Pink Look Tutorial

EOTD: BFTE Sunset

*All products purchased by me, except the bb cream and blush, which were a giveaway prize and a gift. All opinions are my own, I am not being compensated for this post.*

 My makeup for today: sunset eyes using BFTE Cosmetics. I got a new Maybelline Color Tattoo in the shade Bad To The Bronze and wanted to use it, so I put that down first as a base and then used BFTE loose shadows on top. Scroll down for more info :)

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-Reviva Labs primer
-Sua Young BB Cream

-Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

-BFTE Cosmetics blush in May

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette, Naked2 as contour (light taupe)

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo in Bad To The Bronze

BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Copper Cauldron on lids (golden-bronze shimmer)

-Lava Momma on outer lids and crease (hot pink)

-Big Ego on outer corners (deep blackened purple)

-Bubbly on inner corners and tearduct (peachy gold metallic)
-Autumn on tearduct line (metallic gold)

theBalm "theBalm Jovi" Rockstar palette:

-Adagio to blend edges (light caffe latte matte)

-rem on outer edges (pale lilac w/ gold shimmer)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadow in Adoration as highlight (nude pearl)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Prestige My Blackest Lashes mascara

-Sonia Kashuk concealer quad, lightest shade

Lips:

-Maybelline Color Whisper in Lust For Blush

This is a bit darker and smokier than I normally wear, especially during the day, but it's already going into late afternoon/evening so I'm okay right? I'm not really going anywhere in public, it was just for fun haha. I love my BFTE eyeshadows♥

 Thanks for reading!

*All products purchased by me, except the bb cream and blush, which were a giveaway prize and a gift. All opinions are my own, I am not being compensated for this post.*

EOTD: BFTE Brights

 *All products purchased by me, except the bb cream which I won in a giveaway. All opinions are my own, I am not being compensated for this post.*

Hey guys! It's been a while since I've posted but there's a reason for that, lol. I've been on vacation for the past 2 weeks, yay! I'm in Kansas visiting my friend Crystal who is the owner of BFTE Cosmetics. We both had some time free this summer so she invited my sister Becky and me to come over and check out Kansas life. ;)

Anyway, I wanted to share this little look I did yesterday to go to the zoo; I hadn't done any colorful eyeshadow looks in a while because I've been stuck in a "neutral with a pop of color" rut, lol. So for a fun day at the zoo I decided to go a little brighter!

I also got a much-needed and long-overdue haircut :3

This isn't the best photo but I don't have a real camera with me so I just used my sister's iPhone. The colors are very true-to-life though. :)

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-Reviva Labs primer
-Sua Young BB Cream

-Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Neon Trees
 -Urban Decay Naked Basics palette, Naked2 as contour (light taupe)

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo in Waves of White

BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Splash (light blue with gold and green iridescence. I think this color was limited so it's not on the site.)

-Laura (purplish magenta? lol not sure how to describe it)

-Lava Momma (bright hot pink at outer corners)

-Whisper (apricot/violet duochrome just in tearduct)

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (Walk of Shame to blend edges)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadow in Adoration (nude pearl as highlight)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Prestige My Blackest Lashes mascara

-Sonia Kashuk concealer quad, lightest shade

Lips:

-Maybelline Color Whisper in Lust For Blush

I kept it really simple, concentrating on the eyes. I've been going super light on the foundation since it's so hot here, just BB cream and a little powder. I walked around a few hours in 100+ degree heat and sun, sweated a lot, but my eye makeup was still going strong when I took it off. Win!

A not-so-good closeup, lol.

This look was really fun to do, I love these colors together♥

Thanks for reading!

  

*All products purchased by me, except the bb cream which I won in a giveaway. All opinions are my own, I am not being compensated for this post.*

Cotton Candy with Darling Girl Cosmetics

Hey! This is a little look I did the other day using my Darling Girl Cosmetics in cute, cotton candy colors! :)

 Products:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Mystique on lid (palest aqua with pink sheen)

-Mardi Gras on outer lid (medium minty teal with copper shimmer)

-Sweet Savage in crease (matte candy pink)

-Lucky on browbone and tearduct (white/turquoise sparkle duochrome)

-Rapture on outer lower lashline (warm purple with pink sheen)

-Forget Me Nots on inner lower lashline (light lavender with orange shift)

-The End used with BFTE Mix & Fix and applied wet as eyeliner (deep purple/blue shimmer)

-Adoration to blend around edges (nude pearl)

-Sephora white pencil on waterline

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline (tightline)

-Maybelline The Rocket mascara

-Tiny holographic nail decal stars from drugstore

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (brow)

-Cover Girl clear mascara (brow)

-Wet N' Wild Coverall Foundation in 815 Fair, and mark. Powder Buff in Nude

Underexposed flash pic to show sparkles!

