hello beauties!!!            
  as i was browsing beautyish i came across a giveaway being hosted by Rachel over at Glam Polish. Its few the new China Glaze Electropop Collection.

These colors are so pretty and will be trendy next year!!!
Good Luck if you enter!!!

until next time
glitterskulls

victorian disco review....part 1

hey there lovelies!!! i finally have caught up on the housework and have two napping children so i have time to post part of my Victorian Disco Cosmetics review so here we go!!!


I found out about Victorian Disco Cosmetics (im just gonna call it VDC) on Beautylish. if you have never been on there i highly suggest you check it out! Beautylish is one of many social sites about makeup/beauty and by far the best i have been to!!! everyone is wonderful and there are some very talented beauties on there...you can find me on beautylish here! Anywho....i ran across Smashley S.(dontcha love it) and she was asking if anyone was interested in doing trial reviews for her new cosmetics company...of course i said yes!!! i had seen some swatches on the VDC facebook page and was super excited to be able to participate in this trial!!!


onto some pictures: here is the black and pink bag the trials were sent to me in....how cute are they?

love the return star!!

inside i received 6 samples and a lovely tokidoki note.

 i really like the colors i recieved.  For being a sample it is quite a bit of shadow...im not really good with eyeballing measurments so im not sure the size but you can get quite a bit of wear out of these. The only thing i wish the label would of been on the other side but i understand its purpose to keep the bag sealed so its not a big deal....just personal preference. and how cute is the tokidoki note? i love it!!!!

colors: I received 6 samples...5 shadows and 1 cosmetic glitter. the shadows are: do the jabba jabba, yodas yoga mat, tatooine, pannier, and revolutionary ball. I love the names...and anything nerdy rocks in my book...star wars is really easy to pick awesome makeup names!!! The glitter i got is predator.

 i dont know why those are sideways...sorry!!! 
on part of 1 of this review i did tatooine, revolutionary ball and pannier...swatched over tfsi and bare hand.

tatooine, pannier, revolutionary ball.

I really love all 3 of these colors....esp pannier! tatooine is a nice gold with gold flecks...its really pretty. pannier is a neutral taupe-y brown with a hint of gold shimmer....its looks great on a neutral eye. revolutionary ball is a nice blue with a kind of green shift with pink/green/blue shimmer. (im terrible with describing colors these are what i see)

flash

natural light

on these three colors the color payout is wonderful....i do recommend using a primer unless you like the soft look...and i would imagine that revolutionary ball would look gorgeous on top of a black or dark blue base.

i was going to do a look with these 3 colors but havent had the chance to yet.....hopefully soon i will have that up.....i do have a pic with pannier on though...

this is it with udnp1 naked underneath and a nice black liner.

i really love this color it super awesome!!!!
hopefully i can have some time to do part 2 of this review....soon!  until then  here is a peek at predator!!

until next time lovelies!!!! 
glitterskulls.


(this product was sent to me for review)

sneak peek at a very awesome review!!!

stay tuned for my first review of a new indie company Victorian Disco Cosmetics!!!

November Favorites.

so i figured i would jump aboard the favorites wagon and let you beauties know what products i reached for for the month of november. i plan on keeping up with this and doing one of these posts every month.

First up is Garnier Fructis Leave in conditioning  cream. This really makes my hair, which is staticky as all can be this time of year, behave. Has a nice fruity smell, isnt greasy and makes a great cuticle moisturizer also.

Next up is my Hard Candy Sheer Envy primer. This is the only face primer i have tried and i really like it. It comes out purple but blends into a nice sheer shimmer. You can use it alone or with makeup. It has great staying power and makes my face feel great.

Garnier Nutritioniste Moisture Rescue Gel Cream. I love this stuff!!! its a refreshing gel but applies like a cream. Smells is nice, consistency is firm but gel like and it moisturizes the heck out of my skin .  This is the 2nd time i have bought this and i really like it.

up next is hard candy's blush in living doll. its a nice bright pink with shimmer. perfect for a nice pick me up during the day and a bright flush of color. I always get compliments when wearing this blush.

the last 2 are products from a wonderful woman i met on cafemom. Her name is Laurie and she is the owner of Mineral Face fx. mffx is all natural mineral shadows and other makeup. i plan on doing some collection swatches and reviews in the near future. Here is the website and if you like them on facebook here, you can see the newer products she has.
up first is a nice highlight color i have named custard. its a nice neutral shimmer color and i really like it. perfect wash of shimmer.

and last but not least is a lip color in Girl Friday Remix. She ran out of the original Girl Friday before i had a chance to order it...so i settled for this. The only thing,and i STILL kick myself for is not  ordering it in a tube. i got a pot instead and its kind of a pain.

creepy i know, sorry!!!

What are some products you couldnt leave without during november? Have you used any of these products i have listed?
if you would like to see a full review on  any of these just let me know.

until next time
glitterskulls

winter holiday tag!!

 Happy 24 days until Christmas!!!

This time of year is my favorite. spending time with family, baking and cooking, wrapping gifts, hot cocoa, sending the kids out to play in the snow and christmas lights/music!!

