Fairydrops - Scandal Queen Mascara

Fairy Drops Scandal Queen Mascara

$24.oo us Available only at Sephora

 

Fairydrops Scandal Queen is available exclusively at Sephora in the United States and comes in black only. (But is available in different formulaes and colors in Japan)  It was originally created by a Japanese TV personality Aya Yasuda. It is a volumizing, water and sweat-resistant mascara with a unique patented in Japan applicator wand. The formula is infused with fibers to help lengthen and thicken that looks kind of like all of your little eyelashes are falling off and accumulating in the mascara tube. Not the case! ha ha,  The applicator is the most unique part about this product. The wand looks like like three fuzzy black pearls strung together and then curved in to hug your lashes. The brush is densely packed with bristles so coverage is super easy to get and with the unique shape of the drops, the round tip makes it easy to apply to your lower lashes. The outside packaging is super cute! Very Vegas style, bright, flashy, and fun! The tube and wand are very sturdy too.

I was a little skeptical about the formula and the density of the bristles. I haven't had much luck with denser wands but the spacing and shape of the wand really helps out. It is a little clumpy on the wand at first when removing it from the tube, just stick it back into the tube and remove the wand while rubbing the application side of the wand against the lip of the tube. Once you have a clean side to apply with, it goes on great! Every now and then because of the fibers in the formula you'll get clumps on your lashes. The formula takes a little longer than a couple swipes to dry so you have time to use an eyelash comb and remove any clumps (if any) carefully without removing the length the fibers have given.

(I like using Sephora's eyelash/ brow comb)

Fairydrops holds curl very well! It has about an 7 hour hold and for me that is HUGE! My lashes have NO natural curl... ha ha. If you find them starting to fall at anytime just a little touch-up with the old eyelash curler and they are brought back to life! The formula dries fully and non-tacky so whipping out the curler at any time works well and without the need of the eyelash comb after, for separation. It can get a little flaky after this but not every time. In terms of water and sweat resistant, I feel it does okay in that area, it doesn't smudge and is fairly easy to get off with makeup wipes or any facial cleanser, but I wouldn't say it is the best choice for summer time at the beach...ha ha if you wear mascara to the beach that is!

This mascara is a bit pricey but I really think it is a great product. It helps my short uncurled lashes come to life! It lengthens, curls and brightens the windows to my soul!

First Two pictures are without mascara or curling.
 Warning...please ignore the brows and lack of makeup in some pictures... ha ha 

The last four pictures have two light coats of Fairydrops and have been curled.

A special thanks to Noel for suggesting this product. If you have a product you would like me to review let me know.

Have bright eyed beautiful day!

Your American Cutie Beauty ~ Jamie

BeautyFix.com Winter Shipment

Winter BeautyFix, kind of disappointing. The selection presented to me left me wanting more. More than half the selections were available to me from the Fall collection and the new items were either samples sized or something I really don't care to try. My spring collection has arrived and I am a bit more excited to try the items I got this time. I was a little more pleased with the selection this time, but still did not get the chance to sample any of the makeup brushes they advertise as being items to review. They always seem to sell out before I put my order in, or just aren't apart of what they recommend for me. I do put in different beauty profiles to see what items are available to other skin and hair types so I don't miss out on any of the items, but I still am left wanting with BeautyFix.com.

Here is a list of items I received but did not have a chance to write a full review on.

Juice Beauty Oil-free Moisturizer

~ This is defiantly made for people with really dry skin. This was not a product for me. I have combo skin, but in winter I have dry skin, but this product just made me break out the very next day.

Juice Beauty Sensitive Green Apple Peel

~ I still haven't had a chance to try this out.

Splendide Mani Smoothing Hand Creme SPF 8

~ This stuff is awesome! Smells clean, and did a great job at moisturizing my hands. I also tried it on my husbands dry cracked feet and he really enjoyed it... shh don't tell him I told you. =) This stuff feels a little heavy on the hands and every where else you put it so it is more of a night time lotion. It doesn't feel watery at all and is thick and creamy. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a good moisturizing lotion, for hours of wear.

