IMATS 2011!!!!

HELLO everyone and sorry for having been M.I.A. for so long but we're back and full on! And what better comeback than a IMATS haul?! IMATS stands for International Make-up Artist Trade Show, and they hold several events across the nation including London, Toronto, Sydney, Vancouver, New York, and last but not least Los Angeles! Angie and I, along with another friend (Lauren), attended the event held in LA this past saturday and it was simply uhhh-mazinggg!

This was the first time for all of us and let me tell you we were not let down. Not only were we in a room surrounded my nothing but make-up and other beauty essentials, but we also got the opportunity to meet a few youtube "gurus" as well as prestigious make-up artists such as Dany Sanz, founder of Make Up For Ever.

I honestly don't have the words to describe my excitement, much less the excitement of Angie or Lauren, but we are all already making plans for next years event so I think you can safely assume we LOVED it. There were over 50 vendors including, M.A.C, Make Up For Ever, NYX, Sugarpill, Stila, Inglot, and much much more.

Xenia founder of Lime Crime

Josh from youtube

This event is perfect for discovering and trying out new brands that you've never even heard of, as well as the brands you know and love. This event is also perfect for those of you who like saving yourself a couple bucks because a lot of the vendors offer their products at discounted prices, for instance, M.A.C and Make Up For Ever had a 20% discount for the general public and a 40% discount for pro-card holders.

Iris from youtube

Amy founder of Sugarpill Cosmetics

So it's definitely worth saving up for ;) Some advice for any of you thinking of attending next year, wear comfortable shoes! I cannot stress this enough lol there were some girls there in heels that were dying only a few hours into the event, don't get me wrong they all looked stunning, but is the pain worth it? You can make that decision =) And another thing, be prepared to wait in loooooonnnngg lines. Just to give an example, we had to wait like 2 hours for our Make Up For Ever products =/ they gave up on lines all together and just had everyone write down their cell phone numbers and they'd simply call you when your order had been filled. One last tip: take pictures of everything! Well enough of the blabbering and lets get into the stuff we got, hope you enjoy!

Angie:

Michelle:

Laruen:

Last minute tip: get there early and have some sort of plan of the vendors you want to see and get to them as fast as you can because you might run into the problem I encountered, the stuff you wanted is already sold out =(

Happy Tuesday <3

My High End Lipstick Collection :)

Angie says :
Chances are if you know me really well, you know that I am completely in love with lipsticks. I love the texture of lipsticks, the sophisticated finish that they give the face and the endless range of colors that they offer. Today i want to share with you my high end lipstick collection, what I mean with "high end" is my lipsticks that cost $12 or more and just so you know, I am completely on love with all of these shades, I do adore some more than others, but all in all I am really happy with all of these little tubes of joy.

so here they are!
Top Row and from left to right: Flirt's Lipstick in "poppy", Flirt's Lipstick in "wicked" and Mary Kay's Lipstick in "frosted rose"

Poppy: $12 available at kohls and kohls.com only.
Poppy is a really nice frosted pink kind of shade, it looks like something barbie would wear, i enjoy this shade a lot, especially when I am a little tan, it brightens up my face really beautifully!

Wicked:$12 available at kohls and kohls.com only.
This is by far, the prettiest red i have ever found, its very much warm toned, it is more towards orange than any other undertone and it looks magnificent with my skin. However i do have to wear a very toned down eye with this one, as it always wants to steal the show!

Frosted Rose: $13 available at marykay.com
This is a really special shade, it is definitely neutral, so it is very wearable. It looks like a nice dark berry shade on my lips and it goes with almost anything I put on my eyes, I do feel like i always have to wear bronzer with this one, as it makes me look kinda pale....maybe..cus I AM pale?:P

Bottom Row and from left to right, these are all MAC lipsticks. Shades are:  Vegas Volt, Viva Glam Gaga 2, Cremecup, Impassioned and Costa Chic.

Vegas Volt: $14.50 available at MAC counters and maccosmetics.com
I dont even know where to start with this lippie, it is definitely one of my favorites of my entire collection, it is a really nice pink corally shade. Before I saw this color I had never come accross such a unique shade. You know what it reminds me of? Mary Poppins..lol thats right, it reminds me of the makeup that Mary Poppins and the Mom in the movie used to wear, this lipstick is a tad bit more pink though, it is definitely not identical.

Viva Glam Gaga 2: $14.50 available at MAC counters and maccosmetics.com
ok, first of all, my camera is being pretty cruel with all of these beautiful colors, not very true at all. Most of these look so much better in person, but this one, this one my camera was really really cruel to. It almost looks yellow and it is not yellow at all. In fact, it is a very nice nude shade, it is more on the brown side than most nudes i have come accross with. I really love this lipstick because it is soooo versatile, pair it with ANY lipliner and you can completely transform it! This is def. another fave!

Cremecup: $14.50 available at MAC counters and maccosmetics.com
This is another nude, but this is a pink nude, to me it is the kind of lippie you would wear if you were wearing a really smokey eye, and it does look faboulous with a nice dark eye! It's kinda sheer, so you have to be a but generous with it if you want a nice color payoff, but all in all, i really enjoy it.

Impassioned: $14.50 available at MAC counters and maccosmetics.com
"oh dear" that's what I said when I saw this color in person..it is definitely not for the weak of heart, its bold and it is pink. HOT HOT HOT pink..did i mention it was hot pink? so far i have only worn it out about three times, when I feel adventourous :) but when i do i get sooo many compliments. This one also makes me look more pale than i am, so i either have to be tan, or put on some bronzer to pull this off, but it is totally worth it.

Costa Chic: $14.50 available at MAC counters and maccosmetics.com
This one is really similar to poppy (if you can't tell..i like pink toned lipsticks lol) but this has a bit of coral to it, not a lot but just enough :)i like wearing this one with a nice neutral eye and nice black winged eyeliner on the top of my lids. It looks really sophisticated and classy that way.


well thats it! Thats my high end lipstick collection...i might do a drugstore lipstick collection soon..maybe :)

Hope you enjoyed me blabbing!
Happy Friday.