NEW YEARS CONTEST!!!

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER CONTEST!!! The theme for this new contest is for you guys to come up with the next hot trend for 2010. Check out the Vid for full details :)

MOMMAGEE'S NEW MOON CONTEST

What's up Everyone! I hope you all are doing good. As some of you may know, I am a huge Twilight Fan .. and I am so excited for New Moon to come out next week. Me, my sister and friend are going to the midnight premiere!!! So to celebrate .. I am throwing a New Moon Makeup Contest. Be sure to check out the video. Prizes include The New Moon Novel, tons of MAC products, and even a COACH purse :)
Contest ends at the end of this month .. so get those beautiful entries in

25% off LA Splash on cherryculture.com

You know you love me cherryculture.com! I just checked out the site and this new line at cherryculture looks cute. What are you guys going to try out? Get 25% off your purchase with code: LASPLASH25

Bitch Slap Cosmetics

A lot of my viewers get a little intimidated by the bold and bright colors that Bitch Slap carries. Yes the colors are awesomely bright and most of the looks you seen done with the line are dramatic and crazy. BUT, you can definitely tone down the looks for those of you who like natural everyday wear. And just to show you guys that, I've done two looks to show you that it doesn't have to be bold and bright with this line. The 1st picture below is of a quick and simple fall look with the newest pigments and paintwheel from Bitch Slap Cosmetics. The 2nd picture below is a quick and simple smokey eye using another new pigment and the Evil Bitch Paintwheel.See .. we don't have to look like drag queens with this line (though I absolutely love drag makeup .. the fellas are just so gorgeous!!!)

I used Bitch Slap's Concealer as a base for all Swatches. Let's check out the eyeshadows!

These are swatches of Bitch Slap's newest paintwheel:
Deadliest Bitch on Earth by Nikki $20
This paintwheel comes with a gorgeous purplish/blue, a dark teal, a very light pastel teal, and a bright red with gold specks. The glitter specks isn't too overwhelming and can be blended out really easily. I LOVE THIS NEW PAINTHWEEL .. just as I love the other ones. Just a side note .. if you do not like the new logo (the middle finger one) the original logos with the leopard print background is still available. When purchasing you can choose which logo you would like on the compact. Time for the pigments .. they're awesome just like the other ones are. If you have never tried out Bitch Slap's Pigments .. you need to get your hands on them. They are super super pigmented .. i'm talking MAC quality pigmented! Each pigment sells for $14 each. Swatches on top were applied wet with MAC Fix+, swatches on bottom were applied dry on top of Bitch Slap's Concealer.

Fuck You Bitch Pigment
This is such a gorgeous and light shimmery gold. This pigment is super super silky and light on the lids. It is a must have for those of you who love golds. This pigment comes in the new black jars.Stingy Bitch Pigment
A beautiful shimmery red. This red isn't too overpowering. It can be easily blended out. Also it looks great on the lips when mixed with a clear lipglos .. i love mixing my pigments to make a gloss. This pigment looks great with the Fuck You Bitch Pigment. Quiet Storm Pigment
This is such a gorgeous metallic silver. All I can say about this pigment is "Bayam!". It is off the hook. I used it on my lid in the Smokey Eye Photo above. This one also comes in the new black jars. And this one feels super silky and light too.You all already know that I love me some Bitch Slap. If you are intimidated to buy some .. don't be .. get some now and beat that pretty face of yours! (I don't mean that literally .. it's a makeup term which means to put makeup on .. lmao)

Be sure to check out my Simple Fall Tutorial using Bitch Slap Cosmetics here:

Get Bitch Slapped here: http://bitchslap-cosmetics.com/

Mineral Silk

I've tried many mineral companies. I have came across some good ones, some okay ones, and some bad ones. But I've recently tried out an awesome one! Mineral Silk Mineral Makeup.

The setup on the site is a little confusing because there's so many links to choose from, but after messing around with it you'll know your way around.