 Sadly it was monsooning out on the day I did this, so I didn't have much natural light for pictures. I had to do them the old-school way, standing in front of the lamp in my room, lol. These colors, being pretty light and with all kinds of shimmers and shines, were hard to capture on camera, but I tried. :/ I didn't have to do much editing to them since I don't think I could have made them much better anyway, lol.

The eyeliner color I used is actually more purple in person, like a deep smokey blackened eggplant, but it does have the blue shimmers also, and that's what mostly showed up in these photos. If you're wondering why you don't see the colors Rapture and The End on the website, they were part of the limited Cute de Grace collection and aren't available anymore.

Pic of how the makeup looks on my face for context :)

Thanks for reading!♥

*Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.
**All products were purchased by me. All opinions are my own.

Look: Mystic Flame with Darling Girl and BFTE

Here's another look I did last week using Darling Girl and BFTE Cosmetics. I'm calling it Mystic Flame, thanks to two of my fellow Glamour Girls Jeni and Sarah for helping me name it! ;)
Now keep scrolling to check out details for this look and remember to click the photos!

 Products:

Face:
-Reviva Labs Primer
-Wet N' Wild Coverall Foundation in 815 Fair
-mark. Powder Buff in Nude
-mark. setting powder
-mark. Bronze Pro (contour)
-Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette (Naked2 as contour)
-Darling Girl Cosmetics blushes in Rose Queen and Man Candy
-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Butt Naked (highlighter)

Eyes:
-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper
-NYX JEP in Milk (lid)
-NYX JEP in Baby Blue (lower lashline)
-DGC eyeshadow in Obviously A Wig (magenta w/ blue duochrome on lid)
-DGC eyeshadow in Mayor's Daughter (gold on inner corner and blended above crease)
-DGC eyeshadow in Adoration (nude pearl on inner corner and browbone)
-DGC eyeshadow in Midnight Sea (royal purple w/ turquoise shift on outer corner)
-BFTE eyeshadow in Grape (midtoned purple on outer corner)
-BFTE eyeshadow in Big Ego (deep smokey purple on outer corner and outer crease)
-BFTE eyeshadow in Cornflower (cornflower blue on lower lashline, over NYX pencil)
-BFTE eyeshadow in Whisper (white/violet duochrome patted onto center lid)
-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara
-UD Naked Basics Palette (Faint on brows)

Lips:
-Maybelline Color Whisper in Lust For Blush

 I did each of these last three looks around my Maybelline Color Whispers which I've been loving lately so I just wanted to show them off, lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this look! Thanks for reading...

*Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.
**All products were purchased by me. I don't get anything if you click the links, they're for convenience purposes only. All opinions are my own.

Look: Morbid Angel and Cherry On Top!

This is a look I did yesterday using some Darling Girl Cosmetics and one of my favorite products lately, Maybelline Color Whisper in Cherry On Top! Keep reading for more pics and details, and remember to click the pics for maximum sparkles :)

I didn't get many good eye close-ups or eyes-closed shots, but here you can see the eyeshadow a little bit..

It's out of focus but you can see some of the greenish sparkles in Morbid Angel!

 Products:

Face:
-Reviva Labs face primer
 -Wet N' Wild Coverall Foundation in 815 Fair
-mark. setting powder
-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Zombie Supermodel
-mark. Bronze Pro (contour)
-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Butt Naked (highlight)

Eyes:
-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper
-DGC eyeshadow in Morbid Angel (lilac taupe with slight green sparkle on lids)
-DGC eyeshadow in Adoration (creamy pearl on browbones and tearducts to highlight)
-Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette (Naked2 and Crave in crease, Faint on brows)
-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

Lips:
-Maybelline Color Whisper in Cherry On Top

I love this look because it's simple; it was really just a way to test out the new WnW foundation, wear my Cherry On Top lippie, and take some pics, lol. I got to take the pictures in the daylight and experiment with settings on my camera so yay! Anyway, I hope you like it! I did another look today which I'll probably be posting tomorrow so be sure to tune in. ;)

Thanks for reading!

*Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

**All products were purchased by me. I don't get anything if you click the links, they're for convenience purposes only. All opinions are my own.

Ipsy Bag For April

Here is the bag that was dropped off at my home for April. I must say I was VERY pleased with this bag and cannot WAIT to try out all of the pretty pinkness contained in it. The bag that I get for this month will be apart of a summer giveaway I am putting together so see if you like it =). Hugs!

