New Zuca Bag (Sephora Pro Rolling Bag)

I have been wanting a Zuca bag forever, but had been putting it off because they are sooo expensive, around $300.  I received an email from Sephora with their summer clearance and they had a Zuca bag for $140!!!  Plus I had an extra 10% off VIB coupon!  I got the bag, tax and all, for $130!  I was beyond excited!  It arrived probably about a week ago and I love it!  The only thing I don't like is the big "Sephora" logo across it, but I'm going to replace it with my company logo so it's all good.  I haven't organized the bag yet because I'm going to Vegas this weekend and want to buy extra organization bags to go in it from Make Up For Ever, but once I get it all organized, I'll do another blog post.  For now, here's all about the bag! 

 

Front: The Sephora flap has a magnetic snap, underneath is the zipper to open the bag

 

Right Side:  Has two zipper pockets, both are pretty deep.  This bag also has the one wheel on the bottom (some have two wheels).  Because it has only the one wheel, this bag can be a carry on for plane travel, the two wheeled bags are not carry ons.

 

Left Side: Two pockets like the right side

 

Back: Extendable arm for wheeling the bag around, pocket to put i.d.

Inside Zuca bag: Deep and roomy inside for lots of storage and organization.  Mesh hammock pocket on top of bag, two mesh pockets on the open flap.  Lots of room in all pockets.  None useless.

 

The Zuca bag came with 5 vinyl lined organization pouches that act as stackable drawers.  I love that they have a clear top so I can see everything in them. The pouches offer lots of storage space for super easy organization and are washable. 

Top:  This bag has an aluminum frame, so it's super light but strong, and can hold a good amount of weight.  The seat on top can hold 300lbs.  Great if you get to a shoot or to a wedding where there's no place to sit or have people sit.  You (or clients) can sit on the bag!  (You can also buy a seat cushions at the Zuca website)

The bag came with this water resistant dust cover too!  Great for protecting your bag while you travel or from raining weather!

The dust cover offers a zipper in back so you can still extend the arm and roll the bag around.  It also has a pocket to put i.d.

Too Faced Return of Sexy Palette Swatches

I love this gorgeous, gorgeous palette! All the colors are beautiful in a range of neutrals, purples, and grays!  The 15 shadows have a variety of mattes, shimmers, sparkles, and pearly finishes. The shadows are organized into three amazing collection; The Ingénue, The Icon, and The Bombshell.  It also has a nice big mirror with three how to cards tucked under it.  It also comes with a mini primer (not a big fan of their primer, but if I'm out of my fave, i'll use it), and their Perfect Eyes Waterproof Liner in Black, which was seriously awesome!  That liner lasts the longest on my waterline of any liner I've used.  Plus it's nice and dark, and super smooth to apply.  This palette is a must have for everyone! How to's with each collection coming soon :)

Packaging is so pretty

The gorgeous shadow collections, mirror, liner, and how to cards

The Ingénue Collection

 The Icon Collection

 The Bombshell Collection

The Ingénue Collection swatches no flash, indoor lighting (from L to R): Naive, Ingénue, Innocent, New in Town, Casting Couch

 The Ingénue Collection swatches with flash, indoor lightening (from L to R): Naive, Ingénue, Innocent, New in Town, Casting Couch

 The Ingénue Collection swatches outdoor lighting (from L to R): Naive, Ingénue, Innocent, New in Town, Casting Couch

The Icon Collection swatches no flash indoor lighting (from L to R): Pink Diamond, Icon, Divorcée, Hopeless Romantic, Primadonna

 The Icon Collection swatches with flash indoor lighting (from L to R): Pink Diamond, Icon, Divorcée, Hopeless Romantic, Primadonna

 The Icon Collection swatches outdoor lighting (from L to R): Pink Diamond, Icon, Divorcée, Hopeless Romantic, Primadonna

 The Bombshell Collection swatches no flash, indoor lighting (from L to R): 7 Year Itch, Bombshell, Hollywood, Maneater, Beautymark

  The Bombshell Collection swatches with flash, indoor lighting (from L to R): 7 Year Itch, Bombshell, Hollywood, Maneater, Beautymark

  The Bombshell Collection swatches outdoor lighting (from L to R): 7 Year Itch, Bombshell, Hollywood, Maneater, Beautymark

July 4th LOTD's

Happy July 4th!!  Hope everyone is having fun BBQing, picnicing, or chillin' by the pool!  Before I do my LOTD's, I'd like to announce the birth of my daughter! She was born June 7th and is now almost a month old. The reason I've been so preoccupied lately :)

Here are a couple LOTD's for today's festivities!  I used the same makeup for both, just in different ways.  Have a fun and safe 4th!

