It's Tuesday in Makeupland (super quick Lost in Makeupland post)

Hi everyone, this is a short quick post to let you know I have a lot of news! I've been working at a cafe pub for the last month and a half. They're starting the new waiters team at the moment and I don't have a schedule yet, I have to be on watch in case they need me and work the WHOLE weekend. I'm not complaining though, I like the place and while some coworkers suck and the beginning wasn't easy, we're getting rid of the mean useless ones and getting in some awesome people.

I really need to take pics of the inside of the pub, I'm sure you'll like it as much as I do!

I'm so glad that I finally found a job :)

I haven't had time for anything lately but I'm trying to settle in and figure out how to adapt Lost in Makeupland to it.

Now, onto the news you're interested in, I already have a domain and hosting service for LiM and both my shop and blog will soon be there and with a whole new image for the company that I hope you love as much as I'm loving it at the moment. This wouldn't be possible without the help of the wonderful Luna from Toxid-Lotus, not only is she lovely and does the BEST swatches, she also has a great eye for design and she's doing an amazing work. I SO can't wait to show you, I'm so excited about it!!

While I'll keep my Etsy shop open, I want to eventually be able to close on Etsy and only keep the webshop. Sales and specials will only be available at the webshop.

I think that's it for today, stay tuned because I have a lot coming soon!

Doll costume for a party at work a couple of weeks ago, I didn't get to work in the end but I drank for free, a lot LOL

It's Saturday in Makeupland

Things have been suuuuuuupah busy here in Makeupland lately.A lot has been going on and I've been terrible and haven't updated the blog in like forever, sorry about that!

I have so much to tell you I don't even know where to start! So many things are happening right now! After a terrible summer and a chaotic month of August, things are coming back to its place and I'm feeling great, happy and full of positive energy.And I want to share all the good things coming from me with you :)

One thing I want to state is that this week my Paypal account was hacked and emptied and the limitation hasn't been taken off yet (not funny at all when you need that money and need supplies) so I'm very low in 10 gram jars and have no actual way to pay for more. Hope to fix that during this next week. When I run out of them, 10 gr jars will be put out of stock to avoid delays in my turnaround time.

A few weeks ago, there was a huge scandal in ArtFire. Due to a security branch information from customers was revealed to others. After that, ArtFire dealed (or should I say didn't deal with) that situation and had a quite nasty response.

I find this unacceptable and won't continue selling there, and I'm not the only one who has decided to move out from there, other shops like OHWTO (go buy some Black Magic Soap and amazing solid scents!!). From now on I'm only selling on my Etsy shop and hope to also open my own web shop really soon.

If you want to know more about this, go over to read this super complete post on what happened. There's a ton of info and screencaps so you can see the whole mess created.

Next Monday, September 5, will be an important day for Lost in Makeupland. Why? Because it's the final launch date of the Nostalgia collection, the new Whipped highlighters, the Finishing Powder for oily skin and the finishing veils in English Rose, Faerie and Glow.

If you want to try them asap, you can get a pre-release sample pack with the Nostalgia collection and the new Whipped highlighters for only $10 (you save $9) . As soon as the collection is released, it won't be available anymore.

I've said earlier in this post that I'm very low on 10 gram jars at the moment, so none of the new products will be available in that size until I get them restocked. Highlighters will be available in sample size and 5 gram size while the finishing powder and finishing veils will remain in sample size until then.

Click on the picture to see the swatches better!

 

Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook have already seen the final swatches of the upcoming stuff, but I'll be posting (hopefully tomorrow or Monday) a more in depth blog post about them with bigger pictures and detailed descriptions and the story behind all these products.

If you have a blog and want to share the pictures or any kind of info on the new collection, feel free to do so and let me know!! It always makes me happy to see Lost in Makeupland around the net. <3

Volta is the Product of the Month of September. A looooot is going on around it so make sure to check this post because there's also a giveaway!

If you want to contribute to this POTM with looks or guest posts using it please email me at lostinmakeupland@gmail.com, I'll love to hear from you!!!!

I went trekking this afternoon to an amazing place, on my own, lost myself into the woods enjoying nature and the beautiful surroundings. Doesn't this make you feel paceful?

What do you think of the new stuff? Which are your favorites? 

How was your summer? I REALLY missed posting!

<3 

Morgana Cryptoria lipsticks!

05/Feb/2011 UPDATE: As promised, I added lip swatches for the colors I hadn't before, ENJOY!! ;)

If you follow me on Twitter, you'll probably have seen me rave to death these days about Morgana Cryptoria's vegan lipsticks.

It's my second order from that shop and I'm absolutely glad that I placed it. The prices are really fair, I got a shipping notification, the products arrived incredibly fast and, to make it all the better, the products are great. Melissa is lovely and the communication with her is easy and quick. Great quality, the colors suit me well... Can I be any happier?

