Simple Boho makeup tutorial

I wanted to do a really simple brown smokey look. I call it my bohemian eyeshadow look!

enjoy x

Face:
1/4 pump of Nars Sheer Glow Foundation (shade: Cadiz) mixed with moisturizer


Cheeks:
NARS Luster blush mixed with NARS Amour blush on apples of my cheeks blended upward
NARS Goldmember Cream Blush on cheekbones

Lips:
NARS Barbarella Lipstick


Eyes:

MAC Constructivist Paint Pot blended on lids with a MAC 217 brush winged out slightly
MAC Groundwork gel eyeliner through top and bottom lashlines
NARS Mekong eyeshadow blended onto top and bottom lashlines
Coat lashes with Voluminous Mascara

Hair:
Part hair anyway you want, I chose a side part. Put a stretchy headband on top of your head like a crown and pull the top part of your hair over the headband.

White Eyeliner Look with NARS Goldmember

Right now I am loving white eyeliner. I used to wear only darker colors on my waterline, but I think white is a fresh alternative. Here's what I used for this look:

Eyes:
1. Line upper lashline with MAC Dipdown gel eyeliner (brown gel liner)
2. Line a small amount of lower lashline with Dipdown
3. Set Dipdown with NARS Mekong eyeshadow (dark brown eyeshadow with gold glitters)
4. Layer on tons of L'oreal Voluminous Mascara
5. Apply Lancome kohl liner in Blanc to lower lashline (white eyeliner)

Face prep:
1. Apply NARS' Aqua Gel Hydrator Lotion all over face (new purchase will do a review soon!)
2. Use NARS duo concealor to cover any blemishes
3. Sweep Chanel Double Perfection Powder down t-zone
4. Blend NARS Laguna bronzer all over face concentrating on nose, cheeks and chin (golden colored bronzer)

Cheeks:
1. Apply NARS Deep Throat blush to apples of cheeks blending upward (soft pink blush)
2. Blend NARS Goldmember cream blush on high points of face (on top of cheekbones, brow bone and down nose bridge)

Lips:
1. Line lips with NARS Fantasia lipliner (very pale peach color)
2. Apply MAC Pink Lemonade lipgloss (bright coral lipgloss)

I think this look is so simple and pretty, it's nice for everyday and with eyeshadow or fake lashes it could be glammed up for going out. This look definitely concentrates on enhancing natural features, which I love!

Luster Blush, Dolce Vita Lipgloss and Amour Blush

Right now I am loving Dolce Vita Lip gloss by NARS and their blush in Luster. Dolce Vita is a pretty rose color that brightens up my face instantly.

I Think Luster makes the perfect golden glow, I added a bit of my new blush Amour by NARS to the apples of my cheeks. Amour is a warm pink color, I really like it mixed with luster because it adds a pop of color to the apple of my cheeks while luster adds a blended glow.



I used my favorite highligher Nico by NARS to add an angelic glow!

xoxo

Makeup Look with new purchases

New purchases:

I bought two things from Lancome. Their Color Design shadow in Burnt Sand. Its a beautiful golden brown with soft shimmer. I also bought a white eyeliner since I've always wanted one. This one is OK, I'm not sure if I would buy it again it doesn't stay on very long, but I'm not sure if anything does on my waterline! You do get a lot for the price though.



Here is a great soft makeup look I did today with my new Lancome shadow. It's to show that sometimes less is more. It's a great light bronze eye with no liner and long long long lashes!



On Eyes:
1. Lancome Color Design Eyeshadow in Burnt Sand dusted all over lid and lower lashline
2. Darker side of NARS Isolde eyeshadow duo lightly on out v
3. NARS Mekong eyeshadow very very very very (this color is extremely pigmented!) on the outer V and through crease.
4. Lighter side of NARS Isolde eyeshadow duo on inner portion of lid.
5. L'oreal Million Lash Mascara on lashes



On Face:

Chanel Powder in shade Honey
NARS Orgasm Blush (this is my favorite blush in the whole world!!)
NARS Nico highlighter (This is my favorite powder highlighter, it is so subtle)



On Lips:

NARS Chihuahua lip gloss (a light pink lip gloss).

