Peacock Tutorial

Colors Used:
- Electric Teal Color
- True Blue
- Shimmery Teal
- Purple with a hint of maroon to it
- Lavender

Purple and Yellow Tutorial

Shadow Colors Used:
- Bright Yellow
- Light Lavender
- Deep Eggplant Purple
- Shimmery Light Pink (brow bone)

EOTD: Hot Tanzanite (DGC and BFTE)

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

This is another look I did while on vacation; simple and neutral with a twist :) I used Tanzanite gel eyeliner from BFTE Cosmetics and Hot Rocks, one of my all-time favorite eyeshadows from Darling Girl Cosmetics.

Keep reading for more pics and full product list!

Taken outdoors with flash.

Taken indoors with flash; mainly I included this shot so you can see the shimmery-ness of Hot Rocks on my lid, lower lashline, and over the eyeliner :)

Taken outdoors with no flash.

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-Reviva Labs primer
-Sua Young BB Cream

-Maybelline Dream Matte powder

-BFTE Cosmetics blush in Love Child

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

-BFTE Cosmetics Light Bronzer

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Milani Shadow Eyez pencil in Almond Cream (all over lid as base)
-BFTE Cosmetics Indellible Gel Eyeliner in Tanzanite (metallic plum)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadow in Adoration on inner lid and browbone highlight (nude pearl)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadow in Hot Rocks on middle lid, lower lashline, and patted over eyeliner (dusty grey with fiery red to gold shift)

-theBalm "Balm Jovi" Rockstar palette; Moderato on outer corner of lid (deep matte eggplant), Allegro in crease (medium golden brown matte), and Adagio to blend out crease (light cafe latte matte)

 -MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

  -Prestige My Blackest Lashes mascara

-Sonia Kashuk concealer quad, lightest shade

Lips:

-Maybelline Color Whisper lipstick in Lust For Blush

I love Hot Rocks so much... and it goes amazingly with this gel liner too. Major love!♥

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

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.*

Look: Rainbow Sherbet with BFTE and DGC

 *All products were purchased by me except one which was provided for review. All opinions are my own.

This is a look from a few days ago when I basically just wanted to do some fun makeup. Who needs an excuse, right? ;D

I needed to break out my multitude of BFTE Cosmetics again, and try out a new product from Darling Girl Cosmetics. Read on for more!

 Products:

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Milani Shadow Eyez 12 Hour Wear Eyeshadow pencil in Almond Cream
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in WOS (from crease to brow)

BFTE eyeshadows in:

-Walking on Water (teal w/ rainbow sparkles all over lids)

-Bubbly (peach gold metallic on inner corners)

 -Belle of the Ball (matte dusty purple on outer corners)

-Blue Bird (bright cobalt blue between teal and purple)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadow in Adoration (nude pearl on browbones)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Prestige My Longest Lashes pro lengthening mascara

-theBalm "Balm Jovi" Rockstar palette (Presto, dark brown on brows)

Face/Cheeks:

-Reviva Labs primer

-Sua Young Mineral BB Cream

-mark. Powder Buff and setting powder

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Neon Trees

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (Faint and Crave as contour)

Lips:

-Darling Girl Cosmetics matte lipstick in Electric Creamsicle (unreleased)

This is the left (awkward) side of my face and my expression is a little weird lol, but I thought the makeup looked really good in this one.

I really like how the makeup looks in these pics, I think it looks colorful and fresh but not over-the-top. I am in love with Electric Creamsicle and I think Susan needs to release it in the shop! She said she wasn't sure about the formula so she sent it to me to test out, but I think it's great. It's sort of balmy, especially in this warm weather, so it's not as heavy or drying as a true matte lipstick. The coverage is pretty pigmented and buildable, and it leaves a nice stain on the lips which I actually like in this case. It's such a pretty melony coral color on me, I love it. Plus it goes perfectly with Neon Trees blush!♥ 

Thanks for reading!

 *All products were purchased by me except one which was provided for review. All opinions are my own.
**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.

BECKY's Easy BFTE Purple and Green look

I was going pretty crazy getting ready for a church picnic, so I didn't have much time for makeup. I used what I had laying around the bathroom and just went with it. Luckily it's my favorite colors. 

Three simple shadows over a primer, some liner/mascara and poof! 

Compliments galore! It was a great day. 

 Products used: 

Hard Candy Glamoflauge concealer on my face. etc.

-UDPP

-BFTE Envy eyeshadow on the lid and inner corner

-BFTE Illusion eyeshadow on the outer corner, blended inward

-BFTE eyeshadow Sugar Plum above the crease

-UD 24/7 liner in ZERO

-Some liquid liner

-Mascara (on curled lashes)

Enjoy! 

-Becky

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.

Happy Earth Week Rainbow Eye

Here is day two for Earth week. Today is a rainbow. I like how it starts but LOVE how it ends. Have you ever done that? You know, where you start something makeup related that you think will be great....and it just turn out the way you wanted? I didn't want to film it all again so I just added a short video at the end of how I changed a few things. Enjoy....or just cut to the end LOL ; D. Tell me I'm not alone in this?

Easter EOTD: Love Bubbles

Hi :) I hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend! Mine was nice, but this week has been busy and kinda stressful, lol. Anyway, here's a look I did on Easter using Darling Girl Cosmetics from my recent haul, which I'll be posting soon. Be sure to click the pics for better viewing :)

Products:

-Darling Girl Cosmetics Primped and Primed on lid

DGC eyeshadows in:

-Bubbles (white with green/pink/purple sheen on inner lid and browbone/tearduct)

-April Love (periwinkle/blue duochrome on outer lid)

-Tempting Tryst (matte taupe in crease)

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (Naked2 shade to blend out crease, Crave and Faint on brow)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

I love how these colors glow!♥ I'll have swatches coming up soon ;)

 Thanks for reading!

