Instagram Makeup ♥

Instagram has become the easiest & most convenient way to share makeup pics for me. Blogging is still fun though! The beauty of blogging is that you can go into as much detail as you want! But over the past few weeks, I've been sharing makeup pics on Instagram like cray! Below are some of my favorites! I'll include a list of the products I used for each picture. Also, for some of the IG pictures, the filter was too overpowering so I posted the pre-filtered version for some of them. Enjoy!!

The last one is my latest & my favorite! Thanks so much for checking it out. Again, if we don't already follow each other on Instagram, well then.. let;s!! I get a lot of spam followers.. you know the kind that follow a kagillion people. So let me know that you're real & I'll follow back. (@ me, So I know it's REAL! lol) Have a great week everyone!! xOxO

instagram: @dinorahbaby
 

Sedona Lace 88 Metal Palette+ Copper ☼ Plum Makeup!

Let's "jump een it"! I'll be reviewing the Sedona Lace 88 Matte Eyeshadow palette today! It was sent to for review purposes from sedonalace.com & the following are my honest opinions on the products & I also included a pretty fun look. We'll be transitioning from Summer into Fall pretty soon & if the ladies at QVC have taught me anything, it's that the Northern Lights Linen bedding will change my life! Lol kidding, they've taught me that your Summer wardrobe should transition into the Fall seamlessly! & That can apply to makeup also, right? An easy way to do that is colors! By including more darker or warmer tones into your makeup, we can start replacing the half baked shadows & the bright colors. Of course, I'm one to wear bright colors & bright lips any day of the year! But let's pretend I'm normal for this post lol. I think the Metal palette is perfect for this! It has a lot of browns & oranges.

This Metal Palette consists of 88 shimmery (metal) shadows. It includes all kinds of shades ideal for the lids, to darken creases, for highlights & everything in between. In the pictures above, are some random swatches from the palette. It shows that some shadows are more pigmented than others. All eyeshadows are really good to work with though. They're soft shadows, so it makes blending a breeze. But they're not overly soft, to the point where they'd crumble easily or where you'd have to be really careful not to overblend. They're pretty great! Like, my 88 matte palette.. The shadows are about the size of a dime. What I love about these palettes is that I have access to so many different colors in one place. Instead of fumbling through multiple palettes or single shadows to do my makeup. I can easily just keep one of these palettes nearby, which takes less space than all my little palettes. Another thing I love is that it doesn't compromise my options, on the contrary, it gives me so many more colors to choose from! In the two weeks, that I've been using this.. I find it hard to get stuck in a makeup rut. It's easier to experiment with new colors & combinations. The application is awesome too. It took me awhile to test out most of the colors & see which were more pigmented than others but now that I know which ones have more color payoff, I know which to use on the lids & which I can use for blending or for subtle color. I had a feeling I would like this palette, just because I already loved my matte one. But this is a really awesome palette. I was kind of afraid of the shimmery shadows because they tend to make all the creases on your eyes a lot more visible lol. But the colors are so gorgeous, that I actually love the shimmer. Overall, I really loved this palette.. my only gripe being that the outside packaging easily gets tons of finger prints & I'm constantly wiping it clean. Lol but that's so trivial & pretty insignificant. Sedona Lace frequently has promotions going on. At the time this was sent to me, they were having a "Get 3 free shadows with each order" promotion. So they also included the 3 shadows shown above! How cool. They're like little refills, they're the same size.

Copper Plum Eyes

Sedona Lace 88 Metal Eyeshadow Palette : This is a look I had done last week. I loved it so much, I decided to redo it for this post. You can check out the original on Instagram here. I tweeked it a bit & also used different lashes this time around. I should also note that I used the Mabelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple as a base for the purple eyeshadow & I used a fleshtone matte shadow from the 88 Matte palette as the highlight. I love the eyelid color. It's such a pretty plum color. This has become one of my favorite color combinations I've ever done. It just works so well with the bronzy-copperish color. Who knew!

