And Now...A Makeup Moment: M.A.C. Blogger's Obsession All of My Purple Life

When I discovered that M.A.C. had sought out some of the top beauty bloggers across the web to design shades for a new collection, I was super excited!!!

When I learned that one of the shades would be designed by Patrice of Afrobella.... I knew I was going to get her shade, to show support for one of my favorite bloggers!!

How lucky am I that Afrobella's Shade, "All of My Purple Life" (Named after a line in the Prince song "Erotic City") is a vibrant, sultry purple shade that was MADE for all shades of skin tones.

I managed to snatch up a tube when it first hit M.A.C. stores in June, but due to some serious complexion issues, I haven't been able to try it on for size. My skin is a bit better now, so I decided to snap pictures one morning before heading to work last week of me rocking the shade.... this was also an opportunity to try out my new camera!

I started with lining my lips with Jordana Lip Liner in Deep Purple. I haven't paired it with a lip stick yet, but I like the combination of a simple lip pencil with the Glass for work.

I love this color, and I made sure to snatch up a few more tubes when it recently reappeared on the M.A.C. website for a limited time only!!

Have you tried "All of My Purple Life" yet?!? What have you paired it with? I'd love to hear your tips for the various ways of rocking this gorgeous shade!! Be sure to leave a comment with your suggestions.

Peace (and Kisses!!) from Brooklyn!!!!!!!

And Now...A Makeup Moment: M∙A∙C Wonder Woman Lip Sticks

So I was unable to attend the launch party here in NYC for M∙A∙C's newest collection (Had to work and couldn't get out early enough), but my good friend, my Pirate Sistah, Bad Ass Blogger herself... Jay the Bohemian Diva was in attendance, and her reporting of the event had me very excited to check out the collection myself.

While M∙A∙C's Wonder Woman Collection offers a myriad of goodies for the eyes, face and nails (There's even a KICK ASS Utility Belt Brush Set for your Eyes and Face), I was super excited about their Wonder Woman Lipstick shades!!

From left to right: Heroine, Marquise'd, Russian Red, and Spitfire.

Here is a closer look at the swatches:


Heroine (Brown bronze)


Marquise'd (Sandy cream peach)


Russian Red (Intense blush-red)


Spitfire (Bright creamy magenta)

Come pay day, I knew that one of these colors will be mine!!!! While I liked all of the shades, there was only one that made me go "OOOOOOH!!!!". Can you guess which one? Hmmm...?

Okay, This is what I bought:



I chose Spitfire... I thought that this magenta shade would be a fun, flirty look for the spring.... And because I've been needing a mirror for my purse, I also got....


The Wonder Women Invincible Mirror... how dope is that?!?!?

Here is me rocking, Spitfire. I must admit, immediately after making my purchase, I had a bit of buyer's remorse, thinking I should've opted for Heroine (Which is more of a shade I am used to wearing!) I still may get that color, but I really really like how I look in Spitfire!! I tried it on to take pictures for this post and the color immediately perked me up. I look forward to rocking this shade all spring!!


*FYI: I lined my lips with M∙A∙C's Cremestick Liner in Portside - a color that works with most of my lip shades and I love to DEATH!!! Thank you, Chris for taking the picture!***

Check out the M∙A∙C Wonder Woman Collection at http://www.maccosmetics.com/

And Now...A Makeup Moment: M.A.C's Venomous Villains Collection!! (Pt. 2)

Picture courtesy of Jay the Bohemian Diva

So Tuesday night, I was super duper exhausted when typing about my first visit at the MAC store to check out the Venomous Villians Collection, so I decided to create a two-part blog to cover the event. As I wrote in Part One, this was my first time ever visiting a MAC store, and looking around at all the goodies MAC had to offer was ker-ay-zee!!!



One cool, fun part of the event is that we had the opportunity to dress up like our favorite Venomous Villain!!!!

Me with the Evil Queen from Snow White. She's throwing shade and I'm throwing it right back at her! LMAO


Here's Jay, dressed up like Cruella.... doesn't she looks totally Diva-licious!?!?!? From some odd reason, Cruella's costume translated into Old Black Church Lady the moment I put it on!! LMAO


"And now Sister Moon will read from First Corinthians......" Hahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa!!

