BeautyBlog72-Introducing Fashionismycrush

Hi my lovelies,

Here is another one of those: You-just-have-to-watch-this-girl's-YouTube-videos-rave. I thought I'd give you a crash course on my favorite beauty gurus: Fashionismycrush - aka. Jen - make up junkies unite!



I've been following Jen for the last year - all of 2010 and the main reason I love Jen is because of her amazing overviews of brands - called Drugstore Diaries. In those videos she reviews an entire make up brand from lips, eyes to face products.

But she also does amazing haul videos - giving you great ideas of what and what not to spend you hard earned money on.

Here are some of my favorite videos and a way for you to get introduced to Jen and what she does best: share the love of make up;)

Drugstore Diaries:

Drugstore Diaries: NYX Cosmetics Review

Drugstore Diaries: Maybe It's Maybelline

Drugstore Diaries: UK Edition - Barry M Haul

Drugstore Diaries: Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation (aka Dream Creamy)

Hauls: (Danish readers of my blog can also order from CherryCulture.com! They have NYX and Milani products for cheap:) - AllCosmeticWholesale.com also ships internationally!

Sephora Friends & Family Sale Haul 2010

Cherry Culture Haul + A Blooper :)

Random Haul: Sephora & ACW

Finally, Jen has a great guide for you lucky U.S. people or international readers with the opportunity to shop at a CCO - Cosmetic Company Outlet Store that sells Estee Lauder owned make up brands with a huge discount (Clinique, Origins, MAC, Estee Lauder etc.) in the U.S. while on vacation!

All About CCOs & CCO'ing

So I hope you enjoy Jen's videos as much as I do!

BTW: Jen also does fashion Outfit of the Day stuff and has a blog

xoxo
msbeautyblogger

(photo: youtube.com)

BeautyBlog71-My make up story

Hi lovelies,

A tag has been going around for a while now asking people to share they make up stories;)

So here's mine. Please share yours in the comment box below;)

MY MAKE UP STORY!

Questions:


1. How old were you when you started wearing makeup?
I started wearing make-up when I was around 16. I wore it sparingly throughout 9th and 10th grade. Started wearing make up daily from the time I entered Gymnasium - when I was 17. However, I did not get into make up, You tube and all that good stuff until the late spring of 2008.

2. How did you get into makeup?
Two friends originally inspired me. The first let me use her face powder and brown eyeliner, and I loved it. The second taught me about black eye-liner. Youtube-wise the first big influences were: Panacea81, Xteeener and Kandee Johnson.

3. What are some of your favorite brands?
Drugstore: Revlon, Maybelline and NYX.
Higher End: Urban Decay, MAC and Chanel.

4. What does makeup mean to you?
I love how make up has increased my (self) confidence tremendously! Also I love to get creative, try out new things and colors! (Although I'm basically a neutrals girl!)

5. If you could only wear 4 products on your face what would they be?
Foundation, mascara, blush and eyebrow powder/chapstick.

6. What is your favorite thing about makeup?
How it can transform your face into something wonderful - it's still you but a prettier version;)

7. What do you think about drugstore makeup vs high end makeup?
I love both. High end tends to last longer in my basic stach but drugstore def. has had a great impact on my ability to experiment.

8. What is one tip of advice you can give to a beginner?
Start with neutrals! Watch videos, do research and then try it out!

9. What is one makeup trend you never understood?
Black lips, very colorful make up, and over contouring.

10. What do you think about the beauty community on YouTube?
I love it! I have really found an outlet for my interest, made great friends and I've become soo inspired!

xoxo
msbeautyblogger;)

BeautyBlog69 - FOLLOWER GIVE AWAY CONTEST

Hi lovelies!

Been M.I.A. for a month! So sorry! Back in beautyblogging-mode - I promise! I was very busy finishing my MA thesis and I did! So now I have time to get back into the beautyblog community.

