Marc Jacobs The Lolita Palette Swatches

I've been watching several youtube videos of the perfect palette tag going around. It's an amazing tag for anyone who loves palettes and if I were to pick one of the top 5 eyeshadow palettes, Marc Jacobs The Lolita would make it on the top 5. This is an amazing combination of satin, mates and extremely shimmery shades of natural, earth tone shades. The shadows do not have names, but below are some swatches and shade descriptions from left to right.

1. The first shade is a white satin color. This is very bright and it would work really well to lighten up some darker shaders or lightly applied all over the lid for that wide awake look.
2. The second shade is a soft brown much like MAC's soft brown. A perfect shade to wear on your lid to get that "no makeup" look, but also perfect as a transition shade to warm up a darker shade.
3. The third shade is a matte brown. I love this to define the crease.

1. The fourth shade is a shimmery champagne infused with silver microglitter. This is the perffect shade for the holidays to add some fun glitter to your look.

2. The fifth shade is a golden with a pink duochrome. This is a satin finish and it's a fun shade to wear all over the lid with a ton of mascara for a very simple yet gorgeous look.

3. The sixth shade is a shimmery champagne very similar to Stila Kitten. This shade looks amazing on the lid. I've worn it so much I think I'll hit pan soon. This makes my eyes look wide wake. It's so natural but yet gorgeous shimmer.

4. The last shade is a warm taupe. I wear this quite a bit on the crease with the shimmery champagne and then use the mate black to define the crease. 

Overall this is an amazing palette that would work on any skintone. 

Hope you all are having an amazing day.

Happy December - Sharing some beauty and non beauty favorites

Hi everyone,
I'm so excited it's December as that means 25 days left till Christmas. I'm going to try and post something every day for the month of December, and I'm really excited about that. Today I wanted to share some products (beauty and not) that I've been loving lately.
1. Marc Jacobs The Lolita Palette. This is the perfect every day natural eye shadow palette but it packs a nice punch of shimmer. If you're a lover of earthy tones shimmery shadows, you will love this palette.

My favorite shades are the shimmery champagne shade which I wear all over the lid to get that wide awake look and the shimmery taupe which I use on the lid which is a very nice warm color. (see swatches below)

2. Essie Ballet Slippers - This is one of my all time favorite nail polishes. I've been wearing so many dark shades this fall that this is a nice change as it provides a very natural light look to the nails. This is your typical neutral color but it has an undertone of whitish-yellow which gives a very clean and classy look to the nails. Also being a nude, it goes with everything. 

3. Starbucks Christmas Collection cup. I know it's time to get excited about Christmas when Starbucks releases their red cups. I love this cup...yes it's not subtle and it is very very christmassy and something you could probably only use the month of December, but it's a true Christmas celebration in a cup. I love it...

4.  Yankee Candles Cherries On The Snow candle part of their Christmas Collection release. This is a combination of cherries and almonds  scents but there is something really crisp and wintery about this candle. With so many sweet Christmas candle scents being released, this is a unique scent being more on the crisp lighter side but yet very delicious. 

These are a few of the things I've been loving lately.

Hope you all are having an amazing day.

OPI Underneath the mistletoe - The perfect Christmas nail polish

OPI released their holiday/christmas 2013 collection which is a collaboration with Mariah Carey. Underneath the Misletoe is one of my favorite colors from this collection. It's a deep cranberry red with a ton of silver glitter. On the nails, the glitter seems to very understated, but I love that. It makes this nail polish very classic and timeless. When you look at it very closely, you can see the silver glitter running thru this polish which makes it perfect for a little holiday dazzle.

Hope you all have had a great start of the week.

Tea Time - Some recent Teavana Fall Tea Purchases

One of the best things I love about fall, is the cooler weather makes for amazing snuggling with a good book while burning a lovely candle and drinking a cup of hot tea. Teavana is one of my favorite stores for loose tea, but I also visit several local ones around my area (which are also amazing).

This time around I purchased:

1. Aztec fire- A combination of chocolate and strawberries with a kick of hot peppers. This is a spicy chocolate lover's paradise. The chocolate taste is very strong, and the spicy peppers are very mild. All together this is a very interesting taste. 

2. Tulsi Dosha Chai - Probably one of my all time faveoruite teas that I have ever purchased at Teavana. It's a rooibos tea (red tea, and not necessarly a tea), so you can drink this anytime. This has strong notes of ginger, pepper, nutmeg, cloves and big pieces of cinammon. This tastes amazingly sweet though and makes a very delicous chai late with vanilla almond milk. Yum! 

3. Pumpkin Spice Brule Oolong - This is an oolong tea meaning it has caffeine. This has pumpkin seeds, white and black chocolate, undertone of sweet spice and mocha. This is delicious and perfect for fall. 

Hope you all are as excited about Halloween tomorrow as I am. 

Happy trick and treating tomorrow 

Maine Trip Pictures

Hi everyone,

Early this month, I got the chance to travel to Maine. I can't imagine a more perfect time to visit Maine then October. I got to see Portland Head light and also took a lighthouse boat tour. Loved Maine and I can't wait to go back. Here are some pictures to share with you:

Hope you all have had a great day.

Lots of love

Ansa

Butter London Champers! Pure Rose Gold goodness in a bottle

When I think of fall and winter, I think of berry, maroon, reds and darker nail colors, but I also love the shimmer of the gold or rose golds to put me in the mood for the festivities and the holidays. Butter London Champers is one of those mesmerizing rose gold colors that makes me think of glasses of champagne and the holidays. It's so lovely on the nails.

Hope you all are staying warm and having a great day

Lots of love

Ansa

Zoya Nephratiti Swatch

I was browsing the nail polish isle yesterday at Ulta and zoomed into this color immediately. This is a very deep red which makes a huge statement. It has a deep cranberry hue which makes this the perfect holiday nail polish. The below is two coats. I love this color and I know I'll get a lot of wear out of this polish this holiday season.

Hope you all have had a lovely Monday.

Lots of love

Ansa 

Essie For The Twill Of It swatches - Essie's 2013 Fall Collection

Essie's for the Twill of It is such a gorgeous color. It's a silver based color with a ton of purple, blue and green duechrome. This is perfect for Autumn because it's dark but it also has a ton of lovely colors. It's a nice change from all the black or dark navy colors that companies always bring out during this time. It changes as you move your hands and depending on what the light catches.

I love this color.  The application was amazing. It went opaque with one coat. :)

Hope you all are as excited about Autumn as I am and are having a lovely week.