The Ulta Untamed Color Palette is a gorgeous addition to the Ulta brand cosmetics collection, featuring a triple layer pull out case, with nine eyeshadows, nine lip colors, an eyeliner and lip liner, four cheek colors, and application brushes. To see more photographs and swatches, read more…

The highly anticipated Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume III is finally here, and it is a complete stunner from head to toe! Inspired by the world’s most famous city, the Big Apple, it has a pop-up, light-up display when you open it up, complete with gorgeous artwork of the city’s landmarks. Inside, are sixteen beautiful eyeshadows, two 24/7 glide-on eye pencils, and a travel-size eyeshadow primer potion. To see more photographs and swatches of this unique, fun palette, read more…

The last of the New York Color Berry Bloom Collection that I purchased were the two “Lippin’ Large” lip glosses. Both lip glosses are meant to plump your lips and add sheer color to your pucker. To see full swatches and photographs, read more…

So I’ve never done one of these on Beauty Gala before, but I figured to have a little fun, I’d do a haul video, showing you some recent purchases of mine. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the haul!

The Urban Decay Black Palette consists of six black-based eyeshadows, a travel size primer potion in Eden, and a travel size 24/7 eye pencil in “Zero,” a classic black. I had several requests for this palette, and I tend to be into darker shades of eyeshadow that are a little bit more “rock and roll,” so I figured this palette would be good for me. Did this palette live up to my expectations? To see more photographs and swatches, read more…

To achieve this fall forward look, I used New York Color’s Berry Bloom Palette from their Fall 2010 Berry Blooms Collection. Consisting of four gorgeous berry-inspired shades, I put together a look that screams romance. To see how to achieve this look, read more…

The Color Club Untamed Luxury Collection has been released, and it is quite gorgeous, with dark vampy colors, and a unique topcoat called “Covered in Diamonds,” which you see above. You may remember the buzz over Sally Hansen’s Hidden Treasure nail polish, which literally was like a hidden treasure for most to find. “Covered in Diamonds” has a similar concept, though not an exact dupe, and still ends up having a cool, iridescent flaky effect when layered. To see more photographs and what shades I used, read more…

Join me during week one of Juice Beauty’s Organics to Clear Skin 30 Day Challenge. In this challenge, I will be putting their certified organic skin care kit to the test. This kit works in the same ways that a skin care system like Proactiv works, only without any synthetic fragrances or chemicals. In other words, you can feel good about putting these products on your skin, and they will not irritate your skin in any way. read more…

The New York Color Berry Blooms Collection contains an Individual Eyes Custom Compact palette in “Berry Bloom.” As shown here on Beauty Gala multiple times, these palettes are incredible. They have great pigmentation, and color combinations, and the guide idea’s on the back of the palettes are extremely helpful for beginners and experts alike. To see photographs, swatches, and a preview of a look coming up, read more…

This tutorial is as easy as 1-2-3…and you can achieve this soft, romantic, berry-driven look in just five minutes. To find out how to get a soft, gorgeous romantic makeup look, read more…