Zoya Nail Polish Haul

Sorry i haven't done a blog post in a while, everyone. so, I've heard a lot of great things about Zoya nail polishes, so i decided to try them for myself. I was so excited when i got this package in the mail! I will do a full review of these on my Youtube channel as soon as I try them all out and get a good idea of how they work, etc. Here are all the items i got:

Pinta. this is one of 6 shades in the Zoya Dare Collection (Fall 2009). it's an absolutely gorgeous dark royal purple. I would also describe it as a cool tone purple. for some reason, the camera wouldn't pick up the purple in this color, so it ends up looking blue. simply gorgeous!

Demi. This is also part of the Dare Collection. it's a really unique medium purple that i've never seen before, but some people compare it to OPI's Pamplona Purple. To me, this is a color that can be worn all year round.

Ciara. the last shade that i got from the Dare Collection. This is a very pretty berry color that some people have compared to OPI's No Spain No Gain. This is a great fall and winter color.

Barbie. A very pretty light pink with a really unique purple iridecense. i'm glad the camera picked the iridecense up because it's so pretty. a great spring and summer color!

Blair. A gorgeous metallic dark wine color. An awesome winter color, and i really like to wear reds on my toes, so i will be painting this on my toenails very soon!

I also got some products from the Zoya Color Lock system because i always get frustrated when my nail polish chips. i got the get even ridge filling base coat, the armor UV blocker top coat, and the hurry up quick drying drops since i hate to wait for my nail polish to dry.

to check out these products, go to http://www.artofbeauty.com/scrpt/scr.dll/cat?brand=2

XOXO
Rachel

New Year's Eve Look

This is a great look for if you're going out on new year's eve that's also very quick so you don't have to spend much time doing your makeup.

Products Used:
MAC Studio Fix Powder
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in petticoat
UDPP
ELF Beauty Encyclopedia palette
Benefit eyeshadow in low profile
Loreal Lineur Intense Eyeliner
Covergirl lashblast luxe in black cabernet

Hope you like it!

XOXO
Rachel

Holiday Series: Frosty Winter Eyes

This was not a requested look, but i was going out so i thought i would do something fun!

products used:
TFSI (Too Faced Shadow Insurance)
Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer Palette
NARS 9947 Palette (color used: ondine)
Loreal Linear Intense
Maybelline XXL Extentions Mascara
NARS Orgasm Blush
XOXO
Rachel

Holiday Series: Festive Christmas Eyeshadow

This eyeshadow look is more of an inspired one than something I would go out in, but I'm actually thinking of going to a Christmas party sporting this look. I love the eyeshadows I used, they're so pigmented! here are pics of the final look:Hope you like it!

XOXO
Rachel

Holiday Series: Gold Party Look

This tutorial was not requested by anyone, i just thought it would a be a pretty, fun look for holiday parties, etc. So here are pictures of the final look:XOXO,
Rachel

Holiday Series: Christmas Tree Eyes

This eye look was requested by one of my subscribers on my youtube page, and i thought it would be genius since green is a Christmas color. I didn't want to do a bright green look because personally i think that would look stupid on me, so i did a dark green look, which came out great. this is a very dramatic look that i would only wear for Halloween or prom if i had a green dress on because i'm not brave enough to go out wearing dramatic make-up. so here are pics of the final look:

Hope you like this look!

XOXO
Rachel

Review: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Ok, so i talk about this product a lot in my Youtube videos, but i never did a full-on review of it. first off, let me talk about what this product is. Too Faced Shadow Insurance is an eye shadow primer that claims to help your eyeshadow stay on longer as well as make the eyeshadows more pigmented. Now, the two main eyeshadow primers people go for are this one and the Urban Decay Primer potion, which i hope to try very soon (most likely after i get Christmas money). I decided to get this one because people on Youtube claimed that this one allowed you to blend eyeshadows more than UDPP. So to test how well it made eyeshadows more pigmented i did some swatches.
I used a black, red, and green eyeshadows from my coastal scents ultra shimmer 88 palette, which looks like this.so the top swatches are w/o the TFSI, while the bottom ones are with. Isn't that amazing??? Also, what i noticed is that the eyeshadow went on a lot smoother with the primer. What was also interesting was that it was really difficult for me to get the shadow with the primer off my hand, which means it's long-lasting.

so here's what i think of this product:

Pros: long-lasting, makes eyeshadows more vibrant, eyeshadows go on smoother, cute efficient packaging (unlike UDPP haha)

Cons: very greasy when first applied, smells weird, too liquidy, almost runny

So overall, I like this primer. will I ever buy it again? probably not if i fall in love with the UDPP, which i think i will.

XOXO,
Rachel