Colorful, Summery look using BftE!

Zombies!!

TGIF! I hope you are all having a great day! Mine was filled with shopping and a short library jaunt with my kids. Ahhh, the days of Summer.

Speaking of Summer, I did a colorful look today using colors from BftE's "Summer Rae's" collection. Check it out!










The Goods:
TFSI as primer
NYX jumbo pencil in "Milk"
BftE "June Bug" above crease
BftE "Fresh Cut Grass" main lid
BftE "Liquid Sunshine" inner corner and inner lower lash line
BftE "Pink Lemonade" outer lower lash line
Fyrinnae "Nijiro" as highlight
random eyeliner and mascara

Cheeks:
Sugar Skull Minerals "Heart Throb" blush

Lips:
NYX Butter Gloss in "Creme Brulee"

I love how this turned out. The colors were so fun to play with and super blendable!

*products in this post were sent to me for review and/or purchased with my own money. All reviews are 100% my own and honest. 

 

BftE "Summer Raes" Collection!

Good evening zombies!

Tonight I have for you a peek at the "Summer Rae's" 2014 Summer collection from Beauty from the Earth for you to drool over. 

Per the BftE website:

2014 Summer collection has 6 full-size shadows. The play on the word 'Rae' is to honor my Mom whose name is Rae. She also has her birthday in Summer. These 6 shades are all things she loves and have to do with Summer.
 
(Click images for maximum awesome.)



This collection includes:
Fresh Cut Grass: a light and bright green with light green sparkles.
Liquid Sunshine: a slightly marigold yellow that blends into a soft golden sheen and hints of yellow and magenta sparkles.
June Bug: a light bronzed taupe with green and magenta sparkles. On the bottom row:
Picnic: an eggplant shade with a very slight brown tone and, packed with red sparkles.
Pink Lemonade: a very opaque vibrant, warm pink with pink sparkles. 
Catchin' Some Raes: a bold and icy blue with two different blue sparkles throughout.



Swatches!



Natural indoor lighting


Outside


What a fun, sparkly collection! As always with BftE, the eyeshadow is buttery, pigmented, and blendable. I love 'June Bug', especially in the sunshine, as it glows from the inside out! 'Pink Lemonade' has a subtle blue shift, which makes me swoon and 'Catchin' Some Raes' is an awesome bright, bold blue with tons of sparkle. The shades in this collection are perfect for Summer!

"Summer Raes" is available right now through July 5th on the BftE website and is $32.50 for 6 full sized jars. Go get yourself sum! ;)

*products in this post were provided for review purposes only. All opinions are 100% my own and honest.

Guest Blogger: Makeup Fancy's "Red Queen"!

Zombies!

For funsies, I asked Emily from Makeup Fancy Blog to do a vampy guest post for MZ. What Emily came up blew me away!

Check it out!

Hey everyone, this is Emily of Makeup Fancy Blog; today I'm honored to be on Wendi's awesome blog and to share this special look with her followers! Before we get to the goods, here's a little bit about myself:

I started Makeup Fancy Blog a few years ago when I was first getting into makeup; I began watching youtube tutorials and reading other beauty blogs and really enjoyed it, so I decided to do it myself. I started out with a few makeup looks, which were pretty sad back then, as were my photography skills, lol. I had barely any makeup- just some assorted products from MARK (because I was a rep), and an 88 eyeshadow palette. My looks were pretty basic but I had fun doing them. Over the years my collection has grown, as has my experience; however I still like to experiment, play, and challenge myself to improve. I'm fond of using bright colors, and love doing things that are classic with a twist of my own.
Besides makeup looks, I also like to post product swatches, hauls, and reviews. My blog is a hobby so I do it when I have time; I'm not always consistent, but I try not to worry too much about it and just do what I enjoy. :)

Now, on to the makeup! I'm calling this look "Red Queen", which is not very imaginative but I'm not great with creative names. ;) I used products from Morgana Cryptoria, Darling Girl Cosmetics, BFTE Cosmetics, and a few others; you can check out more pics and products below. Hope you enjoy!♥

Products:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper
-Morgana Cryptoria eyeshadow in Hemogoblin (red on lid and blended above crease)
-Coastal Scents 88 palette (black eyeshadow in crease)
-Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadow in Adoration (nude pearl to blend out red edges)
-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Gun Metal (silver on tear duct)
-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Forget Them Not (white/red duochrome on browbone)
-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On pencil in Perversion (black)
-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
-Maybelline The Rocket mascara in Blackest Black
-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (Faint and Crave on brow)
-Cover Girl clear mascara (on brow)
-Wet N' Wild Coverall foundation in 815 Fair
-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

Yeah, check this girl out. She has some mad skills and I just love her eyeballs.  Thanks Emily! :D

Happy Friday everyone!

Valentine's Day Look for NTMS!

Zombies!

This weeks theme in my Facebook group Never Too Much Sparkle is to do a Pro or Anti Valentine's Day look. I decided to go with "Pro" since I love pink and red..I don't really get much into the propaganda of Valentine's Day, being as it's just another commercial holiday sucking money from our already bare pockets...but that aside, I did a fun look anyway using mostly Beauty from the Earth eyeshadow!

 

This is my "come hither" face..Pretty sexy, right?