Four Truffles Body Smoother

~ This stuff smelt great. It has a noticeable smell of lavender that didn't stay too long after getting out of the shower. It worked pretty well to smooth out my skin. I felt like silk when I got out of the shower and the day after too. The only down side to this, was in order to use it all over I had to use half the bottle they sent me. It is a good product but feel the price wouldn't be worth it.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream

~ Haven't had a chance to try.

3Lab Cleansing Foam

~ Haven't had a chance to try.

Sweet Spot citrus galbanum

~ These are moistened towelettes for a woman's "sweet Spot" to freshen up at any time. They are handy for sure, they freshen you up with a slight scent of which ever scent you choose.  However a baby wipe will do the same thing. These are just a little more sophisticated. ;-)

I do have my new shipment in for spring and I hope to get you all real reviews on those items, Soon!

BeautyFix.com is seasonal quarterly beauty program in which you pay $50 to sample 8 beauty products from makeup & hair to nails & skincare. The awesome part about this program is that for the $50 I paid for my first shipment I got $400 worth of products. My second shipment was a bit more realistic in regards to how much I paid to the value of products I received. For the $50 I paid for the second shipments I got $134 worth in products. Some of the products are from well-known brands and some of them from brands I have never heard of. Since I started this program in the Fall, some of the brands I had never heard of are now on my favorite beauty store's shelves.

Thanks for reading

Your American Cutie

Jamie Fox

Luminess Air

Luminess Airbrushing System

$299.90 us 
 

I have been a bad blogger lately. I am sorry, will you forgive me?

I have been spending my time wisely! I have tried a couple new products that I am super happy to share with all of you! The first one I am so excited to share with you all The Luminess Air Airbrush System. I have wanted to try out an airbrushing system since I had the CHANCE to win one at the Glaminar I went to in December. (Which I didn't) So when Makeup Talk, a beauty community that allows you to meet new people, share reviews, and join in discussions on their talk forum had a contest for bloggers to win one, I put a LOT of time into winning one of them! And hot damn, I won one! So after about a week of posting and tweeting EVERYDAY I was chosen randomly as one of the two winners of a Luminess Airbrushing System. I couldn't be more thankful to Makeup Talk and Luminess Air for having this contest. THANK YOU!

Luminess was super fast on shipping it out, I got it about a week after I was announced as a winner. They have five systems to choose from. I received the iLuminess for TV system (1 speed). This system retails for $299.90 and the makeup kit included retails at $80 (if they sold it separately). The entire package that was sent to me came neatly packed and included a stylish silver case to house the compact compressor and stylus while in use and during storage, an empty bottle with directions for mixing a cleaning solution of alcohol and water for the stylus. An AC adapter, (It is battery capable as well,) an informational DVD and Getting started booklet. A starter makeup kit that included one of each of the following in .25 fl. oz bottles. Moisturizer & primer, G-1 Brightening glow, Blush, Bronzer, and four different color foundations. I chose the Medium Matte formula so I got numbers 3-6.

 

They make using the Airbrush system look so easy but it's NOT! Ha ha ha. Just holding the stylus is a challenge. Luckily, I play several musical instruments so this instrument was no different and was able to manipulate my digits to hold it correctly and comfortably. The biggest challenge I have run into is applying the proper pressure to the trigger. The first time I tried to work with it, the foundation was being spit out in spurts. At first I thought it was broken... then I thought, maybe I was pulling back too much on the trigger... then I took the damned thing apart! Ha ha ha. I like understanding my instruments inside and out, and taking it apart was the smartest thing I did. After taking it apart and playing with all the mechanics of it I put it back together with a better understanding of how the trigger works, how the flow of the make up is compromised by the needle, and the tension needed to make it all work. Anyone that gets an airbrushing system, take it apart CAREFULLY and learn how it works first, unless you are uncomfortable with doing things like that yourself. However, eventually you will need to disassemble it to clean the needle off so you might as well know how the thing looks clean, so you can keep it clean!

