FOTD - Gold Deposit

I had fun creating this look today! I wish I had a camera to take a better picture of this. A girl can dream...

Face

L'Oreal Lumi foundation in W6

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Light/Medium

MAC blush in Coppertone & Sunbasque

Laura Mercier bronzer in Golden Mosaic

Eyes

MAC paint pot in Painterly

Lid: Inglot 430 (gold)

Crease: MAC Soft Brown, Swiss Chocolate, Brick Red, Sketch

Bottom lid: MAC Humid, Inglot 59 (lime green)

NYX jumbo eyeliner in Sparkle Green

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

Urban Decay Blackout

theBalm mascara in What's Your Type

Lips

Revlon lip butter in Fig Jam

-Claudia

FOTD - Bronze Flare

Here's a look I wore for a date night with the husband. I tried winging out my eyeshadow more than usual to create a more dramatic eye. Hope you don't mind the messy hair, I hadn't gotten started on that!

FACE

Korres face primer

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow foundation in "I'm so Glamber"/Amber

MAC Pro-longwear Concealer in NW35

MAC blush in Coppertone

Laura Mercier shimmer bloc in Golden Mosaic

MAC Fix+ spray

EYES

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze

Swagger Cosmetics in Tranny Chaser

Too Faced Glamour to Go Fairy Edition palette (bronze golden color)

Inglot eyeshadows in 335 (dark matte rust-orange), 325 (deep violet)

MAC Trax, Soft Brown, Ricepaper

MAC Brun for eyebrows

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

Elf shimmer eyeliner pencil in Bronze

Avon glimmerstick in Sugar Plum
Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

theBalm mascara in Cheater!

LIPS 

ELF lipstick in Classy

-Claudia

FOTD - Goldilocks

Yet another FOTD! I recently purchased MAC's Rubenesque paint pot (review to come later) after months of drooling over it. I used it today in this look I wore to school. Hope you guys like!

I swear I'm not driving here! I just had half an hour to kill till class started.

FACE

Korres face primer
Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow foundation in "I'm so Glamber"/ Amber
MAC Pro-longwear Concealer in NW35
MAC blush in Coppertone and Desert Rose
Laura Mercier shimmer bloc in Golden Mosaic
MAC Fix+ spray

EYES
MAC paint pot in Rubenesque
MAC Woodwinked, Expensive Pink, Mulch, Swiss Chocolate
theBalm mineral eyeshadow in You Buy, I'll Fly
Urban Decay eyeliners in Whiskey and Zero
MAC Brun for eyebrows
theBalm mascara in Cheater!

LIPS
theBalm Stainiac

I've been obsessed with gold lately, have you noticed? Don't worry. This'll be the last golden look for a while.

Do you wear makeup to school?

-Claudia

FOTD - Golden Yellow Eye

I decided to go all out with a yellow eye look today. I had been wanting to try this look out for quite some time after I saw a model with a similar look on Sephora. I think the liner should've been way more dramatic, but I'm still learning how to apply it!

FACE

Maybelline Dream Fresh beauty balm in Medium/Deep

Laura Mercier Shimmer bloc in Golden Mosaic

MAC Pro-longwear concealer in NW35

Benefit Highbeam

MAC blush in Sunbasque and Desert Rose

EYES

Urban Decay primer potion in Original

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

MAC Soft Brown and Ricepaper

Inglot 60 (a very subtly shimmery, bright golden yellow)

MAC fluidline in Blacktrack

theBalm mascara in Cheater!

MAC Brun for eyebrows

LIPS

MAC Studio Sculpt concealer in NW30

MAC Honeylove

MAC Lustreglass in Love Nectar

****These lips are too light for the look, but I didn't realize that until afterward. I tan so easily. This color does not work on me right now, haha.

Hope you guys enjoyed the eye look as much as I did! Here it is from a different sun angle.


