Tarte Tartelette In Bloom Palette Review And Makeup Looks!

This palette is EVERYTHING, I mean I seriously haven't been this in love with a palette in a long time. First impression when it arrived in the mail was how freaking gorgeous the actual palette is, like the type you want to keep in your vanity even if the actual colors aren't cute. Then I played with the colors and WOW this is what you call a win win. The colors are gorgeous, apply like butter and are highly pigmented...... Oh and they smell yummy! 

I took the risk and tried it on my client that same day I received it, and the colors complimented her so beautiful and photographed beautiful too. I used it for my birthday date and could not decide for which colors to use since they are all so gorge. 

The palette is only sold at Tarte for $45 and its worth every dollar!

Left To Right: charmer, jetsetter, rocker, smokeshow

Left To Right: flower child, smarty pants, firecracker, activist

Left To Right: funny girl, sweetheart, rebel, leader

My birthday date look! 

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Tarte Holidaze Light Of The Party Collectors Makeup Case Review and Holiday Makeup Look Idea!

Tarte created a beautiful sequined collectors case palette for the holidays and it's really pretty to look at. The case contains all limited edition colors, a mascara, a duo brush and a travel case with six eye shadows, bronzer, blush and highlight. 

The 30 colors on the main palette however I was disappointed with, the colors are very chalky and not pigmented enough for my liking. The double ended brush however feels really nice and actually did a great job at blending. The real winner for me is the travel palette, I used this one to create the look above and the colors are all very pigmented and long lasting. 

Overall I suggest you check out the palette in the store before you purchase and see if the colors on the main palette look good on your skin as I think the colors might not show well on medium to dark skins. I am going to be giving the main case as a gift and will be keeping the travel case for myself!   

Purchased:Sephora $59

For this look I used the travel palette if you want to see a video tutorial let me know ;) 

The Best Concealers For Covering Dark Circles, Blemishes, And Tattoos!

I think we can all agree when I say that concealer is THE most important makeup we use, specially if like me you have dark circles or any blemish, scar or even tattoo you want to cover. I was going thru my makeup stash, organizing and getting rid of some colors that no longer work for me and decided to share with you all my most used concealer of all times on my self and clients. I will list them in no particular order.

The one thing these concealers all have in common is they carry that perfect peachy tone that is necessary to cancel out (blue) dark circles. The second thing they all have in common is they are super pigmented which means a little bit goes a looooong way. Last but not least they are all available in stores and have a great range of colors...... Now to the breakdown of each one:

1. Nars Concealer is creamy, long-wearing, crease-resistant, and ultra-light yet opaque helps me achieve a flawless finish. I have replaced this concealer twice and for me that a big deal! 
2. Mac Studio Conceal and Correct palette is perfect to use on my clients, but I purchased one for personal use as well. With this palette I can rest assure to always have the right colors and whats even better it comes with two color correcting colors, the yellow one is great for brightening and the orange for canceling out dark circles. 
3. Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer.... remember I said a little goes a long way with these concealers, well with this one you definitely want to ha a light hand, or you will be blending forever! 
4. Kat Von D Lock- it Concealer is my go to for super heavy coverage, like tattoos and scars, for dark circles not so much on me personally but my super oily skin clients RAVE about it. Its super pigmented, water and transfer resistant.
5. Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit this is my go to for a quick and fuss free makeup application, it blends smoothly. It does a good job at canceling out and brightening my dark circles and blending in with the rest of my face. 
6. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer, the name of this product says it all! Its an all in one, conceal and treat your dark circles. I love using this anytime I feel like skipping a few steps in my beauty routine. It cancels out my dark circles and sets fairly quick which helps it not crease. 

The number one question I always get asked is how to avoid creasing, and while these concealers are great if you don't set them (or any) with powder they will move through the day. My next post will be all about setting powders ;) 

Fail Of The Week: Too Faced Soul Mates Blushing Bronzer!

