Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Haul Video pt 1& 2

Disclaimer: I did NOT receive any of the following products for free. I do NOT have any affiliation with the brands or companies mentioned below except for ULTA. I DO work for ULTA. I AM speaking about the following products from personal experience. I AM NOT paid to review or comment on any of the following products.


So I finally posted a new video on my channel, which by the way I had to split into two separate ones. Here's the list of products and where I got them from. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for watching my videos and subscribbing. :)

Mascara sampler gift set $39 (sephora)
Benefit powderazzi trio blushes $30 (ulta)
Benefit creaseless eyeshadow in skinny jeans $19 (sephora)
Maybelline colosal mascara $6 (target)
Sonia Kashuk blush and powder brushes $11 each (target)
Jane eyeshadow palette in tigers eye, pure platinum and emerald forest $6 (ulta)
Urban Decay lash primer potion $20 (ulta)
Napoleon Deco Deluxe lipgloss set $28 (ulta)
Smashbox photo finish lid primer $ 20 (ulta)
Bobby Brown foundation stick $28 (CCO)
Clinique perfectly real powder compact $16.75 (CCO)
Fresh mini mascara duo $10 (sephora)
Urban Decay ink for eyes gel liner in demolition $22 (ulta)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Update

Hey guys!! I've been so busy that I haven't uploaded a new video in like 2 weeks maybe longer. I'm not sure. I hope to get a video up today...more than likely it's going to be my October favorites video. I don't have time to do a tutorial video today. I wish I had the time but like I said I'm way too busy. I will try to get better at uploading videos with my crazy schedule. But thank you to all my subscribers and viewers. If you haven't subscribed please do so. I'm glad to be getting positive feed back from you all. I enjoy reading all the comments you all post to my videos. And most importantly, that you all seem to find my videos helpful. Nice! After all, I'm doing these videos because I think I can help women with their makeup routine and with product knowledge. It seems to be working. Thanks again.....

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

September favorites

Hey guys here is a quick list of all my september favorites and where to find them. Some of the products are new and some are rediscovered. If you have not yet seen my video check out my channel at www.youtube.com/user/glamourbylexi I hope you all enjoy!

September favs:

OPI nail polish in "I pink I love you" (ulta)

Maybelline liquid dream mousse foundation (ulta or any drugstore)

Maybelline dream matte powder (ulta or any drugstore)

MAC copperplate eyeshadow (MAC)

Viva la Juicy perfume (ulta/sephora/department stores)

Maybelline forever warm bronzer (ulta or any drugstore)

MAC prep & prime transparent powder (MAC)

Maybelline define a lash mascara (ulta or any drugstore)

Rimmel London #32 plum blush (ulta or any drugstore)

Urban Decay 24/7 travel size eyeliner pencils in zero & yeyo (ulta or sephora)

Blue and Grey Barbie inspired Look





Hey guys, I uploaded a new tutorial using my barbie loves stila palette. This look was requested by one of my subscribers. I enjoyed doing this tutorial because the colors are so pretty and pigmented. So if you haven't already watched my videos please do so by going to www.youtube.com/user/glamourbylexi I hope you enjoy watching this video. I added two pictures so that you all will be able to see how the look turned out. Below is a list of everything I used.


Face:
Bare Minerals original formula mineral foundation or your favorite foundation

Too Faced pink leopard bronzer or your favorite bronzy pink blush/bronzer


Eyes:

E.L.F cream eyeshadow duo in black licorice as a base (I used the grey color cream shadow but you can use your favorite eyeshadow base)

Barbie Loves Stila palette (sky bluish, silver gunmetal and a blackish navy color) or you can use can combination of blues and greys you like

Loreal carbon black liner intense liquid liner or your favorite eyeliner
Loreal very black collagen mascara

Lips:
Rimmel London #030 nude lip liner

Sephora brand pink lip gloss

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Brown & Green Barbie Inspired tutorial




Hey guys!! Here is the list of products used to create this look. I hope you enjoyed watching my video.


