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Hello my darlings!

I know I’ve been absent for a bit, but this flu season has struck me with a vengeance so it’s been hard to keep up with my beauty blogging duties. I’m back to 100% now, so expect an onslaught of posts in the coming weeks as I get caught up on the pile of products that has taken over an entire corner of my already teeny apartment. Up first, however, is the matter of my favorite products for the month of January. A few of these will come as no surprise to you as I’ve been raving about them incessantly (L’oreal Total Repair 5, perhaps?), so check out the video below and see what made the cut!

Products mentioned in this video:

Disney Cinderella Collection Storylook Palette
Price:$55
Get it: Sephora.com

L’oreal Total Repair 5 System
Price: $4.99 (shampoo & conditioner), $7.99 (Damage Erasing Balm), $7.99 (Restorative Dry Oil)
Get it: Drugstores

Mariah Carey by OPI Nail Polish – A Butterfly Moment
Price: $8.99
Get it: Ulta stores

Yes to Grapefruit Correct & Repair Brightening Facewipes
Price: $6.99
Get it: Drugstores

Benefit Total Moisture Facial Cream
Price: $38
Get it: Benefit, Sephora, Ulta

Kim Kardashian sported this look at the premiere for The Orphan and I freaking loooooved it! The winged eyeliner and hot pink lips are just gorgeous, so I had to replicate the look on my own!

Products Used:
Benefit Playsticks Foundation- Jumprope
Stila Pressed Powder – Dark
Nars Blush- Oasis
Urban Decay Primer Potion- Sin
Stila Eye Shadow- Starlight
L’Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner- Carbon Black
Maybelline Collosal Lash Mascara- Black
Urban Decay 24/7 lipliner – Envious
Prestige Lipliner- Love
Nars Lipstick- Funny Face
Urban Decay Pocket Rocket Lipgloss- James

Products Used
Benefit Playsticks Foundation – Jumprope (as a concealer)
Stila Sheer Pressed Powder – Dark
Benefit Bronzer – Hoola
Urban Decay Primer Potion- Sin
Maybelline Colossal Volum’ Express Waterproof Mascara – Very Black
L’Oreal Infallable Eye Liner- Carbon Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Lip Liner – Wicked
DuWop Lip Venom

Products Used:
Benefit Playsticks Foundation – Jumprope
Stila Sheer Pressed Powder – Dark
Benefit Hoola Bronzer (cheeks)
NYC Glamour Lashes – Black
Urban Decay Primer Potion – Sin
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner – Underground
Lorac Glam Rocks – Gold Metallic
Stila Eye Shadow- Starlight, Twig
L’Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner – Carbon Black
Benefit Lipliner – Lush
Nars Lipstick – Faux
Bourjois 3D Cosmic Lipgloss – Brun Galactic

Over the past year a bunch of “Chola Look” tutorials have hit YouTube, and one of my lovely readers asked me to do one, since the other ones aren’t “authentic.” Now by authentic, I mean they’re more Hollywood Chola (a la Gwen Stefanie and Fergie) rather than what an actual chola would wear.

So I basically did a tutorial based on how I wore my make-up in high school, back when I THOUGHT I was a chola. I say thought becuase I doubt real hardcore cholas washed their make-up off before their parents came to pick them up from private school. Lulz.

I did the tutorial tonight, so here are a few stills until I can figure out how to work this damn video editing equipment. Why am I doing that, you ask? Cuz I finally got a real video camera…woo hoo!

I’ll include a list of the products I used below the photos so those of you who wanna try it out can pick these items up in the meantime.




Products Used:
- Make up Forever HD Foundation
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Stila Sheer Pressed Powder
- Cover Girl Cheekers Blush in Soft Sable
- Bourjois Wet/Dry eye shadow in Diamond Blanc
- Stila Eye Shadow in Black Cat
- L’Oreal Lineur Intense Eye Liner in Carbon Black
- Wet N Wild Eyeliner in Dark Brown
- MAC lipstick in Russian Red