Smokey Blue Suede

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Here's a look I did last night for fun; I wanted to do a smokey blue eye since I haven't used blue in a while. This is how it turned out, hope you enjoy! If you'd like to see a step-by-step of how I did it, please check out the tutorial on Makeupbee!

Products:

-Lime Crime Candy Eyed Waterproof Eyeshadow Helper

BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Spellbound (blue on lid)

-Mississippi Mud (matte dark brown in crease)

-Truffle (matte light brown above crease)

-Copper Cauldron (shimmery bronze over other brown shades)

-Black (matte black on outer corner for depth)

-Very Vanilla (matte nude to blend edges)

-Butt Naked (shimmery nude as highlight)

-Glitz (sparkly ice blue patted on lid and tearduct for extra sparkle)

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack on upper lashline

-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On pencil in Perversion on lower waterline

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara in Blackest Black
-Duo Dark lash glue
-Ardell #110 lashes

Extra:

-Sephora brown pencil and BFTE Truffle on brow

-Hard Candy Glamouflage in Light and mark. Powder Buff in Nude on skin

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.

Contest Look: Earth Tones (Virgo)

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Hey guys! :)

I recently entered another competition on Makeupbee; this one is inspired by Zodiac signs. My birthday is September 10 so I'm a Virgo. I never paid much attention to horoscope type stuff but I think the constellations are really interesting. (If you go by personality traits though, I am a typical Virgo, haha.)

I did a little research for inspiration and discovered that Virgo's element is Earth, our colors are green and brown, and our metal is Quicksilver. I tried to incorporate these things in my look. All the eyeshadows I used are from BFTE Cosmetics; you can see a step-by-step picture tutorial HERE.

If you'd like to know what products I used you can click the link, they're all on Makeupbee.

I had a lot of trouble getting this entry up and the tutorial finished; for one thing their site was having issues with uploading photos for several days. I also don't have use of my laptop anymore, it needs serious repairs and I'm not sure when that will happen. (This is also why I haven't done much blogging lately.)

I didn't have Aperture to edit my photos so if it looks a bit different than my usual, that's why. (Aperture is so amazing I've become dependent on it, lol.) That's also why there's only one photo, I just didn't have any patience left after finishing this one. ;P

Anyway, if you like my look I'd appreciate it if you could go vote for my entry! If you don't have a Makeupbee account you can easily log in through Facebook. To vote, just click the heartshaped "Luv" button at the top left of the look page. I'm in the top 10 right now and I'd love to have a shot at judging!

Thanks so much and I hope you're having a good week! :)

EOTD: Smokey Watermelon with Concrete Minerals and BFTE

 Here's a look I did a few nights ago; I'm calling it Smokey Watermelon. (Descriptive, isn't it?) lol

I was testing out some new products including a few samples my friend sent me, so this look was sort of for her. (Thanks Marisa!)

Once again, the pictures look dull when viewed on the page as-is, so please click to view them in full size and color! :)

Products:

-Lime Crime Shadow Helper

-Tick:Tock Cosmetics Infinity Eyeshadow Base in Black Hole

-Concrete Minerals Pro Matte shadow in Hi-Fi (pink in crease/outer corner)

-Concrete Minerals Pro Matte shadow in Gossip (green on lower lashline)

-BFTE Cosmetics shadow in Meteor Shower (black w/ multicolor sparkles on lid/lower lashline)

-BFTE Cosmetics shadows in Very Vanilla and Butt Naked (browbone/inner corner)

-Urban Decay "Perversion" eyeliner pencil (lid and waterline)

-Sephora white pencil (inner corner)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

-NYX "Tear Drop" false lashes

-Coastal Scents 88 Palette (brown shades on brow)

-Cover Girl clear mascara (on brow)

Hi-Fi is amazing!! I don't have much experience with Concrete Minerals but I am very impressed with this shade; it is a saturated and vibrant color and blends like a dream<3 p="p">

I wasn't as thrilled with Gossip, the color seems more sheer than Hi-Fi and didn't really stick well to my lower lashline area, though I used a base. It seemed to get darker and duller after application which could have to do with my skintone and body chemistry, I do find this happens with certain shades. I wanted bold color but had a hard time getting it to stick while blending. I will say that this was my first time using these shadows so maybe I just need to practice application technique to get the most from the product.

