Boxing Day Haul!

Hey girls! Again, I hope everyone had a grreat holiday! I know I did, and I know I definitely love those red hot tags displayed in every store on boxing day! Since I'm Canadian and here we don't have Black Friday, I tend to spend quite a bit on that day, ahaha. So here's what I bought, suprisingly not A LOT compared to usual! I didn't include clothing since I kinda have problems taking pictures of clothes.. so sad. But yeah, heres all the "beauty" stuff I got :)



- Tarte Treasure Chest
- Benefit Rush Hour Lipstick/Stain
- MAC Sandy B Lipstick
- MAC Viva Glam V Lipstick
- MAC 239 Brush
- NARS Essential Eyes Palette
- NARS Mini Lipgloss Duo in Sweet Dreams & Dolce Vita




Tarte Treasure Chest
Ah! A gift from my lovely aunt! She always knows what I like :) It comes with really pretty colors, and for 68$ CAD, I think it's a great deal. It comes with 16 shimmer eyeshadows, 16 matte eyeshadows, 16 lipsticks, a bronzer, a light pink highlighter, and 4 blushes. I love it!




NARS Essential Eyes Palette
I went to Sephora hoping to get either this or the Pleasures of Paris palette, but they only had this one available. So I snatched it asap! It's been sold out in my area for a while :( This palette comes with 5 gorgeous shadows in Nepal, Night Star, Galapagos, Ondine, and Thunderball. It also comes with a cream shadow in Unconditional Love; not sure how I feel about it yet.



L-R: Benefit Rush Hour in Sunberry, MAC Sandy B, MAC Viva Glam V, NARS Sweet Dreams, NARS Dolce Vita

Several Different Lippies
I don't know why, but lately, I've been so drawn to lippies! I think it's probably cause I don't own much lip stuff, and I want to try new things! My favourite here is the Benefit Rush Hour Lipstick cause it's actually SUPER creamy and pigmented. I'm sure all of you have seen the MAC Lipsticks cause they're pretty popular and many people have it. & the NARS Duo Lipgloss is so cute! It's super tiny and I think it's a great way to try out NARS Lipglosses :)



Super Tiny bit of Lush!
LUSH was actually SUPER cheap that day! Many things were priced at 3 for 1, and now I regret not getting more stuff. I only got 3 things; Rockstar Soap, Sexy Boy Massage Bar, Sexy Peel Soap. I have now developed a LOVE for the smell of LUSH products! I don't even want to use them anymore, I just wanna smell them!

Holiday Giveaway Winner!

Hey guys! I hope you all had the greatest Christmas, and celebrated with all your friends and family! I had a great Christmas because my mom's cooking is always the best! haha, alright. Now let's get to the point. My holiday giveaway ended yesterday at 11:59 EST, and I hope all of you had a chance to enter it! My idea was to give one of you an amazing Christmas gift as I know not all of us can afford MAC! So here we are:

The winner is...

Eve from xlovelymakeupx! Love you girl! I'm a follower! Please email me within 48 hours, or else another winner will have to be selected. Sorry!

On another note, I still hope to do another mini giveaway at 500 followers, which reminds me.. I've actually reached 400 followers; which is probably the hugest thing to happen to me in a while. I know this giveaway has bought me a long way, but I'm truly grateful that so many people care for what I write. I love you all!

Also, I'll be posting my recent collective haul within a few days! Stay tuned!

Golden Olive Eyes Tutorial

Hey guys! I filmed a new tutorial for my youtube channel ericateresacho and I was inspired by Golden Olive Pigment by MAC; the name speaks for itself. It's gorrrgeous, and this look is approapriate for all kinds of parties, especially holiday parties. i hope you enjoy!






Products Used:
MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot
MAC Ricepaper e/s
MAC Golden Olive Pigment
MAC Club e/s
NYX Black e/s
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Zero
Loreal Telescopic Mascara

Makeup Collection!

