Mirabella Cosmetics Review

While in cosmetology school I was introduced to a cosmetic line called Mirabella. This is an amazing cosmetic line. I have tried their eye shadows, lipsticks, lip glosses, concealers, blushes, and powder foundations. If you are a make up artist or just someone who loves make up I recommend you give this brand a try. If you would like to learn more, let's get started.

Eye Shadows:

I had the pleasure of trying 16 of the eye shadows that came in my school kit. I found them to be highly pigmented, creamy, and so easy to use. There were a couple of the shadows that had a little bit of fall out, but all in all they are amazing to work with.

Gilded: Is a creamy white color with a gold flex. Satin finish.

Tone: Is a matte shade that actually matches my skin tone. I use this on my eyelids first to conceal any discoloration on my eyelids.

Poppy: Is a champagne shade with a hint of light pink. It has a satin finish.

Decor: Is a more of a golden champagne color with a satin finish.

Canvas: Another matte shade that is really close to my skin shade. I love to use this in my crease.

Sienna: A darker brown that is a satin shade with a gold glitter. You don't really see the gold glitter when you start blending them out on the eyelid/

Bark: Is the perfect chocolate brown color with a matte finish, perfect in the outer V.

Warm 2: This is the warmest shade in the palette, it is a matte finish. This color reminds me of cinnamon. This is a perfect crease shade, that will warm up any look!

Chill: Chill is a sheer shade that is iridescent. In my opinion this shade is the least pigmented shade that I own.

Sorbet: Is a light pink with a gold shimmer, in certain light it gives a peachy glow. I actually love this shade.

Lulu: A rose pink with a gold sheen. This one is highly pigmented and has a little fall out, but it is still a gorgeous shade for any skin tone.

Guava: Is a lighter version of Lulu and has a little more gold to it, they both have a satin finish.

Semiformal: This is my #1 favorite of the palette. its a medium brown with gold shimmer that lends to a bronze shade. I love this shade it is so pigmented, creamy, and blends better than others!

Vintage: Is a burgundy plum shade that has a sheen to it that is gorgeous. It is a satin finish that is simply gorgeous for any fall look.

Cultured: Is a matte plum shade that is the perfect transition color for when used with Vintage. I love how easily Mirabella's matte shades apply and blend.

Shadow: Is a matte dark coal gray. This is an essential shade for any collection. It helps to make the most beautiful smokey eye. This one does have a little fall out, but not bad.

Mirabella.com has some of these shades not all of them. If you are interested they are $10.00 a pan. You can also find them on Amazon.com for varying prices.

Blushes:

The blush is amazing!The four that I have are all matte. They apply so easily to the cheeks. Very pigmented, so you may need to tap your brush off! I love this formula of blush. Now I got mine in a palette with my eye shadows and powder foundation, but they sell their blushes in duos for $30.00. They have four duos at the moment to pick from, but I really think they are worth the money!

Pure Pressed Powder Foundation:

This foundation comes in five different shades and they are creamy and they blend into the skin. I like that depending on your skin tone one of the five will work for you. You can get a 0.28oz compact for $39.00, this should last you for a long time!

Pretty and Provocative Lipsticks:

These lipsticks are so creamy and beautiful on the lips. They claim that they stay put without bleeding! I have worn them on several occasions and not had the need to reapply them. They are $22.00 a piece and they come in five different shades. My favorite is Fever, it is my favorite red lip.

I hope that you found this helpful. If you have any questions  please feel free to email me or leave a comment below! If you have tried these lipsticks please let me know, comment below! Please don't forget to follow us and let us know what you think of our blog and how we are doing! Thank you so much!

Face of the Day 11/17/14---- Wet N Wild Comfort Zone

For this face of the day I used my IT cosmetic CC+ creme, and I used NYX blush in Mauve, Becca highlighter in Moonstone, Urban Decay eyeliner in Perversion, Calvin Klein mascara (the one you get from ulta for your birthday),   Hard Candy in 3 X a charm for the contour, Marvelous Moxie lip gloss in Rebel, L’Oréal lipstick in Mauved, Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette (salted Caramel color for the crease), Urban Decay Naked palette ( the shade Virgin on the brow bone), and Wet and Wild’s Comfort Zone. ( I used the bottom right shadow on the eye lid blended toward the crease).

