Rocking Out With theBalm's Balm Jovi Rockstar Face Palette!

I missed out on theBalm's The Balm and the Beautiful Palette a couple years ago (the one that was the same as the Muppet's palette) so I promised myself that wouldn't happen again.  So enters last holiday's Balm Jovi Palette that's absolutely adorable....in a totally kick ass rockstar kind of way, of course.

Sephora Disney Storylook Palette Vol 2: Jasmine

As excited as I was when I heard about the Cinderella palette, I just about blew a gasket when I found out the next princess to be featured at Sephora was going to be Jasmine!  Jasmine was my absolute favorite princess growing up (probably because she was the only princess at the time that looked anything like me at all).  And seeing the shades included, the Jasmine Storylook palette is just in time for the Summer with its warm shadows.

Sephora Story Look Palette Vol 1: Cinderella Swatches

Seeing this palette on Christmas morning, despite the fact that I was well aware my mother had bought it for me, almost brought me to tears.  There is something about Disney Princesses that makes me feel so nostalgic!  So you can imagine that Sephora mixing Disney and makeup together was exactly my kind of product!

Tarte Amazonian Clay Call of the Wild Review

I saw a bunch of swatches for this Tarte Call of the Wild palette and I was instantly drooling.  I'm not sure why, but the colors just screamed to me.  So when Tarte had a Friends & Family sale while I was on vacation at Virginia Beach, I momentarily left the oceanside to place an order.  

L'Oreal Color Riche Eyeshadow Quad in So Over It Review

I'm slowly beginning to realize that, for the most part, drugstore eyeshadows are not for me.  I'm by far not a makeup snob and whenever I can get a quality product for cheaper I'm all for it.  But aside from NYX and Wet n' Wild, drugstore shadows always seem to disappoint me.  So is the case with L'Oreal's new Color Riche Eyeshadow Quad in So Over It.  The name of this quad is quite fitting though, because that's exactly how I'd describe my feeling right now.

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Swatches & My New Favorite Crease Shade!

I debated on posting about Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette because I'm aware that I'm quite late to the party.  But there's one shade in this thing that is approaching HG status for me and so I had to rave about it!

Urban Decay Vice Palette Review & Swatches!

The Vice Palette from Urban Decay is the first thing I've bought from the brand since that whole China animal testing debacle.  Not only was I still a little testy about the whole thing even though they apologized and changed their minds, I wasn't really interested in the new products they were pushing out.  But I just couldn't resist the 2 selling points of Vice:  1) 20 shadows and 2) all completely new shades!

I Got To Try Out Mia Mariu Products!

It's times like these when I'm glad I write a blog instead of filming YouTube videos, because I have no I idea how to pronounce the name of the brand I'm telling you about today :)  About a month ago, I was given the chance to play with some of products of my choice from Mia Mariu, a company I had never heard of until now.  Needless to say, I had no idea what to expect but I've finally had the time to really use them so take the jump to take a peek :)

Happy New Year! My Beauty Wishes for 2013!

Turns out that the Mayans were wrong and 2013 arrived without incident (unless you're as scared as I am that Kim and Kanye are procreating....).  I'm always excited to see what what a new year has to bring, but I'm especially interested in the new beauty products thrown at us this year.  Here's my list of things I'd really like to see come to fruition within the beauty world!

Bare Minerals Ready 4.0 Ready Eyeshadows in The Rare Find

No, Amber Likes Beauty is not becoming Amber Likes Bare Minerals.  I mean, don't get me wrong, I do like them, but don't think that this is all you're going to see on here anymore.  Between Sephora's Friends & Family Sale, Black Friday, and going to the outlets I've just been getting a whole lotta Bare Minerals lately.  Today features The Rare Find Quad.  Check out the swatches!

Just Enjoy the Show!: Bare Minerals Light Show Palette

The Bare Minerals Light Show palette is probably the best set I've seen from the company if you're looking to sample several Bare Mineral Ready products at the same time.  They've gone past just the pressed shadows and have also expanded into blushes, bronzers, foundations, highlighters yada yada yada.  The Light Show Palette includes several of these products, plus some other goodies.  Check it out!

