Stepping out of the box

:..Stepping out of the box..:

Recently, I have decided to try something different. Usually I wear hair extensions or weaves if you will. But lately I haven't been able to make it to the salon so I decided to try my hand at managing my own hair(something I've tried to steer clear of) since it doesn't work well for me.

I decided to go natural (chemical free) 3 years ago and while I love that my hair has returned to its natural state, its very hard for me to manage because it's so thick. Recently I went on Youtube to find some ideas of ways to manage it from other girls with the same texture of hair. My hair texture is 4C which is very coarse and thick. As you can see in the picture I chose to go with a twist out.

Makeup
On the eyes: neutral look created with BH cosmetics 88 neutral pallete
On the lips: NYX Vitamin

                                 Are you a natural? If so, how long?


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It's Nail Time! Sinful Shine nail polish haul

Hi beauties!
Okay while I am the worst at polishing my own nails, I just couldn't wait to show you all the goodies I found the other night at Walmart. I was not originally there for beauty items, but more for snacks for my husband and somehow as we made our way to the register I was a tad detoured and happened to end up on the beauty aisles. Upon passing down the aisle these beauties caught my eye. On the display it said "NEW."not only are they new,  Wal-Mart was selling them at an awesome price $1.50 each! Check them out!

 I grabbed pretty much each color I saw that I've been wanting for a while. There were a few colors left behind but I plan to return soon for those babies.

L to R
☆Your's Truly-Pink
☆Alfresco - Powder Blue
☆At Sea-Teal
☆Rendezvous- Mint Green
☆Mardi Gras- Coral/ Orange

Sinful Shine with Gel Tech comes in 32 beautiful colors every color drys with a beautiful shine. Its as if you have applied 2 coats of polish and the clear coat all at the same time. What i love about it is it also drys very fast so it doesn't take but a minute or two for your nails to become thoroughly dry and gives you beautiful finished look as if you've just had a gel set of nails done at a nail salon. Don't have time to run to Walmart? Get your Sinful Shine 1.99 You wouldn't want to miss out on these!

All About the Ben Nye-Sienna & Chestnut Review

Happy Sunday to all you Savvy sisters!

So for some time now, I've heard so many great things about the Ben Nye  Translucent powders. I never really took the time to order them because I tend to get impatient when waiting on packages to arrive in the mail. So I have been debating with myself about if I wanted to purchase them here at a local theatrical store for $8.99 or pay $7.00 for each and wait for the delivery, I finally went with ordering them online
There were a variety of shades to choose from ranging from light to dark. The smallest size comes in a 1.5 oz shaker bottle for $7 and they have 9 different shades to choose from. Want to know the best part about it? There's a shade for everyone!

 I purchased Sienna and Chestnut based on other girls reviews and referencing my NW47 skintone. Sienna and Chestnut turned out to be very good matches. This will be a review so I will try to cover all bases of the products.

Sienna has more of a yellow or orange undertone
Chestnut has a reddish undertone

Uses:
Sienna is used to set my highlight and under eye concealer
Chesnut is used to set my foundation-perfect match

Quality:
I absolutely must say that this product is very pigmented. A small amount (and I mean small) goes a very long way. You have to be careful when applying because if you take out too much you will have fall out which is completely normal with any powder. The bottle is a shaker bottle so once you have taken out the product its very hard to put any extra back in the bottle and can get a little messy if not careful. Both powders are very good quality for a fabulous price! Ben Nye is a well known brand used by many professional mua's and has been around for quite a while.

Cons: can be a bit messy, but nothing a makeup wipe can't fix.

Product give or take will last you from 6 months to a year.

All in all I have no regrets on purchasing either one of these powders because they are not only highly pigmented but they are also well priced.  I recently found myself wanting to order more the darker shades such as ebony which is a dark brown perfect for contouring or the topaz which could be used for a more fierce highlight. If you are new to makeup such as myself and want to test out the products without spending a fortune, I would recommend buying them on here camera ready cosmeticsThe price is very affordable and the shipping was very fast, simple and more importantly only $2. You can't beat that beauties!

