Fix + a good buy or not?

So I finally got a bottle of Fix + not too long ago despite the negative reviews I've been reading.  Now that I've used it for a bit, I'm ready to give you my opinion.  I love it!  I read on a lot of people's blogs that it's just glorified water in a bottle.  However, I think, like a lot of MAC products it contains a lot of natural ingredients and is not harsh on the face.  Ofcourse there are the MAC foundations that make people break out constantly, but those are made for stage and cameras and not for everyday all day wear.  If you'vehad this problem use the lighter foundations and mineral powders that they offer, much better on the skin.  So anyway, I've been putting Fix + on my face after I wash it, and I have noticed a more even tone and less break out.  I'm pregnant right now and my skin is freaking out a little because usually I never break out, but this little baby has my oil glands in overdrive.  I put two sprays on my face each time I wash my face.  It smells wonderful and makes my skin feel nourished.  I also use it to wet my eyeshadows for a deeper color, but I think I can stick to water with that.  Fix + for the average buyer can be a little pricey so use it as part of your skin regimen.  Skip using it to wet your eyeshadows, it really doesn't differ much from using water.  Also, I use it to set my make up.  Now it's no model in a bottle, but it does give my makeup a nice finish.  Sort of dewey.  I use mineralize powder from MAC and the fix + helps it from looking too powdery.  The problem with having olive tone skin and using powders to set makeup is that it ends up looking a little grayish.  There's naturally a nice glow to olive skin and setting powders take that away.  I recommend Fix + as a remedy.  A couple of sprays on the face after you've set with powder and it's dewey and glowing again!  Give it a try.  Let me know what you think.  If you already use it or have been please let me know about your experience.

xoxo,
Karma B

Announcement!

Hey Dolls!  So I wanted to update you guys on what's going on with me.  I started making videos several months ago and then abruptly stopped.  I had every intention of keeping a steady flow of videos coming out.  I love make up and natural skin care and I wanted to share that love with everyone.  There's so many things I've learned over time and want all of you to know so that you can benefit from my knowledge/trials.  Anyway my last post before the recent ones was about a migraine.  Well that day I found out I was pregnant, turns out the migraine was because of the change in my hormones!  Yay!  We have been trying and it's just so exciting.  I'm about half way through my pregnancy right now and I feel great.  I've been eating really healthy and drinking tons of water.  This blog is not about my pregnancy, but I just wanted to let you guys know.  It's been a fun sharing this experience with the handful of beauty gurus that I look up to and are also pregnant right now.  Anyway, so this explains why I look chubbier in the videos!

xoxo,
Karma B

Plum Smokey Eye!

Hey Dolls!  I am a huge fan of smokey eyes, but is it just me or has it gotten really boring with the regular blacks and browns?!  I decided to do a plum smokey eye for the holiday season.  It's a look you could easily wear to a party, or a night out.  Don't restrict it to the holidays though!  It's a beautiful combination of colors that's great for a date night any time of year.  Here's a list of the products I used:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Beauty Marked

MAC Beautiful Iris

120 Manly Palette 

Too Faced Lava Gloss Eyeliner in Black

Sephora Mascara

MAC Blunt

MAC Fleur Power

Lancome Juicy Tubes

Hope you guys enjoy the video!  I think my macbook just doesn't do the colors justice!  So I've put a picture in from a better camera.  I've been having some set up issues with my other HD camera so bear with me while I sort it out.  If the location works the lighting doesn't and vice versa.  I will find a place in my house to make these videos!!  Still with these pictures, it just doesn't do it justice.  Take my word, it looks better in person.  Get the colors from MAC, they're so pretty!

Here's the video:

And if you've gone to my youtube channel you may have noticed a little contest going on!  The password is "Fleur Power".  Watch the contest video and you'll know just what to do with it and how to enter.  

with lots of plum kisses and MAC pan shadows,

Karma B.