunette

Eyes:
TFSI
Pearl CCB
Vanilla e\s
Jest e\s
Print e\s
Charred e\s (any dark grey)
Carbon e\s
Soft Brown e\s
Lancome Liquid Liner
Loreal Mascara

Lips:
Dior Rouge Creme de Gloss 365

4/24/09

Sophia Loren Vid




Face:
MAC
Matte
Select cover up in NW20
Prep and prime powder
Nars Gina Blush
MAC sculpt powder

Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC
Quite Natural Paint Pot
Mineral e\s
Bamboo e\s
Mylar e\s
Blacktrack Fluid Line
Loreal Voluminous mascara in carbon black

Lips:
MAC fleshpot lipstick
Nars GIZA gloss

hope ya'll liked it!

4/21/09

MY MAC EYESHADOWS!!! :)

HELLO LADIES!!!

I though I would share my collection of M.A.C. eyeshadows with all of you, that way, if you want to request looks with certain colors from M.A.C. this will make it a little easier to know what I have! I have listed all my shadows and some have light pink tags after them:

LE=Limited Edition
DISC=Discontinued
DISC?=They are either discontinued or being discontinued but you MAY still be able to get them either at a CCO or at you MAC store or counter,

My suggestion, if you missed a collection, ASK them if they have any LE stuff left, they love getting rid of it!

ENJOY!




GOLDS\PEACHES
TOP: NYLON\RICE PAPER\FEMME FI(LE\DISC?)\ GEORGEOUS GOLD\GOLDMINE
MIDDLE: AMBER LIGHTS\MOTIF\FLIP(LE\DISC?)\BOLD N' BRAZEN (LE\DISC?)\ EXPENSIVE PINK
BOTTOM: PARADISCO \ SAMOA SILK\ RULE \ D'BOHEMIA(LE\DISC)\ COPPERING

GREY\BLACK\CREME
TOP: WHITE FROST\ MYLAR\ VANILLA\ SHROOM\ DAZZELIGHT
MIDDLE: BRULE\ PINCURL(LE\DISC?)\ BEHOLD\ BARK\ PRINT
BOTTOM: CLUE(LE\DISC)\ SILVER RING\ KNIGHT DIVINE\ CHARRED(LE\DISC)\ CARBON

PIGMENTS
TOP: PINK BRONZE\ FUSHIA\ HERITAG ROUGE\ PURPLE\ COPPERCLAST
MIDDLE: BLUE GREEN\ TEAL\ CORNFLOWER BLUE
PURPLES
TOP: DOVE FEATHER\SHALE\ SATELLITE DREAMS\ STARS N' ROCKETS\ CREME DE VIOLET
MIDDLE: STAR VIOLET\ HEPCAT\ VIBRANT GRAPE\ FIG 1\ SHADOWY LADY
BOTTOM: SKETCH\ DEEP DAMSON\ SMUT\ BEAUTY MARKED\ BLACKBERRY
GREENS
TOP: SILLY GOOSE\ JUXT\ SOUR LEMON \ SPROUT (DISC)
MIDDLE: SUMPTOUS OLIVE\ FREE TO BE (LE\DISC) \ CLUB\ HUMID\ VELVET MOSS
BOTTOM: AQUAVERT\ STEAMY\ KELLY\ MELODY\ AQUADISIAC
PINKS
TOP: SENSIBILITY(LE)\ SWEET LUST\ JEST\ NAKED LUNCH\ YOUGURT
MIDDLE: GIRLY\ SOFT FLOWER (DISC)\ DA BLING\ SUSHI FLOWER\ PASSIONATE
BOTTOM: HAUX\ PINK FREEZE\ MINK PINK\ FRENCH CUFF (LE)\ CRANBERRY
BLUES
TOP: FADE\ SCENE\ POISON PEN (LE)\ GRAPHOLOGY\ NAVAL (LE\DISC?)
MIDDLE: DEEP SHADE (LE)\ DEEP TRUTH\ CONTRAST\ FRESHWATER\ COBALT
BOTTOM: ELECTRIC EEL\ LANCOME SHADOW...DON'T KNOW THE NAME :)
SHIMMER BROWN NEUTRALS
TOP: RETROSPEK\ GRAIN\ HONESTY\ BAMBOO\ SOBA
MIDDLE: ERA\ WOODWINKED\ SABLE\ SATIN TAUPE\ MULCH
BOTTOM: TEXTURE\ BRONZE\ ANTIQUED\ TWINKS\ 100 STROKES (LE\DISC?)
MATTE BROWN NEUTRALS
TOP: ORB\ OMEGA\ TRUCE\ CROCHET (LE\DISC)\ QUARRY
MIDDLE: WEDGE\ KID\ SOFT BROWN\ SADDLE\ BROWN SCRIPT
BOTTOM: CORK\ MINERAL (LE\DISC?)\ ESPRESSO\ CORDUROY\ EMBARK








4/17/09

FAVE Self Tanners!

