Dominican Republic 2011

i made .. a YouTube account!

Hello to all of my lovely & gorgeous readers! 

First & foremost I would like to wish you all a very Happy & Healthy New Year, may you all be healthy and achieve all of your resolutions. 

I would like to take this time to say that for this New Year I have made a YouTube. I don't know if  I will continue on my blog, but I will try to make my Channel successful. However, I am extremley sick .. filmed a video & it got deleted so since I sound like a dying horse I hope tomorrow I will be able to refilm & post. 

Thank you to you all who have been subscribers of my blog, I am sure I will find the time to continue this blog for more detailed pictures & reviews. 

www.youtube.com/couturexfashionista 

... so, i can't stay away from Blogger. BACK!

Hello my Beautiful Ladies & Viewers & Followers, yeah yeah whatever.

Obviously, I went on a small hiatus but I guess I am going to re-unite with blogger. I had a lot of school work & what not and now that I am almost at Final's Week, I'll be able to spend more time with my blog<3 YAY!

I really missed blogging honestly & just looking at, and not being able to update you guys crushes my heart. I have so many things to show you, so many products to review, and so many "favorites"

UPDATE: This Friday I was so busy Christmas shopping at the mall for my boyfriend, uncle, brother, parents etc. On Saturday, I didn't go like I ususally do to Jersey this weekend to my boyfriend's house because he was sick; everyone is getting sick this weather is ridiculous. So I went out to a party on Saturday here are some picture:

What was I wearing?

Plain Red Tank Top from Bloomingdales

Skirt from Bebe $98.00 (Skirt SOLD OUT online in 2 days - instore ONLY)

Wolford Tights from Bloomingdales $40.00

Christian Louboutin Buckle Patent Leather Heels (Discontinued) Bergdorf Goodman $895.00

What was I wearing on my face?

Foundation - Revlon Colorstay

Loose Powder - Milani Mineral Powder Foundation

MSF - MAC By Candlelight

Bronzer - MAC (LE Back to the Beach) Get Away Bronze & Milani Baked Bronzer

Blush - MAC (LE Back to the Beach) Hipness

Mascara - Givency & Pulse Perfection (FAVORITE)

Lipstick - MAC Angel

Lipliner - MAC (LE) In Synch

Thanks for reading Dolls;

XOXO

Michelle<3

I Heart your Blog Award!

I Heart Your Blog Award!

Hello to my lovely readers and followers.. 

I am so excited to announce that on August 7, 2010 I won my first blog award

Okay so first things first, Thank you to Katies Blog for allowing me to have this award, and if you don't follow her or don't have her on your newsfeed you should definitely take a look here ... http://bigpinkprincessdress.blogspot.com/

These are the rules for the award:

1. Post the award on your blog

2.Link the person who has given you the award

3.Pass on the award to another 5 blogs

4. Let these people know youv'e given them an award :)

So Here are the people who I give this award to:

- Bea Xox - http://biryyx.blogspot.com/ ... She really has great reviews, & seems like such a kind person. I really enjoy reading her blog and her useful reviews that she posts!

- Jades Wonderland - http://jadeylalala.blogspot.com/, another Make Up fanatic whose blog I read frequently!

- Alina - http://www.makeupmoment.com/, Although I think she has this award already she deserves another one. I love reading Alinas hauls and all the good deals she picks out. Especially the one for yesterday's deal with E.L.F Cosmetics! 

- Milly - http://pearlsandpoodles.blogspot.com/, Milly has an awesome blog as well with great reviews, she has a great way of incorporating makeup, fashion, skincare, lifestyle and everything into one blog making it really interesting and a great read!

- Oe - http://makeupbyoe.blogspot.com/, This girl's tutorials are great a step by step way of how to apply, blend and everything. Oh & she has a new cute puppy like me! WOOHOO! 

To all my followers you should really take the time out of your day to look at these girls and there awesome blogs. 

XOXO; 

Michelle♥

E.L.F Beauty Book : Smokey Eye Edition

Hello my lovely & fabulous Readers! 

I was @ Target recently and came across their new E.L.F Stock. I was so excited.

I immediately picked up the Beauty Book that I missed out on last time in the Smokey Eye Edition and also my favorite blush that was running out, E.L.F Tickled Pink Blush, which I recommend to everyone.

I got home and opened this lovely book and came across these awesome pigmented colors. 

I swatched them and they were just lovely, a fair amount and gorgeous color for $5.

If you have a Target near you I really recommend you check this out.

They have many other ones, I like neutrals but that palette seemed very purplish to me. 

This is a great palette to have to create an awesome night time look or even a day time look. 

The only thing I have to complain about is the fact that they are ALL shimmery. Yes I do love glittery and shimmery color but I think a little bit more mattes could have been incorporated into this Book of Shadows.

Here is the AMAZING blush, my favorite blush of all time!

XOXO;

Michelle♥

Winner of my Contest!

I would like to take this time to thank those few of you who entered my contest! 

Without further or due the winner of my contest is ... 

DRUM ROLL PLEASE; 

Audrey

www.abeautyaddictsbible.blogspot.com 

Congratulations to Audrey!

 Please send your address to my email michelle.ashh@yahoo.com & I will get your stuff out A.S.A.P!

