Siimply Alexx: Winter

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December 17, 2011

FOTD+VOTW: Snow Bunny

Today, as I was waiting for my mom to get ready so we'd go shopping, I decided to do a more elaborate makeup than my normal eyeliner+mascara+lipbalm look.
For some reason, Jessica Harlow's latest tutorial "Snow Bunny" had an impact on me since I really felt like recreating the look.
Here's how it turned out:

Not the most flattering picture, I know. But it's the one where you could see the look best... And excuse the red marks on my nose, it was because of my glasses.

So, since Jessica's video really made me want to create this look, I thought I would share it with you. It's really flattering on brown eyes, but I think it would also look amazing with blue eyes!

Obviously, if you have other colored-eyes you can still wear this :P

Enjoy!

What are your favorite colors to wear during winter? What is your favorite cold-weather accessory?

December 13, 2011

FOTD: Let it snow

I haven't done Face Of The Day posts ever, I think! For those who don't know, it basically consists of posting a picture of what your make up of the day looks like and listing all the products used below! So here goes:

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Blues from Coastal Scents Smokey Palette
Matte Dark Brown shadow smudged on lower lashline from Smokey Palette
Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner Pen
L'Oréal Voluminous False Lashes Mascara
Rimmel Soft Kohl White Liner in lower waterline

Face:
Covergirl Blush in Natural Rose (doesn't really show up because of the flash)
Physician's Formula Stick Concealer in Yellow
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in lightest shade

Lips
EOS Lipbalm in Sweet Mint
Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in Take a Chance

What's new??

I quit my job and my boss really didn't take it well... but I'm glad to be out of there!
I got a haircut! Redid my side bangs and got some layers.
I. am. not. motivated. to. clean. my. room! It is so messy, it's ridiculous.
I love my daddy :) He's the most positive and calm person I know.
My cat slept on my bed today for the first time in a couple of months! She was so cute :)

What other Holiday related posts would you like to see on my blog?

December 11, 2011

Open Box: Coastal Scents Smokey Palette

*This is not an in-depth review; it's my first impressions after a couple of uses*

On Black Friday, I was determined to purchase something online. There were all these amazing sales and I didn't know where to start!

I ended up purchasing only the Smokey Palette from Coastal Scents, which was at $9.99 instead of $19.99. With shipping and taxes, it came up to $18-something... for 36 eyeshadows, I'd say that's a pretty good deal! So I purchased it on the November 25th and on December 6th, it was at my door, so I must say shipping from the U.S. to Canada wasn't that long...

Anyways, here are the pictures!

Packaging for this small palette was insane... So much stuffing to make sure it wouldn't break!

I even had huge bubble wrap around it! This reminds me, I gotta go play with it after I post this...

They also sent me a sample of one of their pigments!

This is what the cardboard box of the palette looks like. When I opened it, the palette was also sealed with fine plastic. Come to think of it, eco-friendly people must be going insane with all this unnecessary packaging... but I must admit I would've been PISSED if anything was broken.

The palette itself! It has a nice sleek matte finish, which is great for those who hate fingerprints on their stuff. It also closes well so you don't have to be afraid it'll pop open.

The colors! There is a nice variety of shades, both matte and shimmery. The concept of this palette is that you get 6 sets of 6 eyeshadows that are great to create different smokey eyes. From top to bottom, left to right, you get: golds/warm colors, greens, purples/plums, neutral/black, blue, and pink/violet shades.There are also a bunch of colors that are great to use regularly, such as the matte black which is pretty well pigmented, and some nice shimmers for all over the eyelid. It's great if you want to start experimenting with color, which was my purpose for buying this.

Picture of the shadows with flash. We can see the shimmery shades better on this one...

Overall, for the price I got this palette, I think it was totally worth it and I can't wait to experiment with it more! I might share with you pictures of looks that I'll create with this palette if any of you are interested.

If you have this palette, what are your thoughts on it, or on any other Coastal Scents products? If you don't, would you purchase it? What palette is on your wish-list this year?

December 05, 2011

Merry Red Christmas

As I you might know, I'm an eternal procrastinator. This is what I'm doing right now. Instead of studying, I'm playing around with Polyvore. It's been such a long time and I just felt like creating an outfit.
So here it is! An outfit inspired by the colors of the holiday season. I wish I could have found a way to rock red and green in the same outfit... Maybe another time!

Tell me what you think of it, and what you plan on wearing this New Year's Eve!