Golden Bronze Nail Polish Comparison (Sally Hansen, Butter London, L'Oreal)

I have been seeing a trend of golden bronze nail polishes for fall. As the weather gets cooler and darker colors are more in trend, these colors are great for a multi dimensional nail polish. I have a few polishes I thought were similar but they are all justifiable since they are different in their own unique way.

 

Sally Hansen Bronze Ablaze, Butter London Wallis, L'Oreal Owl's Night (this is from their Project Runway collection) 

 

Swatches: (left to right) Sally Hansen Bronze Ablaze, Butter London Wallis, L'Oreal Owl's Night

I am loving this trend! I am especially loving how these 3 shades have so much dimension. The way they are shown, they are shown is in increasing order of darkness. Bronze Ablaze is a amber-y bronze color. Wallis is a golden brown. L'Oreal Owl Night is a deep dark brown with gold flecks.

Do you own any of these nail polishes? What do you think of them? What do you think of the golden bronze nail polish trend?

The Eyes of March- March 17th

First of all, Happy St. Patrick's Day! Right now I'm not too thrilled with this holiday as the parade has blocked off one of the busiest streets of NYC (hello! people have places to be!) but I can appreciate the spirit. My next blog post today will be my St. Patty's Manicure. It's pretty basic but festive!

For my EOTD I pulled out a duo I love thanks to Nouveau Cheap, the L'oreal HIP Electrified Duo. This duo has too well matched colors, a champagne taupe and a plumy purple. I also tried out the Michael Todd Eyeshadow Base that I got from Hautelook (WEEKS ago, can we say sucky shipping time!) I have no thought so far as I haven't seen how long it can keep my eyeshadow from creasing yet.

Here is a picture of the L'oreal Electrified duo for reference:

 

Source

Products used:

-Michael Todd Eyeshadow Base

-L'oreal HIP Electrified Duo champagne taupe shade -left side (lid)

-L'oreal HIP Electrified Duo plumy purple shade -right side(crease)
-NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk (inner corner base)
-MAC Femme Fi  (inner corner)
-Jordana Fabuliner (upper lashline)
-Milani Liquif'eye liner (waterline)
-NYX Black eyeshadow (to set liner)
-Revlon's Grow Luscious Mascara

What's on your eyes today? Have you tried this duo? What do you think of it?

My Hair Products & History

To start off, let's talk about my hair history. I have naturally dark brown curly/wavy hair which is color treated and gets oily quickly. It's long, I'd say bra length, and layered with side swept bangs. When I say color treated, yes I dye my hair, but I am not the type of person to keep up with coloring on a regular basis. That sounds a bit weird but my dyed color isn't too far from my natural color so I go months between appointments. I've basically had my hair colored a total of 3 or 4 times in two years, so I'd say the damage from it is pretty minimal. Also, I try not to but I usually wash my hair everyday or every other day because my hair can't even go a second day because it's oily unless I use dry shampoo/baby powder. So I think that's a good summary now let's get to what I use on it.

My favorite shampoo is LUSH's Snow Fairy Shower Gel. What? A shower gel used as shampoo?? I know it's weird, but hey it works. It smells amazing, like candy, and lathers really well. 

I forgot to add a picture but my favorite clarifying shampoo is the Neutrogena Anti Residue. It does a great job at deeply cleaning my hair. I don't use this more than once a week because it is so clarifying that if you use it too much it can have a negative effect and cause your hair to make up for the oils it's lacking.

I'm sure you curly haired girls know what a pain it is to brush through your hair! I love the Johnson & Johnson detangler. It does a great job at easing the brushing process.

My hairstylist introduced me to the DermOrganics Volume Foam and I love it! It has great things for your hair, including argan oil, and is great at holding the curl's shape without crunchy. It's more lightweight than a mousse and a little goes a very long way.

For my heat tamer, I use the Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray. Honestly, I use this just because I know I need to. I doubt a heat protectant has instant effects but better with than without!

One of my favorite hairsprays is the L'oreal Elnett. It's a good setting hairspray my only complaint is the scent. Sheesh, L'oreal! Couldn't put any other scent in there?

Mama and baby =]

My other favorite is the Not Your Mother's hairspray. This can get too crunchy is you use a lot so be careful with this one. But a light spray does the job! (Am I saying job way too much in this post? lol)

After I tried the Batiste dry shampoo I was wondering how I ever got along with baby shampoo. Batiste is much better at refreshing your hair without leaving a white cast. This dry shampoo helps me get away with not washing my hair everyday which saves lots of time in the morning. The "blush" scent is a lot nicer than the lemon-y original.

 

I had previously used the Tresemme curl booster, but now I can't find it anywhere =[. The Tigi Catwalk Curls Rock Curl Booster does the same thing. A few sprays and your curls are more defined and have more life. 

So those are all my hair products! I am pretty happy with them and don't feel then need to experiment with others. These work really well for me (and do a good job! haha).

What are your favorite hair products? Are you happy with them or are you still on the hunt?

Lipstick Collection Overview (Swatches)- PIC HEAVY!

After my collection video, I decided to give you guys a better view at what products I have. First up is lipsticks. I stick to the pink neutral/nude family when I buy lipsticks and don't branch out too much. I'm pretty happy with the lispticks I have now and don't want my collection to grow too much. I separate them by brand so it's easier to know which is which.

