Sugarpill Sweetheart Palette Tutorial

Hey hey hey! I'm back with the brights, and I love the challenge such contrasting colours present as in this palette. My review on Sugarpill products can be found here. :)

This was way too much fun. Get ready for some more bright looks to come!

Products Used:

Face:
-Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123
-Chanel translucent loose powder
-Bobbi Brown Bronzer
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-Suparpill Sweetheart Palette (Take, Dollipop, Afterparty, Midori)
-Inglot black eyeshadow (as liquid liner)
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Sunset (ish) Eyeshadow Tutorial

Hellooo! Orange and pink are too much fun, so I went for it in this tutorial using Sugarpill products.

Products Used:

-Face:
-MAC Springshine Ombre Bronzer
-MAC Blush in Dainty

-Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-Sugarpill Eyeshadows: Flamepoint, Buttercupcake, Dollipop, Love +
-Inglot eyeshadow #30
-Sugarpill Chromalust in Birthday Girl
-Anabelle white eye pencil
-Inglot eyeshadow #65, liquid eyeliner
-Maybelline Falsies Mascara

-Lips:
-MAC lipstick in Creme d'Nude
-Maybelline Color Sensation Lipstick in Park Ave. Peach

Thank you for looking!

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Pinup Series: Classic Pinup

Howdy.

As you may have noticed by ways of my subtle use of retina-jarringly bright colours, I like having fun with sassy hues. I am, however, aware that most people are not comfortable sporting these shades. And believe you me, I can still have my fun with neutrals too.

To cater to my viewers, I am starting a series! Starting with this classic pinup/Hollywood/red carpet/retro look, I will be taking the concept of the traditional 50's look as far as my puny brain can go. I want to keep the idea of winged liner and bold lip colour with a certain method of eyeshadow application and stretch it in different directions. Can't wait to film my next one!

Products Used:

Face:
-MUFE HD Foundation #123
-Tarte Parke Ave. Princess bronzer
-Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Dollface
-Inglot e/s #30
-Sugarpill e/s in Poison Plum

Eyes:
-UDPP
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-Inglot eyeshadow #496
-Inglot eyeshadow #351
-MAC Wedge eyeshadow
-Inglot eyeshadow #460 (crease)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Twice Baked
-Annabelle white eye pencil
-Bourjois mascara

Lips:
-UDPP
-OCC Lip Tar in NSFW

Sixites Inspired Makeup - HD

Why haloo there.
I should have posted this the day I uploaded the tutorial, but oh well.

In this video, I did a sixties INSPIRED makeup look. Obviously, every person alive in the 1960's did not walk around looking like this, and there are other variations of this style. Also, I didn't put falsies on, though thick lashes were a MUST in this period... not that I was there, but--

I felt like wearing baby blue eyeshadow and thick liner, so :) Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olsr1cXAhig

Products used:

Face:
-MAC Face and Body foundation C3
-MAC Ombre Bronzer in Springshine
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-MAC eyeshadow in Wedge (soft matte brown)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Twice Baked (chocolate brown)
-Inglot eyeshadow #478
-Lise Watier Pigment in Folie Blanche
-Anabelle white eye pencil
-Inglot eyeshadow #65 (as liquid liner)
-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (shimmery light gold)
-Revlon GrowLuscious Mascara

Lips:
-Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Almost Bare

Thaaaanks for staying with me, hope you try something like this!

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Cherry Blossom Tutorial

I'M BACK!
Soooooooo sorry about not posting in forEVER. I got caught up with mah studies and job and holidays etc and I could come up with some more excuses to bore you with buuuuuuut...

On with the tutorial. :)

I know red and pink eyeshadow frightens some, so I tried to find a way to rock the awesome brights in a not-so-intimidating way, using my usual method/placement of eyeshadows... Light on the lid, dark in the crease, blablablaaaa.

I hope this at least pushes someone to try setting a classic neutral look to colour in some way!

