FOTD: Dramatic Eid Makeup

Hello friends! Welcome to my 200th post on my blog! Today I am sharing with you another Eid look, this time a bit more dramatic featuring the Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette. If you don't like a dramatic look, I recommend you checking my previous post here where I did a Natural Eid Makeup. This is the type of makeup I would typically wear for any special events that I go to. I love wearing a dark vampy lipstick and smoked out eyes.

Today was the first day that I tried the Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit that I purchased on Wednesday when Macy's was selling it for $25. I have avoided contour kits in the past because a) the steep price and b) let's be real, do I really need more contours and highlights? But the deal was too good to pass up, so I impulsively picked it up. I'm not sure what I think about it yet, but I will definitely let you know with a review.

Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends! I hope you all have a wonderful Eid and I hope you enjoy this look :)

FOTD: Natural Eid Makeup

Hello friends! Today I will be sharing with you an Eid Makeup Look! Since I have many Muslim friends, I wanted to share with you a couple of looks that can be worn with the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. I will be creating the makeup looks using the Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette that I will be borrowing from my sister. Since this is more of a special events makeup, the products I have chosen are products that should last for 10+ hours in a hot climate! This makeup look today is very natural and wearable look. Hope you guys enjoy this makeup look and if you are reading this when Eid has occurred, Eid Mubarak!

FOTD: Summer Turquoise Drugstore Makeup, Inspired by FacadesandNuances

Hello friends! Hope you are having an AMAZING Fourth of July Weekend (for friends in the US) and hope that my friends in Canada had a FANTASTIC Canada Day! :) Today I am sharing with you how I created this beautiful makeup look. I was inspired by my friend's gift for me, the lovely earrings I am wearing! I have been friends for her for almost four years now (met her my freshman year of college) and man, does time move by quickly. She has a blog over at Facadesandnuances where she blogs about travel, diy, and other nifty things.

This makeup look is a bit out of my comfort zone because I'm working with blue eyeshadow. However, I really do like the end result and I feel it is extremely wearable because this shade of turquoise is a bit more muted. Hopefully you guys will enjoy this makeup look as well!

Taylor Swift Inspired Makeup Look (from Blank Space)

Hey guys! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Today I will be sharing with you my Taylor Swift Inspired Makeup Look (focusing mainly on her look in the Blank Space music video). I've been wanting to create a look based off the music video ever since it first came out, but I didn't get a chance to do so until this week (so I hope I wasn't too late on the bandwagon!). Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the look and let me know what you guys think. Please also let me know if you have any requests for any looks and I will be happy to do them!

Holiday Makeup Look 3: Metallic Neutral Eyes

Hey guys! So today I wanted to share with you this look I created for the upcoming Holiday season! This is the third look I've come up since starting my blog, if you want a throwback to the two looks I created last year, click here to see! I decided to showcase the Too Faced Everything Nice Palette that I did a review for here within the past week or so because I know people were probably wanting to see this in action (and I don't blame them because...there have been mixed reviews amongst YouTubers and beauty bloggers). Like I stated in the palette, I do really enjoy this palette a lot, I do think its worth getting. The eyeshadow duds aren't horrifyingly bad (like the kind where no matter how much pigment you pack on, you still get NOTHING). Those eyeshadows are just... are not up to the other quality of the eyeshadows and are somewhat average (and it can easily be fixed by using an eyeshadow base like the one I used in this look). Anyways, off to me letting you know how I got this look!

FOTD: Fourth of July Inspired Makeup Look!

Hello guys! So today I am creating a Fourth of July Inspired Makeup Look! I definitely think that this is an extremely fun look, its a bit different then the other looks I see beauty bloggers sporting.... probably because I didn't use the proper red, white, and blue    I just worked with what I had in my collection! I hope you enjoy my creation and keep reading to see how I created it!

For my face, I mixed CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Medium Beige (Review) and L'Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation in Nude Beige to create a long lasting but glowing skin! To conceal my undereye bags, I used Maybelline Dream Touch Lumi Highlighting Concealer in Radiant underneath my eyes in a triangular shape. For any spot concealing on my face I used the CoverGirl and Olay Concealer Balm in Light. To add some color back to my face, I applied Physician's Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Rose on my cheeks. As always, I used the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent to set my face makeup.