My everyday quick makeup

This is me at 8:45 in the morning checking my email, I did a really simple makeup look for the day. For some reason when I upload pictures to blogger they get blurrier/faded :(





Anyways... I used:

Eyes: NARS Mulitple in Palm Beach all over the lid
MAC Photogravure eyeliner on Waterline
MAC cream liner in Dipdown on upper lashline
L'oreal Million Lash mascara

Cheeks: NARS Orgasm Blush
MAC Fawntastic cream color base
NARS Casino Bronzer under cheekbones and up the sides of my face

Lips: Nothing :)

xoxo

One Shadow Smokey Eye

Never have time in the morning to do a cool smokey eye look? In a rush to go out at night and want something glamorous but quick? Then the one shadow smokey eye look is perfect for you! My friend asked me today how to do a simple smokey eye look haha, so here is my answer. I went to MAC and picked up some pretty products and I also used some products I was sent to review to create this look. I then went to my mirror and perfected this look to be quick and easy.

I bought: Stripdown Lipliner, Club Eyeshadow, Angel Lipstick

All you need are 2 things for the eyes, a black eyeliner (I use a black MAC, any black eyeliner that's really dark will do) and Club Eyeshadow from MAC. Club Eyeshadow is amazing for this look because it has many colors that run through a single eyeshadow. It looks brown, green, silver, black on different parts of the eye depending on how you blend.  So this means you can get a highlighter, a dark crease shade and lid shade all in one!

 

 So for the eyes I used:

 

 Club Eyeshadow!

 

and my Mac Brushes (217, 239)

 

Steps:

1. Pack Club Eyeshadow on lid with 239 brush

2. Buff into crease and outer corner with 217 brush

3. Line eye fully with MAC Engraved eyeliner (waterline too if you want) 

4. Apply L'Oreal Voluminous and Cargo TexasLash Mascara

And... That's it, quick and easy!

To create baby pink nude lips I used:

 

Mac Angel Lipstick

Beaute Lipgloss in Medusa (A review will be posted of this soon! It's amazing!)

 

 MAC Lipliner in Stripdown

Steps:

1. Line lips with Stripdown Lipliner

2. Apply a few coats of Angel Lipstick

3. Apply Medusa Lipgloss

So for my face I used just a baby pink blush from American Beauty ( A review will be posted of this soon).

American Beauty Mineral Blush in Rose Quartz

Steps:

1. Buff blush into cheeks with Guerlain Mini Kabuki brush

There you go! Hope you guys like it!

Makeup Look

So I thought Cassie had a really cool makeup look, it's a little bit urban (lip liner showing through lip gloss hahaha) and still sleek I think it's perfect for going out. So I tried to do something similar.

   

(haha I can't look straight ahead when I am taking pictures of myself) 

 

So for the lips I used a really light foundation by American Beauty to mute out my naturally pigmented lips (I got sent this foundation but it's too light, the texture is so silky and moisturizing that it's perfect to put on my lips as a primer). Then I applied Cocoa Rose Lip Liner by Elizabeth Arden and NARS Turkish Delight Lip gloss using a MAC Lip brush (I think it's 318 or 316... the numbers have rubbed off).

Here are the brushes: MAC Lip brush, Hourglass Kabuki Brush, Mac 182 Brush, Guerlain Mini Kabuki Brush, Sephora Slanted Eyelining Brush, MAC 239 Brush and Mac 217 Brush. 

  

 

So for the eyes I used: 

American Beauty Honey and Spice, Makeup Forever Black Matte Eyeshadow, MAC Sating Toupe, Guerlain Kohl Eye Liner Black, Chanel Black Liquid Eyeliner

American Beauty Honey and Spice

 MAC Satin Toupe

Eye makeup is complicated so I'll do it in steps:

1. Dust Gold Eyeshadow From Honey and Spice all over eyes using 217 brush keeping below the crease

2. Dust Satin Toupe all over eyes using 217(very lightly)

3. Apply Satin Toupe to the outer corner to the outer corner of eyes using 239 brush and into crease

4. Apply Chanel Black Liquid Eyeliner to lashline wing it out a bit

5. Use Sephora Eyelining brush to soften line with Black Makeup Forever Eyeshadow 

6. Apply Guerlain Kohl Liner eastern method to line waterline

7. Apply L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara and Cargo's TexasLash to make lashes huge! 

So for the face I used:

  

NARS Super Orgasm Blush, Chanel Bronzer in Terre Ambre, Face Highlighter in Dignity,  Face Creme Blush in Rio

I have a lot of kabuki brushes for different blushes, highlighters bronzers etc but you don't need to use all kabuki brushes, I just do. 