I HATE SELF TANNERS!!! As a general rule...they turn orange on me (as i am practically translucent) and the smell really really bad, THUS I have tried every single one of them out there..from Mystic Tan to Daily Moisture ones to full on Self Tanner...and THIS one (pictured above) is my all time FAVE!! I will tell you why!
1. It does have a smell, but it is not as bad as most that I have tried, and it goes away in just a few hours!
2. You only have 1 day of that Orangey tint that sucks..instead of like three
3. You don't have to wait for it to dry for very long
4. The toughest Self Tanning critic I know said it looks good (my sister..seriously, even when I'm like SOOO excited cause I thought one looked good..she's like: "ummmm no...you look orange.." therefore I am convinced that this looks good!
5. It is really hard to screw up
6. I like to put it on 2x a day...once in the morning and once before bed..and it did stain my sheets a little cause i jumped into bed...RIGHT after putting it on...SILLY GIRL..but it washed out..therefore I guess..not a stain..haha...anyways

It sells for about $10.00 in Canada for a regular sized bottle, which would last me about 4 months, considering for the first three days I apply it 2x a day, then after that once a day every three days, depending on how dark you want to be, and how much you exfoliate..and all that stuff...

My other top pics are the AVEENO Continuous Radiance Moisturizing Lotion because it is a really nice color, tho the smell throws me off a little... and NIVEA sunkissed firming moisturizer...i like this one cause it does not smell bad...but the color is less than "sunkissed" if you are very weary of Self Tanning I would go with this...just because it has very little pigment to it!

I would stay away from Jergans...I really find they make me look orange and they smell VERY strongly...but again this is just my opinion...if you love it...let me know!

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Whats your fave Self Tanner...and how do YOU get flawless application?!?

Drugstore Finds

4/16/09

SOORRRYYY so long!!

whew! with the move and everything I have been super busy and just trying to keep up with VIDS is hard...let alone the blog..but...I have a moment and am going to fill you all in on some upcoming events!

1. I am doing a Celebrity series of makeup vids...which i am pumped about for sure!!
2. I am going to learn more about blogging and try to find more time..and also link up my vids to the blog (perhaps i will do this tonight)
3. I am getting back on track with Weight Watchers and will be blogging my progress..I have fallen off the wagon..and need to get back on it!!

3/22/09

DANGER HOT RED DANGER


look of the day....check out my you tube channel
KeyevE1985
to see what i used and how i did it!

3/20/09

Sugar Sweet! Sugar Sour??

Sooo...I went to my local MAC freestanding store today...and what did I discover you ask??

WHELP....I took a look at Sugar Sweet and I was underwhelmed, obviously stars n' rockets and club are permanent...so thats blah....and boring nothing new and exciting at all. The others are dear cupcake - a bright sparkly pink that looks so pretty in the pot..and on your finger..mm...bleh, chalky texture and not enough pigment for my likes, passionate and expensive pink would be sooo much cuter on your eyes and sugar shot - a luster (HATE) texture that could pretty much match retrospeck or any other highlight color, why oh why do they even MAKE lusture finishes...gahhhh. And then there was Aquavert..hmm...didn't have as much pigment as I would have liked..but all the same the color was cheery and springy and somehow i just couldn't pass it up. Its a minty green color that is just adorable..and I cant wait to do a look with it tonight!! hmm...thinking cap on a look....

The MSF's were great as welll...I got refined which is a beauty-ful sparkiling peach color, and i pretty much drooled all over the display when i saw it...the other one (perfect topping) was pretty too...but i have light flush that i got from a CCO a while back and it looks suspiciously the same..hmm...haha ah well for those who missed out on "light flush" there you go!

