the perks of being porcelain

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Nails: Last Friday Night Dupe

In the city I live in, it is almost impossible to catch hot releases when they first come out, due to vulture-like shoppers. When I was at Rite-Aid not too long ago, I saw Hottie by Sinful Colors for $2. I snapped it up, thinking that it resembled OPI's Last Friday Night from the Katy Perry collection. I was sooo right. It's an almost perfect dupe. ^_^

Today's nails used OPI Let's See The Ring for a pearly background, then I layered Hottie on top. (Both colors needed two coats to even resemble opacity.) The Sinful Colors polish is a blue jelly-like base with gorgeous rainbow sparkles encased within. I'd be lying if I said it won me over completely, but you can't beat it for $2.

a close up of the complete process

Top: one coat of OPI, Bottom: one coat of Sinful Colors

what Hottie looks like

Monday, October 3, 2011

Interview with Hi-Fi Cosmetics

Hi-Fi Cosmetics is the Indie brand under the spotlight this time! I have a personal love for this brand, so I have to admit that I'm a bit partial.

The products are absolutely beautiful, and you all know how I feel about bright eyeshadows... Here are a few of my absolute favorites from Hi-Fi:

On with the interview!

Interview with Noella Beauty Works

In an effort to discover more and better makeup, I have been delving into the world of Indie cosmetics. My findings confirm exactly what I thought... there is some amazing makeup out there that doesn't make you pay top dollar. Starting today, I will be doing a series of interviews with some amazing, up-and-coming cosmetic brands. :D

Today's Indie cosmetic brand is....

Noella Beauty Works

My first impressions of the web page (click on name above to visit!) is that it is so clean and mellow. I love the modern hippie vibes I get from the models and makeup colors. With more digging, I found out that all of Noella's products are completely natural. These are eco-conscious, gentle on the skin, carefully made in small batches, and 100% cruelty free! It really doesn't get any better than this. Click through to read an interview with Jackie, the owner!

No. 7 Mineral Lipstick Review

Boots is a brand that I'm sure most of you have heard of. (For the USA-dwellers who may not know what I'm talking about, check out their website here.) They make No. 7, which is the most successful cosmetics brand in the UK. Anyway, Target sells their products stateside, and I thought I would give them a try. My first product by the company is a peachy nude sheer lipstick in Innocent. This is what the website says about the "No. 7 Mineral Perfecting Lipstick":

"Long lasting moisture. Contains 100% mineral color pigments and natural pearl, leaving lips soft and smooth. Made with plant-based ingredients, natural oils and waxes. Paraben-free."

Today called for color! If there's one thing that I love about makeup, it's making a statement. This look used mostly high-end products, but I will list replacements that are applicable. The star product? MAC pigment in Magenta Madness.

Face of the Day

Today one of my followers asked me to do a look with burgundy and yellow. I never back down from a challenge!

While rummaging through the hoard that is my makeup case I found an old Covergirl trio of eyeshadows that looked kind of messy and dated. I sat them on my dresser to get rid of... and promptly forgot about them.
Well, later last night I pulled out my NARS eyeshadow duo in Wicked. Looking up, I saw the Covergirl trio... and it was magic. The swatches come out very close. I'm not a big fan of Covergirl shadows, because I feel like the quality could be better. However, the understated greens of these two were so similar!

3rd and 4th Blog Awards!

I received this award from two different bloggers, so I am going to combine it into one post! Jowee and Essie both tagged me; thank you so much you two! I'm so honored to see that my musings might inspire someone else.

Now I am required to give 7 random facts about myself, and tag 15 people. I will be visiting blogs and plopping 'em down like the Tooth Fairy of awards... so be ready!

* I'm a certified makeup artist, and I enjoy building my portfolio.
* My musical taste range from chill to insane, hence the videos I post about once a week. :)
* I love food. Anyone who says that they don't like to eat is a liar.
* I'm from the deep South of the USA. However, I can hide my accent at will.
* I recently got a new camera, so look forward to better quality pictures!
* Meeting new people is awesome. Please feel free to chat at anytime. I'll always be a listening ear.
* I am cheap. I hit up sales and clearance for literally everything... except makeup. It's my one weakness.

My Second Blog Award!

I recently received my second blog award! (My first was the Kreative Blog Award, which can be seen here.) This one is from darling Jenna! Thank you so much girl. :D I appreciate your thoughts in my direction.
The Liebster Award is an award meant to honor blogs of quality that have under 200-300 followers.

Now I have to send it out to five others, and they are...

-Jowee at onlytheobsessed.com - I love her blog! The photography is absolutely stunning, and she is beautiful.
-I don't know if I can do this, but Essie and Jenna both deserve this award. Since they both sent me awards, just go check them out!
-Beauty on a College Student Budget - As a student myself, I definitely appreciate the content she puts out!
-And the last person is... YOU! Consider yourself tagged everyone! If you have a small blog, feel free to post this and link back to me so I can read it. Thanks again for reading. :)