January Beauty Favorites!

Check out my January favorites - I just posted my video to YouTube! I provide a mini-review on each product that I have been loving for the past month. What were your favorite makeup and skincare products in January? Please let me know in the comments! 

★ FEATURED JANUARY FAVORITE PRODUCTS ★
- Becca Ultimate Coverage Complexion Crème in Buttercup
 - Dior Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum
- MAC Haute & Naughty Too Black Lash Mascara
- Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
- Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
- Laura Mercier Secret Undereye Brightening Powder
- Becca One Perfecting Brush
- Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette
 - NARS Virtual Domination Cheek Palette
 - Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
- NARS Audacious Lipstick in Barbara
- Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick in Lovecraft
- MAC Prrr Lipglass
- MAC Midimauve Lipstick

★ MY MAKEUP IN THE VIDEO ★
- Foundation: Becca Ultimate Coverage Complexion Crème in Buttercup
- Concealer: Bobbi Brown Corrector, MAC Pro-Longwear NW20, set with Laura Mercier Secret Undereye Brightening Powder
- Bronzer: NARS Laguna
- Blush: NARS Final Cut, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette
- Highlighter: Becca Opal
- Brows: IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Pencil
- Eyeshadow: Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
- Lashes: Dior Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum, MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara, Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara, Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
- Eyeliner: MAC Technakohl Graphblack Liner
- Lips: NARS Audacious Lipstick in Barbara, Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Epic
- Setting Spray: Urban Decay All-Nighter

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My Top MAC Lipsticks!

Hello beauty lovers! This video features swatches of my top 7 MAC lipsticks - these are my all time favorite must-have lipstick shades by MAC!

What are your favorite MAC lipsticks?! Let me know in a comment on this post! Thanks for watching :)

MAC Lipsticks Featured:
1. Blankety
2. Cherish
3. Peachstock
4. Brave
5. Midimauve
6. Hang Up
7. Viva Glam V

★ MY MAKEUP TODAY ★
- Foundation: Makeup Forever HD
- Concealer: Bobbi Brown Corrector, MAC Pro-Longwear NW20
- Setting Powder: Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
- Bronzer: NARS Laguna
- Blush: NARS Sex Fantasy, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick
- Highlighter: Becca Opal
- Brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown
- Eyeshadow: Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
- Lashes: Dior Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum, MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara, Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara, Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
- Eyeliner: MAC Technakohl Graphblack Liner
 - Lips: MAC Brave Lipstick, MAC Prrr Lipglass
- Setting Spray: Urban Decay All-Nighter

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick Review & Swatches

Hi everyone! I have a great review on the super popular Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks. I have three amazing colors - Lolita (dusty rose), Berlin (warm rose), Bachelorette (dark reddish fuchsia). These liquid lipsticks are so incredibly pigmented and long-lasting with a smooth matte finish.

Check out my full review and swatches in my below YouTube video:

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You can purchase the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks at Sephora, Retail Price $19
http://www.sephora.com/everlasting-love-liquid-lipstick-P384954

★ MY MAKEUP TODAY ★
- Foundation: Makeup Forever HD
- Concealer: Bobbi Brown Corrector, MAC Pro-Longwear NW20
- Bronzer: NARS Laguna
- Blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick
- Highlighter: Becca Opal, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette
- Brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown
- Eyeshadow: Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette
- Lashes: Dior Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum, MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara, Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara, Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
- Eyeliner: MAC Technakohl Graphblack Liner
- Lips: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita
- Setting Spray: Urban Decay All-Nighter

Glamour Era- Mineralize Rich Lipstick

Whenever I go by a MAC store I always ask the makeup artists who work there what they have that is new and fabulous. Well yesterday I was introduced to an amazing new lipstick that I had to share.

Introducing the new Mineralize Rich lipstick, a new masterpiece for lips by MAC! This lipstick has a luxurious, lightweight formula enhanced with 77-Mineral Moist complex for nutrient-rich moisture.

The impact is amazing! You get instantly softer and smoother lips with fabulous color. The packaging on this lipstick is new and so sleek- this larger lipstick "bullet" delivers a fuller, smoother application in a single stroke. It's awesome!

This new formula comes in 12 new shades with bright, colour retention. I purchased "Glamour Era"- it is the perfect color for a day at work or a night out- neutral with a rouge undertone.

Retail price: $22

Tarte Lip Tint

Tarte's LipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Tint is an amazingly pigmented natural lip stain. I purchased the lip stain in "Lively", a super saturated hot pink. 

This lip stain is the real day, fashionistas- it truly will stay on ALL DAY! Through eating, drinking, everything! This lip stain is peppermint-infused, making your lips smell super fresh. 

But what makes this different from the millions of other lip stains on the market? Unlike any other lip stain I have tried before, the formula is not drying at all. I have had so many lip stains in the past that are more like a marker that you draw on your lips and those are super drying. This lip stain is more like a crayon, very silky and smooth in application, and it does not leave your lips dry at all. Tarte actually claims that their technology increases moisture content in your lips. 

