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Get the Look with the Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette

Get the Look with the Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette

The Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette is the newest addition to the Too Faced Cosmetics Line. This Ferociously Feminine Eyeshadow and Liner Collection boast six eyeshadows and three wet to dry eyeshadows that you can wear as liners. I used my MAC Cosmetics Fix Plus to wet a brush when using the powders wet and it worked like a charm. as the colors applied like a cream. The colors are all Women of Color Friendly and depending on what you like the palette can create several different looks. I decided to go with a simple every day look with dramatic…

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Nars Cosmetics Night Caller Unlawful Blush and Mandore Satin Lip Pencil Review

Nars Cosmetics Night Caller Unlawful Blush and Mandore Satin Lip Pencil Review

 A couple of weeks ago I spilled the tea on that newest items out from Nars for Fall 2014. The Nars Cosmetics Night Caller Collection is a dramatic palette with colors to suit anyones taste. I received two of the items from the collection, Unlawful Blush and Mandore Satin Lip Pencil, to share with you all. In the picture below I’m wearing both items.  Unlawful Blush is a soft pink with silver sparkles throughout. On a women of color it can come off very light but what’s great about this blush is that it’s buildable. With one application I was…

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50 Shades of MAC Cosmetics Lipsticks Part 1

50 Shades of MAC Cosmetics Lipsticks Part 1

  Have you ever wanted a one stop shop to be able to check out MAC Cosmetics Lipsticks on Women of Color? Sure, they’re Pinterest but even then finding swatches of limited edition and discontinued shades can be pretty hard. Last year I had this grand idea that I was going to swatch every single MAC Cosmetics lipstick that I owned. I had it all planned out and everything until reality hit me. If you haven’t seen my lipstick collection you’re probably a little in the dark so let me update you. I currently own maybe oh 50-75 shades of…

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Celebrity Style Capture: Chrisette Michele YouTube Video

Celebrity Style Capture: Chrisette Michele YouTube Video
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PUR Minerals Jupiter Ascending Palette Review

PUR Minerals Jupiter Ascending Palette Review

[button link=”#” target=”_blank” color=”default” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Press Sample[/button]   Jupiter Ascending is the latest release by PURMinerals in conjunction without the upcoming movie Jupiter Ascending staring Mila Kunnis and Channing Tatum.  The PUR Mineals Jupiter Ascending Palette  retails for $29.99 and comes with six pan eyeshadow palette, a precision eyeliner, and a super adorbs pout enhancing lip gloss.  The eyeshadows are great for creating a subtle smokey eye. However, if you are around my complexion I would suggest using a primer with these shadows to really take advantage of the color pay off.  The swatches below are shown without primer.…

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