Archive | August 2009

MAC MAC Haul, Swatches and Dupes ^_^

First column top to bottom:Dear cupcake, Maira's Mood, Off the Page, Artistic Licence, Second row, top to bottom: Color Matters, Smoke and Diamonds, Violet Trance, Climate Blue, two side by sire swatches, Color matters on the left, Pharaoh on the right

First column top to bottom:Dear cupcake, Maira's Mood, Off the Page, Artistic Licence, Second row, top to bottom: Color Matters, Smoke and Diamonds, Violet Trance, Climate Blue, two side by sire swatches, Color matters on the left, Pharaoh on the right

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Fall Trend 2009 Makeup: Smokey Purple and Sweet Pink Lips

Hi Guys and Dolls! I wanted to do something that was a little bit more wearable for the “every-woman”. I know most of my stuff has a wearable shape, but the colors are like PAM BAM! SO I wanted to do something everyone could enjoy. I was looking at fall trends, and I saw that Purple was going to be hot for fall, so it was a great excuse to bust out my MAC purples that never get any love. This look it also great because the shape would really work for anyone’s eyes. For fans of my “color fantasy” eyeshadow outfits- (Cora Verbiage for bright looks) never fear, I have a ton of looks coming up including my Sailor Pluto look. <3 Ya Have a great week! hair vid 039Smokey Purple 2009Smokey purple fall 2009 full face

Products used:

Face:
Revlon ColorStay foundation dry skin formula Ivory
MAC Prep and Prime Powder
Ben Nye Contour 1
NXY Mocha Blush

Eyes:
MAC Bare Canvas Paint
MAC Fig 1
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer
Calypso Minerals Apricot
MAC Blanc Type
MAC Nocturnelle
MAC Blacktrack Fluid Line
Sephora Eyeliner “71″
NYX White Eyeliner
Clinique High Impact Mascara
Red Cherry Lashes #82 (I got mine here)

Lips:
NYX Rose Lipliner
MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Repulpant – 4 Glossy Nude I got mine at alluringgirl.com Enter SAFELIPS at checkout for 5-% off until October 31!

A few of my sources for the Fall makeup trends:
http://www.ourvanity.com

www.imageandstylenews.com

Daytime Smoky Pinup with Winged Liner

Hi Guys and Dolls! I hope everyone is having a great week! SO Many of you have entered my Vintage or tacky contest! Thank you all. It’s a blast watching all your videos, but judging is going to be so hard! Don’t forget there’s still roughly 2 weeks left so if you haven’t entered/have NO idea what I’m talking about  click here. OK, SO I wanted to do an updated pinup look/ day to night look, and since I’ve never used my 28 Neutral palette I thought it was about time I did. I also included a less expensive palette available from NYX for those of you on a budget, who want something smaller, or are squeamish buying a palette with no brand name. Keep in Mind that both palettes are made in China.

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A tale of Two Palettes:

OK, so the small Palette on top is from NYX it’s called “Champagne and Caviar” and I got from Mscuppycake’s website for 7 dollars (on the NYX website it’s 10!~) The colors aren’t richly saturated with pigmented, put they aren’t bad either. The shadows are a bit powdery, but if you use a good base it’s not really a problem. I’d say this is a great palette for if you’re on a budget and want a nice neutral palette that includes a white and a black.
If memory serves the dupes for what I used in the video are the 3rd color on the second row for the brown in mt crease, and the 4th color on the bottom row for the pink, and the 1st color on the 1st row as a highlight.

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The Bottom, much larger palette is the 28 Neutral Palette which I purchased on here on ebay. Again, the shadows aren’t all richly pigmented, but it’s a better quality than the NYX palette. The Colors are buildable and for the most part are not powdery or chalky. Obviously there are more colors, and so more variety. The colors are smother and aren’t as powdery, and there are plenty of highlight shades including a duo-chrome (the bottom on the left). This also had a black but not really a white. Neither palette’s black is a true black, more of a soft black. The 28 neutral palette’s pans are also the same size as MAC pans, so if you wanted you could depot some of these colors and pop them in your MAC Palette. Warm and cool looks are easily achievable with this palette. Really this is the one I recommend, for it’s versatility and quality, but the NYX one isn’t bad if you’re on a  tight budget, or want something for travel. I know I’d never travel with this big 28 palette, so the Champagne and Caviar one will come in handy for me ^_^
SO now for what I used in the video. Going across are the numbers 1-7 and going down are the letters A-D.

Products used:
Face:
MAC Studio Fix Powder
NARS Orgasm Blush
MAC Emote blush as contour

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
C5 in crease (satin taupe-esque)
B3 on lid (Light Pink with very subtle gold shimmer)
B1 Highlight
A4 over crease color
MAC Satin Taupe over the crease color.
Ben Nye Cake Liner & Medusa’s Makeup Eyeliner Seal
Clinique High Impact Mascara

Lips:
NYX Hot Red Lip Liner
NYX Round Lipstick In Hebe

Thanks Guys and Dolls, and if you have any questions leave me a comment with your email address so I can get back to you ^_^ <3 Cora

BeautyFrom the Earth Look: Iced Limeade

Hi Guys and Dolls! So here’s another eyeshadow outfit I did for the Beauty From The Earth channel. This is a look that a lot of you have requested that I do ever since my “Hair Poof Video“. So, here you go, if You’d like to watch the video click here, and be sure to subscribe to BFTE’s channel to catch all my video on that channel, as well as the other great artists on their channel.Beauty from the earth Cool Heat 082

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Products used (all BFTE unless otherwise stated)

Mehron Yellow Paradise Paint
Rant Multipurpose Mineral
Gem Multipurpose Mineral
Peacock Multipurpose Mineral
MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl
Cornflower Blue Multipurpose Mineral
Whisper Multipurpose Mineral
Ben Nye Cake Liner
MAC Graphblack Technakohl
Clinique High Impact Mascara