Review:Santee Plus Palette in 03....

****I seriously didn't want these pictures THIS small BLOGGER...but I'm not going to reload them again.****

Okay, I picked this Santee Palette up about a month ago at the favorite hometown spot, Almost Pink. $3 they was......

In this look, I practicing my 'cut the crease'. Still on my makeup technique grind....learning and things of that nature...
They are all 'satins'. Wish that white and tan were mattes but that's what you get for $3, ya know.:)
I used my UrbanVibe liner in black and Nicka K NK HD shadow in #3021 to 'cut the crease'....
messy....still gotta work on it.....
Like the side view, though....thoughts, help?

Have great weekend!!!

Jamie

Rural Glamour Real Talk: Keeping Your Makeup On...

There is not a week they goes by that I get this question:

How do I keep my makeup on all day?

Wellllll....I could say, "Try XXX primer or XXX blotting paper... XXX foundation will hold it up" But truth of the matter is that if you want you makeup to last from the time you wake up in the morning til' you take it off at night....well, that fantasy's not going to happen.However, you can possibly get til' mid afternoon "all day makeup". Here's how, plain and simple....

STAY ON TOP OF IT

What I mean by that is... pack your blotting papers, translucent powder, compact mirror and lipgloss and check your face to see if its 'sliding'. If it is, then get to work on it. Blot,powder, gloss.

You have to stay on top of your makeup if you want it to last all day. Primers, long lasting lipsticks and glosses and foundations only give you so much time then you are on your own.

Just like your hair, if it looks out of place, you touch it up, don't you? Expect to do the same to your face.

You can check my current handbag on any given Friday and find 10 or more different lipglosses. Why? Because, I reapply gloss often. I also have two to three packs of blotting paper in there too. Why? Because after 1:00pm my face gets shiny, so I blot the oil off.

I have a friend who has dry skin and it looks like she is 'untouched' all day. I thought it was her dry skin that held her makeup on. Wrong. She carries a compact of translucent powder and Evian mini spritzer with her to touch up. She told me blot papers dry her out. So, she sprays, lets the water dry then reapplies the powder. She STAYS ON TOP OF HER MAKEUP.

So that's my magical answer to that question. Go ahead and buy the primers and foundations, pack it all on and hope for the best, if you don't believe me. But trust, you will have to touch ALL that up....

Jamie

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N.O.T.D. Hard Candy Frenzy....

Today's NOTD is Hard Candy Frenzy. I've had this for a couple of weeks...just looking at it in the bottle. lol!
With a lil' nail design....
Without a flash....Its very opaque. One coat would have done the trick but I did two for good measure. Love it!

Jamie

NK HD Questions for Jamie @ Rural Glamour!!

Question #1 from my girl, Elle:)....

"I saw the Nicka K shadows at my local BSS...they all looked to tempting, which ones do you recommend to start?"

I would recommend my first five colors that got me hooked!!!

Top row:#3008, #3037 #3020

Bottom row:#3021 and #3023

The black and the vanilla colors are good basics( brow bone color and the black as a darkener in the outer corner or an eyeliner). The jewel colors are basic primary colors that can be worn alone or in a look...

Question #2: Which colors of the Nicka K HD eyeshadow would you recommend for a neutral, everyday look?

I recommend the six neutral colors I own...( above) top row: #3008, #3037, and #3009 bottom row: #3018, #3016 and #3005

Here's a neutral look I created with #3008, #3016 and #3009.....

I did #3009 from the inner corner to the mid-lid, #3016 from the mid-lid to the outer corner into the crease and blended the #3008 onto the brown bone down into the crease...

Any NK HD questions? Let me know!

****Disclaimer: I don't work for NK. I don't own all the NK HD colors...yet:)****

Jamie

N.O.T.D. UrbanVibe Midnight....

Last week, I ventured into Wet Seal and ran upon some of their makeup that was now maked down to $1 a piece. I picked up a couple of things and one of the nail colors I picked up was Urban Vibe Midnight.

I played around with it, Milani Day Dreaming( the gray color) and some nail design....Fun...Midnight is three coats for full color and holds up well...interesting.:)

Jamie

Review: Maybelline New York Blissfully Blue Trio....

Happy Monday!!

I picked up another one of those Maybelline Popmistic Trios...this one in Blissfully Blue...

The blue shade in the trio is like nothing I own. Initially, I thought it to be like MAC Blue pigment, but after swatching the two together it was not. The color has to be builded in order to get the intensity in the trio, which was disappointing....

The taupe-gray 'crease' color was a bit of failure too...it blended too well in the blue, and wasn't dark as it looks in the trio either...ehh....

The silver brow bone color was the worst. Spotty texture, like it was old or something. Maybelline could've left that color out!

But...the weird part is that the look wasn't all that bad...I added a blue line at the top and it looked good.lol! Three wrongs make a right???? Okay, Maybelline.

Jamie

SALE!!!: Fashion & Beauty Books!!!!

Hey Everyone!!!

Okay...I thought I would do a fashion and beauty book sale to rid of some of books....just doing to Fall purging of my guest room where I keep the books!

Instructions:

-PAYPAL ONLY

-US ONLY

-CONTACT ME AT RURALGLAMOUR@YAHOO.COM, IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE.

-I WILL 'PEND' THE BOOK TIL I RECEIVE PAYMENT

-DELIVERY CONFIRMATION IS INCLUDED. ONLY SHIPPING US POSTAL

SERVICE

-ALL BOOKS ARE 'GENTLY USED'

-SHIPPING IS $3 A PIECE FOR ALL BOOKS!!!

The Beauty Bible:The Best of Beauty Products 2007-$2( PICTURE ABOVE)

Beauty Confidential and How To Be a Budget Fashionista---$5 a piece

Frumpy to Foxy and The Lingerie Handbook---$5 a piece

The Handbook of Style--$6 Daily Candy A to Z---$6

The Modern Girls Guide To Life---$8 The Pocket Stylist----$7

THANKS!!

JAMIE

Review:Cover Girl Lash Blast Length...

Equation to start off the post:)

Cover Girl Lash Blast Length 8.99-($2.00 extra bucks back when you purchase)=$6.99-$2.00 off( a CG Lash Blast coupon in November People Style Watch Magazine)=$4.99.....

Because $8.99( at CVS...its a bit cheaper other places) is not going to be spent on a mascara...today.

Pros:

-Its a 'useful' layering mascara. Sometimes I wear two mascaras at the same time.CGLB would be great top things off.

-gives natural look. But I like big black fluttering eye lashes.

Cons:

-Not enough product is on the brush

-Not black in color enough for me

-didn't see any dramatic change in length

-Seemed dry in formula.

Consensus: I didn't like it. It seemed dry and light and it just wasn't my type of mascara. I could wax on and off about it but its not necessary.

Jamie

Shopping My Stash:MAC Cork....

The unearthing of MAC Cork has been the highlight of the last couple of days. I used to be a die hard MAC Chestnut fiend but I was introduced to Cork when I went to the MAC counter in 2005 or 2006 trying to make NARS Orgasm lipgloss work for me. Orgasm never worked but Cork stayed. Uhmmmm.....this is the original liner from that visit.....:)
Currently, I've discovered a great nude lip on me. Its NK lipgloss in Beige( $1.00 at the BSS) and MAC Cork.....
Glorious.....love my Cork and Beige....sounds like a paint color.

Jamie