I'll Take One In Every Color Please...

I am giving away an adorable brush roll made by tnmakeupgal on Etsy.  For a more detailed description of her brush rolls click here.

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If you ladies don't own a brush roll you need one now!  They are meant to protect the shape of your bristles as well as keep them sanitary.  Once you start using one you will wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Here's a look I did for work with a pale pink from Crystal Coast called Pink Pearl and the 88 shimmer palette from BH Cosmetics.  I ended up really liking the color combo.  I used the Pink Pearl on the lid and #83 from the shimmer palette to contour in the crease with my 224 brush.  I finished it off with #88 in the outer V.  Thanks for looking!  I cut out my eyebrows lol... I don't know what they were doing that day.

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I never EVER wear soft, baby pinks but I got this really pretty pink from Crystal Coast and I figured now is a great time to start!  I still don't know if pinks look right on me but here ya go anyway!!

Of course, apply your primer.  Too Faced Shadow Insurance works best for me.  UD Primer Potion actually creases on me.

I apply CC Pink Pearl foiled with my homemade mixing medium on the inner 2/3's of my lid to just past my crease.  I used my Mac 213 but any small shader brush will do.

Use the tip of the 213 and apply Pink Pearl to inner 2/3's of the lower lashline.

I flipped the brush over and applied Lumiere Soft Fuschia foiled on the outer third of my lid.  Blend it into the Pink Pearl.

I used my Sonia Kashuk blending brush to apply Mac Parfait Amour to my crease.  I went about 2/3's of the way in towards my nose allowing the brush to sort of sink in to my eye socket.  (lol that sounds really bad)  I went in one direction from out to in to keep the colors more concentrated on the outside.

With the same brush I took the purple side of the L'oreal Hip Duo in Sculpted and wiggled it into my crease starting by my lashline and following the socket 1/3 of the way in.  This adds a lot of much needed dimension to my eyes.

I take my fluffy 224 and Seedy Pearl and applied under my brow blending into the other colors so that there is no harsh line but rather a gradiation in color.

Liner and lashes...

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Crystal Coast is an eBay based company that uses 100% natural ingredients to create a high quality yet affordable mineral makeup.  They choose not to use bismuth oxychloride which can cause irritation and redness in some.  If you ever had a problem with mineral makeup, chances are it was the bismuth oxychloride that caused it.  They manufacture all their products which means savings for us, the consumer.  I was thoroughly impressed by their website and the range of products available.  I know as a makeup junkie myself that I can be quite leery when purchasing on eBay.  Crystal Coast is definitely a reputable seller that I would recommend to people who don't like to purchase on eBay.  Karen is the mastermind behind Crystal Coast and is an absolute doll!

I received 6 sample sized goodies in the mail, very nicely packaged I might add.  All the jars were tightly sealed AND taped securely.  I wish ALL mineral makeup companies did this since we all know that loose makeup is very messy.  Each jar was professionally labelled on the top of the jar which I loved!  It was a clear label with black writing so you could still see through to the product.  No more trying to carefully tilt an open jar of loose shadow to find the name of the product!  I got 3 shadows in Lucky, Butter Cookie and Pink Pearl.  Also, I got a blush in Paradise, an All Over Angel Glow and Luminous Glow Veil.  The shadows were very silky, very blendable and not chalky at all.  They were also very luminous and had a glow about them as opposed to glitter which is not my style.  I can only take so much glitter lol..

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Lumiere Cosmetics is an awesome, affordable yet high quality mineral makeup company that quite frankly doesn't get the attention it deserves.  I know there are a lot of Lumiere lovers out there but I hope to introduce this brand to people who haven't heard of it before.

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