Have you ever purchased cosmetics that didn't live up to its claim? I know I sure have. Too many duds to name. About two years ago I got the notion to start my own cosmetics company. I wanted to specialize in eyeshades that were so pigmented that it could be seen on the darkest of dark shades of people. I went as far as to get a business tax ID and looked at companies that could help me develop the line but I quickly got discouraged at how much money it would take.

I am going to start the process again! I am more excited this time around than I was last time. I plan to do ALOT more researching and developing. I'm going to have to write a list of all the things I will need to do along with the estimated capital needed to start.

If you or anyone you know has ever started a business then any advice would be great! Stay tuned for more to come... I just might have a contest for a brand logo where the winner would get to try some products out!

Can you tell I'm excited just thinking about it!!!!

Product Features


Color: Pomegranate (Pink/Red)

Magnetized Palette, so makeup stays put

Adhesive magnetic sheet with writable labels

Large, full-sized mirror for the makeup on the go

Movable thumb grip

Tight, rubberized seal prevents leaks

 
 
The palette comes in a few colors: snow (white), twilight (blue), eggplant (dk purple), pomegranate (pink but looks a tad red), lemonegrass (yellow), and coal (black).
 
I was a bit hesitant to order as the palette looks a tad small. I was interested in the unii palette, the z-palette, and the MAC palette.
 
The MAC palette, according to the many YouTube videos I watched, the palette seems to be sort of flimsy when it comes to protecting your makeup during travel. I did like the price though.
 
The Z-palette is made of cardboard and is about the same size as the MAC palette. While I haven't had a problem with any Urban Decay cardboard palette, I wasn't sure how well the cardboard would hold up for constant travel.
 
The UNII Palette is the smallest out of all three palettes. That was a big reason why I muddled over the decision for so long. One good thing is that it comes with its own magnetic strips so I wont have to purchase any separately. It's made of plastic and seems to be quite sturdy.
 
I also looked at other palettes like the one from coastal scents but theirs don't magnetize with MAC shadows well. Since I have mostly MAC shadows that was a big thing for me but due to price I might pick up one from coastal scents later.
 
I decided on the UNII palette because of what it is made up of and the ease of being able to travel with it. I might purchase the Z-palette depending on how well I like the unii one. If I fall in love with it I will purchase another! I purchased the unii palette through Amazon.com only because I received gift cards from completing a survey. From amazon you had to pay $1 for shipping bringing the total for the palette to $30. Considering I didn't have to actually pay for the palette, I'm happy. Hopefully I love it!

So Urban Decay has come out with three new palettes: Fun, Dangerous, and Feminine

I have fallen in LOVE with the Fun palette:


But to be fair I would buy the other two palettes as well...lol...Makeup is my addiction!




The only thing is that I have at least one color from each palette already in my Naked Palette. I really wish UD would do a cmpletely new color palette!

Well Happy Shopping!!!!!!!

FAQ: IMATS New York



Q: What are the show hours?
A: Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (pro only) and 11 a.m. to 5p.m. (general).

Q: Do you offer group sales?
A: Yes, we do offer group discounts for groups of 10 or more people. All group sales must be placed and paid in one order; the deadline to place group orders is April 1. Please contact us for more information: tickets@makeupmag.com

Q: May I purchase tickets at the door?
A: Yes. Door ticket prices are:
1 day ticket $40 USD
2 day ticket $70 USD

Q: What are the pre-sale ticket prices?
A: Prices until March 7, 2011 (5 p.m. PST)
Regular tickets: 1 day/ $30 USD
2 day/ $55 USD

Prices from March 7 to April 7, 2011 (5:00 p.m. EST)
Regular tickets: 1 day/ $35 USD
2 day/ $65 USD



Q: I haven’t received my tickets.
A: All tickets are only available to pick up at the show. Please bring a picture ID along with your receipt to pick up your tickets at the Online Pre-Sale Ticket desk.

