Starbucks Napkins Review

Starbucks Napkins???? I thought this was a makeup blog!

Well, it is. And this IS a beauty product.

I think most of us suffer from a bit of the oilies later in the day. It sucks. You can use blotting sheets or powder to try and get rid of the shine. I usually use powder, because it's conveinient, but I prefer not to have to put more product on. So, blotting sheets. Well, I had heard from Makeup Alley that you could use Starbucks Napkins as blotting sheets. Whaaat??? See, the word on the street is that these type of napkins are excellent at wicking off moisture. I'm not sure why; it has something to do with the napkins being made from recyclable materials.

Price: 5 out of 5; It's FREE. Plus an excuse to pick up some coffee!
Packaging: N/a; it's non-existent
Performance: 5 out of 5; It really works!!
Overall: 5 out of 5; What's not to like?

When at Starbucks (don't take them if you're not buying something, dudes) I grabbed some napkins. I took them home and cut them into the little squares you see in the pix. No need to use a whole napkin every time! Seriously, what's not to like? It is free and it really works. Plus, it's made of recycled materials. So, you should check it out. And get a White Chocolate Mocha. Mmmmm....

Note: I have heard that any brown napkins will work, but not so. At least, not for me.

EWWWWWWWWWW

This is at 10PM!!!! Seriously.

NOTD Thursday March 26 2009

I was super busy working on homework on Thursday, but my nails were calling! I didn't have a lot of time to do them, so I just swiped one coat NYC Big Apple Red over the coral pink I was wearing. Result: red with a pink flash! Cool!

FOTD: Thursday March 26 2009

Today was a mineral kind of day, and I'm enjoying. I used mineral makeup for foundation, blusher, and shadow. I'll go into that later. Today's look is a bit more subtle than I usually go for. I concentrated more on getting a good coverage with my concealer and foundation, less on using color. Personally, I think I look hot. A friend of mine has told me that it looks very good.

"The subtlety let's your face shine through. Instead of
the focus being on the bright colors, the focus is on you."

Aww :-)

Products used

Eyes: Mary Kay Signature Eye Primer (not pictured; d/c);
Fresh Minerals Shadow in Shell and Copper; (d/c)
Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost Mascara in Very Black;
Cover Girl Outlast Smoothwear All-Day Eyeliner in Onyx

Face: A self-made mixture of Everydays Mineral Olive Fair and
Coastal Scents Silk Medium 1.2 Foundations (even parts of each);
Everyday Minerals Sunlight Concealer;
Amuse Sheer Mineral Blush Shimmer in Coral Pink (d/c)
(Also, that's the Coastal Scents Kabuki Brush. Too cute!)

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Lips: Lorac Lipstick in Imagine

Face:
Apply mineral foundation: tap a little foundation into a dish for some sort. Dip brush into powder, swirl it around, tap off excess. Buff into skin (I use CS Deluxe Buffer Brush). Apply small amounts of EM Sunlight Concealer to under eye area (if you have dark areas). Use small amounts until you get desired coverage. You can always add more! Can't always take it off without starting all over. Afterward, pick up just a bit of your foundation and buff it softly over where you concealed. Using kabuki, apply blush to cheeks. (I apply brush after doing eyes).

Eyes:
After priming, apply FM Shell all over lid. Pick up a little of the copper (a little goes a long way with this color). Apply to the crease and blend in. Apply in crease until you reach desired color. I wanted it in the crease and a little in the outer 1/2. Line upper lash line, water line, and outer 1/2 lower lash line. I'm not very good, so I ran an angle brush along the line to soften it some. Pick up some copper with angle brush and line lower lash line. Curl lashes and apply mascara.

Closer:

Also, I've been using Ardell Brow and Lash Growth Accelerator on my lashes recently. I'll update you on how that goes.

Notes about mineral makeup:
Although the market has recently been flooded with this type of foundation, it is important for the consumer to be aware that there are no standards or guidelines for labeling this product. A "mineral makeup" may be all mineral, part mineral - or contain less than 1% mineral as part of the finished formula. Using this logic, practically all makeup could be considered mineral. Additionally, mineral makeup may or may not be USDA organic; the label must specifically mention this, as it is possible to make a mineral product that does not meet USDA guidelines.
source: Wiki Foundation Page

TOTD?

Toenails of the day? Hehehe. It would never be OTD, anyway. It'd be OTW, at least.
I just saw someone post pix of their tootsies, so I thought I would, too. Tell me if you think feet are gross or not. If you do, then I won't do pix of my pedis.


Today, I used two coats of NYC Times Square Tangerine and two coats of this sheer iridescent orange neon from Claire's. (Came in a set of 5.) These neons dry matte; if you're not fond of that, you can throw a top coat over it. These pix are w/o top coat.

Also, tell me which type of pic you like better. The 2nd and 3rd pic are b/c I saw some pics of someones feet like that when they were showing their pedi off, and I thought it was cute, but maybe I'm dumb and everyone else in the world thinks a pic like that is lame.

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Taken from Tiffasaurus!

Do you twitter? Since I started twittering, I have people following me that I've never met. Some of these are random, I'm sure.

If you follow me on twitter, send me an @reply or a DM to let me know that you're one of my readers and not a total stranger. I'll totally follow you back. ^_^

NOTD: Wednesday March 25 2009

The other day, I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up a couple things, including a pack of three 6mL nail polishes. This is one of them. Its coral with a pink shimmer. Very pretty.

Lip Pics

As we all know, I've been working on getting decent pics of my lips to include with the FOTDs. These are one's I took yesterday. I'm wearing NYX Round Lipstick in Femme and Maybelline Shiny-licious in Coral Punch. Exactly matches my nails today, btw. These are actually excellent pix. You can see the colors really well, even the gold shimmer in the lips! So, tell me which pic you like best.