Blog posts to come:

Products I've tried and loved during the fall of 2010!
Share the love - favorite YouTube gurus at the moment!
Favorites

In this post I also wanted to mention that one of my absolute favorite beautybloggers Michele (Michele1218) decided to stop posting videos on YouTube...been missing her videos sooo much! She was the best at reviewing, hauling and doing usable tutorials! And I miss her cute dogs Jake and Lucy. For more info check out Michele1218 post - and you can still watch all her video on her not-yet discontinued YouTube channel here.

**** AND I wanted to announce my first every MsBeautyBlogger GIVE AWAY CONTEST! ****

YAY! In celebration of my completed MA thesis and your nice comments to several posts!

I don't have a lot of followers - yet - so this is also a contest to boost my follower count;) I have a feeling from comments I keep getting that a lot of you following my blog are not officially following it - so this is your chance to sign up!

Conditions of entry:

1) You must be subscribed to my blog.
2) If you're under 18 please ask parent/guardian's permission, since I'll need your address to ship you the prize!
3) Write a comment below (for this blogpost only) on the last major make up item you bought and why! By major I mean not just a back up product because you ran out of it but a product you deemed MUST HAVE and why!

The contest is open worldwide.

ONLY ONE entry per person - and please leave me contact info in the comment - email or blog so I can contact you.

The contest will end in a week on November 15th - winners will have three days to respond or I will redraw another winner.

There will be TWO contest winner - the best answer according to me and a random draw/ chosen by random.org depending on the entries.

So I bet you're all curious about the prizes! (n.b. I paid for all the prizes included in this contest myself!)

PRIZE 1: WINNER CHOSEN BY ME - skin care products! (Value 20 dollars)

(Prizes will be announced ASAP)

PRIZE 2: WINNER CHOSEN BY RANDOMNESS - make up products! (Value 20 dollars)

Hope you'll all want to enter my first GIVE AWAY

xoxo

MsBeautyBlogger

BeautyBlog68-This or That Tag

Hi my lovelies,

I have missed you and I know, I've been letting you all down lately. My apologies! I've been working hard to finish my thesis - almost there - so thought I'd do this fun tag I saw online today.

You can see Elle - allthatglitters21 - who did this tag on YouTube right here.

Mine is coming up right here - and please feel free to leave a comment and let me know you This or That!

makeup:
blush or bronzer - hard one since I often use my bronzer as a dupe for blush but at the moment I'd have to say blush - been in love with NYX's blush in Raisin and it's so dark/plummy I use it for cheeks/slight sculpting contour for fall - love it!

lip gloss or lipstick - been in love with my Revlon Super Lustrous - Creme Lipstick in Just Enough Buff 613. So I'd have to say lipstick for this tag!

eye liner or mascara - ALWAYS mascara...can't survive without my CoverGirl Lash Blast!

foundation or concealer - Foundation - since it can double as concealer and I need the coverage!

neutral or color eye shadow - looooooove neutrals!

pressed or loose eye shadows - pressed! I don't have the patience for loose shadows.

brushes or sponges - Brushes! The right brushes gives an amazing finish and an allover better result!

nails:
OPI or china glaze - OPI is my new love!
Long or short - Short! and well groomed!
Acrylic or natural - Natural - but thought of trying gel-nails - don't like acrylic anymore -tried it and it ruined my nails!
Brights or darks - SO I always use french manicure colors..always neutral nails..think it just looks more well-groomed.
Flower or no flower - NO flower... again going for the well-groomed and polished look.

body:
perfume or body splash - Perfume but been in love w my MiniMe Korean body spray in Ms.Twinkle!
lotion or body butter - Love body butters!
body wash or soap - body wash - love my Lush snow fairy one!
lush or other bath company - Lush is love!

