MAC Cosmetics Giveaway Update!

I have an update about my Instagram giveaway. I will now not only be giving away a Brand New RiRi Boy lipstick but also a MAC eyeshadow in the color Parfait Amour and a MAC Blush in the color I'm The One! Giveaway Rules are: Entrants 18+ if under 18 the winner must provide parental consent U.S. Residents only Giveaway closes on 09/27/13 @12pmand the winner will be chosen Randomly To enter please complete the following steps 1.Follow Me @sooplush 2.Repost this pic with the tag #sooplushgiveaway 3.Like this post 4.Comment "Done"

M.A.C RiRi Boy lipstick Giveaway

I am having a Giveaway for one limited edition M.A.C cosmetics lipstick in the color RIRI Boy. RIRI Boy is a gorgeous purple color in a Retro Matte finish. Please visit my Instagram @sooplush and look for the giveaway post and follow all steps to enter. Giveaway is for the U.S. only and ends on 09/27/13 at 12pm.

MUA Diary: Soft Peach and Purples

My friend I featured on my last MUA Diary actually generated some business for me by posting the pics of her makeup on Facebook a friend of hers booked me to do her makeup for her birthday. She advised that she wanted a softer look so I used peaches, browns, and purples. She loved the lipcolor Heroine and requested that as well. I lined her lips with a fuschia liner first then put on the lipstick skipping the center of her lips for a contoured look. I contoured and highlighted her face as well.



You can tell from the pics she really loved the look. I got to stay for the festivities which was awesome. I got to see firsthand how her makeup got such a great response and I also got to network a little.
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MUA Diary: Neutral eyes with a Pop of color

Hello gorgeous gals here is a look I did for my bestie recently. I originally intended to do a completely neutral eye to showcase the amazing purple lip color I planned to use but she gave me free reign and I couldnt resist adding a pop of color. I felt it still didn't detract from the lip color. The lipstick I used was Heroine by M.A.C and this color is limited edition and unfortunately no longer available. I got the last one at my local counter unfortunately there was only one so I sacrificed and put it in my kit for my wonderful clients.

While I do feel as though my skill has progressed and that I have incorporated new techniques I do see the areas where I could use improvement. This field is all about learning and growth. I feel incredibly lucky to be doing what I love though and I will be estatic when I can do it full time as that is my ultimate goal.
Please let me know what you think in the comments below and follow my blog I will be adding more new looks soon.

My Vanity/ Makeup Organization

Hey gorgeous gals I decided to just do an overview in pictures of my Vanity/Makeup organization. I decided to do this because I love to see others makeup organization and collections. I didn't go into detail because I'm considering doing a video of my collection so this is just kind of an overview.


My vanity itself is the Malm Vanity from Ikea I love the clean lines of this piece.

The clear acylic drawer units on the right are from Organizeit.com as seen in a previous post.

The white wire caddy on the left hand side of the pic I use to hold my palettes is from a local thrift store

A peek inside the bottom 3 drawer Units Face and Cheek products

The middle units Contain Eye shadow Palettes and lip products, The top unit contain eyeshadow bases, gel liners, and pigments

This is the white wire caddy I use to hold my palettes. It holds quite a few palettes I store 5 M.A.C palettes, an Urban Decay Book of Shadows, and my BH cosmetics Blush palette in there.
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MUA Diary:Neutral Eyes and Ruby Woo lips

Here is another look I did on myself over the winter this was a date night look very Romantic. I did a Neutral Contoured eye with Ruby Woo on the lips and cat eye liner.
All products M.A.C unless otherwise noted

Eyes: Too faced shadow insurance as primer, Brule and Maid of Honor mixed on the lids, Urban decay sin on just the center of the lid, Saddle and Brown Down in the crease, Brule as highlight, and Blacktrack fluid line to line

Cheeks: Bh Cosmetics 10 color palette no name but the pink color on the bottom row left side

Face: Studio Fix powder plus foundation, Saddle to contour my nose, Pro longwear concealer, Ben Nye banana powder to set the concealer

Lips: Nyx Plush Red lipliner, Ruby Woo lipstick
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MUA Diary: Navy Smokey Eyes/Nude lips

Hello Ladies so as my lovely followers know I have been building my kit to start working as a freelance Makeup Artist. My kit is complete and I have been doing some looks and attempting to generate some business for myself. Post featuring my work on myself and others will be featured under the title MUA Diary. This is a look I actually did back over the winter I feel like my skills have grown since but I wanted to document that progression.

