Drive on in to your theater!

It's been a while since I have reviewed a movie on here, even though I have seen a few since the last review. So I decided I would review the movie I saw this past weekend, Drive. I had seen only a few previews for this movie and what I saw looked good, I mean Ryan Gosling alone is enough to get me in the theater to see this movie! Saturday night my husband and I decided to take in a movie, and Drive was what we decided on.

Drive is a movie about a guy, whose name is never mentioned and I assume is "Driver", who is a stunt car driver and mechanic by day and part-time get away driver at night. Ryan Gosling is the "Driver", who is a man of little words. The opening scene was intense and pretty awesome, then it has a slow build into violent action packed second half. 

Driver works for Shannon, a garage owner and builds the stunt cars for the movies in which Driver does the stunt work. Shannon gets in business with 2 men, a former movie producer from the 80's and a thug played by Ron Pearlman. He wants Driver to race cars and needs there help for funding of a car and race entry fees. They reluctantly agree and get in business right as Driver becomes friendly with his neighbor and her son.

Driver meets his neighbor Irene, played by Carey Mulligan, and her son, Benicio, and her husband is in prison and about to be released. It's hard not to see the budding romance between Driver and Irene right as her husband "Standard" is released from prison. 

About 20 minutes into the movie my husband leans over and asks, "where is this movie going?" Not long after my husband asks this question does it start to get going... and take a turn into the Scarface type of violence. And with all the violence, Driver never uses a gun... and boy is he sexy!

This movie had received raving reviews about how awesome this movie is and that it is what The Fast and the Furious movies should been like. Yes, there was driving, no Paul Walker or Vin Diesel driving, but still it was a action packed movie with a touch of a love story for us ladies dragged kicking and screaming to see a Ryan Gosling movie, hahaha. Not only was the movie great, the music in the movie was awesome!!!

Go see this movie, you won't be disappointed! Fast car driving, hot guy, with love and action, and a great soundtrack! I give this movie 4.5 stars out of 5!

XO Shannon

Haul/Review: Sleek MakeUP

Sleek released a new permanent collection featuring an eye shadow palette, blush and pout polish called the “Nude Collection Au Naturel”, so I had to jump on it! I love my Urban Decay “Naked Palette”, so I was super excited about a nude collection by Sleek. Sleek has quickly become my second favorite brand of makeup… they are highly pigmented and blend easily. While placing my order I was like what the heck, I am going to pick up the blushes that I wanted the last time I ordered. So I picked up a eye shadow palette, a pout polish and 5 blushes, 7 items total.

The Nude Collection
Pout Polish, Blush and Eye Shadow Palette

First thing I want to review is the eye shadow palette. As usual the eye shadow palette contains 12 shadows, including the typical black aka “Noir”. Of the 12 shadows, 8 are matte and 4 have shimmer.  These shadows are mineralized and go on very smooth. This palette will be great for everyday and work or school appropriate.

Au Naturel Palette
Top L-R: Nougat, Nubuck, Cappuccino, Honeycomb, Toast, Taupe
Bottom L-R: Conker, Moss, Bark, Mineral Earth, Regal, Noir

Now the pout polish… which is a tinted lip conditioner. The name of the pout polish is “Bare Minimum” and it is very nude. It is a pinky nude and goes on without much color, which is fine by me as I don’t like loud colors on my lips.

Bare Minimum - Pout Polish

And finally the blushes!!! Probably the thing I am the most excited about. I purchased 5, yes FIVE!!! I got the one that is included in the collection and it is called “Suede”. It is a warm nude, brown color that looks like a contour shade, but it is actually very pretty and adds warmth to your face. Then there is “Pixie Pink”, which looks like a bright pink, but it is actually a very pretty pink once blended out. Next I got “Life’s a Peach” which is really what the name says, peach! It is very pretty and not too peachy or orange.  All three of these are a matte finish.

Suede - Blush

Pixie Pink - Blush

Life's a Peach - Blush

The two blushes are a satin finish and just make your face glow! First is “Pomegranate” and it is like a dark fuchsia, pink color. And the last color I got was “Rose Gold”. This color is so beautiful and probably my favorite! Before I ordered I read a lot of blogs and watched several YouTube videos featuring these blushes, as the website does not give you the best swatch to go off of. Through my research I kept reading that “Rose Gold” was very similar to NARS “Orgasm”. They do look similar, however “Orgasm” has more pink tones to it and “Rose Gold” has more peach or coral tones. I like them both, but “Rose Gold” has a better pay off in color than “Orgasm” on my skin.

Pomegranate - Blush

Rose Gold - Blush

L: NARS Orgasm Blush (0.16 oz and $27)
R: Sleek Rose Gold (0.24 oz and $6.50)

I love all the products I received! The prices are awesome and shipping isn’t bad either. The palette is $10.50 (USD), the pout polish and blushes are $6.50 (USD) each. The shipping prices and options have changed, for which I am thankful! The last time I ordered it was a flat $13.50 (USD) to ship to the US, as they are located in the UK, and it was regardless of how much product you ordered. And the time it took to reach you was 7-10 business days, which it literally took 10 days for me to get my first order. Well now you have the option of standard or 2^nd day shipping! The standard shipping price has dropped to $10.00 (USD, and still takes 7-10 business days, and the 2^nd day shipping is $20.00 (USD). If you haven’t tried Sleek, try it! If you have, what are your favorite products?

XO Shannon 

Just a quick "Thank You" to my inspiration...

I have wanted to blog about makeup, movies and really anything that pops into my head for so long that I really thought I would never do it. I watch and subscribe to several beauty gurus on YouTube that give me the courage to try things I would never have known how to do and without them my love for makeup and beauty would not exist.

Combine that with the amazing support from my husband, I wouldn't be here blogging about my passion. I hope to breakout on to YouTube, but I am awfully shy and scared of the haters that I see plaguing my favorite people who are amazingly talented.

So, thank you MakeupByTiffanyD, my first guru, MakeupbyMel, MakeupByAlli, MissJenFABULOUS, DucleCandy87, and ThatGirlShaeXo for inspiring me. And I am just one of many that you lovely ladies have touched and inspired.

Thanks ;) Shannon