December 2014 Favorites!

Hi Dolls and Happy New Year! It's officially 2015 and time to show you what were my favorite products for the month of December '14.

I had so many goodies to show you but had to keep the list small so here goes:

My Becca shimmering skin perfecter in Opal is my go-to highlight. It's a gorgeous champagne color and gives my skin that healthy glow w/o all the glitter. I use it on the high points of my cheek bones, cupid's bow, and nose. I use my Sonia Kashuk buffing brush to tap the product into my skin and I love combining the two together. 

This Opal highlighter just melts into my skin and feels so smooth and creamy to the touch!

If you're on the hunt for a budget-friendly eyeshadow primer then you have to try Milani. It's in the shade Nude and literally keeps my eyeshadow from creasing for up to 10 hours!  You can find it in any drugstore that carries Milani products.

It goes on as a creamy nude color but then disappears into a clear base for your eyeshadow. Love that it's in a squeeze tube formula to get just the right amount of product dispensed every time.

My MAC Pro Longwear Eyeshadow in Uninterrupted is my holy grail product. Any time I need to warm up my eyeshadows, this has been my go-to to achieve the look I want.  It's long wearing as the name suggests and is a beautiful warm camel color.  Let's say your eyeshadows are just too cool and you need to warm them up a bit, put this in the crease or your lower lash line and done!

It's just a lovely warm shade to wear all year long =)

I've been wearing these UooLaa lashes ever since I discovered them!  They are so gorgeous, comfy, elegant, and affordable. I raved about them in my last post and you must try them. I've been switching back and forth between the Romantic 04 and 05 lashes all month. They are high quality faux mink lashes and the company is amazing.

Check out UooLaa.com and order your first pair.
 Shown are the Romantic 04 lash.

This watch from New York & Company is one of the many adorable watches I own from the brand. They are so affordable yet look so exquisite and fancy yet you can't tell that they are inexpensive at all.  I get so many compliments when I'm wearing this watch and their jewelry is always on sale. I picked this up during the holidays for $15!  

Super cute and comfy! Their watches are easily adjustable.

Last but not least....

The Maybelline Creamy Matte Lipsticks in Touch of Spice, and Divine Wine are my two absolute favorite drugstore lipsticks at the moment.  I can't get enough of these shades. Divine Wine is the perfect deep berry wine color suitable for all skin tones. Touch of Spice is that affordable Kylie Jenner lip shade that everyone is raving about.  I have a blog post about these lipsticks in detail on a previous blog for more details.

I hope you enjoyed my monthly favorites from last year..Ahhh it's already a new year and new beginnings for us.

Let me know what you think!

xo, 

Sharlene.

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UooLaa Faux Mink Eyelashes

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Hi everyone! I'm back again to indulge you in some affordable faux mink lashes that I got from a company called UooLaa.

These are the most comfiest and most luxurious looking lashes at a fraction of the cost for similar looking lashes that are all over instagram.

I got a total of 5 pairs of their Romantic Line of faux mink lashes for $6.99 each!

Top: Romantic 02

Bottom: Romantic 03

Top: Romantic 04

Bottom: Romantic 05

Last but not least, Romantic 06.

Just look at how perfectly fluttered they are and they range from short-long haired.

Shown out of the box are the 02 lashes. They are super soft, feathery, and long.

If you like medium length but natural lashes, try the 05 lashes.

If you like shorter lashes, try the 03 lashes. They are very natural but glam.

Here I'm wearing the Romantic 04 lashes. They are med length and fluttered.

The bands are a bit thick but never lose their shape after the first use. This is important for me.

Super glam but very natural! I used the House of Lashes eyelash glue to put them on.

I'm in love with UooLaa and the company is super helpful and wonderful to speak to if you have any questions about ordering. My order was quick and beautifully packaged. Follow my IG for more pics wearing the rest of the set!

What are your thoughts?

xo, Sharlene.

Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipsticks

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I finally got my hands on these new matte lipsticks from Maybelline!

Here are the colors:

Ravishing Rose

Touch of Spice

Daringly Nude

Craving Coral

Craving Coral. Not my favorite from the rest but I mix it with Daringly Nude for a custom peach color that looks amazing with smokey brown eyes.

Divine Wine

My absolute favorite shade out of the collection!

Lust for Blush

These lipsticks are very creamy, non-drying, and very rich in color.

See how pigmented they are?!

Overall for a drugstore lipstick, these give the higher brand lipsticks a run for their money.

I wore this lipstick throughout my entire workout in the gym and it stayed put!

What are your thoughts?

xo, Sharlene

October 2014 Favorites!

Hey guys! Another month has gone by so quickly and here are the products I loved/obsessed over for the month of October.

I loved how creamy these Maybelline Matte lipsticks were on my lips. They are so rich in color and stay put for hours w/o drying out my lips!

I love, love Divine Wine..it's my absolute favorite!

Rimmel's Wake Me Up concealer in medium has been my fave drugstore concealer.  I love how creamy, long-wearing, and buildable it is for full coverage under my eyes.  

My tired eyes are easily hidden w/o looking cakey and they look less puffy with this product.

MakeupForever's Eye Prime is such a good primer to keep my eyeshadow from creasing. I love how it blends easily and it never irritates my eyes. 

I use my Maybelline color tattoos over it and there's NEVER any smudging or creasing.

I raved about my custom contour palette from Anastasia Beverly Hills in a previous blog post for good reason. These powders are perfect for highlighting, shading, and contouring my chubby face. The powders are creamy, finely milled, and super pigmented. 

I use this palette just about everyday. Can you tell?

Check out my post on this palette for more info!

I'm ready for the holidays with this gorgeous palette from Tamanna Roashan in collab with Anastasia Beverly Hills. The colors are super blendable and make my brown eyes pop. I can not put this palette down ever since I picked it up from Ulta in October.

My favorite colors are Bengal, Gilded, and Blush.

Have you tried any of these products? Let me know!

xo, Sharlene

Anastasia Beverly Hills Tamanna Palette

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Anastasia has done it again with another beautiful versatile palette that is not only gorgeous to look at but has amazing colors for everyone!

This time Anastasia teamed up with Makeup Artist and Instagram sensation Tamanna Roashan (@dressyourface).

Tamanna's beautiful work is seen all over Instagram and I am so excited to show you this palette!

You get 10 richly pigmented matte and shimmer eyeshadow colors.

There are 3 matte shades and the rest have a deep sheen but no chunky glitter.

Top Row: Fresh, Blush, Venezia, Gilded, and Custom.

Bottom Row: Sangria, Bengal, Chocolate, China Rose, and Noir.

A double-ended eyeshadow brush is also included in the palette.

 Tamanna also provided 5 distinct looks you can achieve with this palette easily.

Here's a look I did recently with my palette. I came up with chocolate smokey eyes, and peachy lips.

I used Chocolate on the lid, Bengal on my crease and mixed it with Chocolate on my lower lash line. I then mixed Blush and Gilded for the inner corner of my eyes to add brightness.  

I love how the colors make my brown eyes pop!

I'm so obsessed with this palette from Anastasia and know you will love it too!

What are your thoughts?

xo, Sharlene.

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