Halloween Tutorial: Pretty/Sexy Mad Hatter (Video)

For this look I wanted to do something simple and easy but still representing the Mad Hatter vibe. I wanted it to be fun and flirty, but recognizable as the character. And because the Mad Hatter is a dude, we had to make it a little sexy for us ladies! 

Product List: 

Revlon Color Stay Foundation

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind in brightener

Fantasy Maker's Painter's Paletee (Black)

White Eyeliner

Ulta Eyeshadow in Envy

Ulta Eyeshadow in Going Green

Ulta Extreme Wear Gel Liner in Dublin

Ulta Eyeshadow in Cherry Bomb

NYX Doll Eye Mascara

Ulta Eyeliner in Plum (Lips)

Mark. Lipstick in Chacha

Get Ready With Me: Subtle Smokey Eye

Products Used:

Makeup Forever HD Primer

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Foundation in Light

Beauty Blender

Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray

Maybelline 24-hr Color Tattoo in Barely Branded

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Tease

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Busted

Urban Decay Naked Palette - Naked

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Chopper

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - YDK

Ulta Extreme Wear Gel Liner in Primetime

Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in Noir

Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller

Korres Mineral Foundation in WRMF2 Light

NARS Blush in Super Orgasm

e.l.f Beach Beauty Palette

Sephora Le Waterproof Mascara

mark. Brow Factor Brow Gel

Ulta Lipstick in #239 Coming Up Roses

Review: Mark. Juice Gems Lip Gloss

I have to say, I'm not the biggest fan of lip gloss, but I love these! All six glosses are beautiful and smell great. The best part? They aren't as sticky as other glosses! I like to put lip balm underneath these glosses for extra moisture. They are great by themselves or onto of a lipstick or stain. I like to use raspberry framboise on top of red lipstick for an even better classic red lip.  

Colors: Snow Peach, Honeydew Melon, Raspberry Framboise, Pomegranate Grenade, Fig, and Papaya

Swatches:

Which color is your favorite?

Do you use the mark. juice gems lip gloss?

To buy these glosses, check out my mark. store here! 

*I am an independent representative for mark.*

New Mark. Magalog March 2013

I can't believe that we're already on the third magalog! Where is the year going? Time is seriously flying by! This mag is all about spring! With beauty pastel colors and great fashion items and tips for the upcoming season, it's a pretty darn good magalog to shop in! Even though it's still a little chilly here, and probably freezing else where, this mag is definitely warming up! 

Check out these amazing items for Spring! The palette is so fun and refreshing, perfect for warmer weather! I'm dying over the bag! How cute?

You can check out the entire magalog and shop for these amazing beauty and fashion products, plus more, at my mark. store by clicking here, or clicking the mark. tab in the navigation bar! 

What's your favorite new item from this mag?

Email me to find out how you too could become a mark. rep! 

Side note: I am affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales rep for the company.

Review: Mark. Just Blushing Powder Blush

With the exception of one color, kitten, I love these blushes! They are super silky and creamy to the touch and are very pigmented! A little definitely goes a long way with these! The way these mark. Just Blushing Powder Blushes are package are so-so to me. I like the fact that I can customize which colors I take with me using the Snap To It Mini or Mid, but the plastic cases are a tiny hassle. My favorite colors are Charmed and Cameo! The only reason why I don't like and do not recommend Kitten is because it is extremely chalky. You can see in the swatch that it is basically chunks of blush while the other colors went on smoothly. I love the idea of the color, just not the formula. For only $9 a piece, these blushes are seriously worth the money! 

Packaging:

Optional: Snap To It Mini and Mid

Swatches:

Kitten, Lovespell, Dollhouse, and Charmed 

Cameo, Afterglow, Darling, and Foxy

Which color is your favorite?

Do you or have you used these blushes before?

To purchase any of these blushes, click here! 

Side note: I am an independent sales representative of mark. 

