Face of the Day

Hi there!

Quick little face of the day for you. Ive been keeping my eyeshadow really low on the lid lately, which is new for me. Not sure how I feel about it, but it doesn't make for very good pictures.  Either way, here you go!

Also, my brows don't look that scraggly in person. Promise.

Face:

Bare Minerals Original in Golden Fair

Bare Minerals Faux Tan

NARS Sex Appeal

MAC Wedge Eyeshadow (Brows)

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay Eyeshadows in Virgin, Smog, Darkhorse

MAC Ether Mineralized Eyeshadow (LE)

Stila Eyeshadow in Kitten

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

L'Oreal Volume Collagen Mascara in Blackest Black

Lips:

MAC Lipliner in Subculture

MAC Lipstick in Brave

Looking back, I would have worn a different lipstick, but I wanted to wear Brave seeing as its new to my collection!

-Rachel

I interrupt the fireworks to bring you....

a blog.

Also, happy 4th everyone!! Given it poured rain all day long until now, I've been sitting in my PJs scrounging Pinterest and watching The West Wing. Or at least the rain is my excuse for doing that all day long. 

Regardless, I found a blog. And I love it. And her. And she's from Nashville. We wear the same sizes. Oh, and she's just downright fabulous. 

So, I need to share it with you. By all means, please check out Happily Grey and read to your fashion blog loving heart's delight. You won't be disappointed, promise!

Now back to the sparklers.

-Rachel

New Additions: The Lip Products

Whelp. The black packaging and silver writing drew me in. I know I'm not the only one...yes? Yes.

If its any consolation, I only bought a few items, and they're all useful, neutral, everyday type products.

The problem...they're all lip products, which I already have too many of.

On to the goods:

Whirl Lip Pencil: I'd describe this as a tan for your lips, basically a much darker natural tone. Raising the color saturation. Its true to its description as a dirty rose.

Spice Lip Pencil: This is the more warmed toned of the three, but not overwhelmingly so. Its called a pink cinnamon by MAC, which I'd agree with, but I'd say it favors the cinnamon description.

Subculture Lip Pencil: MAC calls it an underground pink. Anyone want to guess at what underground means in this instance? I'm at a loss. This, for me, is a cooler medium pink that works well alone or with any marginally pinky lipstick.

Brave Lipstick: A pink beige that is a "my lips but better" plus a sheen shade. This is a satin finish lipstick. Easy wear, hard to mess up. Flattering in the simplest of ways. 

In order: Whirl, Spice, Subculture, Brave

Note: Brave is slightly more beige in person, flash can be tricky. 

XOXO

-Rachel

Recipe Revision Round 2

Sorry to say I took no photos. I tend to eat things before I remember to take pictures. Its a personal flaw- lets just say I'm working on it, mmk?

At any rate- I have recipes for you!
To start, I got inspired by a recipe on The Hungry Mouse where she put whiskey, cranberries, and butter all over ribs. I mean. Come on. I had to recreate it.
But then the butcher had no ribs. Its summer, cranberries are no where to be found. And cranberry preserves are invisible. So, I improvised.
In the preserves section I found apple butter, which- apples and pork are fab together even if I'm not much of a pork person myself. And I figured whiskey couldn't hurt in this instance.
Without further ado,  here is my recipe for Apple Butter Whiskey Pork Loin.

Subtle and Sparkly

Is it even possible to combine the two?

I'd say so.

Nude, pale shades of sparkles are subtle and still unique all at the same time. 

Here are my nails of the day:

And here are the polishes I used:

Essie All In One

Essie Sugar Daddy

Essie Set in Stone

Nicole by OPI A Gold Winter's Night

- Rachel

Face of the Day

Just a quick little FOTD. Going out to lunch with a friend and keeping it pretty neutral.

Bare Minerals Original in Golden Fair

Bare Minerals Bronzer in Faux Tan

NARS Blush in Sex Appeal

MAC Eyeshadow in Wedge (Brows)

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Virgin

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Buck

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Darkhorse

MAC Pigment in Naked

Guerlain Maxi Lash Mascara in Black

MAC Lipliner in Whirl

Dior Ultra Addict Gloss in #227

Have a lovely day!

-Rachel

Guerlain Maxi Lash

Before I get in bed, I thought id do a quick little review of this mascara. So, a little hurried iPhone post this will be.

I always pick mascara samples when I place an order with Sephora. I never feel as though high end mascaras live up to the hype or are worth the cost. So, I pick the samples to see if I can be proved wrong. Ive tried Lancôme, Estee Lauder, MAC, Tarte, etc. I have purchased full sized high end mascaras based purely on hype before. Bad decisions.  Ive tried the famed Diorshow, which I thought was a pretty lackluster and kind of worthless mascara. So, keep that in mind.

My favorite drugstore mascaras have narrowed themselves to Loreal varieties. I prefer a deeply black mascara with significant volume and reasonable lengthening abilities. Curl is not a requirement for me.

When I received the Maxi Lash sample, I was expecting a completely average mascara. I was dead wrong and now feel compelled to purchase a $30 full size version. Its that good. (The packaging just so happens to be drool worthy...) Below are some photos I took to show the effects. This is one, I repeat, ONE light coat. Thats all. (I have no mascara on my bottom lashes and no eyeliner or eyeshadow on.)