The airbrush system takes a combination of pressure, distance, and patience. Eventually it will be faster than applying traditional foundation but take your time while learning. Learning how to cover blemishes and get an even coverage will take more than one time to prefect, so don't give up after the first time. Light pressure on the trigger to bring it back, never past the half-way point, (unless cleaning it out) and holding it about 7-10 inches away from your face is kind of like patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time! ha ha It can be done though! Try it on a sheet of paper first, this will also allow you to see what the coverage is on a white background. When applying to my face it seemed as though it wasn't covering anything till I put my stylus to paper! Done right you will layer very thin layers of makeup to achieve your look, so make sure to cover blemishes first by using a lighter color than your foundation and hold the stylus about 3-4 inches away from your face. Now unless you have almost flawless skin you are going to need a bit of makeup in the stylus. I used probably 12-16 drops in the machine, but got a thicker than desired finish. So with that said 8-10 drops will be good to cover the entire face for the average non-perfect skin. Blemishes depending, can be about 2-5 drops. For blush I found that 4 drops was perfect for both cheeks and 3 drops of bronzer covered the common highlighting areas since it is so pigmented, on the face and I also used it as eyeshadow to boot!

They have two different formulas to choose from. Satin and Matte. The satin formula is for dryer skin. This is what they recommend for everyday wear to give you a dewy, ultra light weight finish. If you have oily skin like me then the Matte finish is more for you. Better coverage with the matte finish and oil controlling properties that last up to 50 hours. Yes, 50 hours! I don't know about that since I am not going to stay up for 50 hours straight or sleep in it to find out. ha ha. Their matte foundation formula, which is what I received is nice, its a little thinner than I was expecting, it is weightless when dry, even after I over sprayed my face it was like I had nothing on still. You do not have to set it with powder , but they do recommend it to help the length of wear. You can use their translucent powder which is formulated to work with the foundation or any other translucent powder will do.Their colors are numbered like most but Luminess has given even numbers pink undertones and odd numbers a yellow-olive undertone, so what ever color your skin is as long as you pick your color range correctly you will have no problem matching your skin to a foundation.

Their Moisturizer & primer takes nothing to apply 2 drops and 5 seconds takes care of the thin layer needed. I can't tell yet how moisturizing it is but from my experiences so far it doesn't make my face oily!

3 drops of the G-1 Brightening glow is supposed to give you a light shimmery-esk highlighter you would use as your highlighter for the high planes of your face. (cheekbones, nose, chin) anywhere else you want accented. I couldn't tell if it was really working too well so I layered it on a little thick. I am still on the fence with this item. It gave a slight glow but I will pass on this one next time.

The Blush gave my cheeks a very natural pink glow and complimented my skin tone very well. It was easy to get a slight glow to my cheeks and with a little layering I was able to achieve a great pink color on my cheeks.

The bronzer was amazing! The sun-kissed glow it gave to my face and it's use as an eyeshadow worked really well! It is super shimmery and lost none of it's shimmer after a couple hours. I was very pleased with both usage results.

None of the products dried out my face, but dried to a great finish. Their products are a little on the expensive side, so I will probably try out MAC's airbrushing colors and foundations the next time I hit the Pro Store. Plus I get them right away, unlike Luminess which from what I can tell is by mail only. There are so many products out there I want to try a good amount of them to see which is suited for me. For now the Luminess ones will work great for learning how to refine the talent!

 

 

Just a side note,  the pictures come across with perfect color and match, but IRL the makeup was a bit dark on me and was noticeable.

I hope this was helpful. I enjoyed writing it for you all!

Love and Airbrushing

Jamie!

Makeuptalk ~ Update

This is an update on the Makeuptalk contest I blogged about here, to win a Luminess Air Makeup airbrushing system.  

Dear diary... JACKPOT!  

I am now the proud owner, (Well once I receive it) of a Luminess Air Brush System! I WON! I am super happy, and thankful. I have won two contests in one month, how mind blowing is that! The Locketship contest and now the Luminessair contest.  

