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A while back I wrote about Christine’s foundation matrix over at Temptalia.com. Click here if you didn’t catch that post. Now, it’s been brought to my attention that Temptalia has another great thing! D. from FreshDimez told me about the ‘Makeup Dupe List’:
a list of more affordable duplicates of expensive make up products!

click here for The Makeup Dupe List

The economy might be on its way to recovery, but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop saving my money as much as possible (especially since I’m unemployed.. lol)!

For example, MAC’s Mulch eye shadow has been on my wish list for a while… It retails for $14.50. Looking at the make up dupe list I see that Milani’s Java Bean is a pretty decent lookalike. This eye shadow retails for only $4.00. Hmm…see how that goes?

I have a new best friend. Her name is Iman. Maybe you’ve heard of her? She’s a Somali model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the field of ethnic cosmetics, she is also noted for her charitable work. She is married to David Bowie.

My BFF sold me a few products:

1. Second To None Cover Cream
click here to find it on Ulta.com

2. Luxury Blushing Powder
click here to find it on Ulta.com


3. Oil Blotting Pressed Powder
click here to find it on Ulta.com

The foundation has a medium coverage, a matte finish and does not break me out;
the concealer covers well and is not drying;
the blush is pigmented, looks really natural and does not accentuate my pores;
and all Iman Cosmetics products are VERY affordable!

I’m going to hang out with my new best friend as often as I can!

Hey beauties!

I’m in the midst of cleaning, unpacking and putting furniture together (ok, that last one is not true…my husband is putting the furniture together,  I’m just watching him…). However, I did find the time to be cool and depot my MAC eye shadows like a real make up artist! lol!

That’s right, I depotted some of my eye shadows! For those who don’t know what depotting is: it’s removing the metal pan from the black MAC ‘pot’, so that each shade is in a single metal pan. Then, placing all of the eye shadows on a magnetic board or in a MAC Pro palette.

I depotting 8 shadows and put them in two E.L.F. magnetic quads (or custom compacts (click!), as they call it), which are only 1 dollar each! Granted, they would look a lot better in a larger palette, but for me this is fine. For me it makes it a lot easier to use my eye shadows. They’re easy accessible: you don’t need to go through a lot of stuff to find the colors you want and you save a lot of room in your vanity.

I used the technique with heat. You can also depot your shadows without heat, but honestly I don’t have the time or patience for that, so I used my straightener. I haven’t been using my straightener lately anyway (it’s too humid here in Ohio!), so the thing finally served a purpose again!

There a lot of tutorials online showing you how to depot your MAC eye shadows (or blushes). This video (click!) shows you how I did it! Thanks, MakeupGeek!

Handy, right?

I purchased my first MAC MSF (mineralize skinfinish) the other day in a blog sale. It’s the Gold Deposit one, a soft reflective golden-bronze.

Gold Deposit….

I don’t know what I was thinking! A golden powder….I’m seriously afraid to use it! I don’t know how to use it… Do I use it as a highlighter on my cheekbones? That’s the only thing I can think off… Suggestions are welcome!

By the way, I’m starting to do my beauty posts again. If there’s anything you want to see, or want me to write about…let me know!