MAKEUP MONDAY: @MilaniCosmetics Baked Bronzer is Glow Approved!

I love a good highlight. Glowing skin wins with me every time.  If you're looking for a great bronzer or highlighter for your cheeks, looks no further. Milani Cosmetics has a few great products that will have you glowing and at a nice price!

I'm wearing Milani Cosmectics Baked Bronzer on 05 and 06 in these pictures.  Even on days that I'm not wearing a full look, I will still add a bronzer. 

• Great glow without that 'too much glitter' look
• Won't break the bank, it's $8.99
• Stays put throughout the day
• Easy to find... Walgreens, CVS, Duane Reade and more 

Be sure to follow Milani Cosmetics and check out their products. You can also visit the Milani blog.

SUMMER BEAUTY: Pink Lip Service with Smashbox, Milani and OCC

Summer is in full bloom and I'm all about color! I've always been a fan of pink and it's even more exciting to discover my next "pink love affair" because it's also my favorite color.  My must have summer lip color is PINK! If you follow me on Instagram, you already know how I fee about pink lippies!  I'm working to find the best and brightest pink. If you think you have it, please share it!

My summer favorites

OCC Lip Tar - Pretty Boy

Smashbox - Fuchsia Flash

Milani Lip Flash Pencil - Flashy

My Spring Beauty Wish List

Hello Beauties....

Well, it's time to add some sparkle and color to your makeup collection along with a few new items to get that skin nice and clean. 

I'm starting with these items for now.  Here's my list of Spring Beauty must-have items.

Tarte Mineral Poweder Bronzer $29

Urban Decay After-Glow Cheek Tint $24

Urban Decay After-Glow in Crush

Urban Decay After-Glow in Fetish

Urban Decay After-Glow in Score

Sephora Dusk Til Dawn $17

Mia Clarisonic Cleansing

System - Lavender $149

Pooka Pure and Simple

Pomegranate Collection

Body Oil, Body Mist, Shower Gel,

Body Butter and Polish $62

Milani Baked Eyeshadows $7.49

Teal The Truth

I Heart You

I'd love to hear what your must-have items are....do tell!



Milani LIP FLASH PENCILS

Hello Beauties!!!

So, I missed the rave on the release of Milani's LIP FLASH Full Coverage Lip Gloss Pencils. What I didn't miss was a chance to enter a Holiday Picks contest by Afrobella.  I entered the contest and initially didn't win, but some beautiful soul didn't follow up with her in a timely manner so guess who got an email from Patrice?.... ME!!! a bundle of joy I was *spins & faints*

I received the pencils on 01.13.11.  I immediately opened them and decided that "Photo Flash" would be my color of the day.  I was VERY PLEASED with the application and wear of it. If you follow me on Twitter, then you saw my twit-pic of my shiny red lips.

So here goes... I'm listing each pencil and my "first time initial opinion" of each. I basically applied each color over conditioned lips (shout out to C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine).

(left to right)

Star Flash (Milky Pink)

News Flash (Raisin)

Lip Flash (Bronze)

Flashy (Fuchsia Pink)

In A Flash (Magenta/Purple)

Photo Flash (Red)

Hot Flash (Sharp Red)

Flash Light (Orange/Coral)



Star Flash (Milky Pink)

Don't be fooled by this color... it doesn't look that great just looking at the pencil. I absolutely LOVE this color, but the texture doesn't apply that well.  This one was super soft and broke during the application. ( I simply placed the tip BACK on the pencil and put the top on it)

News Flash (Raisin)

I like the sparkle of this pencil.  The combination of shine & color was great. It has a bit of sparkly glitter, but you can't feel it. It's highly pigmented and gave great coverage.

Lip Flash (Bronze)

I was slightly disappointed with this pencil. The color is gorgeous but it's very sheer. Great combo of shine & sparkle but you have to apply it quite a bit to get good coverage.

Flashy (Fuchsia)

This one is a winner for me. Great color payoff and super pigmented.  Only a few swipes needed for great coverage. The texture is very soft and the shine is just right. If you love pink...you'll enjoy this pencil.

In A Flash (Magenta/Purple)
I love this color...I heart anything related to purple.  I was very disappointed with this one because the payoff wasn't what I expected.  It's very sheer and I would rec wearing this over a pencil in a relative color.  I had to apply quite a bit to get what you see in this picture.

Photo Flash (Red)

Honey chile....take my photo anytime with this color!!! I love love love it. This is and will be my go-to red.  The texture is fab, the glitter is just right and the payoff with this pencil is phenomenal.  It's the perfect red in my opinion. 

Hot Flash (Sharp Red)

This red is a bit deeper than Photo Flash.  There's not so much shine to this one, but it doesn't look dry.  The coverage was fab and it definitely laid on very smooth.

Flash Light (Orange/Coral)

I love the color, but wasn't pleased with the payoff.  I'm a fan or reds and oranges and would definitely wear the color. I had to apply it quite a few times to get the this look.  However, if you like light coverage, this would be your color.  Flash Light also broke during the application

 

This review gives my personal opinion about this product.  I received the Lip Flash Pencils via a contest from a holiday blog featured by Afrobella. No goods or services were given to me as compensation for my review.