Dee-Vious Beauty

I've Hit 50 Followers!

2011-05-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

Hello to all of you beautiful people!! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been having a pretty hectic time lately and blogging has taken the back seat. But don't think i forgot about all of you because i didn't! :]

I will be posting soon about the giveaway. I still haven't decided what to do, but trust it is still happening.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!!!! I will be back real soon!

LOTD: Colorful Sunset

2011-05-05T14:09:00.000-07:00

I decided to go for a colorful look today, so this is what i came up with. I hardly ever go without eyeliner on the bottom, I'm still not quite sure how i feel about it yet, It seems like something is missing lol

I hope you all like it!

It's my Friday today!! Yay!! (I only work Mon-Thursday)

Products Used

Eyes:

TFSI

MAC Paint Pot Soft Ochre

NYX JEP Milk

Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Sugar Cube

Coastal Scents Double Stack Matte Palette

MAC Eyeshadow Follow Your Fantasy

Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Linen

L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Black Carbon Mascara

InColor Fabuliner Liquid Liner Black

Face:

Revlon Photo Ready Concealer - Medium

Revlon Color Stay Foundation - Natural Beige

MAC Studio Fix C4

Urban Decay Blush - Quickie

Lips:

Rock and Republic Beauty Loud Mouth

American Beauty Fabulous Feel High Shine Lip Gloss 01 Nearly Nude

Huge NYX Sale!!!

2011-05-04T15:50:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a HUGE NYX sale going on right now until the 8th. I am placing my order now!! :)

Check out www.cherryculture.com for the sale!

Blue Lagoon LOTD and Yesterdays Fail

2011-05-04T09:20:00.000-07:00

It's been such a nice week here in Southern California with sunny blue skies. I can't wait for summer to be here already!

I decided to go with a blue look today, so I have decided to call it Blue Lagoon :] Why? I have no clue but it was the first thing to come to my mind haha.

So here is my look! I hope you all like it!!

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My look today used the following products:

Eyes:
TFSI
MAC Paint Pot Soft Ochre
NYX JEP Milk
Estee Lauder Pure Eye color Porcelain
Coastal Scents Double Stack Matte Palette

MAC Eyeshadow - Glamora Castle (Tartan Tale Collection)
MAC Chamomile Eyeshadow
L'oreal Telescopic Explosion BLack Carbon Mascara
InColor FabuLiner Liquid Liner Black
Black Gel Liner

Face:
Revlon Photo Ready Concealer - Medium
Revlon Color Stay Foundation - Natural Beige
MAC Studio Fix C4
Merle Norman Luxiva Lasting Cheek Color Sugar Melon
Estee Lauder Shimmering Jewel Powder

Lips:
American Beauty Fabulous Feel High Shine Lip gloss 01 Nearly Nude

FAIL

And this was yesterdays look. I'm not sure why, but I really wasn't feeling it all that much which is why I didn't do a LOTD, but here it is anyways :]

Have you ever had those moments where you just didn't like the makeup you did? I'm not sure what it was about this, but i just didn't like it. probably because I imagined it so much different.

Contest / Giveaway?!?

2011-05-03T09:26:00.000-07:00

Hello to my lovely followers and perhaps the people that just happened to stumble across this :]

I just want to give everyone a heads up that I will be doing a giveaway as soon as I hit 50 followers :D I'm at 28 right now, so i know we can get it to 50!

Now I just need to think of what type of contest I will be doing and what the rules will be. It will definitely be something makeup related, and not just a random giveaway.

What I will be giving away is the MAC Tartan Tale Noble Knights Lash & Line Kit Holiday 2010 Gift Set, never used.

I'm so excited to be doing my first contest / giveaway!! I hope everyone else is too!

LOTD: Smoky Gold

2011-05-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

So I totally lagged it this weekend with a tutorial :[

I will definitely try to get one completed this week!! I am thinking of doing a series, but I can't quite pick what I want to do. Any suggestions?

