Top 5 Face Brushes

If I had to pick only 5 face brushes, these are the ones I would choose:

The MAC 150 is an all over powder brush. Its very soft & fluffy but gets the job done. Its great for buffing any type of powder (matte, loose, pressed, mineralized) into the skin over top of a foundation or on its own. I have had this brush shed the smallest amount. This brush is highly recommended!

Available at MAC counters, stores & online

The MAC 168 is a contour or blush brush. I use this for contouring my cheeks. It picks up a light amount of cream product & deposits it evenly into the hollows of my cheeks. It blends very well aswell, the only down side is that it can stain easily because it is white hair. This brush is highly recommended!

Available at MAC counters, stores & online

The MAC 188 is a duo fibre stippling brush. Its a multipurpose brush that can be used for liquid foundation, blush or highlighter. I personally use this brush for highlighting the top of my cheek bones. Its the smaller version of the MAC 187 brush which to me is rather large for the features on my face. 

Available at MAC counters, stores & online

The Visage Blush Brush is my favourite brush for the cheeks. It has a bit of a dome shape to it & it fits the apple of my cheek perfectly. Ive just recently started noticing some shedding but I think this brush is around 10years old. I took it from my mom & her brushes havent been updated in forever.

Available at Caryl Baker Visage & online

The Jordane B-54 Square Shader is what I usually use for my concealer. Its a square shaped brush that is flexible & blends cream products right into the skin. I got this brush from my school & have really taken to the way it applies cream & liquid concealer.

Available at www.jordane.com

I hope this was helpful!

xoxo Victoria.

NOTD!

This is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Polish in "Lacey Lilac". For some reason the flash gave the bottle a more periwinkle appearance but in person its the perfect pale purple.

xoxo Victoria.

Such A Steal!

These are the products I got today from work, all costing $10 in total!! Such a steal, mind you they dont have their case packaging. They came in little clear plastic snap packs. These are brand new testers except the Dior duo eyeshadows & the dior blue eyeshadow. They have been disinfected for sale to the employees. All of the shadows cost me $1 each (duo's included) & the lip products were 50cents each!

 This is Dior eyeshadow #066 "trendy taupe"

 This is Dior eyeshadow #555 "flirty brown"

 This is Dior eyeshadow #275 "metallic blue"

 This is Dior eyeshadow duo #685 "bronzy look"

 This is Dior eyeshadow duo #775 "silver look"

 This is Dior lip liner #463 "candy rose"

 This is DiorKiss lipgloss #001 "lime glace"

 This is Clinique eyeshadow #601 "french vanilla"

 This is Clinique eyeshadow #308 "sparkling sage"

This is Clinique eyeshadow #401 "sugar sugar"

 This is Clinique butter shine lipstick #409 "ambrosia"

 This is Lise Watier plumpissimo lipgloss #916 "corail"

This is the Vichy Dercos Mineral Soft Shampoo. Its made with no silicone or parabens & is great for treated hair apparently. I dealt with a Vichy representative today & he gave me this product for free to try on myself. Yes, this is a full size bottle.. A review will be posted next month!

xoxo Victoria.

Contrasting Colours

I personally love looks like this that use contrasting colours to make a statement. Its the perfect addition to a casual chic outfit (check my previous OOTD blog). 

Eyes:
MAC "painterly" paint pot (base)
MAC "copperplate" eyeshadow (all over the lid) (MAC 239 brush)
Urban Decay "zero" eyeshadow (crease & outer v) (MAC 217 brush)
MAC "bitter" eyeshadow (lower lash line) (MAC 214 brush)
MAC "sweet & punchy" eyeshadow (limited edition; to the beach collection) (lower lash line) (MAC 214 brush)
MAC "gesso" eyeshadow (highlight) (MAC 227 brush)
MAC "white frost" eyeshadow (highlight & inner corner) (MAC 275 brush)
NYX jumbo pencil in "milk" (waterline)
NYX jumbo pencil in "black bean" (tightline & liner) (thin liner brush)
Benefit "bad gal lash" mascara

Face:
MAC pro longwear concealer in "NW15" (MAC 194 brush)
MAC MSF Natural in "light" (MAC 150 brush)
Coastal Scents camo quad in "dark" (contour) (MAC 168 brush)
MAC "fabulush" cream colour base (blush)
Too Faced "snow bunny" bronzer (highlight) (MAC 188 brush)
MAC "corduroy" eyeshadow (brows) (MAC 263 brush)

Lips:
California Mango lip balm
NYX round lipstick in "margarita"
Coastal Scents 88 eyeshadow palette; any of the orange shadows (pat over top of lipstick)


xoxo Victoria.

OOTD!

 

So this is what I wore to run errands today, my day off. Its comfy & cute. My favourite way to be! I know my mirror is terribly dirty looking but this is an old mirror from my parents house that I've had since I was like 10years old. I cant get the marker off of it & it has smudges that are now permanent :( I'll get a new one eventually. & yes, that is a picture of Kelly Osbourne in a bikini taped to my mirror. Shes my inspiration, my role model.

Top: Garage

Tank: Garage

Leggings: Urban Outfitters

Flats: Nordstrom

My makeup from today will be posted tomorrow! Its a super fun look :)

xoxo Victoria.

NOTD!

 This is a new shade by Orly called "gumdrop". It's a bright robins egg blue polish & one of my favourites.

xoxo Victoria.

Its Obvious....

I CHANGED MY HAIR

My friend Anna cut & coloured my hair for her interview at a salon. We used the colour "medium intense red blonde" by Ion with level 10 developer by Salon Care Professional. Not much was done to the cut except she shortened my layers & gave me quite a few more near the top of my head. The bottom layer was trimmed 2cm (trying to grow my hair out) & then she angled my bangs so they would grow out nicer. This colour is extremely intense once freshely dyed, it tones down & looks more natural after a few washes.

If you like my makeup, click the link below!
http://victoriamakeup14.blogspot.com/2011/06/scarlett-johansson-look-1.html

A red hair care blog will be posted soon enough!

xoxo Victoria.