The products used to create this look are:

Face

• MAC Studio Sculpt & Shape Foundation – NC30
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural – Medium Plus
• MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer – NW20

Eyes

• MAC Brows – Spiked
• MAC Pigment – Vanilla
• MAC Glitter – Reflects Gold (PRO) (substitute with gold or any color makeup glitter of your choice)
• MAC Cream Color Base – Pearl
• MAC Clear Gloss
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Pencil – 11L
• Make Up For Ever Eye Shadow – #92
• L’Oreal  Voluminous Mascara – Black

Lips

• MAC Lipstick – Blankety
• MAC Lipglass – 2N (will be re-released on 12/26 for a limited time)

Pictures of the final look (the high impact of the glitter is not fully captured by the camera I used): (more…)

I wanted to share some of my Sephora favorites since they are having a Friends & Family sale on Sephora.com. With so many products, one could use a little direction.

Here are some of my must haves:

Urban Decay – Eyeshadow Primer Potion: My holy grail eyeshadow primer. Won’t wear any without this under it.

DDF – Ultra-Lite Oil-Free Moisturizing Dew: If you are looking for a light weight moisturizer that sinks right in, this is for you.

Make Up For Ever – What’s not to love? I am a fan of their super pigmented eyeshadows, foundations, HD concealer, HD powder, and Aqua Eyes eye liners.

Bliss – Steep Clean Mask: For that deep clean feeling. One bottle has lasted forever. I use it about once a week, whenever I feel like I need a “steep clean.”

Bliss – Ingrown Eliminating Pads and Get Out Of Hair: Having curly hair does not come without its price. I use these two products to alleviate the irritation and prevent the ingrown hairs that plague me. I have yet to find drugstore products that give me comparable results.

Nars – Blush: Super Orgasm is my favorite shade. It has chunky gold glitter, but just tap your blush brush and it falls right out. The color is worth the couple of taps of your brush.

Nars - Bronzing Powder: This bronzer in Laguna is my go to product to add some life to my complexion.

For 20% off of your order enter code FF2009 at checkout. Sale ends on November 2nd, 2009.

Happy Shopping & Glossy Kissez,

DRBrooklyn730

The products used to create this look are:

Face

• Make Up For Ever Face & Body Liquid Make-Up – 32
• Make Up For Ever HD Concealer – 340
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder
• NARS Bronzer – Laguna

Eyes

• MAC Eye Shadow – Woodwinked, Cork, Ricepaper
• Red Cherry Lashes – #747S
• DUO Adhesive 
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara – Very Black

Lips

• MAC Lipstick – Show Orchid (PRO – you do not need a PRO card to order MAC PRO products. To order call 1-800-866-6464)

Pictures of the final look: (more…)

The products used to create this look are:

Face

• Make Up For Ever Face & Body Liquid Make-Up – 32
• Make Up For Ever HD Concealer – 340
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder
• NARS Bronzer – Laguna

Eyes

• MAC Eye Shadow – Omega (on brows)
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Black Waterproof Cream Shadow
• Red Cherry Lashes – #503
• DUO Adhesive 
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara – Very Black

Lips

• MAC Lip Pencil – Redd
• MAC Lipstick – Ruby Woo

Pictures of the final look: (more…)

The products and tools I use:

• Make Up For Ever Face & Body Liquid Make-Up – #32
• MAC #190 Brush
• Cosmetic Wedge
• MUFE HD Powder
• MAC #129 Brush

This foundation is great for everyday use. It is very lightweight and a baby step up from tinted moisturizer because it is waterproof. The foundation is a water-based gel that gives your skin a satin-finish according to sephora.com.

I like dusting some Make Up For Ever HD Powder over the foundation because the satin finish can look a little over the top for my taste. This is especially important if you will be taking flash photography with this foundation because it can make your skin appear oily.

Glossy Kissez,

DRBrooklyn730

Note: I have not tried MAC’s Face & Body Foundation, therefore I cannot offer a comparison.

When thinking about how to review Make Up For Ever’s Aqua Black Waterproof Cream Eye Shadow I could only think about comparing it against MAC’s Fluidline in Blacktrack. I find the two products virtually interchangeable. If you have Fluidline in Blacktrack you don’t need this in your life.

Check out my comparison below: (more…)

The products used to create this look are:

Face

• Make Up For Ever HD Foundation – 155
• MAC Minrealize Skinfinish Natural – Medium
• MAC Blush – Cubic

Eyes

• Shiseido The Makeup Eyebrow Pencil – 2 Deep Brown
• MAC Eye Shadow – Yogurt, Violet Trance, Satellite Dreams
• MAC Glitter – Fuchsia (MAC Glitter is not approved for use in the eye area. Use at your own risk.)
• MAC Fix +
• Stila Kajal Eye Liner – Onyx
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara – Very Black

Lips

• MAC Lipstick – Creme Cup

Pictures of the final look:

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MAC Violet Trance, MUFE No. 92

I got a few comments asking if MAC’s Violet Trance eye shadow that is being rereleased with the Make-Up Art Cosmetics on August 20, 2009 (previously released in the Balloonacy collection) is similar to Make Up For Ever’s No. 92 eye shadow.

You can tell from the photo that Violet Trance has more blue pigment. No. 92 has more red pigment when compared to Violet Trance. Both eye shadows have a matte finish. In my opinion, the difference between these shadows is significant.

The Make Up For Ever empty 10 eye shadow palette is available at Sephora.

To see how to depot MUFE eye shadows check out my video:

I am not picking favorites, but if you are, which shadow do you prefer?

Glossy Kissez,

DRBrooklyn730

The products used to create this look are:

Face

• Make Up For Ever Face & Body Liquid Makeup – 32
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder
• MAC Blushcreme – Ladyblush
• MAC Blush – Dollymix

Eyes

• Shiseido The Makeup Eyebrow Pencil – 2 Deep Brown
• MAC Eye Shadow – Shroom, Fashion, Strike A Pose
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara – Very Black

Lips

• Cover Girl Wetslicks – tutu

Pictures of the final look: (more…)

The products used to create this look are:

Face

• Make Up For Ever HD Foundation – 155
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder
• NARS Blush – Orgasm

Eyes

• Shiseido The Makeup Eyebrow Pencil – 2 Deep Brown
• MAC Eye Shadow – Dazzlelight, Expensive Pink, Cranberry
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara – Very Black
• Stila Kajal Eye Liner –  Onyx

Lips

• MAC Lipstick – Brave New Bronze (LE)
• MAC Lipglass – 2N (LE)

Pictures of the final look: (more…)