 

So here are the steps:

1. Buff Rio on cheeks up cheekbones using Guerlain Kabuki Brush

2. Buff Highlighter on tops of cheekbones, down nose etc... using fingertips

3. Tap Super Orgasm on the apples of cheeks using MAC 187 brush

4. Brush Chanel Bronzer all over face using Hourglass Kabuki brush

Hope you guys like it! It's super easy actually and it looks really pretty I think!

Makeup like the Egyptians...

Cat eyes have been popular ever since the Egyptians used to wear them. Now a-days everyone can be seen with this cute makeup look. From Angelina Jolie to Eva Mendes countless celebrities have been spotted with a sultry cat eye. We love to create this look with cream liner, but it can also be done with liquid liner or pencil liner.


Here's a tutorial we found showing both the cream liner and the liquid liner. Thanks Kandee for showing us how to do this somewhat difficult look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPTJp4LpcB0

Everyday Look- Makeup Basics

Putting on makeup everyday can be tedious and time consuming but sometimes necessary. So, we put together this list of products that are quick and easy to apply. We suggest keeping everyday makeup neutral but still enhancing your skin tone and features. This doesn't mean you can't have some fun though! Take one aspect of your face to play up each day using the new hottest trends (dark purple lips, fully lined eyes..etc). Here are some products that we own and use everyday.

For foundation we suggest a powder foundation for a nice matte look. Powder foundation is great because it keeps facial oils at bay and adds a light coverage. The Chanel Double Perfection Natural Matte Powder Foundation is our personal favorite product. It comes in an array of shades and you can go a shade down to create a tanned look. This foundation is highly pigmented so it doesn't' give a gray dusty layer. It's velvety and can be applied with an included sponge for heavy coverage or your own brush.

Double Perfection Powder Foundation (www.Uma.Chanel.com)

For blush we suggest a tanned pink look. Lancome has a great matte and natural color blush line. Lancome's Blush Subtil in Rose Romantique is a great option for natural looking blush. This product has a velvet consistency with amazing pigments. The color lasts for a long time so touch ups are hardly necessary. This blush comes neatly packaged in mirrored black compact with a small brush included. The brush is great for when you have to apply it on the go or for travel. We suggest a large blush brush if you are at home though. (Color not shown below)

Lancome Blush Subtil (www.Lancome.com)

For eyes we suggest loose powder kohl eyeliner. The application process does take some getting used to but once you've learned how to do it you'll find your morning routine will go a lot faster. Powder kohl eyeliner is traditionally used in the middle east and India to create perfectly lined eyes. Guerlain makes an amazing kohl eyeliner called Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl Liner. This liner is a soft, fine and highly pigmented colored powder that is applied to the eyes using a sweeping method (click HERE to see a video explanation). The application doesn't hurt at all and it takes like 2 seconds! It comes in black, brown and blue. If you have pale skin we suggest the brown but if you have olive skin or darker the black is beautiful. This product is sold at Sephora or at department stores. For a drugstore option try L'oreal Hip Kohl Eyeliner in black or brown.

Guerlain Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl Liner (www. Sephora.com)
L'Oreal HiP high intensity pigments Kohl Eyeliner (www. Loreal.com)

Lip gloss is a staple in a girls makeup bag. Many companies make lip gloss that has moisturizing properties so it's good for your lips and doesn't dry them out. We suggest Lancome Juicy Tubes for a natural shine with subtle color. They moisturize your lips and dress them up at the same time. Try in the Fruity Pop shade for a light pink and champagne colored shine. Or try L'Oreal Colour Juice Lipgloss in Berry Burst for a simular shade for a drugstore price! (Colors not shown below).


Lancome Juicy Tube (www.Sephora.com)

L'Oreal Colour Juice Lipgloss (www. L'oreal.com)

Mascara is another essential for everyday makeup. We suggest the Exceptionnel De Chanel Noir Obscur mascara. This mascara is applied using a double twisting method (instructions are included). It really lengthens lashes and thickens them without any clumping. It also has a great shiny black color that doesn't fade all day long. The best thing about this mascara is that you don't need it to be waterproof because it doesn't flake or smear even in hot heat. Because it's not waterproof it is easy to remove. A drugstore option is the Colossal Volum' Express Mascara by Maybelline. It doesn't clump if it is layered on when still wet and provides length and thickness.

Exceptionnel De Chanel Noir Obscur mascara (www.Uma.Chanel.com)

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara (www. Maybelline.com)

There you go! With these products you will be beautifully enhanced each morning!