There will defiantly be a review once I get the product and maybe a demo on how to use the darn thing.Ha ha

Thanks for reading the ramblings from one super happy Luminess

American Cutie Beauty

Jamie

Lady Sylvana ~ WoW

Lady Sylvana

For all you WOW lovers out there. I am working on creature looks. If you would like to see me recreate a character let me know I will will try. This is my second attempt on the Lady Sylvana look from World of Warcraft. I used acrylic paints this time and it was MUCH harder than the regular makeup. But here are a couple of pictures. I hope to perfect it one more time and with less blue skin and with regular make up. The regular makeup look turned out Sooo much better.

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them.

I hope you like the look and appreciate all the input you can give.

Your American Cutie, Jamie

Locketship Winner

I am the Locketship Winner!!!

 I read a wonderful blog called Doe Deere Blogazine She is quirky, fashionable and has her own style head to toe. Love it! She partnered up with Locketship to give her readers the chance to win one of Locketship's amazing piece's of jewelry. Maria from Locketship was very quick in shipping and contact with after learning I was the winner who was randomly chosen. The necklace I choose shipped out on Monday and I am wearing it today Wednesday. It came neatly packaged in a pink box and stickers for Locketship. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Thank you to Doe Deere for the opportunity to win this and thank you to Locketship for teaming up with Doe and giving away one of your beautiful handcrafted items. Here are a couple pictures of Locketship's beautiful craftsmanship and imagination.

The craftsmanship of this piece is wonderful and has some weight to it but not heavy in the least. It is just right! The Unicorn pendant is an epoxy that allowed the picture inside to be 3D. Perfectly placed picture and wonderful detail from the stars in the pendant to the heart links that keep it all together.

Visit Locketship to check out all of her collections.

 Thanks for sharing in my excitment. Love and Unicorns.

Your American Cutie Jamie

Roxie Hart ~ Marionette

Marionette Roxie Hart


Lately I have been catching Chicago the movie on TV and beside the great music and captivating choreography I was very intrigued with Rene Zellweger's makeup during the song "We both reached for the gun." If your not familiar with it, in this scene Roxie is dressed up like a marionette and is being controlled by Billy Flynn Her lawyer. Her makeup in this scene is great at making her look like a doll. More than just a doll but a marionette! I loved the look so much I really wanted to recreate it. After my attempt my husband said he and I are going as Roxie Hart and Billy Flynn to the next costume party! Ha ha

The look took me about 2-1/2 hours and with a little more preparation and the right tools I think I can get the time down to about 1 hour. I really enjoyed doing this look. I enjoy the more unusual creative looks rather than the everyday or sexy smoky eye looks.

Roxie Hart Marionette

Face
Dermalogica, Multi Vitamin Toner
Go-Theriputicals, 15% Vitamin C
Kate Somerville, Dermal Energizing treatment
Murad, Essential-C eye cream SPF 15 ~ Around eyes
Dermalogica, Sheer Tint Moisturizer, Light
Cover FX Skin Prep, Nourishing foundation primer & anti-aging serum ~ face
MAC, Studio Sculpt SPF 15 foundation, NC20
Cover FX, Cream Foundation, C30 ~ blemishes
Cover FX, Loose setting powder, light
Cover FX, Powder foundation, B25 ~ contouring

Eyes
MAC, Orb, Prized ~ all over
MAC, Shroom ~ Highlight
MAC, Print, Copperplate, Fabulous Feline ~ Crease
MAC, Brown Down ~ Eyebrows
UD, Zero 24/7 liner ~ Liner, top bottom, water lines
UD, Perversion ~ Over zero
MAC, Vanilla pigment ~ Center eye lid
Bad Gal Lash ~ Mascara
Sephora black Mascara
Individual lashes to outer half, top and bottom

Cheeks
MAC, Dollymix
MAC, Chéz Chéz Lamé ~ Highlight cheeks/ nose/ chin

Lips
MAC, Natural ~ Liner
MAC, Omega ~ on Liner
ELF, Royal Red ~ lip stick

Hope you liked the look.
Thanks for reading and have a dolly day!