Anyways, here is my LOTD. I call it my smoky gold look. Click pictures to enlarge them.

The products I used were:

Eyes:
UDPP (Primer)
MAC Paint Pot Soft Ochre (Base)
Nars Silent Night (Inner Eye)
Loreal HIP Eye color Gilded (Lid and Outer V)
Merle Norman Lasting Eye color Oyster (Brow Bone)
ELF Liquid Eyeliner Copper (Bottom Lash Line)
L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara Carbon Black

Face:
Revlon Color Stay - Medium Beige
Merle Norman Luxiva Lasting Cheekcolor Sugar Melon
Estee Lauder Shimmering Jewel Powder (Cheek Highlight)

Lips:
MAC Lipglass Lady Gaga 2

Spring-ish LOTD

2011-04-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

I have been having a lack of inspiration lately and I just don’t know why! I mean, I do my makeup every morning for work, but it has lacked oomph so to say haha!!

Give me ideas!!! :D

So today I wanted to have an entry for the MUG spring makeup contest using Pink, Aqua and Lavender as the color scheme. It didn’t come out quite as I had imagined, but I am happy with it nonetheless. I also touched up my hair :] Red hair fades so darn fast!!!

So here is my entry!!

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The products I used were:

Eyes:
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX JEP MilkCoastal Scents 42 Double Stack Matte Palette

Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Linen
ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pen Plum
Black Gel Liner (Waterline)Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptuous Mascara

Face:
Revlon Photo Ready Concealer - Medium
Maybelline Super Stay 24hr Makeup – Classic Beige
Merle Norman Luxiva Lasting Cheekcolor Teakwood
Estee Lauder Shimmering Jewel Powder (Cheek Highlight)

Lips:
MAC Lipglass Nymphette

I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I will try to get a tutorial done this weekend!

Gotta Love A Good Sale!

2011-04-26T08:21:00.000-07:00

Hello Lovelies!
I hope everyone had a great weekend and happy easter if you celebrate it :]

I just made another purchase on HauteLook for more Rock & Republic Beauty items! This time I got three eyeshadows (electric, jaded and affair) and a definer brush.

The sale is currently going on so go check it out!! Based on my last purchase of Rock & Republic Beauty from HauteLook I was very impressed! I cant wait to see these new colors and to swatch them for you!!

I will also have some new looks up soon! I have been quite lazy with the picture taking lately!

I hope you all have a good day!!

<3

LOTD: Rastafarian Inspired

2011-04-20T09:53:00.000-07:00

Today’s look of the day is inspired by Rastafarian colors. This look is rather toned down since I have work. I plan on doing a different look with rasta colors in the future, a little more dramatic and bold so be on the lookout for it! :D

So today, for my toned down rasta look I used:

UDPP (Primer)
NYX JEP Milk (Base)
Coastal Scents 42 Double Stack Matte Palette (Lid/Crease) [Picture of Colors Above]
Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Linen (Highlight)
In Color Fabuliner Liquid Liner (Top Lashline)
Black Gel Liner (Bottom Lashline)
Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptuous Mascara
Urban Decay Powder Blush in Score
Estee Lauder Shimmering Jewel Powder (Cheek Highlight)
Rock & Republic Luxe Lipgloss in Imposter

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Glimmering Forrest Tutorial

2011-04-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

So since I debuted my first review yesterday, I thought I would continue with my first tutorial to see how it goes! I hope everyone likes it!

Step 1: Prep & Prime. Start with a clean face and add Two Faced Shadow Insurance to eye lid, up to the brow bone.

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Step 2: Add MAC Dreammaker to the inside corner of the eye and blend upwards towards the brow but not all the way.

