And the winner is...

And the winner is...

Congratulations to No Empty Yesterdays for winning the Beauty From The Earth giveaway! I will be contacting you to let you know you have won.

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Win Free Makeup! BFTE Giveaway!

Win Free Makeup! BFTE Giveaway!

I've been a customer of Beauty From The Earth since late 2009, and I'm addicted to buying their minerals. I've reviewed them on my blog, and now I want to give away (1) Grand Prize of minerals I have personally choosen and love.

Rules:

1. You must be 18 years or older or have parental permission. The winner will have to contact me with their address so I can ship the goodies out, so make sure you/your parents are okay with that. Don't get in trouble!
2. Spamming will be deleted and you will be disqualifed. There will be multiple ways to get extra entries, and posting "ENTER ME!" over and over again will not be one of them.
3. Winners will be choosen by Random.org. The number of comments received will go in, and the number that comes out will be the winner - comment numbers are from the order posted.
4. Contest will run from February 26th, 2011 through March 26th, 2011 (12AM EST) You have one month to enter.
5. ONE COMMENT = ONE ENTRY. Do not post everything at once, or they will be counted as one entry even if you did multiples!
6. United States & Canada only. Sorry, no international at the moment.

(1) One Grand Prize Winner Will Receive.. (1) Full Size Jar of Stunning (Mystery COTW)
(1) Sample Size of Lemon
(1) Sample Size of Walking on Water
(1) Sample Size of Tickle Me
(1) Sample Size of Isis
(1) Sample Size of Prissy
(1) Sample Size of Jaded
(1) Sample Size of Beautiful
(1) Sample Size of Chaos
(1) Sample Size of Gun Metal
(1) Sample Size of Aphrodite
(1) Sample Size of Paris


How to Enter

1. Post a comment telling me which color you would be most excited to win (1 entry)
2. Subscribe to my youtube channel right HERE. (1 entry)
3. Subcribe to my blog by clicking right HERE. (1 entry)
4. Tweet the following "Win free makeup! @BeautyMonster is giving away BFTE makeup at her blog. Click here to enter! http://tinyurl.com/bftegiveaway" and post a picture/link proof (1 entry)
5. Like BFTE's Fanpage on Facebook right HERE. (1 entry)

Remember, post SEPERATE comments for each entry or it will be counted as only one. Good luck everyone!

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BFTE Review + Swatches

BFTE Review + Swatches

I absolutely love Beauty From The Earth. With their amazing selection of any kind of color you can imagine, there is something for everybody to love. Whether you like more neutral colors or even bright, you'll sure to find something you love. I heard about BFTE back in November 2009 on Youtube. I was interested and they had a Black Friday deal, so... I decided to order. It wasn't until about a month or two ago I started getting back into them again.

How can you not become addicted? I loooove buying samples for $2.00 (full size is $6.50) because they give you so much and I'd never use a full size jar. Anywhere, here are some swatches!

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BFTE Alakazam:

The website describes it as "grey with purple undertones." At first, I wasn't impressed with the way it was swatched dry. It took me a few weeks to finally try it applying wet, and I have to say, wow! Look at the difference! I love how vibrant it is while applied wet.

BFTE Boutique Babe (Discontinued):

Sadly, this color was discontinued in 2009. It was free in my purchase because of a Black Friday deal. It's a gorgeous tan

color with pink undertones, and good for a sweep of color across your lids on days you're not feeling up to doing a crazy look.

BFTE Caribbean:
The website describes Caribbean as a "teal with shimmer." It's inbetween a light and medium teal, and it is also super bright. Great for teal lovers!

BFTE Chaos:
he website describes this color as a "warm coral peach/pink with gold/peach shimmer." This describes the color perfectly. Applied wet it has a more pinkish undertone than when applied dry.

BFTE Chapel Of Love (Glitter):
Chapel of love is a micro fined glitter that is approved for use around the eyes. It was the first glitter I bought from BFTE, and I just have to warn you... it IS messy. I even put tape inside to try and control the mess; but that didn't work. What glitter doesn't cause a mess? It is best to apply this glitter with a sticky base or BFTE Mix and Fix, like I did below in the wet version. You can see the difference on how it applies.

BFTE Chocolate:
The website describes this color as a "rich shimmering cocoa with copper shimmer." It's your basic run of the mill shimmering brown, and is an unblended pigment - which means it's a pure color that BFTE does not custom make.

BFTE Grape:
The website describes this color as a "shimmering medium purple with pink undertones." Grape is one of their best sellers and is also apart of the Rockin Rainbow collection. It definetely makes a difference to apply this color wet then dry. It is also an unblended pigment like Chocolate.

BFTE Isis:
The website describes this color as a "low shimmer blackened blood red, with red-bronze undertones." Isis is one of my favorites BFTE colors. When applied wet is transforms into this gorgeous dark red with bronze undertones, a huge difference from when it's applied dry. It is also an unblended pigment.

BFTE Jaded:
The website describes this color as an "Icy apple green with tons of silver sparkle." Some people may describe this as more of a greenish teal, at least I would. It is definetely one of the brighter colors in their collection!


BFTE Journey:
The website describes this color as a "frosy gray/green with high shimmer." It's gorgeous if you pair it with other greens of silvers.

BFTE Karma:
The website describes this color as a "shimmering red-violet with blue highlights. One of our BEST sellers!" And let me tell you, I can see why it's one of their best sellers. It's an amazing pink color. People often wonder whether to get Paris or Karma. Karma is more pink/purple while Paris is more pink/red.

BFTE Lavish:
The website describes this color as a "green-yellow with medium sheen." At certain times when the light hits it, you can see the yellow coming out. I prefer it wet to dry.

BFTE Lemon:
The website describes this color as a "Bright clean shimmery yellow, not to cool, not to warm, perfectly balanced yellow." It's one of their best sellers. It's also bright when applied dry rather than wet, which is a plus.

BFTE Limeade:
Currently there is no description on the BFTE website. I would describe it as a light shimmering green with silver sparkles. It's a gorgeous color.

BFTE Paris:
Currently the website has no description for Paris. I would describe this color as a medium pink with red undertones. High sparkle.

BFTE Peacock:
The website describes this color as a "shimmering bright turquoise with golden green shimmer." If you're a teal lover, this color is a MUST have!

BFTE Pixie:
Pixie was sent to me in a grab bag deal. I've searched the site for the color, but cannot find it. It's a gorgeous light purple/lavender color.

BFTE Queen Of Hearts (Glitter):
This is one of your basic red glitters, approved for being eye safe. You need to apply it wet (applied with BFTE Mix and Fix below) for best results.

BFTE Spellbound:
This color is from the Fall 2009 collection. It is described as a "Dark shimmery blue between royal and navy blue." It's gorgeous for a colored smokey eye.

BFTE Tickle Me:
The website describes this color as a "deep low shimmer teal." Let me say, I prefer this one over Peacock and Caribbean. It's so bright and beautiful, I love it.

BFTE Tropical:
The website describes this color as a "nearly matte true jungle green with a surprising blue undertone." I love the finish on this one. You can clearly see the blue undertone while applied wet, not so much when dry.

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