EOTD: Midnight Bubbly (BFTE Cosmetics)

 Hello, I'm back with another eye look for you! I wanted to recreate a recent look by Crystal, (aka Suzie Homemaker), the owner of BFTE Cosmetics; she posted this absolutely gorgeous look a few days ago using mostly BFTE and some Sugarpill. I used some of the same colors she did, plus a few others, to create this look Makeup Fancy style ;)

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Products:

-Lime Crime Candy Eyed Waterproof Eyeshadow Helper

BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Bubbly (golden peach champagne on lid)

-Poodle Pandemonium (magenta with copper sparkles on outer lid and crease)

-Midnight Kisses (deep bluish purple on outer V and crease)

-Way Up High (matte white w/ gold sheen on browbone)

-BFTE's Mix & Fix (mixing medium)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

-Ardell Demi Wispy lashes

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette on brow

-Boots No7 Radiant Glow concealer

-Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light

-BFTE mineral foundation in Light Beige

I applied most of these shadows dry but I did use some Mix & Fix to dampen my brush for parts of the crease and outer corner area. I wanted to preserve the sparkles, especially in Poodle Pandemonium, which are so beautiful! I also made sure to blend a lot around the edges to give a very soft, dreamy effect.

It's definitely a bit lighter/brighter than Crystal's version, I think because I went lighter on the purple and heavier on the pink. To me it looks tropical; I picture being on a private yacht in the Caribbean, having a cool champagne on a warm night. (Hence the name, Midnight Bubbly hehe!)

Overall I really like how it turned out; thanks to Crystal for introducing me to this stunning combination, I just love it!♥

 Thanks for reading!

*Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Some recent looks :)

 This is an update with a few makeup looks I haven't posted yet; I think I mentioned the computer issues I've been having, and that extends to pictures. I got a new used laptop this past weekend but in the transfer process, everything I'd saved on my harddrive since August was erased, including all my makeup pictures. :( I've managed to find some here and there on my sister's laptop and my camera card (thank goodness I don't erase my cards right away!) so it's not a complete loss. I just wanted to get these posted before something else happens, lol!

Now, on to the looks! (Please click for max detail!)

This was my look for Christmas day, a green/gold semi-smokey cat eye and bright red lip.

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-Belleme BB Cream in Ivory

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Cherry Bomb

-BFTE Cosmetics' Butt Naked as highlighter

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Makeup Candy Eyed Waterproof Eyeshadow Primer

BFTE Cosmetics shadows in:

-Sassafras (outer lid)

-Autumn (inner lid)

-Ornamental (tearduct)

-Butt Naked (highlight)

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette in crease (Think I used Naked 2 and Faint)

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack for winged liner

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara

Lips:

-NYX lipliner pencil in Hot Red

-Wet N' Wild MegaLast lipstick in Stoplight Red

-mark. Glow Baby Glow Hook-Up gloss in Blow Kisses (opaque red)

I left my brows naked, lol. I didn't have tons of time to do makeup since we traveled to another state for lunch with family, but my Aunt told me twice how much she loved my red lips. Later on I also added Lime Crime Makeup's Carousel Gloss in Candy Apple which added a gorgeous glossy shine and a sparkling ruby finish. Love it♥

This was a quick look I did to go out for sushi with my family on Saturday.

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-Belleme BB Cream in Ivory

-Boots No.7 Radiant Glow Concealer in shade I

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blushes in Secret Star and Cheeky

-BFTE Cosmetics' Butt Naked as highlighter

Eyes:

-BFTE Cosmetics Eye and Lip Primer

-Naked Basics palette shadows in Foxy and Walk of Shame (lid), Crave (eyeliner), and Faint/Crave (brows)

-BFTE Cosmetics' shadows in Butt Naked (highlight) and the mauve neutral from their Miss Conduct holiday set (Which is still available, btw!)

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara

Lips:

-NYX Megs Shine glosses in Sugar Pie and Smokey Look

And um I think that's about it. I actually filled in my brows a little for this look using the Naked Basics palette; man, that little cutie does everything! (Review coming soon!) I also didn't realize my lips were still a little stained from the Revlon Cherries in the Snow lippie I'd been wearing the night before; that's what those bright pink spots are. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed seeing these and I hope to be posting more looks regularly from now on. I also have tons of product hauls, swatches, and reviews to post so stick around for those! ;)

Thanks for reading!♥

  *Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Some new Wet N' Wild swatches

Hey everyone, Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were awesome. :)I had a a nice Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's with my family, with some crazy stuff in-between; sickness, travels, computer problems, and working, all of which conspired to make me unable to post much. I'm going to try and catch up on the last several weeks so bear with me! ;P

 For the first of my catch-up posts I bring you these swatches of 3 Wet N' Wild Mega Last lipsticks I bought recently. I love these lippies and have recently re-discovered how awesome they truly are.

(You should click the pics to see them best!)