Products Used:

Face:
-Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123
-MAC Mineralize blush in Dainty

Eyes:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako (matte white)
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Dollipop (bright pink)
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Love+ (true red)
-Inglot eyeshadow #362 (matte bubblegum pink)
-Anabelle white eyeliner pencil
-Inglot eyeshadow #65 (black as liquid liner)
-Revlon GrowLuscious mascara

Lips:
-Chanel Glossimer in #337 Calypso

Thanks so much for looking! Hope everyone out there had a pleasant and safe holiday :)
(BTW HAPPY ONE YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY!!!!)

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Alicia Keys Inspired Smoky Cat Eyes

Hey there!
This look I put together is inspired by makeup that Alicia Keys typically wears. It consists of light shimmery eyes, smoked-out winged liner, lots of highlighting, and soft glossy lips. Hope you enjoy, thanks for stopping by!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IX3V32A1CA

Products Used:

Face:

-Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123 and #153

-Tarte Bronzer in Park Ave Princess (contour)

-Nars blush in Orgasm

-Nars blush in Albatross (highlight)

-Makeup Forever Matte Loose Powder

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion

-MAC eyeshadow in All That Glitters (champagne colour all over eyelid)

-MAC eyeshadow in Wedge (soft brown in the crease)

-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (light shimmery gold at the inner corners and browbone)

-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Polyester Bride (frosty white at the inner corners)

-MAC Crushed Metallic Pigment in Roasted Chestnut (deep sparkling bronze at the outer half of the lower lashline)

-Inglot eyeshadow #392 (matte black at the upper lashline)

-Random black eye pencil

-Random shimmery white eye pencil (inner corners)

-Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Lips:

-Kiko lipstick #11 (soft warm pink)

-Inglot Sleeks Creme #89 (bright warm coral gloss)

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Soft Eyes and Orange Lips

Orange toned brown lips are so 90's, especially when paired with an orange-toned brown eyeshadow. Warm tones are great for spring and summer, so play around until you find a combo you like.
Here ya go!

Products Used:


Face:
-L'Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base (under foundation)
-MAC Face and Body Foundation C3, C5 (2 layers all over the face)
-Cover FX Full Coverage Cream Foundation #M40 (a tiny bit blended under the eyes with a fluffy brush)
-Inglot Loose Powder
-Tarte Bronzer in Park Ave Princess (a little bit as a contour)
-Nars blush in Orgasm (lots of it on the apples and cheekbones for high shine)

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck (very warm brown all over the eyelid and blended in the crease, lower lashline)
-Too Faced eyeshadow in Silk Teddy (shimmery light color on the browbone and inner corner)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes black liquid liner (winged out)
-Revlon GrowLuscious Mascara

Lips:
-NYX Lip pencil in Pecan (mainly around the lips)
- Annabelle Glossy Crayon in Fauvish (creamy orange, center of the lips)

Enjoy, experiment, have fun!


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Christina Aguilera Inspired Look from The Voice

I loveeee Christina Aguilera's makeup on the voice! Well, most of it anyway.
This is a classic retro golden eye with a red lip. I absolutely LOVE how red lips look on me; I don't wear them enough.
Inspiration photo:

I will say that I do not love every aspect of this makeup. I feel like the cheek contouring is a bit much for her face shape, and the lip colour could have been applied more smoothly. But I love the concept of gold smoky eyes with a cut-crease and cat-liner, paired with a red lip. Bear in mind I look nothing like her, and my skin-tone is much more yellow-toned.

When doing stage makeup, take into consideration the fact that bright lights will be shining on you. You may need to re-sculpt the features of your face because lights can wash them out.
You can do this by subtly tracing along the sides of your nose with a touch of bronzer, contouring your cheekbones, temples and jawline, and a touch under the bottom lip.
Keep your skin matte and use a slightly shimmery pale highlight down the bridge of the nose and tops of cheekbones and on top of the cupid's bow to accentuate those features.

This is the makeup I wore to my school talent show. I took these photos after a 14-hour day of rehearsal, then work, then rehearsal, then my show. Woot! Hooray for makeup that sort of kind of lasts! I did NOT reapply lip colour at all. And I couldn't find my gold glitter: Sugarpill's Goldilux, which I used on Pooja.