Too Faced created two limited edition bronzer and blush duo one named after Ross & Rachel from the famous series Friends and the other one is Carrie & Big from Sex And The City. I am most certainly a sucker for pretty packaging and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to purchase. I went with Ross & Rachel because it was the darkest bronzer of the two and I was exited for my purchase but the excitement unfortunately did not last as cute as it looks its not pigmented at all. It might work for light skin tones but it might look too orange. I hate it when this happened but needless to say I will be retuning it! 

La marca Too Faced siempre crea paletas hermosas y casi siempre resultan ser bien creadas y pigmentadas a la perfección. Esta ves salieron con dos paletas con colorete y bronzeador edición limitadas inspirados en dos parejas de dos series muy populares Sex And The City y Friends. De las dos opciones el de Rachel & Ross es el mas oscuro de los dos haci que compre ese y muy emocionada espere que llegara. Lamentablemente la emoción no duro pues no tiene nada de pigmentación, ósea para nada se ve en la piel. Para poder lograr tomar la foto de abajo y que se viera el color tuve que untar MUCHO. En conclusión voy a devolverlo por que lamentablemente no se ve en mi piel. 

My Go To Makeup For A Workday/ Mi Look De Maquillaje Favorito Para Ir A Trabajar!

Im a makeup instructor twice a week, and while I really try to switch up my look this is really my go to makeup colors. I recorded a tutorial where I do step by step, check it out and here is the list of products used. 

Face:

Mac Studio Fix

Nars Creamy Concealer 

Mac prep+prime highlight 

Ben Nye banana powder to set under eyes

Too faced Chocolate bronzer

The Balm betty-lou manizer 

Illamasqua Blush

Eyes:

All colors from the Lorac Pro palette

Inglot #77 gel liner

mac feline pencil

benefit they're real mascara

Lips:

Mac Morning coffee

Gerard Cosmetics Nude and 1995

Aqui esta el tutorial

YOUTUBE

Motives Mavens Sculpt Series Review!

The search for the perfect contouring products sometimes feels endless, every other day there is a new product out there thats supposed to be THE ONE. The Motives Mavens palette is definitely one that ranks very highly on my list of favorites the colors selection for the Fire is great for medium to darker skins with warm tones. I do recommend using a damp BB sponge to blend in the colors as I noticed they can look streaky with a brush. Overall I do love this palette and the packaging is nice and light and it includes a brush (not pictured) that is perfect for contouring the nose.

La búsqueda por encontrar la paleta perfecta para hacer contornos en la cara parece nunca acabar. La paleta creada por Motives definitivamente es una de las mejores. Con dos opciones para pieles con tonos mas fríos por ejemplo si tienes tonos rosados y tonos mas oscuros como por ejemplo amarillo. Recomiendo usar esta paleta con una esponja húmeda pues noto que con la brocha tiende a no ser una aplicación perfecta. Sobretodo me encanta esta paleta y la recomiendo a todos. La mía es Fire para pieles con tonos amarillo. 

Purchased: Shop.com

Priced: $35

Beauty Blender Solid Cleanser And Air.Port Review!

Beauty Blender Solid Cleanser

I'm pretty sure you all know by now how much I love beauty blenders. I have tried all the competition and nothing comes even close to this one. I never was a fan of their cleanser, I had mixed feelings but the one thing I disliked the most was how wasteful it is. When I saw that they came out with the solid version I was all over it!

Estoy seguro de que todos ya saben cuánto amo a las esponjas de Beauty Blender. He intentado toda la competencia y no están nada ni cerca de éste. Nunca he sido un fan de su limpiador, yo tuve sentimientos encontrados pero lo que mas me disgustaba era el desperdicio que hacia. Cuando vi que salieron con la versión sólida estaba muy contenta de tratarla!

I really love this version, it travels well and gets the job done. My sponges look brand new after cleaning them with this cleanser and no residue! 

Me encanta esta versión, que va bien y realiza el trabajo. Mi esponjas parecen nuevas después de la limpieza con este producto limpiador y ningún residuo.

air.port

I can't tell you how many times I prayed for this product, traveling with my beauty blenders was always a pain. I put this baby to the test while traveling to Miami and it does exactly what it claims the mesh allows air to flow allowing the sponges to dry and not become moldy. 

No puedo decirte cuántas veces recé para que este producto existiera, viajar con mis esponjas de belleza siempre fue un dolor. Puse este bebé a prueba durante un viaje a Miami y hace exactamente lo que dice. La malla permite que el aire fluja permitiendo que las esponjas se seque y no se convierta en mohoso. 

 It has a magnetic closure, vented sides, a finger strap and a cute little beauty blender charm. I can fit up to three sponges when they are dry but when the sponges are wet one fits more comfortably but I can squeeze two if necessary.

Tiene un cierre magnético, aberturas laterales, una correa de dedo y un lindo pequeña beauty blender. Quepo hasta tres esponjas cuando están secas, pero cuando las esponjas están mojadas se adapta una más cómodamente pero puedo exprimir dos si es necesario.

I love my two new finds, I thought i couldn't love my beauty blenders any more then I already do but now that I have the perfect cleanser to leave them like new and a great travel pouch I get even more use out of my HOLY GRAIL sponges! 

Me encanta mis dos nuevos hallazgos, yo pensaba que no podía amar mas a mi Beauty Blenders más de lo que ya lo hago, pero ahora que tengo el limpiador perfecto para dejar como nueva y una gran bolsa de viaje me da aún más uso de mi esponjas santo grial!

Good Luck/ Buenas Suerte! Xxx

IMATS NYC 2014

I finally attended the IMATS and boy was it fun! I loved every single moment, if you love makeup this is definitely something to experience for yourself. There was so many beautiful faces different styles from funky, dramatic, artistic, etc. Everywhere you looked there was something to be inspired from. I can honestly tell you guys that I was not prepare for this at all! I can only say that I should have taken a break from shopping for makeup at least 6 months in advance.

The lines was CRAZY but everything was really organized, until they opened the doors... The excitement took over some of the ladies and there was some pushing and skipping going on but overall it did not ruin my experience. 

This picture was taken at the end of the day after hours of standing in line as you can tell by my wrinkly shirt!

I couldnt help taking a picture with macdaddy, I will honestly say that I thought he was more warm and friendly but I found him shy and cold. His makeup did look flawless thought ;) 

Day two waiting for the train! 

With Kelly Bakers creater and owner of KBB

I found Kelly by accident and she was a complete sweetheart very genuine and sweet, I purchased the brow powder and duo pencil... Review coming soon!

Some of the the awesome live beauty fantasy competition!  

If you have not seen Jordan Liberty's makeup tutorial on youtube then you are missing out from learning a few tricks and tips. I was looking at his lashes and he actually approached me to complement me. He was so lovely and we talked for a while I must say hes skin is like porcelain soooo flawless I wanted to touch to feel it but he would have thought I was cray cray. I purchased three of his lashes, reviews coming soon...  

I met this cutie the first day and I was sooooo in love with her face she is so pretty and her makeup was just perfection. Makeup By Jenny was in the violetvoss booth and on both days she helped me pick out beautiful colors some worn by her on that day. Reviews on the pigments, glitters and eyeshadows I purchased from Violet Voss coming soon...

P.S If you have seen me in person then you know by now that I am not photogenic at all and almost all these pictures from IMATS demonstrate that. To get a good looking picture I take a dozen and even then I dont look right I hesitated putting these up because I HATE how I look on ALL of them but oh well! 

My purchases consisted of some personal buys but mostly products for my studio and travel kit. I stocked up on lashes, disposables, shadow shields, concealers, foundations, lip palettes. I will be doing reviews on most of the items as I use them on my self or clients.

 I was not able to get my hands on any Lime Crime, Sigma, Sugarpill products the lines was SOOOOO long and ten minutes after opening some products were sold out already. If I can make it to next years IMATS I will definitely attend the Friday event for PROS only so that I can take advantage and get everything I want before they open to the public.