fashion:
jeans or sweat pants - at home I love lounging around in sweat pants and I'd say I wrote 85% of my master thesis wearing them;)
long sleeve of short - hmmm - need a bit of a slave to cover my chubby arms;) but I'd say 3/4 is my fave
dresses or skirts - dresses;) have come to love dresses over the last three years before I'd never wear anything but jeans or black dress pants.
stripes or plaid - If I have to choose...stripes I guess..not a big big fan of either.
flip flops or sandals - sandals! or heels!
scarves or hats - scarves! love love scarves.
studs or dangly earrings - really like dangly earrings BUT they often pull too much on my ear and I love how pretty studs are!
necklaces or bracelets - hard one...my most precious pieces of jewelry of the two are necklaces
heels or flats HEEEEEEELS all the way - but have become a huge fan of ballerinas as well..but that has come to me within the last two years...and I'd never go out for a night out in flats or dancing in flats.
cowboy boots or riding boots - eh......????? cowboy I guess...
jacket or hoodie - jacket!
forever 21 or charlotte russe - F21 is my love love love!!
abercombie or Hollister -never gotten anything from either store.
saks 5th or nordstrom - hmmmm....not sure...like the actual individual stores instead of the department store counters...

hair:
curly or straight - love curly-voluminous but my hair is SO flat (or straight!)
bun or ponytail - love both...hard one...if my hair is doing well I have it down, if I want it to be easy I do bun OR ponytail and if it's just not working out for me I guess ponytail!
bobby pins or butterfly clips - BOBBY PINS are my life;)
hair spray or gel - spray . although I rarely use any product in my hair besides those in my shower...
long or short - long;)
light or dark - never colored so...dark
side sweep bangs or full bangs - side sweep for now;)
up or down - up for everything practical, down for drying, a date, or dancing (on a night out)

random:
Rain or shine - shine shine shine;)
Summer or winter - love the coziness of winter - candles, Christmas;) but love Summer and sunshine as well...guess it would have to be Summer...
Fall or spring - awww hard...Spring= b-day, sunshine, and Easter break - Fall=changing colors outside my window, indian summer days and fall break... - probably fall...
Chocolate or vanilla - stupid question! CHOCOLATE TOUJOUR!
East coast or west coast - Lived on the East Coast and probably feel more at home there - West Coast is great for vacation but maybe a bit too laid back for me?

Hope you liked my little get-to-know-me-better tag;)

xoxo
msbeautyblooger

BeautyBlog66-2010 Summer Hype: EOS Lipbalm

Hey Lovelies!

So this post will be about one of the major 2010 summer hype-products - the EOS Lip Balm Smooth Sphere.



The little egg shaped packaging has had beauty-addicts like myself going Gaga all summer. Unfortunately, EOS (Evolution Of Smooth) sphere lip balms are not sold in Denmark, so I luckily had a friend (thanks Katrine!) bring me one back from the US of Amazing A! However, they can be ordered online on ebay and amazon. If you're living in Denmark EOS can be bought through nicehair.dk





So - I'm not gonna lie - I bought this lip balm because of the packaging, the unique shape of the lip balm itself and a bit beacuse of all the hype it has gotten on beauty blogs and YT this summer. I got the Summer Fruit and I'm hopefully soon getting my hands on the Lemon Drop, which has been sold out everywhere. The Summer Fruit smells really sweet and fruity - albeit it has a bit of a artificial scent in the beginning until it's broken in.

I really love this product already - it really moisturizes my (very easily dried and chapped) lips! It smells great, I love the smooth, soft rubbery-like packaging and it comes in four different versions - Summer Fruit, Sweet Mint, Honeysuckle Honeydew and Lemon Drop. The price: 3.29 US Dollars in CVS or similar drugstore - however they range anywhere from 5 to 10 dollars online so if you have a friend in the U.S., who can send it to I'd highly recommend that.

You can check YouTube Beauty Guru and TV News Anchor Emily Noel's EOS review here!

Also, I'm not the only one loving this product...



By the way, EOS claims to be "95% organic, 100% natural, and paraben and petrolatum free. Packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil, eos keeps your lips moist, soft and sensationally smooth."

xoxo
msbeautyblogger


(Photos: evolutionofsmooth.com, amazon.com, wordpress.com)

BeautyBlog65 - 25 Question Tag

Hi my darlings!

