FOTD: spring fresh

spring, its all that everyone has been talking about and anticipating for. like usual, the trends for this spring have been involving bright colors. this was my FOTD a couple days ago. it is really really minimal with a little splash of color.

excuse my hair. i just wanted it out of my face so i haphazardly threw it back.

the central idea for this look is a bright pink on the cheeks and lips. i think it just looks so fresh on and wakes up my face. i used mac's posey cream blush and revlon's pink pop super lustrous gloss. i am also wearing a bit of mascara and the physician's formula vegas strip shimmer strip i blogged about in my last post as a highlight and eyeshadow.

revlon's superlustrous gloss in pink pop
here is a closer look of pink pop. it can be worn sheer or more opaque to your liking. i prefer it in between.



i'm not daring enough to add the brighter colors on my eyelids, so i'll stick with on my cheeks and lips :) are you ready for spring?

products im loving episode 1

i wanted to a quick post on a couple items i have been using like crazy and have been loving!

big sexy hair hairspray
this is the travel version (so i can take it with me when i am in costa rica next week!) but i also have the full verison. so before i review this product i should describe my hair:

naturally very curly, very dry, prone to frizz, hard to straighten, does NOT hold a curl for long (with a standard drugstore iron, it lasts about 20 minutes! with a high end iron a couple hours), i have thin strands of hair but lots of it so i have medium volume overall. i can not brush my hair dry (frizzy disaster) and i can not blow dry my hair without a diffuser and some sort of product incorporated in my hair (again, frizz ball).

i have tried many different types of drugstore hairspray (tressume, garnier, herbal essences, pantene pro v to name a few), and seriously none of them do anything for my hair! for me, the purpose of hairspray is to hold the curls i make with an iron and most importantly, to add tons of volume. i dont care much about if it has the ability to be brushed out or not. with this hairspray, i get these results:

fluffed and ready.

this is the best hairspray i have ever tried. i am seriously in love with it. it adds so much volume to my hair! i usually use it after teasing my crown as well as when i spray at my overall roots and fluff my hair to give even more volume.

the only con i could see this hairspray having is it can get a bit stiff and hard if you go overboard, but that is easy to avoid (just don't spray too much ladies!). it also has your expected hairspray scent, but i dont find it to linger long. i absolutely love this hairspray and i would definitely buy it again. i havent dabbled too much in higher end hairsprays so you ladies will have to tell me your favorite ones! please share what is your favorite, i'd love to know.

btw i also used this hairspray in THIS post as well as in THIS post.

physicians formula shimmer strips in vegas strip
this is something i've had buried in my sea of makeup and had forgotten all about it. i randomly decided to use it last week and i continue to keep reaching for it.

it is not by all means a must have product, but it is a very decent one. i have been using the lighter end for both highlighting (inner corners of eyes, cheekbones, bridge of nose, cupids bow...) and the darker end as an all over eye color for busy weeks (like i have been having lately). it is a shimmery/frosty finish, so if that isnt your thing i would avoid this. it is subtle though. ive been wearing this with a bit of blush, mascara, and lip gloss and im out the door.

a subtle shimmer that still looks natural. im only wearing the shimmer strip and voluminous mascara here!

another good thing with this product is it looks SO beautiful swirled all together and dusted all over the shoulders, neck, and arm area for nights out or special occasions. that is what i primarily used it for before i discovered it recently!

so those are the two things i have been using like crazy. what are you loving? and dont forget to leave your fave hairspray recommendations!

FOTD: naked satin

here's a quick face of the day i did yesterday. pretty neutral and more on the taupey brown side, rather than my normal browns.




i also wanted to show you guys my lashes after using the ysl faux cils after it has dried out a bit. you can see it doesnt clump nearly as much and adds a decent amount of volume while being jet black.



face:
maybelline dream smooth mousse
mac MSF med+
bonnebell glimmer bronzer
nyc sunny bronzer
nars desire blush
ccb in hush + nars albatross as highlight

eyes:
mac pp in quite natural
naked lunch all over lid
satin taupe in crease
dark devotion in outer v
scint as highlight
lineur intense carbon black liner
mac smolder on waterline
ysl faux cils mascara

lips:
light layer of gaga
mac florabundance lipgloss

hope you all are having a good day!

review: revlon colorburst gloss

revlon recently came out with a new line of glosses; the color burst glosses. from the displays i have seen, all the glosses have a fine shimmer to them and none are a cream finish. there is a decent range of colors from pinks to more berry shades. i picked up two, almost a month ago, in the colors 'gold dust' and 'pink ice'



the applicator
the applicator is different, instead of a doe-foot it is flat and wide. i prefer the doe-foot applicator, since this flat design requires me to keep dipping the wand back inside the pot to get more product.

