Rimmel Lash Accelerator - Day 14 Pictures

Ok, so it's been 2 full weeks. I'm not having panic attacks or withdrawal symptoms from my Latisse. I'm starting to become a believer....

I think it's awesome that I can get great results with a $7.99 product vs. $125! Granted, the Latisse does last a long time, but $7.99 just sounds and looks better.

I definitely feel like the lashes are getting longer and fuller. The day 14 picture was taken at the end of the day, so the one coat of mascara was a bit worn off.

The little short spot of short lashes has certainly grown to be level with the rest of the lashes. They're starting to curl as well. That always seems to make things look better.

Check out the pix and you be the judge!

Wet n Wild Lust Palette - Sexy Gray & Purple

If you need an easy and affordable look for a special night out give this a try!

I used all drugstore products and I love the final outcome!

The Wet n Wild Color Icon palettes are so awesome! Well, the one palette that I have is awesome! I have created a multitude of looks with it from simple and understated to drama queen!

Products used:

Palladio Wet-Dry Foundation - Cypress

Palladio Blush - Wish

Palladio Eye Pencil - Twilight (gray)

Wet n Wild Color Icon Palette - Lust (purples)

Milani Eye Tech Liquid liner - Black

Black liner and mascara

Nail polish - Layered China Glaze Mediterranean Charm under Sinful Colors Dawn

Click on the link to see the YouTube tutorial for this look!
Wet n Wild Sexy Gray & Purple Tutorial

Are We There Yet? Life On the Standby List

Ok, I know I should be grateful that we were able to use  Delta Buddy Passes for our vacation.....but it took 11 hours and getting bumped from 4 flights before we could get on a plane to LA!

By the time we got to LA we'd missed all the flights to Hawaii so we're crashing at a Holiday Inn for the night. We're praying that we can get on the flight to Lihue tomorrow!

I think the flight volume to LA was heavy this weekend since there's a NASCAR race in California too. Didn't even occur to me to check when and where the next race would be.

Our luggage has already started to party....it's been in Hawaii for sometime now. Right now I'm hoping that my bra and underwear dry in time to put on tomorrow. I had to wash them out, I smelled like airport funk! So I'm sitting here wrapped in a towel writing this post and pushing fluids. Flying sucks all the moisture out of my body!

My face feels tight since all I had to wash it with was the bar soap and the hotel hand and body lotion to moisturize with. But, I have faith that all will work out well tomorrow!

I'll post some pictures and updates once we arrive!

Cover Girl Berries & Cream Eye Look with Initial Review

Cover Girl products were on sale at CVS, so I picked up a couple of eye shadow quads. This look was created using the Berries and Cream palette.

I think it turned out nice and is appropriate for everyday. I did get compliments on how I looked today, so musta done something right!

I don't know if it's the lighting in my bathroom or what, but these shadows were really pale. All but the darkest shade seemed to just look chalky and barely pigmented. I ended up having to wet my brush to pack on the lid shade, but found that it came off when I blended in the crease shade.

Overall with initial application I feel kinda "meh" about this quad. The darkest shade is beautiful, would buy it as a single if I ever needed it. I'm going to try it with a cream colored base next time and see if that helps pick up some pigmentation for the other 3 shades. I did use Painterly Paint Pot by MAC as the base today.

I'll post more pictures as I continue to work with this quad.

Check out my YouTube channel for a picture tutorial!

Coastal Scent Blue Smokes Look

I guess I've gotten over my fear of blue eye shadow. This is the 2nd time this week that I used blues!

This look was created using only the Coastal Scents Warm Palette. I think a lot of people overlook the fact that there are a lot of great colors in the palette besides browns. Not to mention that it is an excellent value for $24.95 or 3.5 cents for each shadow.

How'd I do?  Should I do a tutorial on this look?

Beauty Byte YouTube Channel
Where to order the palette - Coastal Scents

Rimmel Lash Accelerator - Day 7 Pictures

OK, so it's been 7 days of no Latisse and using Rimmel Lash Accelerator instead. I gotta be honest, I didn't think I'd make it for a week. By day 3 I was really starting to regret stopping the Latisse and seriously considered restarting....but do not fear! I stuck with it and have been pleasantly surprised.

Take a look at the pix below!

The eye lashes on the right (my left) had a patch of short lashes that were trying to grow back. By day 7 they are almost the same length as the other lashes. I know it has to be related to the Rimmel because my lashes on their own grow super slow! I don't really notice a whole lot of other changes aside from the lashes feeling soft and looking shinier. I have noticed the the Latisse long lashes on the left eye are curlier. I think that's why I didn't realize that the short patch had grown so much because the lashes are straight and point down.

I'm impressed so far. I didn't really expect to see much from a drugstore mascara. To see results in 7 days is awesome considering it took 2 months to notice changes with Latisse. I hope as time progresses the lashes will start to curl. My stubborn Asian lashes don't like to hold a curl and I've been spoiled by long curly Latisse lashes!

Love to hear what you guys think! Has anyone else been doing the Rimmel Challenge?

Checkout out my YouTube channel!

Beauty Byte on YouTube!

Rimmel London Website

Blue Eyed Lady!

I decided to be a little crazy today and did a bright blue look. Got a lot of compliments on it....encouragement to continue using shades that are "out of my comfort zone."

Deep Truth - Frosty dark blue from MAC Shadowy Lady Quad
Beige - Matte beige from AVON Mocha Latte Quad
Latte - Satin cream from AVON Mocha Latte Quad
Black - From NYX Jazz Night Palette
Silver - From NYX Jazz Night Palette



Sorry the shadows are from so many different sources....this look could have been done with just the NYX palette, but I started off with the MAC and went from there.

1. Applied Too Faced Shadow Insurance as base.
2. Deep Truth on lid to crease
3. Beige blend in and above crease
4. Latte highlight brow and tear duct
5. Silver to blend in crease
6. Black outer V
7. Lined upper lash line with black liquid liner
8. Lined lower lash line 3/4 with navy blue liner and set with blue e/s
9. Curl lashes and apply black mascara

What'cha think?

NYX Website