New Year's Eve ~Smoky Teal

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Steamy e/s
Carbon e/s
Brule e/s
Urban Decay Virgin e/s
Stile Eye Kajal in Onyx
L'Oreal Hip Liner in Teal
Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara
Face
Madly Magenta Cream Colour Base
Well-Dressed Blush
Lips
Myself lipstick
Flurry of Fun lipglass





Here is a fun New Years Look! Something smoky but with colour! I wanted to do something that was a little different then the average New Year's looks out there so this is what I came up with. The wonderful thing about this look is you can change out the colour to make this look work for you and what you may be wearing!!
Hope you try it out!

Have a safe and wonderful New Year's Eve!!!

Holiday Look ~Gold, Pink & Cranberry

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Fresco Rose Paint Pot
Sweet Lust e/s
Urban Decay e/s in Half Baked
Cranberry e/s
Graphology e/s
Soft Brown e/s
Ricepaper e/s
Stila Eye Kajal in Pearl
Yogurt e/s
Urban Decay e/s in Virgin
Blanc Type e/s
L'Oreal Linear Intense
Carbon e/s
Benifit Bad Gal Lash
Face
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Ricepaper e/s
Lips
Balmshell lipgloss in Shopaholic

So here is a requested Holiday look for you folks that want a festive look with some colour but want a toned down look (or wearable look) to wear in front of your family or anyone else you may not want to wear a bold or smoky look around. It is really pretty with the gold, pinks and cranberry colours and would suit anyone! If you don't mind wearing more crazy looks around your family, then just deepen the cranberry and add more of a darker colour (like a dark purple or black) to your outter V to really amplify this look! Hope you are all trying out looks during this holiday season... tis' the season to be fabulous!! :D

Happy Holidays!!!

Love Tucker and I

Snow Angel Holiday Look

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
White Frost e/s
Copperplate e/s
Shroom e/s
Naked Pigment
Carbon e/s
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Face
Well-Dressed Blush
Moon River Mineralized Blush
Lips
(Pink)
CoverGirl TruShine Lipstick in 400
Twisted Peppermint Lipgloss from B&BW
(Red)
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 136 Balistic
Dazzleglass in Creme Amorous


Here is a really light and airy Holiday look! It has a Snow Angel feel to it and I really think it is festive. If you are scared to wear a frosted white eyeshadow then go with the less is more rule. You can have fun and add some irridecent glitter to this look if you want to.. it will add to the snowy feel. I also have a picture just below of this look with a gorgeous red lip... you can have fun with your lips if you like. Hope you try it out :D

Happy Holidays!!!

Holly Holiday ~Smoky Green & Gold

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)

Eyes

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Humid e/s

Ricepaper/Creme Royal e/s

Forrest Green pigment

Mylar e/s

Juxt e/s

Urban Decay Virgin e/s

Stile Eye Kajal eyeliner in Onyx

Revlon Grow Lushes Mascara

Face

Mineralized Skinfinish in Refined

Lips

Equality lipstick

Twisted Peppermint lipgloss from B&BW

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Here is another Holiday Look!!! I really love this look because I feel like it has everything... it's smoky, highlighted and has colour! It is a really great look for any holiday function you may have or would be gorgeous to wear on Christmas Eve/Day or any wonderful holiday you may celebrate. I really hope you guys give this look a try! Remember, you don't have to have the same products as me, just use what you have!!

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Holiday Sigma Special

Check it out ladies!!!!

Now is the best time to by Sigma's gorgeous Complete Brush Kit in Pink!

It's a Holiday Special... $20 off while supplies lasts so don't wait!

Everytime I take this kit to work I always get questions and compliments on it. All my brides, their bridesmaids, mom's, grad girls, photoshoot ladies and many more always want to know where they can get their hands on this unique kit that has all the brushes any average girl could ever want!! So if you have always wanted to get your hands on some Sigma brushes or are looking for an amazing gift for that makeup lover in your life... now is the time :D

Smoky Navy for the Holidays

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)

Eyes

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Contrast e/s

Tilt e/s

Nehru e/s

Omega e/s

Brule e/s

The Right Smoke e/s

White Frost e/s

L'Oreal Liner Intense

Face

Well-Dressed Blush

Lips

Myth lipstick

California Kissin' by Benefit lipgloss

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Here is a really pretty navy look that can be worn for any Holiday party you may have coming up or for any night out. I really love the way these colours look together and everytime I wear it, I get lots of comments and complements.

Hope you guys like it and try it out :D

Holiday Giveaway Winner

Thank you to everyone that entered!
I had a wonderful time reading all your comments! It was awesome getting to read what each of you love about the Holidays!!