Q: Where do I pick up my tickets?
A: If you have purchased tickets online you will pick up your tickets at the show. There will be an Online Pre-Sale Ticket desk at the main entrance to the show on April 9 and 10. Please be sure to bring a copy of your receipt and picture ID.

Q: How do the e-tickets work?
A: It’s easy! Select your ticket(s) and purchase online. A link to your bar-coded e-ticket will then be e-mailed to you. Print your e-ticket confirmation and bring it, along with your picture ID, to the Online Pre-Sale desk at the show. Your confirmation will be scanned into our new software and you’ll be given a wristband that allows access to the show. This process should greatly reduce the time it takes to process our attendees.

Q: How may I move through the entry line even faster?
A: Make sure you print your e-ticket confirmation and have it ready at registration with your photo ID. This saves our staff the time needed to look up your information. You may also show your Make-Up Artist Pro Card. Click here for application details.

Q: Is there parking onsite?
A: Information coming soon.

Q: What is the address of 82 Mercer?
A: 82 Mercer Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10012

Q: I want to change my ticket to a different day.
A: Tickets may be changed until Thursday at 5 p.m. prior to the show. Please e-mail your full name, order # and which day you would like to change to. Send e-mail to jennifer@makeupmag.com.

Q: I can’t go to the show, may I get a refund?
A: Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE as stated on our website. No exceptions.

Q: I can’t go to the show, may I give my ticket to a friend?
A: Yes, you may give your ticket to a friend but you must contact us with the change, as well as send your friend with a copy of the original receipt.

Q: What type of bank or credit cards do you accept to purchase tickets and Make-Up Artist magazine items at the show?
A: We can only accept cards with Visa, Master Card, American Express or Discover logos.

My pink purple kisses makeup look.

Used on eye MAC pigments:

Naked deep dark all over lid to brow bone.

Melon in inner tear duct

Magenta madness on the rest of eyelid

Grape in crease and outer vee.

Black black in outer vee.

Naked dark as highlight.

As base I used Urban Decay Primer Potion (original) and NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk


Used on Lips:
Pink Friday lipstick on top of amuse disco pink lip liner.

NYX soap opera queen lipgloss and pink sparkle lipgloss.

Strawberry Licorice Candy Butter Cream


What it is:
A super-rich body moisturizer.


What it does:
It's time to indulge with Dylan's Candy Bar's Strawberry Licorice Candy Butter Cream, the perfect yummy-smelling remedy for very thirsty skin.


What else you need to know:
This unique, protective, non-greasy formula with Vitamin E, Jojoba Seed Oil, and Shea Butter (one of the world's best moisturizers) promotes healing of rough, dry skin all year long.


It smells sooooo good!....Doesn't really smell like anything strawberry though..lol. I really wanted the Body Lotion but sephora.com is all out and I was not about to pay triple the price on the Dylan Candy website. So I just picked this one up.

I was also able to get a free trial size of Bare Escentuals exclusive trio. The set includes:

Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation deluxe sample (0.01 oz) with Mini Brush and Prime Time Primer sample (0.15 oz).



*Disclaimer by Sephora.com* You will be able to select your shade: Fairly Light, Light, Medium Beige, Medium Tan, Medium Dark, Golden Dark, or Medium Deep based on availability. Valid while supplies last. Not valid on previous purchases, nor with purchases of egift certificates or gift cards. Valid for Beauty Insiders only. One offer per order. Cannot be used in conjunction with other promotion codes. Sephora reserves the right to change or end the offer at any time. Learn more about the Beauty Insider program at any Sephora store or online at http://www.sephora.com/beautyinsider.

I wanted to try a mineral based foundation. I have tried one in the past but it made my face dry and didn't really match my color correctly. I always had to mix it with a little bit of regular (liquid foundation) to get my tone or I would look ashy. Maybe this one will be different. Even if not it's free! I picked Golden Dark.

BTW if you have a free standing Sephora store (not in jc penny) then you don't have to make a purchase to receive it. All you have to do is print out the coupon or show it to associate from your phone! If only I had a free standing store in my area.

