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Maybelline Fall Beauty Tutorial – Berry Toned Eyes with Fluttery Lashes

October 5, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 8 Comments

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I don’t often wear false lashes because they are a pain to apply and remove, and often irritate my eyes. That said, I LOVE a fluttery and voluminous fringy lash! I’ve been testing out the newest mascara from Maybelline, The Falsies Push Up Drama. The innovative mascara has the first push up brush with cup shaped bristles to scoop, coat, and lift lashes. The creamy, plumping formula will coat your lashes in one pass, giving you lift and volume without weighing them down. My stick straight lashes hold a curl beautifully with the formula. I’m thrilled to have found Maybelline The Falsies Push Up Drama mascara to get a dramatic lash look in less time than false lashes. Not to mention, I don’t have to deal with irritation from the lashes and glue!

You can find The Falsies Push Up Drama at Walmart. My store had an end cap with the mascara, and new shades of Color Sensational Creamy Matte lipstick.

Here’s what I used for my Maybelline Fall Beauty Look:

The Falsies Push Up Drama in Very Black
The Blushed Nudes eyeshadow palette
Color Tattoo in Chocolate Suede
Master Hi-Light Blush in Pink Rose
Color Sensational Lipstick in Warm Me Up
Brow Drama Pro Palette in Soft Brown

Here’s my beauty hack for you: use the Maybelline Color Tattoo as an eyeshadow base/primer and layer the eyeshadows over it. Chocolate Suede is a gorgeous mid toned brown with some pink shimmer. It’s the perfect base for a Fall Berry hued eye look. By using a dark base, it changes the color of the shadow applied over it. You can really get creative here, and make some stunning colors!
I used the light shade on the top left of the Blushed Nudes palette in my inner corner to highlight. The coppery gold shade below that was a perfect crease shade. I applied the cranberry metallic shade to the outer 2/3 of my lid, and deepened my outer v with the shimmery brown in the top right side of the palette. Below is a close up of how it turned out. The left eye is using The Falsies Push Up Mascara, and the right side is with false lashes.

The complete look:

Check your local paper on Sunday 10/4 for a $3 off coupon for The Falsies Push Up Drama mascara. What do you think of this look? How do you change-up your makeup routine for Fall?

Top 10 Eyeshadow Palettes

September 8, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 15 Comments

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Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday!! Today my fellow blogging beauties and I are sharing our Top 10 Eyeshadow Palettes with you. Let me tell you….I LOVE my eyeshadow palettes. It was hard to narrow it down to just 10. Clearly, I love neutrals. Also obviously anytime a new neutral palette comes out, I “need” it. I’m going to refer myself back to this post often to remember I don’t need more eyeshadow! ?

First up is Make Up For Ever Artist Palette Vol 1 – this high quality palette is filled with mostly satin or shimmery neutrals. It’s gorgeous and my go-to for a really quick but pulled together look. I also love that these shades all seem to brighten my eyes. My only wish, is that it had a matte light brown for the crease. Otherwise I can’t complain. The matte black is super long lasting and pigmented, making it great for the lash line.

Tarte’s Rainforest After Dark Colored Clay Eye & Cheek palette has been a favorite since last summer. I’ve almost hit pan on the bronzer! I reach for this all the time, for a great brown/gold/plum look. I also love having blush, bronzer and highlight in the same palette. It’s great for traveling.

Earlier this summer Tarte released the Showstopper Clay Palette. This is much more warm toned than the Rainforest palette, with rich eyeshadow shades and a vibrant peach blush.

My love for purple eyeshadow is not far behind my neutrals. The Tarte Energy Noir palette houses a nice mix of matte and shimmery shades in taupe, ivory, tan, mauve and plum. The blush and powder liner shades are gorgeous and long wearing. This is probably the best Tarte palette I have. I love it!

The next palette I purchased for only one shade. Pink Champagne. I had to have it, and happened to have lots of ULTA rewards points and a 20% off coupon. I picked it up, and fell in LOVE. Not only with Pink Champagne, but with almost all of the shades. This is a stunning collection of beautiful shadows, and has me wanting to try more from Anastasia. I can’t recommend the Anastasia Shadow Couture World Traveler Palette highly enough. Grab it!! Also I’m kicking myself for not grabbing the Tamanna palette last year.