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Step 3: Add tape to the outside of your eye to create a perfect line, be sure to stick the tape to your arm first so that it is easier to remove from you face. Add MAC One Off to the rest of the lid, and blend with MAC Dreammaker

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Step 4: Add MAC Mink & Sable to the crease and blend with MAC One Off

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Step 5: Add MAC Tied Off to the line area of the tape to create dimension and depth. Blend with MAC Mink & Sable.

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Step 6: Remove Tape and add Still Kitten Eyeshadow to the brow bone as a highlight.

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Step 7: Make sure everything is blended out.

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Step 8: Add MAC One Off to lower lash line. Line top lashline with In Color Fabuliner Liquid Liner. Add a black gel liner to lower lashline and smudge. Eyeliner makes such a difference!!!

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Step 9: Add Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptuous Mascara and we’re done with the eyes!

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Step 10: Finalize the entire look. I primed my face with Rock & Republic Classic Tinted Primer in Ava, then used Revlon Photo Ready Foundation in Natural Beige, and set it with MAC Studio Fix C4. I used Urban Decay Powder Blush in Score and Estee Lauder Shimmering Jewel Powder as a highlight above my cheek bones. I used MAC Lady Gaga 2 Lipstick and Rock & Republic Luxe Lipgloss in Imposter. The entire look is complete

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****I would just like to mention that all products were purchased with my own money and I am in no way affiliated with any companies mentioned.****

First Review and Swatches Post!

2011-04-18T14:08:00.000-07:00

Wow! I have 7 followers!! So excited!! It makes me a little more motivated now to post more often! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog!

Onto the actual blog post! :] I recently made two purchases at Hautelook.com, if you haven’t heard of the site check it out! They have sales daily from everything to clothing, makeup, furniture and even vacations! I am always on the lookout for the cosmetic sales; I find them to have better savings then the others. They actually are going to be having a sale this Wednesday 04.20.2011 for NYX cosmetics! The one bad thing about this is the wait time to actually receive the products. I find it to be longer than any other online service; however with the amount of savings you get I don’t mind waiting!

Onto the reviews and swatches! My purchase from HauteLook was from Rock & Republic Cosmetics and Urban Decay Cosmetics. They were both purchased separately, but I like to take time to actually try the products before reviewing them so I am just going to review them together.

Just a note, while doing this reviews and swatches I realized how badly I need a new camera for close ups! Please bare with me for now :D

1. Rock & Republic Beauty – Classic Primer – Ava

Price Paid: $8.28

Actual Price: $36.95 - $49.99 (ebay)

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I didn’t swatch this because it is so close to my skin tone you can barely tell it’s there! But I will tell you about it! I haven’t had too much experience with face primers. To be honest this is only my second face primer! The first being, Tarina Tarantino Pearl Primer which I didn’t like all that much. So needless to say I was a little skeptical on purchasing this primer but I decided to try it anyways and I am so happy I did! This primer is so silky smooth when applied, it blends well being tinted and all, and it makes foundation look flawless! However when I received the product the pump didn’t work, so now I have to dig it out of the container! But I love it so much I just don’t care! The regular price is rather expensive, so I don’t know if I would ever purchase it without a sale, but if I can get it again for the price I paid, I would definitely buy more!

2. Rock & Republic Beauty – Eye Shadow Paranoid and White Heat

Price Paid: $8.40

Actual Price: $26.99 - $28.99 (ebay)

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These eye shadows are so silky and smooth! And very pigmented! I love love love both colors! Paranoid is a very deep purple. White heat is a super pigmented shimmery white, great as a highlight color or a lid color! They do work better with a base rather than without a base however!! Actual price is again expensive so I don’t think I would buy at regular price.

Onto Urban Decay!

1. Urban Decay – Powder Blush – Quickie and Score

Price Paid: $5.00

Actual Price: $17.00 (Urban Decay)

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These blushes are exactly what I expected them to be! Very pigmented and super pretty colors! They have a slight shimmer to them, but it gives a great payoff. Score is a bit of a peachy/corral-y type color. Quickie is more of a true pink. I would buy Score at full price, but probably not Quickie as it is a little too pink for my everyday taste, but it is a great addition to my makeup collection.