The nail polisihes Peppermint Patty and Seasonal Peach...they are both really pretty and are quite sheer unless you put about 4 coats on..which according to the MAC artist is "standard practice" in the makeup world..umm.....wha? anyways i didn't get them cause i just bought go on green by O.P.I. and they are similar..and as you all know I am moving..so the need to save money stopped me (sad face)

The lipglasses:
Consume Me
Triple Yum
Simply Delicious
Just Dessert
Tasty
SCARE ME.....seriously...i dunno they looked gross, especially after the people in the store had moved the wands in them so much that they made them all milky and blecked together..i dunno if that made sense...also i don't like the square packaging as it does not fit into the little holes in my storage system...so they were out too... (again...sad face)

the lipsticks were cute and perhaps i will back to mac them with some stuff..but i didn't see one that i HAD to have..sweet thing would prolly be the closest...as i dont' have a purple toned one in my vast collection...so

THE SHADESTICKS:
i liked these, they were much creamy-er than before, all of them glided on perfectly...BUT they were all SOOOOO shiny...i like shiny don't get me wrong..but they were INTENSE NESS....so i opted out of those as well..though i may reconsider..it was not love at first sight!
hmm...

i think thats it...i would post swatches but i only got two things from the collection (a record for me) so perhaps i will just post the look i do tonight..how does that sound?

3/12/09

I'm moving!

Me and the BF just found the most beautiful place in the most amazing location! It is my first time moving out on my own and I am scared shitless...ahhhh...but I think it will be great! I can't wait to set up my own little apartment and have my own little kitchen and bathroom and balcony...ooohhh its so pretty and new....my question to those who are reading is

IN CANADA...WHERE CAN YOU FIND CHEAP FURNITRE AND DECOR STUFF?

Hope everyone is having a good one today....I am going to start posting my LOTD on my blog, that way if there are any reqests for any of them you can let me know

Smashbox Bionic Mascara.....grmrme

HEY! so...as i put in my last post I would tell you all about smashbox bionic mascara..SO here is the scoop

1. it is really soft, the brush and the formulation feel so silky and smooth on the eye and it does not hurt to put on ( i found cover girl lash blast, or the ones with those plastic-y wands hurt..OUCH) so that is good BUT

2. it does NOT stay on, i have never had this problem with mascara before, have you? by the end of the day, it is gone, and it is not flaked all over my face or smudged or anything, just...GONE...which I find frustrating and silly...ugh...gha...blah....but ya...the tips of my lashes seem to have no product on them, which really bugs me cause when i do a look, i take my time and make it look pretty and mascara totally finishes it off...so...

I don't really like it, i did a you tube vid about how i did like it but upon further review and inspection i have decided that i will skip this at the store next time around...

anybody else think the same thing??

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

WHAT IS YOUR FAVE MASCARA?

3/5/09

BE Prime Time Eye=Blech!


SO! I just bought this Primer from BE...and I did a review on you tube for it...and i said it was "okay" well I would like to amend my statement..I REALLY don't like this...

First off the texture is not great, it is hard to smooth all over the eye, and feels to thick to be a primer, if that makes sense, it seems to mix with the colors that you put overtop of it and then make a paste..that..here it comes...CREASES...hmm...isn't one of the main points of a primer so that the shadow does not crease...anyways...I really don't like this at all, I am going to stick with my TFSI for sure!

I put this underneath my 88 palette shadows as well as my MAC shadows, UD and a few others and it made all of them crease...which is weird, cause even my eyes WITHOUT primer don't crease as bad as they did with this...hmpf...just my 2 cents..has anyone had a good experience with this?!

Smashbox Socialite Kit


Hello!! So....I just went to Shoppers Drug Mart and got this AMAZING kit from Smashbox. I don't own anything from them, but I have tried the photofinish primer...and LOVE it...but it is much too expensive..

ANYWAYS the kit includes:
Blush Bronzer Duo in Cosmopolitan - which reminds me of Nars Orgasm Blush a little, it is a coraly pinky peach...LOVE this color, it has some sheen to it and is STUNNING.... The bronzer is quite light which as i am the PALEST person on the planet..works out great, for those with darker skintones it would serve as a blush perhaps?

Eyeshadow Quad in Socialite - 4 colors that are FAB! a bronzy copper, a sparkiling champagne tan, a dark dirty brown and a frosty white, these are PERFECT for the soft summer smokey look! WOO! the colors are very pigmented and easily blended, but all have some shine/sheen/sparkle to them...just a heads up!