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This is a wonderful blog giveaway by Lipgloss Love Affair. Please check her blog out for more details!

So...Can you tell I LOVE to shop? Lol. Anywho....I found out late last night via email confirmation that the LB assoicate that made my LB2Me purchase ordered the wrong bra. I was suppose to get the Lace T-Shirt bra in Petal Pink but for some weird reason she ordered it in Desert Flower. Now I could understand if I had not given her the EXACT bra that I wanted just in a different size! Tsk Tsk LB! I attempted to call LB online and get it corrected. The online representative stated she was unable to make changes to the existing order but she would send me out another bra at no cost to me. I would just have to send the wrong bra back (of course at not cost) when I received it. Unfortunately for me there was no more of my size online. I was able to go to a different LB and get my pink bra!!!!! You can take a look at the pink bra in a previous post if you want a looksee. I got a 40% off coupon for LB that I got to use for a cacique bra purchase that I used taking the total to $21 and some change. The other bra I will return as I dont want that color. I will just use that $25 towards my next purchase when I get to use my Real Woman dollars.

Moving on.....

I went to Forever21...lol...No matter what mall I go to I have to check them out. Now again if they would only get the plus size line in the store near me. (I do plan on visiting the store in Raleigh, NC that sells the plus line to see if they have anything I want...lol...stay tuned for that). I bought a cute bracelet and some more ankle socks....




The bracelet to my surprise is not tight (the reason I bought it..lol) As you can tell two leaves make up the end points of the bracelet. It is selling for $6.80. I could not find a picture of it online so here are my own pics.






I also bought 5 more pairs of socks. I LOVE the cute designs on them. I must admit that I hate wearing socks....or shoes for that matter. I'd rather walk around barefoot and I take my shoes off the first chance I get...lol (even if they are the baddest shoes ever)....But since I tend to get sicker as the weather gets colder my mother thinks its a good idea to wear them. If I must then I wear the thin ankle socks. F21's socks are perfect!....I don't know how long they will last since these couple of days have been my first purchase but maybe I will update that at a later date. Here are the socks I bought:


Ok so I was going to save this last item for my makeup haul but I've bought so much makeup that I will probably either do a video or list the things I bought on here with no pics. I will list where I bought them though....Anyways....Here is what I bought from MAC!...



I decided to get the collection because I originally wanted the melon pigment but that would have been $19.50 by itself. I figured I could at least try 5 different ones for twice the money. The Gift o'Glamour and Gold Mode remind me of that color. I already have the Bronze eye shadow and I really want to see if the reflect bronze glitter will look good when paired with it.
 
I also bought a wig.....
 
 
This go around I spent waaay less money. I don't plan on buying anything else until this coming weekend....THE BDAY WEEKEND.....Stay tuned for the Wet Seal/Forever 21 (orders from offline) update/review as well as the makeup up video or posting!

I wanted to include everything from my Forever 21 Haul....

1. Super Fab Makeup bag in Light pink ($3.80)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=beauty%5Fcosmeticbag&product%5Fid=1085652670&Page=1




2. Rhinestone Hoop Earrings ($4.80)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=acc%5Fearrings&product%5Fid=1083497066&Page=all&pgcount=25&sort=lp



3. Rhinestone Encrusted Earrings ($6.80)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=acc%5Fearrings&product%5Fid=1084521450&Page=all&pgcount=25&sort=lp


4. V-Neck Top ($8.80) (purple/navy and black/grey)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=faith%5Fmain&product%5Fid=2078801595&Page=all&pgcount=20&sort=lp#



5. Regular Fab Skinny Jeans ($11.50) (indigo and black)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=faith%5Fmain&product%5Fid=2077413813&Page=all&pgcount=20&sort=lp

Both rings have a stretch band as these are the only ones I can wear from F21. Stay tuned for Torrid/Wet Seal/Makeup Haul/Review.