Easy St. Patrick's Day Look

If you're looking for a really easy way to make your everyday makeup look a bit more festive for St. Patrick's Day, you've come to the right spot.

By simply substituting a green eye shadow for your every day neutral color on the lid, boom, you're ready for St. Patty's Day

Now you can avoid the typical 'you're no fun' conversation with the office nut. 

FACE

Hard Candy 12 Hour Power Foundation primer

Maybelline FitMe! Liquid Foundation in 330 &340 (I mixed them to get a perfect match)

Maybelline Better Skin Liquid concealer in Medium/Deep

e.l.f. cosmetics Under Eye High Definition Setting Powder

NYX Powder Blush in Cinnamon

Wet N Wild Baked Highlighter in Boozy Brunch

EYES

L'Oreal Infallible Brow Stylist in Brunette

Urban Decay Primer Potion

NYX eyeshadow in Hunter Green and Volcano

Morphe Brushes 35O Palette for crease and transition shades

NYC Cosmetics Liquid Eyeliner in Black

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara in Black

LIPS

Wet N Wild lipstick in Cherry Bomb

Because this look is so simple, you can tweak it in a multitude of different ways to really make this your own.
Thanks for checking it out
XO

L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation Routine

Hihihii

I recently updated my everyday foundation routine, so I'm sharing with you all. 

After scouring local and not so local CVS, Walgreens and RiteAids I was finally able to get my hands on the new L'Oreal Matte Foundation in my shade. Not an easy task... I assure you. 

I've been having some major issues with finding darker shades for not only this foundation, but the Maybelline Better Skin Foundation as well. Help a girl out if you find them around the area. 

Anyways, enough with my own complaints, 

Keep reading for a product list and my routine

July Favorites

Hi, I've returned.

(again.)

I'm pretty inconsistent, I'm aware but I think I'll be able to keep this up for a bit. 

Anyways, I'm sure you don't care about all that behind the blog information. 

That being said, I have some new products that I've been heavily relying on these days. 

This is what I have for you all this month. 

Enjoy. 

GOLD DUST + The Nudes by Maybelline (First Impressions)

So I read about this Maybelline Palette.. The Nudes online about a month and a half ago. And have been on the hunt for one ever since. 

For a while I had been eyeing it up at a local CVS, and then it came... the 25% off coupon. 

I rushed to CVS, turned the corner where the Maybelline display was... and there it was. 

An empty display. 

Then I went to Walgreens. No luck. 

Then Walmart. No luck. 

And then Target. And there it was. Cheaper here than the 3 stores I had visited. 

Needless to say I was happy. So happy I actually squealed a little bit. 

I'm not lying. 

My boyfriend thought and still thinks that I am completely out of my mind because of how excited I get over makeup & a good deal. 

But there it was at Target for $9.99

Recent Purchases

Soo, I haven't posted anything in a couple of weeks (my bad ya'll)

Here's a post though.
I've been buying makeup like a FIEND lately so I decided to share some of it here :)

These are last week/this weekend's purchases.

1. NYX Cosmetics Shine Killer

2. Nivea Creme

3. L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Intenza Mascara in Blackest Black

4. L'Oreal Collection Privee Lipstick in Eva's Nude

5. Milani Lipstick in Naturally Chic

Lakeside

Hey everyone!

I've completely given up on trying to format html. 

I don't even know if that's the proper terminology but, I'm just too annoyed with it to try any longer. 

I figure I'll have a friend do it when the time is right, or when I actually gain a following I'll get some professional assistance.

Anyways, the weather is finally starting to get cooler here in PA, and I honestly couldn't be any more content. 

The leaves are slowly starting to lose their deep green, and become a roasted orange. 

Pumpkin everything has taken over. 

And I very recently saw my first white girl in shorts and UGGS. 

That's fall in PA. 

In my desperate attempts to hold on to the last bit of sunshine before grey skies become a constant, I've been playing in the brighter colors of my makeup. 

I give you....lakeside.

 Do you like it?

Do you love it?

I'm totally seducing you. 

Can you feel it ?

Whatever, I'll stop.

BEAUTY INGREDIENTS

1. Maybelline FITme! Foundation in 340 (Cappuccino)

2. Revlon Photoready Liquid Foundation in Caramel (used as concealer)

3. Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Chocolate

4. Too Faced Shadow Insurance

5. Milani Bella Eyes Powder Shadow in Bella Navy

6. Milani Bella Eyes Powder Shadow in Bella Teal

7. bhcosmetics 88 Neutral Palette (crease, tearduct, highlight)

8. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black

9. NARS Powder Blush in Amour

10. NYX Round Lipstick in Minimalism

If you took a look at the products used, I used 2 of Milani Cosmetics newest eye shadow products, and I can't wait to do a complete review for you. 

They blend like a fucking dream, and the color payoff is pretty incredible considering they're less than $5. 

Bella Teal is the color on my lower lashline, and I'm 100% obsessed with it. 

There's a bit of green and gold that really makes the color pop, can't wait to find a way to use this all over my eyelid. 

Have you tried any of the Bella Eyeshadows? 