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Have any questions about either of these two products? Feel free to leave questions below. Thanks for reading!

Lipstick Mania! (Happy National Lipstick Day!)

Happy Tuesday dolls!

To all my lipstick lovers, this one's for you. Today's National Lipstick day so I thought today would also be the perfect time to share with you all a few of my favorite lipsticks from my collection.  I have lots more lipsticks that I own, but I figured I would share with you all my favorite go-tos.

The colors included in this post are going to be a few shades of nudes, pinks and a few colors but they are all shades that I would wear from day to day.  I have dark skin, so with that being said I have to find colors that would go with my tone but I've yet to run across a color that I felt didn't match my nw47 skin tone. You will see various  drugstore/ beauty supply store brands from NYX, Covergirl Queen, and Klean Color.

I will start with nudes and end with colors. ..let's get started!

NYX - Creamy Beige

This beautiful cream based lipstick goes on smooth and has a very beautiful finish, one of my favorite nude colored lippies, it gives a very natural look. Apply with a coat of gloss and you are good to go! ☆Perfect for a no makeup look.

Klean Color French Garden #1 from L to R

French Garden is a very pale nude colored lipstick. I know in the picture it looks white but its not I promise. I find this color to be a little to light for my skin tone but too make it work, I would apply it with one of my darker brown lippies and a lip pencil to darken it up a little.

Covergirl Queen-Penelope Pink





A very light, beautiful baby pink lippie. Great for the "Barbie Look" or if you are going for a look thats subtle but you want to make a statement.

NYX-Thalia



A cream based lipstick that is not only a beautiful tea rose pink but gives you a very classy look. I like this color because not only is is very easy to apply, it goes with pretty much every look that you can think of. Pink is like a neutral color in my makeup world, when you can't think of any other color appropriate for a specific look...Go pink!



NYX-Harmonica





Harmonica is a very light, pale shade of pink. I call it the "Barbie" Lipstick. I have tried to wear this color alone but I find that I like to mix it with a darker color to give it that ombre affect.

Covergirl Queen-Dazzle

hmm what shall I say about this faboulous color!? First off, I would like to apologize because my camera isn't doing this color any justice but it's a beautiful pink color. I've noticed that Covergirl products are very long-lasting and apply very easily. This is one of my frequent go to colors because its perfect for a simple pink lip, it's not too bright and not too dull.

NYX-GEM

NYX-VITAMIN

Looking for a Coral lippie? look no further. I adore Nyx Vitamin. I think they knew exactly what they were doing when they created this color. This color is beautiful yet simple enough to dress up or down. I've worn this color for a night out as well as just a simple day out and both were faboulous! perfect for any shade of skin. I love #NYX

KLEAN COLOR-CAST OF SPELL



This beautiful lavendar colored lippie is very beautiful, to me its out of the box and makes a statement. Apply with the perfect eye and a top of gloss and you will be sure to be the star of the night!

NYX-CHAOS

Bright, Bold, Beautiful red cream lipstick, I absolutely adore this color because it just says classy all over it. I will admit it took me a while to find the confidence to wear this color but once I put it on, I fell in love. Check out me wearing #chaos in a previous blog (here)

NYX- SNOW WHITE

Snow White is a darker version of Chaos. If you prefer a darker red with more of a brownish undertone to it, this one's for you. I find that I prefer the brighter red but I like this one as well. I could see a little black dress with a gold statement necklace and a smokey or neutral eye would be perfect for this shade.

So girls! Those are just a few of my favorite lipsticks that I own. I have many lipsticks in my collection but I find that these are the ones I grab for first. I will do a complete lipstick collection blog so you all can see some of the other ones I own if interested. All items included in this blog was purchased with my own money and very affordable. They are all drugstore/ Beauty Supply Store brands.

Questions and comments are always welcome!

Thanks for reading!