8.24.2011

Hair bleach / color kit review ....

Product: :" Splat " rebellious colors
Color: Luscious Rasberries 
Location: Cvs
Price: 10.99




I had been wanting a change so I decided to take a big step and bleach my hair after about 10 months of going natural.I was really sick and tired of looking at my hair so plain and just growing  so slowly threw the growing process  , SoI just went on and did it.In the beginning I used a bleach number ( 30 ) with a powder developer and to my surprise my hair turned orange lol.I was like " uuuum ok " this is so not the bright yellow I was looking for but I didn't trip and I worked with it.I had also gotten a  rinse that I had gotten from the beauty supply and the color was labeled " fruit punch pink " I kinda knew it wouldn't be a bright bright pink and I just knew once I put it in my hair it would not turn out like I wanted because of the orange, but I did it anyway.The turn out was a very dull / reddish pink.Al tho I really didn't like it because I was very disappointed that it was more red than pink ,I rocked it anyway.So about 2 weeks had gone by and after the color had worn out I was asking around what could i possibly could do to get the orange out of my hair .A few people were telling me " get a toner " and In my head I already knew that I would just bleach it again, I just didn't know how I would go about doing it and how soon but i never got the toner.So the other day I just happen to be in cvs and walking down the ille where they have the hair products and at the very bottom shelf I saw a bright red hair bleaching / dye kit , and I was like " I had to have it " so I got it.The price was very reasonable and I couldn't pass it up.I sat there a few hours thinking , do I really wanna do this and the next day I took a shot at it.I put the peroxide liquid they provided on and left it for about 40 mins. and my hair instantaneously turned a bright yellowish color and I was so satisfied with the turn out because I knew with this light color the red would bang.SO after I washed my hair I put the red dye on ( using a brush that you use to apply perms,dyes etc.) and let it sit for about 2 hours.When I washed my hair I can say that this is the most intense red I have ever seen , this red is beautiful.I absolutely love this color.As you could see the red was bright before I washed it out , but the after affect is so much better.I am so happy I didn't give up , and that I gave this brand a try it was totally worth the money and time.On the side of the box it says that they have a pink kit that I will be researching very soon since its the initial color I wanted bu for now " I'm fire red baby "   


Would I recommend " Yes " why because the price and color is great
What I would say is , have a great hair conditioner this kinda drys your hair out but this could be because I have done it 2 times , I noticed the first time I did it my hair was not as dry but I am using " blue magic " hair dressing to keep mine moisturized
Be careful , your edges can and will easily stain, so beware getting this on your hair line,this is a very strong in color " dye " so be care full to cover up when applying this so you don't stain your neck and chest if any happens to fall.




Picture 1:First attempt @ the bleaching / rinse process
Picture 2.Second attempt with " splat " 

w





8.21.2011

The winner of the " Hater makeup look contest "

and the winner is @crystal hernandez 


congratulations you executed your look in an amazing way
I know this was crystals first time entering a contest and she fully
deserved to win this one.
I must admit i had a hard time deciding who was going to win this one 
because not only did i have to choose from the " makeup looks"  but the heart to heart 
emails really stuck out to me and how you all opened up and shred your personal stories
of your experience of being hated on.
Thank you so much for entering and the rest of the contestants who 
entered you all did a really great job 
.I loved every ones looks and as always I will post the runners  up in a collage bellow.
I would also like to send a big that you to @earresistible glam and @ sheelz treasures for sponsoring some great prizes.  





8.18.2011

Reformulated Lip Gloss...

My first batch of gloss included the colors 


Boosy
Moody
Omg
Typhoon
Money
Mamii
Purple Rain
Ravishing
Pink Ice
Beauty
Barbie
Deeva
Moach


This batch of gloss has been discontinued , these glosses are a thicker formula  and mostly have been used in photo shoots , fashion shows etc.all my gloss hare now been reformulated for every day all day wear.They also have been named a new and improved name " lip jelly " so now you can have your bright lip gloss , that is popping in color and you can rock all day and night ...








8.10.2011

Product Review La Colors Palettes....

Product: La colors palettes
Location: Beauty Supply
Price 2.99 each ( 2 )


