Tag Archives: MAC

Orchid Series – Coral Orchid

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Phyrra

Orchids are my favorite flowers. I’m starting an Orchid Series and to kick off the series I’m beginning with Coral Orchids. From what I can tell they’re called Vanda Orchids. Orchids have such diversity! That’s why I thought they’d make a great series.

Posted in Brands, Makeup, Tutorials, Uncategorized | Tagged Coral Look, FOTD, MAC, Orchid Look, Sugarpill, Too Faced, tutorials | 31 Comments

Makeup Wars – Battle of the Taupes

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Phyrra

I know some of you love taupes! All the Taupes! I’m in a new group called Makeup Wars and for our inaugural war, we’re doing a Battle of the Taupes! I raided my makeup collection for some of the colors that I thought fell into the category of taupe. I am not an expert on … read more

Posted in Brands, Makeup, Nails, Uncategorized | Tagged Concrete Minerals, cult nails, Darling Girl Cosmetics, Fyrinnae, Geek Chic Cosmetics, Illamasqua, L'Oreal, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Makeup Geek, Makeup Wars, Shiseido, Silk Naturals, Taupe Look, Urban Decay | 56 Comments

Sophisticated Smoky Eye Look

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Phyrra

I did a step by step picture tutorial today! See how to get this Sophisticated Smoky Eye Look at FutureDerm. I wanted to share the look with you. I used grey as the primary color for this look because I feel it works really well with my eye color.

Posted in Brands, Makeup, Tutorials, Uncategorized | Tagged FOTD, MAC, Makeup Geek, NARS, Smoky Look, tutorials, Video Tutorials | 14 Comments

Nyx Black Label Hot Pink vs. MAC Candy Yum-Yum – Dupes?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Phyrra

I’ve said before that I felt like Nyx Black Label Lipstick in Hot Pink was a very close dupe for MAC Candy Yum-Yum. I wanted to show you the two colors side by side today with pictures taken from my new camera. To me, the colors are very close. The finish is different, as Candy … read more

Posted in Brands, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged MAC, Nyx, Review, Swatches | 18 Comments

Wet n’ Wild Pink Lipsticks

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Phyrra

I looked high and low at the Walgreens and Ulta surrounding my home, trying to find the new Wet n’ Wild lipsticks. I couldn’t find any, so I finally gave up and ordered them from ebay. The three colors I chose were Don’t Blink Pink, Pinkerbell and Dollhouse Pink.

Posted in Brands, Uncategorized | Tagged MAC, Morgana Cryptoria, Swatches, Wet n' Wild | 10 Comments

Morgana Cryptoria Troll Repellant, Far Out and Totally Tubular

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Phyrra

Not too long ago I received some awesome lipsticks from Morgana Cryptoria. I’d purchased them during one of her sales events. As you know, Morgana Cryptoria lipsticks are a holy grail product for me. The new colors that I picked up were: Troll Repellant, Far Out, and Totally Tubular. From L to R – Troll … read more

Posted in Brands, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged artisan beauty, MAC, Morgana Cryptoria, Review, Swatches, Wet n' Wild | 8 Comments

Citrus Swatches

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Phyrra

I was recently asked for a few comparison swatches of some citrus hues, so here they are. These are all products that were purchased by me. I believe I swatched all of these on bare skin with no primer. I typically swatch on primer since I have to use eye shadow primer for my eye … read more

Posted in Brands, Uncategorized | Tagged MAC, Make Up For Ever, Shiro Cosmetics, Sugarpill, Swatches | 4 Comments

Handwritten Letter to MAC

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Phyrra

I wanted to share with you my handwritten letter that I sent to MAC. I decided to pin it on Pinterest, too. If you feel like it, you could also take a picture of a letter (if you choose to write one), and pin it on Pinterest, as well. My original post about my feelings … read more