I had the opportunity to try out a whole bunch of their mineral sample packs. They give you a lot of product in their samples, enough to last you a couple months if you use it on a daily basis. All samples come in a cute square jar. I'm loving it!!! Urban Decay Primer Potion was used as a base for ALL swatches.

Sample Pack of Foundation for Medium Skintones $5.97
As you can see, you receive 7 different shades that could possibly be your skin tone. I like being able to mess around with different shades. In the winter I tend to be lighter than I am in the summer, so I like having two different foundations. I love mixing foundations to find my right skin tone. Radiance ended up being my foundation color right now. My skintone might be a little lighter when December hits. Note: these foundations do look a little different after blended and buffed onto the face.
Sample Pack of Concealers for All Skin Tones $5.97
You receive 5 different concealers with this pack. And they're definitely all the colors you could ever need to get rid of any kind of blemishes. I liked Brighten Up and The Eraser the best. Bye Bye Under Eyes made my dark circles fade, but not completely covered them. I then covered it with Brighten up and the grey under my eyes were gone :) The eraser worked a lot better for my dark circles than the other two put together. Get The Red Out worked great for the redness around my nose. I'm still working with these concealers to figure out what works best for me.For the fun part .. my favorite out of all the products The Eyeshadows!!! All of the sample packs were customized for each eye color. All colors were chosen to make your eye color pop!
This is the Sample Pack for Brown Eyes. Millionare-Coral & Amethyst-Pink Diamonds totally made my brown eyes pop. And I love it when my natural eye color is poppin without the help of contacts.Sample Pack for Green Eyes $5.97
I love Olive and Amethyst .. not together but just as shadows alone. Olive is such a pretty green with a gold undertone and Amethyst is such a pretty fushia color with light pink undertones. I tried Malted on the Lid, Amethyst in the Crease, Russet on the Bottom Lash Line, and Plum on the Outer V to smoke it out just a bit.Sample Pack for Blue Eyes $5.97
I seriously wish that I had Blue Contacts so I could see how these colors looked. I liked how they looked on my brown eyes. I tried out Copper Shimmer on my lid, Dark Copper in my Crease, I defined my Outer V with Dark Chocolate, and then I lined my bottom lash line with Denim. It came out so pretty!Sample Pack for Hazel Eyes $5.97
All of these colors look so great together. My sister has a mix of green and hazel eyes. The day her Hazel eyes were poppin .. I decided to try out 24 Karat in the tear duct area, Sahara on the lid, and Medallion in the Crease... and her eyes looked gorgeous. I popped some falsies on her eyes and it was a done deal. Her eyes were super sexy!!!!!!Candy Eyeshadows $10.50 for the whole sample set
For those of you who love bright shadows, like me! hehe .. are going to love this little set. I applied these dry over Urban Decay Primer Potion. Aren't they pretty??? On another day I had applied them wet, and they were FREAKIN AWESOME! WHOA .. is all I gotta say about this little set. Get em now!!!
Sample Pack Blushes: Pink and Rose Collection
Blossom gave me a natural rosey cheek, which I really really liked. Petal Pink, Pomegranate, and Rhubarb look better on me as highlights than Blush. Petal Pink gave off the best glow out of the 3. I think these would look a lot better on someone that had fair skin.Sample Pack Blushes: Brown and Berry Collection
Overall these blushes showed up very well on my skin. You can definitely go light for a natural cheek or heavy for a dramatic night out. Terra Cotta and Summers Glow were my faves out of this batch.
So overall everyone, this was a great line. I absolutely loved everything from it. From packaging to their products. For those of you who are just venturing out into mineral makeup, you will not be let down with any of these samples. $5.97 for each sample pack isn't bad and the samples will last you a long time, trust me. Have fun shopping everyone!
Check out the site here: http://www.mineralsilk.com/index.php