I wanted to do this random 25 question tag going around YT amongst my favorite beauty gurus - so you can all get to know me a little bit more - on things non-beauty-related;)

Here we go - feels like we're on a first date;)

1. Do YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
No but I really want a dog! A red-brownish little daschund!

2. NAME 3 THINGS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY CLOSE TO YOU.
My iPhone, a scented candle, and both the Brothers & Sisters S1 and Gossip Girl S2 dvds:)

3. WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE RIGHT NOW?
Pretty nice! No rain, sunny and hopefully a balmy 20+ degrees (celsius)

4. DO YOU DRIVE? IF SO, HAVE YOU CRASHED?
I drive but hopefully, I have never crashed.

5. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?
Around 8 AM

6. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SHOWERED?
This morning:)

7. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW?
OMG...I saw this really bad chick romance flick called 'No Reservations' a few nights ago. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart play chefs and she also gets custody of her sister's daughter. Very very chick flick and I'm embarrassed to say I did shed a tear or two:) Besides 'Sex and the City 2', the last movie I saw in the movie theater was 'Armadillo' about a Danish platoon in Afghanistan.

8. WHAT DOES YOUR LAST TEXT MESSAGE SAY?
My last text was from a former high school class mate, who would not be able to make it to our high school reunion in three weeks. He has an exam during that weekend so I wished him the best so the last text simply says 'Thank you'.

9. WHAT'S YOUR RINGTONE?
It's the generic iPhone 'Old Phone' ringtone.

10. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY?
Yes, I've travelled quite a bit on several continents. I've been to the U.S several times, Africa, Asia and of course Europe.

11. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
It's my favorite kind of food!

12. WHERE DO YOU BUY YOUR GROCERIES?
Depends. Since I'm still a poor student I tend to shop at Netto and although I'm not fanatic about it, I really like organic items. I must say I miss the Whole Foods I lived across from in Washington D.C. - all organic store!

13. HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN MEDICATION TO HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP FASTER?
Once - an herbal kind of medication but I generally do not like any kind of medication and although I sometimes suffer from insomnia, I never take sleeping pills.

14. HOW MANY SIBLINGS DO YOU HAVE?
I am adopted and I have one adoptive brother and five biological siblings.

15. DO YOU HAVE A DESKTOP OR A LAPTOP?
Laptop - I love my MAC White MACBook.

16. HOW OLD WILL YOU BE TURNING ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?
28 - I know I'm gettin' oooooold;)

17. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS OR GLASSES?
Nope!

18. DO YOU COLOR YOUR HAIR?
Never have. I kind of fear the never ending circle if I begin coloring my hair - besides of all things beauty related hair was never my big interest.

19. TELL ME SOMETHING YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO TODAY.
Besides working on my master's thesis, I will be looking forward to a visit from a BFF of mine! We haven't seen each other all summer - we've both been travelling the world, so we are catching up big time tonight!

20. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Besides the movie the other day and the lousy movie, I cried last when I saw my brother reunite with his biological family in Korea.

21. WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT PIZZA TOPPING?
Veggies and chicken/beef. Important: Only one kind of meat on my pizza, please!

22. DO YOU PREFER HAMBURGERS OR CHEESEBURGERS?
Hamburgers. Although I like a bit of cheese when it is used in dishes like pizza or lasagna I do not like cheese very much!

23. HAVE YOU PULLED AN ALL NIGHTER?
Yes, at Ohio University I pulled a couple of them...

24. WHAT IS YOUR EYE COLOR?
Brown.

25. CAN YOU TASTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEPSI & COKE?
I wanna say I can but I usually only drink Diet Coke and don't like the taste of regular coke. So I can taste the difference between Diet and Regular but I really don't know if I can taste the difference between Diet Coke and Pepsi Max...

OK - just a little randomness;)

Hope you're all doing very well - please leave a comment letting me know what you'd like to read, know, learn more about on my little blog!

kisses
msbeautyblogger

BeautyBlog61-Favorite beauty blogs!

Hey lovelies!

