WORK: My Cousin Marcia

My cousin Marcia is in town from North Carolina and I wanted to play around and beat her face when I got off work yesterday. She has beautiful bone structure and I wanted to enhance her already amazing features. She's a young single mom and I also wanted to make her look and feel hot.

Here is a before and after photo.

I was trying out a new foundation that I put in my kit for myself and absolutely love. I'm testing out MAC's Matchmaster foundation. I really love it. Pretty flawless application and buildable coverage. Her cheekbones are amazing so I wanted to highlight them and I was loving her almond shaped eyes.

April Beauty Favorites

April Favorites by CC Couture on Polyvore.com



Maybelline Fit Me Foundation


Urban Decay Naked palette


Sonia Kashuk Beauty Blender


Sonia Kashuk Duo Fiber makeup brush


Essie polishes ("Nice is Nice" and "Topless & Barefoot" from French Affair collection)


I really like the Maybelline Fit Me foundation. Read my full review here. I bought a total of 4 polishes from Essie's French Affair collection but these two were my favorites. The lilac color

Tutorial Tuesday: Holiday Emerald Eye

Tis the season ladies! I tried to find a tutorial that was appropriate for the holidays and all the parties you may have coming up. I chose this new tutorial by MakeupbyTiffanyD. I love the way she works with colors. They are always gorgeously blending and never overwhelming.

This Emerald Eye will be perfect for any holiday party this season. Make sure you follow Tiffany's blog, follow her on twitter and visit her youtube channel for more amazing tutorials.

What Was Your First Eyeshadow?

I want to know what your very first eyeshadow that you ever purchased was. My very first eyeshadow that I purchased back in 2004 was Amber Lights from MAC. I was completely overwhelmed when I went to the counter and saw all the colors. I was a make up virgin and wanted something as neutral as possible. It was one of the most beautiful gold shadows I had seen and was richly pigmented so I was sold. Needless to say that was my standard lid color for quite some time.

So tell me....what was  your very first eyeshadow?

My Top 10 Eyeshadows!

Here is a list of my top 10 eyeshadows. All of the eyeshadows mentioned are by MAC. They are not listed in any particular order. Let me just note that I pulled all of the pictures and descriptons from http://www.maccosmetics.com/ and many of them do look much different in person. If you are not familiar with eyeshadow finishes make sure you read this post.