Exciting new half moon manicure pics later!!!!

I am SO excited about this newest half-moon manicure!  I used Essie Jag-U-Are and Essie Midnight Cami with a Jag-U-Are flower detail.  SO CUTE!

TKB Satin Orange Gold and purple eye...ENJOY!

MAC Mauvement piggie, TKB Satin Orange Gold, palette (clockwise from top left) MAC Swish, MAC Trax, MAC Expensive Pink, and MAC Club, Wonder Woman Opulash Mascara in Victorious and Almay liquid liner in Purple Amethyst.

TKB Satin Orange Gold as brow highlighter and inner corner highlighter, MAC Expensive Pink on lid and crease and MAC Mauvement on outer lid and crease.

Thursday Look of the Day!

A purple and teal beaded necklace I made myself! 

My prized Hermes enameled bangle. The gold parts of the perfume bottles on this bracelet are actually reflective!

This look is done with Bare Escentuals Hope loose shadow on the lid, MAC Deep Truth in the crease with TKB Travel to Venus mica over it, Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Lust Red in the outer corner, and MAC Prance as the brow highligher and inner eye highlighter.  I also lined my eyes with MAC Fluidline gel liner in Blacktrack over Almay Purple Amethyst liquid liner, Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal liner in Jet Black on the water line and Rimmel purple crayon liner on the lower lash line.

Fresh and glowy summer face with MAC Aquadisiac, MAC Club Eye and MAC Sandy B Swatch!

So, today I wore a white puffed sleeve blouse, brown slacks and aqua beaded/wood jewelry.  The MAC Aquadisiac and MAC Club eye went PERFECT with this look!

I used MAC Aquadisiac on the lid and below the lower lash line, I used MAC Club for the crease and concentrated the color more on the outside of the lid.  In this look I also used MAC Surf Baby! Short Shorts on the inner lid/highlighter and Kat Von D Tattoo liner in Maya (dark brown).

I think this is a very earthy, summery look that, along with the MAC Refined Golden bronzing powder and NARS Copacabana Multiple looked fresh and glowy.

MAC Sandy B Lipstick swatch....my new FAVE peach lip product!  I am SO in love with this lipstick.  This is THE perfect peach lipstick.  Coming from me (the self-proclaimed peach fanatic!) that's sayin' somethin'!

TKB Mica Swatches

I swatched a few of my TKB Micas and thought I'd post them.  I don't think the color is as good as it could be if I swatched them outside in daylight, but, it'll give you a general idea.  I LOVE TKB Micas.  I think they're just about as good as MAC Pigments and  and a LOT cheaper!!!!  Let me know what you think!

TKB Swatches (from left to right) Travel to Venus, Pinky Pink, Sparkly White, Satin Orange Gold.  I don't feel these pictures convey the absolute BEAUTY of these colors.  Travel to Venus is a color that goes from a blue duochrome to a pink duochrome to a green duochrome depending on the light.  It's best worn over a dark color.  Swatches of examples are below.  Pinky pink is a very fine glitter.  AWESOME in lipglosses or as an accent on the eye.  Sparkly white is a very fine sugary silver color.  Would be great in a lotion for the decolletage or an accent color on the eye for a special night out.  Satin orange gold...just beautiful...you name the use and it's good for it!  It's a slightly yellow off white with a peachy pink sheen to it.

TKB Swatches (from top to bottom) Satin Orange Gold, Sparkly White, Pinky Pink and Travel to Venus.

This is Travel to Venus over (from left to right) MAC Deep Truth, MAC Later pigment and MAC Fluidline gel liner in Blacktrack.  It doesn't show the color in Venus quite as well as I wish but you kind of see the duochrome over the Blacktrack.  Regardless, this color is unique.  There are other "Travel to" colors in almost every (if not absolutely every) planet in the solar system.  They swatch in all different duochrome colors and look amazing when mixed with black polish!  Hope you have a chance to check these out.  They're only $1.50 for a tablespoon in most circumstances and for some of the special colors or glitters they're $1.50 for a teaspoon.  Either way they are a GREAT bargain.  Enjoy!

Dare I say...Bridal Half-Moon Manicure? I DO!

Yesterday I tried out a new version of my new favorite nail motif...the half moon manicure.  I did this one using Essie Imported Bubbly for the half moon and Essie Vanity Fairest for the rest of the nail.

Essie Imported Bubbly is a champagne frost and Essie Vanity Fairest is a pale creamy pink with just the slightest glitter fleck here and there.  C'est Magnifique!

Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill = Looks to Kill? Maybe.

I recently picked up Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill in Lust Red.  It's a semi-liquid, semi-powder silky eyeshadow with AMAZING color...  Does Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill = Looks to Kill?  My hubby thinks so...you judge for yourself though.

Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Lust Red swatched over Bare Escentuals Eyecolor in Hope and MAC Stars N' Rockets.  I had to use one or the other to get the true beauty of this color to come out.  I went with Hope.

Ok, this picture is an AWFUL yellow color BUT it shows the glimmer that comes out in the eyeshadow.

In this look I used Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill in Lust Red, ID Bare Escentuals in Hope, MAC Prance e/s, Rimmel Black Kohl eyepencil and MAC Fluidline gel liner in Blacktrack.  I acutally used a bit of the Lust Red and Hope layered with my MAC #210 liner brush underneath the eye.

I put my primer on my lids, as always, then a layer of Bare Escentuals Hope, then I added the Eyes To Kill Lust Red on top of it, concentrating the color on the outside lid, than I added the MAC Prance to the brow and the inner corner of the eyes...  I LOVE IT!  This is a romantic night out look.

Again...Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill in Lust Red and Bare Escentuals e/c in Hope are really the stars of this show!

This color CANNOT be duped!  If, by my pictures, you think it can than I have NOT done it justice.  I'm in LOVE!

So...Eyes to Kill???  It's up to you when you try it out.