IMATS NY 2014

Hey dolls finally a new blog post!! I attended Imats NY this year and I bought one day ticket I think it was a mistake I should have bought two day ticket. The reason I say that because it was packed the lines were crazy specially Limecrime booth line I didn't even know where it began and where it ended. Another thing I noticed people were swatching and swatching and swatching I don't think its annoying to swatch don't get me wrong but to swatch for a good 30 min its just ridiculous. I went with my sister so we took turns she waited on a line while I checked other booths then she took her turn while I waited on the line. We were exhausted after a few hours and decided to leave we didn't get everything off our lists but that's OK there is always next year and I'm definitely getting two day ticket for sure next year.

For the first time Inglot was not that crowded and since I had my list ready all I had to do was hand them the list and pay. I want to pick up a few more pigments from Inglot cause I'm in love with their pigments they are really pigmented it has that foiled look super pretty.

Inglot Pigments
- 63
- 50
- 82
- 84

Inglot Sparkling Dust Face, Eyes, Body
- 1

Inglot Body Sparkle
- 54

Inglot Nail polish
- 601

I was super excited for Sugarpill but once again the line was crazy long I was ready to give up. I did want to pick up a few more items but it was sold out.

Sugarpill Loose Eyeshadow

- Royal Sugar

- Goldilux

Sugarpill Eyeshadow

- Kitten Party

Shop Violet Voss is a new brand for me and I'm really excited to try out their products.

Shop Violet Voss Glitter

- Raven

- Geri

- Rayne

- Teresa

- Shop Violet Voss Secret Weapon Loose Pigment & Glitter Adhesive

Eye Kandy Glitter

- Mad Melon

- Candy Coin

-Ballistic Berry

- Tiny Tart

- Caramel Apple

- Icing

- Liquid Sugar Glitter Adhesive 

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream

- Stockholm

- Milan

-San Paulo

- Addis Ababa

NYX Lip liner Pencil

- Bloom

- Mauve

- Natural

What you know more glitter ha ha I had to stop by Lit Cosmetics I love their glitters. Check out those cute little holographic glitters. It was $10 bucks each and both of them came with a glitter base,

so I picked two colors I already used the gold one and it is amazing!! Cant wait to create more looks with these glitters.

Lit Cosmetics Holographic Glitter 

- Rich & Famous 

- Superfly

- Lit Cosmetics Kit Champagne Wishes & Lip Clearly Liquid Glitter Base 

- Lit Cosmetics Glitter Soul Sister

This year we got to see lots of new brands Sigma was one of them . I don't own any sigma brushes but I heard a lot about it so I'm hoping these brushes will live up to my expectation. Sigma was pretty generous they gave out two free mini brushed and so much more

Sigma Goodies

- Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Glove

- Sigma Mini Blending Brush E25

- Sigma Mini Eyeliner Brush E05

- Sigma Blush & Bronzer Sample

- Sigma Eyebrow Powder Sample

- Sigma Highlight Sample

- Sigma Smokescreen Eye Shadow Palette & Warm Neutrals Eye Shadow Platte Sample

- Sigma Capture New Color Combinations! & Be Eye-Conic With Sensational Shadows Sample

Sigma Brushes

- Sigma Round Kabuki F82

- Sigma Flat Kabuki F80

- Sigma Tapered Face F25

- Makeup For Ever Aqua Brow 25
- Morphe Brush Eye Shadow 42

This was the first year  Makeup For Ever had their products in Imats. I had a few things I wanted from mufe but unfortunately those items were sold out. I just picked out this brow gel which I already started using it and I love it. I was so irritated when I stopped by the Morphe Brush booth people were just standing there feeling the brushes and swatching the eye shadows over and over and over I just gave up grabbed an eye shadow paid and left. I was really looking forward to getting some of their eye shadows but it wasn't happening. This concludes my Imats haul didn't get to enjoy much this year believe it or not I didn't even get to take any pictures hopefully next year I will have a better time.

Unabashed

Hey guys yesterday I posted a picture of this look on my Instagram & Facebook and some of you had requested for a blog post so here it is. I wanted to do a simple wearable look with Tom Ford Unabashed Compact which I've just reviewed recently. Hope you guys like this look and try it out.

