Purple eyehsadows

I always wonder why I turn to purple eyeshadows alot. And you know after giving it a good thought I was like duh!!!!! Maybe because Purple makes my Hazel brown eyes stand out! lol. And the pictures above PROVE THAT THEORY! So I got my Manly Pallet in the mail last week and I was stoked! I have been waiting on this to come in for exactly one month! I ordered it off of ebay because it was dirt cheep but that was because it was coming from Hong Kong and it took FOREVER to get into my hands! But it has beautiful colors and very  pigmented. It has 120 colors to choose from! I have been wanting to get very creative with all the bright colors and I did so in a tutorial I posted on my Youtube account: www.youtube.com/rsjrodriguez . Feel free to check it out.

So with this look I took a very deep plum purple and placed that all over my lid. Then I got a very light shimmery purple and layered that above the deep purple in the crease. Next I took the very pigmented black and defined my outer corner and crease with it. After that there is this vanilla color that I used as a highlight and also as the tear duct highlight. Then I took the deep purple and dragged that under my eye about half way in and blended the vanilla color with it in the middle. I used my MAC Fluidline in blacktrack to line my lids and a little bit under my lower lashes. Topped that off with my Covergirl Lashblast to my upper and lower lashes and My eyes were set. For my eyebrows I used the Elf brow kit. For my face (mind you I look extremely pale because of the flash on my phone) I used Revlon Colorstay in True Beige. Add my Studio fix concealer to my problem areas then dabbed a little studiofix powder to seal it all together. For My blush I used Mac Mineralized Skin Finish in Comfort and then a pink blush on my apples. I don't have any lipstick on because my lips are extremely chapped so I am just wearing my softlips chapstick in Vanilla. As soon as my phone sends my other close up picture of my eye to my email to upload I will post it. Then you can really see what the eyes look like. I hope you enjoyed this post. Have a Uniquely Awesome Day. GOD BLESS.

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

Spring Forever 21 Must haves

So I was browsing through Forever 21 website and I couldnt help but notice there was so much stuff that caught my eye! No seeing that I am pregnant I have to watch what I buy because I dont know how long I will be able to wear anything. And personally I don't like Maternity Clothes lol. So the shorts and Skirt might be a problem to get but the tops I can work with! I am loving the first off the shoulder sweatshirt top. It is totally my style. As you can tell by the clothes I picked my style is kind of all over the place. I dont have one particular style. I like femanine and yet I like edgy. I love my black, whites and greys but I love bright florecent colors! Let me know what you guys like. I would love to hear or see them! Have a Uniquely Awesome Day. GOD BLESS!

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

Futuristic Metallic Contest makeup

Hello everyone. So your probably wondering What the heck is she wearing lol. Well, Beautycrush on youtube is holding a metallic eye contest and this is the look I entered. She wanted something different and Unique. I had another look also which was so pretty but my stinken Camera deleted the Video! I was having so many problems that day with recording I was getting a little frustrated. But for my Youtube followers I told you guys I would have pictures up on my blog so here they are. I always hate how the camera never captures the true colors and beauty of makeup. I mean you get the picture but in Person the colors look so much different. Products I used are.

Mac pigments from a holiday collection back in I believe like 2006 or 2007. I used a teal pigment which they still sell. And then Blur Brown pigment. Which is what you cannot see on film. The brown on my lids actually has blue reflects in it and its gorgeous. Then I used a very shimmery frosted white as my highlight and then I made a line under all the eyeshadows on the bottom of my eye all the way to the tip of the teal. Can you guys see it? So as you can see the look is very metallicy and very shimmery and was all over my face lol. But I had fun. Wish me luck everyone. The prize is a Lux Addiction phone case which I want so bad! They are so stunning! Okay well I hope you enjoyed this post. Have a Uniquely Awesome day. GOD BLESS.

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

Perfect for Easter

So I decided to do something a little different today and play around with some shadow colors I have been loving and this is what I came up with. Since it is "Spring" and Easter is around the corner I thought this would be a perfect look. Products I used were:
Mac Painterly Paint pot of course
Coastal Scents Pallet.
NYC Eyeliner
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara.