Eyes:
Barbie Loves Stila all doll'd up palette (peach, green, bronzy brown) or you can use any brand that carries these three colors
NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in Dark Brown or any Dark Brown pencil/gel liner

Covergirl lash blast mascara or your favorite mascara

Too Faced shadow insurance primer


Face:

Maybelline Liquid Dream mousse foundation or your preferred foundation will do the trick
Maybelline Dream Matte powder compact or your choice of powder

Maybelline forever warm shimmery bronzer for blush (if you use this go lightly with it) or any bronzish colored blush will work

Lips:

Revlon #616 wink for pink super lustrous lipstick

Sephora brand Bronzed beauty lipgloss or any berry colored gloss

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Wearable Blues

Hey guys, here is a list of all the products used to create this look. Enjoy! Thanks for watching my videos.

Eyes:

Greenstroke paint pot or you can use any base/primer you have
Covergirl quad in crystal waters #270
Revlon limited edition line fantasy in indigo or you can use any navy liner
Covergirl lashblast mascara as always :)
Smashbox eyeliner pencil in lapis from the muse collection or any navy liner will work as well


Face:

Bare Minerals matte foundation or your preferred foundation
MAC Mineralize skin finish in Blonde or any rosy shimmery blush would do the trick

Lips:

NYX beige megashine lipgloss or any bright pink lipgloss will work too

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Special Message

Hello to all of my subscribers and yes to my viewers as well. I wanted to thank all of my subscribers for all their support. It really means a lot to me that you all find my videos helpful. Thank you for all the comments which so far have been awesome! If you are new to my channel and have not yet subscribed please do so. There are many new videos coming soon. I'm working on creating some series for you all to enjoy. I can not say what series I'm creating yet but you all will know soon. I will probably do a shout out video for everyone in which I will briefly describe what I am working on. I know that I have not kept up with my blog lately. It's been a long time since my last post. I am sorry that I've gotten a bit lazy these days. I try to focus my energy on my videos rather than updating my blog. But I do know that some of you actually read my blog and would enjoy the updates followed by videos. So I will try to get better at writing in my blog. I also need to take a day to subscribe to each of my subscribers because it's only fair that I show the same support to each individual person as they have shown me. Again thank you to my subscribers.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Barbie Loves Stila

Here's a list of all the new Barbie Loves Stila items coming out soon at Ulta. Enjoy!


All doll'd up palette $28
Smudge pots $20 (purple pumps, cobalt clutch, little black dress)
Liquid Liner $32
Lip Glazes $22 ( xoxo, sugar lips, pucker up)

My favorite hair care products

Hey guys!! Here's a list of all the products I spoke about in my video. Enjoy!! Please rate, comment and subscribe to my channel.


Warren Tricomi style flexible hairspray $20 (ulta)
Tigi S Factor smoothing lusterlizer $29 (ulta)
Loreal Artec Kiwi color sealing shampoo $11 (ulta)
Sebastan Shaper hairspray $13.95 (ulta)
Redken all soft velvet whip $4 (ulta/any salon)
Biosilk silk therapy (not sure about price)

Monday, August 24, 2009

Back to School Look

Here's the list of all the products I used in my video. I hope you enjoyed my video, if you have not seen it yet please watch it. www.youtube.com/user/glamourbylexi Thanks for visiting..

Eyes:

Too Faced shadow insurance
Coastal Scents 88 palette (matte/satin)
NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in dark brown
Drugstore brand mascara


Face:

Stila tinted illuminating moisturzer shade 01
Garden Botanica mineral foundation
Coastal Scents 10 piece professional blush palette

Lips:

MAC dazzleglass in "like venus"

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Lola Cosmetics

Hey guys here's a list of all the products I reviewed in my video. Enjoy.

Eyeshadow Trios $24:

-Chenille
-Charmeuse
-Crystal highlights
-Georgette


Lipsticks $20:

-Smitten
-Ali
-Penelope

Lipglosses $16:

-Sweet
-Muse

Sunday, August 16, 2009

How I dry my brushes


Here is a picture of how I dry my brushes for those of you that have not yet watch my video. I also showed some pictures at the end of the video so if you would like more information on how to clean brushes than please watch my video. Thanks...

Friday, August 14, 2009

How to Clean Brushes

Here's the ingredients for my homemade brush cleaner. Enjoy! Thanks for visiting..


One half bottle of bottled water ( about 1 cup)
2 Tablespoons of baby shampoo (Johnson's brand)
3 Tablespoons of alcohol (91% proof)

*Mix together, Do Not shake!
Keep in plastic water bottle container or pour into a spray bottle of your choice.


Remember:

Dry brushes hanging off a flat surface never up right!!

