E.L.F.

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Okay guys I am going to que you in, into a cosmetics company that surprisingly has good quality makeup for a fraction of the cost. E.L.F. which stands for eyes.lips.face & although, I do not own too many different products from this brand, I do agree with everyone that E.L.F. does own some items that for the price and the quality you recieve is surprisingly remarkable. Now I cannot recommend everything because I do not own enough to provide an honest and detail review but I can recommend their brushes strongly.

**Now below this post I spoke about brushes and the large necessity of owning them. I realized that although the websites I posted were clearly much cheaper than your professional MAC (& leading competitors) brushes, they still could effect others budget wise. Now I promise this, although clearly the quality of E.L.F. does not rival MAC because we are talking about two different levels of makeup but I promise you, they are SUPER cheap & the perfect set of brushes for beginners. With brushes as low as $1 and sets no more than $30 dollars, the prices cannot be beat when it comes to E.L.F, I recommend them for starter kits & to finally ease into doing your makeup properly.

Below I've listed the link for E.L.F. cosmetics, hope you guys get yourself a set, if not from E.L.F. but from the other brands I listed in the previous post.

E.L.F. Cosmetics - http://eyeslipsface.com

PSA*

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Hi guys! I've been noticing something that many women tend do to when it comes to applying eyeshadow on their eyes & it's use those horrific eye applicator's that most eyeshadows come with. I don't even think I own any because I HATE them. I throw them out everytime I see that a palette dares to have one inside. I know brushes can be expensive there for I've provided a list of three brand name brushes that are RIDICULOUSLY cheap & still are made of the right quality. I won't lie, nothing replaces high end brushes with steep prices, you are getting (usually) what your paying for but there are good brushes that don't need to be over $40+ & here listed below is links to three brands that I feel do a moderately good job at applying makeup but I do suggest if eventually everyone upgrades to MAC (or NARS, Smashbox, Claudio Raiz - gasp $$$). Unless your planning on becoming a professional makeup artist, Claudio Raiz isn't a must. His brushes are always $50+ each. I'll do a post later on which brushes everyone SHOULD definitely own. Until then, here are the sites you guys should visit, I promise the price and the quality do no match, they are much cheaper then they should be. Enjoy guys!

**By the way.. if your stuck on quality, Sonia Kashuk and Sigma tend to rival, Sonia having a few brushes better than Sigma (in my opinon), Crown brushes are my last choice, although they aren't horrible, they aren't as good as the rest but are the cheapest of the bunch. Hope this helps!

Sigma Brushes

http://sigmabeauty.com

Crown Brushes

http://crownbrush.com

Sonia Kashuk Brushes

http://soniakashuk.com

AND REMEMBER..

xoxo - bina ❤

VLOG look :)

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Hey guys! so I did a terrible job at explaining exactly what I used so I wanted to updated you guys on exactly what I used! :) **I have normal skin, if you have dry or combination, the following products might not be best for you & I forgot to include in my eyeliner in this.. I used MAC's Feline khol pencil for my waterline & lower lash line.. it tends to leak/run a lot but I wanted a very-very-very black black & Feline is number one.

First & foremost, I prime my eyes with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion, then I added Urban Decay's Sin, which is the second color in the row of colors in the Naked Palette. After that I made a cat eye using MAC's Fluidline in Blacktrack & a bent eyeliner brush from Sephora. Usually, I layer mascara but this time I used Dior's Blackout Mascara in Noir for a quick but long lash look. After your eyes are done, remember I only used one basic eyeshadow because I was trying to brighten my eyes, not so much dramatize them. In fact, the cat eye adds the right amount of pzazz :)

Now I always do my eyes first because there's always a chance of fallout but once that's done comes the easy part. The most important part in preparation for your face is to make sure you add primer, if you don't wear a face primer then your makeup is guaranteed to fade away within just a few short hours. My favorite primer to use is Laura Mercier's foundation primer, works wonders & really helps keep your foundation put. After applying a sparring amount of primer to your face, comes the "fabulous face" part, apply with either a wet Beauty Blender (OMG) or a stippling brush a coat of foundation, the one that I use is Shiseido's hydro-liquid cream foundation which is amazing. It's in a little travel black compact that you can take anywhere.

