Too Faced Vegan List Spring/Summer 2016!

I have the up to date vegan list from Too Faced for their Spring/Summer 2016 launches!

EYES

• Better Than Sex Mascara
• Mascara Melt Off
• Natural Matte Eye Palette Shadow Collection
• Perfect Eyes (All shades)
• Instant Attitude Brow Bone Highlighting Pencil

FACE

• Born This Away Foundation (All shades)
• Cocoa Powder Foundation (All shades)
• Hangover Primer
• Primed & Poreless Primer
• Primed & Poreless Loose Powder
• Primed & Poreless Pressed Powder
• Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer (All shades)
• Cocoa Contour (Original, Not Deep)
• Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush (All shades)
• Sweetheart Bronzer - Sweet Tea
• Love Flush Blush – How Deep Is Your Love
• Love Flush Blush – Your Love is King

LIPS

• Lip Injection
• Lip Injection Extreme
• Lip Insurance Primer
• Lip Insurance Glossy
• Le Crème Color Drenched Lip Crème (Except Mean Girls & Lollipop)
• Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick (All shades)
• Melted Chocolate Liquified Long Wear Lipstick (All shades)
• Melted Metal Liquified Long Wear Lipstick (All shades)
• Perfect Lips Lip Liner (All shades)

BODY

• Royal Oil Body Bronzer

TOOLS

• Pro-Essential Teddy Bear Hair Brush Set
• Kabuki Brush
• Mr. Right

ALL TOO FACED PRODUCTS ARE FORMULATED WITHOUT GLUTEN EXCEPT BORDERLINE LIP LINER

ALL TOO FACED PRODUCTS ARE FORMULATED WITHOUT PARABENS EXCEPT LOVE PALETTE EYESHADOW PALETTE, RETURN OF SEXY EYE SHADOW PALETTE, SIZE QUEEN MASCARA, 3-WAY LASH LINER

Review & Giveaway: Manglaze Matte Nail Polish

This review has literally been a year in the making.  I have started typing it up several times, but felt like it needed more love than one I was giving it.  About a year ago, I contacted Manglaze, and they were very friendly and sent me a mini bottle of Mayonnaise to try out.  I love, love, love that nail polish, as it's the first matte white that hasn't been like white out on my nails.  So I've been stalking the site for a while, occasionally building a basket, but never committing.  Finally, I couldn't take it any longer, and it just so happened that they tipped me off on facebook that they were having a sale that weekend... I waited a few days and BAM!; more Manglaze was on it's way to me.  Well, to be fair, j0hn did pay for the order, so they're technically his.  So this post is sponsored by Manglaze, and my lovely boyfriend.

L to R: Mayonnaise, Matte Is Murder, Fuggin Ugly & Fatty's Got More Blood

MAIL: Birchbox August 2012!

Please excuse the sunshine photo, haha.

In this box:
-Shu Uemura Full Shimmer Shampoo Sample 0.5 fl oz - $2.40
-Shu Uemura Full Shimmer Treatment Sample 0.5 fl oz -$5.67
-Viva La Juicy La Fleur Sample 0.05 fl oz - $1.40
-Jouer Birchbox Pink Lip Gloss 0.06 fl oz - $5.00
-Apothederm Stretch Mark Cream 0.7 fl oz - $11.04
-Schick Hydro Silk Razor - $8.95

Total value:  $34.46

First impressions:
I'm excited to try the Shu Uemura, and totally confused as to how there is now a US branch.  Does this mean that the beloved eyelash curler could make a return?  Or did they sell the technology to Lancome because they never plan on coming back with makeup?  The Viva La Juicy smells nice in the bottle, but of course, it gets a little weird on me.  I'll wait and ask j0hn what he thinks of it when he gets home.  The lip gloss is nice, but it's so freaking tiny!  Apparently though, it's a quarter of the product in a full size, so that makes me a little sad to put into perspective.  The Apothederm product excites and disappoints me in the same breath.  I doubt there is enough here to see a reduction in stretch marks.. especially since the bottle is only half full.  And lastly, this month's lifestyle extra came to everyone.  The razor is exciting because it even comes with coupons on the back.  I'm probably going to pass this one to my sister though, as I already have a razor I like, as does j0hn, or we use electric razors.  Maybe I'll save it for my next trip, though.

