Monthly Archives: April 2012

Finger Paints Summer in the City Collection – Review & Swatches

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

Finger Paints recently released their Summer in the City Collection. I haven’t really heard anyone talking about it, but I ended up picking up two colors that caught my eye. Sally’s was having a buy 2 get 1 free, so I picked up 2 Finger Paints colors and 1 China Glaze color, Flying Dragon. As … read more

Posted in Brands, Nails, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Finger Paints, Nail Polish, Review | 13 Comments

Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily and Evil Shades Phaedra’s Pink

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

This is just a quick post of the mani I did last night. I used Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily and Evil Shades Phaedra’s Pink. I just love that awesome turquoise with the loud hot pink! Main: Cult Nails Get it On Base Coat Milani White n the Spot Evil Shades Phaedra’s Pink Out the … read more

Posted in Brands, Nails, Uncategorized | Tagged Evil Shades, Nail Polish, Rescue Beauty Lounge | 6 Comments

Sugarpill Plum Flambé Video Tutorial

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

This is the video tutorial for the Sugarpill Plum Flambé Look. I did speed up all the bits where I blend, making it go faster. Let me know what you think. If you like the video, please give it a thumbs up

Posted in Brands, Makeup, Tutorials, Uncategorized | Tagged FOTD, Makeup Geek, Sugarpill, tutorials, Video Tutorials | 5 Comments

Sugarpill Plum Flambé

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

I have an upcoming video of this look but I was so happy with how it turned out that I just had to share it with you immediately. I wanted to use purple and orange together, since Tangerine is the color of the year, and I love purple. I went for bold shades by using … read more

Posted in Brands, Makeup, Uncategorized | Tagged FOTD, Illamasqua, Makeup Geek, Orange Look, Purple Look, Sugarpill, Urban Decay | 11 Comments

Alison Raffaele Inner Glow Gel Blushes Review

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

Quite a long time ago I picked up these Alison Raffaele stick blushes from Hautelook (affiliate link). I really liked them but I haven’t worn them too much and I realized I thought I’d reviewed them but I hadn’t. I picked up Witty and Glamorous because I thought they’d be a lovely combination.

Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Alison Raffaele, gel blush, Review, Swatches | 7 Comments

Hip Apotheca Now Carries Alima Pure

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

I’m excited to tell you that Hip Apotheca now carries Alima Pure! Alima Pure is a cruelty-free mineral makeup brand. I reviewed their Fairy Tale Holiday collection. I’ve got some more Alima Pure products from Hip Apotheca to show you today! Hip Apotheca is a really cool online store. Their goal is to find the … read more

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Eyeshadow Primer Comparison V3.0

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

My first big Eyeshadow Primer comparison was written in November 2009 (seems like such a long time ago!) and compared 7 primers. My second eyeshadow comparison in June 2010 compared a whopping 10! This comparison pits my reigning champion, Holy Grail Too Faced Shadow Insurance, against two new contenders, NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base and Nyx … read more

Posted in Brands, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Eye Shadow Primer, eye shadow primers, NARS, Nyx, Review, Too Faced | 28 Comments

Matoi Sushi and Nordstrom Rack with Tampa Beauty Bloggers

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Phyrra

Saturday afternoon I met up with a few of the lovely beauty bloggers here in the Tampa Bay Area. Judi of Judixo, Genia of GeniaBeMe and Cristina of Let Them Have Polish met up with Ray and I at Matoi Sushi in Tampa. The sushi was pretty good! They have both Korean food and Sushi … read more