Persephone Mineral Swatch

 

with flash

  

without flash

 

This is the Aqua Illusion over more black so you can see it better. ^_^ I love how versatile it is. its blue in some light, its a icy white in other.

my current clay project

They arint at their peak cuz I have a back/neck injury and I can't control my right hand as well if at all sometimes and if makes it extremely difficult to work with clay and even more time consuming. but I love it and I won't let that stop me ^_^ so this is the product of my being laid off from work due to my injuries.

Bipolar Tarts?

As a highlighter on the very inner corner and below my eyebrows is Wonder-ous from the Wonderland Series by Aromaleigh.
on the first 1/3 of my eyelids I'm wearing Bipolar from Percephone Minerals (my new personal favorite color atm.)
On the outter corner and blended into Bipolar is Pass the Tarts, also from Aromaleighs Wonderland series. the crease is darkened and the crease is defined with the black eye shadow from coastal scents 88 eyeshadow. blend bend blend. I wore this the eve of halloween night to our state fair. I love the colors and I got several complements.I love it.
I lined my eyes with maybelline gel eyeliner and  maybelline the big falsies mascara.

I purchased all of the items listed with my own money. thank you. ^_^

persephone minerals

I got my samples in the other day and they are just beautiful! The only one I wasn't sure about was Bipolar, and that was based on what it looked like before I opened the package. but once you swatch it, its becomes most beautiful pink brown mixture, but it goes on so light compared to what you would think at first glance, it fits its name. its just gorgeous. I did an eotd with it on my inner half of my eyes. I have to upload it. but I misplaced my camera, so I until I find it all I can do is rave about it. I got:

• Lemoni - a luscious pale shimmery yellow, jaw dropping.
• Yellow Submarine - a very yellow and take me away gorgeous. Its smooth and light. just amazing.
• Aqua Illusion - this is a very fun and very versatile color. it can be a highlighter, inner eye opener, try it over various colors for different effects. It really pops over black or a darker color. this is a true prize.
• Bipolar - Love it! was totally taken by surprise by this ones beauty. I can't rave enough about it. I got it mainly because the name intrigued me. but boy I never expected such a masterpiece. if you have not tried Bipolar. it is a must. don't let the first impression scare you, this color is buildable and its breath taking layered or lightly applied. I'd also say you can use this as a high lighter. I thought the yellows would be my number ones but this one beat them by far.

My fiance is well informed that these are a must for Christmas. ^_^ and my list has grown. I will be ordering more samples before the holidays so I'll have more swatches and reviews from Persephone Minerals and more coming soon. ^_^ but first I have to find where my camera ran off too. I swear it literally grew legs and ran away. =D

Aromaleigh Wonderland Series eotd

I know these are not the best shots. I had to work and I couldn't take any pictures. these were last minute, right before I clocked in. I hope ya'll enjoy. better ones to come I promise! Any tips and advice on how I should set this up would be appreciated. I don't wanna be too informative  so much that I'm boring or not enough so. just let me know what you want to hear, well see, ^_^. thank you!

On my eyes

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Wonder-ous all over lid and as a brow high light
Fiddlesticks on the outer half of my eye and outer v
Pass the Tarts layered on top of Fiddlesticks on the crease(v) and blended outwards.
Fiddlesticks was applied to the lower/outer half of my eye and blended towards the center with my finger gently.
Maybelline Gel liner applied with flat brush.
Maybelline Volum' Express the Falsies Mascara

Aromaleigh Stash and Swatches

This is my stash, as of now. I still have some on the way. ^_^ I've swatched and reviewed everything, I just need to get it up. ^_^ I'm so sad they are closing Nov 15. But I understand why they are. but I will miss them.

This was taken in natural light the right swatch is on bare skin, the left is on a nuetral cream base. (i don't have enought eyeshadow primer to do the swatches on, but I tested it side by side and its still noticably more vibrant.)
top row: Mayhems Trilogy, Penelope, Spread Your Wings
2nd row: Aqua Nightmare, Mocha, Golden Chrysalis
3rd row: Wonderland, Chatterbox, Marina
4th row: Solange, Nico, Cosmos

this is the only one taken with flash in this swatch set.

I love these shadows. all her shadows are beautiful, she's done such an amazing job. these photos just can't catch the beauty they show in real life.
Mayhems Trilogy- deep forest green with bright green sparkles.
Penelope- this is a lovely color, it changes from blue to purple with pink in certain light.
Spread your wings- a coppery orange, a beautiful finish.
Aqua Nightmare- this is the brightest and most beautiful blue I've ever had, the bright aqua shimmer adds amazing effect and makes this color an extremely bold choice.
Mocha- the perfect golden brown. its like the color of dark caramel, but its eye candy instead.
Golden Chrysalis- a pale yellow, its kinda has an orange tint in certain light. the orange glitter makes it a fun yellow.
Wonderland- med silver with iridescent red tint and a rainbow of glitter when you look. this is literally a wonderland, its not your average silver, a very fun shade.
Chatterbox- a deep burgundy brown with iridescent blue/green effect when the light or angle changes.
Marina- this color is a medium matte gray with hints of blue and green. a beautiful color, makes for a lovely smoking eye. no more just gray or black, do it with a blue/green gray!
Solange- a warm cocoa, you can't see the green sparkle in the pictures but in the middle picture you can see how it has the tiniest green tint in that lighting.
Nico- a pretty lovely yellow gold. it shows up a little bit more orange in the photos, it has a beautiful pink highlight
Cosmos- a medium blue, very pretty. it is the color of the cosmos.

check out her site before its all gone. www.aromaleigh.com

I can't wait! swatches and sparkly goodness coming soon!

