NOTD: China Glaze Fortune Teller...

This is the first of a 'couple' of Halloween NOTDs so stay tuned!!!

Ever since I messed around and wore WnW Craze in Glitz...Ive been crazy over glitters. Today , its China Glaze Fortune Teller....a beautiful black jellylike polish with tons of orange glitter....
Two coats are perfect. I don't want to take it off!!! Its genius!!! Best nail polish this year! Real Talk!

Jamie

Review: Maybelline New York Smoky Surprise Trio

Happy Monday!!!

I picked up Maybelline New York Smoky Surprise ( from the Poptastic Collection) in Walgreens w/ a$1 off coupon which was on the display. It features a black matte w/ bits of glitter e/s, a dark beige-y brown satin e/s, and a white satin eyeshadow.
I thought I would take pictures with no flash on this one because with the flash...the picture is more true the colors.
Complete look. This time, I followed the 'diagram' and placed the colors where Maybelline told me to. It creates a very "easy" smoky eye...

The black is on the lid, the brown in the crease, and white on the brow bone.....
I like it. This Maybelline Trio is a winner!

What I like it that you get three easy colors to do a smoky/evening/ going out/ eye with. You can turn to these palette only for that and gives you a complete look. I get a lot of my friends ask me how to do a smoky eye. I would high recommend Smoky Surprise. Maybelline should put this in their regular line up....
****The only con I had was that the black was a matte with chunky glitter. The glitter could be excluded. The 'brow bone" color could be also a tad it bit more nude. The 'crease color'( beige dark brown) could have been a bit more blendable, maybe a matte would have been better.****All in all, it a great score:)

Jamie

Review:Maybelline Stylish Smokes in Emerald Smokes...

Finally, I picked up one of the Maybelline Stylish Smokes. I got Emerald Smokes. Why did it take so long? I have no history with Maybelline Eye Shadows. I own none. And I wasn't getting caught up in another smoky eye "kit". I heard these urban tales and myths of the Stylish Smokes being "highly pigmented" and "MAC dupes"...so after much debating and a little Amazon Associates money coming my way, I picked it up. There.:)

I did this look this morning. It comes with a face chart but I didn't follow it.**Kanye shrug**
Okay, I don't get the "highly pigmented" part. I was building color out of control to get this intensity! I was seriously baffled at this claim. I admit its a pretty green smoky look, but I got shadows that can do this. I do like that golden brown 'lid' color though...that's original.
Eh, I don't think I want another one of the quads but I'll hold on to this one.:)

***Is there a reason why this isn't listed on Maybelline's website?***

Jamie

NOTD:Wet N' Wild Rock Solid in Mystic Quartz....

Today I'm wearing Wet N' Wild Rock Solid in Mystic Quartz. When I first saw the color in the bottle I was thought it was gorgeous. But this look is THREE coats and I can still see my nail underneath. Total Balloon Boy Hoax of a nail polish. Then I remembered that in the past I have owned a Rock Solid, some holiday LE color, that had the same THREE coat problem and that's why I never owned anymore of these.

***Wet N'Wild, you can discontinue these Rock Solid, now and expand the Craze polishes to more colors...Love, Jamesy:)***

Jamie

Review:NK Duo Diamond Eye Shadow in ND09 Lux.....

At my local BSS, right under the NK HD eye shadow section, are NK Duo Diamond Eyeshadow. There are about 13 shades...duos for $2.49 a piece. So I picked up ND09 Lux, a bronze/gold duo shade....
The pigment is nice...when I swatched ND09 Lux, it was this glittery texture.....
This is both colors...the darker bronze side on the lid into the crease and the gold crease to almost the brow bone...They are really glittery, probably better used wet. I'll be honest, it took me a month before I bought one, fearing too much glitter. But, the color is the intensity I like....
Jamie