I ordered four lipsticks:

-Azalea Blue
-Love Lies Bleeding
-Twinkling Rubies
-Very Cherry

The formula is gorgeous, applies opaque in one swipe, I get a good application just from the bullet, which is great and helps me do my lips quick. It does feel really good on my lips as it isn't drying and it lasts and doesn't bleed because it isn't too "liquid". Still, I've worn these lipsticks during more than five hours without needing any lipbalm (I'm always reaching for lipbalms so this is a really good thing).

Not only are the colors gorgeous, but they wear extremely well and for a long time. I've had Twinkling Rubies last on me for five and a half hours, leaving a lovely red stain on my lips. It lasted through eating, drinking a couple of cappucinos, and a redbull. It faded regularly and slowly, so I didn't get any patches.

Overall I'm really impressed because I was expecting something really good and got a Holy Grail. These lipsticks are the perfect excuse to wear a bold lip everyday!

Here you have a few swatches so you understand why I'm so happy!

Azalea Blue it's impressive, a beautiful fuchsia pink with a strong blue shift. My skin is really warm, I'm pale and a bit golden with pink tones so it clashes with my skin tone a bit, still, it doesn't look bad and I find it wearable and in fact I've used it as a lipstick and as a stain, it does leave a gorgeous pink stain once it wears off. I've gotten around four hours of wear with this one.

 

Love Lies Bleeding is a darker shade of red, looks a bit vampy of me but still wearable, gorgeous for medium to dark skin tones and also flattering for pale people. I especially like it as a lipstain, it's plain beautiful! It lasts on me over three hours.

Twinkling rubies is by far, my favourite. It was a surprise because I hadn't seen any swatch where I could see the glitter properly so I really didn't know what I was buying, but OMG am I glad I ordered it!
It's so beautiful I have no words!! When I apply it to my lips I feel like I'm wearing the most beautiful ruby shoes ever, but on my lips hehe. I find this is the one that lasts on my lips longer. Swatches do it no justice, it's got the most beautiful red sparkle on it.

And my second favourite is Very Cherry, it's a perfect shade of red, more wearable than Twinkling Rubies (it doesn't have glitter). It is GORGEOUS and it's the color that first caught me from the whole Morgana collection. I will update this post with proper lip swatches when I have some time, because it's worth seeing it. It is quite flattering on me and gives my lips a beautiful look. LO-LO-LO-LO-VE it!!!

In conclussion, my experience with Morgana Cryptoria has been great and I will come back, I highly recommend you this store!!

Have you tried Morgana's lippies? Which colors do you like the most? Are there other indie lipsticks you love? I'd love to know! :)

Merry Christmas!!

A bit late, I know, but anyway, I just want to wish you again a Happy Holidays. Mine are being much nicer than I could've ever imagine and hope yours are too.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!

<3

Belén

Ana made me happy today :)

This morning I woke up to a lovely review by Anastasia of Lipsticks and Lightsabers. I'm glad she liked my products and love the fact that she highlighted the good stuff and also pointed out what needs improvement. That's what reviews are for and it's, along with customers feedback, the best way to improve, check out what you do right and wrong and of course, a way to reach people who wouldn't know of your business otherwise. I will ran tabout reviews, review requests and that another day, I'm just taking a break from orders, it's been quite busy today.

You can read Anastasia's review and see her GOOOORGEOUS swatches HERE.


Lost in Makeupland has also been reviewed by the wonderful Phyrra (can you keep a secret? She's my blogging hero!), you can check her introduction and great, accurate swatches HERE.

Kimberly from Kimmie Karma Love also tried and swatched some of my products and posted a review on her blog, you can find them HERE.

And Nea, from Fashioned in Finland also swatched, reviewed and did a few beautiful looks using Lost in Makeupland eyeshadows, go take a look at them HERE!

If you have reviewed my company or find any reviews online, please let me know, I will post them here whether they liked my products or not!

Mail brought me love today

It's not very usual to receive mail on Saturdays here, but this morning the postman made me VERY happy because my Haus of Gloi order arrived.

I've been like crazy waiting for it, it had been forever since I finished my Vice sugar scrub sample!! I own more samples, but even though I really like them, Vice just has to be my favourite. So far I've tried their sugar scrubs, perfume oils and soap bars.

This time I bought four products:

Spiced Cocoa whipped cream soap
Vice sugar scrub
Vice body emulsion
Vice soft bubbling scrub

They included a little vial of Litchi Milk Tea perfume oil, which smells AMAZING so I couldn't be happier <3

Scents description:

VICE: Steam billows rolling off a vessel of fresh made Turkish coffee, marshmallow goo tainted by graham cracker crums, toasted hazelnuts and blanketed in black chocolate.

SPICED COCOA: Hot cuppa cocoa spiked with wintery spices.

This is the Vice sugar scrub, I literally want to eat myself after using it!

Oh, I could spend forever telling you how much I love this stuff, I just wanted to share the joy :)