My Favorite Summer Make Up

Haha, I guess I can't stay away from beauty for long.  XD  Anyways, I think that the title is fairly self explanatory.  So, let's get to it!  :)


1. Coral cheeks/lips: I really love coral, especially during the summer.  It's just bright and fun, just like summer.  ^-^


2. Lip Gloss: It's one of those things that are year around, but I find really are great for summer.  The reason why is I find Lipstick more...Hm...I'm not sure how exactly to describe it...But I'll say "heavy" for now.  I find Lip Gloss just works more than Lipstick for the summer.  .3.


3. Bright, Colorful Eyeshadow: To me summer is a time to experiment with color, cuz I don't have as much time during the school year.  (Plus, I go into hibernation during the winter, so... :P)


4. Bronzer: It's summer.  'Nuff said.


Haha, uh...Sorry that there's not much explanation on all these and stuff, I'm kinda tired...So yeah... Thanks for reading.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment.  :)

My Favorite Summer Accessories

As it says in my blog title, this is blog is for fashion, beauty, and anime.  I'll get to anime later, but I feel like touching on the fashion aspect of my blog.  So as it says in the title, I'm gonna tell y'all about my favorite summer accessories.


1. Wayfarer Sunglasses: Sunglasses are always a must have during the summer (or any time of the year, really), but my favorite type are wayfarers.  Why??  I just like the shape of them, and stuff.  I have, like three pairs, and I plan on getting more.  XD


2. Statement Jewelry: During the school year, I can't wear statement jewelry because the dress code doesn't allow it.  So now that school's out, I can wear all the chunky, bold jewelry I want.  HOWEVER no matter when, I have a weird thing with bracelets.  I have problems with wearing them, no matter how cute they are.  >.<  I absolutely love huge rings and necklaces, though.


3. Bright Colored Purses: You can probably wear these year around, but I think these are the best to wear during the summer because...I mean, it's SUMMER!  When I think of summer, I think of bright colors, so why not bright colored purses??  OuO


4. A Tan: Does this count as an accessory??  Probably not, but I'll include it anyways.  Do I have to explain this??  I don't think so, haha...  :P


So yeah, those are my favorite summer accessories.  Thanks for reading.  :)

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil Review

In a nutshell, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils are eyeliners that can also be used as eye shadows.  Honestly, though, I think that they wouldn't be that practical for eyeliner because they are so fat.  (NYX calls them "voluptuous".)  I really like using these as eye shadow bases, but they will crease, so I like using primer underneath them (my primer of choice is Urban Decay Primer Potion ;P).  I have this in Purple Velvet, Pure Gold, Electric Blue, and French Fries.

My Thoughts:

Purple Velvet: A matte (correct me if I'm wrong), deep, dark purple; This is probably one of the "less worn" shades.  It was given to me as a gift, so...  I mean, either way, I'll still use it, it's a really nice color...just not quite as nice on me.  .3.

Pure Gold: Shimmery, slightly metallic gold; This was the first NYX Jumo Eye Pencil I have ever bought.  It goes really well with my skin tone, but for some reason when I was using it on my lighter skinned friend, it leaned a bit towards orange.  It might have been the lighting but... -shrugs-

Electric Blue: Shimmery, uber bright blue with a tid bit of green in it; HOLY COW, WHAT ON EARTH WAS I THINKING WHEN I BOUGHT THIS ONE?!  In all truthfullness, I actually have NO idea why I bought this color of all the colors there were.  I mean, I think it's ABSOLUTELY gorgeous, but it just seems...not quite right for my skin tone.  (My friend gave me a back up of it, though.  eue)  Once again, one of those shades that I'll probably never use on myself, but I'll use it when doing my friends' make up.

French Fries: Shimmery, slightly metallic bronzey brown; Okay, I bought this color because I heard Juicystar07 on YouTube rave about after she heard someone else on YouTube rave about it.  Lemme just say, though, that's not all.  I genuinely like this color, cuz it looks good with my sking tone and stuff...  =u=

Pictures:

My NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils...Okay, so I lost the cap of my French Fries one so...  I made do with Plastic Wrap...