And the winner is....

evil-she-devil

she wrote: I love the decorations, the music, that special feeling you get around the holidays. But most of all I love when my whole family gets together.

Congrats!!

Holiday Giveaway!!

It's Giveaway Time!

So, as you all know, I am absolutely in love with Sigma's Sigmax Brush Collection (I talked all about it in my October favs video). There are 3 brushes in this Kabuki family and they are all amazing. There is the flat top F80 that is wonderful for liquid foundation, the round top F82 that I am in LOVE with for my mineral press powder foundation (I use it EVERYDAY) and the angled top F84 which is fabulous for cream blush or bronzer!

There are many other uses for these Sigma Synthetic Kabuki Brushes but those are just a few of my favs. No matter what you use them for, they blend anything and everything into your skin flawlessly.

So friends, ONE lucky winner will get this collection as a early Christmas gift ;)

Alright... so there aren't many rules to this contest... all you have to do is

1. Be a follower of my blog & youtube channel

2. Make sure you include your youtube name in your comment so I have a way to contact you if you are the winner!!

3. ONE entry per day please

4. To win, your comment must include you telling me something about the holiday's you love. No matter what you celebrate, just share something that makes this time of year special for you!

5. Contest Ends on December 3rd at midnight MST.

So get commenting friends!! Good Luck!

Happy Holidays from Sigma and I!!!

Focus on Eyes/Eyeliner

Products Used
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural in Medium Dark
MAC Select Cover Up in NW20
NARS Laguna Bronzer
Urban Decay e/s in Virgin
Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Chocolate Cherry
MAC Cream Colour Base in Luna
Physicians Formula Liner in Brown Eyes-Black
L'Oreal Million Lashes Mascara
MAC Angel Lipstick
MAC Snowscene Lipglass






Here is my go to daily look if I want all the focus on my eyes and eyeliner. It is super simple and can be done in 10 minutes! I love doing this exact look and for a lot of change I just use a coloured eyeliner... it makes the look so fun with no extra time.
Hope you guys like it :D

Leah Remini Inspired Makeup

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Cork e/s
Concrete e/s
Shroom e/s
Vanilla e/s
L'Oreal Liner Intense
Stila Eye Kajal in Onyx
Face
Coygirl blush
On A Mission beauty powder blush
Lips
Nude Rose lipstick
Backlit Lipglass



So here is a look inspired by the gorgeous Leah Remini! She always looks so classic and put together but definetly loves a smoky eye... whether it be a neutral or dramatic smoky eye, it always suits her.
The inspiration picture I used is here (the first 3 pictures) but if you google Leah Remini you will see the smokiness of all her looks.
Hope you guys like it and try it out!

Sigma MAXBAG!!!

Gimme Gimme Gimme!

Lol... I don't even know what else to say about this bag! It is truly gorgeous and the best part, HUGE!

Some time ago, Simone, the owner & amazing creator of Sigma, went and posted a picture of these bags on twitter. Instantly there were people saying how excited they were... including me. How can you go wrong with a massive makeup bag?! As much as when I travel, I like to travel light, I tend to feel like I am stuffing my makeup bags to the point of breaking them or I just pack a second makeup bag and I think the issue that brings me to that point is brushes... well guess what gorgeous ladies... this bag WILL fit your full Sigma brush roll! How exciting is that?

I'm not even going to lie, as big as this bag is I want more then one lol. It comes in this stunning Teal colour (must have for me) shown in the picture above as well as a Black (want it too) and then a really beautiful Violet colour.

This bag has that quilted look on the outside and is sleek and black on the inside (great for it to remain looking clean) as well as some little pockets on the inside for small things you don't want to get lost in amoungst the rest of your makeup. Another touch I love is the silver heart on the bottom corner with the Sigma logo on it... so cute!!

Make sure you check out the Sigma site for more information and to see some more pictures!

Hope you guys are as excited about this makeup bag as I am and will pick one or more up.

Remember... Christmas is coming and I think this would be an amazing gift to give to all the makeup loving ladies in your family or your friends!

Go To Fall Look

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Paint Pot in Construtivist
Patina e/s
Espresso e/s
Soft Brown e/s
Concrete e/s
Shroom e/s
Buxom Lashliner in Leatherette
Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara
Face
Gingerly blush
Lips
Myth lipstick
You Got It Cremesheen Glass



Here is the look I do very often during the Fall months. I wear it other times of the year as well because it is a great smoky look that is quite easy. I love having more fun with darker colours during the Fall and Winter so this is why it's my Go To Look. Hope you guys enjoy and will try it out with some similar colours you may have :D

Technique for Wearable Colour

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Mineralized Skinfinished Natural
Cork e/s
Vanilla e/s
Humid e/s
Warmer White e/s
L'Oreal Liner Intense
Face
Mineralized Skinfinish in Refined
Lips
High Tea l/s







