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I'm so excited to announce that I have a domain of my own and I have started using it! I have even posted my first giveaway! Go to makeuprshutup.com and check it out!!!

Ill be posting there from now on... bookmark it and visit me there from now on!

THANKS SO MUCH!

NP Set, Target Just Got More AWESOME!

If you follow me on Twitter, you may think that I have a bit of a "problem", if you may, with TARGET. I prefer to think of it as a symbiotic relationship, but whatever.

Anyway, I was in there today for the 40th time this week, and I happened upon a cosmetics brand I had never heard of. NP Set, by Napoleon Perdis. I was immediately intrigued of course, because I had never heard of it, and a lot of the stuff was super cool! So of course after standing there browsing for what seemed like forever, and emailing the company to get their suggestions, this is what I went home with. (In another Target trip. In my defense though, I needed groceries) HA HA HA 

Anyway-the goods.

NP Set Red Carpet Palette

Eyeshadow Duo Saint Croix

NP Set LipGloss Mykonos

NP Set Liquid Eyeliner Duo-LaPaz

I really like everything I got! The eye-shadows glide on really nicely, and are build-able. There is a bit of fall out, unfortunately, that is quite common, but primer helps with this. I swatched the duo on my hand for you. 

The pink on the left is VERY sheer, and light. It is good for highlight under the brow, and I found with my fair skin I needed a couple of layers for it to show. Once you get the darker shade on, it really pops! It's so pretty! It makes a nice, smokey look, and you can make it as dramatic as you want by building on the darker shade. I just love it.

This eyeliner is AMAZING! It has a dual ended applicator. One end is an opaque blue/green, slightly shimmery liquid liner. The other end is a FABULOUS green glitter. CHECK IT!

From left, the opaque alone, then the glitter, then on the right the glitter over the blue opaque. Isn't it GORGEOUS?!? It reminds me of the colors on a peacock, right up my alley. The eyeliner glides on nice and smooth, and is very easy to handle. I really like this product! 

The lip gloss is UBER yummy! When I opened it I first noticed the scent. So fruity, and you guys know how I feel about scent in lip gloss.Well, when I put it on, (WOOHOO!) it TASTED fruity! BONUS! It is a gorgeous sheer pink, lighter than it looks in the tube. It wasn't overly sticky, and had a brush applicator. Unfortunately, I put it on right before I drank hot chocolate, so I'm not sure how long the color would stick around under normal wear, but I'll report back.

I love the palette! It gives you 4 shadows, 2 blushes and 4 lip glosses. It would be great for travel. I think the colors in it would work for most everyone, as they are great neutrals. I'll put together a look for this soon and report back.

I am definitely going to be adding more NP Set to my makeup repertoire. It's very good quality,  and available at a convenient location. I think I'm going to try their primer next. I'll keep you updated!

Contact NP Set:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/npset
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/npsetcosmetics
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/napoleonperdis1/

I Found the Eyeliner of My Dreams, People!

So, you already saw my story about Natalie from the Ulta in Memphis. She did the most BEAUTIFUL catseye/winged liner look on me last weekend. 

She also recommended to me the correct tool and eyeliner to purchase to achieve this look. 

The eyeliner is PurMinerals Pur Intensity Gel Eyeliner. It is amazing. It glides on like silk. It is almost effortless, and that is saying alot for someone like me, who is not very good at eyeliner.I am learning though! 

The only real drawback I see from it is that it dries REALLY fast. It even tells you on the online product listing, to place the lid back on right away,so it doesn't dry. I plan on doing just that, I don't want to lose a precious drop of this stuff! I love it!

The brush she recommended to me is the Bareminerals Eyeliner Brush. This brush is VERY reasonably priced at $12. I find that it is perfectly matched for the eyeliner. It picks up plenty of the product and glides right on. I find it very easy to create the shapes, and lines that I want. I am SO GLAD I found these products!

So, Im obviously not doing mine as perfectly as Natalie did, but with practice, maybe Ill be at 90% 

Why I LOVE Natalie from Ulta in Memphis, Tennessee!

  I am very clumsy with eyeliner, and my dream is to the perfect catseye/winged look. When I walked into Ulta yesterday,with my soul-sister Jessie yesterday, I spotted her perfect peepers from a mile away. I meekly asked her for a lesson, and she HAPPILY said yes! It turned out gorgeous, and I was so excited! I mean, like a school kid who just got 1000 hot-wheels excited! She also showed me the perfect products to buy to achieve the look I want,and with more practice, I'm confident I'll get as good at it as she is!!

Check out the awesomeness!!!


I did my own this morning- you'll see that in another post.I didn't do nearly as well, but not terrible for my first try.

THANK YOU NATALIE! I hope you see this!