To see the exact colors used visit my youtube @ :
www.youtube.com/rsjrodriguez

I do not have a tutorial up of how I did it but I do show the colors on the 88 Matte Pallet I used. I hope you enjoyed this look. Have a Uniquely Awesome Day. GOD BLESS.

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

MAKEUP & OOTD

Since today I am wearing like a Burnt Orange Vest and some brown leggings and Brown boots I decided to add some of those colors into my eyeshadow.
Products used:
Mac Painterly Paint pot
Coastal Scents 88 Matte Pallet(brown, black, and a redish orange color)
Popbeauty makeup kit for Highlight and inner corner
E.L.F. Eyebrow kit
Covergirl Lashblast

OOTD:

Sorry I couldnt get my outfit in a mirror. I am at work and so ...yeah! lol. Well what I am wearing is a plain white t-shirt, a Burnt Orange long Vest, Some brown leggings, and some brown boots. And because I am always cold in my office I am wearing a black coat. Can you guys see the baby bump in the first picture. :) haha. Okay my chichadees I hope you have a Uniquely Awesome day! GOD BLESS!

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

Fello Blogger Giveaway

I am doing this post to let you know of a fellow bloggers giveaway.Check it out. The rules are listed below. GOOD LUCK.

So how do you enter?


Just comment below her post with 'Enter Me' (once) and tell her which gift card you want if you're the lucky winner. Leave your first name and an email you check regularly, so she have a way to contact you if you win. And that's it!

There are also ways you can earn up to 3 extra entries.

1. (+1 entry) Post a blog on your site telling others about her giveaway. Leave a comment with a link to your blog/site if you do this :)

2. (+1 entry) Tweet a link to her giveaway and let her know via twitter (@heychelsey)

3. (+1 entry) Add the picture in her blog and link her giveaway on your blog's sidebar. Again, leave her a link to your blog if you do this :)




Rules:

1. You must be a follower. So if you haven't already, click 'Follow' over on her sidebar.

2. Leave a comment with 'Enter Me,' your first name, email, and which gift card you want below her blog post.

3. If you do anything to earn extra entries, let her know so she can give you your earned entry.





The giveaway is open until Wednesday, March 31st. The winner will be chosen randomly. She will announce the winner the following Saturday. Good luck girls!

February Favorites

So March is here and it is now time for my February Favorites. First on my list is Softlips in Vanilla. I LOVE THIS STUFF! The vanilla just smells and "tastes" lol so good.

Then I have the Mary Kay Lip Mask. This stuff works wonders! You leave it on for a couple of minutes before whiping it off. This exfoliates your lips and takes off all the dead skin making them beautiful!

Then of course I have Palmers Cocoa Butter creams because you all know I am expecting. :) So this will be my best friend for the next year or so lol. But honestly I also use it on parts of my face that are extremely dry overnight and it is healing it quickly. I love this stuff. I have the jar at home which I use on my face and body and the tube in my purse which I use on my body Then I love NYX Narcissus lipstick and E.L.F Powder brush. It puts on the powder flawlessly. Well folks thats alll for me. I am out. Have a uniquely awesome day and GOD BLESS.

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

Coastal Scents vs. BH Cosmetics

As most of you know there are several companies out there that sell Makeup Pallets complete with either eyeshadows, blushes, contouring and highlight, lip gloss, concealer, makeup brushes etc. There are two in particular which I am going to do a comparison on, they are Coastal Scents and BH Cosmetics. The reason I am doing this comparison is because like I said there are several companies out there and sometimes it could be confusing as to which one to go with. So hopefully this post will help in any way shape or form. I am not affiliated with either company, I am not getting paid for this review and this is my honest unbiased opinion. Any products purchased was with my own money or by my friend. Ok, so now that we got that out of the way lets get started.

Coastal Scents is based out of Naples, Florida. They not only sell makeup pallets and brushes, but they also sell Makeup Ingredients, Skin Care Ingredients, Butters and Soaps, Aroma Theropy stuff, Bath Fizzies, Packaging etc. So they are very versitile in what they sell. They have different shipping methods based upon where you live that you can chose from and it will calculate the different rates based upon your zip code and state. They ship internationally as well. There is no Animal testing of these products which is an A+ in my eyes.

