I finally finally finally opened the Too Dolly palette that I bought more than a month ago.  It's been sititng in the box since, completely untouched by my little grubby fingers and any makeup brushes since I bought it.  Yes, I'm extremely weird like that.

The colors are extremely bright, and also extremely easy to apply and blend!  Maybe it's just me, but (at least to me) not all MAC eyeshadows are equal.  Some are definitely harder to apply than others, and some are definitely more pigmented than others.  All the colors in the Too Dolly palette just happens to be soft, smooth, and blendable.

So I did this look in about 15 minutes, during my afternoon break at work.  I wanted to look cute going to Sephora, as if I really do know my makeup.  I was debating over doing a very simple eye (black liquid liner with some soft matte base) with a dark berry red lip, or a colorful eye with nude (ish) lips.  My coworker, L, coaxed me into doing a colorful eye because she likes the way I do it.  L has a way of getting me to do things, so I followed her advice and got this done.  I really really like the picture too.  My face doesn't look too fat in this angle.  =D

I really love how the blue turquoise mixed with the fuscia perfectly to create a beautiful purple.  It's as if I'm wearing 3 different colors instead of just 2!  My lashes look kinda busted, but oh well.  Below's a list of everything I used (to the best of my memory):

• MAC Hello Kitty Too Dolly ES Palette
• MAC Hello Kitty Big Bow Lipstick
• Shiseido ZA True White Two-Way Foundation
• NARS Super Orgasm
• Urban Decay Liquid Eye Liner in Oil Slick
• L'oreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara
• AVON Supershock Mascara in Brown (used as brow gel since the color is PERFECT)
• YSL Touche Radiance

I wanted to submit this to Karen at Makeup and Beauty Blog yesterday for the Share Your Look post, but I didn't have enough time.  I finally got around to uploading the images to my laptop, so here it is.  I played with the pre-set frames and shapes to hopefully make my pictures more interesting.  I love how Karen does her pictures, but I have no talent to do it with her style.

This was for going out to dinner with my really good friend Patty.  I'm doubt she wants me to reveal her real age so I'll just say she's turning 21!  Woot woot!!  I wanted to keep it simple yet elegant as I also didn't have much time since I was lying in bed taking a nap when I should have been getting ready.  I ended up grabbing my NARS Alhambra duo, and defining my creases a little bit with my dark plummy red eyeshadow from Missha.  I then wetted my small tiny eyeshadow brush with contact solution, and lined my eyes with the same dark plummy red.  Topped it off with some mascara and I was out the door!

and a close up of the eye (i took it from my car so the lighting may not be ideal)

Items I used:

Face: Shiseido ZA True White Two-Way Foundation in 32, MAC Hipness Blush from Fafi Collection, and MAC Fun & Games from Hello Kitty collection

Eyes: NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Alhambra (pinkish shade all over up to the brow bone, gold shade concentrated on lids), Missha Eyeshadow in PP202, Kiss Me Goodlash Power Beam Eyes, Green contacts from Fresh Blends

Lips: NYX Lipliner in Rose, Laura Mercier lipgloss in Bellini

So what do you guys think?  I think I need a hair cut!  My hair is looking a tad limpy unstyled.

I'm about to head to sleep, but I want to share the makeover I got today first before I remove it.  Colors and what not will be up later.  I actually have to figure out which base the MUA used.  I swear he said "Flamboyant" but I can't for the life of me find it on the MAC website!  Anyhow, it's a brick red Paint, so if you know which color it is, please let me know.  Basically all 8 eyeshadows from the 2 Hello Kitty palettes were used.

My sister's friend Manya has put herself on the online dating scene (e-harmony and JDate.com).  She enlisted my sister's photography skills and my sister enlisted my makeup skills.  I've only met Manya once, so I couldn't really remember exactly how she looked like.  Yet, I didn't want to haul around a huge box of makeup that I wouldn't be using.  To be on the safe side, I brought my Dior Gaucho Palette.  The Dior Gaucho Palette has to be the most wearable palette for everyone.

Anyhow.. what do you guys think of my dandy work?

For her face, I used:

• MAC Prep + Prime Skin
• Hanskin Premium Super Magic BB Cream
• YSL Touche Eclat for underneath her eyes
• Aveda Inner Light Loose Powder

 

Cheeks:

• NARS Orgasm
• NARS Ninotchka
• Hello Kitty for MAC Beauty Powder Blush in Fun & Games

 

Eyes:

• Dior Gaucho Palette - Rose (underneath eyebrows), Taupe Bronze (all over lid), Dark Wine (smudged along lash line and in crease), Bronze (her eyebrows)
• MAC Eye Kohl in Teddy along her upper and bottom lash line
• L'oreal Voluminous Mascara in Black

 

Lips:

• Laura Mercier Long Wear Lip Pencil in Plum Berry
• MAC Fafi Lipstick in Strawbaby
• MAC Fafi Lipglass in Squeeze it

 

So what do you guys think?