I just placed an order with Meow Cosmetics, a couple of shadows and the iPrime eyeshadow primer.

I also just placed and order for Persephone Minerals, only a couple of samples this time because I'm running short of cash atm. But I will return I'm positive.

And the reason for my being short on cash is my addiction to Aromaleigh. I just discovered that amazing line and now they are closing. so in my frenzy to get every shadow (which could never happen lol) I want before they vanish my paychecks are gone before I realize it, between that and food and life necessities. I just made my last 2 huge orders from Aromaleigh. I will swatch and review everything I've gotten over the next couple of days so that I can make way with my new arrivals from *gasp* other people, I'm estatic about that and I can't wait to see how it pans out.
You'll get every sparkly detail when I open my packages! fotd's, swatches and my honest opinion. =D

Mario Badescu Review

This is one of the very very very few bad reviews I've ever had to do. If you like this brand and they work for you thats great, I'm very happy you've found something that is right for you. but it wasn't right for me or a friend of mine. So don't take this to heart, I'm just expressing my overall experience.
I've tried numerous products of theirs and although I did like the healing mask and healing lotion, nothing else  worked for me. I was on a kick of "omg if I buy it I get a free green bag with 3 surprise samples!" I couldn't stop myself lol. and I was extremely excited about learning about them and they did the green mystery bag for a couple of weeks off and on. I had to stop because my skin broke out so badly from using their products. Me and a close friend of mine had the same reaction hers was rash like and vanished after a couple of months of not using the product. You can get free samples, she waited and used her samples first, me, not so much. I was intrigued by all the grand reviews on the site and reviews on youtube, ect. you all know how that works. I bought the buffering lotion along with many other products, the miracle cure for cystic acne. nope, I got tiny white bumps all over any area I applied it and it made no difference in the cystic bump itself. I was really counting on that one too. I have cystic acne. it used to be just cystic acne with occasional breakouts of whiteheads, but not that often and not that much of a problem. since I tried Mario Badescu my skin has been in a meltdown frenzy. I tried this stuff over a year ago, at the max a year and a half. I never complained to the company, my friend had tried that way before me (I thought my skin was doing the 'it gets worse before it gets better phase' but it just kept getting worse) and the company told her they couldn't do anything about it. I really didn't like how they acted about it. so i didn't bother with it once i realized what was happening to my skin. I have frequent breakouts now cystic, which is way worse now and whitehead stuff, I've tried a couple of things but nothing has worked so far. I won't recommend it and if this review saves someone from what I'm going through then my efforts are worth it. But please please don't go by just my review. Do your research. and wait for your samples to arrive before you go on a 'whats in the green bag' buying spree. best of luck to you all.

Clean Green Bunny Review

I tried this all natural handmade soap a while back and I loved it. At first they weren't what I expected WHEN I opened the packages. but when I used them in the shower, that made a world of difference. I ordered them during hottest part of the summer here and I live in Mobile, AL. so that had to have effected that to some degree because all of it smelt the same in the box but (if you did like me lol) once you get them wet they smell like they are supposed too. I have really sensitive skin and I usually can't use bar soaps, only a select few don't dry my skin or make me itch or cause eczema or the like. this stuff was wonderful. and the best part? its all natural and Molly is a perfect angel. I've been meaning to make another purchase but I haven't had time or the extra cash, even thought her prices are way reasonable for a huge bar of soap and shipping is great too. there was a tiny mistake in my order which actually was my fault, but she refunded me the total of the amount I paid for my samples soaps. I bought 2 full size bars and 3 samples bars of soap and a sample of the body scrub (which my sister had the honor of using before I got the chance too lol). She was so sweet and she does an amazing job and shes FAST too.
The Goods:

• Strawberry Swirl Soap(full)       -My favorite of the soaps ^_^
• Hazelnut Coffee Scrub Soap(full)     -made me want coffee, I'm addicted to McD's iced hazelnuts =D
• Muscadine Grape Soap(sample)       -it had a kinda musty undertone, not a bad musty
• Rose Patchouli and Sweet Orange Soap(sample)      -ehh, I personally didn't like this scent
• Vanilla Lavender Peppermint Soap(sample)      -was a wonderful mixture
• Orange Creamsicle Sugar Scrub(sample)     -smelt absolutely devine!

but my favorite was an utter surprise. Molly threw in a sample of a Lotion. 'Honeysuckle'. I'm not very big on lotion but OMG this stuff smelt the same on me as it did in the bottle, I was actually a little nervious to wear it outside in fear that a swarm of bee's might mistake me for a honeysuckle bush. and it made my skin feel so silky without being greasy. THIS was my ultimate favorite item that she makes by far. Her soaps are great, her sugar scrubs smelt great, BUT HER LOTIONS are out of this world! I have been meaning to purchase more in more scents. when I do I will update this review. Its great. You should give it a try. and once you make a purchase you get 15% off your next purchase. give it a whirl, if anything try the lotions. Let me know what you think.

 check her out at cleangreenbunny.com