Lipstick Tag (by Amanda)

As I was watching YouTube I saw a lot of people doing Lipstick Tags or Lippie Tags, so I decided to give it a try myself..... DISCLAIMER: I am in no way bragging or showing off, I own a lot of make-up as I am a Make-up artist that makes sense. I also like to collect it. With that being said let's get started.

1.) How many lipsticks do you own?
I own roughly 119, some of them have been in my collection a while, I am going to be doing a cleaning out my collection series soon. Then that number should go down a bit.

2.)What was your first ever lipstick?
I think it was a Wet N Wild 99 cent lipstick I don't remember the color but I know it would have been a light pink. It may have also been a Bonne Bell? Long time ago....

3.) What is your favorite brand of lipstick?
Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks are my favorite, they have so many colors, and finishes available. They are affordable and comfortable on the lip! Did I mention I love the pigmentation?

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks

4.)What is your most worn lipstick?

NYC Expert Last Lip Color in color number 411 Snowcone. This is my very favorite everyday light pink lipstick. I have repurchased it 6 times. This lipsticks are comfortable on the lip, they have good pigmentation. The one problem I have with them is there staying time. The color may last a couple of hours before you need to touch it up again. 

NYC Expert Last Lip Color #411 Snowcone

5.) What is your favorite finish?

I like the look of the matte lipsticks, the Wet N Wild matte lipsticks are good, all matte lipsticks seem to be a little drying on the lip, quick tip apply a EOS lip balm or a Maybelline Babylips underneath and it will help with the drying feeling! 

6.)What was the last lip product you bought? 

NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Color in #010 Nolita Neutral

7.)How many lip products do you currently have in your purse?
I have 5.... of that 5, 2 are lipsticks, 1 is an EOS, and 2 are lip glosses.

8.)How do you store your lipsticks?

I have a make-up trolley that I got in Cosmetology school and I use the first drawer to store my lipsticks!

9.)What lipstick do you use to rock a red lip?

I use the Mirabella Lipstick in Fever. Very creamy, pigmented lipstick that also stains the lip and last a long time without budging. This is a more true red lipstick.

Mirabella Lipstick in Fever

10.) What lip products are you currently lusting after?

Lipstick Queen and Lime Crime, I want to try out some more high end lipsticks, and see what the difference is. I would also like to try the NYX matte lipsticks and the Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks that are matte. 

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Urban Decay Vice 3 review

I usually write out my reviews, but this time I thought it would be fun to try something different! My review is a video.... please click on the link and enjoy. If you have any questions or have any ideas for upcoming blogs please leave us a comment. As always don't forget to hit the follow button! I really appreciate all of your time and thank you so much for stopping by!

Urban Decay Vice 3 Review: http://youtu.be/hxXU2G7ZCVI

Face of the Day November 13, 2014= Stila Magnificent Metal Eye Shadow

Today I want to start a series called Face of the Day. I am going to do a look that I do each day and explain how I did it.  In this look,  it’s a dark Smokey eye with gold, this eye look will work on any eye color.

          

Let's get started!

1.) Prime the eye using Urban Decay's Primer Potion Original                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                   

2.) For the crease I like to use my Physician's Formula matte quad called Classic Nudes I also use the lightest shade for my brow bone... for the eye lid I use Roasted from the Smashbox On the Rocks palette. If you would like you could use Marzipan from the same palette for the brow bone. I also used Salted Caramel from the Too Faced Chocolate Bar. The way I started the look I took  the  Physician's Formula Crease color and placed it in the crease and used a fluffy crease brush to soften the hard lines. I then take Marzipan on the brow bone, this acts as a highlight and softens the crease color. Take Roasted and place it on the lid. I take the same fluffy brush and lightly blend Roasted into the crease. 