So this is a run-down of my favorite - aka must-read- beauty bloggers out there! I am always looking for new great blogs so please don't hesitate in suggesting new ones for me to take a peak at (thanks Zoe:)

On a daily basis I have to check out these blogs:

Mode med mere: Written by Maria - this great blog is a wonderful mixture of all things beauty, food and life-related! (written in Danish)

DulceCandy: Written by one of my favorite YouTube gurus DulceCandy - this blog is mostly a great photo-documentation of her wonderful and vivacious style! (Written in English)

2:55 En drømmeverden af sko - Written by Julia - this blog has the greatest wish-list posts and great outfit of the day shots;) (Written in Danish/English)

Daily Style Diary: A new fave of mine. Loving all Lynn does, wears and says! Her style is impecable and her updates many. Love it! (Written in Danish/English)

Snackface: Written by Kailey - we're both alum from OU (journalists) met her in the airport in Columbus Ohio and she told me about her food blog. I am loving every single post! They tend to focus on food but also touches upon life's ups and downs!

Kandee the make up artist - Written by Kandee Johnson - this is more than a beauty blog-this makes you feel so much better every time you read it! This is quite possibly the happiest place on earth! With blogs pertaining not only to beauty but life, love and happiness as well this blog often makes my day with her happy little posts!

What are your favorite beauty-blogs?

Please share them with me!

xoxo
msbeautyblogger

StyleRockie

BeautyBlog53-March 2010 Favorites

Hi my lovelies,

It's time, albeit a bit late, my March 2010 favorites.

March was all about having my make up be fast, natural and easy.

First off, I've fallen in love with my MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Natural - my shade is Medium Plus. It has basically replaced my MAC Studio Fix Powder. Why I love it: A more natural finish - less caky finish, a lot lighter coverage and my skin feels soooo soft!



I've been applying my skinfinish with my new favorite brush - the SIGMA SS150 Brush. If you haven't tried or don't know about SIGMA I highly recommend their brushes. They are exact MAC dupes - only 50% off! One of my favorite guru's on YouTube Makeupbytiffanyd is the official spokes person. Check out her review of the brushes here and the SIGMA website here! They ship worldwide and you can either buy the brushes individually from $9, in small sets from $39 and a big professional set + eyeshadows $99.



Another favorite this month is a gift from a dear, dear friend and fellow make-up addict. For my birthday last month, she gave me MAC's Cremesheen Glass in Partial to Pink. I absolutely love this. As opposed to a lot of MAC/lipglosses in general it's not sticky at all. It's very smooth and feels hydrating.



During winter/cold times, my biggest problem is chapped lips. My lips dry like crazy when it's cold outside! I've been looking for the perfect combo for my lips for a while. Now I've found it. The lipstick I've been using a lot lately is the Clarins Joli Rouge lipstick in 702 Rose Sorbet. The color is a slightly darker pink with coral shades. Love it with Partial to Pink over it.



I've been into pinkish and a little shimmery blushes for a while. My ELF Studio Line Blush in Tickled Pink gives me a perfect flushed look. It's also a great dupe for Nars' Blush in Super Orgasm. I paid $1.50 for mine - (got it at 50% off;) the Nars Blush is $26.



After I switched up my facial routine - how I cleanse and take care of my skin - last fall it's been doing really well and looks better than ever. Will do a post on my routine soon! However, I do tend to break out (feels like I'll be a teenager forever, when that happens and I'm 27! hmmm!) Well, a few years back a friend recommended a great spot treatment from Shiseido called the Pureness Blemish Clearing Gel. It is part of their acne medication line and contains salicylic acid, which is supposed to treat the spots. I really like this product. If I feel a break-out on the way, I put the gel on the spot liberally throughout the day and it often helps prevent an actual breakout! It is a bit on the pricier side ($19 for a mere 0.5 Fl. Oz/15 ml) but it last a long time and it's worth it!



Those were my March 2010 favorites.

Please comment and tell me if you've tried any of the products, what you think and what your own favorites are!

xoxo
msbeautyblogger

(photos: web.me.com, 1.bp.blogspot.com, 3.bp.blogspot.com, lookfantastic.com, sca.shiseido.com)

BeautyBlog39 - February Favorites 2010

Hi my lovelies,

Time flies! It's almost March 1st, which means February Favorites is coming right at ya!

- Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream: During February I've fallen back in love with one of my first beauty-related loves! I primarily use it to moisturize my lips, for small scratches and to soften my hands. It's perfect. Some people don't like the scent, it's very herbal - I however love it. I remember back in my senior year in High School (1.G) I and a friend thought we'd read somewhere that it was being discontinued and went to our Elizabeth Arden counter to stock up big time. The sales women almost panicked...lol! But it was just a rumor, thank God!:)



- My Cetaphil facial cleanser! Can I just say: LOOOOVE! It's perfect for my skin! I've never had softer skin! I am simply in love with this product. Mine is for normal to oily skin. I use it twice daily and it's so great. It's very gentle, has practically no scent and is used in hospitals as well.



- In February I've sort of gone from my NYX blush in Angel ( a soft pink) and back to my amazing Clinique Blushing Blush Powder in 107 Sunset Glow. It's amazing. Described on the website as a mid tone redish bronze, on my skintone it comes out as a coral reddish bronze color! It's amazing I love it. I was inspired to go for a blush flushed tone when I was watching my fave Lipstick Jungle, where the character Victory Ford wears blushes similar to my Clinique one all the time!



- Sunsilk Care & Repair. Normally I'm not a fan of leave in things in my hair. It makes it greasy and kills any volume! However, I love this for the ends (okay, the split ends!) of my hair! It makes it silky soft and it has the best smell. I use is once a week! - Could not find a picture - the bottle is small, orange and is part of their Care & Repair line - 24/7 Day Care Cream.

- Since it's so cold, wintery and snowy outside my lips need a lot of protection! They crack all the time! :( I've therefore also been loving my Clinique Repairwear Intensive Lip Treatment. It makes my lips instantly smoother and softer!



- Since discovering I had this hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works - brought it back from the U.S in Nov 09, but it was hidden in a bag of make up I did not open until I returned to my apartment in the beginning of Feb ! It's the Winter Candy Apple scent, and I absolutely love it! It's the sweetest apple scent with pops of Christmas right there inside of it! I've been using it daily ever since!



- Another lip product is my Revlon Super Lustrious Lip Gloss in 010 Shine City. It's a bubble gum pink (almost sheer when put on) lip gloss with tons of glitter! I only use a little right on the center of my lips for that extra pop:)



I think that's about it for Feb 10! Let me know what your favorites are!

xoxo

msbeautyblogger

(photos: amazon.com, sephora.com)

BeautyBlog35 - My Go-To-Products

Hi my lovelies,

As you already know, I love make up and trying new stuff. However, there are days, when I just reach for what I know will work, and these are some of the products that always makes me feel good and gets me out the door that much faster!

Primer: Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer from Rimmel. I love this product, and even though I use my Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation primer at the moment, the Rimmel is a go to for me. Like a tinted moisturizer it smoothes out my skin and makes my foundation last all day!



Foundation: Revlon Color Stay Foundation in 350 Rich Tan! I love this product! Have like four back ups in my make up drawer! It gives me great coverage and blends in very smoothly.



Concealer: MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer w/o a doubt! I just love that product!



Setting Powder: NYC Translucent Setting Powder - it's great for mattifying my oily skin! Here compared to Clinque!



Blush: Hard one! I shift almost daily....but I would probably have to go with either the red part of ELF's - Warm Bronzer or NYX's blush in Angel.





Contour/bronzer: NYC's bronzer in Sunny



Cream Highlight: Don't really use cream highlights.

Highlight: My beloved Cover Girl eyeshadow in Champagne and the lightest color in my ELF Warm Bronzer





Mascara: ALWAYS Cover Girl's Lash Blast!



Eye Shadow: Hmm....I tend to use a bit of Carbon on the outer V every day.