Brow
- Mufe Aqua Brow

FACE

- Mac Prep + Prime Face Protect SPF 50

- Mac Face & Body Foundation

- Nars Creamy Concealer

- Nars Laguna Bronzer

- Tom Ford Unabashed Compact blush

- Tom Ford Unabashed Compact Illumination shade ( as a highlighter )

- Lancôme Dual Finish Powder

EYE
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Mac Moleskin eyeshadow ( on the crease )
- Tom Ford Unabashed Matte Taupe eyeshadow ( on the lids )
- Tom Ford Unabashed Sparkling shadow ( patted on the lids )
- Tom Ford Unabashed Cobalt Blue eyeshadow ( as a liner and on the lower lash line )
- Mac Vanilla eyeshadow ( brow bone highlight also on the tear duct )
- Stilla Kajal eyeliner Topaz ( on the water line )
- Chanel Le Volume De Chanel and Guerlain Maxi Lash Mascara

LIP
- Starlooks Luscious Long wear Lip Pencil Naked
- NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Stockholm

Tom Ford Unabashed Eye & Cheek Compact

Tom Ford Unabashed Eye & Cheek Compact
Price $95.00 for 0.47 oz./13.5g
Where To Purchase: Nordstrom, Saks

This is a limited edition palette its packaged in a beautiful ivory and gold colored Tom Ford case. This compact is pretty big the first picture is a comparison with a Tom Ford eyeshadow quad and the second picture is a comparison with a Tom Ford blush. This compact is very large this comes in the same compact as Tom Ford powder bronzers. I noticed that Tom Ford is bringing back his original ivory and gold packaging for summer collections.

 Unabashed Eye & Cheek compact comes with 3 eye shadows, one blush, and a bronzer. As you can see its just as gorgeous inside the color selection is very unique. 

The Sparkling Taupe Shadow 

I love Tom Ford sparking shadows this looks wet in the pan and goes on with out any fall outs. This sparkling shadow is very pretty and extremely smooth. This can be used in a day time look I already used this palette and created a simple wearable look. I apply all the Tom Ford sparkling shadows with my finger I feel like that's the best way to work with these sparkling shadows. This is quite similar to She Wolf trio sparkling shade but it is not a dupe.

The Cool Tone Matte Taupe Eye Shadow

This shadow is a cool tone taupe brown shade feels extremely soft and the pigmentation is amazing. Sometimes I find cooler tone shadows don't compliment my skin tone much but this looked great on me. This eyeshadow is very easy to blend its very finely miled which can cause fall out. But if you pat this on your lids you will get less fall outs I think this taupe brown eye shadow fits right in with the bright cobalt blue and the gorgeous sparkling shadow.

The Cobalt Blue Eye Shadow

This shadow is my favorite of them all I love this bright bold cobalt blue eyeshadow. I'm hearing a lot of people complain about this shadow being messy I don't agree with that statement. This eyeshadow is very pigmented and can look scary to some people but trust me you can incorporate this eyeshadow with your daytime look. This eyeshadow blends very well just like the taupe eye shadow it feels very silky and smooth. I did use this eyeshadow as a liner also smudged it on my lower lash line it was very easy to apply.

The Coral Pink Blush

This blush is stunning its a coral pink with golden micro shimmers. This blush looks like Nars Orgasm which is a little more pinker than this. This blush also looks a lot like Tom Ford Love Lust blush from his permanent line. It looks great on my nc40-42 skin I'm sure this will look gorgeous on both light and dark skin ladies. Its a perfect shade for summer gives you that beautiful hint of color with a gorgeous glow.

The Bronzer

When I first saw this compact online I thought this is a bronzer but once I swatched it I realized this is more of a illuminating powder. I don't see my self using this as a bronzer I prefer my bronzer matte and this is a peachy brown shade with gold shimmer. Its pigmented and the texture is very smooth and silky. I used this as a highlighter gave me just the right amount of bronzed glow.

Overall

This is an amazing palette with a unique color combination the texture, pigmentation and longevity of the products are phenomenal. The eye shadows and the cheek colors lasted over 8 hours of wear on me. I don't see my self traveling with this compact because I don't think I will be up for using bright cobalt blue eyeshadow everyday. But I do see my self using the taupe and the sparkle eye shadow a lot. This palette is very expensive but its absolutely worth it after swatching and using this palette I'm extremely happy with my purchase. I was afraid the taupe eye shadow won't work for me but I was wrong each and every color worked perfectly. Unfortunately this palette is sold out almost everywhere but Nordstrom still has it on back order so get it before its gone.

Ipsy April Glam Bag

I'm really impressed with ipsy two amazing glam bags in a row I liked everything I received in my glam bag this month. I love Urban Decay products so I was happy to see the glide on eye pencil in my bag. I had already received this coastal scent brush before and happy to see it again it's a great brush so no complaints here. I love peachy lipstick, lip liner so off course I fell in love with this peachy nudeish lip liner it's so pretty and perfect for spring. I'm excited to try out Dr. Brandt microdermabrasion and the eyeshadow is ok wish they would've sent me a lash instead of the eyeshadow but it's not a big deal maybe next month? One can always hope right..  I'm hoping ipsy keep up the good work and continue sending me amazing glam bags every month.