Things I Love: Red Lips

Just because Valentine's Day is over doesn't mean you have to ditch the sexy red lips! The quickest way to spice up your look for a night out is to add a red lip! I've put together my four favorite red lipsticks that are perfect for every skin tone and relatively affordable! I have three out of the four products, so I'll swatch those for you!

1: Mark. Lipclick in Cha Cha
2. Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Cherry Tart
3: Mark. Lip Color Crayon in Hot Sauce
4. NARS Lipstick in Jungle Red

Swatches of 1-3:

Do you love a red lip?

Which lip product is your favorite?

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands shown above. 

How to Wear: Hearts

With Valentine's Day being only two days away, I wanted to put together a few different outfit ideas that would be well suited for anyone on this day full of love! These looks range from causal, to girly, and even edgy! I'm pretty sure the edgy look is my favorite! Either way, no matter what you're doing for Valentine's Day, you can still look fabulous and chic! 

 Love this look? Check out more details right here!  

Romanced by this outfit? Click here for more information! 

Perfect match for you? Click here to find out how to get it for yourself! 

What are your plans for Valentine's Day?

Which look is your favorite? 

How would you wear hearts?

Side note: I'm not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any brands or companies shown above. 

My Eyeshadow Collection

Listen, I know I have a lot of eyeshadow. I realize that I only have two eyes, but I can't help myself. I seriously love the endless possibilities that eyeshadow brings! I love watching tutorials with fun and vibrant colors, smoky eyes, and so much more. As you will see, I'm a huge Ulta fan. They make up the majority of my collection. But have you seen the kind of sales they have? About 90% of my collection I bought myself, the other 10% were gifts. See, other people contribute to my problem too! Well now that you all know I should be in makeup-aholics anonymous, here is my eyeshadow collection! 

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr Eyeshadow 

Row 1: Tough as Taupe, Edgy Emerald, Too Cool, and Bold Gold

Row 2: Audacious Asphalt, Bad to the Bronze, and Painted Purple

Row 3: Tenacious Teal and Fierce & Tangy

Row 4: Pomegranate Punk

Ulta Extreme Wear Whipped Eyeshadow 

Row 1: Whipped Stardust, Strawberry Cream, Cream Puff, and Chocolate Mousse

Row 2: Whipped Cream, Berry Meringue, Berry Trifle, and Tiramisu Cream

Ulta Eyeshadow

Row 1: Mint, Shamrock, Envy, Rags to Riches, Golden Olive, and Going Green

Row 2: Peacock, Magic Hour, Sin City, Electric Lights, Gunmetal, and Amethyst

Row 1: Mink, Social Climber, Mystique, Truffle, Copper Bronze, and Twilight

Row 2: Elegance, Sandstone, Organza, Brown Sugar, Plum Smoke, and Cafe Ole 

Row 1: Chianti, Turquoise, Mosaic, Honey Bee, Mimosa, Thrill Seeker

Row 2: Cherry Bomb,  Pink, Complicated, Yogurt, After Hours, and Flutter

Row 3: Rose Dusk, Sable, Iceland, Cashmere, Eggplant, and Mesmerize

Row 1: Sterling, Moonbeam, Trendsetter, Sun-Kissed, Silk, Naked, In The Buff, Calla Lily, and Zephyr

Row 2: Ice Queen, Bayou, Gold Dust, Sunburst, Camel, Verdigris, Au Naturel, Tiara, and Majesty

Row 3: Granite, Sapphire, Glamazon, Aztec Gold, Toast, Sage, Seashell, Love, and Wisteria Lane

Row 4: Galaxy, Seaside, Deep Sea, Stardust, Milk Chocolate, Glittering Sand, Mystical, Pearl, Bloom

Row 5: Platinum, Bone, Key West, Bermuda Sand, Lustre, Molten, Firework, Flirty, and Plum Noir

Avon Palettes

Palette 1: 8-in-1 Water Colors 

Palette 2: 12-in-1 Palette 

Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2 Palettes

Naked 2: Foxy, Half Baked, Booty Call, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, and Blackout