Maybelline Quad in Seashore Frosts: What A Let Down!

When I first laid my eyes on the Maybelline Quad in Seashore Frosts, I instantly had to have it!  I just thought the color combination was so gorgeous and unusual for the drugstore.  Imagine my disappointment when I realize this sucked hard!

I've Been Going Naked A Lot Lately!

As it eventually goes with most of the products in my arsenal, my UD Naked palette has been collecting some dust lately.  However, as I've been in a rush to get out of the house this past month, I've found myself grabbing for it's neutral versatility.  I don't have time to try to figure out what shadow will best complement my outfit for the day so Naked has been a good friend lately.

This look is complement of just 3 shades from the palette:

• Half Baked all over the lid and in the inner corner
• Smog on the outer half of the lid and along the bottom lash line
• Darkhorse in the outer V

Easiet look in the world and it goes with everything!  I'm sure a lot of you have done this look before as well.  It's my favorite no-brainer, go-to shadow look :)

Bare Minerals Ready Eyeshadow 4.0 in The Happy Place Swatches

It's pretty much decided that I love Bare Minerals' Ready Shadows.  When I first reviewed The Dream Sequence I wasn't extremely impressed.  I guess they've been warming up to me though!  Their texture is so creamy and the colors are just gorgeous.  They're blendability (I know that's not a real word - but just go with it) is amazing too.  So check out these swatches from The Happy Place!

Tarina Tarantino Emerald Pretty Eyeshadow Palette Swatches!

There are 2 things you are probably aware of right now:  1) Tarina Tarantino products are 40% off at Sephora right now, and 2) Sephora is currently holding their Friends and Family Sale for VIBs and BIs.  If you didn't know that before, well, you do now.  I'm telling you all this because I recently purchased Tarina Tarantino's Emerald Pretty Palette and it's AH-MAZZZZING!  So I wanted to throw these swatches out at you ASAP since I think the the Sephora F&F sale is going to be dunzo tomorrow.

A Blast from Summer's Past: Smashbox Shades of Fame Palette Swatches

I've had Smashbox's Shades of Fame Palette for so freaking long, yet have done nothing with it.  So instead of me waiting until I have enough playtime with it so I can properly review it, I figured I ought to go ahead and at least show you the swatches.  Especially since, being that this is a summer palette, it's going to have little relevance to many you now that we're approaching winter...

Treasure Hunt with NYX Jumbo Pencils in Cherry and Orange!

I cannot begin to explain how freaking hard it was to find NYX's Jumbo Pencils in Orange and Cherry.  Along with Yellow and Hot Pink, I believe they're discontinued which sucks hard.  It's so difficult to find a good, matte cream shadow.  They make amazing bases for shadows but companies seem intent on ignoring that fact.  Yellow is the one I wanted most, but I'm thinking that's a feat I'll never succeed at.  But I do have swatches of Cherry and Orange for ya!

That Awkward Moment When You Think You've Blogged Something That You Really Didnt...NYX Jumbo Pencils Review

I would've put money on the fact that I've already reviewed NYX's Jumbo Eye Pencils.  In fact, I'm still not completely convinced I didn't.  But when I was writing a post on more Jumbo Pencil swatches and tried to link back to the review, it was nowhere to be found so I'm reviewing it now.  Apologies if I have, indeed, posted this before.

My Glam (or Should I Say Ipsy?) Bag September 2012

Right before I received my Glam bag for this month, I got email saying MyGlam was changing their name to Ipsy.  I'm not sure why this is, but according to the message you're still getting the same awesome service just with a different name.  And judging by my bag, I'd have to agree....

The Tragically Abandoned: Revlon 12 Hour Eyeshadow Quads

I've made no effort to calm the fire that is my disappointment with Revlon's newest 16-hour Eyeshadow quads.  To make things worse, I got the chance to purchase the older, 12-hour Eyeshadow Quads on clearance after I tried the 16-hour ones, and of course I fell in love with them.  So my question is now, why mess with something that isn't broken?  Either way, even though I don't typically like to share things on this blog that are discontinued, I did want to share these on the off chance you might come across these at a Big Lots or something.  In that case, you really should grab these up!