On a recent Sephora trip, I found myself wandering with a gift card to spend and this beauty was finally in store. The Laura Mercier Eye Art Artist’s palette has gorgeous purples and pinks, but also great shades for blending and lining. I’m SO glad I picked it up.

The Smashbox Full Exposure palette is such a great basic palette with a solid selection of light to dark matte and shimmer shades. The double ended brush is really nice too.

I love that the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette has a great mix of browns, and also some pretty purples and burgundy. This palette has some really beautiful shades that make my blue eyes pop. Bonus that it smells good enough to eat!

The LORAC PRO palette is filled with beautifully pigmented shades in a variety of finishes. This palette works well on a variety of skin tones, and eye colors.

I think this was the palette that began my love of neutral eyeshadow palettes. My good old (original) Urban Decay Naked Palette has the best crease shades ever (Naked and Buck), along with 10 other gorgeous and highly pigmented shades. I never touch my Naked 2&3 palettes, but the original is my go-to.

What are your favorite palettes? I’d love to hear! Not that I need anymore enabling…

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Luminess Air Airbrush Cosmetics System

September 3, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 3 Comments

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I recently had the chance to try out the Luminess Air Airbrush Cosmetic System. This was my first time ever using airbrush makeup, which felt a little intimidating. I watched an online how-to video, the dvd that came with the system, read all I could and felt more prepared. Getting started was really easy, and straightforward. I had several shade choices to choose from. Swatching to find your color match is easy, just swipe a drop on your jawline like you would any foundation. I was sent shades 2-5 in the Matte Formula. Shade 2 was quite pink toned, and 3 was too peachy/yellow. One of the great things about the Luminess Air system, is that you can customize your foundation color. Once you have some experience using it, Luminess claims it works well for contouring and highlighting as well.

About Luminess Air:

natural finish
hygienic application
lasts up to 10 hours
oil and talc free
mineral and water based formula, suitable for all skin types

I combined shades 2 and 3 in the cup on the stylus. My first time was a bit messy, as I kept spilling the foundation out of the cup. (Don’t wear a white shirt your first attempt!) The unit is compact, and therefore portable and convenient. I was also surprised at how quiet it is. A good tip is to test it out on white paper before you try your face, to get a feel for the spray throttle. The first pass on my face dried very quickly, and definitely was not looking like enough coverage. The key with airbrush makeup, according to Luminess Air, is to do thin layers to build up the coverage. It was easy to get the hang of it, and once I did four sheer layers, I could see less redness in my face. It feels very sheer, definitely not like the foundations I’m used to wearing.

I found that I couldn’t quite get the coverage I needed, as far as hiding my redness and acne scars. I had to use an additional concealer to get complete coverage. I think this would work well for someone with relatively smooth, and unblemished skin without a lot of redness or scarring. I wouldn’t have a problem with using the system again, but unfortunately I had an allergic reaction to something in the foundation that gave me hives.

While the makeup didn’t work for me, I found the Luminess Air system to be affordable and easy to use. I think it’s a great option if you are interested in trying out airbrush makeup. Below I have swatched the matte shades 2-5, the Soft Rose blush and G1 brightening glow. Luminess offers a huge range of products, from four finishes of the airbrush foundation, blushes, bronzers, airbrush tanning kits and even non airbrush cosmetics.

Have you tried airbrush makeup before? I’d love to hear your experiences! If you’d like a coupon code for 20% off (thru 10/31), leave me a comment below!

IT Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Ombre Blush - Sugar Plum

August 27, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 3 Comments

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The IT Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Ombre Blush in Sugar Plum is now at ULTA! This plum beauty is similar to the existing CC+ Radiance Ombre Blushes in Je Ne Sais Quoi and Coral Flush. They are beautiful gradient blushes with the lightest shade at the bottom being more like a highlight shade. Sugar Plum is by no means glittery, but more like that “lit from within” glow that IT Cosmetics is known for. I’m thrilled to have IT’s newest blush in my collection. My absolute favorite shade of blush is plum/mauve. This will be great on light to deeper skin tones. It’s quite pigmented as you can see from the gentle swatches. I’ll have to use a light hand with this!

