Inexpensive Dupe For Maybelline Color Tattoo Barely Beige

Hey everyone,
So as some of you know Maybelline made some limited edition color tattoo's that were for the fall season. They produced Mossy Green, Rich Mahogany, Gold Shimmer and Barely Beige. If you spotted these and got your hands on them consider yourself lucky! Unfortunately, as of right now there has been no word if any of these shades will be released into their permanent collection. Everyone is obviously hoping for the barely beige to make its permanent appearance. I spotted this goregous color at my local drugstore but thought to myself eh itll be there when I come back here....boy was I wrong...they sold out in a snap. Soooo I never got my hands on it. But everyone says its a dupe for MAC's paint pot in Bare Study...too bad those are like $20. Twenty bucks I don't want to spend. But onto the explanation of this color and its dupe.

Barely beige is light beige color with some shimmer and is considered lighter than a champagne color. Many people choose to use this color as a base for under eye shadow.

Personally I have not seen any cream eye shadow color that even resembles this color until NOW!

The answer is Essence Stay All Day Long Lasting Eyeshadows in Glammy Goes To....
The consistency isn't as creamy as the color tattoo's but it definitely warms up when applied with fingers and applies evenly and beautifully to the eyelid. Its a build-able color so if you want a darker beige bronze just apply a little more. In addition its only $3.99! I wore it all day with no creasing, stayed in place all day and looked the same later in the day as when I first applied it. Another pro is it is easier to remove than the color tattoo's.

To see swatches of the Barely Beige please refer to http://nouveaucheap.blogspot.com/2012/08/swatchs-comparisons-maybelline-limited.html

Overall a great product and inexpensive dupe for the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige!
Let me know if you have found any good dupes!

xoxo
Claire

How To Use Blue Eyeshadow

Hey hey,
So I recently purchased the Maybelline 24 hour color tattoo in Tenacious Teal which is this gorgeous bright blue color. At first I bought it without thinking cause I was blinded by its gorgeousness; however, when I got home I looked at it and was like how am I ever going to wear this BRIGHT, BOLD color. Well have no fear ladies or gents...here is a fun creative way to wear a bold color!

Hope this helps any of you guys with venturing into bright colors!

Want the Sigma brushes I used in this eye look? Heres the link: http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=294508 A coupon code is available for August 2012 to give you 10% off your order: use SAVE2012

Products used:
Maybelline 24 hour color tattoo in Tenacious Teal
My Glam brush (the flat shader brush)
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese
Too Faced Natural Eye Palette- Pushup
Too Faced Natural Eye Palette- Sexpresso
Sonia Kashuk Dome Brush
ELF Professional Defining Eye Brush
Sigma Tapered Blending E40
Too Faced Natural Eye Palette- Heaven
LA Colors Star Gaze Palette in BOA
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

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Blog: www.claireeeeification.blogspot.com
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xoxo
Claire

Get Ready With Me: Summer Edition

Hello hello :),
Thought some of you might be interested in my summer routine because I don't like to cake on a lot of makeup when its spicy hot outside! Hope you enjoy!

Want some of the makeup brushes I use in this video: Here's the link to sigma: http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=294508 Coupon code for August 2012: SAVE2012 which gives you 10% off your order, plus a free sample!

Stay in touch with me:
Twitter: @crystalclaire23
Blog: www.claireeeeification.blogspot.com
Instagram: claireeeification

Music: Begging Me by Florrie

xoxo
Claire

Eyeshadow Tutorial: Tropical Mermaid

Hello hello,
I just thought I would bring you this fun makeup look for summer!

Here's the video that explains the process of achieving this fun look! Enjoy!

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Blog: www.claireeeeification.blogspot.com
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Products used:
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 604 Milk
LA Colors Stargaze Palette: bottom row, 4th from the left (check my blog for pictures and swatches and more info on these)
Urban Decay Natural Eyes Palette: Honey Pot
Urban Decay Natural Eyes Palette: Push-up
Urban Decay Natural Eyes Palette: Sexspresso
Maybelline Line Stiletto Liquid Eyeliner
Maybelline Falsies Mascara

xoxo
Claire

LA Colors 16 Palette

Hello beauty lovers,
I just wanted to write this post about the two new palettes I recently purchased. The two palettes are the LA Colors Star Craze 16 eyeshadow palette in BOA and CHI. This post will focus more on the swatches and pigmentation of the palette!

Aren't these palettes super cute! They remind me of little leggo's! Definitely takes me back to my childhood filled with leggo construction and building blocks haha!

BOA

Swatches from the top row, left to right

 Swatches from bottom row, left to right

CHI

 

 

Swatches from top row, left to right

Swatches from bottom row, left to right

THOUGHTS

After swatching all these eyeshadows, the colors you see when you first open the palettes, do not always match the colors you swatch. There is a fine layer on top of each eyeshadow that rubs off after one use and reveals the true color of the eyeshadow. In addition, most of these eyeshadows are shimmery; therefore, if you are looking for matte, I wouldn't suggest this for you....maybe once the layer rubs off more there will reveal matte colors? I love that there are a variety of colors that range from very light to dark providing one with various options for creating stunning eye looks.

One of the best things about these palettes are they only cost $2.99! What?! Thats unheard of....yes I will repeat that....ONLY $2.99!! In addition, the shipping rate is spectacular! Where did I purchase these you ask, well here is the link to the website: http://www.mizoutlet.com/ The specific link to the palettes are http://www.mizoutlet.com/product.php?cid=39&type=cosmetics&cat=eye-shadow&pgSize=24&page=1&pid=2908&pname=more-colors#

I hope this helps in your search for fun colored eyeshadows!

xoxo

Claire