Here is a simple but fun way to wear colour if you are just learning how to make colour work for you or you just want a day time appropriate way to wear colour. I know lots of people that would love to wear more colourful looks but are intimated by it so this is a way to test the waters. You can use whatever colour you love, own or something that makes your eyes pop.
Have fun with it and try out lots of different combos :D

Warm & Smoky ~UD Naked Palette

Products Used
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Urban Decay Naked Palette
Sidecar e/s
Darkhorse e/s
Creep e/s
Naked e/s
Gunmetal e/s
Virgin e/s
L'Oreal Liner Intense
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Zero
Face
MAC Coygirl blush
Lips
MAC Chai lipglass




Here is what you asked for friends! A Smoky eye using the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I really am loving this look because it is smoky but still has a warm feel too it. I wore this look out and got a number of complements from people. It's also great because it's dark but still wearable. Hope you all are having lots of fun discovering new looks with the UD Naked Palette :D

I had to throw this picture in because Tucker just looks too cute in it :D

Gold & Purple ~UD Naked Palette

Products Used
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Urban Decay Naked Palette
Naked e/s
Buck e/s
Hustle e/s
Half Baked e/s
Virgin e/s
MAC Satellite Dreams e/s
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Face
MAC Peachykeen Blush
Lips
MAC Nymphette Lipglass





Here is another look using the Urban Decay Naked Palette! I am really loving it because it's so versatile and truly has gorgeous colours in it. If you haven't bought one yet... what are you waiting for lol!? This look is neutral but by using another a fun colour with it makes it extra fun! Hope you guys like it and will try it out :D

3 Monogram Pendant

So here it is!! A dupe of a designer 3 monogram pendant!!

I have been eyeing the Jennifer Zeuner 3 initial monogram pendant for some time now. I saw it on Lauren Conrad quite some time ago and just fell in love with the look of it. Unfortunately, the price was quite a deterant... I really wanted the large 3 inital pendant which is $242 but I
just didn't want to spend that much so off I was... in search of a more reasonable option!! Well after some time... I found it!!!
I got this off of Etsy, I know... surprise surprise! I am Etsy obsessed :D
The sellers store is called Elygoldart. He does some amazing hand made jewelry which you guys will see if you go to his site.


















As soon as I put in my order, told him the 3 letters I wanted and paid for the monogram, Ely sent me this layout on the left to show me what I would get. It was wonderful to see it before he made the real thing which is shown on the right :D

All you have to do is go to Ely's shop on Etsy and send him a message as all orders are custom!!

Now I will get into pricing...

(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRICE OF SILVER HAS GONE UP, THEREFORE THE PRICES HAVE TOO... SO WHEN YOU CONTACT ELY, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF HIS PRICES NO LONGER REFLECT THE BELOW)

If you want just a 1 inch monogram you can get it at .85MM thick and it will cost you $48
Anything larger then a 1 inch monogram must be done in 1.2MM Sterling Silver so it is more strong due to the size.
You can also get the 1 inch done in 1.2 MM and that will cost $62
For a 1 1/4 inches monogram it is $85
For a 1 1/2 inches monogram it is $95 (this is the one I got!!!)
2 inches $165
3 inches $310
You can get monograms anywhere between 1 and 3 inches and he can quote you for any size I haven't mentioned but at least you get the drift of pricing!
*chain for the pendants are included in this pricing*

To me, these prices are amazing considering Ely makes everything by hand with little tools!! Just amazing to me!

You get to pick the 3 letters you want. Traditionally, he recommends your last name be the middle letter. I decided not to use my last name letter, B, in my monogram though because I have two middle names so I just went in order of that AJA. It is totally up to you what letters you want and in what order though.


As for Gold Pricing... Ely quoted how much the monogram I got would be. I have a 1 1/2 inch one and for 14k it would be about $410 and for a thicker 14k it would be $530. I know this seems expensive but he uses pure 14k gold so you are paying for that.
You could go smaller and ask him about pricing for that though or just stick with the reasonably priced Sterling Silver!!



Here are some examples of other 3 initial monograms Ely has done. As you can see they typically come with one loop at the top for the chain so if you want two, like I have, you must request that. :D

Here is another design he has done in the past. It is more square shaped so you can request that. There is also another thing about this example that he offers and that is the 3D desgin on this. You can see the carved in lines and if you are interested in this add on just ask Ely and he will quote the price depending on the size of the monogram. (for my sized monogram it was an extra $30 just to give you an idea)

If you guys have ANY questions... please feel free to let me know. Also, if you do order... let Ely know you found him through me, Ashley... not Bunzie13 lol because I'd love to know :D