The brushes I use/Review

Sonia Kashuk Star Studded 7-piece Brush Set  $24.99

These are my current everyday brushes. I came from using my fingers and elf's $1.00 brushes to these :D My goal this year was to start doing make up tutorials so investing in better brushes and an HD camcorder was a must!!! I am closer to my goal. There are still a lot of growing and learning along the way but I'm so proud of what I have accomplish so far.

• 6 essential eye and 1 face brushes~ glossy turquoise and gold accents. 
• chic woven clutch 
• made from synthetic and cruelty-free goat hair.

*Most brushes in this kit, I believe can be purchased individually.

THE REVIEW

Powder/Blush Brush - A must have brush in this kit. I love the size of this brush. It's also very soft. It picks up a good amount of product and blends blush beautifully.
*I use this brush for powder and blush. 

Large Angled Eye Shadow Brush - Another super soft brush. This brush can be used on the crease and blended up, good for people with more eyelid space. As for me, I have a small eyelid space so I can't use it on the crease. I have use it on the lids up to brow bone on my Spring Inspired/Color Blocking make up tutorial :D
* This is not a must have for me, because it is a bit large for my eyes.

Eye Shadow Brush - Great for applying eye shadows on the eyelids. A must have for everyday make up.
*I use this to pack eye shadows on my eyelids.

Crease Brush - A dome shaped, flexible, and dense brush. It can and will blend cream as well as powder eye shadows. Again, super soft and no scratching or poking done to the eye when blending effortlessly. Yes, another must have :)
*I use this for blending and I love it.

Shader Brush - A stiff small brush. Perfect for applying highlight to the tear duct and eye shadow to the lower lash line. Can also be used to smudge eye liner.

Spoolie - No comment

Bent Eyeliner Brush -Great for applying gel liners, black eye shadow as a liner or any liner besides pencil. 

E.L.F Studio Line Powder Brush $3.00

THE REVIEW

Powder Brush: A must have brush. Super soft, dense and very affordable. It does have a little bit on shedding when washing. I love using this brush to apply bronzer/contour. It is also good for blush. 

*Filmed with Sony HDR-CX160 HandyCam

*Edit in Windows Live Movie Maker

*Microphone used: Samson C03U USB Condenser Microphone

*Voice recorded with Sound Forge

These brushes were purchased by me and I'm not getting paid to review them. Everything stated are honest opinions.

Overall these brushes are a great permanent replacement for my $1.00 elf brushes from last year :] There are many other brush brands I still want to try out, but since I'm a beauty on a budget person Sonia Kashuk is good enough for now lol.


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How to organize jewelry, makeup and etc...

Jewelry

 

• Acrylic Grooved Necklace Stand Clear: 8" x 4-1/2" x 13" h $9.99

Acrylic and chrome-plated construction
Necklace Stand accommodates up to 26" necklaces
Extra long necklaces can be double looped around the bar

• Acrylic Grooved Bracelet Stand Clear: 8" x 4" x 6" h $7.99

Can be purchased here necklace and bracelet stand

• Acrylic Earring Organizer Clear: 6-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 9-1/2" h $5.99

Made from durable clear acrylic
Holds 20 small and 10 long pairs of earrings 

Can be purchased here earring organizer

Make up

• 3-Drawer Box: 6-1/2" sq. x 6-1/2" h $12.99

Constructed of translucent plastic
Chrome-plated drawer pulls

* Can be used to store jewelry, cosmetics and hair accessories and etc...

Can be purchased here 3-drawer box

• 24-Section Acrylic Lipstick Holder Clear: 8-3/4" x 3-1/2" x 1-7/8" h $7.99
•  12-Section Acrylic Lipstick Holder Clear: 6-1/2" x 2-3/8" x 1-5/8" h $3.99

 Made from durable clear acrylic

Can be purchased here lipstick

• 30-CD Acrylic Rack:10-1/2" x 4-7/8" x 8-1/2" h $9.99

 Crystal clear acrylic virtually disappears when filled with media
Non-slip pads on the base protect surfaces and prevent sliding
Stack multiple pieces of the same style up to three high

  

• 14-DVD Acrylic Rack: 10-1/2" x 4-7/8" x 8-3/4" h $9.99

*These DVD racks are perfect for storing makeup palettes.

Can be purchased here racks

•  InterDesign Rain 9-in. Vanity Lazy Susan: 9-diam. inches $11.98

 *Good to put perfume, any beauty or toiletries and etc...

Can be purchased here vanity lazy susan

 Nail polish

• Polish Rack Table Display, Hold About 18 Bottle: 9.25" (23.49 Cm) Wide x 4.25" (10.79 Cm) High x 5" (12.70 Cm) Depth.

Organize and display your nail polish colors with a professional looking acrylic display. 

Structured with heavy duty clear acrylic. Stand on table.  Color: Clear Acrylic. 

The rack will fit all brand of polish.

• Polish Rack Table Display, Hold About 60 Bottles (ACD-60): 16.5" (41.90 Cm) Wide x 8" (20.32 Cm) High x 7.5" (19.05 Cm) Depth

Organize and display your nail polish colors with a professional looking acrylic display. 

 Structured with heavy duty clear acrylic. Stand on table. Color: Clear Acrylic.

The rack will fit all brand of polish.

