Controversial Videos of the Week

So, why are these controversial video choices of the week, yo? First off, let's talk for a small second about the twerk a werk nation. Strippers, twerking and B words = controversial to the max. Meanwhile, they leave little for the imagination. Don't even get mad at me. I didn't make these videos. I'm simply reporting on the deliciousness. Don't get me wrong because I love Rihanna and Britney, hence why I felt the need to post them. All I will say is that molested foam fingers and latex bikinis are hard to compete against. Oh, dear college football twerker... you're a player. And I'm the coach.

Play on.

Signed,
The #BindersFullOfMen Movement

The Work Twerk

Yup. Yup. 
Apparently it's work day around these parts!
It's not typical for this bloggy bloggerson to post the cussy words, but there's just no edited version of this newly released Britney Spears song yet. Below is the audio du jour.





Iggy Azalea is like the white girl version of Nicki Minaj. For riz-eals, yo.
Now... if I could just twerk my bum like her, I firmly believe 90% of my problems in life could be solved.

Then I'd say, "Quick! Break out your video camera. Someone pass me a smelly animal mascot costume & let's upload this dancing loveliness to the YouTubey."

Did you know Britney Spears & Miley Cyrus Latex Pants are collaborating on Miley's new album "Bangerz"?! I am, indeed, excited about this!

Mind = Blown

Even me and my Ulta Beauty friends had full on discussions about twerking tutorials. Look me in my eyes. I'm not lying about this. Dedicated to you all, and you know who you are, I posted the below "How To" in your honor. Love you all! xoxoxo

Giveaway Numero Seis

Ooh, la la... baby don't be shy.
Baby come with me & I can help take you on vacay!
I can take you up. I can take you home.
Girl, where you wanna go with these travel size beauties?!




Comment below the post or tweet to @makeupthebay with #TravelSizesRock to enter the giveaway.

Simple, right? I know!

Giveaway Numero Cinco

Mememaker.net

Horses and Bayonets totally loves the General!

With that being said, Dos Equis should give me a lifetime supply of this ballistic, bayonet-supporting beverage. Just so you know, a bayonet could technically be thrown or launched into what one would call a ballistic missile...


Anyway...
As long as you la la la la la la la love Q-tips, read on my darlings!

Q-tips Precision Tips, $3.29
Get them here from Walgreens.

The first person to comment below this blog post or tweet to @makeupthebay with #qtips gets a pack of Precision Tips as well as a purse pack of Q-tips. 

Q-tips Purse Pack around $.99
Mostly found in-store @ major retailers

Precision Tips are awesome for manicures because they're more precise & less cottony at the tip. The purse packs are awesome for traveling, purses in general and especially on-location makeup artists.



If I said your smokey makeup look could look better by way of Q-tips, would you hold it against me?
(I think not.)

Giveaway Numero Cuatro

And I was like...

Baby, baby, baby, oooh! NOOOO, you didn't!

The Makeup Guard Card, $8.95
Get it here.

It's fairly easy to mess up a cat eye winged eyeliner look. It's also really hard when working with dark eye shadows to ensure that you don't end up looking like a raccoon by the end of the application.

Today's giveaway is for The Makeup Guard Card! YES!

The first person to comment right below this post or tweet to @makeupthebay with #makeupguardcard gets it.

Hit me up, baby... just one time!

Giveaway Numero Tres

If this nail art was your boyfriend, he'd never let you go!

Amika teamed up with Dashing Diva to make this awesomeness you're soon to call your fingernails! This pattern is Amika's Obliphica design.This is a hot print I got at the Premiere Beauty Show that are fairly hard to find. You can purchase them here through Amika, but you have to buy the entire kit for $39.95... but it's quite fabulous for $39.95, might I add.


Any who, comment below or tweet me with #amika to enter the giveaway for this awesome nail art.

Amika Ceramic Styler, $135
Get it here.

If you like blingy and colorful hairdryers, straighteners, or etc you go get you some Amika. For real. I've got dibs on the giraffe print. They also have a popular Cynthia Rowley that's really hot right now.






