Freelance Kit Haul #1 & 2

Morning my loves,

Here is part 1 & 2 of a five part haul that I have which is surrounded around my freelance kit. These are a few palettes and items that I needed to really get back into my kit in order for me to start booking events and gigs in January.

PART I

First thing that I got this week was my new updated business cards that I ordered from VistaPrint.

Pretty excited about them as I love the design of the cards. I have them matte like I had before, but I think the next go round I'm going to do glossy cards. I think glossy cards look much more professional -- in my opinion.

Next, I got my three items in from Amazon last week. I only purchased three items because everything else was easy for me to purchase.

I included my business cards in this shot because they were delivered the same day. The three items I got are the following:

• Color Wheel
• Cinema Secrets Small Stainless Steel Palette
• Luscious Lashes Full False Eyelashes - 70 pack (7 styles of lashes, 10 each)

The Color Wheel was needed for me to do more with looks and pair shades and tones together for looks on models, brides and so forth. The Cinema Secrets Palette was purchased so that I could stop using the back of my hand to mix things -- it's more sanitary to use a stainless steel palette to do all mixing of products. Lastly, the lashes I got from Bundle Monster (seller name) and it's a 70 pack. Inside the box are 7 styles of lashes ranging from dramatic to natural and 10 pairs of each style which means these will last me a while!

PART II

Tutorial | Smoke In The Clouds

Afternoon my lovelies!

I've done it -- yet another tutorial for you all to enjoy. Today is like my only day off, besides Christmas, since I worked Monday-Thursday and work tomorrow...I figured on my days off I could bust out three-four videos and a few posts for you all to enjoy.

This tutorial is called Smoke in the Clouds primarily because the lavender eyeshadow is called In The Clouds and I created a smoky eye look -- corny isn't it lol.

Any who, the tutorial is below for you all to enjoy:

Another Nicki Minaj Lipstick ...

Hello my loves,

I just found out something quite interesting and I thought it would be nice to share it with you all. As majority of you should know, Mac has teamed up with Nicki Minaj, female rapper, to create two pink lipsticks. The first lipstick was Pink Friday back in 2010...

Pink Friday is a a creamy, medium pink with a noticeable blue undertone. It is pretty opaque on lips, and it almost has a chalky look, because it’s paler than it looks (Dupe: Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Dollhouse Pink).

Viva Glam Nicki came out earlier this year...

On Mac's website it's described as a yellow pink. It's a vibrant medium pink with subtle yellow undertones that give it a kiss of coral. It has a satin finish, which means it has a semi-matte finish; there’s a natural sheen but nothing glossy or shimmery. The color coverage is opaque, and it applies evenly (Dupe: Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Pinkerbell).

NOW, if that wasn't enough for her she has a lavender lipstick coming out. Here's the ad campaign for it:

As with the other two lipsticks, there is a lipglass to match it. This lipstick is going to be called Lavender Is The New Pink.

Now, keep in mind -- I'm somewhat a fan of music, but a major fan of her artistic/ creative skills. I've smelled her perfume and it smells "like" Viva La Juicy to me -- personally I don't like the fragrance at all cause it's just too childish for me...

Just saying...I'm not sure what day or month they will be releasing her new lipstick, but I'm sure it's going to be in 2013 (duh!!) LOL.

What are your thoughts on this new lipstick? What are your thoughts on her perfume?

Review | Lancome Visionnaire

Do you need something that will correct your unevenness? Fix your large pores? Diminish those wrinkles? If so, than today's review is specifically for you. I will be reviewing another essential item that I use in my skin care regimen...check out my previous review on the Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Serum.

Lancome Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector.

What is Visionnaire?

According to Lancome, the Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector is an anti aging skin treatment and is proven to be more resilient. It is specifically designed to propel inside the skin’s layers and prepares the skin for the repairing process. The product claims to remove every sign of wrinkles and reduce all the redness and puffiness from the eye within four weeks of use. The Lancome Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector is formulated with LR2412, a unique molecule that has been researched for twelve years. It suits any skin type and is non comedogenic and non acnegenic.

Pricing and Size?

Even though this product is amazing, I am not too fond of the pricing for it. I have two bottles of the 1.7 fl oz of Visionnaire. The pricing is as follows:

• 0.67 fl oz - $67
• 1 fl oz - $87
• 1.7 fl oz - $105
• 3.4 fl oz - $150

Can you say expensive as hell -- pricing doesn't match with the size, but besides the name the product itself is AMAZING!

How to use it?

Merry Christmas

Just wanted to come on here and say a few things to you all.

First off,

I truly hope you are all enjoying your Christmas and got everything your heart desired. I know I did!

Other things I wanted to mention include the following:

• Freelance kit haul (3 hauls and picture heavy)
• Freelance update
• BzzAgent unboxing & initial review
• Influenster unboxing & initial review
• New Years Eve makeup tutorial looks (hoping to create 4-5 looks)
• New Years Ever fashion ideas (2-3 looks)

and other things I can't remember at the moment.

But any who -- 

Enjoy your Christmas my loves!

Review | Lancome Génifique

Today's review is on a product that I've been loving for about two months now -- Lancome Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate Serum -- one of the best skincare serums I've ever come across! I have gotten the chance to use it both day and night and really see it work on me and see a difference.

I have a 1.7 fl oz bottle which is simply magnificent!

Now let's get into some basics before I share my thoughts on it...

What Lancome says:

Lancôme introduces Génifique - our serum that intensely hydrates and promotes skin's natural exfoliation, a characteristic of young skin. Result: Visibly younger skin in just 7 days. Skin looks as if lit from within – breathtaking radiant. Its youthful quality returns: cushiony soft and velvety to the touch. Drop by drop, skin is vibrant with youth, its tone becomes astonishingly even, its texture dramatically refined.

What is it? What does it do?

Lancome Génifique Youth Activating Serum is supposed to boost the activity of your genes so that the skin looks and feels younger. The 2 biotech active ingredients are Bio Lysat (stimulates gene's expression of the identified youth protein) and Phytosphingosine (re-establishes protein synthesis and promotes the development of higher quality and more beautiful skin). The main objective is to activate the youth genes in your skin and help it to work more like it use to at cell turn-over and making collagen. 

In short: it helps to illuminate your skin from the inside-out and makes your face feel smoother and look younger.

How to use it?

Do your morning and night time regimen as usual. Cleanse, exfoliate, mask and tone. Prior to moisturizing your skin, apply a pump full into your hands and massage it into your skin -- avoid the eye area. After massaging it in, pat around your face to ensure that it can truly do what it says. Afterwards, apply your eye cream and moisturizer as usual.

Price and sizing?

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Check out these ladies! Amazing posts and awesome blogs.