Eye Liner: Almay Eyeliner in black



Lip Liner: Don't use lipliner

Lipstick: Airy Fairy by Rimmel or my MAC Viva Glam V





Lip Gloss: NYX Round Lipgloss in Honey (second from left) or Whipped (fourth from left)



Eyebrow: A bit of Carbon Eyeshadow



Makeup Brushes: Sigma and Coastal Scents





Nail Polish: Sally Hansen in Sheer Strawberry or Essie in Ballet Slippers





What are your go-to-products?

xoxo
msbeautyblogger

(photos: ebay, amazon, redbook,mag, comparestoreprices.co.uk, newyorkcolor.com, 4.bp.blogspot.com)

BeautyBlog29 - January 2010 Favorites

Hi all my lovelies,

January is almost over and this morning I felt like rounding up my January favorites for you! So here they are:



An old favorite of mine has returned to my everyday make-up routine. It's the Cover Girl Professional Eye Enhancers One Kit Shadow in Champagne. I use it a lot in the tear duct area of my eye to brighten up my entire look.



I've been into very neutral looks for most of January and for my lips, I've really been loving MAC's Viva Glam V lipstick. It's a lustre formular, which means it's more of a sheen of color rather than a full coverage lipstick. I've been using it a lot with NYX round lip gloss in either Whipped or Real Nude. Also every cent of the selling price of my Viva Glam Lipstick is donated to the M·A·C AIDS Fund to support men, women, and children living with HIV and AIDS.



Everyday after I apply my foundation before I begin doing the rest of my make up, I apply Carmex to my lips to prep them for lipstick/gloss application. I simply love Carmex! Especially, the cherry flavored one!

My January have been busy and has not allowed me a lot of time for make up in the morning. So I've come up with this combo to cut down on the steps for my cheek/contouring part. And I've come to love the two products I've been using instead of blush:



My ELF Warm Bronzer has four different colors, which are great all swirled together to give a shimmery finish. However, I only use the blush toned one lightly as a blush and the lightest color as a highlighter on the top of my cheekbones.



Underneath the ELF warm bronzer, I've been using the NYC bronzing face powder in Sunny. I sweep it across my cheekbones for definition and across my temples for sculpting. Takes my 20 seconds and the the ELF on top and I'm done with cheeks and contouring!

I've been loving Lush as you all know and almost every day in January I've been using these two products:



Rock Star Soap - it's so sweet and leaves me smelling like bubble gum and sweet candy for hours! I love the smell of it, and it's to the point where I don't feel right, if the bathroom does not smell like Rock Star:)



In the shower, I am obsessed with Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly. The fresh fruity scent and softest best smelling lather makes every shower I take luxurious. I mean every girl needs a bit of pampering, right!

At night, it's not enought to just wash your face to get rid of your make up. You have to remove your make up - eye and face before you wash. I use my favorite Matas eye make up remover for water proof mascara to remove my eye make up. It's the only one that does the trick, since I use quite a bit of Cover Girl Last Blast Mascara - and it's pretty much stuck to my lashes! Afterwards, I use my new favorite in expensive Huggies Pure Baby wipes to take of the remaining make up, foundation, blush, etc.



So these were my favorites for the month of January 2010!

xoxo
msbeautyblogger

(photos: amazon.com, americanrx.com, redbookmag.com, mycarmex.com, lollipop26writes.com, 3.bp.blogspot.com, sklepy-baby.pl)

BeautyBlog3 - Favorite Make Up Gurus!

Hey Lovelies!

So I wanted to share my love of YouTube gurus w/ you guys. If you are new to this universe then you should definitely check out these 10 amazing gurus! A lot of them have been featured in magazines like Elle and Seventeen Magazine. A lot of them also work either fulltime or freelance as make up artists.



1: kandeejohnson 178,039 subscribers on YouTube: My favorite guru. Amazing Kandee Johnson is a professional make up artist with a wonderful bubbly personality. Her videos are very easy to follow and indeed inspirational. She gives the best tips on how to maximize what you've got! Being on YouTube has even meant the creation of what she calls: Glaminars - hugely popular work shops all over the U.S. where she teaches all of her tricks to YouTube her viewers. A plus is her great personality and to make it even better she brings out the best in you too by watching her videos and that places her at the top of my Make Up Gurus List!