Types of Eyeliners

Here is a list of the types of eyeliners I talked about in my video. If you haven't watched it yet, please do so. Please rate and comment on my blog and my channel. Thanks for visiting..

Gel/Cream:
- Pur Minerals pur intensity
- HIP color truth cream eyeliner
- MAC fluidline in blacktrack

Liquid:
- Red Earth perfect line
- Loreal lineur intense in carbon black
- Bourjois clubbing liner

Pencil:
- Bourjois contour clubbing liners
- Smashbox Muse collection set of 4 artist liners
- Ulta automatic liners
- NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencils
- Urban Decay 24/7 liners

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

CCO

In my last video I showed you all the items I bought at the CCO and I have already posted in my blog what I got a few days ago. Please read that post on CCO info. The post title is CCO goodies/Update.

Coastal Scents Review

In my video I reviewed the 88 matte/satin palette, the 26 eyeshadow and blush combo palette and the 10 piece professional blush palette. I love all 3 palettes and overall I give coastal scents 2 thumbs up! If you haven't watched my video please do so. I also showed you all the system that I came up with to identify all 88 eyeshadow colors. Trust me it will be so much easier for you to find the colors I use in my videos. As always be rate and comment on my blog and my youtube channel. Thanks for visiting...

Lilac and Black Smokey Eyes

Here's a list of all the products I used to complete this look. I hope my tutorial was helpful for you all. Enjoy and as always please rate and comment on my blog and my youtube channel. Thanks for visiting. Until next time....

Eyes:
- Too Faced shadow insurance (ulta/sephora)
- Ulta eyeshadow in bloom (ulta)
- MAC pigment in Provence (ebay/CCO)
- Black and Gray eyeshadow (88palette/coastalscents.com)
- MAC fluidline in Blacktrack (MAC stores)
- Covergirl lash blast mascara (ulta/drugstores)
- NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in milk (ulta)


Face:
- Napoleon Perdis China Doll (ulta)
- Mineral Veil from Bare Escentuals (ulta/sephora)
- Pur Minerals Pur rocks (ulta)


Lips:
- MAC Heatherette lipgloss in bonus beat (ebay/CCO)

Monday, August 10, 2009

Youtube video #2

Yes I uploaded two videos late last night. This video was about the smokey eye if you haven't already watched my video. There is a list of all products and brushes I used. Enjoy! Thanks for visiting....

Eyes:

-Coastal Scents 88 palette matte/satin (www.coastalscents.com)
-NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil #601 black bean (ulta)
-Too Faced shadow insurance (ulta/sephora)
-Covergirl lash blast mascara in very black (ulta/drugstores)
-Lola lipstick in Ali (www.lolacosmetics.com)
-NYX mega shine lip gloss in #122 Natural (ulta)

Face:

-Coastal Scents 10 piece professional blush palette

Brushes:

C138 round contour brush (coastal scents)
C139 stiff tapered crease (coastal scents)
Pink eyeshadow brush (coastal scents)
Black blending brush (coastal scents)
Angled brow brush (coastal scents)
Sonia Kashuk flat shader brush (target)
Sonia Kashuk duo fibre brush/ skunk brush (target)

Youtube video #1

Hey guys...if you all just finished watching my first video, Welcome! If some of you haven't checked out my videos please do so. Here is the list of my July favorites as promised. I hope you all enjoy. Please subscribe to my youtube channel. As always feel free to comment on my blog or my channel, rate my videos, ask for special requests or even ask questions. Thanks for visiting....

- Urban Decay lip stick in love child (ulta/sephora)
- Stila lip glaze in "ulta" mate pink (ulta)
- NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencils in "black bean, dark brown and milk" (ulta)
- Too Faced shadow insurance eye primer (ulta/sephora)
- Smashbox "proof sheet" blush (ebay)
- Covergirl lash blast mascaras (ulta/drugstores)
- Napoleon Perdis China Doll foundation (ulta)
- Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot foundation primer (ulta)
- Tigi S factor smoothing lusterlizer defrizzer & tamer (ulta)
- Ed Hardy Perfume (ulta/department stores)