Tell me what your favorite is.

Thanks a ton for stopping by !

Comment and let you know what you're thinking !

Double Wing & Warm Shadows

Hello everyone, 

I'm sorry for the delay between posts, but I'm still having some trouble formatting the page. 

But, here's a post of something I tried out today and kind of liked. 

It's a simple warm look using eyeshadows, something I do just about everyday. With a bit of a twist. Doubling up on the liner. A wing on top and a wing on the lower lash line. 

Kinda bold. Kinda daring. I kinda like it. 

BEAUTY INGREDIENTS

1. Revlon ColorStay Liquid Foundation in Caramel

2. Revlon Photoready Foundation in Caramel (used as a concealer)

3. Too Faced Shadow Insurance

4. bhcosmetics 88 Neutral Palette

5. NYC Liquid Liner in Black

6. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black

7. Rimmel Eye Kohl in Nude (on waterline)

8. Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Chocolate

9. bhcosmetics Correct and Concealer Palette in Medium (brow highlight)

I like this look more than my usual everyday look, but the only issue with wearing it all the time for me is the time it took to carefully line my lower lash line with that liquid eyeliner. 

The amount of times I've tried this look and stabbed myself in my eye is truly obscene.
So if you're trying this look, take it slow. Don't be a hero. Seriously. 

So I do my makeup in a sports bra? 

What about it ? I like to be comfortable, okay . 

Get over yourself. 

Hope you enjoy this. 

Please don't be let down by the "brief-ness" of this post, I'm still very frustrated with the format of some better posts, and I'm doing my best to figure out the html stuff to try to make it as best as possible before I show it to you guys. As well as trying to make the pictures better. 

The things I do for you. Kidding. 

Thanks everyone. 

Thanks for stopping by !

Leave a comment !

ShockWave

Hi everyone, sorry this post wasn't up a few days earlier, life happened. 

But I do hope you enjoy this look, I like it alot. 

You can make it your own by changing the inner eye color. 

This definitely isn't an everyday, wear to work type of look, because those are boring and I hate boring. 

This is more of a.. look at me, I'm fucking awesome, don't you wish your makeup looked like mine... kind of look. 

With that being said, are you excited to make people jealous ? (yes. yes you are)

BEAUTY INGREDIENTS

1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance

2. e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow in Socialite

3. Milani eyeshadow in Shock

4, 5 &6. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Hustle, Buck and Virgin 

(Naked Palette)

7. NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Black 

8. Wet n Wild Pencil Eyeliner in Black

9. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black 

10. NARS Powder Blush in Dolce Vita

SWATCHES

HOW TO APPLY

1. Prime eyelids with Too Faced Shadow Insurance

2. Dampen a flat eyeshadow brush, dip into Socialite, tap off excess and pat directly onto the eyelid. 

Staying on the center of the lid. 

3. With a stiff dome brush use Urban Decay's Hustle, and apply on the outer V of your eyelid. 

4. Using a blending brush, dip into Urban Decay's Buck, using windshield wiper motions, apply onto the crease until there is no harsh line. 

 

 5. With a pencil brush, use Shock on the inner corner of each eyelid. 

Apply until you get the desired intensity. 

6. Using a small concealer brush, use Virgin by Urban Decay to highlight underneath your eyebrows. 

Soften the edges by dusting off your crease brush, and blending. 

7. Apply Liquid Eyeliner

8. Curl lashes and apply mascara

9. Apply NARS Powder Blush.

 

VOILA !

Hope you loved this look

Thanks for stopping by !

Spiced Cranberry Eyes + Happy Labor Day Weekend

 Hi Everyone.

Happy Friday !! We made it through another work week. Kudos to you for not going on off your boss this week, or falling asleep at your desk. And if you did... ohwell. 

Are you excited for Labor Day Weekend?? 

I wish I had something fun planned, like a cookout or something. Anything really.

I'll probably just hangout with some friends and laugh so hard I cry, so it's really not the worst thing ever. 

But if you decide to dress up, go out, or just play around with your makeup this weekend I have a look for you. 

Are you ready ?

BEAUTY INGREDIENTS

1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance

2. SoftLips Cube in Fresh Mint

3. Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Chocolate

4. L'oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black

5. 120 Colors Palette by bhcosmetics

6. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Single in Honey

7. NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Black (not pictured)

8. NARS Powder Blush in Amour

Starting out with a naked face, Moisturize and prime your face if you're going to be sweating, or if you're worried about your makeup falling off. I didn't this time because I was just testing this look out and it turned out much better than I expected. And apply a lip moisturizer as well.

I used the SoftLips Cube in Fresh Mint. If you remember, it was an item that was sent to me in the Influenster Vitality VoxBox, that I talked about here and I'm becoming obsessed with it. 

 Continue on with your foundation routine, I didn't post mine because everyone's routine is different.
But let me know if you'd like to see my routine in future posts.
And then if you fill in your brows, go ahead and do that now also. I did mine with Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade.

Now onto the eyeshadow.

What you're seeing is how I set up my palette. 