 So i was browsing around on beautylish and came across a forum post doing winter tags/videos/tuts and decided i would post my holiday things!!!  This tag was started by Bianca who is here on beautylish and here on youtube. Im not quite comfortable yet about doing videos so ill just blog it instead.


1. Whats Your Favorite Holiday Movie? How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the animated one)
2. Whats Your Favorite Christmas Color? red and silver.
3. Do You Like To Stay in Your PJs Or Dress Up For Christmas? pjs for home and dress up for family.
4. If You Could Only Buy One Person a Present This Year Who Would It Be? my kids. i would get one        big present they could share.
5. Do You Open Your Present Christmas Eve Or Christmas Morning? both!!
6. Have You Ever Built a Ginger Bread House? not that i can recall...maybe this yr i will.
7. What Do You Like To Do On Your Christmas Break? hang out. look at lights.
8. Any Christmas Wishes? to be able to see all my family.
9. Favorite Christmas Smell? grandmas house. its like a mix of cinnamon, christmas tree and snow...i love it.
10. Favorite Christmas Meal Or Treat? christmas dinner @ grandmas!!

1) Which holiday do you celebrate? christmas
2) What are you doing for the holidays this year? the usual rounds..coming from a divorced  family i have 3 places to go.
3) What's your favorite holiday drink? umm non alchy eggnog
4) Candy cane or Gingerbread men?candy cane
5) What's your favorite holiday/Christmas song? Carol of the Bells.
6) What's the weirdest gift you've ever received? a $5 gift card to walmart.
7) Have you ever made a snowman? yes
8) What is your favorite winter fragrance? cinnamon anything
9) What is at the top of your list this Christmas? (or whichever holiday you celebrate!) Shiro deathnote collection
10) What is most important to you about the holidays? being with loved ones.

I tag all of you to join in on some holiday cheer!!!!


glitterskulls

my holiday wishlist.

hello!!! the thanksgiving holiday is finally over, now we can move on to christmas!! anything you are really wishing for this year?  I have my list all prepared so i thought i would share!!!

 up first would  be a sweater knit infinity scarf.  this one is from old navy. I really love it and it would keep my neck much warmer then the light one i have now.

 From Shiro Cosmetics, i want need have to have the death note collection. death note was the first anime i had ever watched and i loved it!!!

 if someone got this for me, i would just die!!! i really want this since my others got lost in the move and water damaged. I think this would get lots of use since the kids really liked the movies and will LOVE the books even more!!!

a kitchenaide stand mixer....i would kill to have one of these. I enjoy baking and this would come in handy for cookies and cakes. the mixing bowls would be awesome for every day cooking.

i think that is about it! What are hoping  for this holiday season?

 thanks for reading!!

cold and flu makeup

Happy Holidays lovelies!!! i know, it's a little early for that but the brutal winter weather has already graced some of us(it went from about 75 to 49 practically overnight here.) With that being said, cold and flu season is upon us. im not for getting a flu shot, they are dangerous but that isnt for here.

I found a wonderful article on another site i frequent Cafemom about cold and flu makeup and thought i would share. I also recommend cafemom to all mommies out there. I have met some very wonderful ladies and formed lifelong friendships with them.

anywho..onto the article

5 Makeup Tips for the Cold & Flu Face

Posted by Lindsay Mannering

on November 16, 2011 at 5:00 AM

It's cold and flu season (yay.), which means it's time to stock up on the tissues, the decongestants, and the beauty products. It's a little known fact, but makeup is a key ingredient when you're trying to get over one nasty bitch of a runny nose. Because when you look good, you feel good. That's what we're going with here -- if you trick yourself with a little concealer here and some lip exfoliator there, those cold and flu symptoms may just disappear.
Here are 5 makeup tips for the cold and flu face.

1. Concealer is your best friend. Dab some of the thick miracle potion on that red nose and no one will know you were up all night rubbing your face raw with napkins and paper towels since you obviously ran out of those fancy-pants lotion-infused tissues.
2. Exfoliate your lips and apply light color. Is it just me, or do your lips get mad chapped when you have a cold? Must be all the mouth-breathing due to the stuffed up sinuses. Anyway, wet a washcloth with warm water and gently rub your lips, removing all that gross white skin. Apply a chap-stick then some light, light color. We wanna keep it light because anything too bright might accentuate some of the other unwanted red spots on your poor, sickly face.
3. Moisturize and use a glossy blush. You're dehydrated when you're ill, so using heavy foundation will just look cakey. Wash with an exfoliating face cleanser and lather on the moisturizer. Use a sticky, glossy blush to add some color back into your face -- avoid blush that's powdery.
4. Water-resistant mascara. Avoid eyeshadow, it could wash you out, but don't skimp on the mascara. Use waterproof because lord knows one huge sneeze and your eyes are more watery than Victoria Falls. 
5. Wash and blow dry your hair. It's so tempting just to throw your hair in a ponytail when you're not feeling well, but a hot shower and a blow-dry will work wonders. Yeah, it takes some energy, but I find that if you take the time to do your hair, you'll feel so.much.better. It's a game-changer.

What are your makeup tips for when you have a cold or flu?