For my eyebrows I am using my go to eyebrow product, the Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade in Dark Brown (Review) and to set my eyebrows I used Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel (Review). I then primed my eyes using the Jordana 12 Hr Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil in Continuous Almond (Review). For my eyeshadow look, I first placed Mac Matte Eyeshadow in Saddle into my crease as a transition color and to help make blending a lot easier. I then used Inglot Matte Eyeshadow in 353 (Review) as a highlight on my browbone and on the inner half of the eyes. Then, I applied Elf Essential Eyeshadow in Teal in the middle of my lids. After that, I placed Inglot Pearl Eyeshadow in 428 on my outer third and into the crease. To finish up my eyeshadow look, I placed Inglot AMC Pigment in 30 to my inner third for some extra dimension. To line my upper last line, I used Wet n Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner in Black and I brightened my waterline using thw Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in Nude. I finished off my eye makeup by applying Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara in Strauss Black, a glittery black mascara, on my lashes.

Prior to putting on my makeup, I prepped my lips using the Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch. Because I will be wearing a red lip, I will be using the Jordana Easy Liner for Lips Retractable Pencil in Sedona Red to ensure the longevity of my lipstick and to help fight against feathering! The lipstick I would be using is Victoria's Secret Color Drama Lipstick in Ignite. I found that the lips were slightly overpowering for the look, so I used NYX Megashine Lipgloss in Beige to help tone it down.

Of course, you need to set your face to make sure that the makeup sliding off! Today I used Urban Decay Deslick Setting Spray to help make my makeup last as long as possible.

I hope you guys enjoyed this makeup look and let me know what you think!

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Makeup MAYhem Day 3 - Sultry Spring Makeup FOTD + Giveaway (CLOSED)

Hey guys! So today I wanted to share with you the makeup I wore on my video, featuring my Latest Empties! Yes, the video quality isn't great...I think may sister may have forgotten to focus the camera, but that won't deter me from my mission to finish! Anyways, the makeup look I have for you here today is a Sultry Spring Makeup FOTD, requested by Vanessa (over at CitronandGuavaberry) This initially was going to be a bring blue look, but I toned it down so that it could be more wearable!

Face:

Benefit Porefessional Primer

Benefit Big Easy BB Cream in Light/Medium (Sample Size)

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Benefit Rockateur Blush

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer - Review

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent

Eyes:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel - Review

Elf Cream Eyeshadow in Teal Party

Inglot Pure Pigment Eyeshadow in AMC 30

Jordana FabuBrow Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe 

Jordana FabuLiner Liquid Eyeliner in Black

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Rimmel ScandalEYES Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black

Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette in Comfort Zone 

Wet n Wild Take the Day Fergie Eyeshadow Primer - Review

Lips:

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey

The How To:

1) Primed my face using the Benefit Porefessional Primer and applied the Benefit Big Easy BB Cream in Light/Medium.

2) Concealed any blemishes and my undereye circles using Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. 

3) Primed my eyes using Wet n Wild Take the Day Fergie Eyeshadow Primer. While waiting for the primer to dry, I used Jordana FabuBrow Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe and Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel on my eyebrows. I then applied Elf Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Teal Party all over my eyelids. I then used Inglot Pure Pigment Eyeshadow in AMC 30 on my inner third of my eye, and placed the crease color from the right side of the  Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette in my crease. To finish off my eyes, I tightlined using Rimmel ScandalEYEs Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Black, lined my upper lash line using Jordana FabuLiner Liquid Eyeliner in Black and applies L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara on my eyelashes. 

4) I contoured my face using Benefit Hoola Bronzer and applied Benefit Rockateur Blush on my cheeks. To set my makeup, I used Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent.

5) Lastly, to finish my makeup, I used Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey.

So now that you guys have read the whole blog post, you must be anxious reading what will be the giveaway right? Well, here's the thing. I went to Promise Phan's Meet and Greet with my sisters and we all got more makeup then what we will ever need...especially with the collection that I have. As such, I have decided to do a giveaway with two eyeshadows that I received (2 winners, each will the Bare Minerals Ready Eyeshadow 2.0 in The Promise)! The giveaway is open internationally, so everyone and anyone can enter until 6/07/2014 at 12:00 AM EST! Make sure to get your parents permission if you are under 18! Good luck everyone!

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FOTD: Featuring Mac Eyeshadows in Humid and Saddle

Hey guys! Today I will be showing you the makeup look I did for work the other day! It's a pretty simple look, and I got a couple of compliments on it, so I decided to do a post on it! This is a more out of the box look for me, I normally don't use green eyeshadow but I have to say, I think I really like how this came together!

Products Used:

Covergirl and Olay Simply Ageless Concealer in Light

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Medium Beige - Review

Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil in Black Point
Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil in Continuous Almond - Review

Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara in Black
Jordana FabuBrow Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe

Jordana Twist and Shine Moisturizing Balm Stain in Honey Love

Mac Eyeshadows in Humid and Saddle

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent

Tarte 24Hr Amazonian Clay Blush in Stellar

Wet n Wild Coloricon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana

Wet n Wild MegaLast Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Product Application:

1) I applied CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Medium Beige all over my face with my hands. I then applied the CoverGirl and Olay Simply Ageless Concealer in Light on my underye circles. 

2) Used Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil in Continuous Almond as an eyeshadow base. I then applied Mac Eyeshadow in Humid on the inner two thirds of my eyes. I then used Mac Eyeshadow in Saddle in my crease and blended it thoroughly. I then used Wet n Wild MegaLast Liquid Eyeliner in Black on my upper lash line and Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner in Black Point on my tightline and waterline. Then, I applied my Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara in Black on my lashes and Jordana FabuBrow Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe. 

3) I highlighted my cheekbones and my brow bone using Wet n Wild Coloricon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana and applied Tarte 24Hr Amazonian Clay Blush in Stellar. Lastly, I set my makeup using Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent.

What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments below!

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Holiday Makeup Look #2! Featuring Gold Eyes and Bold Red Lips!

Hey guys! Today I will be doing a classic gold eyes and bold red lip that is perfect for this Holiday season! I'm totally in love with how warm the eye makeup is. While I did use a lot of eyeshadows for today's look, I don't think it would be difficult to replicate it one bit!

Face:
BareMinerals Well Rested
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Medium Beige - Review
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette (Devottee, Laguna, and Gouloe) - Review

Eyes:
Benefit They're Real! Mascara
Inglot Eyeshadows in AMC Shine 07 and Matte 353 - Review
Jordana Easy Brow in Taupe
Jordana FabuLiner in Black
Mac Eyeshadows in Amber Lights, Cranberry, and Saddle
Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black
Sephora Eyeshadow Primer (discontinued)

Lips:
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Smitten

Eye Makeup Application:

1) Primed my eyes using Sephora Eyeshadow Primer. 

2) Placed Inglot AMC Shine 07 on the first half of my eyelids

3) Placed Mac Eyeshadow in Amber Lights in the center of my lids

4) Placed Mac Eyeshadow in Saddle on the outer third of my lids

5) Added Mac Eyeshadow in Cranberry lightly on the outer third of my lid to warm up the color even more!

6) Highlighted my browbone using Inglot Matte 353

7) Lined my upper lash line using Jordana FabuLiner in Black.

8) Used Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black on my tightline and waterline

9) Applied Benefit's They're Real! Mascara on my lashes.

Hope you guys enjoyed this makeup look! Let me know if you have any looks you want me to create in the comment section below! I hope that you guys are having a wonderful time with your family during this holiday season. Have a wonderful day!

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A Holiday Makeup Look!

Hey guys! So today I will be showing you guys a Holiday Makeup Look! I used all drugstore products for my eyes, so the eye makeup should be easy to replicate! In this post I also have a product that I am very excited to have, that is the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser. I have been eyeing the Benefit Porefessional for awhile now but I have not gotten the courage to splurge on it...especially since I already had a primer that kinda failed on me. But since Target had a 10% off this weekend, combined with the me spotting this product, I figured I'd pick it up for you guys and review it for you guys!



Face:
Bare Minerals Well Rested
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach
Lancome Teint Miracle in Buff 6W
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Palette (Deep Throat)
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent
Wet n Wild Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana

Eyes:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Jordana Easy Brow in Taupe
Jordana Easy Liner in Black
Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Black
Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette
Wet n Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer
Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Palette

Lips:
Nyx Megashine Lipgloss in Beige

Makeup Application:
1) Used my fingers to apply the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser.
2) This time around I did my eye makeup first and then moved onto my face. I started out by priming my eye lids for eyeshadows using Wet n Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer. I then used Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette Browbone shade on the left on the first half of my eyelids. I then used the Defining shade on right on the last half of my eyelids. Due to the duo chrome nature of the eyeshadow, that is how it is photographed! Isn't it pretty! Make sure to blend here to get rid of the harsh lines!
3) I then applied Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation in Buff 6W all over my skin and then used Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach and Bare Minerals Well Rested to set the concealer.
4) I then finished up my eyemakeup. Using the same defining shade from the Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette, I applied it on my outer two-thirds of my lower lash line. I used the same Browbone shade and placed that on the inner third of my lower lash line. For my browbone highlight, I used the Browbone shade from Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio. I then used Jordana Easy Liner in Black on my upper lash line and Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Waterproof Eyeliner in Black for both my tightline and lower lashline. To finish up my eyes, I used Benefit They're Real Mascara.
5) For my eyebrows, I used Jordana Easy Brow in Taupe to fill in and Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel to set them!
6) Lastly, for my face I used Wet n Wild Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana as my highlight and Nars Blush in Deep Throad (from the Nars Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette). I then set my makeup using Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent. For the lips, I used NYX Megashine Lipgloss in Beige.

What do you guys think of the look? This look actually photographed a lot less dramatic then it was in real life. I'm pretty sure my parents thought I was going out clubbing or something....

 What holiday makeup looks have you guys been wearing? Let me know in the comment section below!

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FOTD: My 10 Minute Makeup!

Hey guys! So today I am doing a post on my FOTD yesterday and it was a casual makeup that took roughly 10 minutes to apply (I did time it!). This look focused on trying some newer products, testing them to give a review sometime in the future (the new products being Make Up Forever Aqua Cream Eyeshadow in Shade 13 and Urban Decay Deslick Makeup Setting Spray)

Products Used:

Clinique Perfectly Real Compact Makeup in Shade 113

Elf Studio Blush in Pink Passion

Elf Studio Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Lancome Teint Miracle in Buff 6 (W)

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Make Up Forever Aqua Cream Eyeshadow in Shade 13

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard

Stila Lip Glaze in Believe (Limited Edition - Holiday 2011)

Urban Decay Deslick Makeup Setting Spray

Victoria's Secret Eyeliner in Dark Brown

Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Luminious Touch Highlighter in Nude Shimmer

The Application:

1) I first applied my Lancome Teint Miracle in Buff 6 (W) all over my face and then applied Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard. 

2) I then used the Elf Studio Eyebrow Kit in Medium on my brows. Using my fingers, I used MUFE Aqua Cream Eyeshadow in Shade 13 all over my eyelid. I then applied the Victoria's Secret Eyeliner in Dark Brown on my upper last line and used L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara.

3) I applied Elf Studio Blush in Pink Passion on my cheeks and then used Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Luminous Touch Highlighter in Nude Shimmer on my cheek bone. 

4) Lastly, I lightly applied Clinique Perfectly Real Compact Makeup in Shade 113 to set my makeup and Urban Decay Deslick Makeup Setting Spray for oil control. I then applied Stila Lip Glaze in Believe on my lips!

What makeup do you guys do if you only had 10 minutes? Let me know in the comment section below!

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Face of The Day: Smokey Purple Eye Look for Night of Tokyo 11/9/12

Hello everyone! Today I will be showing you the makeup I did back on Saturday for the dance performance last Saturday for one of the biggest events on campus, Night of Tokyo! Basically, this night showcases Japanese culture and some of the highlights of the night was a fashion show (which I kinda regret not being apart of) and our dance performance. One of these days I will link the dance performance on the blog, but the last two the performances have been blurry :/ 

Face:

CoverGirl and Olay Concealer in Light

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Medium Beige

Elf Studio HD Powder in Translucent

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sundance

Wet n Wild Bronzing Powder in Reserve Your Cabana

Wet n Wild Color Icon Blush Mellow Wine

Eyes:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder in Dark Brown

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Jordana EasyBrow in Taupe

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Urban Decay Naked 2 (Bootycall, YDK)

Wet n Wild Color Icon in Silent Treatment (Eyelid and Crease)\

Wet n Wild MegaLast Eye Liner in Black

Wet n Wild Take the Day Fergie Eyeshadow Primer

Lips:

Lancome Cream Lipstick in Love It

How To Do The Makeup:

1) I first applied Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation (Review) all over my face. I then used CoverGirl and Olay Simply Ageless Concealer in Light on my undereyes to cover up my undereye circles.
2) Primed my eyelids using the Wet n Wild Take the Day Fergie Eyeshadow Primer (Review).
3) Used Anastasia Beverly Hills' Brow Powder in Dark Brown to fill my eyebrows, used the lighter color to fill the first half of my brow and used the darker color to fill the last half of my eyebrow. I then used Jordana EasyBrow in Taupe to fill in any additional spots in my eyebrow and to create a stronger brow. I then used Anastasia Bevely Hills Clear Brow Gel (Review) to set the brows.
4) Applied Urban Decay YDK from my Naked 2 Palette in the first 2/3rds of my eyelid. I then applied Wet n Wild Silent Treatment 'Eyelid' color in the middle of my eyelid and the Wet n Wild Silent Treatment 'Crease' color on the outer third of my eyelid. I then used Urban Decay Bootycall from the Naked 2 Palette as underneath my browbone as my highlight and used it lightly to blend out the rest of my eyeshadow.
5) I then used Wet n Wild Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana to highlight my face and used Wet n Wild Color Icon Blush in  Mellow Wine as my blush. I bronzed my face using Rimmel Natural Bronzer in SunDance.
6) Lastly, I used Elf Studio HD Powder to set my makeup and applied Lancome Cream Lipstick in Love It on my lips!

For my hair, I curled using the NuMe 19MM Magic Wand (Review).

What do you guys think of the makeup look? Let me know what you think in the comment section below :)

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