Dollhouse Pink

Wet N Wild Dollhouse Pink : In the original, I had used MAC's Of Royalty as the lipcolor. But for a little more "HEY LOOK AT ME" I switched it out for the bumblegum pink Dollhouse Pink. Which next to Candy Yum Yum is probably every bold girl's favorite lip color! If it's too much for you, you can always just swap it for a nude color or a less obvious pink. Haha

Sedona Lace Tapered Blending Brush 863

I also tried Sedona Lace's Tapered Blending Brush 863 which I found is perfect for blending out harsh edges in the crease! When I first got it, it didn't seem too different from the blending brush I already used but this one works really well. I found that it blended out shadows with less strokes than mine. The bristles are really soft but the tapered shape of the brush, keeps the bristles together when blending. I found that it also works really well for contouring down the nose & around the tip.. something I couldn't do with my old blending brush.  Anyway, I've been using this brush for the past two weeks & also used it in the Plum+Copper  makeup look above.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed the look! Hoping you all have a great week! I got lots of fun things lined up to post soon! Yay. For now, below I have listed some of the looks I've used the Sedona Lace 88 Matte palette. Ciao bellas! ❤

Beauty Around The World: Paris♥

Who doesn't wish they were in The City of Love right about now! lol I've never been to the other side of the pond, but if I ever go someday.. I'd love to visit Paris. It's rich with style, history, & beautiful architecture. It's also one of the most expensive cities in the world.. but more importantly, (to me anyway) it's one of the most romantic cities in the world. I know there's more to Paris, than the Eiffel Tower, but  it's one of the first things I think about when Paris comes to mind.

Eyes ♥ Parisian Lights. 

• [Sedona Lace Palette 88 Matte Palette] Refer to the image above to see the colors I used, and where I placed them.
• [Pink/Light Purple Glitter] Applied under the inner lower lash line over a bit of clear lash glue. It's clearly not the safest thing to put anywhere near your eyes lol but I couldn't resist. I wanted to incorporate the city lights. I easily removed the glitter with a makeup remover wipe, right after pics.

• [Angelic Wink - Catty Maria Lashes] I found these in a little novelty store recently & gawsh they're beautiful! They're so full & super soft. I went back a couple days later to stock up even though, I'm not one to spend $4 on a pair of lashes. Call me loca! But sadly, there weren't anymore. 

Lips ♥ Macaroon Pink. 
 

[NYX Narcissus] I thought this pink was pretty perfect for this look! I wanted to keep the look pretty bright & far from ordinary. This super bright pink, surprises me every time I wear it. The formula's not the longest lasting & as you can tell it's kind of streaky but the color is just WOW.

Nails ♥ Metallic French Tips.
 

A twist to the typical french tip manicure. I'll admit, I wasn't too crazy about this mani. I tend top play it safe when it comes to nails, but this time I went a bit outside of what I normally do.. & change it scary to me. lol

[EBALAY Baby Pink Matte] This color is beautiful! The sticker on the bottom says "Rose Water". It's a beautiful light baby pink with a matte finish. I got full coverage after 2 coats.. which is pretty standard/good. Both these polishes were sent to me by KKCenterHK & you can find additional info on this pink matter one, here.
[X&D Nail Art Polish in Litchi] This is a nail art polish with a fine brush. Now, I'm used to using the $1-$2 nail art polishes from the drugstores. I always find the brushes a bit difficult to use, for some reason. So I always end up using my own art brushes. This brush though, is amazing. It has great hand line control & it's really precise. I'm crazy about the metallic color too! I can already tell I'll be using this one a lot. I hardly ever say this but this one is def. worth the price tag. The pink one though, I don't think so. lol Additional info on this polish here.

You can't see the whole art brush effect in my Paris nails, so I did some random zebra strokes here to show ya'll!  

Hope you enjoyed the look! Thanks so much for stopping by & reading or even just looking at the pics. I appreciate it! Btw, I'm on Instagram now! Another way we can stalk each other! Yayy lol. Feel free to follow me! Have a great week, ya'll! xx