*CLOSED* GIVE AWAY TIME!

*UPDATE*
OK so ive noticed that some of you guys have commented the post which is amazing BUT make sure youre a follower of my blog. if i cant find you in my follower list and youre randomly chosen, i am sorry but some one else will be chosen.

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YES, the time has come to hold a give away to my wonderful subscribers. I couldn’t wait to do this for you guys so let’s get it started!

HOW DO I ENTER?
1. SUBSCRIBE to my blog, click the subscribe to
posts button and select an option.
2. Comment THIS POST!
3. Just write:
♥ YOUR EMAIL
♥ pick TWO palettes you want
(pomegranate, twilight, lemongrass, snow, or eggplant)


cooooooool. That’s all you have to do :)
This give away is open to everyone. so yes we will ship internationally if you win and live outside of the US :)

I’m so excited for this. I really want you guys to learn about this company and product. The owner has put in so much time and effort into creating the UNII palettes. They’re cute and chic. I love mine already and one is actually in my purse. Which I hate carrying makeup lol.

here's my review of the palette:



So, again! I hope everyone enters and good luck to all! :)
Love you guys,
Vanes

REVIEW: Hard Candy

So as I walk through the cosmetic aisles of Walmart, this brand called Hard Candy caught my eye. I have never heard of it or seen it so I decided to try at least something out from the line.

I grabbed the concealer palette because I’m a concealer nut and it had so many choices in the palette for $6. Too bad it sucked. It was too creamy and it felt like lotion with some little color. I was very disappointed in the brand but I only tried one product they offer. If you have any suggestions I’ll try them out and maybe it’s my new favorite brand.

Any who, here’s the video:


I will see you guys soon!
Vanes <3

Sunsets are so pretty sometimes

... just sometimes lol

well, here's my come back video!
yay!



love you
-vanes

EOTD 002 and sneaky peeky

Hey hey hey!
So today is one raaaaaaainy day! As soon as the sun starting shining through my windows I grabbed the camera and recorded a video! YAY! Please excuse my gross hair; it NEVER rains in LA lol

OOOHH!! please forgive the big zit and the messy brows!

Ok so here’s my look:
I’ve been obsessed with matte colors, orange and pink. It’s weird but I’m gong with it! lol
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The products I used:
MAC painterly paint pot
CoastalScents 88 shimmer/matte palette (3 oranges and the matte black)
MAC sketch e/s
MAC ricepaper e/s
MAC tenderling blush
MAC faux l/s
MAC oyster girl lip glass
MAC blactrack fluidline

I will be posting the video in the early hours of the morning. I am almost done editing so you’ll see it soon 

Bye huns!
-vanes

EOTD 001

Eye Of The Day
welcome to my first post!

So in order to make my blog better I will be posting my eyes of the day! I want to keep you guys posted and maybe this will help me make better video looks as well.

So I did this look for New Years Eve and listed below are the products I used.

Products used in no order:
MAC studio fix fluid NC30
MAC loose powder NC30
MAC painterly paintpot OF COURSE lol
NYX barely there e/s
MAC romp e/s
MAC rule e/s
MAC beauty marked e/s and lots of it! Lol
MAC dab ling e/s
MAC ricepaper e/s
Cherry Culture #138 lashes (MY FAVE)
MAC angel lipstick
MAC smilin’ dazzle glass

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:)

I hope you guys enjoy this look. It’s very similar to my Kim K. video I did awhile ago but this one I just added on more black not brown.

Now I’m trying to figure out what to do to make up for the lack of give away :/ blahhhh

Sorry guys

Ok well I hope all is well with you. Its raining here in LA and it’s so gloomy! Gloomy weather makes for crappy lighting in a video lol. Greattttt. Ok ok, now I’m going.

Love you,
Vanes
<3

sad, sad, sad :(

So... ugh I hate to say this but the sponsor for the give away just pulled out.

They had to retract from sponsoring the products because the palettes had a small problem. The company and manufacturer are working hard on fixing the glitch. They will contact me and update me on the progress of the palettes. Hopefully its fixed fast and I can hold the give away for you guys.

I just feel bad for the company because the owner is a sweet girl. She’s been working hard on her products and for this to come out of nowhere is heart breaking to me. I also feel bad because I promised something but I won’t be able to deliver it yet... soon, but not yet.

I hope you guys understand. :/

love
vanes

OH, one more thing

Louis says Herrohhhhh lol


i know he isnt a cat but im a doggy lover.
he wishes you many lovely naps like the ones he has all the darn time.
lucky him!

love and happiness,
vanes <3

i havent blogged in 11 days

umm, way to keep up with the blogging vanessa!
FAIL! lol

ok ok.. so ive been working hard for you guys lately. i want to come back with videos that you guys are gonna love and be excited to see new products. one way i know i can do that is by holding a give away. NOT a contest.

i want to make it easy for my viewers to actually get their hands on some free merch! WOO! lol so far, i have a company that will sponsor a cool contest with 5 winners. yay for more than 1 winner! i dont want to say what it is yet buttttt hey i like the prize and i know you will too :)

ok so a couple days ago i got in the mail some cool new palettes to review. theyre from a company called UNII Cosmetics (its pronounced like unique but no Q). i love these little palettes already. theyre pretty neat. i will be filming a video today after i get back home from looking for a new job. (wish me luck)





theyre cute and i already got my mom hooked on using it. :)

ooook my love bunnies, im gonna hit the sack.. see you tomorrow.
im kinda nervous about my first video. i dont want to just push products on you, i want u guys to see a new cosmetics brand and get some free stuff :) so please dont take it the wrong way. ive seriously been trying to hook YOU up. :)

k byeeee
-vanes

ps nickelodeon puzzles with my little cousins are fun!

old brush, new use!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
now 2009 was an ok year for me. i met the most amazing man ever and i transferred to a Cal State but the rest of the year sucked. you can read about it in an older post if youd like to hear more. lets hope this new year is AMAZING. i hope for this year to bring us all health, happiness and a boom in the economy lol.

ok now that we got the new years cheer out of the way :P time to get down to some bloggin today.

well, for new years eve i was able to freelance again. OH HOW IVE MISSED FREELANCING! lol. first off i met up with my beautiful cousin annjanett and did a soft tan smokey eye. she has small eye space and doesnt wear makeup often so i didnt want to over power her beautiful green eyes. after i finished up with annjanett, i drove to my next appointment. my beautiful friend mayra!

mayra has my favorite lid space and eye shape. she isnt afraid of color and heavy smokey eyes. her dress was all black with a zipper, umm can you say SILVER AND BLACK. we went dark on her eyes for that super dramatic eye and to finish it off i gave her that "bro hoe" look. smokey eye with soft pink lips lol.

HERES WHERE I FINALLY GET TO MY REASON FOR BLOGGING!!!!

when i applied her lipstick i didnt use a lip brush. I HATE LIP BRUSHES WITH A PASSION! theyre always gunky and sticky and just nasty. the only time i wish i had a lip brush is when i use red lipstick but come on, when the heck do i use red lipstick? lol almost never, duh!

so i grabbed my synthetic concealer shading brush from coastal scents (http://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm/product/1490_37/synthetic-concealer-shading-brush.cfm). ive had this brush for about a year now and never really used it. its bigger than the 239 and it worked PERFECT for applying lipstick and lip gloss. the brush held color great and applied the products perfectly. and to wash it, it was a sinch. i just used some dawn dish soap and it was clean as a whistle in a few seconds.

heres what it looks like and its $4.39


ok so i just wanted to let you guys know my new discovery and maybe itll be useful for you guys :)

love
vanes