Overall this was such a unique experience Im glad I did both days because I was so overwhelmed the first day that I really didn't take everything in. I hardly took any pictures because I didn't want to be distracted by my phone (some Blogger I am). My tips to anyone planning to attend is to definitely start saving money, make a list of the things you want, look cute BUT PLEASE wear something comfortable; there is a lot of walking standing in line I saw girls looking so uncomfortable on their 6 inch heels. Go with friends or alone and make new friends over there If you love makeup this is definitely an experience worth living at least once!

Product Rave: Buxom Hot Escapes Bronzer Maldives!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Review And Video Tutorial!

I have been wanting to do a review for this AMAZING contouring palette from Anastasia Beverly Hills since I purchased it but like everything I want to make sure i am giving you my honest review. This palette is really perfection this hast to be one of the best products I have tried for contouring. The colors blend beautiful, the consistency, the pigmentation the under tones and the price are really all reasons why this is such a perfect palette. The palette is interchangeable as ABH plans to create more shades or you can repurchase them as you run out of them. I created a tutorial on youtube where I show two different ways this palette can be used for heavy contour or light everyday. 

Mis amores aqui les traigo un reviso de la paleta de Anastasia Beverly Hills par hacer contorno, esta paleta me fascina y les hice un video en español para demostrarles las dos maneras en la cual se puede utilizar esta paleta para uso de diario o ya mas dramático. 

Right To Left: Vanilla, Banana, Sand, Java,  Fawn, Havana

Vanilla: Is a peachy/pink powder for setting under eye concealer./ Es un polvo de usar debajo de los ojos para sellar el corrector con tonos rosa y peach. 

Banana: Is a yellow undertone powder excellent to set and brighten the under eye area./ Este polvo tine tonos amarillos excelente para sellar y iluminar el area del ojos. 

Sand: Want the JLO glow? well this baby right here is the powder you need VERY pigmented a little goes a long way./ Queires el glow de Jennifer Lopez? pues con este highlight lo puedes lograr y es super pigmentado. 

Java: Is a contouring shade with slightly gray undertones perfect for carving out the cheeks. Java es un color de crear sombras con tonos grises perfecto para aplicar debajo de las mejillas. 

Fawn: Is a contouring shade that is really forgiving. You can go crazy with this stuff and it will give you the softest application. I love it for contouring the nose./ Fawn es el color mas perdonador perfecto para alinear la nariz y hacerla lucir mas chica. 

Havana: Is the strongest contouring shade with warm undertones. I use this for to add some warmth into my skin and give me a nice tan look./ Havana es el color con mas color perfecto para contornos mas dramaticos oh lucir bronzeado. 

 Good Luck/ Buenas Suerte! Xxx

I Found The Perfect Contouring Brush!

Contouring is probably one of the trickiest things that a makeup artist or anyone wants to perfect. The tools that we use are a BIG part of the results and I found an excellent brush to get flawless results and I'm soooo happy to share with you all. This brush is AMAIZING and I'll tell you why; it's all in the curves, see the problem I always found in some "contour" brushes is that they are flat and our faces are not flat we have curves in our cheeks and this brush hugs my face and blends the product seemlessly. Another advantage from the curves is that the contour looks more natural and not so drawn in. I LOVE this brush sephora did a great job. This brush was meant to be used to apply foundation but I have honestly never used it for other then contouring. 

Name: Face Blender 134

Find it in: Sephora $32

Good Luck! Xxx

Mis amores les encontré la brocha perfecta para hacernos contornos. Estoy tan feliz pues una de las cosas que como maquillista quiero perfeccionar es hacer el contorno perfecto a mis clienta y para mi también! Esta brocha fue creada con la intención de ser usada para aplicarse las bases, yo honestamente nunca la eh usado para otra cosa que no sea contorno. Lo que me encanta de esta brusha son las curvas, son perfecta pues va con la estructura de nuestras cara ya que la mayorías de las briagas son plana y aveces hacen lucir el contorno muy exagerado oh obvio. 

La pueden encontrar: Sephora $32 

Buenas Suerte! Xxx