Sunday, August 9, 2009

CCO goodies/Update

I know I haven't been writing in my blog very much these days. I'm currently working on my videos for youtube. The should be coming up soon. I recently recorded a video of my July favorites and only one tutorial video. There is more to come! I did recently visit the Cosmetic Company Outlet also known as CCO. I got a few good things I guess. I don't really have many MAC items so when I'm around the CCO I try to pick up some things. I got my first dazzleglass in "like venus"(super shiny bubble gum pink) . I really like it because of the shiny glitter. I honestly thought that the glitter would be really chunky but I'm surprised that it isn't. I've also had a Hello Kitty limited edition lipgloss from earlier this year. I've only used it 2 maybe 3 times so far. I really like the creamy consistency of the gloss..it's a pretty pale pink color. Anyway, back the my CCO goodies...I got a MAC pigment in "provence" which is a nice nudish eyeshadow, a fluidline in "frostlite" which is a pretty shimmery white color that is more than likely discontinued, I also got a sculpt and shape powder compact in "accentuate sculpt", and my last item is a lipglass from the heatherette collection in "bonus beat" which is a very creamy nude lip gloss. I haven't tried it yet but I'm super excited that I was able to get my hands on some heatherette items. That collection came out last year and I missed it but there is hope! So be on the look out for my youtube channel. I'm currently also working on my birthday wish list, since my birthday is in 3 weeks. I will put that blog up soon. Probably this week. Until next time......

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Ulta Goodies

Hello everyone,


I know it's been a couple days that I haven't posted anything on my blog so I figured that I could talk to you all about some ulta goodies that I got recently. The other day, I bought a tweezerman eyelash curler, two NYX lip glosses, coconut lime body butter and covergirl lash blast mascara in very black. I've been using the eyelash curler for a few days and I think it's the best curler I've purchased so far. I said I think and I might change my mind after using it more. I'm weird that way..I guess I get tired of things easily. So I'll keep you all posted on the eyelash curler. As far as the NYX lip glosses go, I actually really like them. I like how it's a combination of a gloss and a lipstick. It's shiny like lip glosses but it also has color like lipsticks do. I got the beige (pinkish) and natural (nude) colors. I'll be using them more in my upcoming youtube videos. Now for the covergirl lash blast mascara....I've been using the covergirl lash blast luxe mascara for about a week. The difference is that the luxe one has shimmer. I bought it a while ago, I wanna say 2 or 3 months ago. I really like it. It doesn't clump after applying several coats.....so I figure that the regular lash blast would be the same so I bought another one. The coconut body butter is really nice as well. I use the coconut body items from the bodyshop and since I ran out of my body butter from the bodyshop, I really needed another and fast! If you all ever get a chance to try the coconut items from the bodyshop, ya'll will see how great this stuff is. I get the coconut bodybutter, coconut body scrub, coconut shower cream, coconut lip balm and anything else in coconut. If you can't already tell I love anything with coconut. So today I also got just a few more ulta goodies. They're having a good sale right now so I couldn't help myself. I bought 2 ulta professional nail polishes in crystal ball and silver lining. These colors are so pretty. I'll wear them in my youtube videos soon. For those of you that didn't already know, ulta did come out with a professional line of nail polishes along with the already existing ulta brand of makeup and nail polishes. I haven't tried any ulta pro nail polishes yet so I can't really say if they're good or not. Well this post is getting really long so I'll keep you all updated soon. Thanks for reading my blog!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Napoleon Perdis Review

Hello Bloggers,


I am finally doing a review on two products. For months I've been using smashbox photo finish foundation primer and I'm pretty pleased with the product. But recently I've tried out some Napoleon Perdis products. I can not say enough good things about the Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot pre-foundation skin primer. I love this stuff. It smells so good and it has kind of a lotion feel. The smashbox primer has a silicone feel, so to most people it feels oily. I don't think so but everyone has their own opinions. So I've been using the Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot for about 2 months already and I think I've found my new foundation primer. It has vitamin e which helps strengthen and smooth skin's texture, chamomile extract and yarrow extract which help fight free radicals in the air. I got mine from Ulta for $39 which is the only place you can buy this item. Of course you can purchase online or visit one of Napoleon's boutique shops. The other Napoleon Perdis product I've been using is the China Doll foundation. Let me tell you, this foundation is so good. It combines good skin care ingredients with a good coverage foundation. This foundation is $50 so you only need just a pea size amount to cover your entire face. I know $50 for a foundation is very steep for some people but I feel like it's a good investment for your skin. Just think about it....how many bad ingredients can you find in drugstore brand foundations? Probably a lot that would in the long run harm your skin. Not to mention that most drugstore brands have added oils that only do one thing....clog pores! I would like to do another review on the Napoleon Perdis foundation stick also sold at Ulta stores. So I will let you all know when that review will be posted.