3.) Then for the best part of the look: I used the Stila Magnificent Metal Foil Finish Eye shadow in Vintage Black Gold. To apply this shadow first apply the liquid eye primer on the lid, I place it on top of the Roasted. I let it set for a couple of seconds. Then I use my finger to pat on the eye shadow. Once you have it evenly distributed on the lid, I take the same fluffy crease brush and using a little of the Salted Caramel I blend the Vintage Gold lightly into the crease.

4.) For the rest of the face I used my Maybelline Fit Me concealer and foundation. Then I used the Fit Me powder to set it.

5.) For the blush I used NYX Mauve and for the highlighter I used Too Faced Candlelight Glow. With the highlighter I used the lighter color on the upper cheek bone and lightly on the forehead, down the nose, and on the chin. I use the pink side of the highlighter on the apples of the cheeks. It gives the cheeks a nice glow. 

6.) I line my eyes with the Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl liner in Black. For the lashes I used the Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara and the L'Oreal Miss Manga mascara.

7.) For my lips I used Wet N Wilds 903c Just Peachy matte lip color.

For a side note I only used 5 make up brushes...

 Mirabella Powder Brush

Mirabella Blush Brush 

Mirabella Crease Brush

Elf Eye Shadow Brush

Elf Crease Brush

I really hope you enjoyed this look, I will be posting tomorrow's F.O.T.D. around the same time, I will try to have it up a little early! Thank you for taking your time to read this. If there is anything you'd like to see please comment and let me know and I'll get it done! Please subscribe, I appreciate it! Thanks again!

Urban Decay Vice 3

For tonight's blog I thought it would be fun to do it a little differently, so I made a video.

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Lorac: The Royal Eye Shadow Collection Limited Edition Holiday 2014

I recently purchased the Lorac Holiday set called The Royal Collection. I know that many people are waiting for the Lorac Mega palette. I, myself would love to have it too.  The Royal Eye Shadow collection however is just as wonderful to have. It is an Ulta exclusive, you get 4 palettes that have 4 eye shadows each, 16 eye shadows in all. This product has a value of $103.00 and you can buy it for $38.00, that is a savings of $65.00

Lorac The Royal Eye Shadow Collection

The first of the four palettes is called Queen. It has four shadows a highlight shade, a champagne, a burgundy that reads almost brown, and a matte black. Of the four palettes this has one shade that on fairer skin is hard to see. The shadows are all pigmented and creamy, little to no fall out. If you like the Pro palettes then you will love these shadows.

Lorac Queen Palette

The second palette is the Countess palette. This palette has a hunter green theme. It has a highlight shade, a tan, light brown and a matte hunter green shadow. I love how pigmented the matte shadows are in this collection. Again the shadows are creamy and don't have a lot of fall out. Perfect for fall.

Lorac Countess Palette

The third palette is called the Princess Palette. This palette is my favorite. It is the gold theme of the collection. You get a highlight, gold, bronze, and a darker bronze shade. This is the only palette that does not have a matte shade, but considering the quality of the shadows I really don't mind the lack of the matte shade. This palette is perfect for the everyday natural look as well as it is perfect for fall and the upcoming holiday season.

Lorac Princess Palette

The last palette of the collection is the Duchess palette. This palette is the coolest of the palette and has a silver, navy blue them to it. You get a white, light silver, a darker silver that has a satin finish and a matte navy blue. I have to say it again that the matte shades in this palette are wonderful.

Lorac Duchess Palette

This 16 shade collection is wonderful it has warm shades and cool shades. The pigmentation is wonderful. I like how easily the apply and blend. This collection is perfect for the fall, but it is also perfect for everyday and evening looks. I think for $38.00 this is a steal. You can keep all four of the palettes for yourself or you can take them apart and gift the different palettes as stocking stuffers.

Lorac The Royal Eye Shadow Collection