Looking For...Essie Mint Candy and L'Oreal Paris Hopeful Plum...

I spotted L'Oreal Paris Nail Polish in Hopeful Plum in Allure...a Kerry Washington Top Pick:) ( I do all things Kerry, honey)...I have at least four plum colored polishes but I must have this...
And I'm currently trying to hunt down a swatch or NOTD of Essie Mint Candy Apple...Can't find one. If you guys find one, place the link in the comments so I can see it.:) I will be checking Trade Secret Sunday when I travel to Gaffney on Sunday...

Jamie

A Tarte-ish Brow Part 1- Tarte EmphasEyes High Definition Brow Pencil....

I get alot of compliments on my brows. "Who do yo' brows?"

"I do."

I'm pretty blessed on that end. A talented kitchen sink beautician am I.:) But, over the years my brows have taken a beating so I fill them in with brow powder or pencil....Just like some have a obsession with the perfect mascara, I can say I have a obsession with the perfect brow fix...

The good folks at Tarte hooked me up with Tarte EmphasEyes High Definition Brown Pencil in Medium Brown.

Its a super slim brow pencil with retractable pencil and stiff brush on the end...
Me before EmphasEyes....I do my brows AFTER I've put on all my eye makeup. I've never seen anyone else( especially on You Tube haha!) do that....
After....Pros:

-The super slim pencil allowed me to do light strokes so it felt like I was doing mini hair strokes and looked very natural....

-The medium brown is perfect for my dark brows.At first I thought it might be too light when I swatched it on my hand but came out a very soft look and not a harsh...

-This pencil reminds me of Milani Easy Brow which I love but the lead inside is too short. You don't get a month's worth of use for 5.99. I don't know about EmphasEyes but I will update when it runs out.

Cons:

-Maybe the the pencil is too slim? At times, over the last 3 days, I had to adjust to get a good grip because its is lightweight and thin.

Finished look.:) Part 2 is coming this week....Tarte Toolbox!!!!!

Jamie

More Nicka K NK HD Shadows....

Happy Monday!!!!

I had the chance to pick up some more $1.49 NK HD shadows from my BSS( Beauty Supply Store). I got( from the bottom right and up):

3005- ( MAC Heritage Rouge Dupe)

3006-( MAC Parrot Dupe)

3016

3024-(MAC Starburst or Pink Pearl Pigment)

3026-(MAC Bright Force)

3025

3008

3031

Today I used 3037 ( MAC Carbon Dupe) + 3025+ 3006 ( MAC Parrot Dupe)....

I LOVE LOVE LOVE 3025!!!

Jamie

Ol' Ye' Faithful Wig....

Since it has cooled down a bit in these parts, I thought I would break out Ol' Ye' Wig or Ye' Ol' Wig and give my 14wk post relaxer hair a rest.

I can't remember HOW LONG I've had this wig. LONG. I know that.

This is only wig I own. Lol!
Problem #1: The wig doesn't come down far enough on my head. See my hairline. My hairline comes all the way in my face. I have no forehead.
I was taking pictures in one of Grandma's bathrooms. The lighting is horrible in the there with a flash.
Problem #2: I have to pin the wig up in the back because its just raggedy in the back, truth be told. I don't think me and Ol' Ye' Ol' Wig are going work out for the fall/winter.

I will be back perm rod setting Saturday.:)

Jamie

NOTD: Essie Chinchilly

Today's NOTD is Essie Chinchilly from the Essie 2009 Fall Collection( Cuddle Me Soft?). I exchanged Essie Midnight Cami for Chinchilly. I have two colors that look like Midnight Cami, so back it went. Then, I got Chinchilly and went home thinking, "I think I got a grey nail color like this" but I was wrong and right. I have a grey color ( Milani Day Dreaming) but its sky grey, really light cloudy grey. Chinchilly is more wet cement grey. It looks like cement when its wet...
Three coats. The first coatwill have you thinking its too sheer, but after coat two, all is well... I like it, reminds me of concrete, cement, skyscrapers...
Jamie