Sparkly Summer Evening Look

Haha I don't know why I look so sad in these photos, I swear I'm not! 

Anyway here are a few shots of my going out makeup from the other night. 

Face

NARS Sheer Glow Barcelona (getting too light now)

Benefit Hoola as contour

Chanel Soliel Tan de Chanel #63

Illamasqua Tweak Blush

Benefit High Beam highlighter

Lips

Illamasqua Obey

Korres lip butter in Guava

Eyes

NARS Lola Lola on lid

NARS Mekong in outer V

MAC Soft Brown in crease

MAC Vanilla Pigment as brow highlight

& most importantly & sparkly

*Urban Decay Snatch eyeshadow* 

This is a gorgeous peachy pink color with silver glitter.  I'm not crazy about straight up glitter particles but I could deal with them for the night. This eyeshadow is gorgeous, it transformed my eye makeup from boring to glam. Snatch is from the Show Pony palette if you're wondering. 

I can not speak highly enough about Illamasqua products, especially Tweak Blush & my more recently purchased Obey lipstick.  They are must-haves for summer! 

Hopefully this will be my last post for a while using these NARS eyeshadows.  I made a new neutral MAC quad which I am obsessed with now.  They will be featured in my next FOTD.  

As stated previously my foundation is getting too light.  

Can anyone please suggest a new foundation to try out? Or should I stick with the Sheer Glow? I'm just afraid of it sliding off now that it's extremely hot outside!

Thanks for reading!

♥ Nikki

NARS, Illamasqua, MAC Haul & FOTD

This past weekend I went into one of my favorite cities with my boyfriend to shop, eat & relax. I had some gift cards to use so the first place I hit up was Sephora. I have had NARS Mekong and Lola Lola on my wish list forever but never seemed to purchase them, until now. I particularly love this Sephora because they carry Illamasqua.

 Left- NARS Lola Lola 

Right- NARS Mekong

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Tweak

NARS Lola Lola on lid & lower lash line

NARS Mekong in crease

Mekong, dark brown almost black, has the most amazing gold sparkle to it. It is highly pigmented so a little goes a long way. Lola Lola is a great warm neutral brown that anyone could pull off. Lola Lola looks gorgeous on lighter eyes also. 

Illamasqua Blush in Tweak 

I ♥ this blush!!!! I applied it too light for these pictures but this is seriously one of the most pigmented blushes ever. It may look scary in the pan but in reality it gives you the prettiest sunkissed / natural flush cheeks. 

The lipstick I have on is 

 MAC's Fleshpot currently available in the Milk Collection

This lipstick is very similar to MAC's Myth but with a pink undertone opposed to peach. It is a Satin l/s just like myth, with equal pigmentation. If you like pale nude lips try this one out! If it's not available on the Web site, you can try MAC Pro. 

Thanks for reading everyone! 

Do you have any of these products? If so, how do you like to wear them??

♥ Nikki

What I'm Loving Right Now...Part III

I figured it's been a while since I've done one these posts, so here are my current favorite products.

♥ Bronzer from the E.l.f. studio line. Love this for contouring. The shimmer is barely there once applied. Only $3!

♥ E.l.f. Complexion Brush. Amazingly soft brush with the same low price.  I love using this for bronzer or blush or all over powder.

♥ Benefit Sugarbomb

A soft, glowy, shimmery face powder.  I would say this product is multi-purpose because you could use it as your blush or as a highlighter.  Personally I love it as a blush. It brings a subtle hint of pink & glow to my cheeks. Gorgeous!!

♥ MAC Feline Kohl Power. Blackest black pencil eyeliner.

Set it with Carbon or black eyeshadow & it lasts all day. Also great for smudging.

♥ YSL Singulier Mascara.

Love this because it separates & elongates my little lashes.

♥ NARS Sheer Glow (Barcelona)

Best foundation I've ever tried. Glowy yet matte all at once.

♥ MAC lustreglass in Pinkarat.

Applied over any lipstick this gloss looks beautiful.  It looks very sheer but leaves traces of gold flecks on your lips.

♥ Elf Concealer duo

 I bought this in the lightest shade & it works well for brightening up my dark circles. On really bad days I use this over MAC's studio finish concealer & you would never know.

♥ Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter

I use nightly all over my dry cracked hands. It is a little bit greasy but it is so moisturizing and soothing.

A closer look @ Sugarbomb

I've also been obsessed with Lush's The Olive Branch Shower Gel. Will be purchasing the big bottle ASAP :)

Thanks for reading!

♥ Nikki