We all know every time we step into the beauty supply there will be things we buy we did not go in there for and this was one of those instances.I had been wanting to go to this specific beauty supply in the city because ever since I moved its not close to home so when i stepped in there I automatically went looking for what I went in for which was " hair bleach and pink hair rinse " well I got what I went in for and I just continued to browse which to me is a bad idea if your obsessed with dang near everything the beauty supply has to offer , from makeup to jewelry to nail supplies etc. As I was browing I  saw these small glitter palettes sitting all alone on the counter by the combs , I'm guessing someone had picked them up and put them back but I picked them up and I saw 2 of the cutest little glitter palettes I have ever seen , the colors were popping and the price was right I couldn't pass them up, even tho that " is not what I went in there for " right lol not to mention I found a nyx milk pencil and it was the last one available.I never catch those milk pencils in the store I always have to order them online  for like 9 dollars each so you know I was all over  that deal .
I guess I hit the jack pot that day ,I was so super excited to get home and try all my new goodies.So the next day I was trying to figure out what I was gonna wear and I already had it in my mind I was gonna use my 2 new palettes, so I wore peach , Burgundy , silver  and yellow.I was able to use colors from both palettes and I must say myself , these are totally worth it.Now I can say the peach I had to kinda scrape it off it didn't come off as smooth as the others but I mad eit work , but The pigmentation on these are great and the quality is nice too. The glitter stays on so you do kinda end up with a glitter affect with your makeup look so if your not into glitter I wouldn't recommend these , even after hours of having on the makeup the glitter still remained there .I would for sure recommend these to anyone who loves makeup and for a great price. Personally I am a firm believer that makeup does not have to be very expensive to be nice looking.I love these palettes I  have no  complaints or concerns about them at all,the quality to me is even better than those you get from family dollar.
are these  are a  must have " Yes " why not , would I recommend these to my friends " Yes " sure ..




The pic bellow is the 2 I have , they both work really good I hope to be able to get the rest in the near future.







Truth or The Wrong Perception ...

I was shipping some orders and as I was leaving the post office  there was a woman out side with a tiny strap green dress on and an old white bra that looked as black as her shoes that looked as if they have been walked on for miles , she had very very  scraggly hands , legs and feet and clearly seemed to be a   street walker and possible prostitute I assumed.Me I had on some really cute makeup of course seeing as how I always have to wear it just to advertise even if i know im not going any where important I still have to look my best at all times, ya know.so back to this homeless woman she approached me and I almost said " I don't have it " just guessing she was gonna beg for money but I didn't say anything and I let her talk." Hey sweet heart " she says " Hi " I replied and in the back of my mind im like man oh man i do not want to be smelling like cigarettes lol but I stood there and spoke to her and she proceeded to tell me how I was so beautiful  she loved my makeup and how she remembers how she was back in the day and how she has really let herself go.I replied " its ok we all make mistakes in life your still beautiful " and she just bust out in tears ,Im like ooh  geeesh what have I done this is not Oprah , in between her rambling about her past ,I  asked her " did she wear makeup "and she said " yes I do my johns love me to doll myself up " I just do a little lip stick and call it a day " and I replied " well since your out here and you have to look your best , I make makeup and she said " really da*n  girl you make that s*it and I said yeah I do and she said , well let me see what you got , so i proceed to go into my trunk about 20 feet away to get my small box of makeup .Mind you im thinking in my head , what am I doing and why am I wasting my time but I went on and  showed her a set ( just the one set that I had taken out the box myself just cause I didn't want her touching my stuff ) and she almost went crazy , she was like " omg this is so beautiful " ( minus out the rest of her potty mouth comments Im gonna just keep to myself lol ,) I would be the talk of the streets with this makeup on , in my head im like she probably  doesn't have any clue on what " pigment " is and probably has no money and may even be high or druck and not even know what we were discussing,so I semi hesitated and asked her did she wanna buy it for real and she said " well you know what why not" , and this woman pulled out a raggedy 10 dollars out of her bra and handed it to me." here " now give me my makeup , total " switch " I mean you think this could have been a drug deal on how she just gets her money out and hands it to me and she gets her product and goes and walks away super fast like " bye boo " lol ...
now mind you im thinking she  looks like a once well put together woman , what happened in her life that could cause her to look so bad and feel that drugs and prostitution is her only way to make a living.,I just had so many thoughts in my head as I stood  out side of a big public place talking to a homeless woman, something I would never normally do  , I didn't even want anyone to know I was even talking to her really but thank god no one saw us lol.
The moral to this story is " never judge a book by its cover "  it may have not been much but I could have missed out on 10 dollars thinking this woman was up to something,I couldn't believe this woman just clearly gave me her last and only ten dollars for makeup and she has no " home " to me that is simply amazing.
now have I thought about it , maybe in her twisted mind she thought I was selling some new colored drugs lol , yeah but whatever Im hoping that the makeup can help her in whatever it is she does. the truth is everyone and every situation has a story behind it and reasons why things happen  but all we need to do is learn that no one is perfect , we all do at some point  make pretty silly decisions in our lives but we all are someones mother / father  , someones daughter / son  , someones aunt / uncle and some ones friend that others care a whole lot about and our choices should not make people love us less unless it affects them directly.
In my eyes the only race I see is " ignorance " I say this all the time ,the ability to be ignorant and not see things for what they are is a horrible trait to have   , being closed minded , not listing , not thinking out side the box , treating others like a lesser equal and not knowing the real deal can really make one a very blind and unrealistic person .If you think for one second you are exempt from being just like that person you see at rock bottom you are sadly mistaken.
For some reason this world only sees what it perceives to be true ,the truth seems to be hidden and a big secret all the time , but if you do not have the real in depth facts on why something or someone is the way they are and clearly are  not gonna try to  find it out or just making up what you may wanna believe to be true with out really knowing to me this is a display of  ignorance in my opinion.This situation is near and dear to me and I just wanted to share that with you all 
I really do wish that poor woman the best and to those who haven't quite yet picked it up , things are not what they always are perceived to be everything has 3 sides to it " their side , your side and the truth " ....



