Hi!! Sorry for the lack of updates this past week, I was just in Vancouver for IMATS (which was SO fun, I’ll have photos and more up here soon!) along with other things (like my birthday, ahh!) it’s been a busy week! I have my parents and brother coming to visit this weekend, then the boyfriend is going to Chicago ... Read More »
Something I discovered at IMATS is glitter in toned down colors. Well.. maybe it’s not really where I discovered it, but before IMATS I always associated glitter on the eyes as something bright, flashy and over-the-top. When I went over to the Eye Kandy booth, one of the girls working there was swatching glitters mixed with their adhesive on her ... Read More »
So after two fails (looked good in person, looked bad on camera) I finally have a playdate to show you that I like :) It’s bright and tropical and glittery, so hopefully you guys will like it as well! I have been wanting to play with the Sleek Makeup Curacao palette since it arrived in the mail, and it didn’t ... Read More »
Hi! My name is Jess and in the youtube beauty community I am known as theeasydiy.This is a look that I did one day while trying to come up with some ideas of what I could wear for my 20th birthday!Out of all the looks I did, this one stole the show and ended up being my birthday look! This ... Read More »
This time around, the OPI Serena Glam Slam Duos for the England Collection are a bit different- In the past, they have included a regular polish and a crackle top coat, but this time the two duos include a silver glittery top coat. Both duos include the silver glitter top coat, but differ in the regular polish, which include a ... Read More »
Hi! To add a little more to the blog than just swatches of new collections and new brands, I’m going to start swatching from my collection! I realized that this will be good for reference for both me and you guys, and it will be a way for me to pull out colors I may have forgotten about :) First ... Read More »
I really LOVED this look in the movie Black Swan, it’s very gorgeous and eye-catching without being anywhere near over the top. I was really excited to try out the look after I saw the movie, I hope you like my interpretation!! :) EyesToo Faced Shadow Insurance Naked Palette: -sin -naked -buck -darkhorse -virgin nyx jumbo ... Read More »
This is probably my favorite from the colors I got in the Justin Bieber Collection. Me+Blue is Metallic true blue with silver glitter in it that have a rainbow effect when they hit the light, it’s really pretty! This is opaque with two coats. The main thing I’m not liking about these polishes (I’m assuming it’s Nicole by OPI polishes ... Read More »
One Less Lonely Glitter is a pale purple polish with different sized glitter particles. This one was a bit tricky to work with, I kept having little pieces of glitter sticking off the ends of my nails so it wasn’t a clean line. It’s a little chunky, obviously, because of the different sized glitter, but it becomes pretty opaque ... Read More »
Tonight I did a little poll on Twitter and Facebook… I asked everyone to tell me which glitter base they would want to use, out of the following: Now before we get into the results, here are the contenders: Eyekandy Liquid Sugar Too Faced Shadow Insurance Too Faced Glitter Glue LA Splash Splashproof Sealer The overwhelming winner was ... Read More »
xSparkage Confessions of a Makeup Junkie