I purchased my lip stain in "Lively", a hot pink, but there is a wide range of other shades available so you can find the perfect one for your skin-tone. 

You can purchase Tarte's LipSurgence Natural Matte Lip Tint at Sephora
Retail Price: $24

NARS The Multiple in South Beach

NARS The Multiple in South Beach is my newest makeup obsession. This one stick is a combo eye, lip, and cheek color. The fabulous product was born during a 1996 Harper’s Bazaar shoot when Francois Nars chose to use a single lipstick on model Carolyn Murphy’s eyes, lips, and cheeks. Customers began copying the look, and NARS decided to launch a cream color with a texture that would work all over.

This amazing formula is creamy and adds sheer color to eyelids, cheeks, and lips. It blends in easily and the South Beach color has a slight shimmer that warms up the face. You can use it all over your face or just on your cheeks to chisel your cheekbones and contour that area. 

There are lots of ways to apply this product, depending on the area that you are applying it to. For cheeks, used as a blush, you can use your fingers or a blush brush to apply the color to the apples of your cheeks and cheekbones. Personally, I usually just apply it straight from the stick, swiping it onto my cheekbones and then blending with my fingers. To use as an eyeshadow, use your fingers to blend and apply the product; you can also use an eyeshadow brush for a more precise application. You can always finish off your look by dabbing some color from the stick onto your lips, I usually finish with a gloss to add some shine and sparkle to the look. 

I really am loving this NARS Mulptiple stick in South Beach. There are a bunch of other colors available, so I will definitely be checking those out as well!


You can purchase this product at a NARS beauty counter or at Sephora. 
Retail Price: $38

NARS Dolce Vita

Forewarning, you will be seeing quite a few NARS makeup posts in the near future- I have gone on a NARS makeup spree and am beyond obsessed. If you are unfamiliar with the brand, NARS was founded by makeup artist extraordinaire, famed photographer and creator of NARS Cosmetics, Francois Nars. The brand has a cult following for their fabulous products such as one of my go-to favorite blushes, Orgasm (Fab-YOU-lous: My Favorite Blush), and the famous Turkish Delight lip gloss (Fab-YOU-lous: My Favorite Lipgloss). NARS is known for so many outstanding products because their brand, although a bit pricey, is unmatchable in quality and color pigmentation.

My Dolce Vita Family!

I really want to tell you all about my new favorite NARS shade- Dolce Vita. And trust me when I say I have gone Dolce Vita obsessed, I now have NARS blush, gloss, and lipstick in this shade. It is just beyond perfect, especially for the fall and winter months in particular.

NARS lipstick in Dolce Vita is the perfect shade, especially for light skin. This product has won tons of awards- Dolce Vita was named "Best Lipstick for Light Skin”, "Best Beauty Buys” and "Best Overall Lipstick” by InStyle. The NARS lipstick formula is beyond creamy and smooth- it is infused with antioxidants and conditioners to hydrate and condition the lips, I am so in love! I will definitely be returning to the lipstick line of NARS for my next makeup splurge.

On my lips- NARS Dolce Vita lipstick with a coat of  Dolce Vita lipgloss on top

NARS Dolce Vita lip gloss is a timeless favorite. This gloss is extremely pigment-thick, providing the wearer with fabulously brilliant color!

 

Last but not least, I would highly recommend the beyond beautiful Dolce Vita blush. NARS is known for their fantastic blush formulas, they are wonderfully buildable and versatile.

Dolce Vita swatches (from top) - blush, lipstick, gloss

You can purchase these products at NARS' website or at Sephora.
Dolce Vita lip gloss: $24
Dolce Vita blush: $27
Dolce Vita lipstick: $24

How to Get the Perfect Red Lip

As you have probably seen in all the gossip magazines and recent runway pictures, the red lip is a huge trend, and it's certainly not going away any time soon.

Many fashionistas may feel reluctant to try a red lip since it is so bold; So today I want to teach you all how to create the perfect red lip, without having it be "too much", but still enough red to capture this trend.

First, you MUST line your lips with a bright red color- my favorite is Bare Escentuals Buxom Lip Liner in Barcelona (scarlet apple). This is available at Sephora for $18. Next, apply
bright red lipstick. My favorite is NARS Lipstick in Jungle Red (semi matte bright red)- this lipstick is AMAZING, the color is so bold and the product is super creamy. This NARS lipstick is available at Sephora for $24. Last, apply some shiny gloss to finish off our bold look- anything with a bit of sparkle and lots of shine will do the trick!
Remember, when you are applyign a red lip, try to keep the rest of your makeup at a minimum (especially your eyes). This red lip will add so much drama to your look, so keep the liner light (line the inside rim of your bottom lid if you need to apply liner at all), eyeshow light (white shadow looks great with this look), keep the blush to a minumum, and pump up the volume on those lashes for an extra sultry look- Experiment with this hot new trend and enjoy!

Stay Fabulous xoxo

~Miss Glamour Giirl