NOTD- Sinful Colors Forget Now

My favorite Sinful Colors polish ever! And this might be the color I wore on my wedding day, it was either this one or Celia. I'll have to go back and look at my wedding photos, I have a picture of our hands together over my bouquet to show our rings. I just have to hunt down Celia in stores, because mine got old so I had to throw it out. I'm also on the hunt for Cinderella, that color is so gorgeous and I can't find it in stores either.
And for $1.99, I can hunt down a few more colors. :)

Get ready for some FaceTime.

Get ready for some FaceTime. by mizzbehavin13 featuring covergirl

I was reading an article in Cosmo and thought you all would find it helpful, so I decided to do a post about it. The article was on how to look amazing on Skype with tips from pro makeup artist Pati Dubroff. I think these tips would also be great for Youtubers and Beauty Bloggers. <3

Tip #1- " Glow on":     "Webcam pixilation can make skin appear dull and lifeless, so use an illuminating foundation." Cosmo says use Lancome Teint Miracle $39, I say for a cheaper alternative use Revlon Photoready $10.99 with a Beauty Blender to create that dewy effect. Or try any BB cream you might already own.

Tip #2-  "Don't over-hue it":     "Some computer screens oversaturate colors (meaning anything highly pigmented can have clownlike effects). Choose sheer blushes and lip tints."
Cosmo says use Urban Decay's cheek tint in Crush $24 for cheeks, I say use NYX rouge cream blush $5, or NYX stick blush also $5.
For Lips Cosmo says to use Covergirl Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balm $7.50, I say use my HOLY GRAIL Revlon lip butter for around the same price.

Tip #3-      "Go Au Nature"l:        "Artificial overhead lighting casts not-so-cute shadows under your eyes. Place your laptop next to a sunny window- natural light is far more flattering."

Valentino Knock-offs? Um, Yes Please!

When Chanelette showed some Valentino knock-offs in a shoe haul video, I instantly fell in love with them.
The only problem was that she lives in Lithuania and I was never going to be able to get my hands on this brand. So when I saw these in Marshall's I said "These are MINE!" I didn't care that they only had a size 8 left, when I usually wear a 9! :) For $14.99, I was not going to pass these up!



These are by the brand Chinese Laundry and they are called "Lucky One".
They are originally priced at $39.95 and on sale for $29.99 at ChineseLaundry.com
These are the black version, but they also come in white.
I found mine at Marshall's for $14.99 but they only had 2 left, both size 7.
I also found the same Valentino look-alike on SteveMadden.com on sale for $29.98!
I'm sure you can find them wherever Steve Madden's are sold. <3

Minimal Teen Makeup

My niece Ali just turned 13 and she isn't that "girly" so i was excited when she said she would actually let me do her makeup!!

I let her choose anything she wanted to use out of my makeup bag that I brought with me to my Dad's house.
I thought she would choose a lighter natural shade, like Mac's Naked Lunch, or Stila Kitten, but instead she went straight for the matte black Ebony from the Stila In the Light palette.

This is what she chose:

Face:

Mac Mineralized Skinfinish Natural- Medium
Mac Mineralized skinfinish -- Light year LE

Eyes:
Stila Ebony, from In the Light palette (matte black).---crease
Sonia Kashuk---Fair & Square Quad (dark brown satin) ----lid
Wet n' Wild Brulee-- browbone
Loreal Voluminous Mascara

Lips:
Maybelline baby lips-- Yummy Plummy LE

NOTD Zoya Nidhi

I decided to go with red today, because tomorrow is the 4th of July! (America's Independence Day for all international readers.) A classic red with silver glitter <3

Kate Spade Square Stud Earrings

I love me some stud earrings! I haven't bought any jewelry in ages and I've been wanting to get a new pair of studs for a while now, so when I saw these babies on Piperlime.com I went for it!

These are the light pink ones, but they just look clear to me. They have tons of other colors on the site. They have turquoise, coral, bright pink, white, black, and pretty much any other color you can think of. 

I love these because you can wear them when you are dressing up a little bit or you can pair them down with jeans and sandals. It just adds a little bling to any outfit and I love them! Man I really would like to get some more colors now, the white ones and the turquoise ones were so calling out my name...

And this is so random but I found these Jolly rancher waxies for my Scentsy at Kmart the same day my earrings arrived, so I snapped a pic of them too. Of course I had to pick up some watermelon Jolly Rancher suckers to go along with them! :)

Bronzed Beach Goddess Summer Look

Fancy title huh? huh?!  This is me and my awkward pose trying to look like Marilyn Monroe (haha, yeah right!) Trust me, you'll be laughing too! Just wait until you see my awful attempt. Behind me is a  picture  I have up in my bathroom of Marilyn. This is a low- maintenance Summer  look that I wore today that is perfect for a trip to the beach or a hot summer day like today (it's going to be over 100  here in California). So I thought a Marilyn "Aphrodite beach series" pose would be appropriate  for the occasion. Because in Marilyn's words:
 " Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

 "So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful  thing and there's so much to smile about."    -Marilyn Monroe

  Products I used will be listed down below!  Hope you all like!        
<3   Kirstie

• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer- brightening shade
• Mac MSF Natural- Medium
• MUA cream blush-  Dolly
• Hard Candy Blush Crush-       Pin-Up
• Maybelline 24hr color tattoo- Barely Branded
• Mac eyeshadows-  Lid: Gleam, Crease: Honesty, browbone: Naked Lunch
• ELF Lash curler
• Elf clear brow gel
• Sugar Rose lip treatment
• Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick- Warm Me Up
• Wet n wild megalast shadow stick-  Pixie

All products used (not pictured: eyelash curlers and lip treatment)

Warm Me Up & Pin-Up- Gorgeous combo I came up with today