What do you think about Sugar Plum? Is this something you’ll be adding to your makeup collection?

July Beauty Favorites: Charlotte Tilbury, Mirabella, Tria, Guerlain, Vita Liberata

August 9, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 1 Comment

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Happy August! And how is the Summer going by so quickly?! Here’s my July Beauty Favorites. I’d love to hear yours!

Vita Liberata Trystal Self Tanning Bronzing Minerals - This loose mineral bronzing powder provides an immediate bronze or contoured look, and develops a tan over 4-8 hours that will last for days. The first few times I used it, it had a metallic/sunless tanner smell that faded within the first hour. I no longer get that scent, so maybe it just needed to settle? I love that the color is darker than typical bronzers. I always use a light hand, and do a quick sweep of bronzer on my forehead, cheekbones and jawline. The kabuki brush that came with it is so soft and the perfect application tool. I don’t use this on my entire face, but I honestly don’t get more than a light self tan once I’ve washed it off. The Trystal Minerals are vegan, cruelty free, gluten, oil, paraben, sulfate, and phthalate free.

Mirabella Beauty CC Creme - I recently picked this up at a spa I got an acne ultrasonic facial at. My foundations were too pale, and I needed something darker. I grabbed this in medium and it’s a perfect shade. This is such an awesome CC creme! My skin has gone from dry to oily this summer and I really didn’t know how to deal. I was so shiny, and my makeup was sliding off my face. Enter Mirabella CC Creme, which has amazing full coverage and lasts all day in heat, humidity and oiliness. It dries really fast, so the best way I’ve found to apply is just a small area at a time, and use my fingers. It also layers well, if you need to go back and cover up any blemishes. I don’t even need to use a setting powder with it.

Charlotte Tilbury Color Chameleon Eyeshadow Pencil - I picked up Champagne Diamonds in my recent Charlotte Tilbury haul from Nordstroms. The first time I used this shadow pencil, I was outside at the lake most of the day, in the sun and it was hot. It did.not.crease. I have never seen such a budge proof eye product. I’m in love, and want them ALL!

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau Fraiche - This is my go-to Sexy Summer scent. I’m picky about summer fragrances, because I don’t like anything too heavy. This is the perfect balance of lightly sweet and upbeat, with a hint of gourmand and flowery notes. Here are a few of the perfume notes: mandarin, bergamot, lemon, freesia, rose, apricot, white musk, patchouli and pistachio.

Tria Hair Removal Laser 4X - I’ve been using my Tria for several months, and to be honest the hardest thing about it is finding the time to use it. I haven’t been consistent about my bikini line, so I’ll have to pick that up again after the summer craziness settles down. I have been doing my armpits every two weeks, and I’m happy to report that I am seeing less and less growth! I’m down to shaving every other day (from once a day), and the amount of hair is definitely less. I’m treating a couple of spots on my upper lip with good luck. The wiry chin hairs are proving to be extremely stubborn, but I’m being persistent with them!

NKD SKN Tinted Tan Liquid - this mist turns my skin into a deep bronze goddess shade. My favorite sunless of the moment. It’s easy to apply, has a great deep tone, dries quickly, doesn’t stink and it lasts for days.

Stemology Cell Reboot Ageless Mask - This mask is loaded with good for your skin ingredients. I love the airless pump jar that it comes in. I questioned the claim that it brightens skin in just one use, but it does! This is a must have if you want to brighten, exfoliate gently, and moisturize skin. My skin has been oily this summer and it’s not too much moisture for me.

Here’s what Stemology says about the Cell Reboot Mask:

Oat Kernel Extract, clinically shown to have an immediate anti-wrinkle impact on the skin.
Sweet Almond Extract, clinically shown to lift the appearance of sagging skin.
Sea Algae Bioferment and Green Tea extract immediately tighten the skin.
Pomegranate Extract & Sweet Orange Extract provides immediate lifting and tightening benefits.
DMAE, clinically proven to firm and tighten skin.
Hyaluronic Acid attracts and binds moisture to the skin leaving it fuller, plumper and more youthful looking.
Squalane, Carrot seed, Meadowfoam Seed and Argan Oils provide regenerative and restructuring support for smooth skin and optimal cellular function.

