Here are four new items I used this week and just wanted to share my feedback with you…
Too Faced Smurfy Quad Eye shadows $32.50
This palette is kick ass …the colors (blue, pink, taupe, and dark lavender) have so much pigments. My favorite two colors were the blue and the taupe. Don’t let the silly gimmick fool you, great for smoky looks, photo shoots and fashion shows.
Calvin Klein Delicious Pout Flavored Lip Gloss $13.00
The color I adored was Gold Frost-light gold with gold micro glitter. What I like about this lip gloss, is that it’s great on top of a lipstick; reds and pink or alone. It’s a little thick and kind of sticky but taste good.
Laura Geller Eye Rimz in Potion $26.00
If you’re looking for a versatile eye shadow this is a great one. The swirl colors-black, white and pearl are amazing on. It comes with its own brush but I really didn’t like the brush, so use your own angle or eye shadow brush.
Makeup Forever Diamond Star Powder in White Gold $24.00
You know the Victoria’s Secret and Pussycat Dolls glitter that the girls are known for worked really well this weekend at the fashion show. The bright glitter really brightens the eyes. The glitter is very fine and easy to work with.
There is a hidden gem located in “The Big Easy”. Celebrity Makeup Artist Brandy Gomez-Duplessis. Brandy may not be a native New Orleanian, but this tough skinned east coaster has always loved makeup. She flirted with makeup, hair, and fashion as a young girl and this was something that kept her occupied being an only child. Because her parents are from Honduras she felt that they didn’t understand her hunger for beauty and fashion She watched old classic Hollywood movies and read fashion magazines (with Vogue being her favorite) and what she loved was seeing women looking beautiful, polished, perfectly combed hair, lots of lashes with red lip stick, and lots of gorgeous gaudy jewelry. Many days Brandy would go to the thrift stores and then walk to Mood Designer Fabrics go home, lock herself in her room to redesign the items she purchase. She would take all of her ideas and sketch figures and faces. Her favorite looks made it to her walls. Her walls were covered in collages of drawings, tear sheets, and articles not knowing that she was creating a personal look book.
