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MAKE UP FOR EVER Rouge Artist Intense Swatches #22 & #36
Randomly found these @makeupforeverUS Rouge Artist Intense Lipsticks sitting in one of my bags and remembered I wanted to share with you these little tubes of beeeautiful, bold color! For the last few months, I had been on the hunt for the perfect hot pink lipstick and the #36 is it! I tried a few drugstore and prestige brand lipsticks but none of them had the exact brightness, opacity, intensity, or non-shimmer that I wanted. When I was at the MAKE UP FOR EVER LA Boutique launch a few months, I had gotten the #36, a satin hot pink, and #22, a creamy, satin nude along with other goodies in my goodie bag.
Sephora describes these lipsticks as:
Formulated with 50% more pigment than the traditional lipstick, Rouge Artist Intense gives an immediate true-to-color result. A blend of three natural waxes, the creamy texture glides on effortlessly for a long-lasting hold. The extensive color and texture range provides unlimited creativity.
These lipsticks are truly long lasting with amazing color payoff. What you see in the tube is what you get. The #22 is a bit too heavy for me. Because its winter and lips are constantly dry, the satiny skintone/nude isn’t something I can apply straight on to my lips without blending because it sinks into cracks and lines almost giving me a sick look. Also, the biggest issue I personally have with nudes is that I get a line between my lips and the lip color with looks horrible! #22 applied with an extremely light hand and blended well with lip balm and lip gloss works best for me. #36 on the other hand is wonderful! So pigmented and although it is a satin, it goes on pretty matte for me if I don’t apply too much lip balm before. I’m a BIG BIG BIG fan of matte lipsticks. This is perfect for spring and summer coming up, although I totally still rock it in the winter #judgeme 🙂
Top: #22, Bottom: #36
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#36
Try ’em out ladies 🙂
xo, June
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Feature Chef PAULINA ABASCAL @CRMWineFoodFest
After receiving her Masters Degree in Hotel Management in Mexico City, she traveled to Belgium, France and Spain to complete her skills in chocolatier, pastry, sugar and everything related with this noble profession.Her exclusive way of working as a pastry chef led her to “sweeten” important events that impressed many with her professional ability. Thanks to her courage and dedication, she was able to create her own fine pastry line for Trico, which she managed personally for over 12 years.
The following years, she expressed her creativity more openly by making her mark in this country in relation to pastry decoration and flavor combinations. She personally trained her team with french techniques and Mexican flavors, reflecting thus her personality in the preparation of cakes, cookies and other delicacies and took part in many social events and celebrations in the cultural, political, artistic and diplomatic circles.
During two consecutive years she participated at the ABASTUR contest in the “Artistic Pieces in Chocolate” category where she positioned in the top spots. She is a Member of Vatel Club in México, and in fact she was the first pastry chef to work for the Group.
She was selected to be part of the national delegation at the World Pastry Cup in Lyon, France in the year 2000. In 2005, she was nominated Member of The Culinary Academy of France and so became the only woman chef in her category to receive this kind of reward.
During the 15 years of her professional career, she has worked as a consultant, and has given numerous lectures and presentations. Her work has been published in various national and international magazines and newspapers. She has also participated in different exhibitions and has been a Member of the Jury in many prestigious gastronomic contests in MĂ©xico and abroad. Thanks to her trajectory, she actually reflects the image of SPLENDA sweetening the life of many people in the world.
There are over 30 + more international gourmet chefs that will be cooking up a storm at this 4-day festival. Â I’m freaking excited!
http://crmfest.com