on to the swatches!

here are my bare lips.

pink ice


pink ice is a milky baby pink with silver sparkles. i find this shade to be a bit sheer since it mostly gives my lips shine with only a hint of color.

gold dust


gold dust is a tanned gold with gold sparkles. this color disappointed me, i was hoping it would be lighter and more nude on me but it makes my lips appear brown.

both these shades are weak on their own but can be saved by layering it with a nude or flesh colored lipstick. the lasting power is a couple hours, not revlon's best. the formula isnt sticky and smells a bit like artificial vanilla cake. the shimmers dont make the gloss gritty, and they arent in your face glittery. i find these glosses to be a bit drying, so i dont reach for them that often. i much prefer revlon's super lustrous line over this new one.

i would not repurchase these, since as i said, i prefer the super lustrous line. some of the shades are very pretty but too bright for me! (im very neutral when it comes to lip shades if you couldnt tell by my safe color choices!)

have you tried these glosses yet? or have you been eying the displays? i know i did before i purchased these...

twitter?!?

just so you guys know...i got a twitter account. *hangs head in shame. i didnt think i would ever be the one to jump on this bandwagon ever (not a fan of ppl posting their actions every second) BUT i joined it mainly to hear about beauty related news quick (sales, fashion, hauls). i will mainly use it to update when i have new blog posts up (which you dont need to know if you are a follower since you see it on your blog homepage), what i am into at the moment, or what i am buying/thinking about buying...

so follow if you dare...dont expect constant tweets because that is not my style. here is the link:

www.twitter.com/kellyyes

review: ysl faux cils mascara in noir radical

so almost a month ago, i picked up the ysl faux cils mascara in noir radical. since i have had a decent amount of time to fully use it, i've decided to let you guys know my thoughts on it. i've heard all the hype about this product, with its claim to give full voluminous lashes. before i purchased this mascara my all time favorite mascara was MUF smokey lash. and after? well, i still have to say MUF wins...

comes in a luxurious heavy weighted gold tube.

comparing loreal voluminous (bottom) and ysl faux cil (top)
the brush has regular bristles that are NOT made of plastic material. the brush is also thinner and fuller than loreal's. you can see how the product really clings to the brush, which isnt the best attribute as this makes application not the cleanest and very prone to clumping.

as for it's performance on my lashes...

there is a bit of volume (nothing extraordinary) and the color is very black.

if you can see with my lashes, the mascara clumps like crazy on me! this was taken during the first couple weeks of use.

i have to say i would not repurchase this mascara. i think the problem is that the formula is just SO wet. i had to wait a good three weeks before i could stand using it again, since the formula aired out and didnt clump anymore. after waiting the mascara performed beautifully; it didnt clump, it was a rich black still, it gave me decent volume. but for the price (30 USD), i feel like a high end product like this should not require me to wait for it to perform how it is supposed to. for drugstore i can take it since you get what you pay for...but for high end it is unacceptable!

another annoying trait this mascara has that i need to mention is that it transfers under my eyes. i can't stand when mascaras do that! i really wish i could love this mascara, but the faults override the good. MUF smokey lash is still my number one, even if it does dry out super fast!

have you tried this mascara? am i the only one that had a bad experience with it? what high end mascara is your favorite? i want to try another that boasts black, voluminous lashes!

in the nude

i dont know about you guys, but i am fully embracing the nude/neutral trend that is turning up for this spring. it is such a flattering, feminine color. whether it be a more beige or pink hue , i am loving it all!

american apparel chiffon oversized button-up (courtesy of americanapparel.com)
simple and versatile. can go with a lot of outfit choices (skinny jeans and boots, flowy yet fitted skirts with flats, etc...)

alexander wang rocco bag in latte (courtesy of saksfifthavenue.com)
i prefer the black version of this bag, but the nude version is also very beautiful.

alice + olivia drape back flutter dress
so sexy, i love the simple front and i especially love the draping in the back.

halston jenny fold clutch (pic courtesy of shopbop.com)
still not over sparkly things!

free people long sleeve lacey stripes top (courtesy of freepeople.com)
ever since i saw the picture of selena gomez rockin this shirt in purple, i have been lusting after it.

so many beautiful pieces. i do wish that the cole haan stella air booties in nude from a couple years back were still available, because they are the perfect little booties!

are you loving the nudes showing up everywhere?