I'm excited to try the other 2 Pro Matte colors my friend sent me so keep an eye out for that coming up soon!

**EDIT: Picture tutorial is up on Makeupbee!**

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: Lava Peacock with BFTE Cosmetics

 Hey there! I haven't blogged in a few weeks because it's been crazy and busy around here. I'm back now with a little eye look for you :)

I unofficially named it "Lava Peacock" after the two main colors used in the look. Please scroll down for more pictures and details! (And remember to click the pics for full-sized viewing!)

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Open, no flash.

Closed, with flash.

Open, with flash.

 Products:

-Lime Crime Makeup Candy Eyed Shadow Helper

-Tick:Tock Infinity Eyeshadow Base in Black Hole (black)

BFTE Cosmetics shadows in:

 -Peacock (teal on lid/lower lashline)

-Lava Momma (hot magenta on crease/outer corner)

-Whisper (apricot/violet duochrome applied all over Lava Momma, tearduct, browbone)

-Very Vanilla (matte vanilla on browbone)

-Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black felt-tip liquid liner pen

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

-Shu Uemura curler

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

-Wet N' Wild coloricon pencil in Taupe (on brow)

-Coastal Scents 88 Palette (taupe shade on brow)

-Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

Nakey face ;P

Lava Momma is a really bright hot pink color, but blended a little with the teal it gave a purplish cast in some pics; I also used Whisper over the pink, which has a violet sheen so that gave the appearance of more purple as well. I used a black base on the lid which made the green/teal iridescence in Peacock really stand out; the color and sheen reminds me a lot of the shell of a Japanese beetle. ;) I tried to keep this look simple because I wanted to do a little step-by-step tutorial for it, which you will be able to find on my Makeupbee profile :)

Hope you enjoyed this and I hope to be back into more makeup really soon!

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.

Day 56 Becky's Patriotic Makeup Tutorial

Disclaimer: there are many things I would do differently that I have learned over the last year (this is from 2011) I have tried to type in my corrections and advice along with the original photos. Enjoy and please send us a photo if you try this, we'd love to see it!! 

-Becky (and Emily) 

Step one : fresh face and then do your foundation/concealer or whatever you like. (I waited a while, forgive my naked face for the photos!)

Step 2, make a plan! I used Beauty From The Earth Mineral shadows.

Step 3 after using primer over face, Use NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in: Milk

4: Sticker stars!

5: (Should have started with the Red crease, but here I began with my base color.Peacock.)

Added red to my crease. and added more peacock to my lids. 

Then 6: start adding Milk pencil to bottom lid area.

7: Using a fine brush, DAB/PAT red/dark pink shadow in bottom lid area. note: Black area = auto red-eye correction! 

There should be no black eyeshadow whatsoever.

8: Using Blue liquid eyeliner from mark. girl in Blue Chrome, add blue stripes and winged line to top and bottom area.

9: Adding more definition, don't be afraid to thicken the eyeliner.

10: Remove stars and using white eyeliner, add a little to the vacant area. 

Touching up more of the bottom red, and added some peacock to the bottom eyeliner. See the green sheen

11: Using white eyeliner, add definition to the outer wings, around the red.

12: personal choice- using the Blue Chrome eyeliner, I added some drawn stars. I could have done it on a little paper and pressed the shape on while wet, rather than drawing in the mirror. xD

13: Don't forget your mascara and curled eyelashes. Also defining your eyebrows is a good idea. Using Spellbound, a dark blue- I defined my crease over the blue, and the eyeliner a little better

14: I used False eyelashes for this, but in the end they weren't much different from my natural ones.

15: For my lips, I consequently used a white base and then put red over it, this made my lips look more full, we also added red glitter which really made it dazzle. *NOTE BY EMILY: The red lippie is #911D "Stoplight Red" by Wet N' Wild. I know you wanted to ask! ;)*

OK firecracker! you're ready!

