Revlon Pure Confection highlighter

I was walking in Ulta last week and spotted this. I had just been reading a book by Carmindy and remembered some of the things she said about highlighting. I decided to pick this up and give it a whirl. 

I really like it!! It has been compared to MAC's Mineral powder Lightscapade, but it's way cheaper. It is a little bit different than MAC though. This product is under $10 ($8.99).

It gives a great shine/glow and is buildable. Any age can wear this. Older skin can wear it and not be afraid of the glittery look or the creases in the wrinkles. It works for any skin tone. The whole thing is one color, you won't be able to get the different colors individually with your brush or anything. On me it has a white kind of look. I have heard others have gotten more of a golden tone, but I am very pale. It's not a pink tone like it may seem. Try the Revlon Brightener for that. I love how it luminates!! 

Pure Confection won't make you look oily because it's a powder and it will give you that dewy look everyone is going for. What I also love about it is that it doesn't brush off every where like a loose powder. It stays on your brush and goes on where you put it. Can't go wrong with that!!!

It's great for highlighting on the eyes and just above where you wear your blush. You would use this as a companion to blush or blushes. Highlighters are perfect for those days you don't want to wear a lot of makeup. You don't have to put on eyeshadow and a lot of blush if you use a highlighter. On your eyes you put it on top where you normally highlight and then in the center areas near your nose. Also out the outside of your eyes as well. Then on top of your cheeks, about two finger widths below your eye. 

Give this a try. You will love what you see when you put it on!! 

I have a 'Bright Future' (Style Warrior)

So I bought the Style Warrior eyeshadow Bright Future. Great yellow color!! I love the truer color eyeshadows. What I mean is I like more the primary color of the tone. Anyway, I love yellow eyeshadow. I had bought it and forgotten that I had bought NYX palettes from Ulta a few days before. I am pregnant and don't remember everything...hehe! They were having a fantastic deal where you buy 2 get 2 free. I picked out 4 palettes and got 12 colors for like $15.00! I got home after shopping at MAC and noticed 2 of them had yellow colors in them. So I tested it with the MAC Bright Future. Yep, they are pretty much the same colors. The pigments in NYX are pretty good, but as always I recommend using a primer underneath to help bring out the color better.

These are the 4 color palettes I got from Ulta. NYX isn't too shabby! You will notice the blue, yellow and purple one is like the Style Warrior purple and yellow colors. Don't get me wrong I love MAC, but now I can buy this cheaper and buy my other MAC stuff like foundation and stuff instead from MAC. I don't have all the money to go to makeup right now with another lil girl on the way. Oh my eldest daughter who is 18 months plus dropped my orange palette there, that's why it's broken.

Bright Future is on the right side and the NYX is on the left. Can you tell the difference?

Eyeliner that is more than eyeliner!

M·A·C Fluidline in Blacktrack as a must for all makup bags. Black eyeliner is the one product that works with any hair color or complexion. 
It's not a pencil or an automatic. It's a cream that is ultra-smooth, Fluidline’s gel formula provides the precision of a liquid liner with a silkier, softer finish. Goes on “foolproof” with a brush in an easy dip-and-stroke action. Long-wearing. Smudge-proof. Lines up in a rich array of colours and finishes.
It's great for when you want to do really fun creative looks too! So much freedom! You can add glitter on top or eyeshadow to bring out the color more. Give it a try!

MAC Pigments!!

MAC Pigments are great! Here's a little bit of information about them. First you should know they do come by weight in each container not volume. Containers can appear to be less than full due to settling of the product. Mine always last a long time!!

1. What is a MAC pigment? The MAC pigment is one of the most popular and most sought after products from their cosmetic line. It is basically a multi-purpose loose powder color that can be used as a lip color, eye color, nail color, eyeliner, blush, bronzer, highlighter and whatever else you can think to do with it. (see # 5 for details about product usage)
Pigment is a highly concentrated loose colour powder that contains ingredients to help it adhere to the skin. Create a subtle wash of colour or an intense effect. Does not streak or cake. Easy to blend and long-lasting. 

2. Where can I buy MAC pigments? Pigments are sold at MAC freestanding stores (which carry the permanent line), PRO stores (which carry the permanent line + PRO colors) and MAC counters (which carry only pigments from collections).
Full sized jars and samples are available for purchase on ebay, but it's not recommend buying pigments from there as it's notorious for the amount of fakes.

3. What do I use to apply a pigment? Vaseline, Mixing Medium, Visine, MAC Shadesticks, MAC ream color bases, water and even lip balm. Basically anything that will make the pigment adhere to your skin, though it is important to note that products that do not dry, such as lip balm or Vaseline will crease and will not have the staying power an eye shadow base will.

4. What are the best tools to use to apply my pigment? There is no one good answer but here is a list of what we’ve gathered from the threads on MAC pigments:
· MAC 224 
· MAC 213 
· MAC 217 (for hint of color, like brow highlighting)
· Small contour brush for highlighting or shaping
· Non-latex sponges (to help clean up the fallen particles)

5. **IMPORTANT** Like anything, there are certain guidelines, and pigments have them too. Not every color can be used everywhere. 

These colors can’t be used around the eyes and are for the lip area only:
Acid Orange
Bright Fuchsia
Electric Coral
Ruby Red

These can’t be used on the lips and are only recommended for the body and eyes :
Black, Chartreuse
Clear Sky Blue
Cornflower
Deep Brown
Emerald Green
French Violet
Golden Olive
Landscape Green
Marine Ultra\
Naval Blue
Polished Ivory
Primary Yellow
Pure White
Rich Purple
Steel Blue
Teal
True Chartreuse
Violet

Lastly these colors are for the body only and are not recommended on the eyes or the lips (but work fine as blushes ect..):
Basic Red
Burnt Burgundy
Cool Pink
Dusty Coral
Genuine Orange
Grape N
Nocturnal Plum
Pink Vivid

6. How can I use them? Wet or dry, you only need very little to get a big payoff.

You can mix pigments (while heeding the important warnings!) with many bases like:
· Nail polish
· Lip-gloss
· Mixing medium (to make your own eye-liner)
· Moisturizer to get some shimmer/color

7. Also, pigments cost around 19.50$ US/23$ CAD