Naked: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep and Gunmetal 

Mark. Eyeshadows 

Keep It Going Eyeshadow: Surreal, Entourage, Naturalist

Drama Case Eyeshadow and Liner Palette

Star Status: Meteor Showers Palette

Star Status: Earth Angel Palette 

On The Dot Eye Color Palette

Super Flip Color Kit Palette 

Random Collection 

Row 1: Urban Decay Oil Slick, Chanel Irreelle Duo 73 River Light, and Sephora Starry Sky N07

Row 2: Bare Minerals Patience, Bare Minerals Liberty, Lorac Guest List, and Sephora Aspen Summit N23

Do you collect eyeshadow like I do?

Which brand is your favorite? Any I should try? 

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands mentioned or shown above. 

New Mark. Magalog February 2013

The second mark. magalog of the year is out!! There are so many gorgeous things in the catalog it is truly unbelievable! I love that the cover is so inspiring and motivational! Shine on and stand out in a crowd! You all know I love anything that shines, sparkles, or glitters and that's what this entire magalog is all about! How exciting is that?? 

I have to say I'm most excited about the new Glimmer Shine Lipglosses and the Jewel Shine Perfume! I already have these and I love them! I got them when I won a the prize bundle from mark.! 

You can check out the entire magalog and shop for some amazing beauty and fashion products at my mark. store by clicking here, or clicking the mark. tab in the navigation bar!

What's your favorite item from the new magalog?

Email me to find out how you too could become a mark. rep! 

Side note: I am affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales representative for the company. 

Makeup Storage: How I Store Mine

When you're limited on space, storing your makeup can prove to be a difficult task. Although I have a decent sized office, it's also where I workout. Because of that, I don't want extra furniture taking up space. My desk and shelf already do enough of that. My dresser is actually in my closet, which is good because I put all of my makeup and hair tools on top of it. 

If you're looking for an easy affordable way to store your makeup, that is easily accessible and doesn't require much space, this is for you! 

I got these photo storage cases from Hobby Lobby. I love them! I got each case for about $25, with a 40% off coupon! That may seem like a lot, but for the amount of makeup I have, it's a great deal. Each have 16 smaller compartments inside where I separate my makeup by category. 

In the box on the left, I store all of single eyeshadows, liners, mascaras, lashes, and half of my face products. The box on the right contains all of my lipsticks, lipgloss, lip balms, and the second half of my face products! 

For all of my palettes and brushes/tools, I use this little 3 container storage set from Target. I got it during the "back to school: college" time. It's the perfect size for all of my palettes and I love that I can basically disassemble it and take with me only what I need. 

The bottom container holds 2 Z Palettes, and both of my Urban Decay Naked palettes. 

The second container holds a mini Z palette, 3 mark. palettes, 2 Avon palettes, 1 Sephora smoky eye palette, and 2 tinted moisturizers from mark. that wouldn't fit in my bigger cases. 

The top container holds all of my brushes and tools! Minus the ones I keep in my everyday bag of course. 

How do you store your makeup? 

What do you think of the way I store mine? 

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the companies and brands in this post. 

My Mark. Trend Insider Prize Bundle

When you're a mark. representative, you get all sorts of perks and bonuses! This particular bonus happened to be a prize bundle from the trend insider! A bunch of other reps were entered and I was lucky enough to win. I've so very thankful to mark. for all of these wonderful goodies and I wanted to share them with you! I hope no one takes this as bragging, I just want everyone to know what wonderful opportunities you could have if you join mark. as well! 

To show you all of these prizes, I'll break it down by category!

Makeup: Glimmer Shine Lip Glosses 

Nude, Berry, and Pink 

Fragrance: Jewel Shine 

Jewelry: Good Vintage Earrings and Moonlighting Necklace

Handbags: Hot to Handle Bag

Which product is your favorite? 

Follow me on Instagram to see more pictures of each item! 

To purchase any of these items for yourself or anyone else, click on the mark. tab in the navigation bar! 