(Winner was selected using R andom.Org)

Review/Haul: Hardy Candy Meteor-Eyes Eyeshadow

Hello my Beautiful Ladies!

As you may or may not know Hard Candy released these awesome eyeshadows. 

I stopped by my local Target to see what all the rave is about. 

Each eyeshadow was $6.00 each and I bought 

Outerspace

Black Hole (Reminds me of MAC Cinderfella from Style Black)

Intergalactic

All of these eyeshadows have glittery veins going through them and they are pigmented but not as pigmented as I hoped. I haven't tried them on my lids so I can't tell you how long they stay on, but I will tell you as soon as I do try them. 

Outerspace is similar to Black Hole, honestly I prefer Black Hole; so don't be me & get two because that was a waste. However I do like the glitter pay-off and that fact that it doesn't come off dull but sparkly instead. 

What do I think?

Bang for your buck if you missed out on MAC Cinderfella (my favorite, will cry when I hit pan)

You won't like it if ... 

You are expecting some super high pigmentation pay-off from one swatch you have to put it on a couple of times to get that MAC or MUFE pay-off. Also if you don't like glitter DO NOT BUY THIS!

Not bad for $6.00... I'm pretty happy, good job Hard Candy. It's great if your on a budget. 

I hope you guys are tuning into my contest and subscribing! 

Black Hole

Outerspace

Intergalactic

Swatches

Black Hole

Outerspace

Intergalactic

From Left to Right: Black Hole, Outerspace, Intergalactic

Don't forget Enter my Contest & Subscribe; Contest ends August 10th!

XOXO;

Michelle♥

My First Giveaway!

I am proud to announce that I am hosting ...

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY! 

I'm so excited, to give someone the chance to win a bunch of cool prizes that I handpicked for you.

So yeah I have been slacking on my blog which is why I thought a giveaway was a great idea to make a comeback. I really hope you guys enjoy this giveaway! 

To Enter:

1. Please Comment Below and say "Enter Me" & put my giveaway in a blogpost or in your blog somewhere :)

2. You must subscribe/follow my blog, I will be checking! If you don't follow my blog, I am sorry but I can not enter you in this phenomenal giveaway.

Contest will end on : August 10th, 2010

Giveaway Items:

LORAC Tantalizer (Body Bronzing Illuminator)

Bath & Body Works Summer Vanillas Lemon Body Lotion

Bath & Body Works PocketBac Anti-Bacterial in Midnight Pomegranate

Purity One-Step Facial Cleanser Sample by Philosophy

Vitamin Water Chapstick in Fruit Punch

Lola by Marc Jacobs Perfume Sample 

Ed Hardy by Ed Hardy Perfume Sample

Crystal Headband, that I made myself :)

Beauty Rush by Victoria Secret Luminous Eyeshadow in Laguna Peach

Beauty Rush by Victoria Secret Luminous Eyeshadow in Shadowy Gray

Let Loose! By Prestige Shimmering Shadow Dust in 114R (Gray Color)

Let Loose! By Prestige Shimmering Shadow Dust in 135R (Peachy Color)

Oh that's not all... 

So Belle Multi-Use Make Up Palette from Sephora's Piink Collection! 

FYI: I did purchase all of this stuff with my own money! Nothing was sent for free, nor am I in any way affiliated with any of the companies in my giveaway prizes. Also everything is Brand New nothing in this giveaway is used!.

XOXO; 

Michelle♥

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN, hey you never know!

Small Target Haul

While I was @ Target this past weekend I wanted to pick up a couple of Maybelline Quads. 

Also I wanted to pick up the Glimmer Bronzer (Which I had to drive to Wal-Mart for) because they didn't have it. 

After hearing HollyAnnaeree's non-stop praise about the Bonnebell Glimmer Bronzer, I heard it the 853947987987 time in one of her favorite videos and was like "OMG I am going to buy it already enough." Sure enough I bought it. And I see why she talks about it non-stop. 

The Glimmer Bronzer is so amazing, it gives you this amazing sunkissed shimmer/glow it's like not explainable but it is really so so so so so pretty especially in the summer everyone wants that GLOW on their cheeks. If you do buy this or you don't like it you are probably using to much you have to not only be careful but to remember to tap off your brush! A little goes a long way. This jar will probably last me a lifetime & a day. 

Okay so I picked up the Maybelline Quad in Natural Smokes and Give me Gold. I equally love them both can't really say which one I like more, they are great for all the time, day time night time doesn't matter. They are also neutrals I LOVE neutral eyeshadows, maybe a little green liner, blue liner but no rainbow eye shadows for me :(. Give me Gold has this great shimmer to it that makes the color really pop and Natural Smokes is great for doing a Neutral smokey eye and with this convenient quad you can always darken your look if you take it with you to make a sexy look for night time! 

So heres the swatches of the things I got & I will be doing looks with them soon & posting them on my blog!

These are definitely some Beauty on a Budget things that you should go out and try if you aren't really looking to fish out those big bucks for HE products! The Glimmer Bronzer was like $2-3, Maybelline Natural Smokes $4.00 & Change and Give me Gold Palette was $4.23. 

Enjoy!

XOXO;

Michelle♥