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Smokey Eyes & Nude Lips for Every Shade | Chocolate

Instead of a tutorial, this will be a quick look at what you can do for a nude lip on Chocolate skin. Special thanks to our model, Erica.

The Arsenal

Mac Studio Sculpt NW45
Motives Setting Powder
Mac Silver Ring e/s
Mac Knight Divine e/s
Loreal Lash Blast Mascara
Lip Balm

I really like the texture of Studio Sculpt, but sometimes their colors are just off for me. Since this was Erica's own foundation, we used this as a base, then color corrected a little with the setting powder. But it's warm color was a great base for her nude lip color. I mixed a little lip balm with the Studio Sculpt for color and bam. Instead sexy nude lip.

The Smokey Eyes & Nude Lips for Every Shade Series

#1 Dark Chocolate
#2 Fair
#3 Chocolate

Pink Friday Lipstick: A Review

As much as I dislike Nicki Minaj, I was excited to hear about her collaboration with M.A.C. We all know I love M.A.C and their colors are not to be trifled with. While her music is not my favorite, more often than not, Nicki looks cute. Her makeup is nicely done and she isn't afraid to take risks with color. Especially pink. So when I heard that the collab was going to be a customized Barbie pink, I was very excited.

Pink Friday is a bright creamy pink lipstick. It is a Satin and is extremely limited edition. It is only being sold online on 4 Fridays this year. That is it, just 4! Three of the dates have come and gone, so don't miss it tomorrow. That's right, this upcoming Friday is the last day you can get this color from M.A.C!

November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17

Product: 5 out of 5!

Packaging: 5 out of 5!

Quality: 5 out of 5!

Price: $ 14.50 @ M.A.C Online

My JKNM Stamp of Approval is for all items that are 5 out of 5 in all categories!

The Good:

I LOVE THIS PINK. Being of light skin, many people automatically assume that I can wear any shade. I wish! This simply isn't true. I cannot tell you just how MANY times I have been pissed cause a certain shade just doesn't go with my coloring. Especially pinks. Every girl wants that bubblegum pink pout perfect right out of the tube. Plus I have very lush lips, so just any ol' pink shade is like a beaming beacon of "LOOK AT ME".

To me, Pink Friday is like the Saint Germain you can actually wear daily. I loved Saint Germain to pieces, but it is actually kinda neon, dontcha think? Pink Friday has a bit more pigment and is totally wearable. Especially so with lip liner. All swatches on my lips are without liner to show you that you can wear it even on the go.

I like to wear it one of two ways. First, you can dab it on, just pat it softly around your mouth and you have the perfect "Why yes, my lips actually are naturally this pink and pretty" pout.

And of course you can always swipe it on. Even when I swipe I like to use short strokes. Sometimes it seems swiping in on actually wipes it off instead of applying it.

The Bad:

If being sold only on 4 Friday's EVER doesn't classify you as limited edition, then I don't know what does. That being said, I wish that we would have had some nice limited edition packaging. I tried damn hard on that website twice. I missed the first Friday and the 2nd time, they were all sold out before I could check out! Snatched them right out of my cart! The least they could do is give me a Barbie Pink Tube.

Overall:

You don't have a pink like this. There are lots of similarities, but a small difference can mean the world on how a lipstick looks on. A lot of people compare it to Pink Nouveau, Nicki's former favorite. I find the two to be very different, Pink Nouveau is a much deeper, hot pink.Where as this is more bubblegum Barbie pink. I don't think Nicki would go through the trouble of making her own custom lipstick if she'd just make it a dupe of her former fave.

Top: Pink Nouveau -- Kinda Sexy -- Snob

Bottom: Pink Friday

Saint Germain vs. Pink Friday vs. Sweetie vs. Viva Glam Gaga vs. Snob

I think this color is a must have because it really can work for everyone. I liked it so much, I got 2! I will definitely be using it on my clients. Plus don't you wanna be one of the lucky few who get's to snag it before it's gone? Don't miss out!

xoxo,

Jaimie

Free Zoya Color Spoons! Don't Miss Out!

I'm very excited about Zoya Color Spoons. Everyone knows what a fan I am of Zoya and their polish Casey is my all time favorite. Talk about Holy Grail nail color. As soon as I saw a swatch I knew we were destined to be together. But so often, you see a nail polish online and you purchase it and when it comes it is NOTHING like you expected. Whether it be because the color is off on different monitors or you just can't tell what it will look like on your skin, both are serious downers. But now with Zoya Color Spoons you can see exactly what it looks like on your skin before you buy a whole bottle! It you try on nail color before you make a color commitment. Now you can see exactly how a color will look on you before you buy it.

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To learn more about Zoya Color Spoons and how easy they make it to find the perfect nail polish color see the video here.