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Sunday, July 24, 2011



One of the most annoying things after spending hours perfecting a smokey eye or creating amazing eyeliner, is to have it crease on you before you've even left the house. Creasing can look really beautiful if it's intentional. If not, it's bloody annoying. Like almost everyone obsessed with makeup, I've dabbled in many a primer; some have been awful, some amazing. After a little root through my make up collection, I've chosen the ones I use most regularly:

Urban Decay Primer Potion


The UDPP is probably the most widely known and used eye primer out there. Hailed as a "legendary' product, it promised more 'vibrant eyeshadow that lasts 24+ hours and NEVER CREASES'. While it is a great product that does increase the vibrancy of eyeshadows used after, something about its texture puts me off. To me, its greasy. Even a tiny amount of product patted onto the eye takes a while to sink in and for me, has never really done much to help the longevity of my eye make-up. My eyes will still crease after a few hours and its wand does nothing to help spread the product. While I have never finished a full bottle of UDPP, its packaging makes me slightly weary, even after a few uses the primer potion seems to dry up and nothing seems to be left. Although UD have changed the bottle, the fact that I have to cut open the bottle to seize over half the bottle irritates me. Especially when it doesn't work that well on me. Am I doing something wrong?

MAC Painterly Paintpot


While I've tried many of the paintpots in MAC's collection, it is Painterly that I always revert back to. Its matte texture and skin colour makes it the most wearable, and it is definitely more hard-wearing than UDPP. By taking the smallest amount on your ring finger, gently placing it on the eye, it creates a thicker layer than the UDPP and makes the colour more vibrant and last a lot longer. But again, for me it doesn't last all day. There is still some small creasing, hardly noticeable unless pointed out. To make the product last longer, I gently apply a light layer of translucent powder, which helps to set the primer.

NYX Concealer in a Pot


And finally comes the NYX Concealer in a pot. Lots of people swear by using a concealer on the eyes, followed by a dusting of powder to set it; while others claim this never, ever works. For me, it works in the same way as the others. It lasts a few hours, until slight creasing can be seen. But for those on a budget who don't want to invest in a specific eye primer, its a great way to ensure your eyeshadow lasts longer. 

Do you have a preference when it comes to eye primers, or are you bothered?

Happy Sunday! 

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$6 for $15 of beauty products from Beautymallexpress.com

Ok all my beauty fans. This is a really cool deal. DealPulp has a deal up for $6 for a $15 gift voucher to Beautymallexpress.com.  Beautymallexpress.com has crackle nail polish, glitter polish pens, eyelashes, facial masks, and there's even a deal to get 4 regular nail polish pens easily with your gift voucher.  Click the banner below to grab yours!




***I am an affiliate with DealPulp.com because they have some good money saving deals and I love to share them with you.***


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Free earbuds and a $25 HD camcorder!

Another 1SaleaDay post.  1SaleaDay.com is again offering another FREE items.  This time it's free noise canceling earbuds.  Leave a comment or testimonial on the Facebook page, then order your earbuds.  It says all orders that do not leave a facebook testimonial with be canceled so you might want to make sure you do that.

Also I was super excited about this deal.  I thought I'd have to wait until Christmas deals to find a deal this good on a digital video camera.  I've been wanting on to try my hand a Youtube videos as well as possible Vlog posts every now and then.  Anywho, 1SaleaDay has a Sylvania Pro DV-6000 720p pocket camcorder with 8X digital zoom, HDMI connectivity, and 4 GB SD card included!

The list price is $119 but 1Saleaday has it for $24.99!  They have it available in red, blue, and purple.  I got the red.  A lot of times their deal high tech devices are usually refurbs.  I read through all the description and didn't find anything to say that this one is a refurb.  In fact the description specifically says: NEW.





I'm not an affliliate, I don't receive any compensation for this post.  I just good deals when I see them and wanted to share with you



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Enter to win a $50 VISA gc on Girl Tech Diva

I've been putting some entries into this giveaway. Girl Tech Divas is offering a $50 VISA gift card to one follower when they reach 500 followers. Right now they are at 262. This giveaway has been going on for a while and the followers are moving pretty slow. This would be a great time to get your entries in.

Enter and spread the word for entries. Who knows, you might even end up with a $50 VISA gift card for your effort. Who couldn't use that? Would be great to help with back to school shopping or gas for your upcoming vacation.

Click HERE to go to Girl Tech Divas blog to enter to win





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Cheetah!

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Today I was going through my twitter and ran into an awesome post with the suggest of using gold nail polish with black crackle nail polish by OPI over it because it looks like cheetah print on your nails! Crackle polish is awesome! Try it out!

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Outfit and Make Up of the Night!

We had a lovely wedding to attend on this fine balmy evening. I ordered this dress a few months from AX Paris and I'm in love with the color! I think the dress is really cute BUT it can make you look bigger on the bottom then you actually are. I don't know about you... but that's not really what I want. But, all in all... I'm happy with it. The shoes are BCBG (bought at DSW... on sale! Score!).
(lovvve the zipper on the back!)


What I wore:
Maybelline 24 Hour Superstay Foundation in Nude (OMGosh... this stuff is awesome!!)
MUFE Serum Exliar
MUFE Primer
NYX Bronzer #2
MAC Well Dressed
MUFE Smokey Lash
UD 24 7 liner in Zero
UD Naked Palette
Buxum Lips in Bambi

At the wedding... such an amazing venue!! 

Momma and her baby! LOL at his not ready for a picture face.


Have a wonderful night! Review coming soon on the Maybelline 24 hour foundation!!!








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Shatter on hot pink: Zoya Tobey and OPI Black Shatter

I'm probably the last person ever to post nail swatches of a shatter/crackle nail polish... and I must admit these photos have been sitting on my hard drive for a lot longer than I had intended. Anyway, I really really love the way this combo looks- surprisingly enough I've found the black shatter a difficult colour to pair other nail polishes with. My instinct says to pair it with a soft colour, but the black ends up overwhelming any nude/neutral base.

So... hot pink it was!

Zoya Tobey in natural light

Zoya Tobey with flash
OPI Shatter in natural light

OPI Shatter with flash

I'm interested to try other shatter colours, but am a bit wary. Any suggestions of shatter polishes that work with a softer base colour are welcome! I've also tried China Glaze crackle in purple, but to be honest, I'm very disappointed with it. It's pretty much... crap.

I also broke my nail polish no-buy. I am a weak, weak woman.

xox Chloe

p.s. don't forget to follow my blog(s) with Bloglovin, if you have it! I feel so very lonely being their only followers :P (I had to give them at least one follower! 1 looks a little bit less sad than 0, I think.)

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