ELF smokey kit & NYX glitter WINNER

Hey everyone,

Thank you to everyone that participated in this giveaway.  

• The winner must contact me on youtube with their name and address so I may ship out the prizes. 
• The winner must claim their prize by Tues. April 27, 2010 11:59PM (PST) or these prizes will be included in my next giveaway.

AND THE WINNER IS...

my fave brush cleansers & how i clean my brushes

Here's another youtube video.

• Favorite brush cleansers - Cinema Secrets & Parian Spirit
• What I use to clean my brushes - Menda Pump

GIVEAWAY: elf smokey eye kit & NYX glitter on the go

ENDS APRIL 23, 2010

• I will be posting the winner of this giveaway here on my blog on SATURDAY APRIL 24, 2010.
• THE WINNER MUST CLAIM THEIR PRIZE BY THE DATE MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO ABOVE.
• IF THE WINNER FAILS TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE, I WILL ADD THE PRIZE SET TO THE NEXT GIVEAWAY.

Sugar Rush Lipgloss Set Winner! & New Giveaway!

Hey everyone!

I have been trying to upload my new giveaway video (and with the winner of the Sugar Rus Lipgloss Set), but Youtube keeps giving me an error  =(

So I will announce it on here...

And the winner is...

Luv2singk!

Congrats girl!


I have been a bit behind since it looks like this will be a longggg week for me (lots of overtime at work).  I will try my best to ship out the prizes tomorrow or Thursday the latest.


New giveaway

Since I have to remake the video, I wanted to let you guys pick the giveaway prize.  Please post a comment on this blog post for your vote.  If you are the only one to post, then that will be the prize for the new giveaway  =)

2 options:

• e.l.f. smokey eye kit (I think this comes with an eyelash curler, eyeliner, mascara, and some eyeshadows - not sure, I will update this post once I go home and verify)
• essie nail polish set (set of two full size essie nail polishes - both light colors - I will post the colors when I get home tonight)

So let me know what you think...

<3 kat

Sugar Rush Set Giveaway...3 new winners!

Hey everyone!

So like the last giveaway...I have some winners that didn't claim their prize  =(

So the 3 new winners are...

Pigment Preview for Kat's Extras

So as I mentioned before, I need to get rid of my extras.  I know someone will give them a good home.  Here is a preview list of what to look out for on my blog sale.  I will be slowly posting everything on this list at www.katsextras.blogspot.com 

A LOT of these are discontinued (bold)  and all have the old packaging (more product than if you bought them at MAC now).

On with the list...

Kat's Extra Makeup Blog Sale is up and ready!

So I was able to successfully create an eCrater store along with the new blog (www.katsextras.blogspot.com).  I was able to post 2 items in the blog sale (or eCrater store).  Head over there and check it out.  I listed 2 discontinued MAC pigments (3 jars of each).  

<3 kat

Kat's Extras

So, as you all can see from my collection video, I have too much makeup!  I never thought that I would ever say that but it's true.  I have a problem...or addiction rather?  So I have been trying to downsize my pigment collection for a while now and it doesn't seem to be going away.  I also have so many dupes of a color or product and its driving me mad.  

My solution for this?  I am going to start a separate blog for blog sales.  I think I will actually post the items on eCrater.com but use the new blog for mostly info and pics.  I just created it a few minutes ago so I don't know when it will be ready but I will keep you guys updated.  I just figured this would be easier since I get so many msgs on YT about my pigments.

The new blog is called "Kat's Extras."  

www.katsextras.blogspot.com

<3 kat

Contest Winners! 02.14.2010

Hey all,

I posted the video for the contest winners!  I hope everyone is having a good weekend.  I've been really busy this week.  I started a new job, Chinese New Year is today, and I have a Valentine's Day dinner tonight (triple date).  I'm not a big Valentine's day person (lucky for the bf lol) but our friend invited us for dinner so we decided to go.  We are having yummy Brazilian Barbecue. If you haven't tried it, you are missing out.  

I am going to try to film something today, but I really need to get the online store set up too.  So we'll see!

Congrats to my 3 winners!  Please send me your info ASAP  =)

I would like to get the prizes shipped out by  Feb 23 or so.

<3 kat

MUA Stuff - Skin Matching Exercise for Foundation

This was a simple skin matching exercise I did while attending Westmore.  We had to do this exercise while studying color theory.  Items needed for the exercise are pretty inexpensive and easy to find; I bought the paints for $1.60 each at Micheal's.

You will need:

6 Acrylic Paints

     - White

     - Burnt Sienna

     - Brunt Umber

     -Yellow

     - Blue

     - Red

Cotton Swabs / toothpick (for mixing)

Wax / Parchment paper

Base color

First, choose 3 patches / areas of your skin that are different tones.  Your goal is to use the 6 paints to match your skin color.  The first 3 colors on the list are your base colors used for skin tones.  For light - medium tones, mix white with a little burnt sienna as your base.  For deeper complexions, mix white with a little burnt umber.  

Correctors

Now figure out your undertone and mix the corresponding color to your base color.  I have a warm (yellow/golden) undertone, so I added a bit of yellow.  When first starting out, this process may be hard but you keep adjusting the colors until you match your skin tone.  

Checking in the Mirror

To check your color matching, I was taught to stand in front of a mirror and see if you can see the swatch of paint in the reflection.  If you can't, then you have a pretty good skin match.

I hope this was helpful...or at least interesting.  

<3 kat