My New Train Case!

I got a new train case yesterday! My makeup kit is growing and I have been searching for the longest time. I've tried looking on Yazmo.com but they were sold out on the train case that I wanted. I'm kind of glad I didn't purchase from Yazmo.com because they were pretty expensive. Since I am on a budget I decided to look on Amazon.com. I got really lucky and found a train case sold by Sky Enterprise: 19" Makeup Black Aluminum Rolling Cosmetic Train Case Artist Lockable Box. The price of the train case was $49.95 + $18.51 Shipping. So in total I paid $68.46. In comparison to the prices of similar train cases on Amazon, this was the most affordable.

Dimensions: 11"(L) x 14.5"(W) x 19"-38"(H)

Front View

Side View

Back View

Pull Up Handle

Close up of the front. This train case is made out of "good enough, sturdy" plastic and metal buckles. The sturdiness of the plastic is ok for the price.You get what you pay for, right?  I noticed it was sort of "flimsy" once I filled it up with my makeup and brushes and started to roll it around. And want I mean by flimsy is that when I pull the train case in the rolling position, I can see the back part of the case tugging along with the handle. I'll just have to see when I start taking it out and using it.

Close up of the back. There are also locking hooks on both sides.

The top comes off all the way.

There is a detachable mirror that is included.

A view on the inside.

The mid-section opens up on the sides.

Movable hinged compartments.

Top compartments have a velcro cover.

View on the bottom. A brush holder is also included. 

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The silver case (my 1st train case) compared to my new one. Big difference! Lol.

The train case does come with keys but the locks don't even lock. Personally, I don't really care about it, but if you do, then don't purchase this train case.

Well that's it. I hope my mini review helped!

First Impression: Naked Skin Foundation

I wanted to do a first impression of the Naked Skin Foundation from Urban Decay. I got free samples from Ulta and wanted to try it out...

So the sample contained 4 shades and the transparent shade scale. I thought it was nice that Urban Decay provided 4 shades so that I can determine which shade is closest to my skin tone. The transparent shade scale didn't help out too much. I don't really trust the scale, but according to it I was shade 2.0 & 3.5.

I tried 2.0 to see if it blended into my skin tone...

This is what my face looks like before I applied the foundation. I have uneveness of the skin tone, a little redness, one blemish, and dark circles. (Ew, lol.)

I put shade 2.0 on the right side of my face. I thought it was too light so I proceeded to try the next shade up. You can already see the difference of the look of my skin.

3.5 was the next shade that I tried and it was still too light! LOL. Then I moved onto the next shade up, 4.0. 4.0 was a little bit better but still pretty light. 

So basically I had put on 3 shades on my face. Even though none of the shades did not match my skin tone, I'm pretty sure that I can find it if I were to actually test all of them at the store. Beside the fact that I couldn't get the right shade, the coverage was pretty good. It covered up my blemish on my forehead and definately even out my skin tone.  You can build up the foundation but I stuck to one layer. It's not drying at all and it feels light on the skin. The consistency was very thin and watery but very pigmented. The only thing that I don't like about the foundation is the scent. It has a weird "chemical" odor that does goes away after applied. Also when applying the foundation, you only need a little bit (unless you want semi-full coverage). The pigmentation, feel & look of the foundation can be compared to L'Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Liquid Makeup.

Since the foundations were too light I topped it of with L'Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Powder in N4 Buff Beige to darken it up. 

This is the final look. Naked Skin Foundation does give a flawless and airbrushed look which I like. It doesn't appear drying at all. I do like this foundation but I wouldn't purchase it only because I know I can find a comparable and affordable foundation. 

Other products used:

Urban Decay 1st Naked Palette

Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Primetine

Urban Decay ABC Gum eyeshadow

L'Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Blush in N3-4 Innocent Flush

L'Oreal Paris Voluminous False Fiber Lashes, Waterproof

Givenchy Mister Light Instant Light Corrective Pen in Mister Macaroon

Covergirl Clean Pressed Powder in Tawny

Rimmel Lasting Finish lip pencil in Tiramisu

Yves Saint Laurent Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick in Nude Beige

Purple Ombre

So I wanted to do an Ombre or gradient eyebrow look...This is my first time doing colored eyebrows on myself. It was actually pretty easy! I watched a few tutorials on Youtube and borrowed a few techniques from Vintageortacky and Queenofblendingmua. I did use gluestick to lay my eyebrow hairs down and applied NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk to help make it easier for me to color in my brows. If you plan to use gluestick on your eyebrows, don't worry... IT WILL WASH OFF Lol! Just make sure you get the ones that say "washable". In keeping with the Ombre theme, I wanted to use some of the same colors from my brows on to my lids. The eye makeup is as bold as the eye brows. I didn't want to have whole lid to be covered in purples so I decided to add a shimmery nude color to lighten it up. The eyeliner is very minimal because I wanted the look to focus on the brows and eye shadows. I also toned down the blush and lip color to keep focus on the eye area. I hope you enjoy the look!

