St. Patty's Day Makeup

I didn't have anything green to wear for St. Patty's Day so I improvised and used makeup! :)

FACE:

makeup forever mat velvet foundation
mac prep and prime loose translucent powder
smashbox suntan matte bronzer
mac peaches blush

EYES:
mac brow in strut
mac teal pigment
mac sassy grass eyeshadow (limited edition)
mac penultimate liner

LIPS:
mac way to love lipstick (limited edition)
mac nymphette lipglass

Update & What I've Been Up To

Heeeeeeeeeey! Seriously, it's been way too long!

I have been kind of M.I.A. on this blog. Sorry guys! But I'm back and I wanted to share with you guys what I've been up to.

Many of you already know that I got a job at MAC Cosmetics and well, it's kind of my dream job! At first, it was really intimidating being around so many makeup artists and even if you've done makeup before, working at a counter is totally different from freelancing for yourself! Working at a counter, you learn that your main job is to MULTITASK! So that's what I've been training myself to do, but it is so absolutely FUN! Every single day is different and you meet some really cool people! My coworkers have all been really friendly, helping me out since I didn't know where anything was! So yea, for the past 3 weeks, I've been concentrating on working and getting better at my craft.

Other than that, I've also been kind of down, dealing with negativity from people who think what I'm doing should be my hobby, not my job.. Don't you hate that? Why can't people just be supportive and happy for me? But that's just the way life goes sometimes.

This past week, i had my basic training for MAC and it was so incredible. I feel so inspired and, quite honestly, I feel like I'm (for once) doing what I really love. It all feels right. I know the direction I want to take in my life and I know what I need to do in order to get there. It's exciting and I'm glad to have all the support from you guys. I'm truly blessed to have had all the opportunities I've had thus far. :) *feeling grateful

I will try my hardest not to neglect this blog again. Just know that I love writing for you guys, even if only one person reads it, that's enough for me.

Have a fantastic day,
kimtran

Urban Decay's Naked2 Palette Review

Hello world!

I'm finally reviewing the Naked2 Palette for you guys today! I didn't want to do it the day after I got it because I wanted to really test the product.

Here are some photos I found of the Naked (original) Palette and the Naked 2 Palette.

photo by: temptalia

Naked 2 at the top // Naked (original) at the bottom
photo by: musingsofacitygirl

Naked (original) at the top // Naked 2 at the bottom
photo by: xsparkage

Okay, on to the review. The original Naked palette has more warm tone shades and a few cooler shades. I can't say I love specific colors because, well, I seriously love every color in this palette! I have warmer undertones to my skin so I think the colors look great on me. Even the cooler colors like gunmetal and creep look good because of their texture. There's not a lot of grittiness to them; they go on super smooth and blend well. Sidecar is the only one that has a chunkier kind of glitter in it so it does have some fallout, but it doesn't bother me too much.

As for the Naked 2 Palette, I absolutely love the packaging. It's a hard aluminum case as opposed to the velvet case of the first one. It just seems sleeker and heavier duty. The velvet case of the first one attracts a lot of dust and gets scratched really easily. So, I do like this palette as well, but I find that there are cooler tones that don't look too flattering on my skin, like verve, YDK, and Pistol. It probably has to do with the texture as well. These shadows don't seem as jet-milled and fine as much as the other colors; they have a grittier look to them and I don't like that too much. Another thing I don't like is that Urban Decay decided to keep the color half baked in the second palette. It's kind of like a cop out. They should have just created a new color. What I do love is that the two last colors (Busted and Blackout) are so heavily saturated and rich, great for the outer corner for definition and to smoke out any look you create. I also like the highlight colors Foxy and Bootycall as well as Tease (great for defining the crease).

All in all, I believe that you just need one palette. If you like cooler tones, go with the 2nd one. If you like goldier/warmer tones, go with the 1st one. In my ideal world, I would have the packaging of the second one but with the colors of the first one and I would add the matte black to it. :) If only... 

Well, that's the end of my review. Hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed testing out the products and reviewing it for you all. <3

kimtran