Vanity and Vodka

Hello Everyone!
I hope you are doing well and having a great holiday season!

For this week's look, I wanted to do a neutral look and switch it up with a bold and then soft lip color to show the versatility.
I opted to go for a more dramatic flare to the lid shape, but you can blend the colors to whichever shape you prefer. :-)

Happy Holidays, everyone!!
I hope you are well and enjoying every bit of the holiday season!

I love how versatile holiday makeup can be. Anything goes!
For this look I wanted something sweet and shimmery with a bit of color. 

The lashes I used are very festive!  They are flicked with gold glitter, and quite precious.
Hope you like it!










Thank you again for stopping by!  I truly treasure your communication and enthusiasm for makeup!

Much love from my family to yours this holiday season!
Blessings to you :-)
xoxo,
Colleen

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Colleen Watkins
VanityandVodka.com

Running late for a hot date, holiday party, or other glamorous activity? ;-)

If you are like me this holiday season, the one thing you've been completely out of is, TIME!

This is a really fast and easy look using one of my favorite colors!

I like to use a shimmery, glittery jewel tone for the main color, just because it's a tad bit more dramatic, but you can really use any color you like!



I hope you like it! Sometimes simple makeup can be stunning for a night out ;-)

Hope you are all doing well and having a wonderful holiday season!
Many blessings to you and yours this year :-) Thank you so much for stopping by. It truly means the world to me.

XOXO,
Colleen

Hello Everyone!!

I hope you are doing well!!

This week's look is a really wearable shimmery gold/bronze look that I absolutely adore. It's extremely versatile for day or night- and what's even better is that the palette I used was $10! (Really it was much less because there is always a sale going on!)

Here it is!

Hello Everyone! :-) I hope you are doing well!

For this week's makeup look, I am using some gorgeous shadows from Glamour Doll Eyes.  Some of the colors are from the 2012 Halloween Collection that was a limited edition, so I am not certain of their availability at this time (you could always use a similar shade).

I hope you like it!







Life has been a bit hectic for me lately, so I apologize if I've been a bit absent.  If you get bored, you can usually find me on Twitter being a dork ;-)  @VanityandVodka

XOXO!!
Blessings to you!
♥Colleen

Hey Everyone!! Hope you are all doing well!
Sorry I've been a bit out of the loop, lately- life got a bit hectic!  I've tried to jump in from time to time to visit my favorite blogs, so please forgive me if I've been out of touch. :(

This week's look is a favorite of mine.  I hope you like it!




I love a sultry smoky eye- especially using a statement color.  This is one of my favorites.  It's Royal Sugar by Sugarpill.  This color is fierce and full of drama!

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to get one more Halloween look squeezed in here before the big day. I've seen some really fun and creative ideas out there! Really incredible :-) 

For this week's look- I present to you a Mystical Water Nymph :-)





Hope you like it! This was a lot of fun :-)

Happy Halloween, everyone!!

I hope you have a wonderful week. Thank you so much for stopping by!

XOXO,
Colleen

If there is one color that I love to wear year round, it would be lilac.  It's beautiful with similar shades; violets and purples, but it is also dazzling with earth tones.  Lilac is also extremely stunning on a variety of skin tones :-)

So for this week's look, I couldn't resist playing with one of my most favorite colors!


This look was created using my Coastal Scents Winterberry Palette.  It has my most favorite shade of lilac in it (bottom row) and some fantastic shades that compliment it perfectly.  


Also for this look, I grabbed an AMAZING pair of bold Elise (#456) lashes from Madame Madeline.  They are some of my absolute favorites.  I love the sweep and the angle of them!



♥ Blush used was from the Lauren Luke Vintage Glams Palette
♥ Lipstick was Nyx Round Lipstick in Perfect and Bare Escentuals Buxom gloss in Lola.
























Do you have a favorite year round color? :-)


Thank you for stopping by! You are all the best, and I thank you so much for your comments and interest in my makeup addiction ;-)

I hope you have an awesome day!
xoxo,
Colleen

As I was rummaging through some old pics, I came across this awesome and hilarious look that my husband and I did one year for Halloween.