Hey my lovely girls :) Sorry I can't post much, but since Christmas Holidays is in 2 days, last minute projects have really been pushing upon me. Not fun! So in an apology for being a slacker(again), I decided to show you guys my makeup collection. I know it's not much compared to most of you guys here on blogger, but I've only been collecting for a bit less than a year, so i'm considerably proud of my collection :D to some of you this may be quite a bit, but being a beauty blogger really doesn't help with this addiction! I do pay for everything myself, and I have not been sent any of my makeup. I only showed the stuff that I actually use in my collection, so back ups, brushes, and stuff I don't use isn't shown. I'm sure I'll do an updated makeup collection soon or later, since i'm kinda still a new girl on blogger.. We'll see. Hope you like! Btw, tell me if you want any reviews!

My "Vanity" Area:


Face Products(Foundations, Concealers, Powders):


Cheek Products(Bronzers, Blushers):


Eyeshadows:


Eyeliners(Pencil, Liquid, Gel):


Mascaras:


Eye Primers:


Misc. Lip Products:


MAC Lip Products:
Ah! I'm gonna be known as the blogger with the least MAC Lip Products. I think it's because I've only recently gotten into the lip craze; I've never been too fond on spending money on lip stuff! & I don't even know why... aha


MAC Eyeshadow Palettes:


GIRLS! REMEMBER TO ENTER MY HOLIDAY MAC GIVEAWAY! :)

Holiday FOTD: Sparkle is a Girl's Best Friend!

Hey Girlies! I just wanted to thank all the new followers I got from the Holiday MAC Giveaway, cause I really didn't think it was gonna get me to 300+ followers! Ofcourse, I'm forever gracious to have all these beautiful ladies read my plain old blog, so I'm trying to step up the game with this posting! So here's a look I did today for a thing that my boyfriend and I went to. It reminds be of something that barbie would wear if she didn't just wear pink. Probably a barbie smokey eye! But this look has a lot of sparkle to it, and is great for the holidays!





Products Used:
UDPP
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Dark Brown
MAC Gold Dusk Pigment
MAC Reflects Antique Gold Glitter
MAC Goldstroke Pigment
MAC Top Knot e/s
Loreal Liquid Liner
Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara

MAC So Ceylon MSF
MAC Fashion Scoop Cremesheen Glass

& THE CAMWHORE BEGINS!

Holiday MAC Giveaway! (Closed)

Hey guys! So I decided that Christmas is my favourite holiday, and I wanted to give somebody an amazing Christmas present :) Also, some of you know that I recently went to the MAC Warehouse Sale, and I felt as though I was too lucky.. So I decided to make someone else just as lucky as I!



I'm giving away:
MAC MSF in Sunny By Nature
MAC Eyeshadow in Soft Force
MAC Mineralize Blush in Light Over Dark
MAC Tricolor Lipglass in Crazy Haute

Rules:
1. Must be a follower/subscriber of either my youtube or my blog. (leave youtube username)
2. Leave a comment with ONE thing on your Christmas wishlist.
3. Must post about this giveaway on your blog, and link it to the comment above.
4. Leave your email adress on the post.
5. The winner must reply to my email within 24 hours of notification.
6. The giveaway will end on DECEMBER 25TH, 2009.

This giveaway is open internationally, and the winner will be posted soon after the giveaway is closed.

MAC Warehouse Sale Haul

Girls! The sale went AMAZING! I think I went pretty crazy there... and I did spend a lot of money. I think it's all worth it, cause I calculated the total price here if I were to buy it in store, and it came to a whopping $530! I spent less than half of that amount and got all of this amazing stuff. For those who aren't aware about this MAC Warehouse Sale, click here for all the details.

lets get to the haul baby!





L-R: Fashion Scoop Cremesheen Glass, Eurobeat Dazzleglass, Baby Sparks Dazzleglass, Crazy Haute Lipglass, Secret Crush See Thru Lip Colour, & Loving Touch See Thru Lip Colour


L-R: Light Over Dark Mineralize Blush, X-Rocks Blush, Clinique High Impact Mascara


L-R: #20 Lashes, Studio Touch-Up Stick in NC20, Select Cover-Up in NW20, Select Sheer/Loose Powder in NC20


L-R: Steel Blue Pigment, Golden Olive Pigment, Chocolate Brown Pigment, Rushmetal Pigment, Circa Plum Pigment.
Bottom Row: Soft Force Eyeshadow, Top Knot Eyeshadow.