So after Jay and I had our fill of everything the MAC store had to offer, we parted ways and I headed back to Brooklyn with my lovely black bag full of goodies. Here's what I got:



Violetta (Amplified) Lipstick - Maleficent
Hot House Lipglass - Evil Queen
Magenta Lip Crayon (For lining! Not part of the Venomous Villians Collection)


This is Violetta Lipstick. It's a cute tube, but I am thinking in hindsight that I should have taken a picture of the ACTUAL color!!!


Here's the Hot House Lipglass.... I actually took a picture that shows the color this time around! LOL



So that's what I purchased. And I am really enjoying the colors and like Jay said in her post about the event, Girly Girl Time: M.A.C.'s preview of the "Venomous Villians Collection", I am a convert. LOL

And Now...A Makeup Moment: M.A.C's Venomous Villains Collection!! (Pt. 1)

Receiving an invite to view a new collection from M.A.C is an invitation that a cosmetics newbie like me couldn't resist. So after work, I was on the 6 (Like J-Lo) Spring Street bound to meet up with my good friend and Pirate Sistah, Jay (Badass Blogger of Jay the Bohemian Diva) to check out the line, inspired by Disney's Baddest Villains.







This occasion was also auspicious because it was my first ever visit to a M.A.C store... I must admit, between the crowd of makeup lovers and the huge selection of makeup to look over, I was a bit overwhelmed, but very very excited to check out the collection!!



The line features new shades inspired by The Evil Queen (Snow White), Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty), Cruella Deville (101 Dalmatians) and one of the newest villains, Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog). Guests were invited to sample the collection, while handsome waiters brought trays filled with alcoholic goodies and snacks for all to enjoy!





This waiter in particular was told that he looks like a Ken Doll... it was meant as a compliment! LMAO





These little brownies had a cayenne pepper frosting that was actually delicious... and this waiter was especially cute and very sweet!!

I was immediately drawn to the makeup inspired by Maleficent and The Evil Queen, and was very lucky enough to have the fantastic people at M.A.C hook me up with a sample





This is me after the application of the "Revenge is Sweet" (Maleficent) Lipglass.I went back and had it redone using the Violetta (Maleficent also) lipstick with the Magenta Lip Pencil.



Jay had her make up done was well. Be sure to check out her blog in a few days for more pictures and her take on the night!



It's after midnight and I have to go to work in the A.M., so I will end part one of this blog with this ADORABLE butterfly ring I was wearing to the event. It's unfortunately not available online, but I picked it up at my local Lane Bryant store.

Be on the look out for Part Two in the next few days to see more fun at the M.A.C store, and to find out what I snatched up!!

And Now...A Makeup Moment: Perfecting a Purple Pout

A trend I've been noticing when people-watching is a surge of women rocking plum and/or purple-hued lipsticks. I'm a huge fan of this trend, but have yet to find a color that works for me! So I took to the internet to find inspiration and possible color options.

So you know I have to start with my homegirl (in my head), Tracee Ellis Ross - Thankfully Essence Magazine online did a story on purple lips as part of their 'Go There' Wednesday feature, so I had an excellent place to start!!!



The folks at Essence suggested the following shades to D-I-Y:


Bare Escentuals Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Balm in St. Barts ($15, Sephora)


Tokidoki Fantastico Lip Stain in Carnivora ($15, Sephora)


Since I'm not about completely swagger-jacking the glossies for this blog, the next few looks (with the makeup suggestions) are courtesy of yours truly! lol



I like Rihanna (Bajan Pride, I guess!), but she's never worn make up that has made me go, "Oooh... that's pretty!". Well, ooh... that's pretty!!!

I suggest the following shades to recreate Rihanna's look:



CoverGirl Queen Collection Vibrant Hue Color Lipstick, Toast Of The Town 430 ($5.99, Amazon.com)



Sephora Collection Maniac Long Wearing Lipstick #18 ($12, Sephora)



I love it when black women buck the rules and dare to rock colors "they have no business wearing".... I especially like it when the results are a fantastic as Estelle's.

To recreate Estelle's look, I found the following shades:



MAC Plushglass Oversexed ($9.99, BeFlurt)



Urban Decay Lipstick in Jilted ($22.00, Macy's)