Look: Smokey Warm Cranberry Eyes

• Eyes
  Maybelline Pomegranate Punk Color Tattoo Eye Studio Eyeshadow on lid
  Stila Damsel Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner smudged out on upper lash line
  Wet n Wild I ♥ Matte ColorIcon Eyeshadow Palette; Black to define, Beige to highlight
  NYX Sahara Single Eyeshadow to highlight
  Urban Decay Naked Palette; Naked + Buck to contour
  Anastasia Highlighting Brow Kit dark browns to fill in brows
• Lips
  YSL Nude Beige Rouge Volupté Lipstick
  Avon Tickled Pink Glazewear Shine Lip Gloss
• Face
  Maybelline Sandy Beige 220 Fit Me! Liquid Foundation
  Maybelline Light/Medium Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector under eyes, on blemishes
  Physicians Formula Natural Beige Healthy Wear Powder Foundation
  theBalm Betty-Lou Manizer on cheeks, mixed with:
  NYX Pinched Powder Blush on cheeks

Display Notice: Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Makeup

My local CVS is just knocking it out of the park with all these awesome displays! I grabbed both the Natural and Rose Happy Booster blushes from last year. I definitely want all the products on this display!

Display Notice: Revlon PhotoReady Primers

You know how you read one bad thing about a product and it's just engraved into your memory forever? I have a stigma with everything Revlon PhotoReady because somewhere I read that it was a huge glitter-bomb fiasco. It makes me hesitant to try any of these products! But they're packaged so nicely...and target specific needs...and I WANT THEM! Spotted this at CVS but saw a display at Walmart also!

Display Notice: Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick Collection by Kate Moss

Finally! They're here in my beloved America! I've been crying for months seeing these lipsticks on the blogosphere and unable to have them. I think 001 and 008 are on top of my list!

Display Notice: Wet n Wild Megalast Salon Nail Color

I saw this display at the Dover Air Force Base AAEFES. To be *completely* honest, none of these shades really appeal to me. I'm not into demure nudes or muted pastels. I have enough reds, so the deep purple is the only shade that I may want. However, if the formula is fantastic, I may change my mind!

Revlon Carbonite Nail Enamel Review and Swatches

Revlon Carbonite Nail Enamel ($2.00 - $4.99, 0.5 oz., Drugstores) is a smokey charcoal with silver, gold, and darker charcoal shimmer and a high metallic finish. It is a limited edition shade part of the Grit Grandeur collection. It reminds me of the look of furiously used pencil shavings.

The brush is well designed for the formula. It isn't too long or flimsy. It distributes the medium-thick formula very well for easy control and application. You could get away with two coats, but if you want super opacity, I'd apply three coats. Carbonite wore well for a few days before I saw tip wear (but no chipping).

I was super impressed by Carbonite's formula because I typically have terrible luck with Revlon polishes. This particular shade applied evenly and semi-opaque in one coat--unheard of for Revlon polishes! I love the smokiness, metallic finish, and multidimensional nuances. I wasn't able to locate any in my drugstores, but I did see one at Big Lots for $2.00!

Look: Golden Pomegranate Orchid Eyes

• Eyes
  Maybelline Pomegranate Punk Color Tattoo Eye Studio Eyeshadow on lid
  Estée Lauder Deep Orchid Double Wear Stay-in-Place ShadowCreme on outer lid
  Urban Decay Naked Palette; Half Baked on inner corner, Naked + Buck to contour, Virgin to highlight
  Physicians Formula Brown Eyes Shimmer Strips Gel CreamLiner to line upper lash line
  aerie Color Plum Forever Liner on lower lash line
  Wet n Wild Lust ColorIcon Palette; dark matte purple on lower lash line
  CoverGirl Very Black LashBlast Volume Waterproof mascara
  Anastasia Highlighting Brow Kit dark browns to fill in brows
• Lips
  Urban Decay Naked Lipstick
• Face
  Almay Sand Clear Complexion Makeup
  Physicians Formula Natural Beige Healthy Wear Powder Foundation
  Bobbi Brown Nectar Shimmerbrick on cheeks

Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush Review and Swatches

Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush
Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush ($25.00, 0.20 oz., Sephora) is a muted natural medium plummy pink with a softened matte finish. Like all Tarte Amazonian Clay blushes, the product's packaging is a solid circular acrylic compact mimicking the shade of the blush with a mirror and snap closure.

It's easily one of my favorite blushes of all time! I find myself reaching for it all the time lately because it goes with any look, any occasion, any purpose. It wears well on me (about 6-8 hours), but not as well as some other blushes I've tried which is strange because it's touted as having 12-hour wear.

Exposed is unbelievably beautiful and flattering for any skin-tone, any time of the year. It's one of those unexpected mind-blowing blush shades like MAC Blushbaby or Korres Natural. Even though it's pricey at $25.00, it is one of those higher end products that I completely recommend as a must-have!

Look: My Christmas 2011 Makeup

Sorry for the lackluster pictures! I didn't have time to capture quality shots so I did what I could with my iPhone's camera. A classic holiday look: neutral eyes and red lips! METALLIC red lips!

• Eyes
  Urban Decay Original Primer Potion
  Urban Decay Naked Palette; Sin on lid, Buck to contour, Virgin to highlight
  e.l.f. Black Studio Cream Eyeliner on upper lash line
  Urban Decay Whiskey 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil on lower lash line
  CoverGirl Very Black LashBlast Volume Waterproof mascara
  Anastasia Highlighting Brow Kit medium and dark browns to fill in brows
• Lips
  NYX Plush Red Slim Lip Pencil
  Kat Von D Adora Foiled Love Lipstick
• Face
  MUFE No. 40 Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation
  CoverGirl Translucent Honey TRUblend Pressed Powder
  Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush on cheeks
  theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer to highlight

theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 Review and Swatches

theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3
theBalm Shady Lady Vol. 3 ($39.50, 9 x 0.067 oz., theBalm) is a 9-pan eyeshadow palette with beautiful multi-chromatic shades. The palette is a thin, study, hard cardboard square with a magnetic closure and full-sized mirror.

Lusty Lee is a cool steel silver with a metallic-frost finish. It has a soft, smooth, slightly thin texture with great pigmentation.

Envious Erin is a warm pale yellow-white with a frost finish. It has a soft, smooth, dense texture with great pigmentation.

Racy Kacy is a warm red-copper with a frost finish. It has a soft, smooth, dense texture with excellent pigmentation.

Safe Bet Annette is a cool pale light pink with a frost finish. It has a soft, smooth, but thin texture with great pigmentation.