You don't have to use the exact products that I am using. You can use whatever you have in whatever color you want. Here is the product list:

Face & Lips:

Face:

1. Graftobian Creme Foundation - Temptress

2. Givenchy Mister Light Instant Light Corrective Pen - Mister Macaroon

3. Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette - Soft Pink (3rd blush on 2nd row)

Lips:

19. Rimmel Lasting Finish Lip liner - Tiramisu

20. NYX Lipstick - Honey & Circe

21. YSL Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick - Nude Beige

22. L'Oreal Paris Colour Juice Lip Gloss - Peek-a-boo Clear

Eyebrows & Eyes:

Eyebrows & Eyes:

4. Elmer's washable gluestick & NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk

5. Kat Von D Memento Mori Palette - Solitude

6. Flirt Cosmetics - Dark Shimmery Purple

7. Coastal Scents - CM07

8. Coastal Scent - CM08

9. Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner - R.S.V.P.

10. Graftobian Creme Liner - Purple Passion

11. 1st Naked Palette - Virgin

12. Inglot - AMC Shine 07

13. Inglot - Matte - 355 & 390

14. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil - Zero (upper waterline)

15. Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liquid Liner - Ultra Black

16. L'Oreal Paris Eye Illuminator Eyeliner - Black Crystal (the off white pencil side)

17. Loreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara

18. Ardell Eye Lashes - 81

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No Doubt Makeup Series: Don't Speak

It's been a year since I posted on here. Sorry! LOL. Anyways, No Doubt is one of my favorite bands and I've been wanting to do a makeup series inspired by their music videos. This look is inspired by the Don't Speak video. I chose specific elements from the video consisting of Gwen's outfits & accessories and significant scenes:

Don't mind my ugly brows. Lol!

Photos are from Beaconstreetonline.net

 

So from left to right: The eye shadow colors were inspired mainly from Gwen's outfits. The yellow on the inner corner of the eye was from the tank top that Gwen was wearing from the photo on the far left. The blue eye shadows were inspired by the photo in the center and the right. And the glitter on the lid was taken from the sparkly necklace that Gwen was wearing in the photo on the far right.

 

 

Photos are from Beaconstreetonline.com

 

The inspiration for the lips is from the beginning of the video where Tony picks an orange off the tree and notices that it's rotten. I tried doing a 3D lip look by darkening the outer part of the lips and then lightening it up towards the center of the lips. 



 

 

Here are the products I used for this look (You don't have to use these exact items. Use whatever you have):

 



 

Eyes:

2. Givenchy Mister Light Instant Light Corrective Pen - Mister Macaroon
4. Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer
5. NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk
6. Graftobian Creme Liner - Deep Yellow
7. Sephora Nano Pencil Eye liner - Lagoon
8. H.I.P. Color Chrome Liner - Silver Lightning
9. Inglot eyeshadow - matte 390 & 355
10. Kat Von D eyeshadow - Peggy from Memento Mori Palette
11.Inglot eyeshadow - matte 369
12. Urban Decay eyeshadow - Radium
13. Coastal Scents eyeshadow - CM09 & MAC eyeshadow - Atlantic Blue
14. Coastal Scents eyeshadow - CM01 & CM02
15. Coastal Scents Glitter - Silver Hologram & LA Splash Eye shadow sealer/base
16. Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liquid Liner - Ultra Black
17. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil - Zero (upper waterline)
18. Sephora Nano Pencil Eye Liner - Azure
19. Loreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara
20. Ardell Eye Lashes - 81

 

Face & Lips:
1. Graftobian Creme Foundation - Temptress
3. Makeup Forever Blush - 05
21. NYX Lip Pencil - Pumpkin
22. Revlon Color Stay Lip Pencil - Chocolate
23. Covergirl Lip Perfection Lipstick - Temptation & Rapture and MAC lipstick - Morange
24. Makeup Forever Lab Shine Star Collection Lip Gloss - S6

That's all for now! Keep checking my blog for the next installment for the No Doubt makeup series!