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Monthly Archives: March 2012

First of all I am sorry about my unannounced hiatus. I was on vacation and feeling less than motivated but here I am back on track. Today I have some more Fyrinnae swatches for you. Descriptions are from the Fyrinnae website and all swatches are over Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue.

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Velvet Vampire- a complex deep reddish hue that varies between molten cool crimson and a firey phoenix-red, all laced with gold sparkle and glimmer. Bring it closer to light or change the angle, and it turns to a metallic glittering gold with subtle “underhues” of copper.

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Faerie Glamour- Violet base with an aqua shimmer that changes to a bright pink when closer to light.

Do you have a favorite Fyrinnae shade?


This weeks challenge for the Facebook group Never Too Much Sparkle is anything and everything 80’s. I love bright makeup so I took this opportunity to do a wild and crazy eye look. Take a look!

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Products used:
Urban Decay shadow primer
Wet n Wild I ❤ Matte palette
Pop Beauty Lid Neon Palette
MAC Chromagraphic Pencil Rich Purple
MAC Chromaline Rich Purple
MAC False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara
Anastasia Strawburn brow pencil
MAC Naughty Sauté on lips
Sigma Brushes


This is the last set of Evil Shades products that I have for you. Descriptions are from the Evil Shades Website.

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Primrose Path is a pinkish coral with subtle green shimmer.

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Dark Princess is a bright bold and deep red based purple.

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Bane is pink with blue/violet shift.

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Fearless is Hot, hot neon pink.

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Last Dance is a sweet, flirty metallic lilac with playful aqua sparkle.

Which is your favorite?


Today I have more Fyrinnae swatches from the Arcane Magic Eyeshadows. Descriptions are from the Fyrinnae site and all swatches are over Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue.

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Evocation is a nuetral taupe with a highlight that subtly changes from a pale rose/coral to a mint green hue.

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Steampunk is an antiqued deep copper on black, with a touch of gold sparkle and hues of pink. Move it toward light or change the angle, and it becomes gold to chartreuse, the black base setting off the vivid highlight while still retaining its Victorian-era depth.

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Trickery is a soft light tan shade. It has flecks of vibrant green shimmer and highlight, but changes to golden green to peach as it gets closer to the light.

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Dark Fantasy is an intense grass green shimmer on a black base, which changes to a golden-peach to deep orange-coral.

Which is your favorite?


There is a new brush set out from Sigma Beauty. From the Sigma Beauty site:
The Performance Eyes Kit was designed to allow the precise application of liquid, cream and powder products onto defined areas of the eyes. Essential to creating elaborate looks, the Performance Eyes Kit is a must for advanced makeup artistry.

Let’s take a look at the brushes included in this set. Descriptions are from the Sigma Beauty site.

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Shader – Inner Corner – E46 Perfect for application of highlight shades in the inner corner of the eyes.

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Blending – E36 Precise blending of powder products on small areas, such as the inner corner of the eyes.

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Shader – Lid – E56 Precise application of pressed and loose eye shadow onto the lid.

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Shader – Lid – E56 Precise application of pressed and loose eye shadow onto the lid.

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Smudge – E21 Soften harsh lines on the upper and lower lash lines.

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Tightline Liner – E16 Ideal for application of cream, gel and powder formulas on the upper lash line.

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Waterline Liner – E17 Perfectly applies cream, gel and powder formulas on the lower lid waterline.

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Eye Liner – E11 For precise lining of upper and lower lash lines. Creates detailed and elaborate looks.

These brushes are now available on the Sigma Site for $55.

Do you have any sigma brushes? Which are your favorite?

Pictures from Sigma Beauty.


Here is my March 2012 Birchbox!

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Twistband hair tie- orange. I’ve gotten one of these before in black but at the time my hair was too short to use it so I’ll give this one a go.

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Annick Goutal fragrance. Another perfume sample. Never fails.

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Kérastase hair oil. I’m excited to give this a try.

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Essie polish- A Cut Above. Yay!

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Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Treatment. I’ve wanted to try this out but thought it was a little overpriced so I’m excited to see if it would be worth purchasing.

Do tell! What was in your box?


I picked up a few of the new shades of Wet N Wild lipsticks. Today I have pictures of Purty Persimmon for you. Enjoy!

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Thoughts? Do you have any Wet n Wild lipsticks?


My favorite blushes at the moment are the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes. Let’s check out the photos of Blissful!

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blended out