Cream Eyeliner DUO in Caviar/Bronze - LOVE.....ya that pretty much sums it up...just...LOVE....they are great cream eyeliners that you could also use as a base, i swatched the bronze side with the bronzy copper e\s overtop and it was pure decadance....WOO! they are super creamy and smudge, blend and shape easily but dry down so as not to continue to smudge blend and shape...

Photo op Undereye Brightner
- hmmm...well this did brighten under my eyes...and i don't have dark circles so I really did like the "look" it gave me..and I would put money on the fact that it would look fab in a photo...I am going to do a tutorial on this one! BUT my verdict is...if you have dark circles you would for SURE need a concealer underneath and then this on top, so if you could find a something that did both..i would go for it instead..having said that I do like this...so...take what you will from that SUPER unclear review ..haha


Eye Beam Double Ended Brightner
- this is similar to the benefit one...and i really like it, it is perfect for those days what all you got time for is a little hightlighter and mascara...I love the "brow" color and would prolly use it both on my brows and on the inner corner of my eye, my bet is you could use it as a base for e\s too..it is pretty dry so i don't know if it would crease....i will test that theory and get back to you on that...


Lip Enhancing Gloss (true color) in Soiree - I like this too...the smell is odd, maybe its just me, its not to sticky the color is great and it is perfect with the shadows and blushes given..its lipgloss...pretty standard..not too many details I can give....

LASTLY - Bionic Mascara in Jet Black - I have yet to try this as I had mascara on...I am going to do a Smashbox look when I get home tonight and try it out, I have heard nothing but RAVE reviews on this one, and the brush is a nice thick wand..again..will update on that one later!!


It all comes in a woven black clutch bag with a "whip" (just what it looks like to me) wound around it, which I promptly cut off..so not to seem dominatrix-esque....BUT the inside of the bag is a soft pink satin with brown flowers..and is super cute...
This was about $74 CDN with tax, but with all the products it has (all full size by the way) it is well worth it for me to try a good sampling of smashbox products....

whew...well that was long...i love the little kits that they have and would suggest taking a peeka t them as they are quite cost effective and you get to try a whole bunch of different looks!
xo KeYeVe

2/28/09

N.Y.C. Loose POWDA


Heeellooo!

So I wanted to review this powder cause....well I love it...SO; what i like about it is that it is not a heavy powder that looks like "powder" it sets the makeup very nicely and does not look all cakey..HERE's THE KICKER

IT IS CHEAP!!! woo..here in Canada I paid $4.99 for mine...SUCH a steal of a deal thus, if you are looking for a great setting powder that does not look like a powdery cakey mess..I would for sure go with this one! I LOVE IT..

The downside...the packaging sucks..the powder gets everywhere, if you have an old package from a different powder KEEP IT...and just transfer this one over..cause is sooo messy

Hope you are having a good day!
LOVES karlee!

2/27/09

Clarins Eye Base


So....I have heard about so many people using TFSI (too faced shadow insurance) and UDPP (urban decay primer potion) as well as PP (paint pots) for bases...BUT i have a new one for you all to take a look at. The above is a pic of Clarins Instant Light Perfecting Eye Base (thanks to http://www.feelunique.com for the image) I love this base because it has a tiny bit of peachy color to it that covers up any discoloration or veins that you may have on your eyes, it also prevents creaseiiinnggg as well as creates a "dome shape" to the eye. Which actually means that it gives your eye more depth and volume...which i really like. Sometimes I find that while the UDPP/PP/TFSI do their jobs...they make it harder for me to blend out my eyeshadow. The grab the color a little too much...I don't know if its just me...but that is why I lOVE LOVE LOVE this...it has a great texture and dries down to a powder almost! woo GO CLARINS!
Packaging: 7/10 - i like the click up method for myself, but it makes it harder for freelance stuff
Effectiveness: 9/10 - i LOVE this product, but i gotta keep my 10/10 open ;)
Would I buy it again? YES YES YES....this product = LOVE!

BLOGERIFIC

AHHH i have a blog...whaaatt..no way! woo! anyways...I am super pumped..Thanks for visitng guys!

SO...I have just ordered a few shades of MAC's face and body foundation which I am super pumped about, the finish on these babies is amazing! and it lasts forever...huge bottle...! I also love that you can use it on your legs and it does not rub off...it is the most dewy and amazing foundation EVER! I will post pics and do a official review when i get the chance...