8.08.2011

Happy Birthday ....

.For many years I have been wearing mascara even before I even really would attempt to wear anything else I would wear mascara.I think every woman at some point has been disgusted by purchasing the wrong kind , I mean really some mascaras just straight up " suck " I myself still shop around just to see whats out there  , I mean now days they have all kinds and I even go for the ones in the cute tubes but it never fails if I want something good I stick to what I know.I do not suggest mascara that cost like a buck just because after a while allot of them tend to dry out really fast but honestly there are only so many things you can do to mascara to enhance whats not there which is why most women wear lashes.What really is a killer is how some of these man have looooong lashes lol ,truth be told even in there commercials the women have on falsies lol , any who Keep up the good work " mabielline " 


Happy 40th birthday to my favorite mascara " great lash " by mabielline



Hey bullyies I see you...

Beware of the cyber bullies they are lurking online on sites to say mean and nasty and hateful things.They have no intentions in saying things to be nice  or help you.Cyber bullies are here to destroy the world their main source of target is people who are doing well , local news webs sites ,celebrities ,big businesses like walmart and target , even children and allot of them live on Facebook and YouTube.These individuals are evil and they are here to do emotional damage to weak minded people ie. high school students and people of that nature that who do not know who they are and get very tied into how others feel about them.Please do not fear these people they are cowards the only reason they have a meaning is because of the attention we give them.They can not fight in real life and are the main ones to back down from an argument if you try to start one with them.Don't be fooled by these people they are very scary and the only amo they have is the key pad.



8.06.2011

Fantastic Faces " Closing "

I am sad to say that I will be closing this month.I neeeeeeeeeeever in a million years thought that this would be happening but I have no choice.This drama has included people who have been supporting me and I can not continue to have that.I work very hard daily to build up a reputation and make sure I present everything in the correct manner for my company  only for people to continuously complain about anything they feel need to.This closing is not due to " guilt " or " being wrong " or me folding and being weak its to clear my head and revamp my business and take care of this issue at hand and in doing that I can not continue to run all this alone and and do that at the same time.I am very sorry to those who didn't get a chance to order but " i will be back " this is only temporary.I think  i have mislead alot of people based on my comments and responses but those who need to know me do and those small minded ignorant individuals who dont wont.I will for sure not be entertaining this drama anymore which is what I should have done in the beginning and it is unproductive and not going towards the goal I had in mind .Yes I am aware of each and everything that goes on pertaining to my business for it is my duty to keep track of everything. I know the names of each individual who is following my business with ill intentions , following my blog , on my like page and adding me on my personal page to be moles, I hear and see it all ,but keep in mind all of the people doing this are very insignificant to me and I have found out first hand that this is what some people do " bash companies and purposely plan on picking on companies for every little thing , so im guessing they are just " doing their jobs " per say " what ever " lol , if that's what you wanna call it ,so are the stalkers  important " no " do I recognize  you " yes " is this me taking some time to gather my thoughts  " yes " " i get it now ,its  time for me to take a back seat and see what blessing come my way next with all this.Thanks for your support and Fantastic Faces loves you....







8.05.2011

Product Review Maybelline Pop Sticks

Product: Maybelline Shine Sensational Pop Sticks

Location: Kmart

Price: 6.19 usd
   


I was browsing the makeup section @ kmart and as I was walking away I happened to see a hot pink tube in the corner of my eye, I had to go and check it out of course , so I did and I automatically picked up 2 I said " I have to have this " off the tube alone lol. So then I opened it only to see a clear colored pink lip stick.So I say to myself " i wonder how this applies " clear im guessing duh right lol and I bought them and I was right it go on clear , not like a clear gloss more like a moisturizer type feel.Well sad to say " im not impressed " these were a total waste of money in my opinion but I must say , they do smell good and I am a sucker for pretty things so the tube being so cute im just a sucker for it and find myself putting it on over and over again just because lol.I personally will never bash any product but I will say the truth.Is this a must have " No " should you buy it if you like good smelling moisturizer sure why not " its not expensive and the tube is too die for.I only have the one I did not buy one of each nor do I plan on it but I did look at one of each and they are all pretty much the same.This is a limited edition product so Im glad I got it but I will not be recommending it to my friends 




Left: The store display 


Right: 100 Pink Lollipop ( The one that I own ) 


( Both pictures  found online I do not own them  )