This particular year we went as ghost servants.  I was a maid, and Babe was a chauffeur.

For the record, he was extremely well behaved during the makeup application. Not really. :-)

My creepy kitty likes to jam!

For the makeup application I did some pale foundation/powder, then hollowed out the eyes with deeper tones and added some facial contouring.  It was a fun look for us as a couple, however I was the only lady at the party fully dressed!!

Maybe this year I will be something trampy. Those costumes are so hard to find!!  lol!

Happy Halloween! :-)

xoxo,
Colleen

Hi Everyone!!  Hope you are well!  Please please forgive me for being a bit out of touch the past week- we've had some heavy family issues, and things have been really challenging.  I feel that we are out of the "hard part" so I'm staying optimistic and full of love.  Thank you for your understanding!

So!  Staying with the theme of fun Halloween looks- let's get on already!!  :-)

This week I'm channeling my inner Elf Princess! This look is very soft, innocent, and pure.  This is me paying my kind respect to the beauty looks of the elves of Lord of the Rings and the Childlike Princess of The Neverending Story. (YAY!! I can't smile big enough when I think of that movie!)

Hope you like it!




I kept the look natural with a few exceptions.  And yes- you see me sneaking in my beloved Paperself lashes again!! I couldn't resist.  I adore them! I'd wear them every day if I could!

Anyway- here is the breakdown!
After I completed my foundation/powder and brow routine:

EYES:
♥ UDPP
♥ Ulta Shadow in Naked all over lid and browbone
♥ Urban Decay Snakebite to crease
♥ Sephora Aspen Summit to lid
♥ OCC Saturate and Static to lower lid
♥ OCC Datura to inner corner/ tear duct
♥ Nyx Jumbo Pencil in Milk to waterline/ set with Sephora Aspen Summit shadow
♥ Mascara and eyeliner
♥ Ardell Lashes 120's
♥ Paperself Peacock accent pieces to lower lash/ outer corner
♥ Kimchi Bambi lenses in Green 

BLUSH:
♥ A mix of several of the blushes from the Nyx Crimson Amulet Collection.  No kidding.  I played with them all!
♥ Contouring of cheekbones, nose, and temples was done using the Coastal Scents Blush and Contour palette.

LIPS:
♥ MUA Lip Boom in It's a Situation
♥ Nyx Doll Pink Gloss

BLING:
♥ EBAY.  Thank you EBAY!  The crown was purchased last year, so I don't recall the details- seller or cost :-(  The ear cuffs and earrings were also found on Ebay.  I got two pairs of the ear cuffs,  gold and silver and they were maybe $6 for the two sets.

Note:  I am highly allergic to adhesives and some molding materials, so building a pointy ear for me was not an option. :-(  I had to improvise, and I love the end result! Hey- sometimes you have to work with what you got!

Happy October and Halloween everyone!
Thank you again for stopping by :-)   I truly appreciate your comments and support!

I hope you have a truly blessed and beautiful day!

xoxo,
Princess Colleen of the Cupcake Forest
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Happy October everyone!

I thought that I would kick off the month by doing a fun and easy Halloween look :-)

I created a beauty look, but you can turn up the volume on this if you want to add facial embellishment- like nose detailing, whiskers, fur texture, or etc. :-)

Hope you like it!








Eyes:
♥ UDPP
♥ Glamour Doll shadow in Stiletto to crease
♥ Sugarpill Goldilux to lid and inner corner
♥ Sugarpill black shadow in Bulletproof to outer V
♥ Ulta shadow in Naked to brow bone
♥ Sugarpill Poison Plum to waterline and lower lid
♥ Black mascara and liner
♥ Red Cherry Lashes 523's

Cheeks:
♥ Ulta pressed blush in Afterglow

Lips:
♥ Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Lipstick in Black

As always, the question I get asked the most is what foundation I use, and right now I've been using good ol' Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse.  :-)

 
Thank you so much for visiting!!  I truly appreciate it :-)
I hope you have a wonderful October.  Happy early Halloween!!

xoxo,
Colleen