Cheap High-end Makeup Dupes!!! #1 Nars Blush-bronzer duo

Okee dokee everyone so today i'm going to start a little series where I am going to compare a high end product (like nars b&b duo) To a cheaper dupe for that product. So you can get high end makeup that you have always wanted to try for A LOT less $$$ So here is my very first post of the series, Today I am comparing Nars blush-bronzer duo to, E.l.f. Blush and bronzing duo.

Here is a really quick sum up of everything below:
           E.l.f. Blush-Bronzing duo:                             Nars blush and bronzer duo:
Price:  $3.00                                                             $41.00
Size:  
So first lets talk about

Nars blush/bronzer duo 

So this is the Nars blush-bronzer duo which retails at $41.00, and comes in 2 shades on with a slightly darker blush. This compact includes two of the most popular nars shades, Laguna the bronzer, and Orgasm the blush. The nars blush has a very fine golden shimmer to it giving you a subtle glow, along with the bronzer that is very shimmery.

The packaging is cute, sleek and professional looking yet it gets very messy very fast it alomost seems to be a magnet to anything messy dust, finger prints, and broken or powdered makeup. The pigmentation is excelent and has a very fine smooth texture to it and the shimmer stays put, Also you don't want to use a very dense brush or a lot of this product because it is really pigmented.

Here is the elf and nars blush and bronzers swatched next
To each other 

Next is the elf studio blush and bronzer duo that comes with the colors Blushed and Bronzed Which you can see swatched above, This product retails for only $3!!!

Sheer cover cosmetics review/Tutorial

Hi everyone so today as you can see by the title I am going to be doing a sheer cover review, Because I recently received my spring beauty vox box with a duo concealer from sheer cover in the color light to medium so I am just going to do a real quick review for you guys, I will have a video review up soon but at the moment I don't have the time because we are moving so I thought I would just do this for now!

Sheer cover duo concealer light/medium

Color:

The pigmentation was wonderful and they picked just the right color for me! I also love the fact that it came with a pink toned shade and a more yellower shade, Because I like to use the pink to off set the blue under my eyes and the yellow to off set the redness around my nose and chin.

Wear:

The wear of this product is okay its not the best, Like it wont last you for 12 hours or anything but it lasts for at least 4 hours and is super easy just to reapply anyway.

Packaging:

As you can tell from the picture above the packaging is super cute and is also really Oh whats the word? Its very durable so like if you drop it it wont break you know? The only complaint I would have about the packaging is that it does get kinda messy if you put it in your travel makeup bag but you can always just wipe it off so in my opinion I really like the packaging

Quality:

The quality of this product was also wonderful, It was very creamy and VERY easy to blend, The only problem I had with it is that if you don't use a primer before and a powder after applying it creases pretty badly but if you use a primer and powder then your fine 

How I recommend applying/wearing/using this product:

First I recommend applying a face primer under all of your makeup and make sure your face is moisturized well. I use Rimmel London fix and perfect face primer.

Then before applying foundation apply concealer, (I recommend using your fingers to do this because it warms up on your fingers and makes is super easy to apply and blend) Start by applying the pinker shade under your eyes by patting it on with your fingers (the pink off sets blue under eye circles) Then taking the yellow shade apply that around your nose, chin, blemishes and any other red parts of your face.

Then continue on your regular makeup routine remember to apply powder when you are all done!

So that's it! If you have any questions or comments please leave them below!

This item was sent to me for free but all opinions are my own.
To purchase this item or other sheer cover products visit here:
http://www.sheercover.com

XOXO Paris 

Pink! Pink! Pink! Pink! Inspiration post! Pink and vintage

Today I am starting a 'Series' I guess you could say called Inspiration! Each week or maybe even 2 times a week I will make a post full of pics no text (except this) of things or in this case a color that I love and that inspires me and as you can tell today its Pink and vintage! and lots of it! So here you are, have a super pink day!!!

Click below to see more!

Spring beauty trends & must haves!!!

Top spring beauty must haves!!!

Hey guys! so today I am just going through some summer beauty trends and must 

have products hope you enjoy!

1. Exfoliating face wash

During the summer its important to exfoliate all of the dead skin off of your face 

for glowing soft skin, These are the top products I recommend for this:

FOR REGULAR/COMBO SKIN:
Clean and clear morning burst Facial scrub
Is good for people with regular/combo skin
and awakens your skin!
$7.00 at drug stores

FOR OILY/ACNE PRONE SKIN:
Neutrogena Oil free acne foaming facial scrub
Is better for people with oily/acne prone skin and
Smells like grapefruit! great for summer!
$8.00 neutrogena.com

2. Nude lipstick

Nyx black label lipstick in nude
$7.50 nyxcosmetics.com 

Revlon color burst lipstick in soft nude
$6.00 drugstores

M.A.C. playing koi lipstick
14.00 maccosmetics.com

3. Tinted moisturizer

For even natural coverage with moisturizer for dry summer skin

Jane nearly nude tinted moisturizer is oil free and has SPF 30
$6.00 drugstores 

Laura mercier tinted moisturizer SPF 20
$42 sephora.com 

Mark. tinted moisturizer SPF 15
$9.00 avon.com

4. Lavender and sea foam green eye shadows

Bobbi brown metallic eyeshadow in lavender
$21.00 bobbibrowncosmetics.com

NYX single eyeshadow in sea foam green
$5.00 nyxcosmetics.com

5.Neon lip color

Nyx black label lipstick in cintrine
$7.50 nyxcosmetics.com 

Nyx black label lipstick in Italian chic
$7.50 nyxcosmetics.com

M.A.C. lipstick in morange
$14.00 maccosmetics.com 

M.A.C. lipsticks in yum yum and quite cute
$14.00 maccosmetics.com

Alright guys that's about all thanks for reading if you want more posts about spring/summer trends let me know!

