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Friday Favorites: Halloween Edition

October 31, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 4 Comments

I figured I would have some Halloween fun this Friday and found some festive beauty products to share with you. I have been having a lot of fun with makeup lately so I figured I would just keep going with these items:

1. Make Up Forever Fluo Night ($31)

I could have so much fun with this stuff! I could see it at Halloween, for a club night and Vegas – this would be killer in Vegas.

2. Lush Sparkly Pumpkin Bubbly Bar ($7.95)

Lush bath bombs are so fun and this one is especially fun because it sparkles!

3. Illamasqua Bat Lash Duo ($7.05)

These bat lashes are so Elvira-esque. The come with matte black glitter nail varnish to further complete your look.

4. Disney Lashes

Whether you are going for a villain or princess look, Disney has lashes to cover you. They have Cruella De Vil, Ursula, Evil Queen, Maleficent, Snow White and Ariel.

5. MAC Rocky Horror Collection

I am a huge fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and I love that MAC has come out with a special Rocky Horror Collection to celebrate the 40th anniversary. At the least I will need to get those lipcolors!

Do you have any favorite Halloween beauty items?

I am excited that Five on Friday with A Liz Adventures, The Good Life Blog, Hello Happiness and Carolina Charm is back. While it was gone I joined a few other link ups and I am loving meeting everyone!

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Halloween Makeup

October 30, 2014 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

I attended a Halloween party last weekend with a few girlfriends and had a lot of fun with my makeup. I decided that I didn’t want to buy a whole costume and went with things that I already had in my closet to create a fun devil’s costume.

Dress * Shoes: Old Nine West Sandals * Devil Horns

I decided to play up my makeup and have it done at Sephora by the fabulous Nico. Apologies for the weird picture selfie, but I was trying to get you a good view of my eye makeup. If you didn’t know, you can make an appointment at Sephora to have your makeup done with a minimum $50 purchase. They do Halloween makeup and more!

There were a few products that Nico used on me that I really liked and I figured I would share them with you!

Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eye Primer ($20)

I had never heard of this before, but Nico used this for the gold glitter on my eyes. It worked great, nothing moved the entire night.

Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum ($28.50)

I was all out of my lash primer and Nico recommended this one for me to try. This was one of the things that I purchased and so far I really like it.

NARS Audacious Lipstick ($32)

I hadn’t tried a NARS lipstick before and I really liked this one. I can’t remember the exact color she used, I think it might have been Audrey.

Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation Mattifying Oil Free ($55)

I thought this foundation provided great coverage.

Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder ($24)

This stuff is my jam! I recently started using it after a trip to the Laura Mercier counter. I use it under my eyes on top of my concealer and love it. Nico used this on my entire face.

OPI Big Apple Red ($7.79)

You may not be able to tell from the picture, but I had a manicure that day with OPI’s Big Apple Red with the gel version on my fingers and the regular one on my toes.

I had a great time at the party and received so many compliments on my makeup so thank you to Nico and Sephora for making me look fabulous!

What makeup products are you using to create the perfect Halloween look?

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Filed Under: Beauty Tagged With: devil makeup, Halloween, makeup, Sephora

5 on Friday: Giveaway Edition

October 11, 2013 by DetroitDuchess 8 Comments

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz Adventures, The Good Life Blog, Hello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

I’m going to get right to the five things I am loving this week:

1. Small Moments Giveaway

I am running the Small Moments Giveaway (read more here) and you have until October 14th to enter. It is easy and free to enter here: (a Rafflecopter giveaway). The giveaway includes 25 custom party invitations to your next Halloween or Thanksgiving party. Here is a sample of one of the Halloween creations:

2. Wen Bamboo Green Tea

Chaz Dean has released a new Wen Cleansing Conditioner – Bamboo Green Tea ($26.36) . Click here to read my post about the Wen Cleansing Conditioners if you’ve never tried it before.

3. Badgley Mischka Floral Cloche Hat ($42)

I found this hat while looking for something else last night and thought it was darling. I need to buy it and wear it all winter, the color just pops!

4. Stella and Dot Bahari Necklace

This is the perfect necklace to wear on Michigan game days. Funny story – I saw one of our local TV anchors wearing it after last week’s game and I liked it so much I decided to tweet her and ask her where she got it. I was thrilled when she said it was Stella and Dot. Unfortunately, this necklace is sold out on the Stella and Dot website, but I have tracked down a number of them on eBay.

5. Side Way Cross Necklace ($25)

I was so excited when I got my Ily Couture Side Way Cross Necklace on sale. I wore it a number of times…and then I lost it. I can’t seem to find it anywhere, so I am thinking about just buying another one (which is probably the fastest way to find the old one). It annoys me to have to buy something twice, but I really want to wear it again.

Do you have anything that you are loving this week and want to share?

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13 Nights of Halloween and a Giveaway

October 8, 2013 by DetroitDuchess 2 Comments

I’m not going to lie…I’m watching a lot of TV now that my foot is broken. What else is there to do when you have to stay off your feet? I have seen a ton of commercials for ABC Family’s 13 Nights of Halloween, which I have always wanted to get into. Here is the lineup for this year.

I’m a little bummed that I don’t get to decorate my house this year because of my injury, but I can still get in the spirit so I decided to make my own 13 Nights of Halloween list. Keep in mind that I am a scaredy cat, so my list is pretty tame:

1. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

This is just a classic.

2. Hocus Pocus

I remember watching this movie around Halloween with my sister. It’s just a fun family movie for everyone.

3. Scream

This was such a big movie when I was in high school and I think one of the first of the teen dramas that were popular in the 90s. It is still pretty scary.

4. The Addams Family

This is another one I remember watching with my sister. A lot of good fun – I haven’t seen this movie in years!

5. Beetlejuice

This was not necessarily my favorite movie, but my sister LOVED this movie. I can’t count how many time she made me watch it, so I had to add it to the list.

6. Young Frankenstein

I think this movie is hilarious. If you haven’t seen it-watch it immediately…I mean right now! If I only had to pick one movie this would be it.

7. Psycho

This is the original scary movie and so creepy!

8. I Know What You Did Last Summer

I mostly chose this movie because I love Sarah Michelle Gellar and it’s classic 90’s.

9. The Grudge

This is all Sarah Michelle Gellar, but I remember seeing this in the theatre and being so creeped out on my way home, thinking that thing was going to be in my back window the whole time. I don’t even want to post this picture it is creeping me out.

10. The Hitcher

I think this might be one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. Now I’m not much for scary movies so take that as you will, but I felt like this was more scary because it was more realistic than some other movies. The creepy way he says “Candy Cane” – I wish I could include my sound effects here while I am writing this because it is giving me the heebie jeebies just writing it.

11. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

I have always wanted to see this live on Halloween and do all the fun audience participation moves. Call me weird, but I pretty much know all the lyrics to all of the songs in this movie.

12. Clue

I really want to have a Clue-themed, murder mystery, Halloween party one year – I would be Miss Scarlet of course.

13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This was the movie that started my Buffy obsession. I remember watching this movie in the 5th grade and a boy in my class would re-enact the scene where Paul Reubens died and I thought it was the funniest thing ever.

I also have to give an honorable mention to The Amityville Horror – it is worth watching just for Ryan Reynold’s abs.

In the interest of getting into the Halloween spirit, I’m doing another giveaway with Kim from Small Moments. She is offering up 25 Halloween invites (check them out here) or 25 custom Thanksgiving party invites.