BH Cosmetics is based out of North Hollywood, CA. They only sell Makeup Pallets, and brushes. They also have different shipping methods but it is just one flat rate for each option. They ship Internationally as well. They do not Test on animals which is an A+ again in my eyes.

Okay now for product comparison. Please take a look at their websites also:
http://www.coastalscents.com/
http://www.bhcosmetics.com/ 

Both companies sell an 88 Matte and Shimmer Pallets.
Coastal Scents Matte Pallet goes for $18.95 and Shimmer Pallet goes for $19.95
BH Cosmetics Matte Pallet goes for $19.95 and Shimmer Pallet goes for $21.95
As you can see they are the same products same pallets but Coastal Scents is a little cheaper.

Both have an 88 Warm /Neutral Pallet and 28 Neutral Pallet.
C.S. 88 Warm Pallet goes for $24.95, 28 Neutral Pallet is $18.95.
BH 88 Neutral Pallet goes for $24.95, 28 Neutral Pallet is $19.95.

Both have a 66 lips color Pallet
C.S. is $18.95
BH is $19.95

Both have a blush and Contour Pallet
C.H. 10 piece Blush is $15.95 and contour is $18.95.
B.H. 10 piece Blush is $16.95 and Contour is $19.95

One thing That Coastal Scents has that BH cosmetics doesnt have are double stack eyeshadow and blush pallets that come with 42 shadows and 10 blushes for $24.95.
But BH Cosmetics has their own double stack pallet that is 120 eyeshadow Pallet for $29.95.

Both of them sell quality brushes. Although I must say that I own Coastal Scents Brushes and my friend owns BH Cosmetic brushes and hers are very Soft and nice with the wood handles. Mine are soft as well with Black handles. Hers are a little softer than mine but mine are a lot more dense and help with the shadow application alot better because the shadows are so pigmented.

I also noticed that my Coastal Scents Pallet vs Her BH Cosmetic Pallet does not have much eyeshadow fall out as hers does. When we were applying her shadows, the color was falling all over our cheek bones and then when we tried to wipe it off it left a color stain. My Pallet didnt have much fall out and the little that there was wiped off very easily without stain.

Overall I would have to say that I prefer Coastal Scents over BH Cosmetics. They are cheaper in price, and their quality is a little better than BH Cosmetics especially for the price! Coastal Scents I will give an A and BH Cosmetics I will give a B.

I hope this helps you with your decision on buying Makeup Pallets online. Should you have any questions, Please feel free to leave me a comment. Have a Uniquely Awesome Day. GOD BLESS.

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!

 

Haul ~ NYX $1 SALE

FINALLY! My NYX products came in! I purchased these online January 18 and just received them yesterday February 18! It took a whole month for them to be in my hands! Although I was getting very frustrated because come one a girl wants her cosmetics, I am very happy that they are in now. I mean I guess for $1.00 each product I can't complain too much....or can I? lol j/k I am super happy theyare here and none of them were broken. So here is a list of products I got. They are named as they show in the pictures from top to bottom left to right.

• Sahara Pearl eyeshadow
• Black Pearl eyeshadow
• White Pearl eyeshadow
•  Thunder Blue eyeliner
• Rose Lip pencil
• Yello Jumbo Eye Pencil
• Blush Brush
• Contour and Highlight creams
• Disco Ball and Glam Gold glitter
• Narcissus lipstick, Electra lipstick, Frosted Beige lipstick, Sierra lipstick, Iced Honey lipstick, BL33 Lustre Lipstick.
• Nail Polishes: French Touch, Antique Sparkle, Foxy

I also added swatched of everything. I hope you enjoyed this post. I am excited to try out my new products. Today I tried out the Sahara eyeshadowall over my lid, and added coastal scents brown to my crease, Thunder Blue eyeliner under my eyes, the highlight cream on top of my cheek bones and the bridge of my nose, Rose lip liner, and Narcissus lipstick mixed with Mac Cherish lipstick, Mac Comfort Mineralized Skin Finish and a basic pink blush. I also used Elf eyebrow Kit.

FOTD:

I was near the blinds in my office because it gives me the best light hahaha.

I hope you enjoyed this post. Please leave me a comment if you bought anything from the sale. Or if you have any questions or comments. Have A Uniquely Awesome day. GOD BLESS!

*REMEMBER: Put GOD first ALWAYS!