NYX to MAC Dupe Series: NYX Iced Mocha VS MAC Satin taupe

I'm back with the NYX to MAC dupe series. I thought it would be  fun to see if the dupes were really that close or just a waste of time and hopefully in the process, I could save you some time and money!

I could not wait to see the results of this one!!

SO...Can you tell the differance??


this one might be easy since so many people are satin taupe lovers




So..yeah..Nyx Iced Mocha is on the left and MAC Satin Taupe is on the right.
Satin Taupe is much more pigmented than Iced Mocha and IMO easier to work with. Iced Mocha is VERY soft, almost to soft for me. HOWEVER, they are pretty close in color, so I think it is a pretty close dupe colorwise, not identical, but close enough for me. It you want satin taupe and can not afford the $14.50 ($11 for pro pan) than this color is really a great dupe!



Side by side..IMO they look more identical in the pan than the swatch



NYX swatch on top, MAC on the bottom

SO..what do you think? Is it a good dupe?


My two favorite sites to buy NYX products are at Cherryculture.com and Nonpareilboutique.com

Smokey Purple Look

Hi Everyone
This is a smokey purple look that I did yesterday. CC and comments are always appreciated.
I used French quarter stick with UD gunmetal on top and for the purple I used sugar pill poison plum with UD Psychedelic Sister.
LMK what u think!

MAC PEACOCKY COLLECTION IS NOW UP!

The MAC Peacocky Collection is up! This collection has 15 gorgeous mega metal eyeshadows. The eyeshadows are bigger (.11 oz) then the regular MAC eyeshadows (.05 oz) and cost more too, at $19.50 vs $14.50 for a regular eyeshadow. However, the pigmentation and color selection is gorgeous. I think these are WELL worth the price just based on the swatches and reviews from Temptalia

The collection also has 12 new lip glosses called Kissables. From what I am hearing there apply more like lipsticks than lip glosses. I am not crazy about these, but I am not a lip gloss/stick kinda gal. These Kissables are $18.50 each

USE CODE PEACOCKY for FREE SHIPPING

I LOVE THIS COLLECTION and totally excited about. I bought five shades from this collection.
The colors I got are:

 Dalliance

 Noir plum

 Paparazz-she

 Prance

Unflappable

CHECK OUT ALL THE SWATCHES HERE:
Temptalia's review and swatches of Peacocky
Karla Surgar's review and swatches of Peacocky

HAPPY SHOPPING LADIES AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING OR PLAN ON GETTING!

I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MY SHADOWS TO GET HERE!

*Pictures taken from karlasuger.com and temptaila.com

THREE FREE NAIL POLISHES AT ZOYA.COM!

YUP! Get 3 free nail polishes at zoya.com and just pay shipping! Use coupon code FB2011 till January 7, 2011

This is an amazing deal, you get $21 worth of nail polish for FREE and Zoya is one of the best brands out there for nail polish. Hop on this deal ASAP!!

Here are the colors I got:

Kelly

Shawn

Edyta

I have been wanting to try these colors out for a while and I am so happy I get to try buy them for FREE! This so made my day :)

Happy shopping ladies and don't let this sale pass you by! Let me know what you got!

Just a ANOTHER day LOTD

This was just a neutral smokey eye I did. My camera was not on macro, so don't have any real close eye pictures. CC and comments are always welcome.

One RANT-Ilamasqua Metal Palette one RAVE-Stila Color Wheel

RANT

I got a GC to Sephoria for Christmas and I wanted to do a really silver metalic look for New Year's Eve, So I pick up the Illamasqua Metal Palette for $42. The colors are gorgeous, but they creased on me with 20 min of wearing it  (and yes I was wearing UDPP)

The palette:



Here is the look I did, this pic was taken about 20 min after doing my makeup




See the creasing already..after that I youtubed how I could fix it and one girl suggested I set it with translucent powder, so I set it with my MUFE HD powder and went to my dinner. The dinner was about three hours and when I came home, my eyeshadow was completely faded and pretty much none existent. I forgot to take a pic off it because I was so aggravated about the fact that a $42 palette would still crease and fade even after setting powder and primer, that I just washed it all off as soon as I got home

RAVE

So it was hard, but I returned the metal palette. I really wanted to love it, but I could not keep a $42 palette that creased on me. I ended up exchanging it for the Stila Color Wheel for $25!! Which was an amazing deal! You get 36 colors and each color is beautiful, vibrant and pigmented. I love the sleekness of the palette and the design. I like how it the colors go from lighter to darker, it is like it automatically sets up a look for you if you don't know what to wear that day.
It also comes with a bonus book of 15 different looks that you can put together with the palette! I love that and cannot wait to try them!