Bonus DERP face photo, but the makeup looks good.

Have a great summer and God Bless America! 

<3 <3 -Becky

Day 21: My first tutorial video!

For Day 21 I'm just going to link my video which I finally got uploaded. Becky helped me edit it but things kept going wrong so it took like several tries all day to get it done, lol. (We had to speed it up a lot because there was a ton of video.)
Anyway, this is for my Electric Blue and Hot Pink look from a while back. It's not really a tutorial, it just shows how I created the look. Enjoy!<3

And don't forget to check out the other beauty challengers! --->

Tutorial: Fall Leaves

This is a tutorial for my Fall Leaves look using all Beauty from the Earth pigments. I kinda rushed through the process because I wasn't feeling well so it's a little sloppy, lol. Anyway, this is roughly how I did it so if you'd like to see how then keep reading! :)

I started with a clean eye and applied UDPP on lid and directly around eye area.

After applying NYX Milk JEP and patting that out with my finger, I applied Cornflower to my inner lid area. For better success though, don't carry it in quite this far, I think it threw off the look a bit. You just want a subtle hint of blue.

Next I applied Sweet Nibblets to my middle lid. (Again, don't carry the color too far. It should be directly over your iris; see first photo for reference.)

Next I applied Hangover to my outer lid.

I patted on some Wacky between the yellow and orange, and some Yellow Brick Road between the yellow and blue to help soften the lines a little. I also added a little Wacky to the outside of Hangover to aid in adding the next color. You don't have to do this part, though.

Next I added some Addicted to the outer corner, winging out slightly. Don't go too far though, you still need room for Isis! I also gently patted on a little of the red over Wacky to blend the two.

Next I added Isis to my outer corner, lightly blending over Addicted, and carrying the crease over Cornflower. (I made the crease a little too thick here, though. ;P)

Then after applying DGC Glitter Glue to my inner corner and lower lashline, I applied Ornamental to my tear duct area. I then applied Autumn in the middle, and Dragon Slayer on the outer corner, blending the colors into each other a bit.

Next I took my Isis brush and blended a little color from my outer corner onto part of Dragon Slayer. I also brushed some Ornamental along my browbone, lightly blending with Isis.

Then I used the same Ornamental brush to lightly connect the Ornamental on my inner corner with the Isis at the inner crease(over the blue).

Lastly I used Very Vanilla to blend around all the edges to soften them a bit, and a very soft brush to blend the general colors to keep it soft. The crease/browbone should look especially soft, blending out for a sort of smokey effect.

Add your own liners as you like; I didn't use any for the tutorial because it wasn't necessary and because I didn't want to have to remove it all, lol. For the original look (pictured) I used liquid on my upper lashline and brushed Celtic Charms, a deep almost purplish shimmery brown shadow, over top.

Curl lashes, add mascara or falsies or whatever you like to do. :)

Products used:

BFTE shadows in:

-Cornflower(almost matte baby blue, inner lid)

-Sweet Nibblets(matte mustard yellow, next to Cornflower)

-Yellow Brick Road (shimmery yellow, to blend blue and yellow)

-Hangover(matte orange, next to Sweet Nibblets)

-Wacky(shimmery red-orange, to blend yellow and orange)

-Addicted(shimmery bright metallic red, outer corner)

-Isis(blackened metallic red/bronze, outer corner and crease)

-Ornamental(shimmery metallic pale gold, above crease and on tear duct)

-Autumn(metallic gold, middle of lower lashline)

-Dragon Slayer, my favorite!!(dark metallic bronze-gold, outer lower lashline

-Very Vanilla(matte skin color, brow bone and all around edges)

-Celtic Charms(over black liner)

Everything else:

-UDPP

-NYX JEP in Milk(as base on lid)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue(lower lashline)

-Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black liquid liner pen(upper only)

-Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero(upper tightline)

-Milani LIQUIF EYE metallic eyeliner pencil in Brown(waterline)

-Shu Uemura curler

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara in Very Black(2 coats top, 1 bottom)

 Thanks for reading!<3