Eye Primer Battle

I'm a long time user of MAC paint pots, but recently decided to switch to Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer because I'm a person that likes change and trying new things. So, which product do I like best? Well, let's break it down...

Urban Decay's primer costs $19.00 at Ulta, which is more expensive that MAC's paint pot. It comes in four colors in a plastic squeeze tube. I like that you can't break it if you drop it (I do that a lot. Darn butter fingers!) There is 11ml in the tube, and a little dot goes a long way. It dries in about 10 seconds to a matte finish. I don't like the 10 second wait, but I do love the soft matte finish. BUT..the BIG question is, "Does it last?" It lasts for about 6 hours or so. I definitely end the day with some creases, but my eye shadow application is effortless.

MAC's paint pot only costs $16.50 and offers 9 different colors to use as your eye shadow base. It's .17fl, and is a gel consistency, which keeps you from grabbing too much primer. I don't like that you have to stick your finger into the pot or having to use a brush. A tube would avoid contamination or bacteria build up. I also don't love the glass container, but at least MAC recycles all used packaging. Application is just as easy as Urban Decay's product. It's ready to go the second you put it on your lids. Love that! As for the big question, it definitely lasts a good 10 hours. I have to take a wet cloth to my eyes and press pretty hard to get my eye shadow off.

So, in the end, I'm still a MAC fan!

Back to My Roots

I have fine, curly brown hair. I like to pretend that my hair is thicker and lighter than it is. Last August I had my hair highlighted. Loved it, but a month later when I went to my hair stylist to trim my hair she showed me that I had a big chunk of hair missing. Some of my ends had broken off. Yikes!

It was at that point that I decided that I didn't want to spend money on dying my hair anymore, and that I wanted to get my hair healthy again.

Fast forward to present day, and I now have two tone hair...AND I'm LOVIN' it! It also seems to be in style right now. haha!

Watch out Alexa Chung! Alex Evjen is your hair rival!

Anyone else out there going back to their roots?

Nail Trends

Do you remember the days when nail polish only came in pinks and reds? Sometimes you would see things tilt toward purple or orange, but you never saw lime green, royal blue and definitely not black except for Halloween.

I think my first time seeing blue nail polish was in the Delia's catalog or in Hard Candy's makeup line. Remember those days?

Now we have a rainbow of choices including sparkles and metallics.

For the past couple of years deep navy, black, plumb and white have all enjoyed their time in the spotlight as "THE nail color of the season" thanks to iconic fashion house Chanel.

So, what's the trend now? Well, shades of pale greens, pale blues, lavender,coral and all things glitter are everywhere. But to be honest, I feel like nail color trends have kind of died and now it's just a free for all. Do you agree or disagree?

Eye Spy

So, other than Ke$ha, most of us don't wear neon eye shadow on a daily basis or EVER. I must say though, colorful eyeshadow is SOOO pretty when I see it in fashion shows and makeup ads. It makes me want to rush over to M.A.C. and have them paint my eyelids cobalt blue, and reminds me that makeup application is truly an art form!!!

Fuzzy vs. Frizzy

Yes, there is a difference between fuzzy and frizzy, and being a curly haired brunette that used to live in 100% humidity in Houston, Texas and now living in Phoenix, Arizona, I DEFINITELY know the difference between fuzzy and frizzy. Below, is the perfect example of the difference. Frizzy on the left, fuzzy on the right.

AND I WANT FUZZY!!!

In the next couple of weeks Miss Promise and I are doing a fun little photo shoot where WE will actually be the models, and we're going for some major FUZZY hair. Our hair stylist, Kim Cornwell, did a test style on my hair and I'm SOOO pumped to add the makeup and fashion.

To me, fuzzy just looks natural and free. For the first time I feel like it's actually fashionable to have billions of fly-aways considering for the past five years anti-frizz serums have been the number one product salons have pushed for me to purchase. haha!

So, embrace the fuzz right now before long, sleek hair comes back in style and check out some inspiration below.