MAC:

(left to right): Pretty Please, Close to Real, Hue, 3N, Viva Glam Gaga, Lollipop Loving, Nude Rose, Angel,

swatches: (left to right) Pretty Please, Close to Real, Hue, 3N

swatches: (left to right) Viva Glam Gaga, Lollipop Loving, Nude Rose, Angel

Maybelline:

(left to right): Born With It, Make Me Pink

swatches: (left to right): Born With It, Make Me Pink

UK Colors: (left to right) Ambre Rose, Sweet Pink

swatches: (left to right) (left to right) Ambre Rose, Sweet Pink

GOSH, Revlon, Rimmel, L'oreal HIP:

(left to right): GOSH Darling, Revlon Soft Nude, Rimmel Airy Fairy, L'Oreal HIP Moxie

swatches: (left to right): GOSH Darling, Revlon Soft Nude, Rimmel Airy Fairy, L'Oreal HIP Moxie

L'Oreal:

(left to right): Fairest Nude, Tawny, Dune

swatches: (left to right) Fairest Nude, Tawny, Dune

Barry M, Collection 2000:

(left to right): Barry M 101, Barry M 129, Collection 2000 Sugar Pink

swatches: (left to right) Barry M 101, Barry M 129, Collection 2000 Sugar Pink

Natural Collection: (UK Brand)

(left to right): Apple Blossom, Rose Petal, Honeysuckle

swatches: (left to right) Apple Blossom, Rose Petal, Honeysuckle

NYX:

(left to right): Power, Spoiled, Frosted Flakes, Creamy Beige

swatches: (left to right): Power, Spoiled, Frosted Flakes, Creamy Beige

Dior, MAC:

(left to right): Dior Ultra Shine Shiniest Biege, MAC Slimshine Bare

swatches: (left to right) Dior Ultra Shine Shiniest Biege, MAC Slimshine Bare

Lipliners:

                                       

(top to bottom): Annabelle Demure, Prestige Silk

swatches: (left to right) Annabelle Demure, Prestige Silk

What are your favorite lipsticks? Do you like the status of your lipstick collection? Are you a lipstick lover or do you prefer other makeup products?

Top 10 Favorite Eyeshadows

I am first to admit that I am a neutral shadow FIEND.That's why for most (ok...ALL) of my choices of top 10 shadows, they are neutrals. Here is my video listing off my favorites and of course I couldn't stop at 10 so I have lots of honorable mentions too!

My Favorites!

Too Faced Silk Teddy- I've talk about this shade a million times both on this blog and in my videos. It's a pinky champagne with lots of eye brightening goodness!

NYX Champagne- As the name suggests, this is a champagne color and also very golden. It's very close to MAC Blonde's Gold Pigment, which is PRO.

MAC Shroom- This is my go to highlight shade for the inner corner and looks gorgeous on the lid too. It's a golden highlight shade.

MAC Grain- This is a peachy neutral shade with just a hint of shimmer. It's a great barely there color that still makes you look awake.

MAC Vex- This shade is very unique, it's a beige-y shade but has a pink duochrome.

Swatches (left to right): Too Faced Silk Teddy, NYX Champagne, MAC Shroom, MAC Grain, MAC Vex

Stila's Wheat- I know Stila's Kitten is a cult favorite but one of my favorites is Wheat. It's a golden color that's very...you guessed it, eye brightening.

Wet n Wild Nutty- This is one of my all time favorite taupes. I've raved about this shade a lot and still highly recommend it. It's amazing quality for the low price.

MAC Vanilla Pigment- If I have to recommend any MAC pigment, it's this one. It is a white gold and is gorgeous as a highlight or all over the lid.

Swatches (left to right): Stila's Wheat, WnW Nutty, MAC Vanilla Pigment

MAC Mulch- This is one of my favorite crease/outer corner shades. It's a chocolate-y brown and gives really nice definition to my eyes.

NYX Black- As the name suggests it's just matte black. I use this shadow daily to set my eyeliner. You can also use it as eyeliner or to smoke out a look. If you need a matte black, $3 for this NYX one is a great price for something that will last you a long time.

Swatches (left to right): MAC Mulch, NYX Black

My honorable mentions!

L'Oreal HIP Duo in Electrified (left shade)-I love this duo in general and I have to thank Nouveau Cheap for recommending it. The left champagne/pewter shade is my favorite.

Bare Minerals Celestine- Though it's a golden neutral shade, this color has a lot more unique dimension to it and also has some pink and taupe tones to it.

Glamour Doll Eyes' Bare Naked- Like Grain, this is a gorgeous barely there neutral. It's more golden than Grain but the concept is similar.

Physician's Formula Baked Sands Trio (top color)- Before I discovered MAC's shroom, I was in love with the highlight shade of this trio. I still use it and love it for inner corner and all over the lid.

Milani's Java Bean- This is another one of my favorite crease/outer corner shades. It has more purple tones than Mulch. I recommend the Milani single shadows over all because they're amazing quality. You can find them on cherry culture.

 

 Swatches (left to right): L'Oreal HIP Electrified Champagne/Pewter shade, BE Celestine, GDE Bare Naked, Physician's Formula highlight shade, Milani Java Bean

What are your all time favorite eyeshadows? Do you stick to a certain color family like I do or you love all kinds of shades?