From The Office -

Angela:  I'm not going into your house and stealing your Hello Kitty backpack.

 

So today I sat there at work and thought about the Hello Kitty order that I haven't made yet online.  I then decided to just call Nordies and have them hold items I wanted since it is on the way home from work.  A quick stop and $300 later, I have the following in my possession:

Lippies: Cute-ster and Big Bow (soo hot pink and neon!)

Lipglass: Mimmy (sheer and a tad coral), Fast Friends (sheer purple with shimmies), and at the last minute, I decided to also get She Loves Candy (a shimmery silvery pink)

Beauty Powder Blush: Fun & Games (they only had Fun & Games left, but I like the subtly of it)

Beauty Powder: Pretty Baby (soft pink with no shimmies)

Eyeshadow Palettes: Lucky Tom and Too Dolly

Brush set with Hello Kitty cup

I really couldn't make up my mind on which eyeshadow palette to get.  I really planned on getting one, but both are sooo cute!  I also snagged 2 brush sets, one for me and one for my sister.  Her store was sold out so she texted me asking to get her one.  I almost lucked out, but thankfully the sales girl dug one more out for me.

Overall, I'm pleased with the collection.  The eyeshadow colors are REALLY fun and whimsical.  The packaging is also a huge improvement over last year's Fafi collection.  Last year the palettes, lipsticks, and everything just had stickers slapped on it, which a lot of people thought was cheapened the effect.  Compared to this year's Hello Kitty collection, it really was cheap.  The Hello Kitty palettes feels heavy in my palm, which makes it seem more worth the money.  It feels like more thought and care was given to the packaging of all the items.  Even the paper boxes have MAC and Hello Kitty on them!

If you love Hello Kitty, you must get something from the collection.  It's worth it!  Btw, I haven't swapped anything because well.. I don't want to touch my new makeup!  I have this weird thing where I keep my brand new makeup in its packaging untouched and I just stare at it.  It's not that I don't want to use it, but I just can't bear to touch it.  =P  So here's a bunch of pictures!

 

I used to haul from the Nordstroms at Westside Pavillions.  It's extremely close to me, and is really on the way home from pretty much everywhere I go.  From my work, from my gym, and yea, everywhere.

So I go today to check out NARS 2009 Spring collection in person, especially that gorgeous brick red/maroon Grenadine eyeshadow.  To my lack of luck, they didn't have it yet.  The counter manager was actually just shown the collection today.  She had swatches on a face chart, and it made me want Grenadine even more.  It looked so rich and bold and beautiful.  Hopefully the counter manager remembers to call me when they get it!

(From Philip Lim's Spring 2009 Collection)

I then checked out MAC's various collections, but well, they didn't really have anything from the Blonde, Brunette, Redhead collection on the counter!  Maybe they were sold out, but it was so empty.  They did have brand new untouched palettes from Dame Edna out on display, but I didn't really care for it.  The colors are cute and funky, especially one of the blue with pink shimmers in them.

They are having events for the Barbie collection on February 13th to 15th, AND they are taking pre-orders now.  I've really got to figure out what I want because I can't afford to get everything.

Oh yea... so there's my non-haul.  Well not really.  I did buy an eye kohl in Teddy since my current one is getting a tad too short.  It was such a boring shopping day.

Anyhow.. this season I'm only hauling selected items from NARS and MAC Hello Kitty.  I'm now debating about Barbie Loves Stila since it's available.

According to narscosmetics.com, the above look is created with these products:

Face:

• Apply NARS Concealer as needed, to cover any imperfections
• Apply NARS Firming Foundation only if needed, to keep a clear base
• Use NARS Multiple Bronzer in Cap Vert over entire face to tan
• Apply NARS Multiple in Orgasm over cheeks, forehead, nose, and chin
• Layer NARS Blush in Zen to create a dusty look
• Finish with a minimal amount of NARS Loose Powder to set the base

Eyes:

• Apply NARS Multiple in South Beach to entire lid, blending up to brow, and directly below lower lash line
• Apply a generous amount of NARS Eyeliner Pencil in Kitty around entire eye, on inner rim, and in between lashes, blending into South Beach with finger
• Layer NARS Eyeliner Pencil in Black Moon
• Apply two more alternating layers of Kitty and Black Moon, blending colors into lashes
• Use NARS Single Eyeshadow in Grenadines on entire lid, blending up to brows, and beneath lower lash line, smudging with finger
• Curl lashes with NARS Eyelash Curler
• Apply several coats of NARS Mascara in Black Orchid to top and bottom lashes
• Brush brows up and fill in with NARS Eyebrow Pencils, if needed

Lips:

• Apply NARS Lipstick in Shrinagar to entire lip with finger