I hope this review was helpful to some of you. Stay tuned for more reviews. Thank you for visiting my blog!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

My Wishlist

Here's my wishlist of products/items that I really want.....

Urban Decay~ liquid liner in perversion

NYX~ eyelashes el 119, el 111, el 112
eyeshadows- lake algae, blue marine, charcoal brown, dark grey, algae, and atlantic

MAC~ fibre lash mascara in black, plush lash in plush black
Paintpots- painterly, soft ochre, and constructivist

Beauty Blender~ Two sponges and cleanser pack

Stila~ Kajal eyeliner in onyx

Too Faced~ Candlelight luminzer in sheer gold, and Primed & Poreless face primer

Benefit~ Lemon aid, and F.Y. eye

Viva la Juicy~ velour purse in brown, and Viva la Juicy perfume

Tiffany & Co~ Diamond Key necklace


I'll update my wishlist every month and I'll let you all know what items I've purchased from my list.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Update

Hello Bloggers.....

I just wanted to give you all an update of what's going on with me these days. Yesterday I finally received my coastal scents package that I've been waiting for. I ordered 3 palettes and 10 brushes from them. I plan on doing a review on everything I ordered. I will also do reviews and videos on some goodies that I recently bought along with my coastal scents items. I'm very pleased with my coastal scents purchase. I think you all will like any item you purchase from coastal scents. They're awesome!! I also bought some goodies from Ulta yesterday that I will review on as well. Today I finally bought my camera to do my youtube videos. I plan on starting with that soon. I know I said I'll have my channel ready for viewing in a months time. Well I think it'll be sooner than a month. I have my channel all set up, now all I need is to post my videos. Please be patient with me on this because I've been trying to figure out how to work my new camera. I hope that the information I posted a couple days ago on MAC and Too Faced collections have been useful to you all. I'm super excited to try some new products from both collections. Well I think I'm done with this post for now. I'll try to keep updating you all as much as I can. If any of you have questions, please ask them . If you would like to leave comments, feel free to comment on my blog! Thanks.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Too Faced cosmetics fall 2009 collection

OMG! Too Faced is finally coming out with a new collection. Let me tell you, the products are amazing. There are two products that I am going get out of the entire collection (candlelight powder and primed & poreless). I have lots of Too Faced products already and once I start posting videos, you all will see what I have. I will list all the new products and prices below. I will also try to get pictures of the items for you all to see. Check out the nearest Ulta or Sephora stores to shop for Too Faced.

- Candlelight luminizer in sheer gold ( translucent powder...love it) $25
- 2 new lip of luxury lipsticks in pink velvet and shimmering bordeux $18
- Primed and Poreless face primer ( love it....feels like satin)
- Metal eyed liquid liners ( fabulous colors by the way) $17.50
- Natural eyeshadow collection kit $34

Current/Upcoming MAC collections July-August

For those of you that don't already know about the MAC collections, I have listed the collections that currently out and the ones that will be released next month. I'm so excited about these collections. I will also list an item that I like from some collections. Please visit maccosmetics.com to shop and see products.


Current Collections: July

-Euristocrafts 2 ( fav item is saint germain lipstick)

- Colour craft (fav item is mineralized eye shadow quad in girlish romp)

- Viva Glam

- Naked Honey

- Style Warrior ( The packaging is kinda cool)


Upcoming Collections: July & August

-Baby Bloom (end of july)

-Love that look

-Makeup Art Cosmetics (august 20th)

-Flirt with fall ( august 27th)

-Jin Soon Choi for MAC ( end of august)

Sunday, July 19, 2009

My first blog

Yes...this is my first blog. I know I'm a little late on this blog thing but I'm here. My blog will consist of makeup tips, products, my favorites, makeup tutorials, reviews/haul videos and posts, personal pictures and pictures of product swatches for you all to see. I will also be creating a youtube makeup channel soon within the next month or so. So please comment and rate on my blog page as well as my youtube channel whenever I finish it. There's more to come within the next month. Please be patient with me on this until I get the hang of posting blogs and videos. I would like to thank all of you for visiting my blog page.