EG Minerals

I had the chance to try out a couple things from EG Minerals Gem Collection from their Platinum Collection. And all I got to say about this collection is wow. These shadow are soooooo pretty. These are my far my favorite shadows form them. They are ALL .. and I mean ALL super super pigmented and are so easy to blend. All swatches below were applied dry over Urban Decay's Primer Potion. Can you imagine what they would look like applied wet? They would look super pigmented! Sample Bags cost $1, Sample Jars cost $1.75, and Full Jars cost $7. I have no idea why this picture uploaded sideways like this .. ??? Which ones do you think look gorgeous?I give 10/10 on their lipglosses. The formula for these glosses are so much better than the ones that I tried last December. The consistency is perfect: not too runny, not too sticky. They are lightly flavored and smell yummy. My man loves doesn't mind getting these glosses on him. lol.
Glosses cost $9 each (a little too pricey for my liking)Now these are a couple fo the Gem Blushes. These three are very very very light. I would prefer these as highlight powders than blushes. These actually remind me of MAC's MSFs. Maybe the other blushes in the collection have color .. ???
Sample in a bag cost $1, Sample in a jar cost $1.75, Full sized jar cost $8.50Correction & Camoflage Powders. There are 7 different ones, but I got to try out 2 of them. The Apricot one totally helped the dark circles under my eyes disappear. I applied it before applying my foundation. It was so easy to blend it into my foundation. The Yellow one worked a lot better on my sister in law than it did on me. That might be because my sister is white. She had some purple under eye cirles going on, and it totally covered them up. The yellow one made my circles look a little grey.
Samples in a bag cost $1, Full size cost $9, and the 7 pc sample kit cost $6Full Face Makeup Palette in Medium.
I actually really like this thing. It is a Cream to Powder Palette for the Face. From top to bottom, left to right: Concealer, Concealer, Highlight, Blush, Foundation, Foundation, Contour, Blush
I do not recommend using any brushes to apply this. Sponges work good, but me personally my fingers work the best. The concealer and foundation coverage is actually pretty good. I didn't think it was going to give me the coverage that I wanted, but it surprised me. The highlight and contour colors are the perfect color. You can definitely control how dark the contour can be. The blushes are super natural/glowy looking. Perfect for the winter time. Again, I suggest using your fingers with this one.
Check out EG Minerals here: http://www.earthenglowminerals.com/index.php

Alima Pure

This is a mineral makeup line that does not have fillers, additives, or fragrances in their products. They are all about making natural products that don't irritate your skin.
This is definitely a line for those who do not like bold and bright colors. Because I'm one who loves color, this line wasn't for me. This is a line for those of you who like to wear everyday looking makeup and for those of you who like to enhance your natural features. I personally think that this line is great for older women in their 40's and up. I only say that because this is a line that my Mom and Grandma would enjoy. They don't like going heavy on the makeup and it would be perfect for those of you who are like that.

The shadows were a bit sheer for my liking. Again, definitely a line for those of you who enjoy natural looking makeup. I had to really pack on the shadows for it to show. I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance as a base for these swatches. Samples in a jar cost $1 & Full Sized Jars cost $9.
Now to the face stuff. I loved their face products.Tea Rose is the perfect shimmery blush for warm looking cheeks. The shimmer isn't too overpowering and actually gives cheeks a natural glow. Raspberry is a light matte pink, which I think would look better on fair skin than my tan skin. Blush Samples go for $1 and $15 for full sized. Lumina Shimmer Powder is the perfect highlight powder. I actually like it better than the highlight color in my MAC Sculpt & Shape. It also looks super pretty when mixed with a clear gloss for the lips. Both foundations were a dark for my skin tone, but I did try out Olive 4 Foundation just to see how it would feel on my face. For those of you who love mineral foundation, you'll love this stuff. The coverage was good and I felt like I wasn't wearing anything on my face. When I can't feel my face makeup, it's awesome. Foundation samples go for $1 and full sized jars go for $15.So .. my faves: The blushes and Lumina Shimmer Powder.
Check out Alima Pure here: http://www.alimapure.com/