Products used are M.A.C Unless otherwise specified

Eyes:Too Faced Eyeshadow insurance as primer, Nyx Jumbo eye pencil in Black bean as a base, Carbon (black closest to the lashes ), Meet the Fleet(Navy blue up to the eye crease), Bark (dark brown blended into the crease), and Brule as highlight(beige)

Face: Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Foundation in Sienna, Ben Nye translucent Powder in Neutral, and Topaz on the High points of the face to highlight

Cheeks: Bh Cosmetics 10 color Blush Palette Color has no name but it is a medium pink

Lips: Lips lined with NYX Dark brown lip liner, and NYX round lipstick in Tea with clear gloss on top

Please let me know what you think any questions or comments leave them below.

Collective Haul Sleek Makeup, MAC, and Ardell

I've been picking up a few things here and there over the past couple months and wanted to share. I'll start with the nail colors first I love to stop and pick up a pretty polish when I'm at the drugstore but I rarely find the time to actually polish my nails lately. I'm going to resolve to actually polish my nails this week. But anyway here is what I picked up

From left to right: Neon Pink Love & Beauty by Forever21 $2.80, Porcelian Party by Maybelline Color Show about $2, Tart Deco by Essie $8.00

Next is my order from Sleek they are a UK Drugstore brand I keep seeing the eyeshadow palettes used on youtube tutorials so I wanted to try them for myself.

I ordered 1 Blush color "Life's a Peach" a beautiful peach color $6.50, An eyeshadow palette in "Oh So Special" $10.50, and a lipstick in the color Fuchsia A beautiful blue based pink $6.00 I love this color.

Next Items I got were lashes the first ones I ordered from Pinky Paradise they are a Japanese brand called I love matsuge. I ordered bottom lashes in the syle Dolphin Eye the box contains 5 sets for $19.99, I picked up 2 boxes of Ardell Wispies from Target (but I lost one uggh) $3.89 each, and I ordered 6 boxes of Ardell Demi Wispies from Madame Madeline they were having a sale on them they were 2.48 each then I had a 10% coupon code KSHARE which brought them down to just $2.24 a set! That's a pretty awesome deal I just started wearing Demi Wispies and I LOVE them.

I picked up two new lippies I didn't even go to the mall to visit Mac I stopped by Nordstrom for shoes sadly I didn't find any shoes I liked but the MAC counter was close by. As soon as I laid eyes on this color I knew I had to have it the girl behind the counter told me there were only 2 left (lucky me) the name of the color is Reel Sexy from the collection of the same name $14.50, The next one is a Wet and Wild lip color I bought on a whim because it was on sale for just $1.00 unfortunately there is no number or name on the tube. it's a pale pastel pink that looks slightly lavender and it looks horrible on me so Im lucky it was just $1 lol, the last one is the Sleek lippie in fuchsia I just took another pic of it.

Swatches left to right: MAC Reel Sexy, Wet and Wild, Sleek Fuchsia

The last item I purchased at Walmart and I was so surprised to find these there they're brush guards. I've been looking for these for a while to keep my makeup brushes in nice shape after I wash them. Unfortunately I don't remember how much I paid for them and I can't find them on the Wal Mart website.

Thanks for checking out my Haul Gorgeous Gals and please feel free to comment or ask questions.

Small Haul Back to Mac and Lime Crime

I recently discovered that I could Back to MAC the depotted eyeshadow containers I had. For anyone that doesn't know Back to MAc is a recycling program where you can return your empty plastic containers to your Mac Counter for a freebie lipstick. For every 6 empties you turn in you get 1 lipstick I had 18 empties so I got 3 Lipsticks! From Left to Right In the pics Creme D'nude which is a Cream Sheen formula lipstick in a pretty nude color (I have been wanting this for a while) Vegas Volt which is an awesome Orangey pink Coral (I can't even describe it I bought it on a whim), and Chatterbox A bright medium pink. That's all I got from MAC the last lipstick I got is from Lime Crime In the Color Contessa Fluorescent It's a a bright gorgeous pink with a blue undertone. I was a little hesitant at first because the color is so bright but I love it.

Swatches are from Left to right Creame D'Nude, Vegas Volt, Chatterbox, Countessa Fluorescent.

So Far my Favorites are Vegas Volt, and Countessa Fluorescent they look awesome on and work with my skin tone. The others I will have to work a little bit with but I'm a firm believer that you can make any color work for you there are multiple things you can do like add a lipliner, put a gloss on top, or blot.

Hope You Gorgeous Gals enjoyed my Haul Follow me and please feel free to comment or ask any questions