Monthly Archives: December 2011

May This Makeup Corner Be This Tidy Forever.

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Hiatus, shmiatus.  So much for that.  I’m just so excited to show my makeup area.

I have been in obsessive home organization mode lately that I thought I’d share my sorta complete set up for my vanity area.  My vanity table is the IKEA MALM Dressing table.

My most recent addition is the huge hanging mirror I bought from Homesense for a steal — only $30.  I love that it’s almost as wide as the table.  For lighting, I have an OttLite ($30) from The Shopping Channel.

Another Homesense buy that I love is this round silver tray ($15).  It contains my everyday skincare and makeup products, as well as other products that I am testing out.

The mirrored perfume tray was something my mom picked up from a garage sale that she gave me.  I love displaying my favourite fragrances this way; it just looks so luxe.

My makeup brush and hair products holder is a pencil holder from IKEA.  These are the only hair products I use as I’m very picky and products rarely work on my fine hair.

Read on to see what’s inside my vanity table.

Click here to see what’s in my vanity table!

Lipstick Bandits Holiday Edition: We Do Sparkles. MOAR SPARKLEZ!

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The Lipstick Bandits Holiday Edition is near and dear to my heart because I get to play with glitter. :) This time around we are layering products over a red lipstick to create a sparkly red lip.

When we came up with this challenge, I thought I was doomed.  None of my five lipglosses (yeah… only five) were sparkly enough for the job.  I had to be more creative and pulled out Sonia Kashuk Eye Quad in Bronzed Beauty from a swap from fellow Lipstick Bandit Danielle.  The gold glitter was chunky and sparkly enough for me. :)


Giorgio Armani Rouge 406, Chanel Fatale, Sonia Kashuk Bronzed Beauty


Giorgio Armani Rouge 406, Chanel Fatale, glitter from Sonia Kashuk Bronzed Beauty

To get my sparkly holiday lips, I started with Giorgio Armani Rouge d’Armani in Rouge 406 as a base.  I added a small amount of Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Fatale to create a sticky base, then patted the glitter all over for… well, pure awesomeness.

Not the lowest maintenance of lip looks, but holy crap; seeing my lips like this make me want to kick myself and yell out expletives.

If sparkly lips are your thing — and if not, why are we friends? :P — you definitely have to check out the rest of the Lipstick Bandits’ red and sparkly lips:

See You in 2012, Beauties!

What are your New Year’s Eve plans?  As for me, I’m going on a brief hiatus for the rest of my holiday break. Once again thank you for reading Glitter Geek! I appreciate your continued support for Glitter Geek. :)  Have a safe and fantastic New Year!

Merry Christmas!

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My 2011 Christmas Tree

May your day be filled with love and joy with your family and friends this holiday season. Thank you for sharing another great year with me, sweet readers. I hope you got everything you wished for. :)  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love,
Arianne and Scherbie