2. Urban Decay – Eye Shadow – Jones and Gash

Price Paid: $5.00

Actual Price: $17.00 (Urban Decay)

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Urban Decay never lets down on their eyeshadows! These are two very pigments and gorgeous colors! They happen to go wonderfully together as well! They work better with a base of course! Would definitely buy both at full price, but the sale price is so much better! ;]

3. Urban Decay – Ink For Eyes – Pyrotechnics

Price Paid: $6.50

Actual Price: $22.00 (Urban Decay)

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They market this as a gel liner; however I don’t think it can really be used as one. It is a glitter liner basically. I haven’t tried any other colors, so this is my review on this one only. It comes in this really neat package, but it’s virtually unusable. The product is very hard, and the brush it comes with doesn’t work well with it. I see this more as being a base, or used on its own, or just for some extra glitter! Unfortunately the pictures don’t give justice to how beautiful it actually is. I don’t think I would really ever buy this again and I don’t think I will reach for it much either.

****That’s it!! I hope you all enjoyed my first review!! I would just like to mention that all products were purchased with my own money and I am in no way affiliated with any companies mentioned. I give a completely honest opinion!****

I Have Been So Bad!!!

2011-04-06T09:53:00.000-07:00

Here we are, 2 months after I started this blog and I have yet to update it! I have been so bad at updating or even taking pictures of my looks. I'm going to try my hardest to get back into the groove of things!

A few things have changed in the past two months and I don’t know where to start!

First of all I am now a RED head! Can you believe it? I was so nervous since I have never had any other color besides my usual black/dark brown and blonde (it was a high school thing!). Needless to say I took the plunge and went for it! I didn’t want a burgundy dark red, I wanted something bright and different. This is how it turned out!

I really really love it! It took a while to get used to, but in the end it was worth it!

Something else that I started is weight watchers!! I started about the same time I changed my hair color, and since then I have lost 25 lbs! Seeing straight up results so fast was so motivating!! I hope to lose about 75 more!! Wish me luck! Once I get back into the swing of updating this blog I will try to post my progress and what I find helpful for me. Hopefully I can be a motivation for someone!

Okay, I don’t want to make this post to long now! Here is a look I recently did and entered into the Makeup Geek challenge. It was based on flowers, so this is what I came up with.

This was my inspiration:

Here is my look, the first picture is with the flash and no editing. The second are enhanced to show the colors. Hope you like it!

Thanks for checking out my blog! <3

First Blog Entry!

2011-01-19T16:03:00.000-08:00

Hello! :D

Well let's see... This is my very first blog so bare with me!

I guess a little introduction would be nice, with a few pictures of my makeup looks and maybe what I plan for this blog.

My name is Dee. I live in California, and I am a part time free lance makeup artist. I used to work as a makeup artist/consultant for Merle Norman Cosmetics. Many people arent aware of how great their makeup actually is! And thats not just because I used to work for them. I absolutely love the quality and customer service they provide. Having worked there I aquired quite a large collection of makeup, so many of my looks will include their products.

I now work behind the scenes for the beauty industry. I am a research & development coordinator for a cosmetic manufacturer. I love what I do!!

Enough about the boring stuff. Here are some looks!! :]
I will try to update as much as possible, but being busy it may not be consistant. I hope everyone enjoys my looks!

Take care,

Deanna.

This picture is a few years old and was taken when I worked at Merle Norman. Of course all products used were from Merle Norman.

Here is another photo that is a few years old that was taken when I worked at Merle Norman.

This a sexy Halloween look I did. I was a she-devil :]

This is a more recent look i did, using Blue & Black:

Recent Purple & Silver look:

Recent Gold & Green Look:

Recent Teal & Brown look:

Teal & Purple Look: