Viva Glam Nicki 2

I am loving lavender right now!  I think it is going to be the color of the Spring season. What do you think?

Here are some swatches of Nicki and Nicki 2

Sugarpill Cosmetics

Here are some swatches of the Sugarpill Palette I got from IMATS.

I hope you guys enjoy!

Dupe Alert!

So I went on a search for some dupes this weekend. I succeeded once and a fail the second time. 

This first one is a fail. I was trying to dupe MAC Cozy Up and couldn't find anything exact. That color is limited and is such a beautiful color and to me the perfect nude. I even tried mixing Honeylove with Ravishing but it didn't work.

Ok this one is a success. I was actually trying to match MAC Currant but I ended up matching MAC Vino to NYX Deep Purple. I think it is perfect. I over swatched MAC Vino so it looks a little darker. 

Hope you guys enjoyed!

My IMATS experience!

Hey everyone. So I finally got to go to IMATS this year and I was so over whelmed by all the people and the lines. Hopefully by the next one I can attend the PRO event. Here are just a few photos of the awesome people I met and the stuff I got.

Ok first off this is my makeup for IMATS. I did a true smokey eye with brown colors.

Eye Kandy Cosmetics. I follow these awesome ladies on Instagram and wanted to meet them and decided to purchase some glitter. Missy and Victoria were so helpful!

Of course went to Sugarpill Cosmetics

Cool FX looking MUA

The oh so AMAZING Petrilude!! Love the makeup.

I was super excited to meet Eve Pearl. 

FX creature

Amy from Sugarpill Cosmetics

Last but not least I met the so sweet Talia Joy. She is so sweet and always has a smile on her face. She is such an inspiration.

MY HAUL!!!!!!

BH Cosmetics 10 Blush Palette

Ben Nye Luxury Powder in Buff

MAC Face and body foundation in C2, e/s in Ricepaper and Lashes

Cinema Secrets Concealer and Foundation Palette #4

Crown Brushes, BH Cosmetics brushes and one Sigma brush

Red Cherry lashes and miscellaneous lashes

Eve Pearl clear cosmetic bags

Z-Palette (rice paper is inside)

New Sugarpill palette

OCC Lip tar in Hush and Anime

Lime Crime Lipstick

Eye Kandy Cosmetics Kandy Bag

Thats it! Thanks for stopping by and I'm so sorry for the picture heavy post. I will try to post more if you guys are interested.

"Embrace the world with your own genuine style" - Niki

Halloween Makeup: Bruising

My bruising done with makeup. My son thought it was funny to pretend to punch me in the face

Kim Kardashian Inspired

 Kim Kardashian Inspired

I love the true smokey eye that the Kardashian's always do. This is my recreation of the same look.

Day of the Dead/Sugar Skull Candy Makeup

This was a practice look I did. Its the Sugar Skull Candy or Day of the Dead Makeup look. 

Fall Yellow Smokey Eye

This is a really pretty fall makeup look. I was inspired by a makeup artist on my Instagram. This was really easy and fun to do.

Follow me on Instagram: @nikichennell 

MAC Lipstick Swatches

                                MAC Lipsticks


These are my favorite lipsticks. The left 3 are all very similar.
The left picture is with flash and the right picture is without flash.

Cherish: Soft muted peachy-beige (Satin)
Jubilee: Naked beigey-pink (Lustre)
Creme de' Nude: Pale mutes peach beige (Cremesheen)
Creme Cup: Light blue pink (Cremesheen)

My FIRST tutorial!!

I finally decided to do an actual tutorial. I have so many ideas for videos but I wanted to start small because I am still embarrassed to talk in front of the camera. Well I'm using my MacBook and it's weird to see myself. If you have any requests please don't hesitate to ask. Here is the video, I hope you enjoy it.

List of products:

Garnier BB Cream in Light/Medium

Garnier Anti-dark Circle Roller Ball

L' Oreal Infalliable 24 Hour Eyeshadow in Iced Latte

Wet n' Wild ColorIcon palette in Vanity

Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eye Pen in Black

L' Oreal Voluminous Original Mascara in Black 

Revlon Brow Fantasy in Brunette

Milani Even Touch Powder Foundation in Beige

NYX blush in Peach

Wet n' Wild Mega Last Lipstick in Think Pink (901B)

Sigma Giveaway!

Hey guys check out this giveaway by Dream Makeup. If you love makeup brushes and love Sigma this is the giveaway for you!

My $1 finds and my new favorite eyeliner

I had some time to kill today and I decided to go to the 99 cents store. I was actually looking for a tri-pod that I saw at Dollar Tree but thought I would try there. So I always check out the make-up section and found some awesome stuff.

Almay Pure Blends in Ivory

I really like this color for a quick day time look. You can also use it as a highlight for the brow bone of on the inner corners of you eyes to brighten them.

Aziza Lipstick in Kiss Me Pink

I really like Aziza Lipsticks and I've tried a few of them but never this one. Look out for my swatch of it and how to pull off pink lipstick.

ChapStick Shimmer

This chapstick smells sooo good. Its like a Pina Colada on your lips. This looks good under matte lipstick to add a hint of shimmer. Also by itself with a dark smokey eye.

E.L.F. Liquid Eyeliner in Coffee

This is my first eyeliner from ELF and I LOVE it. I'm so shocked. I got a brown because I have a ton of black. This goes really nice with my everyday neutral eye.

ELF was actually bought at Target, I'm sorry I just remembered.

This is the picture of me with it on. I love it and it was so simple to do the wing. It's super dark and almost looks black.

These were all a dollar at the 99 Cents store except for the ELF eyeliner which was at Target and they were all purchased with my own money.
I hope you all enjoyed!

Embrace the world with your own genuine style.

Makeup Geek Contest Entry: Princess Jasmine

Hi ladies,
I entered the contest for Makeup Geek. It's cartoon inspired so I chose the beautiful Princess Jasmine from Aladdin.

Here are my pictures

The picture quality isn't the best because it was taken with my phone.

So items used on my eyes:

MAC paint pot Painterly
MAC eyeshadow (all over lid)
MAC eyeshade Carbon (outer V)
MAC fluidline eyeliner in Blacktrack (top lashline and waterline)
NYX eyeshadow in Yellow (along lower lashline)
Urban Decay liquid eyeliner 24/7 in ElDorado (on top of yellow)
Any Mascara
NYX Brow Cake powder in Taupe to fill in my brows.

On my face I tried a new foundation and I hated it, its the Loreal Bare Naturale. I did not like it at all.

Thanks for looking and please subscribe.

My entry for Makeup Geeks Rihanna inspired look!

I love Rihanna and I decided to do a natural look for the contest.

Rihanna


Me




I had fun playing with pink lipstick and I think I found a new favorite!

Products used:

EYES
Avon True Color Eyeshadow Quad in Mocha Latte (944-525)
Avon Big Color Eye pencil in Vanilla (175-040) as a base and Night Glisten (177-353) as eyeliner
Avon Supershock Mascara In Black (455-475)

FACE
Avon MagiX Face Protector SPF 20 (578-917) foundation base
Avon Ideal Shade Custom Shade Foundation in Medium (392-500)
MAC mineralize skin finish powder on top to set foundation

LIPS
Revlon Matte lipstick in Storm Pink (new favorite!)
Bath and Body Works whipped Vanilla lip gloss on top

Thanks for looking guys!

To purchase Avon products check out my site and shop

www.youravon.com/nolasco