The Goods:

UDPP in "Sin" as primer
Maybelline Color Tattoo in "Too Cool" as base
Beauty from the Earth "Paris" main lid and outer lower lash line
Beauty from the Earth "Hollywood Secrets" blended into crease
Beauty from the Earth "Raspberry" blended above crease
Beauty from the Earth "Whisper" as highlight, inner corner accent, and inner lower lash line
Urban Decay "Zero" eyeliner for top lid liner and waterline with Warpaint Beauty liquid glitter liner in "Monster" on top
MAC "Pink reflects" glitter patted on top of "Paris"
Random mascara

Cheeks:
Maybelline Bouncy Blush in "Pink Frosting"

Lips:
Revlon lip butter in "Lollipop"

I hope you enjoyed my soft Valentine's look!

The 7 Deadly Sins...Greed and Charity!

Good afternoon Zombies!

And yet another installment of "7 Deadly Sins" is upon us! (Small change, this feature will now run on Thursdays.) And this one was a little difficult for me.

I am CHARITY.

When I think of Charity, I think of selflessly giving to those in need. Not just monetarily, but emotionally and physically. But then I got to thinking, HOW would I portray that on my face. Draw some $$ signs on my cheeks?! NO! Make myself an angel?! NO NO! So, instead, I went to Google and found this:

Definition of "Charity"

• a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
• an activity or gift that benefits the public at large 

Which lead to this:


As a beauty blogger, I feel I am actually practicing the above two actions daily. 

I also decided to go with a smokey green and gold look, because green and gold is associated with paper and gold currency. I added some silver sparkle to represent silver.




 

 



Low light

  

The Goods:

UDPP in Sin
pop Glitter Stix crayon in "Sage" as base (sage green with silver sparkles)
Persephone Minerals "No Tip, No Strip" main lid and inner corner
BftE "Emerald City" layered over NTNS and swept into lower lash line
Brazen Cosmetics "Jaded" blended into crease
Persephone Minerals "Sailor Venus" blended above crease
Evil Shades "Devil's Bonfire" blended into crease and swept onto lower lash line
BftE "Bubbly" as highlight
Random liners and mascara

Cheeks:
MAC Mineralized blush "Gentle"

Lips:
MAC "O" mixed with MAC "Viva Glam IV"

I noticed AFTER the fact that the colors are the exact colors in my eyes. Happy accidents!

Wanna see Charity's polar opposite "Greed?" You'll have to check out Snarky P's interpertation by clicking the image below!

The 7 Deadly Sins...Gluttony and Temperance!

Why hello Zombies!

The week is finally, kinda, almost over!

It's been a while since I've done a 7 Deadly Sin post, but it should be back up and running as normal soon.

The next deadly sins are Gluttony and Temperance.

Gluttony, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning to gulp down or swallow, means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or intoxicants, or makeup to the point of waste.  
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluttony OK, so I added "makeup."


This is my take on Gluttony.

 

 Look sans that "taped lips."

The Goods:

UDPP in Sin all over lid
NYX Jumbo pencil in "Purple" blended into lid
Beauty from the Earth "Stunning" main lid and into lower lash line
BftE "Illusion" blended into crease and lower lash line
BftE "Blue Bird" blended above crease
BftE "Butt Naked" to blend and for highlight
Random liner and mascara
Urban Decay  Heavy Metal glitter liner in "Distortion" upper and lower lines

Cheeks:
Silk Naturals "Tart"

Lips:
First look: Random black eyeliner for the X. Distortion used to line the X.
Second look: Wet N Wild lipstick 521A.

If you wanna check out Gluttony's polar opposite Temperance, please check out The Eyes Have It All blog for Amanda's look or click the image below.



Have a great day Zombies and an even better weekend.

*Beauty from the Earth Review* and SWATCHES!

Happy Hump Day Zombies!

I was recently given the opportunity to review some eyeshadow from Beauty from the Earth. I've heard and seen lots from this company, but like a few companies I've WANTED to try, I never got around to it. After swatching the colors, I see that I waited far too long!

I was sent a tin of 16 sample jars, plus a full size eyeshadow to review. The tin is SUCH an awesome idea, and now I have storage for my BftE eyeshadow!

Ok..Now, do you see what I mean by waiting too long to order? Just LOOK at these colors! OMFG. I do know, because it's on the website, that a few of the colors are basically straight pigment (mainly the primary colors) but shit who cares?! At least you KNOW that before purchasing.  Ingredients are also listed next to each eyeshadow description.

A full size eyeshadow is $6.50 and a sample jar (like the one's shown) are $2.00.

I do not own a color like Shopaholic or Super Heat. And I can't freaking WAIT to try out Blue Bird and Sunning together. Illusion and Sugar Plum are also very stunning!  The colors were so easy to apply (swatched of Pixie Epoxy) and even with their stupendous pigmentation, washed right off. When I say pigmented people, I mean pigmented and packed full of awesome and win! Oh..and lots and lots of glitter!

Each week, BftE offers a Color of the Week (COTW), which is a full size color at the sample jar price of $2.00. What a great way to try out the product.  Also, check out their Facebook Fanpage.

I am absolutely stoked to have been given the opportunity to try BftE.  And I will absolutely purchase a shit ton of pigments from them! Run people, RUN to the website and grab some of these colors! 

(the above products were sent to me for review purposes only- opinions are my own)