By Sheila Arkee Purple, purple, purple eyeshadow. One of my all-time favorite shades, I kept things interesting with a heavier crease and melange of various colors. Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance I...
By Sheila Arkee In the beauty world cute packaging counts. Although I believe you can find incredible products in the most unassuming containers, people are often drawn to products that are presented...
By Sheila Arkee And now for another look featuring Make Up For Ever’s Aqua Shadow in #6E, this time I used a small, flat brush to blend the cream on the outer corner of my lid and into the crea...
By Sheila Arkee When it comes down to trying new foundations, I will admit to doing so with a cynical eye. New? Improved? HD? Yeah, right, I think, going in with the assumption that I might not like ...
Today is Memorial Day, and besides being an awesome day to kick off Summer, it is also a very important day of honoring those who have served and protected the United States of America. To those who ...
By Sheila Arkee Today’s eye features Make Up For Ever’s Aqua Shadow in #6E. I layered this heavily pigmented cream with Fyrinnae’s Faerie Glamour. Oh, my marvelous. I’m all ov...
By Sheila Arkee Make Up For Ever has entered the chubby stick cream shadow category with their brand new Aqua Shadows. The Aqua Shadows are available in 12 shades with both matte and shimmery finishe...
By Sheila Arkee Today’s contoured cheek is brought to you by: Philosophy Amazing Grace Shimmering Powder MAC Melba Blush NYX Cosmetics Confessions of a Tanaholic And, just because it’s th...
By Sheila Arkee An avowed fan of Burt’s Bees lip offerings, I knew going in that I was going to love their Refreshing Lip Balm With Pink Grapefruit. This balm soothes dry lips, adds shine, and ...
Have you ever heard of using Milk of Magnesia as a mattifier and primer? Sheila from Painted Ladies tests this method – and likes it! You’ve made mistakes with your brows and so has Angie of Ey...
By Sheila Arkee I’m either extremely behind or extremely ahead of track, becauses here’s a look inspired by Valentine’s Day. Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance Lid: Pink from Coastal ...
By Megan Murray It’s that time of the year when most girls thoughts lead to a sun-kissed body lounging on a beach, a kicky dress or shorts, and a glow that cannot be denied. Yeah, that is most girls-...
This is a featured post. Sometimes I feel like there’s a certain stigma attached to getting cosmetic surgery. Although surgery techinques have improved and recovery times are faster than ever, ...
By Sheila Arkee Change is a good thing. It’s vital to our existance and something that should be embraced, and not feared. Talking about change, it’s funny how fast the changing of season...
By Sheila Arkee A dab of this and that, pastels here and there, finished off with a glimmering line of silver. This may be the cheesiest thing I’ve ever said on this blog, but I was looking to ...
By Sheila Arkee Okay, ladies & gents, it’s time to dish at our weekly open post. Pour the coffee, pull out the jelly-filled, chocolate glazed donuts, we’ll be here for awhile. Earlier this week i...
By Sheila Arkee To give you some insight into my often disjointed train of thought, the inspiration for todays eye came after I heard of the passing of hair icon Vidal Sassoon. “Vidal Sassoon d...
By Lorraine Sabbia Though the health benefits of oats have been known for centuries, the first documentation of using oats to relieve and protect damaged skin was in the 1930s. When using oats for be...
By Sheila Arkee I’m officially obsessed with the Cargo Eye Bronzer that was included in April’s Glossybox. Obsessed. It’s the perfect color for Summer, either by itself or here with...
By Sheila Arkee With rising temps and longer days, it’s safe to say that Summer is fully in session. NYX Cosmetics makes it easier than ever to get some great color without risking damaging sun...
#16, Jen B! Congrats! Don’t forget, Minerals Mate is offering a 25% discount on these truly ingenius products through the end of May. Just just code 2468mineralsmate at check out. You will love...
By Sheila Arkee Don’t even ask me why, but it took me a quick minute to read Catching Fire and Mockingjay, the second and third books in The Hunger Games trilogy. I had some time and devoured t...
By Sheila Arkee When is $3 ever greater than $21? When I’m comparing the performance of Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara to Too Faced Size Queen mascara. Oh. My. Goodness.Let’s talk masc...
By Sheila Arkee By request (and yes, I do take requests) here is a dramatic purple eye with Maybelline Color Tattoo cream shadow in Fierce & Tangy. Thank you, Jean! Base: NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk...
By Sheila Arkee Some of the best things in life are free … or nearly so. It’s a true saying and never more so in the case of this nifty little cosmetic industry secret. Although I’v...
By Sheila Arkee If you haven’t heard by now, you gotta run to your local Big Lots because Philosophy beauty products are on mega ultra super clearance right now. Everything is $3! I managed to ...
Sheila from Painted Ladies tries Too Faced’s Size Queen Mascara . Is it a keeper? Angie of EyeshadowCult.com tells you how to easily remove sand from your body after a fun day at the beach! Phyrra is...
By Sheila Arkee Today’s eye is the same as day 346 – one of my favorite techinques. I swapped the dark green for an aqua, lending to a fairy-like, ethereal look. Base: NYX Jumbo Pencil in...
By Wendy Larson I don’t think I’m alone in saying that if given the choice between a beauty product from a company that doesn’t test on our furry friends and one that does- I am going to choose the c...
By Sheila Arkee Are you ready to get wild? Va Va Voom! Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance Lid: Sassy Lady by Sweet Libertine Outer Corner: Fyrinnae Faerie Glamour Browbone: NYX Vanilla Sky Lower Lid: L...
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