Products Used:

Face
MUFE HD Primer
MUFE HD Foundation #153
MUFE HD Powder
MUFE HD Concealer #135

Cheeks
MUFE HD Blush #5
MAC Hey Sailor Blush in Fleet Fast
MUFE Bronzing Powder
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
NYX Cream Base in White
MAC Pigment in Reflects Blue
MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in White Frost
Too Faced Exotic Intense Eyeshadow in Midnight Mist
Lime Crime Magic Dust in Pompadour
Lime Crime Magic Dust in Siren
Studio Gear Creme Liner in Invincible Onyx
Lorac Liquid Liner in Black
Cargo Lash Activator Mascara

Brows
Matte dark brown shadow

Lips
MUFE Lip Liner in 8C
MAC Lipstick in Ruffian Red (used in second look)
MAC Lipglass in Love Alert

1st Look

2nd Look

MAC Ruffian Collection Lipstick Swatches

Here are swatches of the 3 lipsticks for MAC's Ruffian Collection.  So pretty!

Ruffian Red, Gold, Naked



With camera flash, indoor light Ruffian Red, Gold, and Naked

Natural light Ruffian Red, Gold, and Naked





Too Faced Natural at Night Palette

I'm obviously obsessed with the eye palettes from Too Faced and picked up another one the other day.  This time I bought the Natural at Night palette...I loved all the different browns.  Most of the browns are on the darker side though, since this palette is meant for sexy nighttime eyes without being too dramatic.  It comes with 3 highlight colors, Full Moon (light bronze color), Night Light (soft, frosty brown with sparkle), and Spotlight (a matte nude color).  It also comes with 6 shadow colors that can be mixed and matched anyway you please; Nightcap (frosty, goldy brown), Cocoa Star (matte medium brown), After Hours (frosty brown with gold sparkle), Eclipse (rust color), Moon Stone (frosty golden brown), and Night Fever (olive brown with gold sparkle). 

Highlight colors in daylight ( Full Moon, Night Light, Spotlight)

Shadow colors in Daylight (Nightcap, After Hours, Moon Stone, Cocoa Star, Eclipse, Night Fever)

Shadow colors with camera flash ((Nightcap, After Hours, Moon Stone, Cocoa Star, Eclipse, Night Fever)

LOTD - Reflects Blue

I did this lotd forever ago and for some reason never blogged it.  I loved this look though, it was so pretty!  For my eyes I used MUFE's Star Powder in 944 (iridescent blue) as a highlight, I used MAC's fluidline in Blacktrack as a base 1/2 of the way across my lid up to the crease, and used MAC's Reflects Blue pigment from the MAC Chen Man collection over it, then used Too Faced Exotic Color Intense Eyeshadow in Midnight Mist across the rest of my lid up to the crease.  I used a black shadow on my lower lash line.  I don't remember what I did for the rest of my face since it was so long ago, but these eye colors are gorgeous!

LOTD with Too Faced Summer Eye Palette

Soft but colorful eye for Summertime!

Products Used:

Face
MUFE HD Foundation #153
MUFE HD Powder
MUFE HD Concealer #345

Cheeks
MUFE HD Blush #5

Brows
Dark Brown Matte Eyeshadow

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Sugar Sand from Too Faced Summer Eye Palette (highlight)
Coral Crush from Too Faced Summer Eye Palette (all over lid up to crease, 2/3 across lid)
Plumeria from Too Faced Summer Eye Palette (crease from inner corner of lid 2/3 across)
Cocoa Beach from Too Faced Summer Eye Palette (outer corner of lid, outer crease)
Mermaid from Too Faced Summer Eye Palette (lower lash line)
Lorac Liquid Liner Pen in Black (upper lash line)
Studio Gear Creme liner in Invincible Onyx (waterline)
Cargo Lash Activator Mascara

Lips
MAC Suntint from Hey Sailor Collection in Abalone