2: lollipop26 68,325 subscribers on YouTube : Laura aka lollipop26 is a favorite because of her great hauls and useful reviews. One of the things we have in common is the love of neutral and classy make up and fashion. The perfect pout is only a lipstick or lipgloss away, right? Now living in Dubai, Laura is originally from the U.K. Following her move and her hunt for a new apartment, new fashions and make up to go with her new life has been equally interesting.



3: DulceCandy87 121,002 subscribers on YouTube: As previously stated there is something special about DulceCandy. She returned from her posting Iraq last year and began posting videos on YouTube showing her many many hauls and make up tutorials. Now in college - studying fashion - her blog is constantly updated with OOTD and pictures of her recent buys. Her sense of style is very different from mine - loads of colors, loads of prints and all kinds of accessories - but she definitely has a very confident sense of style that I have to admit I admire!



4: MakeupByTiffanyD 130,042 subscribers on YouTube: Tiffany is the Sigma Make Up spokes/video person (amazing brushes in MAC quality at half the price!). I subscribed to her because of her very inspirational make up tutorials - her hauls (everything from Sigma to MAC and Lush) and I've found that I very often agree with her review of things, when I get to see them in real life. Her tutorials and the technique are very easy to follow and the results are amazing!



5: Allthatglitters21 165,133 subscribers on YouTube: Elle is the sweetest girl. She is a senior in college and reminds me of a lot the girls I met while studying in the U.S. She is so exited about everything and has made great videos for more than a year now. Sometimes I really feel like she is like the real life Legally Blonde Elle - and I mean that in the best way! She is sooooo sweet and they even talk kinda the same - watch her organizing video and you'll see what I mean;) I just love her! I mainly watch her for her hauls and her small vlogs (ramblings on everything from make up to life in general). Also she was the one to convince me I needed to give Lush a chance. <3 thanks Elle! P.S. Her younger sister Blair also makes videos on YouTube as Juicystar07 :)



6: emilynoel83 40,924 subscribers on YouTube: Emily initially caught my eye because she was doing easy pretty make up looks with drugstore products. Being a student, my budget is not always for MAC and high end products. Working as a news anchor on a morning tv show, Emily is really good at communicating and her reviews of products + plus her husband Tayler, who sometimes co-hosts her beautybroadcasts, it's sure to entertain, when Emily posts a video.



7: panacea81 320,860 subscribers on YouTube: Of the YouTube gurus I've been following for the last almost two years Lauren is probably the one, who has gained most success from making videos. A shy girl from the UK, she actually began making tutorials without any training on YouTube because she was selling make up online and costumers were asking for application and swatches. One day she switched to doing looks replication celebrities (like many of the other gurus are doing now) and Lauren's Leona Lewis Better in Time look shot her into stardom. The video has more than a million views, Lauren was contacted by companies, by the BBC and eventually launched her own make up line called bylaurenluke, which was launched by Sephora in the U.S. last year. She is now working on the second leg of her line to be launched in the Spring/Summer of 2010.



8: Xteeener 123,392 subscribers on YouTube: My very first YouTube make up video was one of Christine's looks. I think it was a natural smokey eye tutorial for Asian eyes. I was just looking for inspiration. I really enjoy watching Christine's videos because she is very down to earth. Christine is very good at finding good bargins and give tips for dupes of MAC products. She uses mainly drugstore products, which at the beginning of my YouTube-watching suited me perfectly.



9: Fafinettex3 218,413 subscribers on YouTube: Aubrey is one of the gurus I've been watching for the longest time. She and I are the same coloring, which has helped me tremendously in determining what foundation color to go for and which colors would suit me in general. She makes great tutorials and used to do a lot of hauls! Her channel was recently hacked into so a lot of her great videos from the past year and a half are gone :( but she is currently rebuilding the channel. Love her! She is kinda goofy at times, which also suits me very well!



10: michele1218 12,102 subscribers on YouTube: Michele has become one of my favorite gurus lately. I love her hauls and her very easy, great looking tutorials! We share the girly obsession with make up and have bonded over our love. She is a really nice girl and her often neutral looks go great with my preferences. Also she replies to all of her comments and her dog Jake is the sweetest thing!

Happy YouTubing!

xoxo

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