American Cutie Jamie

Makeuptalk

www.makeuptalk.com
CONTEST

Makeuptalk Has this awsome contest going on till February 19th to win a Luminessair Airbrushing kit worth $230Super excited. It's a little work to enter but well worth it if you win. Make an account on Makeuptalk and then do the nessecary step or steps listed on the contest page Luminessair Contest page Super excited to enter this contest myself and wanted to share it with you!

Happy entering

American Cutie Beauty
Mrs. Jamie Fox

MAC Acrylic Face and Body Paints

MAC Acrylic Face and Body Paint
$20.00 us 0.6 fl oz.

Colors: Process Magenta, Genuine Orange, Primary Yellow, Landscape Green, Hi-Def Cyan, Marine Ultra, Rich Purple, Black Black, Pure White.


Scary Acrylic Paint.... It's that what you put on model cars? I thought to myself. Do I need to use acetone to scrape this stuff off my skin?... Ha ha

These paints are AMAZING! I have never used Acrylic Paints, or even the cake makeup MAC puts out, and they do have quite a few different types of body paints, but these Acrylic Paints are everything I wanted and more. I have used Wet' n Wild face and body paint here and what I have concluded about Wet' n Wild's face and body paint is that it spreads easily with no mixing medium while using a sponge or brush. It's inexpensive and easy to get your hands on during Halloween time. The product was easy to get to an opaque finish but it was hard to get it to spread evenly without looking blotchy. The paint ultimately moves and doesn't set without a powder, and it gets all over the place... clothes, teeth, where you didn't want it... ha ha For a inexpensive Halloween look these will do just fine, but I am looking at the bigger picture.

MAC's products include the Chromacakes, Grease Sticks, Paint Pots, Air Brush Paints, and Acrylic Paints. (If there is more that I have missed I am sorry.) They all have their own unique properties. I do not own these so I am going off my sampling of the products and info the MAC consultant gave me in the Pro store, not based on actual work application.

I first tried out the Chromacake. Chromacake needs to be mixed with a mixing medium to get them to spread evenly and well frankly budge at all. They yield great pigmentation payoff with a little bit of product and you can sheer it out or make it opaque with more layers. The benefits I see with the Chromacakes is that you get a lot of product and are able to control the opaqueness. The down side is that they are very dry after setting. You do not have to set with powder to get them to stay but the more layers you apply the more chance of it cracking or flaking.

So let's move on to the Paint pots. Very versatile from all over color to eyeliner these are a solid creamy texture and are pigmented. I still would use a mixing medium to get this to spread evenly not to mention that there is very little in the pot comparatively to the Chromacakes. The Paint Pots are much better for doing intricate detailed work. They seem like they would flake after a couple hours of wear but would have a good life span before that happened. The Paint pots also should be set with a powder for longer wear and stay.

Next the Grease Sticks. The Grease Sticks are just that greasy... They spread very well and give great coverage without needing a mixing medium. Unfortunately they keep moving. Ha ha They move well with the way the skin naturally moves, and it moves onto the clothing, and spreads and ...it's just a mess I could imagine after a couple hours of wear. Super creamy in texture and easy to use. I think these would be hard to set for long wear time and stay power.

Now the scary Acrylic Paints. These come in Jars and are in a liquid state instead of a solid like the others mentioned above. I found these to be easy to use, very spreadable, and move with the skin. That last one is the best part. This stuff will not crack, no need to set, and once dried it will not move, rub off, or disappear. When sampling I did notice that it had one level of coverage. Full coverage! I can see with some stippling with a sponge or light handed brush stroke this could have more dimensions than one, full coverage.









I feel that all options have their own niche to work within. I hope to play more with the Acrylics which really fascinated me and really spawned this review.

Happy painting!
American Cutie Beauty, Jamie