Moving on... :)

Products Used:

Face:
-L'Oreal face primer
-MAC Face and Body foundation in C3
-Cover FX Full Coverage cream foundation in M40 (under eyes, around nose)
-Inglot loose powder
-Inglot bronzer (as a contour)
-Nars blush in Orgasm

Eyes:
-UDPP
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Half Baked (shimmery true gold on the eyelid)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked (nude beige blended in the crease)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck (warm brown swept along the crease, lower lashline)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Creep (almost-black etched in the crease and outer corner and upper lashline)
-Annabelle white eyeliner (waterline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #07 (bright shimmery gold, browbone and inner corner)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes liquid liner (cat-shaped upper liner)
-Revlon GrowLuscious Mascara

Lips:
- Rimmel lip liner in Cherry Kiss (at the border of my lips, blended towards the center lightly)
-MAC Lipstick in Kanga Rouge (the BEST red lipstick EVER. No one can ever tell me different. Alas, it has been discontinued D:)

It was an awesome show for me!

Enjoy!
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Spring Trends! Pop of Colour, Cat eyes, Soft Lips

In spring right now, lots of new trends are emerging...
-Over-the-top smoky eyes
-Baby-like flawless dewy skin
-Soft natural lip colour
-Pop of colour on the eyes
-Strong blush and contouring
-Wispy doll lashes
-Cat eyeliner, maybe in different colours
-Strong eyebrows
-Glitter

My next few looks will embody some of these trends. Doing all of them all at once with one look would be a bit crazy.

So the trends in bold are the ones I used in this look. Hope you enjoy my interpretation!

 

Closeup! 

I have green eyes. On any colour wheel you can find on Google, you will see that the opposite of green is red. I don't know about you but I don't have the time to attempt making red eyeshadow not look like an infection... So I went for pink!

Products Used:

Face:
-Maybelline Fit Me foundation #210 mixed with MUFE HD #128
-Cover FX Full Coverage Cream foundation in M40 (under eyes)
-Laura Mercier Matte Translucent Powder
-Tarte bronzer in Park Ave Princess
-NYX Mosaic Powder in Love
-MAC eyeshadow in Charcoal Brown (eyebrows)

Eyes:
-UDPP
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Sin (pressed on the main lids)
-Inglot eyeshadow #361 (matte peachy pink blended generously in the crease)
-Inglot eyeshadow #495 (deep bright pink in the crease and lower lashline, blended into lighter pink)
-Inglot eyeshadow #74 (deep red-purple mixed with the hot pink etched in the deep crease)
-Inglot eyeshadow #351 (matte cream on browbone)
-Lise Watier loose shadow in Folie Blanche (shimmery sparkly white on inner corners)
-Rimmel GlamEyes Liquid black eyeliner (cat lines)
-Anabelle white eyeliner pencil (waterline)

Lips:
-Jack Black Lemon Lip Balm
-Nars lipstick in Dolce Vita (BEST NATURAL LIP COLOUR FOR OLIVE SKIN TONES EVER)

So have fun and try out some of these trends! But don't spend all your money like I do.

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Liz Taylor Inspired Retro Classic Look

I recently saw "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", based on the play by Tennessee Williams. I was disappointed by the censorship in the film, but not my the makeup that William Tuttle did! I chose not to shade in the crease like Liz Taylor had in the movie, and I went for a darker lip colour. But the winged liner and lashes, glowy cheeks, red lips and strong arched brows are my favourite part of this classy look.

Loooove the classics!

 Closeups...

Eye of the  ball

 Notice the awesome lash inserts I used to elongate the liner even more.

Da lip.

Kissy face?!!?!