Purple Wing makeup look

I did a makeup look yesterday that was inspired by a photo I found on Pinterest. (If you're on Pinterest, you can follow me here!)

Please click for better viewing!

I couldn't see the model's lower eye since it was closed, so I did my own interpretation:

Close-up of the eye, without the extra editing.

Products:

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Belleme Waterproof Pencil Eye Liner in Funky Violet

BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Dark Prince (deep blackened purple over purple pencil)

-Wacky (dark orange on outer crease)

-Crush (light orange on inner crease)

-Soleil (pale yellow on lid)

-Yellow Brick Road (brighter yellow on very center of lid)

-Butt Naked (pale cream shimmer as highlight)

-BFTE Cosmetics Mix & Fix

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline (tightline)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

-DUO Dark lash glue

-Andrea Modlash #33 lashes

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (on brow)

Face:

-Reviva Labs primer

-Revlon Colorstay foundation in Buff/Ivory mixed

-mark Bronze Pro (contour)

Darling Girl Cosmetics blushes in:

-Penelope

-Orange You Glad To See Me

-Cherry Bomb

-BFTE Butt Naked (highlight)

Lips:

NYX Slim Lip Pencils in:

-Tangerine, Purple Rain, Dolly Pink

-BFTE Butt Naked

-e.l.f. lipgloss in Fairy

I wasn't really setting out to copy this look exactly but I did end up making it pretty similar. I edited my photo to be close to the original, the desaturation for example, but I'm no model of course, lol. 

I learned something from creating this look; I desperately want a deep eggplant purple gel liner! Although I really liked the result I got with the products I used; the Belleme pencil alone is gorgeous and slightly shimmery, but I wanted a very dark purple for the liner so I used a little Mix & Fix with Dark Prince to darken it up. I used tape to create the clean line on the dramatic wing.

I hope you enjoy this look, I certainly enjoyed creating it. :) I may do this more often in future, since I have a whole board on Pinterest full of inspirational makeup looks.
I just published this and realized it's my 200th post! Thanks to those who read my blog and Like/Comment on my Facebook page, it means so much to me.  ♥

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.

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.

EotD: Ziggy Stardust

 Hello :)

This is an EotD I did a few nights ago for fun. For some reason it's hard to see in the first pic but I used orange and red on the lid; it looks like the red kind of took over but the orange was there, I assure you! I wanted to do a sunset type look using orange, red, and purple/deep blue. Then it sort of morphed into this "80's futuristic" look a'la Ziggy Stardust.. that's what the colors reminded me of, lol.

Products:

-BFTE Cosmetics primer

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

-BH 120 palette, peachy shade on inner corner of lid

-Sugarpill Flame point on middle of lid

-Sugarpill Love+ on outer third of lid

-Sugarpill Poison Plum on outer corner and crease

-CS 88 Palette, deepest matte blue to deepen crease, blended out over purple, and outer corner of lower lashline

-Sugarpill Royal Sugar under lower lashline

-BFTE Blue Bird on waterline and tearduct
-Sugarpill Tako on browbone

Sugarpill Tiara as highlight, applied on browbone and around/partially over the purple

BFTE Whisper applied over crease to blend purple and silver together

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara in Blackest Black

-Duo Dark lash glue

-Andrea Modlash falsies in 53 Black

-CS 88 Palette, various shades on brow

I tried to use Royal Sugar on my lower lashline but it wasn't really sticking so I reverted to an old favorite, BFTE's Blue Bird. It stayed amazingly well on my waterline, better than pencil or anything else I've tried. I think I might have stumbled onto something great :D

Unfortunately, the flash in these pics cut through the silver on my browbone; in person it was more solid and very shiny and looked really cool. I think for certain looks, using a reflective silver instead of a neutral light shadow as a highlight can give a look a really cool effect :)

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.

FOTD: Starlight

 Hey everyone! I hope those of you celebrating Thanksgiving had a great holiday! I spent mine with my family at our home; it was really low-key but we had a really sweet Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, cooked by my amazing Mom. We got to spend some quality time all together too, which was nice :)

This was a just-for-fun look I did last week; I used mostly BFTE Cosmetics shadows and 2 others from a company I no longer support but wanted to use them since I already paid money for them. I also used my studio photography equipment to take the photos since I've been neglecting it. (Bad Emily!) So take a look and don't forget to click the pics to get a better view. :)

Products:

Eyes:

-Lime Crime Candy Eyed Waterproof Eyeshadow Helper

-Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue

-Shade #1 on lid and under eye (grey to plum duochrome)

-Shade #2 to blend out shade #1 (sheer turquoise with pink sheen)

BFTE eyeshadows in:

-Autumn on inner corner (metallic gold)

-Dark Prince  in crease and outer corner (blackened purple)

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

-Ornamental in center of browbone (pale gold)

-Glistening patted on center of lid (sparkly white with pink sheen)

Cupcake above crease (light shimmering pink)

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On pencil in Perversion (waterline)

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara in Blackest Black

Brows:

-Coastal Scents 88 Palette, various shades

Skin/Cheeks:

-mark. face primer

-Belleme BB Cream in Ivory

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

-CS 88 Palette, taupe shade as contour

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Secret Star

-BFTE "Butt Naked" eyeshadow as highlight

Lips:

-e.l.f. lip gloss in Fairy

I did a full face which I haven't done in a while ;D I'm trying out a new BB Cream and liking it so far, I'll be doing a review on this stuff soon!

Hope you liked 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.