 Go to http://transdesign.com/index2.asp

On the far right scroll down and click on Polish Rack

 *These are just some suggestions. Keep in mind that there are many ways to organize your goodies. Leave a comment below and share with me how you organize your goodies. Thanks for stopping by. ~Hnubcibeauty

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Wet n' Wild megalast Nail Lacquer Review

THE REVIEW

*I own 6 shades of the Wet n' Wild megalast nail lacquers.

• These nail lacquers are very opaque. 

For me personally, I can do only one coat and be satisfied, but I still prefer two coats for those who have time and not in a rush. 

• It have a very nice and smooth finish. 
• I went up to 4/5 days with no chipping (using base coat and no top coat).

Remember the staying power may be different for everyone.

•  Will I recommend these polish? Yes.

I'm a newbie at nails. Mainly because I have no patience for my nails to dry. It takes forever... especially if you apply two or three good coats. So here is a nail art that I did on one hand. I have no name for it because I'm still a beginner trying things out. All products used will be listed below.

The nail art I attempted:

They look like cupcakes :D

 Here are the polishes and tools I used to do the nail art:

1. Sally Hansen Double Duty (Base Coat)

2. Wet n' Wild megalast nail lacquers:

• 218A I Need A Refresh-Mint/ Menthe fraiche
• 209C Candy-licious/ Rose bon bon
• 214C I Red a Good Book/ Ballon rouge

3.Seche Vite (Top Coat)

4. Nail dotting tools

A color combo that I tried. I like this combo a lot:

This will be a good Spring nail look also :]

 For these nails I used the Wet n' Wild megalast in:

• 218A I Need A Refresh-Mint/ Menthe fraiche
• 209C Candy-licious/ Rose bon bon

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Spring Inspired/Color Blocking

♪ Oh my love.... my darling(s)! This is another Spring Inspired Look. You can wear it bright and proud cause ♪ It's going to be a bright...bright sun shinning day. So far I'm loving the warm weather, it's so beautiful and the birds are singing ♪Ahhhh sooo sweeeetly. Okay lets get it on :D

Products Used:

Face

• Mary Kay~ Foundation primer
• Rimmel~ Clean Finish Foundation~ Warm ivory
• Maybelline~ Cover Stick Corrector Concealer: Green Corrects Redness
• Rimmel~ Hide the Blemish Concealer: 201 Neutraliser 
• Rimmel~Stay Matte Pressed Powder~ Transparent
• NYC~ Color Wheel: 723A Pink Cheek Glow
• NYC~ Color Wheel: 724A All Over Bronze Glow

Eyes

• NYX~ Jumbo Eye Pencil: Milk (for base)
• bhcosmetics~ 120 1st Edition Eyeshadow Palette (bright orange and red orange)
• Matte white eyeshadow (for tear duct)
• Maybelline Masterdrama~ Pencil liner: Midnight Master
• Eyelash curler
• Maybelline ~The Falsies Volum' Express Mascara: Blackest Black
• Optional: False lashes

 

 

Lips

• Revlon~ Colorburst Lip Butter: Sweet Tart 

*Filmed with Sony HDR-CX160 HandyCam

*Edit in Windows Live Movie Maker

*Microphone used: Samson C03U USB Condenser Microphone

*Voice recorded with Sound Forge

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~ Katie 

What is beauty?

 


What is beauty?

here are some definitions I found... 

1. Beauty (also called prettiness, loveliness or comeliness) is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture. An "ideal beauty" is an entity which is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture, for perfection. (wikipedia)
   
   
2.  the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest). (dictionary.com)
   
   
3. the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness (merriam-webster.com)
   
   
4. The quality that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is associated with such properties as harmony of form or color, excellence of artistry, truthfulness, and originality. (thefreedictionary.com)

What is beauty to you?

Leave a comment below...

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Spring Inspired/St. Patrick's Day Look

This is my first video. I have created many looks before, but have never done any tutorials cause I couldn't afford a good HD Camcorder. Just recently, I bought one! I can't wait to get inspired and continue to create more looks. To see my previous work... um just wait I will re-create them for you :D

P.S. All of the products I use are drugstore, if you have high end makeup or other type of makeup don't worry with art one can re-create and do the look in any way, shape or form.... hehe have fun and enjoy this look.

Products Used:

Face

• Mary Kay~ Foundation primer
• Rimmel~ Clean Finish Foundation~ Warm ivory
• Maybelline~ Cover Stick Corrector Concealer: Green Corrects Redness
• Rimmel~ Hide the Blemish Concealer: 201 Neutraliser 
• Rimmel~Stay Matte Pressed Powder~ Transparent
• NYC~ Color Wheel: 723A Pink Cheek Glow
• NYC~ Color Wheel: 724A All Over Bronze Glow

 Eyes

• Maybelline Eyestudio~ Color Tattoo: Too Cool (for base and brow bone)
• bhcosmetics~ 88 Standard Matte Eyeshadow Palette (greens, tan, and yellow)
• Maybelline Masterdrama~ Pencil liner: Midnight Master
• Eyelash curler
• Maybelline ~The Falsies Volum' Express Mascara: Blackest Black
• False lashes from Ebay (mines were from China, very affordable and bad quality/stiff)

Lips

• EOS Lip balm

*Filmed with Sony HDR-CX160 HandyCam

*Edit in Windows Live Movie Maker

*Microphone used: Samson C03U USB Condenser Microphone

*Voice recorded with Sound Forge

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~ Katie