 I got Cherry Picking, Red Velvet, and Purty Persimmon. Thankfully they all have the names on the stickers; I have an impossible time trying to keep them straight with just numbers.

With flash, left to right: Cherry Picking, Red Velvet, Purty Persimmon. (Taken with my Canon Rebel.)

With flash, L to R: Cherry Picking, Red Velvet, Purty Persimmon. (Taken with a Canon Elph.)

No flash, L to R: Cherry Picking, Red Velvet, Purty Persimmon. (Canon Elph again.)

 Shade descriptions:

-Cherry Picking: This is my favorite of the bunch and one of my top faves of all the Mega Last Lipsticks I own, I'm thrilled to finally have it! It's a gorgeous cranberry red with lots of pink in it. The color looks slightly sheerer in the middle of the swatch but I think that's because I'd already worn it on my lips before I swatched it, so the middle was a bit worn down.

I love these types of pinkish-reds. I think this shade would look beautiful on anybody in any season.

-Red Velvet: I got this one because it was there, and I still have this impulse to buy every red I see lol. This one is a light red that might be nice for folks who are a bit afraid of the color. When I was swatching them all for the first time, this shade appeared to have a slightly sheerer, balmier texture than the other two. It would probably make a nice stain.

-Purty Persimmon: I got this one because I'm also kind of into orange lip products lately; this shade is a very bold orange-coral-red, probably more orange than red but definitely more wearable than 24 Carrot which is a lighter carrot orange. My sister wore Purty Persimmon to a party the other day and it looked stunning with her fair complexion, dark hair and eyes, and the teal eyeliner she was wearing.

All three shades are crazy-pigmented, which is what I adore about these Mega Last lipsticks; there's so much color packed into these tubes for so little cash, you really get bang for your buck.

Me wearing Cherry Picking; looks slightly darker in person, the flash brightens it up a bit. Please excuse my otherwise bare face :)

That's it for this post! I definitely plan to buy every single shade in this line, except maybe the dark brown one. I also want to do a huge swatch-o-rama of all my Mega Last lippies once I can get lip swatches of them all.

Thanks so much for reading and please stay tuned for more posts!

Sweet Venom

Hey there! Here's an eye look I did purely for fun and because I wanted to use my new Sugarpill palettes which have been sadly neglected since I got them for my birthday. :*<

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Products:

-Lime Crime Candy Eyed Waterproof Eyeshadow Helper (Never sure if I'm typing this one correctly, lol)

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

Sugarpill eyeshadows in:

-Acidberry (bright green on lid)

-2am (berry shade in crease)

-Poison Plum (deep purple to deepen crease and outer corner)

-Tako (matte white on browbone)

BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Ying Yang (metallic yellow-green on inner corner of lid, tearduct, and waterline)

-Autumn (metallic gold on very inner tearduct)

-Stunning (bright pink under lower lashline and on inner crease)

-Glistening (snow white with sparkles and slight pink sheen on browbone and inner corner)

-Lime Crime Makeup Uniliner in Orchidacious (purple liner on lid)

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (upper lashline)

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara in Blackest Black

-Hard Candy Glamouflage in Light

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

Brow:

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Lime

-Sugarpill Acidberry

-BFTE Ying Yang and Autumn

There you have it! In my mind I was picturing some sort of exotic poisonous tropical plant you'd find in a rain forest; something flamboyantly colorful and ultra deadly. ;) My sister Abby named this look Venom; my sister Becky said I looked like The Hulk... can't win em all I guess, lol.

Anyway, it was fun to use my new palettes and of course I love my BFTE. I hadn't really used Stunning or Ying Yang much before and I love them, they're both awesome colors. My favorite part of this look is the yellow-green on the waterline and blended down into the pink under the eye. I think it gives an awesome metallic iridescence.

Thanks for reading! :)



 *Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Be Bold With Brows

Stepping a little out of our comfort zone can be scary but it can also prove to be wonderful! This look is a little outside of the box for me as an actual wearable look. It is meant to be just that, a look. Not something to be done everyday but more like a new outfit or a hair-do change. Look to the runways to find bold brows and daring looks and you may see a brow like this one. I liken it unto the look Tyra refers to as "ugly pretty". With that in mind...enjoy!

Jennifer Connelly has had these amazing brows her whole life/career. Who remembers her from Labyrinth or the Rocketeer?

This is a TERRIBLE picture!!! Her head seems very bulbous from the screen shot someone took of her but I can't find her rocking these brows from the same show anywhere else.

 Back to normal...not bold but very beautiful.

Lily looking lovely

Elizabeth Taylor rocking the power brow

 Estee Lauder model Hilary Rhoda

the difference is HUGE!!!

Beautiful with long lashes