Influenster...

If you haven't heard of Influenster by now it's quite possible you live under a rock! Influenster is a site where members can find review of new products and also be eligible to receive what is called a VoxBox filled with items that you can try and review as well. I love heading over there right before I make my shopping list I'm sure to add a few things! I've bee a member since December and will be getting my first VoxBox soon and you know all of you will be the first to know. Follow me on twitter to get instant updates even before the blog posts @lalalabreia.

And the winner is...

Ashlee Simpson for best makeup at the SAG awards. This sort of look was pretty much the standard at the award show but Ashlee just jumped out at me. Maybe a different color on the lips but I still love it.

What's on trend

Vampy. With America's recent obsession with all things vampire and werewolf Bella #TeamEdward or #TeamJacob we've seen some new fashions come out and that includes makeup. Vampy is the look for the winter season dark eyes and/or deep berry lips. I've always been a fan of a good smokey eye and the darker lips are growing on me. It's a look that can be done by everyone from the cat walk to the sidewalk.

Kelly Rowland



Im Drawing the Line

I picked up up this set of eye liners by Sephora during the Christmas holidays. It was in the gift section and was only $11. I was interested in Sephora liners so this was a great way for me to try them out and have a great variety of colors. It gets my stamp of approval!

Fragrance Lust

Paris Amour from Bath and Body Works is my favorite fragrance right now. If you don't have it, you are depriving yourself. (Note I may or may not have threatened a B&BW employee over this fragrance. lol)

Kit progression

I finally ordered some of the essential for my professional kit, one more step in the freelancing direction. I originally said I would order from camerareadycosmetics.com but ended up ordering from makeupmania.com instead. (I will do a post on the reason and my experience later on) I picked up a couple of unimportant utensils mascara wands, spatula, mixing palette etc. Lets get to the makeup!

I decided to go with Graftobian HD  color palette for my foundation because I saw a lot of great reviews for the product and loved the coverage it gave in the videos I saw. I got the warm palette to start off with because I felt it provided the colors I would use most, but I do plan to purchase the cool and neutral palettes as well.

I purchased La Femme blushes because of the great reviews I had seen on them as well. Also La Femme is a company that makes products for higher end brands as well. So why not get the high end product for a fraction of the price. The Z-palette was purchased to provide a safe home for those La Femme blushes. This palette is so sturdy a much better version of the original that was released a few years ago, it will become my go to for all pan products.

(l to r: Peach, Mandarin Red, Red, Mulberry, Dusty Rose, Cinnabar, Framboesia, Purple Passion, Sienna and Magenta)

B'Day makeup

I didn't take many pictures but here's a glance at my birthday makeup. #capricornseason

This picture will not rotate and I will not fight. Any who later on that night I added a bright pink lip.