Sparkly Summer Evening Look

Haha I don't know why I look so sad in these photos, I swear I'm not! 

Anyway here are a few shots of my going out makeup from the other night. 

Face

NARS Sheer Glow Barcelona (getting too light now)

Benefit Hoola as contour

Chanel Soliel Tan de Chanel #63

Illamasqua Tweak Blush

Benefit High Beam highlighter

Lips

Illamasqua Obey

Korres lip butter in Guava

Eyes

NARS Lola Lola on lid

NARS Mekong in outer V

MAC Soft Brown in crease

MAC Vanilla Pigment as brow highlight

& most importantly & sparkly

*Urban Decay Snatch eyeshadow* 

This is a gorgeous peachy pink color with silver glitter.  I'm not crazy about straight up glitter particles but I could deal with them for the night. This eyeshadow is gorgeous, it transformed my eye makeup from boring to glam. Snatch is from the Show Pony palette if you're wondering. 

I can not speak highly enough about Illamasqua products, especially Tweak Blush & my more recently purchased Obey lipstick.  They are must-haves for summer! 

Hopefully this will be my last post for a while using these NARS eyeshadows.  I made a new neutral MAC quad which I am obsessed with now.  They will be featured in my next FOTD.  

As stated previously my foundation is getting too light.  

Can anyone please suggest a new foundation to try out? Or should I stick with the Sheer Glow? I'm just afraid of it sliding off now that it's extremely hot outside!

Thanks for reading!

♥ Nikki

Peach & Coral Obsession..Illamasqua Haul

I've probably said this before, but I love Illamasqua!

Two of their standout items for me are the blushes (cream or powder) and their lipsticks.  If you are a fan of matte lipsticks & blushers check these out!

This weekend I picked up 

Powder blush in Lover

Lipstick in Obey

They cost about $20 to $23 each &

 can be found at Illamasqua.com, Sephora.com and select Sephora stores

Obey on top

Lover below

Illamasqua products are highly pigmented and last a long period of time for me.  The blushes, especially the powder blushes don't need re-applying.  Their cream blushes like my beloved Rude tend to become a little oily and wear off throughout the day and especially in the summer.  That is precisely why I purchased Lover.  The shade is in the same family as Rude but Lover is more orangey (in a good way). 

I had been interested in this blush for a while but after seeing

 it on one of my fave blogs, Ebrushka's Makeup Bag I had to purchase it. 

The same goes for Obey lipstick.  It is a highly pigmented matte peachy coral lipstick.  I LOVE this color.  I have been wearing this lippie two ways; paired with MAC's Myth for a more wearable lip or paired with Chanel's Candy Glow Aqualumiere gloss for a bold sheen. 

Scarf by Zara

End of the day hot & tired FOTD

I slapped on some of the Lover Blush over Illamasqua Tweak and then layered Myth & Obey

I will post the more bold, bright way to wear this lipstick soon..I feel this is going to be my go-to lipstick of the summer =)

Thanks for reading,

♥ Nikki

NARS, Illamasqua, MAC Haul & FOTD

This past weekend I went into one of my favorite cities with my boyfriend to shop, eat & relax. I had some gift cards to use so the first place I hit up was Sephora. I have had NARS Mekong and Lola Lola on my wish list forever but never seemed to purchase them, until now. I particularly love this Sephora because they carry Illamasqua.

 Left- NARS Lola Lola 

Right- NARS Mekong

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Tweak

NARS Lola Lola on lid & lower lash line

NARS Mekong in crease

Mekong, dark brown almost black, has the most amazing gold sparkle to it. It is highly pigmented so a little goes a long way. Lola Lola is a great warm neutral brown that anyone could pull off. Lola Lola looks gorgeous on lighter eyes also. 

Illamasqua Blush in Tweak 

I ♥ this blush!!!! I applied it too light for these pictures but this is seriously one of the most pigmented blushes ever. It may look scary in the pan but in reality it gives you the prettiest sunkissed / natural flush cheeks. 

The lipstick I have on is 

 MAC's Fleshpot currently available in the Milk Collection

This lipstick is very similar to MAC's Myth but with a pink undertone opposed to peach. It is a Satin l/s just like myth, with equal pigmentation. If you like pale nude lips try this one out! If it's not available on the Web site, you can try MAC Pro. 

Thanks for reading everyone! 

Do you have any of these products? If so, how do you like to wear them??

♥ Nikki

Current Favorite Lip Combo

Hi everyone!

I discovered a pretty new lip combo...

Illamasqua Fable lipstick + Mac Underage lipglass

I love Illamasqua lipsticks even though they are matte & pretty dry.

I find that they last much longer this way.

Fable is described as a "bubblegum pink" but it is definitely a warm pink.  I would say it is similar to MAC's Colour Crafted liptsick, only matte & more pigmented.

Adding a gloss to these lipsticks makes them more wearable.  I opted for Mac's Underage, a long-time favorite baby pink color.

Wearing the lovely lip combo

Headband & Shirt- Urban Outfitters

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone!!!

♥ Nikki

Thank You Sephora

I received a Sephora Beauty Insiders eGiftcard for the holidays

 & couldn't wait to spend it!

I purchased Illamasqua Fable lipstick

& Loella nail polish.

Both are bubblegum pink & I love them!

Fable is a matte l/s which I like because it lasts for hours on the lips.  I usually add a gloss for some sheen. Retails for $20

Loella is described as a "shimmering pink candy" polish. A hint of purple is visible in sunlight. Retails for $14

I will be posting NOTD's & FOTD's using these items.

If you received a Sephora GiftCard what did you purchase?

Thanks for reading,

♥ Nikki