About The Escapaders

Kieran and Shelly are two friends from Arizona who love beauty, fashion, and Doctor Who.

                          

Kieran
Kieran is an aspiring special FX makeup artist with a knack for baking and a love for all things geeky. She collects nutcrackers and wishes she had a guinea pig. 

Shelly

Shelly is a country-loving girl who is currently attending college  out-of-state. She loves trying out whatever hair color and cut suits her mood and has a bird named Snape whom she adores. 

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E.L.F Hits The Stores!

Hi! Kieran again. =P


Currently I'm munching on some toaster waffles, my hair is a complete mess, I'm in my purple pajama pants and it's 7:00 AM on Friday. Sounds normal, right?
Well, not technically. I, sadly, am never a happy girl before 9:00 AM. However, earlier while I was browsing through Twitter updates and wiping syrup off of my chin, I noticed a Tweet that made me particularly happy.

Click here to read the Tweet!
That's right, E.L.F cosmetics will soon be available for purchase in Target stores! Can you say YAY? I know I can! If you're not familiar with E.L.F, they are an online-based makeup company with MANY products that start at only $1. In fact, they have an entire collection, plus tools, nail polishes, makeup removers and more that are only $1. They also have a studio and mineral line. Those prices start at $3 and $5, respectively. I LOVE this makeup and I'm stoked that it will be in Target soon so I don't have to wait for it to arrive after I order it online! Eeek! Can't wait!
I'd love to do a review of E.l.F sometime for you, but right now I need some coffee or something.


Peace!

-Kieran

TUTORIAL!!!

Shel here, and all I can say is WOW Kieran, hurray, hurray! Okay so if you are anything like me you are a very DIY type person, and always on the lookout for cheaper alternatives to everything, especially when it comes to fashion, makeup and beauty. Therefore you have probably experimented with the makeup and things you already have, trying to make them more fantastic. If this sounds at all like you, even just a little bit, well have I got a treat for you!

This is is called Medusa cream eyeshadow, and I have figured out how to make something similar! Except mine has a bluish color to it and is lighter. Making it is simple it is pretty much just a blending project. It can be any color you choose, but grey does come out well! You will need:

Some sort of lightly colored cream eyeshadow, it can be a cheapy brand from the dollar store or somewhere similar, I used Loreal Paris's Aqua Proof cream eyeshadow in Gallant Gold.

Next you will need your choice of color eyeliners, I used Maybelline's Cool Effect eyeliner/eyeshadow in Midnight Chill #22, and Blizzard Brown #28, I also used Rimmel London's Kohl Eye pencil in Jungle Green #031, and Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Electric. You will also need a pigment eyeshadow, I used Bella Pierre Cosmetics in Whesek. The next part is easy, just take all of your products and blend until you get the color and consistancy you like, but remember do not add the pigment until last!

And that's it! Now go be a makeup artist!

XXXXXXX,

Shelly

* I was not given this product  idea, it was mine and mine alone. 

Rimmel London's Sexy Curves Mascara: Review

 Hey everyone, Kieran here!

As someone who has naturally short eyelashes, I'm always on the lookout for a good mascara. Something that can give my eyelashes enough volume and length without being too over-dramatic. I have tried MANY mascaras, from the really cheap brands to the expensive department-store kind. The biggest problem that I usually have with mascara is that it  always sticks to my lashes in big globs, and never lasts as long as it is advertised to. Then I found Rimmel London's Sexy Curves mascara and fell in in love.

It has a unique triple-plump brush for perfect definition and length. When I applied the first stroke of mascara I had instant results- My lashes were so much longer than they were without the mascara! So after I applied a few more strokes, I had beautiful definition and dramatic length. In the commercials and ads for this product, the model's eyelashes are incredibly long and defined, while I didn't get results quite as perfect as those, I got pretty close. Sexy Curves mascara dried very quickly once it was on my eyelashes, which made it a little bit difficult to apply several strokes, therefor making it a teeny bit clumpy. It was nothing too noticeable, however, and I was able to de-clump my eyelashes with a basic eyelash brush.  Sexy Curves mascara is also advertised to last up to 12 hours, though I'm not sure it did. It did last for quite some time, but not exactly 12 hours.

I bought this mascara at my local Walgreens for around $7.50.

So even though it does have it's flaws, for only $7.50, Sexy Curves is a really good mascara.

BUY NOW, LOOK INTO, or SKIP?

                    Buy now!

I give this product 4 out of 5 kisses.

Peace!

-Kieran

* I was not given this product to review, I purchased it myself. The reviews and opinions here are mine and mine alone.