Final thought?  This box was better than I was expecting; we had no spoilers available this month and it made it a little hard to get excited about it, but it also kept my expectations low.  It's a toss up on that one.  Want to try Birchbox yourself?

This was in the box as well, and provides tips and tricks for makeup, tools, reading labels, shaving and skincare.

TUTORIAL: Summer Lovin' Look with Madd Style Cosmetix!

I recently received my grab bag from Madd Style Cosmetix and fell so in love with the products inside that I was compelled to immediately apply ALL of them to my face.  I'm not kidding.  Before I started on my eyes, I already had the Frenchie lip bomb on my lips and the Cha Cha bronzer on my cheeks as a pretty blush.

Please note that my eyes are already primed at this point, as well.  Let's get started with supplies.

 

We have here the Korres Antiaging Eye Primer, the Sleek Primer Palette, pigments from Madd Style Cosmetix in the colors Kozmosis, T-Birds, Crybaby, Beauty School Dropout, Greased Lightning and Pink Ladies; MAC eye kohl in Fascinating, ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pen in Black and Makeup Forever Smoky Lash in Black.

So let's get to business...

Birchbox & Myglam June 2012!

They're here!  =D

In this box:
1.  Stila One Step Bronze - Skin Ton Illuminating, Bronzing Serum; 1 fl oz
2.  Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift sample
3.  Comodynes Urban Cosmetics Self-Tanning Towelettes; 2 - 1 towelettes packages
4.  Luna Bar in Chocolate Pepermint Stick; mini size (0.7 oz)
5.  theBalm Staniac in Beauty Queen; deluxe sample size (0.04 fl oz)

First Impressions:
Birchbox this month was pretty exciting!  I have been very interested in self-tanners because I'm extremely fair and have no plans to tan.  I am a huge fan of the St. Tropez bronzing mousse we have at work, but I like the idea of a towel for ease of use.  I'm really excited to try this; they're from Spain!  I have theBalm product in the full size and love it.  The Luna bar is actually one of my favorite flavors.  I don't dislike Wonderstruck, but I'll probably pass on the sample to someone else.  As far as the Stila, I'm always excited to try new Stila products!  This one is no exception, and this is a full size product that usually costs $36!  This product alone makes this month's box.

In this bag:
1.  Philosophy Take A Deep Breath; deluxe sample size (0.4 fl oz)
2.  Living Proof Frizz Nourishing Styling Cream; 2 fl oz
3.  NYX Round Lipstick in Iced Honey; full size
4. Marbella Permanent Eyeliner Pen; full size

First Impressions:
You all know that I LOVE Take a Deep Breath, so I was excited to have this sample size to add to my brush belt (which also holds a sample size of Hope in a Jar and Eye Hope).  This gel hydrator is great for combo/oily skin types, or for people who are already using some type of serum that still needs just a little more hydration afterwards, not a full on lotion or cream.  Also, Philosophy is doing their 30% off sale until June 16, 2012, so take advantage of the coupon code Philosophy12.  I love Living Proof products, so I'm excited to try this product; also, this size is about $9-$12 in stores!  The NYX lipstick made me a little sad.  They sell in the Chinese market so it drives me crazy that their tube states "cruelty free" and I already have several colors close to this one.  However, I don't hold this against Myglam because this product is a good match for their demographic; easy to find, easy to afford, and a huge range of colors.  The last product originally left me a little disappointed, as it's a permanent eyeliner pen, but it can't be used with [contact] lenses.  I was debating using it anyways when j0hn (that brilliant boy) says, "This would be great for doing your eyebrows!  This is a good idea!"  I hadn't even thought of using it that way!  Three cheers for j0hnnyboy!  I'm unfamiliar with the brand, so I need to look them up.  They're apparently German, which gives me hope that they'll be cruelty free (European companies are usually more forward in animal rights; usually).