Pieces of Amika art all over my bathroom,
~J.~

Giveaway Numero Dos

Cuz all around the world...
people want to wear Glowbys in their hair!

Now's your chance. On the giveaway block today are five sets of these wonderful fiber-optic hair extensions.

Comment below this post or tweet me to enter. 
Yoda says your chances of winning are strong with the force!



I mean, even Taylor Swift loves them. Read about it here. Heck, we even used them to light up Battle of the Strands at the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show! (We totally rocked it, by the way. Also, stay tuned about the Battle of the Strands Finals in Vegas. Either we're the favorite of the 1st runners up or you can help vote us to go. Did I mention I love my readers lately?!)

Battle of the Strands Orlando 2013
Model: Karina
Image by: Paul Wedlake Photography

What happened when the lights went off at the show was ahhhh-mazing!


Hopefully it'll lock us in to keeping what happens in Vegas in October, in, well... Vegas!


Mama could use a vacay  ;o)


Kill the lights & let's get this party started, babes!

Prices start at $3.99 for these babies.
Get them here.

Giveaway Numero Uno!

Giveaway Numero Uno on Britney Spears & Justin Week is Extrashade!

We can't say enough good things about this product. Not only is it capable of shielding SPF 30 rays, this company also supports cancer awareness & support initiatives.



We were lucky enough to speak to the owner & score some Extrashade swag that even Justin Bieber would be proud of.

What's nice about Extrashade is that it works for all ethnicities, but keeps the multicultural shades in mind with all it's non-ashy & good for hyperpigmention qualities in tow. 

WE JUST WANT SOME SUNSCREEN TO LOVE... OOOH!

Signed,

The Sensitive Skin Complected

Comment below or tweet to @makeupthebay for your chance to win a bottle. We love the comments! Keep them coming!

The general public knows that the sun's toxic...

Avoid the hyperpigmentation on your face. You'll spend months to years correcting it...
Trust me.

Luv,
~J.~

Giveaway Madness Week

Starting on Hump Day, we're blaring Britney Spears and Justin Bieber for an entire week of giveaways! Be sure to check out the blog.


So, you want in on the giveaway action?
Each post's giveaway period will be valid for an entire week, or until someone comments or tweets to me. Enter! Enter! Enter!

All you have to do to enter is:

comment below the product's blog post 
OR
tweet to @makeupthebay 

about what product you'd like to win. Enter one giveaway or enter them all! I'm just happy to spread the beauty swag love!

Look.... even Justin Bieber approves of this swag, yo! I mean, like, if I ever talked to him & he recognized my existence, he would!
Fo' sure...

Super white girl remix

This is the super white girl remix.

Sorry. I can't help that there's this little gangster that lives inside my head right next to Pinky and the Brain. Look here, friends. I know I'm white. You know I'm white. But just because I'm white doesn't mean I'm rockin' the emo look & trying to bring the band Nirvana back together. I listen to all genres. That's the honest to God truth. However, if I had to pinpoint where my gangster influences came from, I'd have to thank my former jazz and hip hop dance teachers as well as cheer leading coaches. Without them, my will to drop a beat could not have been made possible. I'd also like to thank Biggie, Outkast, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Master P, Eazy E, Dr. Dre, Wu Tang Clan, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Nelly & Tupac for droppin' that influential fire. Now I sound like I'm accepting some white girl gangster of the year award. Heh. Heh. You can stop booing me in your heads during this acceptance speech since my computer screen can't technically hear you.
Ya' huurd me?!



Furthermore, all these rappers have taught me to be real while chasin' that paper. What?! Is it so bad to want to be iced out, drinkin' Cristal in the back of your Maybach? Me thinks not. Probably the coolest and most notable thing that comes from rappers is their will to succeed, no matter if you come from the ghetto or Beverly Hills 90210. Dream. Believe. Achieve. You can do it. You can do it all night long! These rappers are living proof.
Enjoy.