Products Used

Face:
-Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube (T-zone)
-Lancome Teinte Miracle Foundation in Bisque 7 (all over face and over eyelids)
-Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener in Bisque (under eyes)
-Cover FX Full Coverage Cream Foundation (under eyes)
-Laura Mercier Matte Translucent Powder
-Nars Orgasm Blush (peachy glowy blush)
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer (all over contour)
-Nars Albatross (golden shimmer on tops of cheekbones)

Eyes
-Inglot Eyeshadow #30 (light shimmery peachy gold on the browbone and inner corners)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #406 (shimmery bronze on the lower lashline)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes Black Liquid Liner (cat eyeliner)
-Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara
-Quo Lash Inserts (outer lashes, and I cut some of them shorter toward the middle of my eye so they blended with my natural lashes)

- Maybelline Superstay Gloss #550 (most awesome burgundy wine red, unfortunately discontinued!!! :( whyyy)
-Buxom Plumping Lip Polish in Krystal

Hope you like this retro look!

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Look More Awake

There is a bug going around. I happened to catch it along with everyone else I know.
I woke up this morning feeling and looking absolutely awful, but thanks to a few tricks, I was able to hide it a bit without spending more than 10 minutes getting ready!

Look alive, pretend you're not sick!

I did not want to overdo the concealer under my eyes because I think you should be seeing the person, not the makeup, not the cold.

10 tips on looking more awake:

1. Make sure all of your makeup is completely removed at night.
2. Wear less foundation so your skin looks more like skin. Focus on moisturizing well.
3. Concentrate concealer on spots that need it most... pimples, under-eye circles.
4. Do not apply makeup around your nose if you will be using lots of tissue. A little Vaseline at night will help with the redness and dryness and you won't feel like you need to apply so much makeup.
5. Apply a light eyeliner pencil to your waterline (white or flesh-toned) to open up the eyes.
6. Add a light colour to your inner corners for more light and drag it slightly up to orbital bone to eliminate darkness there.
7. Do not wear a lot, if any, darker makeup on the bottom of the eye. It will draw attention to dark circles.
8. Concentrate definition on the upper lashes to lift tired eyes. A winged eyeliner (angled upwards, never down) will help with this.
9. Apply a blush with a little bit of shimmer to it so your cheeks glow rather than look dull. Or, use a highlight along with your blush.
10. Avoid heavy contouring of any kind... face, eyes, anything.

Products used:

Face:
-No foundation
-Cover FX Full Cover Cream Foundation # M40 (used as concealer on a few acne scars and dark circles)
-MAC Mineralize Blush in Dainty (a rosy blush with gold shimmer)
-Laura Mercier Matte Translucent Powder (all over face for even texture)
-MAC Eyeshadow in Charcoal Brown (eyebrows)

Eyes:
-Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Denim Ink (upper lashline)
-Body Shop Duo Mineral Eyeshadow in Sapphire (I used the sparkly navy colour on top of the eyeliner for fun)
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (lower waterline, inner corners)
-Laura Mercier loose shadow in Folie Blanche (inner corners on top of pencil)
-L'Oreal Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:
MAC Lipstick Viva Glam VI (a shiny medium plummy pink similar to my natural lip colour, only better)

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Pinup on Redheads

This is Amanda. She is gorgeous.
I decided to do a simple, timeless look on her that could suit practically anyone, if it is tweaked a bit for different skin tones.
She had some makeup on already that I had to work around.
Cellphone was all we had for pictures.

Gorgeous!!!

Looking down

 Closeup!

Because Kanga-Rouge is actually that awesome!

Ok so I love this lipstick! Red looks fantastic on reds! Unfortunately, Kanga-Rouge was limited edition from a MAC collection a few years ago called Dame Edna. It was re-promoted this year but I did not know about it. A close dupe is MAC's MAC Red.

Products Used:

Face: 
-Benefit Boi-ing concealer #01
-Nars Orgasm Blush

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Inglot Eyeshadow #351 (cream colour all over eyelids)
-Urban Decay Naked Palette:

• Buck (traced along the crease, outer lower lashes)
• Naked (to blend Buck up a bit)

-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (inner corners, waterline)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #496 (sparkling white, inner corners on op of NYX pencil, browbone)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes black liquid liner (sort of cat-eye shape)
-Whatever mascara she was already wearing

Lips:
-Revlon Black Cherry Lipstick (outer corners of mouth, and slightly around lips shape)
-MAC Kanga-Rouge (THE best red ever. All over lips)

Amanda should model. Non?

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