Wednesday, July 13, 2011

July Birchbox



If you don’t already know what Birchbox is, it is a monthly subscription program that sends you 4-5 deluxe samples a month, You can sign up for the 10$ a month plan or pay for an entire year’s subscription for 110$ which essentially gives you 2 boxed a year for free.

This is my first month of getting a Birchbox and overall I’m really pleased with it. The samples aren’t really sample size they are more like travel sized products, so you actually get more than one use out of them. Some of the products they send you are actually full sized products which that alone can retail for more than the box itself. This to me makes the program more than worth it. Another reason why I really like the concept of this program is if you live in an area where there is not a Sephora or Alta which are stores that often give free samples, this allows you the opportunity to try products that you might not otherwise get a chance to. 

Birchbox also has a rewards program. Each 100 reward points can be redeemed for $10.00.Each $1.00 spent will earn 1 reward points. Each earned reward points record expires in 365 days. Plus for every friend you refer and that friend places their first birchbox order you receive 50 points.

 What I received, with full sized retail price:
Koores, Shower gel. 13.53oz $19.50
Philosophy, Purity Made Simple One Step Facial Cleanser. 8oz $20, 16oz $32
Redkin, Shine Flash. 4.4oz $17
Ybf Beauty, Automatic eye brow pencil In universal taupe. .005oz $12
Extra: Kind, Almond and Apricot snack bar 
This is my first month of receiving a Birchbox and I wanted to share it with you.







Koores, Shower gel
 
Philosophy, Purity Made Simple One Step Facial Cleanser.

Redkin, Shine Flash.

Ybf Beauty, Automatic eye brow pencil In universal taupe



Kind, Almond and Apricot snack bar 
I’m really excited to try everything out and can’t wait for next month’s box. I’ll let you know what my favorite products were next month.


Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy 4th Of July! ( Stop Scaring the Kittys!)

Dear 4th of July Fireworks,

                            I would just like to start by saying how fun you are. You are so pretty to watch all your different colors. You look like falling stars, and those fancy ones that look like weeping willow. Your so fun to light up and no 4th would be the same without twirling your sparklers. Also the excitement of never knowing who might go to the ER is always fun to placer bets on. But there is a problem you see. You scare the bajesus out of my little cat. Granted he is afraid of everything but your extra loud and random booms, cracks, and snaps really seem to upset him. So if you could be pretty and fun without all the noise little kitten would greatly appreciate it.
   So until that happens I'm going to go dig Kitty from under the bed and snuggle him to make him feel better.
                                                                             Love Always , Nikki B.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Opposites Attract (Blue & Orange)

I have always loved complimentary colors in my artwork, and I guess it was only natural that it translate to my makeup. I was playing around tonight and came up with this Blue and Orange look. I'm thinking of making it a series, not sure if I want to make it a series of tutorials or just pictures. Let me know what you think.












Friday, July 1, 2011

June Favorites




 These are some of the products that I have really loved from the month of June.

·        - Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
·        - Bourjois Bronzing Powder
·        - Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat
(01 snow blast, 02 vintage violet, 03 fractured foil, 04 fuchsia shock, 05 distressed denim)

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Dramatic Blue With a Pop Of Yellow


I got inspired and I created this Bright and bold blue and yellow eye look. I wore it to work the other day and everyone loved it so I wanted to share it with you.








Products Used
Eyes
·         Urban Decay primer potion
·         Michael Todd Long wear cream shadow in Pirate Island
·         NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in Piggy Bank
·          NYX Chrome Eyeshadow Chaotic
·         NYX Chrome Eyeshadow White
·         Wet n Wild white eyeliner
·         Sedona Lace 168 pallet, matte yellow, and midnight blue
·         Prestige Eyeliner in Denim E70
·         Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2 in1 lash serum
·         Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express in Blackest black
Face
·         CoverGirl Naturelux Foundation 310
·         Maybelline Mineral powder finishing veil, translucent powder
·         Bourjois bronzing powder
·         Benefit 10 box, highlight
·         Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush in Rose
·         Yeves saint Laurent Touche Eclat
Lips
·         Lipsmackers Watermelon
·         Revlon Matte lipstick 001 nude attitude

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Beautylish



For those of you who may not already know what Beautylish is, Beautylish is a social networking site dedicated solely to all things beauty.  Like all social net working sites you create a profile, where you can up load pictures of makeup looks you have created, nail art, and product pictures. You can also link your YouTube videos. On top of that you can like brands, and specific products and write reviews.  There are discussion boards for giving and asking for beauty advice. There are daily articles, it's like getting a daily beauty magazine for free. There are also daily featured videos, reviews, and photos.

Today (June 28, 2011) my review of Bourjois Bronzing Powder was featured on the Beautylish home page. Also check out my Beautylish profile.

Beautylish about description

Beautylish was founded in February 2010 with the goal of improving the way that everyone discovers and learns about the beauty products that they use everyday. We would love to hear your feedback as we continually work on improving the experience (email us at feedback@beautylish.com). We are based in beautiful San Francisco, California.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Fresh Golden Summer (Tutorial)

Since it is the first day of summer I wanted to share a light, fresh and quick look for summer with you. This is a great look for summer all the makeup is light. I mix a facial moisturizer with SPF and my favorite foundation for light coverage and sun protection. This saves from spending money on a separate tinted moisturizer with SPF. I tight line the eyeliner to keep it light from melting or smudging in the heat and sweating.



Products used
Eyes
-Urban Decay Primer Potion in Greed
-Urban Decay Naked Pallet, Buck, Naked & Virgin
-Revlon black eyeliner
-Maybelline Falsies Mascara  
-Wet & Wild Cream Eyeshadow pencil
Face
-Cover Girl Naturelux foundation, mixed with SPF facial moisturizer
-Maybelline mineralized finishing veil, translucent
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in tipsy
-Benefit 10 Box, Highlighter
-Bourjois Bronzing Powder
Lips
-I Love… Strawberry Milkshake Lip gloss.