Blog challenge day 2 HOW TO: Up cycled-recycled tee shirts!

up cycled tee shirt's

Ok first thing you are going to need is some tee shirts!

these are some cool shirt's i that i got  from goodwill for about $1.50 each: 

   Here is the NEW YORK shirt that I made into this:

this is how:


First lay your tee shirt out FLAT. make sure its not wadded up anywhere or anything!

start out by cutting of the sleeve's and the collar of the tee right at the seams like so

then we are going to flip the shirt over and lay it out flat again and mark the shirt (with a white charcoal pencil) mark a six inch band at the bottom of your shirt and two lines from the top left side of the neckline and the top right side of the neckline all the way down to the top of the 6" band at the bottom of the shirt like this:

then CAREFULLY cut (only the back layer of the shirt not the front) the line from the top right side of the neckline all the way down to the white line marking the 6" band at the bottom of the shirt do the same with the left side so you end up with a rectangle shape out of the back of your tee

make sure not to cut into the 6" band at the bottom


then cut from the bottom of the "arm pit seam" all the way down the side seam to the top of that white line marking the 6" band at the bottom again NOT cutting into the band so you end up with something like this:

then take the "sleeve looking things" at the top of your shirt and cut 3 to 6 strips down the "sleeve" not cutting them completely of the shirt like so:

so they are still attached


then if you had the shirt on the front side we are going to flip it over AGAIN and place the "strings" about an inch away from each other on the OPPOSITE side of the shirt like this 

             if you can see that :)


     then get a sewing needle and thread the color of your shirt

 thread your needle and start sewing the end of the strings right where you placed them (optional) weaving them in the the middle where the strings from the different sides meet in the middle
 viola your done! and you can either wear it with a colorful tube top or if like me that's not aloud a colorful tank top or Cami under it!







SNEEK PEEK: at my purple Haze shirt!

Hope you enjoyed reading this guys! this is obviously an old post transferred from my old blog but I thought you might enjoy it anyway! thanks for reading!

PMS and chocolate.

My mother said that she would give me any treat, sugar, chocolate, ingredients to make treats etc. if I wrote this blog post so here goes...

I am pmsing and frankly I am craving sweets so I got on pinterest this morning and was looking around at some awesome things and I found a board I really liked this board was titled FOOD. so of course I had to look at it, I then of course ended up looking at a trail of sweets, brownies, cookies, endless sugar recipes  and then at last I had found it a recipe for homemade Twix bars (which so happen to be my absolute favorite candy) of course I started absolutely freaking out I was so happy of course I had to come across this when we have

5 Ways to organize your space for under $20... #1

5 Ways to organize your space for under $20... #1 Great ideas for how to organize your things and keep them that way.


Pegboard  $20 for 2 

Pegboard is GREAT for organizing, and if you don't want an ugly piece of wood on your wall you can  paint it and put it in a frame if you like.

So first obviously paint your peg board and frame if you wish ( 6.00 for the board 4.00 for paint)

Hang that on your wall 


Than you are going to need  the things you put on the peg board (i'm only useing about 1/3rd of the hangings that were 14.00 a box for 40 somthing pieces )

Organize your stuff in it and your done! I obviously used mine for my fashion design/sewing area but some other good ideas are, for the office, kitchen, bathroom or bedroom all under $20.00

Hope you enjoyed! 

DIY cheap drawer/makeup organizer

DIY drawer/makeup organizer

So today i;m going to show you how to make your own drawer organizer ( I used mine for makeup)

 I am going to make two lengthwise dividers and 1 shorter ones to go inside those long ones so it looks like this (right) I have seen organizers like these in stores and online price ranging from $10 to $30 so I decided to make my own using cheap products so here is a list of things you will need to get started:

Cardboard box

Pencil 

Scissor's or an xcacto knife
Elmer's glue AND hot glue gun
ruler

Scrap booking paper (you can purchase single pieces of craft paper at most craft stores)

HUGE E.l.f haul!!! check it out!

I recently discovered E.l.f. cosmetics which stands for eyes lips and face. So I was checking out they're site and came across they're $1 line And so I ordered quite a few things and this is a haul video for that stuff...


you can purchase all of the products from this video HERE
Check out my youtube channel too!
http://www.youtube.com/user/MsFashionablychic?feature=watch

Things I cant live without...

Products mentioned in this video:
Equate complete beauty face lotion - walmart
Dark kiss body spray - bath and body works $1.50
EOS lipbalm sweet mint - walmart $3
Rescue remedy sleep -  .7 ounces $11 luckyvitamin dot com
Revlon lipgloss - revlon dot com