What were your favorites in July? I’d love to hear!

Charlotte Tilbury Fall Beauty Trends + Saving With Splender

August 4, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 35 Comments

If I’m going to be shopping for beauty buys online anyways, I’m going to be smart about it. That’s why I love Splender! Splender is a website that offers an easy way to receive cash back, and get coupons and offers on your favorite shopping sites. Here’s just a few of the more than 800 retailers you can shop from: Sephora, ULTA, Kate Spade, Nordstroms, Bloomingdales, Anthropologie, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Saks, QVC, Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman and SO many more. I’d rather spend more time online shopping and LESS time looking for coupon codes and free shipping offers, and I bet you would too. It’s easy to find all the discounts and cash back offers you want on Splender! Just visit the site, find the retailer you are looking for and get SHOPPING!

It’s easy to set up an account, just input your email and a password. I’d had my eye on a few beauty items from MAC, NARS and Charlotte Tilbury at the Nordstrom Anniversary sale.

I was going to originally purchase an exclusive Nordy’s Charlotte Tilbury anniversary sale kit, but in thinking about what I wanted for my Fall Beauty Wardrobe, I chose a few separate pieces. Taking my queue from the Fall/Winter runways here are a few looks that are going to be popular this upcoming season:

natural face (less contoured, yay!)

graphic eyeliner

soft flushed cheeks, windblown look

ripe berry lips

metallic eyeshadow

bronze eyeshadow and glowing, healthy skin

full, brushed natural eyebrows

While most of us won’t be walking the runway, it’s great to know what’s “in” and incorporate one, or several of the season’s most popular trends. I have been wanting to try Charlotte Tilbury’s line for some time, so I carefully chose a few pieces that are on trend for Fall, yet are classic enough to last throughout other seasons. I purchased The Golden Goddess eye shadow quad, a Colour Chameleon eye shadow pencil in Champagne Diamonds, and the Eye Powder Pencil in Sophia. Not only will my metallic gold/bronze/brown eye look be on trend, but these shades are perfect for blue eyed beauties! I really love my Charlotte Tilbury items, and will share a bit more about them in another post.

I am thoroughly impressed with my online shopping experience with Splender. My beauty items were received quickly, thanks to upgraded shipping. My cash back was in my Splender account in 3 days, and I’ll get a deposit from PayPal in 45 days. I like being paid to shop! ?

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Beach Getaway: Beauty and Skin Essentials for a Pampering Vacation

July 30, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty Leave a Comment

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Earlier this month my hubby and I spent a much needed 3 night (kid free) getaway on the Cape. (If you aren’t from New England, that’s Cape Cod, MA.) It was just what we needed, beautiful sunny weather, quiet lazy days on the beach, and a break from the stresses of home. I’m ready to go back, like NOW.
When we have a getaway, I always like to bring new things to try. Like new lotion and bubble bath, or massage bars from LUSH. I like our getaways to be really pampering! I had a few new things that were sent to test that ended up being perfect for a beach vaca!

I’ve been using three new to me natural cosmetics items that are so perfect for a quick pulled together look that is beach worthy. Dusty Girls is an all natural cosmetics line that comes from the Australian skin care brand, Moo Goo. I’ve been incorporating more and more green beauty into my routine. I tested out three items from the Dusty Girls line up. The Tinted Earth Cream is a brilliant product that provides coverage, sun protection, and MAJOR skin care benefits. I love that it includes ingredients meant for healing acne prone skin, and won’t clog pores.