Want more information on becoming a mark. rep? Email me! (contact me tab)

Side note: I am affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales representative of the company. 

Beauty Tip: How I Curl My Hair

I love when my hair is curly! I have long, straight hair. Which don't get me wrong, I love my hair. But being able to mix it up is always fun! Here are the products and tools that I use to curl my hair!

On dry hair that I've parted in two sections, directly down the middle, I run a dime sized amount of the Redken Smooth Lock Heat Glide through each side. After, I comb through my hair with a wide tooth comb to help evenly distribute the serum. 

The tool that I use depends on the time I have. Both leave me with voluminous curls, so you could choose either. I normally go for my Hot Tools 1" Curling Iron, instead of the Hot Tools Hairsetters, because I feel like I have more control. Because I'm overly picky about my hair, I clip up the side that I'm not focusing on. I section off a smaller piece of the hair, usually 1" to match the iron, and curl away from my face. I repeat until all of my hair has been curled, doing any touch-ups along the way. 

Once all the curls are done, I set them with the mark. Locks In Place Buildable Hairspray. I love this hairspray because it doesn't leave my hair feeling crunchy, but it definitely locks my curls in place. After I've set my curls and let them cool for about 5 minutes, I run through them with my wide tooth comb for more volume and texture. 

This picture was taken at a ballroom competition that I went to for work! There was a break and I was bored, so I started sending funny faces to B. It kept me entertained. 

How do you curl your hair?

Do you like big, voluminous curls? Or soft, romantic ones?

Would you want to see a video tutorial on how I curl my hair?

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands mentioned or shown. I am affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales representative for the company. 

My Nail Polish Collection

If I were to be asked what my biggest beauty obsession is, the answer would be nail polish! I have 67 different polishes, varying in color and brand. This collection is only about 1 year old. The brand that I have the most polish in is Sinful Colors. I bought all mine from Walgreens when they were on sale and I had a 20% off coupon. So I ended up getting around 46 polishes for less than $75. Not bad, not bad at all. But let's start with my smaller collections first!

Top Row: Opening Night, Teal We Meet Again, Read My Palm, Havana Dreams, Shiny Dancer

Bottom Row: Already Famous, Handpicked For Me, It's All About Me, Wild About Shimmer 

To get these and many more Sephora by O.P.I. polishes, click here!

House of Parliament, Whitehall, No More Waity Katie, Paint on Electron, Tutu Cute, Blushing Bride, and Pull Me Close

Nails Inc. Butter by London Orly Ulta Maybelline China Glaze

Row 1: Rise and Shine, Why Not, Savage, Happy Ending, Mint Apple, Midnight Blue, San Francisco, Love Nails, and Let's Talk

Row 2: 24/7, Ruby Red, Oasis, Soul Mate, Folly, Feeling Great, Pink Forever, Country Orange, and Thimbleberry

Row 3: Cream Pink, Rich In Heart, Forget Now, Sugar Sugar, Dancing Nails, Boogie Nights, Boom Boom, Gogo Girl, and Hazard

Row 4: Island Coral, Secret Admirer, All ABout You, Call You Later, Glass Pink, Nail Junkie, Pearl Diamond, Tokyo Pearl, and Let Me Go

Row 5: Out Of This World, You Just Wait, Dream On, Fiji, Unicorn, Snow Me White, Nirvana, Easy Going, and Vacation Time

Row 6: Social Ladder (Poor little guy is all alone...)

Unfortunately, Sinful Colors is no longer sold online at walgreens.com, but you can pick them up at your local Walgreens, Walmart, or Target! 

Top Coat, Base Coat, Grow Stronger, Good To Go, Matte About You

I got my Sephora Top and Base coats at, well, Sephora and the Essie products at Ulta. 

As you can see, I'm obsessed with color! And believe me, I don't plan to stop expanding my collection anytime soon!

What's your favorite color and brand of nail polish?

P.S. - I also seem to have a large obsession with lipstick and eyeshadow. More collections to come! 

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands and companies mentioned above.