Swatch Alert MAC Mini Haul:Lippie Time!

Check out my recent haul that I did when I stumbled into MAC recently. I have a love hate relationship with MAC... hating that I love their lip colors so much. What I love most though is my ability to create unique new colors, often mixing lip tars by Obsessive Compulsive cosmetics and lip sticks or even lip glasses. I'm a true artist at heart. Check out the swatches and a look I created using a lip tar and gloss together

Bare Lipped

SPICE

Girl About Town

Funtabulous Dazzleglass

Im Passioned lip Stick

Here I used Girl About Town and layered it over Anime Lip Tar by OCC Here with the fabulous Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista she's amazing in MAC's All MY Purple Life Created by Afrobella and sold out! Bring it back MAC!

Happy Shopping Ladies

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics: THE GARDEN COLLECTION

Hey Beautiful People,

 With IMATS and The Makeup Show being just around the corner I just wanted to share with you the Spring line appropriately titled The Garden that will soon arrive with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. I'm loving every single color but how exactly would you wear the pastel green on your lip? Would you go a la Nicki Minaj mode? Let me know.

Things That Make Me Go Ooh La La: My Week in Photos Dec 18-29

 Hello Beautiful People,

Wow it seems like just yesterday the year just started and like every year I declare the year is that of mine. While I feel like I fail at my attempt to so call "breakout" and make the year mine I can always look back and see that I've made a dent in my life goals, some are accomplished others are still pending but nevertheless, I'm always satisfied in the fact that I continually grow and thank God that I don't remain the same. So many changes made, new beginnings, endings, and the story still goes on but I can't wait to continue the journey in 2012. For now I just want to share with you how my last two weeks of the year pan out. Talk to you later beautiful people, see you next year.

Live, laugh, X &O's

Merli

At OCC Pro Social mingling and having my girl swatch colors on her skin. While there I purchased their brushes which are Vegan Friendly and amazingly soft. Look for the review really soon.

Sporting my butterfly hair clip and a Hoochie Lip thanks to H&M  & OCC

At my church True Holy Church City of Refuge at the Maybin Mayhem Project
where 10 families received a care package and a 500 dollar giftcard from Football star Aaron Maybin

My look on Christmas day very simple but light

Decorating my home

My little library in my living room so excited! Still under construction

Working on my entry way that's Sasha Fierce my plant 

changed my cushions with covers I purchased from century 21 for 4 bucks! 

The Reason for the season 

Love this magazine to be inspired and get ideas

Things That Make Me Go Oh La La: My Week in Pics Nov 6th-Nov 26th

Hello Beautiful People,

     Yea I know its been long over due but I definitely have some goodies to share with you. I've hauled, I've eaten and I've conquered. I then narrowed down some of my faves for November to share with you. To update you on the journey to healthy I went to my doc and was told I possible have a thyroid issue which would explain my difficulty with losing weight so stay tuned as I continue to go through that journey. Thank you for joining or supporting that as well. Any questions don't hesitate to comment or email me.

Copped these long earrings a while back from Bebe for 12 bucks on sale you like?

Rocking my Vintage lip tar from OCC

Some more OCC Lip tar action in Hoochie (No relation) 

Here is a close up of Hoochie lip tar

Was at Urban Outfitters and was digging on this top so fab but so pricey 

Still on my booties kick loving these spiked beauties from Urban outfitters only 69 bucks!!

I love a fab wedge and these suede burnt orange ones were doing it for me

Loving this marketing for the Runway Red collection at VS and the lip gloss is actually really nice and pigmented

Style inspiration I want this for my bedroom! 

I thought this was such a fab idea for my bedroom door so I took a picture

So glitzy and fab from Steve Madden

Hello Purple thick heel in suede you're cute! Steve Madden

This was a meal I had when I was only eating vegetarian all week Mmmm this meal was so amazing! No meat straight veggies

In D.C. with my fellow Youth Advocates and my Fro its still a mini but fab!!

I had to go pay hommage to Dr. King and what a monument and memoriam it is must see! 

My haul in D.C. from H and M don't judge me

Clam Bake Essie Polish so refreshingly bright

Brave Red for Thanksgiving

Black Friday at Vince Camutto I copped these Booties

And these beauties hello spikes and animal print at its finest!  Vince Camutto

Things That Make Me Go Oh La La: My Week in Pics Oct 30- Nov 5th 2011

Hello Beautiful People,

      Just wanted to share my week in pics it's a little late but hey its been a long week thus far. How did you guys spend Halloween? I was hell bent on not buying a costume but just doing something wicked beautiful to my face. So I did... let me know what you think of course. I also had the opportunity to go to a OCC meetup pro event which was great and I met some awesome ladies as well as the brain child of the operation, David Klasfeld of course you know I picked up some lip tars I'll share that with you guys soon. I also went to Make Up For Ever Pro event for Halloween and picked up some goodies there. (I need help I know!)  All in all a nice and productive week. I'd love to see some pics from Halloween please share with me at lovemerli@yahoo.com and I will post some of my favorites right here on the blog. Have a great rest of your week people.

My purchases made at the Make Up For Ever Event, MAC, and Sephora

                        October 28th 2011 Going to a get together with friends I didn't want to buy a costume so I costumed my face.

For the look I used the following items:

MUFE Color Cream in Bronze, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean, Kevyn Aucoin Eye Pencil in White,  Kevyn Aucoin Eye Pencil in Black, MAC prep and Prime transparent powder, and Kiss Lashes

Halloween Around town in Soho October 31, 2011

FOTD on Monday Oct 31st

Some of my finds and looks from the mags I love

I'm mad at Kim but I'm not at the turtleneck which I love

This makeup look is so fab! 

My FOTD on Sunday going to Church Yup I turn it on for the Lord too! 

I surely want to see this show

Loving these boots from steve Madden

I love all these boots  Can I have them please!