Once your foundation is on, this is optional but I love to get a glowing look so I use concealer to contour my face, I'll definitely be making a video on how to contour soon but I use sheer cover duo concealer, the left part for my contouring needs while the right for contouring dark circles after a long night partying or any blemishes.

Now the fun part! Powder powder powder! I use a stippling brush to add bronzer because I like a small sparring amount, I'm not a big fan of a seriously dark face so I add my favorite bronzer, NARS Laguna because it has a nice glow, it is several shades lighter then NARS Casino (which I suggest to anyone that needs something darker). After bronzer comes my most, absolute favorite omg-lovelovelove part.. BLUSH! I absolutely adore blush! For this look I used Early Morning.. I know I said "Easy Breeze".. which is actually Subtle Breeze but I didn't use either of them, after the video I realized I used a different one. On me it glares a more coral pinky slightly golden shade but it's absolutely gorgeous, the only thing that doesn't do it for me is that it's slightly chalky. Regardless, it's still gorgeous. Now for the final addition to my look is what makes my face actually pop! A highlighter, this one especially is one of my favorite beauty powders (something I collect besides lipstick) called Play it Proper, it's absolutely stunning. It adds a light white-pink glow to your face. I strongly suggest using either a highlighting powder or a cream based illuminator no matter what style of makeup your choosing to do.

Of course, always save the best for last, I usually prime my lips with MAC's lip primer (which I forgot to take a picture of) but after I prime my lips & wait about 5 minutes for it to get tacky, I line my lips with MAC's lip pencil in Stripdown and then add MAC's lipstick in Aristo-Chic. Although I didn't use a lipgloss this time, I usually add any semi-nude colored lipgloss to add some shine. Nobody likes dry lips :) Hope that helped you all, I promise I'll actually explain further in more detail in future looks, I just wanted to give you a quick recap of what I used because someone personally asked me too! Hope you all enjoy!

I've also listed some photos.. because everyone likes photos to compare everything too ;)

Here listed is the Naked Palette, the Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Eden, MAC's lipstick in Aristo-Chic, Laura Mercier's Foundation Primer, Dior's Blackout mascara, Sheercover's Duo Concealer, NARS bronzer in Laguna, MAC lip pencil in Stripdown, MAC's blush in Early Morning, MAC's beauty powder in Play it Proper, Shiseido's Hydro-liquid Compact & MAC's Fluidline in Blacktrack and Sephora's Bent Eyeliner brush.

Naked Palette, Sin is the second color in the row, it's a white based pink that looks more like a highlighter than any of the rest. (Apologize for the condition it's in.. I use this baby a lot!)

Mac Fluidline's in Blacktrack with Sephora's Bent Eyeliner.

MAC's beauty powder in Play it Proper.

MAC's blush in Early Morning.

From Top to Bottom, NARS Laguna Bronzer, MAC's blush in Early Morning, MAC's Play it Proper & then Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in Sin.

MAC's lipstick in Aristo-Chic and MAC's lip pencil in Stripdown.

MAC's lipstick in Aristo-Chic & MAC's lip pencil in Stripdown.

xoxo - bina ❤

Lipstick Chronicles :)

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Hey guys! In celebration of my 100th+ MAC lipstick, I've decided to provide swatches, videos & looks (once in a while) using each & every one of my lipsticks. I have others as well but there is nothing like a MAC lipstick to me, the price with the quality is superb & therefore I need to celebrate that fact. Plus, I know what it's like & hard it is to picking out lipstick, especially when you the reality is that it usually looks nothing like the color it is in the tub, as it is on your lips. Some of the colors I have are much older, dating back to the early 2000's but I'll explain the story of every one of my lipsticks & how & when I got it! Can't wait for you guys to see! :)