Here's the palette


Some swatches:



AND a pic from the color book that comes with it



AND it is still available at Sephoria for $25, hurry up and buy it already..LOL
Here is the link: Stila Color Wheel at Sephoria

I feel FREE and I challenge you to do the same

Happy New Year Everyone!! 2010 was just not my year and I hope 2011 has some better things in store for me.
Yesterday I went to the gym for the first time in a while and I decided to be FREE and go without make-up. I know this may sound odd to some of you, but I am self conscious about my skin due to the acne scars on my face, that when I go to the gym I usually apply some foundation and a hint of blush.

This was a big step for me, it felt so good to go outside without makeup AND no one stared at me, made comments or funny faces..LOL Sometimes I think that will happen if I go out without a little makeup because I got made fun of quite a bit as teenager for my acne. It may sound silly after all these years, but in the back of my head, that is what I think.

I challenge you to all do the same thing and post a picture on your blog, with the title: I'm FREE!

I think it will be empowering to see us all up with the confidence to post a picture of ourselves in our naked face.

So to start of 2011 on positive note, I dare you to be free and confident!

Post a picture and be free with me! It is such an amazing feeling and I will continue to wear no makeup, every time I go to the gym and maybe even more

What do you think about this challenge? If you decide to do it post a link in the comment section and I will create a section on my blog, with a link to your blog post, so everyone can see our naked faces and it can empower more people to give it a try and be free like us! It will help to remind us that we are all beautiful, with or without makeup




For some inspiration, there is a post on MUG to get you going>>>HERE<<<<<

A few LOTD..I've missed this AND a Crown brush SALE on HAUTELOOK!

This look I did for Christmas. It is nothing special since I worked a double that day, but I still wanted to look nice when I went to my Uncle's for a few hours before work.

Face:

MUFE HD 125

Mac Select cover-up in NC 20 

Cheeks:

Rockin Republic Foreplay
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Soft and Gentle MSF

Eyes:

Lid, highlight and inner corner- Nylon
Crease- Soft Brow, Cork
Outer V- Espresso, and Brun
Mascera- Dior Show
Eyeliner- BTFL
Lips:

Pro Longwear Lipcreme- Till Tomorrow 

This next look I did was to vist my best friend on Monday. I am so loving the French Quarter shade stick from the VV collection..it is the perfect base for a smokey eye.
These pics are right before I left for her house. I was wrapped up in my coat and scarf because it  snowed the night before..see..it was our first snow




Now on to the look!









This was at my friends house





I'm with her son..he is to cute!

Face:

MUFE HD 125

Mac Select cover-up in NC 20 

Cheeks:

Rockin Republic Foreplay
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Soft and Gentle MSF

Eyes:

Base-French Quarter Shade Stick
Lid and Crease- Gun Metal from the UD Naked Palette
Highlight- Virgin from the UD Naked Palette
Mascera- Dior Show
Eyeliner- BTFL
Lips:

Brave New Bronze

BTW HAUTELOOK is having a sale on crown brushes!! This brushes are amazing for the price..I am personally going to get on of the sets..I am not sure which one yet..I am so excited!!

Sign up and check out the sale>>>>>>> HERE <<<<<<

OKAY, OKAY...I'M BACK!

SOOO I'm back!! YAY!! I missed everyone very much! I had a super long and stressful semester that allowed me to focus on nothing else but school and I just want to put that semester behind me and move forward from that.

So with that said....I have some new LOTDs that I will posting up tomorrow and I still have a contest to post as well, which I hope to post by the end of the week.

I got an awesome Nikon coolpix 12 megapixel camera for Christmas and I cannot wait to start taking pics of swatches and LOTD.

I have so much to share with you all..I hope you have not strayed too far from me :)

I want to thank everyone who PM me on makeupgeek.com and those we contacted me on my blog as well. It made me so happy to know that I was missed. I  hope everyone had a great christmas and I look forward to keeping in contact with everyone.

Tomorrow is a new day with a new LOTD..hope your ready for it!! LOL..I also can't wait to look at everyones else's blog and stat commenting..I miss that too.