-Claudia

FOTD - Sweet Gold

Here's a look I wore for going out with my hubby. I decided to put a spin on my usual goldy look by adding some cranberry to it. I didn't take pictures until much later on in the day, so the pictures don't quite do it justice. I may redo this one down the line, because I loved how it turned out. :)

FACE

Korres Face primer

Mac Pro-longwear concealer in NW35

Benefit Hellow Flawless Oxygen Wow foundation in "I'm So Glamber"/Amber

Benefit Highbeam highlighter

MAC blush in Desert Rose and Sweet as Cocoa

Laura Mercier shimmer bloc in Golden Mosaic

Urban Decay All-nighter setting spray

EYES

Urban Decay primer potion in Original

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Shimmer

MAC Patina, Woodwinked, Mulch, Antiqued, Swiss Chocolate, Ricepaper, and Soft Brown

Urban Decay Hustle

theBalm mineral eyeshadow in You Buy, I'll Fly

MAC fluidline in Blacktrack

theBalm mascara in Cheater!

MAC Brun for eyebrows

LIPS

MAC Lustreglass in Love Nectar

Here's a picture of my cat, Logan and I. He doesn't care too much for pictures.

-Claudia

Myglam - January 2012

Today I received my very first MyGlam bag! I signed up last month, too late for December's bag, but just in time for this one. As far as I know, subscription availability is on and off, because the program is run by a group of Youtube makeup gurus and this is their first time taking on a project like this. If you're interested, follow their twitter (they seem to be the best at updates there) or their facebook (they've had quite a few giveaways already).

This is my first month receiving the MyGlam bag and, while I think it could have been better, I'm satisfied.

Included this month:

Freeman Cucumber Facial Peel-off Masque

Wen Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner

theBalm Cosmetics nail polish in Hot Ticket

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Medium

Freeman Cucumber Facial Peel-off Masque

• After having used it once, I can't say whether I like it or not. So, I'll start with the basics. I love that the girls included a full size bottle of this masque. I think it's especially hard to see the longterm effects for skin products without having a full size or "deluxe" size version of the product. I feel these subscription services are all about trying new things and I've never used a peel-off masque before, so this product was a huge plus for me.
• I wasn't a fan of the smell, but there may be a better smelling alternative. Who knows?
   
• The application was very messy. Not because of the process, but because the bottle kept dripping the masque everywhere! It made it difficult to apply the masque, because I was trying not to make a mess while applying. (My suggestion to them would be to get another container, because IMO this one is no good).
   
• The overall decision on this masque is still up in the air, because after one use I don't see that big of an improvement or change (good or bad). If I had to decide right now, I'd say I'm not too impressed by this masque.

Wen Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner

• I switched out my regular conditioner (Organix Coconut Milk Conditioner) today to try out Wen's. Again, this is another product I'll have to try more than once to decide whether I like it or not. I'm very happy with my shampoo, but have been wanting to try a different conditioner, so I'm glad this was included in the bag.

theBalm Cosmetics nail polish in Hot Ticket

• I'll admit it: I haven't used this yet! I'm not a big fan of nail polish. I usually go for the classic french tip or even more classic lazy-no-polish. I definitely do plan on wearing it this week, though! Who knows? I may end up liking this color or, if not, liking the quality and ending up purchasing a different polish. :)

• It seems like it would work for most, if not all skintones. Also, this is a GREAT polish for Summer!

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Medium

• I was a little disappointed to receive this concealer in the bag, because I just spent the last week looking for a new one...and bought it a few days ago.
• The colors are a bit off. I wish they had been customized to each subscriber's needs, but I know that's a lot to ask (especially for a low-cost sub service that is just starting out). I'm glad that for me the colors aren't too far off the mark, but disappointed for those girls who it won't work for; if you are any darker than I am, more than likely it won't work for you.

**Overall, I'm simply 'satisfied' for now, because I like the products that were included but I do have to use them a few more times in order to see if they work for me or not.

ALSO,

A lot of people were disappointed the masque was included because it isn't a high-end brand, but MyGlam never promised subscribers exclusively high-end brands. Their program is about giving their subscribers access to brands and products they might not have tried yet..and that's exactly what this entire bag was for me. I would have never tried any of these products and that alone, or their price in stores, does not make it a bad product.