Clockwise from Top Right: Petticoat MSF, So Ceylon MSF, Sunny By Nature MSF, Light Flush MSF

SO THATS ALL I GOT!

by the way... guys, I made a haul video and posted it on youtube. i've been thinking for a while whether to do tutorials on youtube or not, so i guess this is a start. maybe i'll start posting videos regularly :)

Holiday Makeup: Golden Eyes w/ Berry Lips

Hey guys! Thanksgiving to all your Americans! Us in Canada celebrated our Thanksgiving in October, and sadly.. we get no Black Friday! I wish I wish I could come down for some shopping! Im so jealous guys! But since I'm not too far away from NY, I might come down for Christmas! :) So today I created this look with some golden brown eyes and berry lips. I think this look is sooo festive, and looks great for any holiday!







Eyes:
UDPP
MAC Groundwork Paint Pot
MAC Shroom e/s
MAC Sumptuous Olive e/s
MAC Mulch e/s
MAC Shadowy Lady e/s
Loreal Liquid Liner
Maybelline Pulse Perfection

Cheeks:
MAC Stark Naked Blush
ELF Studio Blush in Berry Merry

Lips:
NYX Medusa Lipstick
Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipstick in Plum Wine

FOTD: Smoking Emeralds & Twitter Announcement!

Hey guys! This is probably one of those... I got bored so I played with makeup looks :) I used a few of the NYX shadows that I recently got, and I tried to make this a wearable smokey look. It turned out great! I don't think I'm all too amazing at creating smokey eyes, but I guess this was a try :)







I used:
UDPP
MAC Greenstroke Paint Pot
MAC Ricepaper e/s
NYX Mermaid Green e/s
MAC Gorgeous Gold e/s
MAC Wedge e/s
NYX Black e/s
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Too Faced Lash Injection
Quo false lashes

NARS Lovejoy & NARS Orgasm Combined

NYX Circe Lipstick
MAC Poetic License Lipglass(LOVE)

I FINNAAALLY GOT TWITTER.
Some of you might think.. FINNNNALLLLY?! you're so late! i guess i am late... :) but twitter isn't really a big thing where I live, so I didn't really think of getting it. But now I got it.. Just a random little thing I decided to do I guess :)

FOLLOW ME!
http://twitter.com/ricahx15

Barbie Pink NOTW & MAC Warehouse Sale Tickets!

Chyeeeeeeah. it's about time i started blogging again. should i start blogging more often? sometimes i try to, but i just don't really know what to say. but yeeeah, i finally came up with SOMETHING.

so these are my nails of the weeek. nothing amazingly special, but i'm just IN LOVE with the color. it's a creamy barbie pink with no shimmer at all. i looove it so much! I used Essie's Mod Squad Nail Polish with Loreal's Top Coat on top of it. the topcoat is also amazing because it gives it amazing shine, and the shine doesnt just go away! it prevented my polish from chipping for 5 days straight, and the shines staaays!



FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!
i've gotten my little hands on tickets to the upcoming MAC warehouse sale in december! for those who don't know what the sale is all about; it's a warehouse sale that takes place in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on the Markham Fairgrounds.(so freaking close to my place!) yeah.. i do live in markham. The sale carries Estee Lauder Brands(aka, MAC/Clinique) at a CRRAZY discounted price. This is the first time I've been able to get a ticket, and btw, the sale is invite ONLY, and you can't buy tickets at the door. I got my ticket from makeupjunkie0 on youtube(my fellooow toronto girl), but i doubt she has any left. The sale takes place for 3 days, and is hosted once every three months. This year it's Friday, December 4, Saturday December 5th, and Sunday December 6th. I'm going on friday! I'm super excited because everything's gonna be available, but unfortunately i can't go until 4pm.. but thats okay! i don't know if there's any other sale like this in the states, but you guys have CCOs !

pics of the tickets: