Happy Belated Valentines Day!

Per my usual, I'm posting this late :) HAPPY BELATED VALENTINES DAY!!!

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Wing/Cat Eyeliner, 3 Looks!

So it's no secret that I.Love.Winged.Liner! I pretty much wing my liner out on a daily basis and I think it best fits my eye shape. I know there are people out there though who don't know how or of any good ways to rock the cat eye without defaulting to pin up or 50's-esque looks.

Now granted, while I'm also a huge lover of retro makeup, I tried to come up with 3 modern and relatively easy ways to style the eye.

I got my inspiration from a makeup magazine I purchased a few weeks ago (I'll post the name soon, I left it at work!) and the outfit I was wearing.

The first is definitely the easiest, a simple black on white cat eye. I LOVE really toned down eye looks like this because then you can do whatever you want with your lips and get away with it. You could go from violet, to fire engine red to barbie pink lips and it'd all look good with such a subtle eye look.

Next I went with a look I've been meaning to try for FOREVER. I love yellow shadows but have found a yellow eye is extremely hard to pull off. The color rarely looks good on most skin tones and you really need to get the perfect bright, not muddy yellow to do it right.

Last I did a toned down smokey eye with some thicker liner. Being as pale as I am, I normally never wear black shadow (or liner for that matter, I usually go with brown) as it always makes me look too harsh or punky. To avoid that issue, I went with cool browns and taupes to build up the smokey effect and added the drama with the liner. Still very wearable but not as subtle as the 1st look :)

I hope you enjoy, I'll stop blabbering now!

XOXOXO

Snazzy Eyes, Coral Lips Makeup Tutorial

I said I'd be back quick with a new tutorial and here it is! A snazzy, shimmery eye look with bright coral lips!  I decided to do this look after getting the new L'Oreal Colour Riche Caresse Aqua Lip Lacquer in Coral Tattoo. I've always been a huge fan of coral lip colors, but have had the worst time finding a shade that suits me without looking too orange or harsh against my skin.

I've finally found it, this color is beautiful and the formula feels amazing!! I've heard from other bloggers/youtubers that these lip lacquers are supposed to be dupes for a YSL lip line, but I can't really speak to that. YSL is far too rich for my blood! I'll take their word for it though, because for the price, this is a wonderful lip product! 

OK, enough babbling, enjoy the tutorial! Don't forget to comment if you like the look!

 

Berry Champagne Inspired Makeup Tutorial

I'm back!! Been a little slow in filming over the last few weeks, but I'm back with 2 new videos! (the other will be up shortly)

 

I don't have a whole lot to say about this tutorial. I was just experimenting with looks and really liked this one. It's a great shimmery/deep holiday look and I think would go great dressed up or down.

 

 

Like the crazy hairpiece? ;)

XOXOXO

 

Fall Beauty Giveaway! -Winners Announced!!!-

And the winners are...................

1st Prize - bloodgoddess13

2nd Prize - sarai campos

 

Congratulations you two!!! I'll be sending each of you a message requesting your email addresses so I can get your mailing addresses and I'll get these packages out ASAP!

 

Thank you so much everyone who participated! I really appreciate the support and your enthusiasm and can't wait to host my next giveaway, so keep an eye out for future updates!

 

Just in case you're wondering, this is the website I used to choose the winner:

http://textmechanic.com/Random-Line-Picker.html

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So here it is! My fall giveaway prizes and rules/directions!

 

I'm super excited to get this giveaway going and I hope you all are to. I'm going to get right to the steps on how to enter and the rules!

 

 

 

 

2nd prize:

 

e.l.f.

Eyelash Curler

Eyeshadow Primer

Blush in Twinkle Pink

Shine Eraser Blotting Sheets

 

NYX

Lipstick -  Spell Bound

Lipgloss - Dolly Pink

Jumbo Eye Pencil - Cottage Cheese

 

 

1st Prize

 

Too Faced Glamour to Go Spun Sugar Edition Palette

e.l.f. blush in Mellow Mauve

NYX Lipstick - B52

NYX Lipgloss - Tea Rose

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Rust

ecoTools 6 piece eye brush set

eos Lip Balm - Pomegranate Raspberry



 

You can submit your entries up until Friday December 7th! The winners will be announced Monday, December 10th!

 

How to Enter:

1. Subscribe to my Youtube Channel

2. Hit "Like" on my video

3. Comment on the video telling me your 1 "can't live without" beauty product

4. Comment on this blog post with your Youtube name

 

Rules:

1. You can enter multiple times. You must follow all of the above steps for your 1st entry, and just comment multiple times on my video for any other entries.

2. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, SORRY!!! :(

3. You MUST be 18 years of age or older OR have your parents permission to enter.

 

So thats it! If you have any questions list them below and I'll make sure to get back to you! I hope you enjoy this giveaway and I can't wait to find out the winners!!!

 

Giveaway Coming Soon!!! Sneak Peek!

Hey everyone! I'm posting a quick sneak peek of my upcoming Giveaway! It's been several months since my last giveaway and I wanted to make this one bigger and better!

 

Once I get everything in, I'll post a video with the details on my Youtube channel and will also update here. Don't forget to check back once the giveaway starts because there's a good chance I'll have added more stuff by then :)

 

I wanted to do this to thank all of my followers both here on my blog and on Youtube. I really appreciate all the support I get and thought this would be a great way to show my thanks and give back the love! Hoping to have everything together in the next week or so, so follow me for updates and ENTER!!!

 

XOXOXO

 

 

Birthday Presents!!! I'm old.......

Ugh... I'm getting old! But getting old's not so bad when it means presents! Yesterday was my birthday and my lovely boyfriend took me out to pick out a present. I ended up going with the Too Faced Sweet Indulgences palette and an 11th Doctor calendar :) Steve lets me geek out and glam out at the same time <3

 

 

 

 

Above are the shadow swatches, from left to right.

 

 

 

The top 2 swatches are the bronzers, below are the blushes and to the right is the highlight.

 

All in all, I had an amazing birthday! I love my new makeup and it was especially awesome for the value! I normally don't buy Too Faced that often because of the price vs quantity, but for $52, this kit comes with 16 shadows, 2 bronzers, 2 blushes, a highlighter, full size primer and a double ended brush. Phew! It's all really nice quality and the blushes and highlighter are especially nice!

 

Aaaaaaaand I can't wait to put up my Doctor Who calendar at work ;)

 

Till next time!

xoxoxo

 

Florence + The Machine Spectrum Inspired Makeup Tutorial

2 Tutorials in a week!? Told you I wasn't being lazy during my hiatus :D

First disclaimer: Yes, my hair is nuts in this video. I really wanted to have long hair for this look and had some red clip in extensions that I haven't used in a while that I knew would work. The only problem?  I recently colored my hair more of a copper/auburn red and I had dyed the extensions the deep red I used to have.

 

The outcome? Serious multi-tone, goooofy looking hair, but for the purposes of this video, I think it worked well enough :) Also, I wasn't in the mood to cut my bangs (Trying to grow them out!) So pardon the hair in the face!

 

ANYWAY, back to the video! I'm a huge fan of all Florence + The Machine music videos but I've been wanting to do this one for a while. The music video is glamorous, over the top and has.glitter.everywhere! That's usually an instant win for me. I'll stop my blabbering here... Enjoy the video!

 

XOXOXO

 

 

Rose Gold Inspired Makeup Tutorial

This look was inspired by rose gold jewelry. I've been in LOVE with it lately (like the rest of the world) and did this look getting ready for work one day. When I was done, it really made me think of some rose gold jewelry I've been drooling over and wanting to buy, so I wanted to do a tutorial for it :) It's simple, elegant and classy, perfect for day or night.

 

Enjoy!

 

XOXOXO