Slow night, so long!

(art by Caitlin Shearer)

I'm just ready for winter..... Autumn is still treatin' me oh so right though.

 Face:

Revlon Age Defying Concelar 

MAC Studio Fix Powder

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

 Star's Makeup Haven Shadow in Bohemia and Warm & Fuzzy

MAC's Old Gold Pigment

Urban Decay Bourbon Eye Liner

Stila Smudge Pot Gel Liner in Black

Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara in Blackest Black 

Lips:

Maybelline Moisture Whip Liner in Rose

Ulta Lipstick in Moroccan Red

Rose Bud Salve

L'Artisan Parfumeur: Nuit De Tubereuse Review

Yo fumeheads,

I give you L'Artisan Parfumeur: Nuit De Tubereuse.

I won this trinket from Ms. Puckrick Smells' Summer Fragrance contest back in July. She is a sparkling gem of a reviewer! - you can watch her review on Nuit De Tubereuse here, 

just skip to 9:15.

What L'Artisan has to say, "Built around an absolute of tuberose, this magnificent perfume magnifies every single facet of this mysterious, ambivalent flower. The top note is delicately spicy (a hot and cold bouquet of cardamom, clove absolute, pink berries and pepper) and citrus fruits which turn to velvet beside sweet notes of tender but highly narcotic white flowers (tuberose, orange blossom and ylang-ylang). Rose takes its place in the form of essential oil and absolute to give the floral heart notes warmth and color. Mango gives it that touch of sparkle. An almost mineral vibration that emanates from tuberose root mingles with angelica in an unusual harmony. Gorse absolute strengthens its mellow but slightly tangy aspect. And its base vibrates in concert with an ensemble of rare woods ranging from sandalwood to pallissander, glazed with sensual musks and enveloping balms (benzoin, styrax)."

 

At first spray... very spicy, earthy/woodsy (dirt like), powdery, and a bit un-original.

After 10 minutes... super powdery, very mature smelling (I feel like I'm 50+ years old - not quite Elizabeth Taylor White Shoulders though... thank god), not so much spice anymore, still that dirt earth smell though, almost a little incense-y, absolutely no floral, rose is there though... a very powdery rose, still no tuberose in sight.

All in all, I don't like it. It's not my kind of scent. It's very Grandma to me. I thought the spice would stay strong throughout the perfume's life on my arm (tuberose would have been nice too, although, like I said, I smelled none), but it quickly faded into the incensed powdery rose smell that I detest.
 
 Perfume's I love:
Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria Mandarine-Basilic
Marc Jacob's Daisy
Chanel's Chance
Stella McCartney's Stella
Gucci's Flora
and if anyone's familiar, Soap & Glory's Clean On Me scent - I love it!

OPI Swiss Collection: Irre-swiss-ables

A few swatches of OPI's new(ish) Swiss Collection for Autumn. I have a hard time choosing sometimes, so I usually get these little packs before buying a full bottle. And I can tell you now, I will absolutely be buying a full size of Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous. While all the colors here are beautiful, the blackened silver is so, so nice and a little out of the ordinary for me.

(Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous, Yodel Me on My Cell, Color So Hot it Berns, RapiDry Top Coat)

(Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous, Yodel Me on My Cell, Color So Hot it Berns)

Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous - needs the average 2 coats for full potential. gorgeous blackened silver.

 Yodel Me on My Cell - sheer coverage w/o at least 3 coats. blue semi-jelly finish with green/blue sparkle.

Color So Hot it Berns - opaque in 1-2 coats. amazing "proper primary red". creme finish. 

 

MAC Venemous Villians...

...and late at that!

...the polishes were all sold out, Bite of An Apple was all sold out, the lighter of the "magical" liquid powders was all sold out.... wah wah wah.

But I did get two things from Miss Malificent!....

(Briar Rose Beauty Powder and Revenge Is Sweet Lip Glass)

Briar Rose: Really enjoying this! I'm not usually a blush wearer, or a color on the cheek wearer, rather. I don't like that "just came out from the cold" look (I'm weird, yes), and I'm not THAT keen of the "Kardashian glow".... on me at least (yes, I'm very weird). I normally do bronzer or extremely boring (but certainly not to me! ;)) blush colors. Think MAC's Prism or Blushbaby. When I'm feelin' really sassy I'll go for a purple-y, blue toned pink blush so I thought, "Sure, ok! I'm gettin' that Briar Rose!!" And I'm glad I did.It stays on FOREVER! I love that, as MAC blushes usually disappear on my in only a few hours.

Revenge Is Sweet: Your typical MAC lipglass... drying, sticky, awesome smell, awesome shade, etc, etc. Nothing I'll be writing home about, although my mom does love this! And it's certainly not as scary on your lips as it is in the tube, it's just a nice blue-toned jelly pink.