Ipsy April Glam Bag
- Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet Glide-On Pencil Black Velvet
- Starlooks Luscious Long wear Lip Pencil Naked
- Dr. Brandt microdermabrasion
- Elizabeth Mott Pop! Goes The Shadow Champagne
- Coastal Scents Medium Shadow Brush

Dress Your Face Master Class Seminar

Hey loves if you follow my Face book page you guys already heard the news I attended Tamanna Roashan aka Dressyourface workshop. It was a great learning experience for me also a pleasure meeting Tamanna. She demonstrated the base makeup first, we learned how to contour and highlight with cream products, high definition, bridal makeup, and eye makeup techniques. We did two eye look first we did a party look then transitioned that look into a cut crease bridal/Arabic look. I surprised myself when we were done with the whole look the steps were so quick and easy. She also answered every ones questions recommended brushes and products. I asked my sister to be my model for the evening I had a blast dressing her face.

We all received a certification along with a whole bunch of goodies. She had raffle tickets for some amazing prizes but i didn't win anything as usual lol. But we all received some amazing goodies we did use a few eye shadows from the Lavish palette to create the first look.

Goodies
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Lavish Palette
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Covet Water Proof Eyeliner
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Hydra full Gloss Flamingo
- Shop Violet Voss Fairy Dust Glitter
- L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer
- L.A. Glide Gel Liner
- Shadow Shields
- Lancome Lash Curler
- Morphe Brush

  I was rushing and trying to keep up with Tamanna cause we went to the next look right away so I took a  quick picture of this unfinished look. I will recreate this look cause I really liked this look more that the dramatic one. 

This is the finished look, one of Tamannas signature cut crease with double wing liner look with a pop of color in between the liners. Over all I had a great experience if you ever get the chance to attend her master class or one on one pro class I say go for it its totally worth it.

Brows
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Medium Ash
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Dark Brown
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Gel

Face
- Inglot Primer
- Mufe HD foundation
- L.A. Girl Concealer ( to highlight & contour)
- Mac Studio Fix Powder
- Benefit Hoola Bronzer
- Tarte Blush Palette
- Mac Soft and Gentle

Eyes
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Lit Cosmetics Glitter Rich & Famous ( on the lid )
- Lavish Palette Sienna eye shadow ( on the crease )
- Mac Carbon eye shadow ( to cut the crease )
- Mac Vanilla and Nylon eye shadow ( brow bone highlight )
- Inglot Gel Liner
- Urban Decay Glide On Pencil Flip side ( in between the double wing liner )
- Inglot Gel Liner ( on the lower lash line )
- Lavish Palette Truffle eye shadow ( smudged on the lower lash line )
- Kiss Lashes
- Chanel Le Volume De Chanel Mascara

Lip
- Nyx Natural Lip Liner
- Wet n Wild 903C Lipstick
- Nyx Real Nude Lipgloss

Tom Ford Beauty Summer 2014 Collection

Tom Ford Beauty Summer 2014 collection is now available. 

Check availability: saks, nordstrom

 Unabashed Eye and Cheek Compact 

Price $95.00

Limited Edition

Lip Shimmer 

-Moon Light 

-Solar Gold

Price $49.00

Limited Edition

Fire Lust Skin Illuminator

Price $65.00

Limited Edition 

I've already ordered the Eye and Cheek palette and the Skin Illuminator. So far I received the Unabashed palette and currently testing it out review will be up shortly.

Sephora Beauty Insider 500 Point Perk L'Occitane Set

A few days ago I ordered some stuff from Sephora I saw this cute little L'Occitane set, I had enough points saved up so I decided to redeem my points. Those are the tiniest little hand cream I've ever seen super cute. These are perfect travel size products I'm totally saving these for a upcoming vacation. I already own the full size Amande Delicious Hand Cream and love it. Check your local Sephora for this cute little set.

-Shea Butter Hand Cream 10ml 

-Amande Delicious Hand Cream 10ml

-Amande Shower Oil 35ml

-Amande Supple Skin Oil 15ml

-Verbena Body Lotion 30ml

-Small pouch that resembles a Postcard

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

It's back!! If you missed out on this palette here's your second chance. Check out Hourglass Cosmetics website. Check out the review and swatches here.

Price $58.00 

X O X O Mona