It comes in two shades, light and medium. The light was a bit light for me with a self tan, but it blends easily and looks fine with some bronzer. The Earth Cream doesn’t feel heavy on my skin at all, and holds up well on the beach, through sun, wind and sand! I have to mention some of the great skin care ingredients included like Nigella Sativa Oil and Manuka Tree Leaf Oil, especially for acne prone skin. The cream also contains Magnolia Acuminata Extract for soothing and Chaulmoogra Tree Seed Oil for skin repair. Possibly the best part of this multi tasking wonder cream, is that it doesn’t contain any nasty chemical sunscreen ingredients. Titanium Dioxide and Zinc are my go-to for sun protection. My acne prone skin does not get along with chemical based sunscreens.

Two other must have items from Dusty Girls natural makeup line, are the Natural Mineral Foundation and Natural Mineral Blush. The foundation comes in a good variety of shades and undertones, doesn’t contain bismuth oxychloride or talc. It’s great for setting the Earth Cream! I have the blush in the shade Pink Ladies, which is a beautiful natural flush of pink. There is also a peach shade, and both can double as eyeshadow shades. I’m really pleased with the reasonable prices, SUPER customer service and quality, good for your skin products. I really can’t recommend Dusty Girls highly enough!

I have been wanting to try Dr. PAWPAW lip balm forever and I finally got my hands on it! I have the original multi purpose balm that you can use on literally EVERYTHING, from skin, to lips, hair, cuticles, cat scratches… I also have The tinted peach pink balm that gives a pretty wash of light color.

I had a few new pampering skin care products to save my skin from the crispy feeling I had after our beach days. From the French skin care brand, Phytomer, I brought Oligomer® Pure Lyophilized Sea Water bath sachets. This bath powder contains 104 trace elements that are essential for cellular balance and vitality. The Sea Water Bath leaves skin soothed, and muscles relaxed. I love this addition to my bath, and have been alternating it with my epsom salt detox baths. I love Phytomer’s Oligomer Well Being Invigorating Moisturizing Shower Cream which also contains seawater, amino acids, and trace elements from brown and red seaweed. This moisture rich cream has a lovely green tea and jasmine scent that lingers.

I followed this up with my new favorite body oil, Fleur’s Nutri Enhancing body oil. This luxurious body oil spray contains pomegranate seed, sesame, buriti and macadamia nut oils. This floral-citrus scented oil left my skin looking and feeling satiny smooth and replenished.
I also brought along with us the Tousee Voyage travel kit, with shower cream and body cream, cleansing cream and thirst relief melting cream. This was my first time using anything from these French luxury brands, and I’m a big fan. I felt pampered, and my skin was happy!

I only packed one perfume, which is a feat in itself! I have a bottle of Tocca’s latest fragrance, Isabel, that I’ve been loving this summer. With notes of rose, leather, sangria accord, mediterranean orange, pear and vetiver, this is a light rosy scent with a sexy kick. It’s very soft and subtle, in my opinion a perfect hot weather scent!

Lastly, I brought a soothing mask from Airelle Skincare. The Hydrating Manuka Mask has been my go-to for a replenishing and brightening face treatment. All Airelle skin care contains Berrimatrix, which is an ultra concentrated form of blueberry extract. The line is rich with antioxidants and polyphenols that help combat UV damage to skin and prevent photo aging.
Believe it or not, that’s not ALL I took but just a portion. So what do YOU pack for a getaway? Do you go minimalist or all out, like this beauty obsessed gal??

Tarte Friends and Family Sale 30% off

July 29, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty Leave a Comment

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One of my favorite makeup brands, tarte cosmetics, is having a great friends and family sale! Using the code FRIENDS, you can get 30% off, free shipping over $40 and free samples thru 8/3. YAY!! My newest Tarte loves are the Showstopper palette and the Energy Noir Clay palette (shown above). An oldie but goodie, that I still use almost daily is my rainforest after dark colored clay eye & cheek palette. I also have a family of LipSurgence Lipglosses that I LOVE.

Friends & Family! Save 30% on tarte.com with code FRIENDS plus, Free Sample + Shipping $40 & up. Ends August 3rd. The new Swirl Power Cheek brush looks great for blush, bronzer and contouring. The Amazonian Clay Matte Waterproof Bronzer is a summer staple for me. Basically, you can’t go wrong with Tarte. Check out the Friends and Family sale, and let me know what you pick up!

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