Overall:
I am really happy with my beauty subscriptions this month.  In value alone they were both excellent, but I was also really happy with the actual products I got in my boxes.  Look for these products to be in my June Favorites video on my youtube.. if they make the cut.

Day 20: Pink!

The Sedona Lace Brushes I won! :D

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Day 18: OOTD.

Hoodie & skirt: H&M
Tank: Forever XXI
Shoes: Converse
Necklace: Christy Robinson Designs (from Danielle!)

About to head to a rehearsal dinner. :)

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Day 17: Style/Product that Screams You

Drawn on eyebrows, black lipstick.. and a smile.  I can look as mean as I want, but anyone who knows me knows that if I care about you, I am super kind and friendly.  That said, if I don't like you, I am a mega bitch.

Day 16: Warm Weather Favorites aka Summer Besties 2012!

Maybe I was more on top of this tag than I'm giving myself credit for...

Day 12: what's in my bag

The bag itself was a gift from j0hn for a holiday.  It came from Claire's and was apparently limited edition.

The clear bag is my cosmetics bag.  I have five lip products in there from MSC, the balm, smashbox? and Hourglass.

Below that is my wallet.  I got that from Urban Outfitters, Rainbow or Claire's.  I don't remember.

There is tampons, ibeprofen, tension headache tylenol, my name tag, Tokidoki mints, gum, a pen, keys and a fortune from a fortune cookie.  It reads something about being creative on Friday.  I kept it because Friday comes every week!

The last stack is random paper that has been deemed necessary to hang on to, though I couldn't tell you why?

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Days 9, 10 & 11!

 

Day 9:  Shoes you love but never wear.  These are the shoes I'm going to wear to Amanda's wedding.
Day 10:  Your favorite nail polish.  That's a flakie duo.  I love flakie nail polish!
Day 11:  A piece of jewelry that means something special to you.  My MSC model necklace.  =D

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Day Eight: a daily must have item

I chose two.  I use my Philosophy Take a Deep Breath every morning after I wash my face because it's a lightweight gel hydrator that works really well with my combo/oily skin.  The other item is an MSC lip bomb, in this case, one of the mango butter ones; I use at least one of these each day.  I own like twenty, haha.

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Day Seven.

Oddly enough, I choose my LONG HAIR & drawn on eyebrows for this one, hahah.

So.. the last time I had long hair was in the fourth grade (for those of you counting, like 15 years ago).  Having long hair makes me think of being a little kid and pony tails and horribly tacky 90's hair accessories.. and that makes me happy.  Hell, thinking about the 90s in general makes me happy.  What a time that was.  Before that, I had chin length hair that was a long bowl cut that my granny used to give all of us (hence why my hair was really long once I had an opinion about my hair.. it was either bowl cut or no cut, haha).

My drawn on eyebrows?  Well, j0hn and I clearly have an odd relationship.  The night we waxed off our eyebrows together, though odd to most, was a bonding experience.  Also, it didn't hurt, like, at all, so it was an all around good night.  We giggled at how silly I looked, we laughed at how horrible I was at drawing them on, and we were bummed by how little anyone noticed that j0hn's were gone.