xoxo - bina ❤

hiiiii! nice to meet you all, all 50+ of you now ;D

Made this video a little while ago! Nice to meet you guys :)

xoxo - bina ❤

upcoming MAC collections -

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Okay, now usually.. I have the most coveted & craziest resource to upcoming MAC collections, I mean this girl.. is just crazy. In fact, once I actually get this blog into shape, from boring to at least some kind of pop.. she'll take over & just post about them because how she figures, finds & manages to show me SWATCHES! months before the collection is even released.. is something I will never begin to understand. Her name is Valerie, I'll probably be talking about her a lot since she shares all the same obsessions as me, in fact the only thing that sets us apart is our taste in men (hallelujah!) & that she's a blonde & i'm a brunette but that's about it. A few of the 6-8 upcoming MAC collections that Valerie has recently told me about our..

- All THREE collections are coming out.. April 5th! Woot! Start saving girls!

So Reel Collection :

Lipstick -

Pink Popcorn (lavender - lustre)

Reel Sexy (light bright coral - amplified)

Watch me Simmer (bright pink/orange - amplified) Repromote

Heroine (bright violet plum - matte) Differs from 1st Heroine

Cremesheen Glass -

Private Screening (mid-tone peach)

Cinestyle (mid-tone blue grey violet)

Color Saturation (dark cool wine)

Star Quality (bright orange coral)

Eyeshadow Duo -

Dynamic duo 1 (coral with yellow pearlized pigments (veluxe pearl)/purple (matte))

Dynamic duo 2 (violet duo chrome with pearlized pigments (frost)/violet (matte))

Dynamic duo 3 (mid-tone purple (veluxe pearl)/teal blue (matte))

Dynamic duo 4 (mid-tone pink (satin)/blackened violet (matte))

Eye Kohl Liners -

Smolder (intense black) permanent

Heirloom (a highly metallicized greyed lavender)

Resort (deep amethyst plum)

Hyacinth (mid-tone blue)

Mascara -

zoom lash (permanent)

Mineralize Skinfinish -

Lightscapade (soft candlelight beige w/ multi-dimensional shimmer)

Powder Blush -

Pink Cult (mid-tone neutral pink)

Magenta (bright magenta)

Nail Lacquer -

Screening Room (bright mid-tone teal) (cream)

Vivid Effect (vivid orange coral) (cream)

In the Dark.. Purple (vivid violet) (cream)

Extra Dimension :

Extra Dimension Skinfinish -

Whisper of Gilt (light soft white gold with shimmery sheen) Metallic
Superb (soft peach nude with multi-dimensional shimmer) Metallic
Glorify (copper golden shimmer) Metallic

Extra Dimension Eyeshadow -

Warm Thunder (mid-tone silver grey) Metallic
Blue Orbit (light iridescent purple) Metallic
Grand Galaxy (mid-tone violet) Metallic
Lunar (royal blue) Metallic
Havana (mid-tone copper brown) Metallic
Sweet Heat (bright peach champagne) Metallic
Modern Pewter (mid-tone olive gold) Metallic
Rich Core (mid-tone aubergine) Metallic
Dark Dare (charcoal black) Glow
Young Venus (pale white pink) Metallic

Brushes -

128 (Split Fibre Cheek Brush)
234 (Split Fibre Blending Brush)

Tres Cheek :

Powder Blushes -

Pink Tea (neutral beige pink) satin

Loveclowd (bright mid-tone pink) satin

Peony Petal (bright blue pink) satin

Modern Mandarin (red orange) satin

Immortal Flower (bright peach) satin

Full of Joy (bright peach) satin

****** Clearly, I am in LOVE with every single one of these collections but I'll definitely be picking up ALL the lipsticks (restocking Watch Me Simmer) from So Reel, the Powder Blushes & the Lightscapade & maybe two of the Light Skinfinishes Extra Dimension! And I will be getting every single one of the Tres Cheek blushes, sooooo excited! Hope you guys enjoy! Buy buy awayyyyy!

xoxo - bina ❤