1. Apply the cranberry shade (Circled in Red) and apply that all over both eyelids. 
2. With a fluffy dome shaped brush, dip into the milk chocolate brown shade (Top. Circled in yellow.) And a dark chocolate brown shade (Bottom. Circled in Yellow.) Tap off the excess and apply directly into your crease using small circular motions. 
3. With another flat eyeshadow brush, go into the Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Honey, and line your lower lash line. Apply somewhat heavily. We want the Gold shade to be peeking out from under the green. 
4. With a pencil brush or liner brush, head back to the 120 Colors Palette and use the Kelly Green color (Bottom. Circled in Pink). Line this color directly on top of the gold color, staying as close to the water line as possible. 
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6. Take a black eyeliner, and line your top lash line, and wing it out. 
7. Curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara
8. Apply NARS Blush onto the apples of your cheeks. 
9. Touch up any eyeshadow that needs it, and clean away eyeshadow fallout. 
    
   
   
   

 Have an excellent Labor Day Weekend everyone !

COCKTAIL HOUR: White Peach Sangriaaa

heyhihello !

Here's another cocktail inspired look !

White Peach Sangria is one of the drinks I can remember from when I was a child.

Not because I was a child alcoholic, but because of my mother and her friends.

They would get together and drink this stuff pitcher after pitcher after pitcher

Have a good time with this look, the colors are flattering on just about every skintone and there's tons of dupes for the shadows that I used, so play with this look and make it your own.

as always... enjoy =]

FACE

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

Maybelliner FITme! Liquid Foundation in Caramel

Revlon Photoready Liquid Foundation in Caramel - used as concealer

Benefit Powderflage

NYC Translucent Face Powder

NARS Powder Blush in Amour

NYX Powder Blush in Cinnamon

EYES

LORAC Behind The Scenes Eyeshadow Primer

Victoria's Secret Mineral Eyeshadow Palette in Safari Chic - pearl white, & camel shimmer

Victoria's Secret Mineral Eyeshadow Palette in Jungle Heat - golden

bh cosmetics 120 palette - medium chocolate brown,& matte orange

L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black

LIPS

 Nivea A Kiss of Milk & Honey

NYX Round Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie

Sephora Lipgloss

GOODLUCK

Purple All Over

SOOOOOOOOOOOO

It's been a while since I've done a purple look

and that's weird to me, because I have been using purple eyeshadow whenever I get the chance.

So here's the purple fury.

ENJOY

FACE

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

Maybelline Dream Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation in Caramel

e.l.f. Brightening Concealer in Spice

Benefit Powderflage

e.l.f. Whipped Mousse in Lilac Pearl - cheek highlight

NARS Powder Blush in Amour

EYES

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Pots & Pans

Wet n Wild trio [Silent Treatment] - 'Eyelid'

Milani eyeshadow in Shock

Victoria's Secret Mineral Eyeshadow Palette in Safari Chic

[deep purple and lavender]

bh cosmetics 120 palette - matte grape

Urban Decay e/s in Naked

NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Jet Black

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

LIPS

Nivea A Kiss of Milk & Honey

NYX Round Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie

GOODLUCK

voluminous million lashes

yeah, that's the name of the mascara. Voluminous Million Lashes by L'oreal. That's right, the same company that makes Voluminous Mascara; one of the most talked about mascaras on the market. I noticed this product while browsing through makeup aisles in WalMart. Packaged in Metallic gold with a 'new' sticker placed perfectly on the edge of the product, I had to have it.
I promsed myself I wouldn't open it though, not until my Voluminous was all used up.
The next day was another story. & Can you honestly blame me. The product claims to separate lashes from corner to corner and give even the skimpiest of lashes extraordinary volume.... and THAT IT DOES. ! im having trouble uploading my before and after pics, but as soon as the internet works in my favor, i'll post them.

Another feature is its applicator brush, fatter than the original Voluminous mascara and a tube that eliminates excess product on the brush [ so, basically, I don't have to scrape extra mascara off onto the top of the tube before I use it on my lashes.. which is definitely a plus.]
For around $8, I'm impressed, but hey, who am I. try it yourself.

Neutral Everyday Look : Lorac Little Black Palette

I mentioned in my posts from the other day, that I picked up a few items last time I was in Sephora, and the Lorac Little Black Palette was another one of my purchases.

This set comes with 4 gorgeous, creamy lorac eye shadows & a travel size of their behind the scenes eye primer(great name)

unfortunately the darkest eyeshadow broke off a little bit on the ride home, so don't mind the messy-ness of my box!

I used every color in the set for a quick and pretty casual look on Monday, and I got a bunch of compliments about how the colors complimented my skin tone. So for all the brown-skinned girls out there I recommend this palette ! For $32, I really can't complain. I'm sure I'll be addicted to this palette as soon as I run out of the colors in my Naked Palette.



 Here's how to get the look :


I used loaded up the color at the top right on a crease brush & applied to the crease

applied the lightest shade all over my lid area



applied darkest shade to my outer 'V' area & blended.

lined my eyes & applied mascara

finished off the look with L'oreal True Match blush in Sweet Ginger and Benefit's Lipcolor in Lady's Choice.