PS:  Also happy evoking in this photo?  The Cruelty Free necklace I'm wearing that Danielle unexpectedly sent me (makes me smile everytime I look in the mirror), my Tangerine Tango hair flowers and tank top (that I bought while training for Sephora in Minneapolis), and my snakebites, which were a gift to myself after I quit my "corporate" job, haha (see: Blockbuster).  My arm tattoos represent my veganism and my love for Batman, both of which are pretty awesome things.  =]

Day Six: Something You Wish You Wore More Often

I don't wear foiling mediums and bases OR fake eyelashes nearly enough.  Bases and mediums are always an after thought ("this would have looked SO GOOD over Awesome Sauce!!") and fake eyelashes are always a pain for me to put on unless they're only half lashes.  I need to get over avoiding fake eyelashes though because I absolutely love the way they look when applied properly.

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Day Five: Your Best Bargain Buy

I have several items I would choose as bargain buys, but let's face it.. this is the best one.  It's the ELF Liquid Eyeliner.  It's $1.  I wear it every single day as my eyebrows.  It doesn't (usually) grey out, it last all day, and it comes off easily at the end of the day.  I love it.

Warning:  they've apparently since changed the brush.  Crap.  Looks like I'll be getting the Sephora liner next.

Day four: your favorite eyeshadow color

Hands down? Green. These are my greens just from msc, haha.  & I'm missing a few.

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Day three: something I've never worn

These are all of my unopened pigments from msc. O.o gotta change that on as many as possible tomorrow.

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30 Day Challenge - Day One: My Wardrobe

I'll be honest, getting a walk in closet made j0hn and I squee like little girls.  That said, you'll notice that j0hn and I are a little goth.. and messy.  The right side is his, so I didn't bother about getting it into the shot.  In the back are tarantula cages, haha.

The bright blue dress is my bridesmaid dress.. I'm the maid of honor to my best friend of 21 years.  =]

&that is a very bad kitten sleeping on an Ikea bag full of clean laundry.  Bad kitten.

The Meeples are doing this & I want to play too!  =D

I'm starting tomorrow, so for today here's this!

11 Questions Beauty Tag

I was tagged by Caity to do an eleven question tag.

RULES:

• - You must post these rules.
• - Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog.
• - Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
• - You have to choose 11 people to tag and link them on the post.
• - Go to their page and tell them you have linked him or her.
• - No tag backs.
• - No stuff in the tagging section about ‘you are tagged if you are reading this’. You legitimately have to tag 11 people.

So on to the questions:

1: What are your top five favorite musicians/bands?



Nine Inch Nails, Dillinger Escape Plan, Acacia Strain, Wednesday 13 (& his many bands), Marilyn Manson; I listen to a huge range of music (Die Antwoord almost made this list, for example) but for bands I've liked the longest & listened to the most, these five are up there.

 2: Your top eyeshadow primer?

I am currently using up a tube of Too Faced Shadow Insurance, have a sample of Benefit's Stay Don't Stray & regularly use the vegan primer Under the Rainbow from MTcoffinz.

 3: Best lipstick shade for your skintone?
Black.  It matches my soul.

 4: Favorite drugstore mascara(s)?

None.  I don't think I ever found one I'd call a favorite.  I did like the Physician's Formula Organic Wear one and the NYC Show Time Waterproof formula & at one time I thought I was in love with the Almay.. Triple Effect One Coat or something like that?  Spend a few more $$ and get the Sephora Lash Plumper mascara.

5: Do you enjoy practicing on others by doing their makeup?
lol, it's my job.

6: Can you record videos (or do makeup) with others watching? (Significant other, siblings, etc)

yes.  I have over 300 videos & my work is photographed and I'm given feedback/criticism at work from my bosses and co-workers.

7: Which do you prefer; loose pigment or pressed powders?
Depending, but probably loose pigment.

8: Do you enjoy foiling?
With a good foiling medium, yes.  With water, no.

9: How many times have you colored your hair?
I dye it at least once a month.

10: Do you like cats?
Not particularly.  If they live in their world & let me live in mine undisturbed, we're fine.

11: What is your most favorite full-face makeup attire that you've done on yourself?
I actually didn't think I could pick just one, but here it is:

I TAG.. I don't know eleven people with blogs, sadly.  =[