April Favorites 2012

APRIL FAVORITES!!!

Yay! My first Favorties post!
I'm so excited!
I'm going to be doing beauty favorites and a few random favorites!

I hope you guys like it!

My first favorite is
Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in the shade
05 Fresh Pink

The description says that it is lightweight like a powder,

yet melts into your skin like a cream!

And this is very true! It is cool and creamy and feels great

on your skin!

Fresh Pink is the perfect color for my skin and gives me a light

pinky color without going overboard, and without needing alot of product!!

My Next favorite is

Maybelline One-by-One Volume Express Mascara

in the shade Blackest Black

I bought this mascara a few months ago and I really like it,
but I forgot to check and see if it was water proof or not when I bought
it and it wasnt.
But other than that I love it and I love the way it looks on my eyes!




The Next Favorite is
Almay Intense i-color powder eyeshadow
trio for blues 202

I've had this for a very long time!
Almay doesnt even sell this one anymore, sadly!
I've been using when i dont feel like doing alot for my makeup.
I'll just sweep the top shadow on my eyelid, 
and sometimes i'll put the darker blue color (middle one) in my crease.
It looks great and it's really simple!
(usually i'll wear the Maybelline One-by-One with it)




My Next Favorite is
88 Color Shimmer Palette from BH Cosmetics

 (excuse the glare)

 (second row, bottom two, the pinky peach colors)

(second row from right, the top one and the third one down)
I got this palette for Christmas and I think it is great 
for someone who is just getting into
makeup or wants to experiment with colors, other than neutrals.
:)




Last But not least,
Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Color 
Coral Crush

This Gorgeous spring color is definately one of my favorites!
If you want to know more about it check out my last post here!


-Other Favorites-


Gel Eyeliner: It's something that i'm new to but i really, really like it!
I thought I would like liquid eyeliner more that gel, but (while i do still
like liquid eyeliner) I like the gel eyeliner much better! :)


Favorite Song: 
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson!


Favorite App:
Draw Something!!


Favorite Show:
America's Next Top Model


Well that all for this month! There will be alot more posts
coming soon! In the mean time,
Email me your suggestions, or comment below, and i'll talk
to you guys later!
xoxo Bye!

Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Color - Coral Crush!

MAYBELLINE COLOR SENSATIONAL LIP COLOR!

-Review-

Maybelline color sensational lip color comes in 68 different colors!

Today im going to review one of them, Coral Crush!

Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Color

515 Coral Crush

I'll be honest, at first I was alittle bit afraid of this color 

because it is very bright in the tube, but a watched some reviews 

on YouTube and heard that it was very buildable.

So I decided that I would take the risk and buy it.

And I am SO glad I did!

It is very buildable and does have the potential to be the color 

that you see in the tube.

I love this color!

It's a very pretty coral color that looks alittle red/pink

at times...

Coral Crush swatches (top: layered, bottom: single layer)

Bright colors are very in for spring and this fits right in with the trend!

At only $7.49 this is a great product to stay on trend 

without breaking the bank!

Coral Crush on my lips

This lipstick feels glossy and not dry, which I love!

it basically stays the same texture from the time you put it

on until you take it of...

It has pretty good staying power, but of course if you eat or something

its probably going to loose some color.

I'm totally in love with this product and I will be wearing it alot

during spring (and maybe even summer)...

The scent of this lipstick is great too!

But, the only think i dont like is that it transfers...

Overall Rating: 9/10

I hope you go try this product and love it as much as I do!

It you have any suggestions or items you would like a review on,

comment below or email me

pandasandelephants@yahoo.com

Hi!

Hope you feel beautiful today and everyday! :)
More posts coming soon! :)

DIY Circle Scarf!

DIY Circle Scarf!

Do you have those scarves that you wish you could wear as a circle scarf, but ya cant?

Well im going to show you how!

~ Materials ~

~The scarf you want to transform

~A sewing machine 

(or you can use a needle and thread if you want to do it by hand)

~A Rotary Cutter, Ruler, & Mat 

(you can use scissors for this if you dont have those)

~Scissors 

~Any other embellishments etc. you want to add

Ok Let's get started!

Step 1: Fold your scarf in half width wise

Step 2: Line up your ruler. this doesnt have to be even or straight 

or anything but you dont want it to be too wonky

Step 3: Cut  along the edge of the ruler with your rotary cuter.

(You can save your fringe scraps for other art projects)

Step 4: Flip your scarf over and repeat first 3 steps.

Now you should have a fringe-less scarf!

Step 5: Fold the ends you just cut together and lay it down so you can pin it together

Step 6: Pin the ends together.

Step 7: Pick the stitch you want to use!

I am using a blanket stitch but whatever you want to use will be fine!

Step 8: Pick your thread and start stitchin'

(remove pins as you go and stay about a 1/4-1/2" from the edge)

Step 9: Stitch all the way to the end, and then back stitch about a 1/2"-1" backwards.

Step 10: It should look like this!

Step 11: Trim the edge to make it even.

Step 12: Turn it inside out and wear it!

Thats all the steps you need to turn your regular scarf into a stylish circle!

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter Review

REVLON COLORBURST LIP BUTTER!

-Review-

Revlon ColorBurst Lip butters ($7.49) are my favorite makeup item

of the moment!

There are 20 shades, but im going to show you three of them!

Cherry Tart, Brown Sugar, Peach Parfait

Cherry Tart in tube and swatches

Cherry Tart on my lips

Cherry Tart

A Red Color

This Lip Butter is very layerable.

In the the bottom right picture is swatches of the lipbutter.

The top swatch is layered, the bottom is a single layer.

I like this product because it is red without being too bold!

As far as red lipsticks go this is my favorite because its sheer and very wearable!

Pigmentation: 5/10

Peach Parfait in tube and swatches

Peach Parfait on my lips

Peach Parfait

This Lip Butter is a sheer pink, but again very layerable!

It has alot of shimmer!

It's close to my lip color so it works well for me, making this one of my favorites!

The swatch on top is layered about 3 times, 

and on the bottom is just one layer.

Pigmentation: 6/10

Brown Sugar in tube and swatches

Brown Sugar on My Lips

Brown Sugar

A Light Brown

Once again very layerable!

You can go as light or as dark as you want!

This one (out of the three) is probably the most pigmented one!

I wanted a color like this but i was afraid of it being too dark,

but this (compared to a regular lipstick) is perfect!

Alittle shimmer!

Pigmentation: 7/10

I Totally recommend this product to anyone!

Its like a two in one product, because it feels like a mix of lipstick and lipgloss!

It's not sticky at all, and they last a few hours without re-applying.

The only thing I dont like about them is that they are really soft, so dont leave

them in your car or anywhere warm.

Other than that, i LOVE them! 

Overall rating: 9/10

Panda's & Pink Elephant's

Hi!

Welcome to Panda's & Pink Elephant's!

My Name is Sami!

I love to do Makeup, Nails..and ART! :)

This blog is going to be a makeup and fashion blog but also with some little crafty blips here and there! :)

I hope that you like this blog! :)

if you have any questions or things you want me to cover (makeup how to's, craft how to's, etc.)

please email me at pandasandelephants@yahoo.com!

Keep checking back for new posts! :)

Thanks again!

~Sami