Swatches

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box Review

The Urban Decay Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box comes with 10 shadows that are best-sellers.  The shadows are paired as duos.  You can either coordinate them that way or mix-and-match the shadows.  The eyeshadows in the palette are Smog, Maui Wowie, Mildew, Shattered, Oil Slick, Polyester Bride, Last Call, Grifter, Chopper, and Sin.  The "pairings" are Smog - Maui Wowie, Mildew - Shattered, Oil Slick - Polyester Bride, Last Call - Grifter, and Chopper - Sin.  The palette also came with a double sided sponge applicator, which I usually just toss.  There are no matte colors in it, but all the shades are quite pretty.  I always use Urban Decay Primer potion beneath it, so I can't quite say how long it lasts without it, but with the primer, it lasts all day/night.

According to Urban Decay:

Smog: Metallic, shimmery, deep coppery bronze; vegan

Maui Wowie: Metallic medium gold with silver glitter; vegan

Mildew: Metallic, shimmery deep green; vegan

Shattered: Shimmery bright green/blue duo-chrome; vegan

Oil Slick: Black with silver glitter; vegan

Polyester Bride: White with silver glitter; not vegan

Last Call: Shimmery plum "punch"; not vegan

Grifter: Sheer lavender with lots of silvery microglitter; not vegan

Chopper: Coppery fawn with silvery microglitter; not vegan

Sin: Shimmery champagne; not vegan

My Opinion:

Smog: I like this color a lot because it goes really well with my skin tone.

Maui Wowie: I'm not quite sure if I can call it a "medium gold", but I'll roll with it.  The glitter isn't as noticeable as others, but it's still there.  You get a little bit of fall out with this, though.

Mildew: Once again, I wouldn't call this a "deep green", but I'd probably call it mossy green, which doesn't sound nearly as attractive.  It's very pretty, but I tend to lean towards warmer colors due to my skin tone.  I won't be wearing this color as much.  I'll find a use for it, though.

Shattered: It does change in color a bit in different lighting, and it is absolutely gorgeous.  However, due to my skin tone, this color looks kind of bad.  I would love to wear this color, but...  :T

Oil Slick: It's a shade that I'm not sure I'll wear to often because I haven't had the need for glittery black other than lining my eyes.  I also have a single eye shadow similar to this shade from Victoria Secret Beauty Rush.

Polyester Bride: I like this color, but there is A LOT of fallout with this.  When I swatched it, there was glitter here, there, everywhere (Okay, that's over doing it, but you get the point.)!  So yeah...

Last Call: Another color I question the description on.  I'd describe it more of a red-violet, I guess.  "Plum Punch" sounds much cooler though. It's gorgeous, and because of the red tones in it, it looks better on me than without the discreet red.

Grifter: Urban Decay describes it as "sheer lavender".  The actual lavender is probably sheer, but it's really hard to tell because of the INSANE amount of glitter in it.  The "microglitter" basically means that the glitter is smaller than the normal glitter.

Chopper: I can't pick up on the microglitter in this color as much, but it's still really pretty, and looks good with my skin tone.  It almost looks a bit metallic.

Sin: GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS~!  I absolutely love this color on me, and in the pan.  I can use it as a highlighter or as a wash all over my lid.  :)

Pictures:

Outside Packaging

Inside

In the Pans

First Set of Swatches

Second Set of Swatches

 I hope you found this review helpful, and thanks for reading.  :)

Introduction??

Hi guys.  OuO  It's Hayley.  You can either call me that or Vietnam.  Here's the part where I talk about myself and like a mini-autobiography, but it'd be a pain to type all that out.  All I'm gonna say is that I like fashion, make up, anime, reading, and a bunch of other stuff.  I sing, act, and wish I that I'm not too clumsy to dance.  I'm a dreamer, a writer, and a not-so-gifted artist.  So yeah...That's all you need to know...Later~!