Jesse's Girl Indian Summer

Today's makeup review is the EyeDust from Jesse's Girl Cosmetics called Indian Summer - an orange brown color.  When I opened this one, it poofed up in a cloud of sparkles all over my desk, which wasn't fun to clean up but made me really sparkly until I showered.


This is one quick pat, no primer, dry.

Here in the sun, you can see again that it looks darker in the container than on my skin.  It almost blends in with my skin tone here.

Again in the sun you can see the gold/brown/orange coming through.  Reminds me of a clay pot.

And finally in the shade.  I had forgotten to take a picture of this (and Ultra Violet) inside with the flash but because there isn't a duochrome property to this color, I completely didn't think about it.  Even though it's super glittery, it would be a good "neutral" color for brown eyes.

Jesse's Girl sells for $4.99 a piece online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me using store credit for external work I provided.  For more information, please read this post.

FingerPaints Fall Fashionista

Please enjoy the following press release from FingerPaints!

Catwalk Queen

Stunning Stilettos

Cordur-Orange

Vintage Velvet

Military Green

Haute Taupe

To-Teally Teal

Purple Pinstripe

Raspberry Tafetta

In stores and online starting August 2011.  $4.99 each

Zoya Jana

When Zoya's fall Smoke and Mirrors collection arrived at my house, I decided that instead of swatching my favorites first, I'd attempt to go in order.  Then I realized how many other polishes I had first, haha.  Well, not FIRST, but I still have to show you Zoya Touch!  Jana is from the "Smoke" collection and is a "smoky mauve quartz creme."  I used a base coat of Zoya Get Even, one coat of polish (instead of 2) and a top coat of Zoya Armor.

In the sun you can see it's kind of a mushroom purple taupe - but without any of the shimmer in it.  Definitely a good fall color (even though I'm totally not ready for fall!)

Random, I know, but I love how this polish looks smokey in the bottle.  It's a new texture!  Overall I'm iffy on this color.  I like it for fall, but it's not a good staple for me.  I'm still new to the whole "other side" of nail polish - dark colors that aren't red (or purple!).  It's pretty but I don't know that I'd buy it alone.

Zoya can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Ultra Violet

Decided to get a few more of these swatched.  I decided to list all my pigments on another spreadsheet here and now I feel like I need to swatch them ALL.  One day, one day.  So Jesse's Girl Cosmetics Ultra Violet is a light purple eye dust with almost a pink lavender hue.

It looks so much darker in the pot than on the arm.  Again, this is one swipe of product, no primer.

Here's a side shot in the sun, and you can see how it's not opaque.

Here it is in the shade, and I don't know what on earth happened haha.  It almost looks chalky?  I think it's just bad lighting.  I'm obsessed with purple, so you better believe I'll be using this a LOT.

Jesse's Girl sells for $4.99 a piece online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me using store credit for external work I provided.  For more information, please read this post.

Karmin G3 Review

Image from Hair Products Pro

Back in November of last year, I was given the opportunity to review a Karmin G3 Salon Pro.  I was flat ironing my hair quite a bit at the time - several times a week to almost every day, and I was just using one that I had purchased at either Sally's Beauty Supply or Wal-Mart... definitely didn't know much about them.  

Now, I don't know how to do anything special with flat irons - I can just straighten my hair.  The Karmin has 1" pure tourmaline ceramic plates and reaches a max temp of 450 degrees (minimum of 180).  I didn't love that the on/off switch and the temperature dial are located on the inside of the plates, because I figured I'd burn myself, but knock on wood - I haven't so far.

As for the actual straightener, it did do a great job at leaving my hair smooth and shiny after just the first use, and has continued to perform without any fail.  It's listed as one of the best straighteners on Hair Products Pro's website and I do see why.  Compared to my much cheaper version, it did work after the first pass through my hair - I don't have to go over it several times.  I have not noticed any real damage from the flat iron (I do use a hair serum before hand) which was also key because I don't want to fry my hair.

For fun, here are two pictures of my hair before and after.

Okay, so I added a little makeup to my face too (but not in Photoshop!).  Now for the big question... would I buy it?  I do love how this works and while I don't know that I could fork over full price, for $130, I would definitely consider purchasing it again.  I really do love how well it works, how fast the iron heats up and how my hair has not had damage.  I do wish the on/off switch & dial were on the outside (as I mentioned above) but it's not a deal breaker.

The Karmin sells for $300.00 but you can purchase it from the link in the first paragraph for $129.95.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.