Pencil Test For Brows

Late at night, I look scary but I had this tutorial on the brain, so here you go. Keep the requests comin ladies =).

My New Do!

I go through these phases where I think I'm finally comfortable with my hair but then have those days when I want a complete change. I've had bangs before but let them grow out over the past year and finally made the plunge to get them back! And after seeing Nicole Richie's sexy new do I wanted them even more.

I went to visit my ladies over at Lift Beauty Boutique and realized it had been 8 months since my stylist, Emily, had worked her magic on me! She always knows exactly what I want without me having to say anything. If you haven't visited Lift before I suggest you swing by - they always have a lot of promos going on. Check out my feature on Lift Beauty Boutique here. They also have their own cosmetic line, Lift Cosmetics, and relaunching the line this March so stay tuned!

Side-swept

Alright, here is the reveal! I can't wait to try the style with a slightly messy wave. I didn't want to go with a straight across bang so we did a shattered bang that I could wear to the side and slightly messy all across.

Shattered all-across

Like the new do? Be kind! ;)

UPDATE: I forgot to mention I got rid of the awful caramel highlights in my hair and went back to good ol' black brown. :)

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Mary Kay and Helping Haiti

As most of you know there are a few things from Mary Kay that I cannot LIVE without!!! The eye makeup remover is unmatched!!! I wash my face first, then use a q-tip with this miracle solution and not only does it take everything off, but it lasts FoReVeR when done this way.

OILY OR NOT soooooo important to moisturize!!!!! I am more on the oily side and I couldn't love this bad boy more. They have different ones for dry skin as well and I promise you wont be disappointed. One survey taken revealed that:

- After 2 weeks of consistent use you will see a 17% reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, an 11% increase in skin firmness and a 30% improvement in skin softness

- After 4 weeks of use: 21% decrease in fine lines and wrinkles, 63% increase in skin softness and 17% increase in skin firmness

- After 8 weeks of use: 99% improvement in skin softness, 34% reduction in fine lines and wrinkles and 25% increase in skin firmness

TRY IT!!!!!!!

Who to call you may ask? My friend Lindsay is a rep who's doing more than just selling product. She is helping others and right now is to do what she can to help the people of Haiti in their time of need. Every lipstick purchased from now till Feb. 14th 100% of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross. YOU can make a difference!!!! Based on my number of followers, if all of us call and get at least one lipstick, we will have given the Red Cross $455!!!!!!! Please help send relief to those that are in the most need of it right now click HERE to go to her website and get your lipstick and help Haiti today!!!!! Make SURE to let her know you came from this blog so we can keep track of how much we raised. You guys are the BEST!!!!!

I'm Back! [+Tutorial]

WOW. It's been so long since I last posted (in October!), and I feel so out of it. I've just been so busy with school, and couldn't find the time or inspiration to play with makeup. For a few months I barely even touched my stash, except for my daily face powder+lippie combination. Haha. But now that I'm back I realize just how much I miss blogging and makeup in general. I also miss reading blogs, which I now have promised myself to devote at least half an hour to every night.

Many things have changed since I last posted in October. For one, I've gotten a lot more health conscious and I've been exercising more, and because of this I've gotten rid of, or am in the process of getting rid of several health problems I've been having for a while now. Not only that, I feel much more energetic, and my change in diet (aka change in lifestyle) has allowed me to keep my skin a lot less oily and almost completely blemish free! Of course, this was with the help of a dermatologist, but at the same time I know that my current eating habits are very helpful to maintaining the smooth skin I've managed to achieve.

I've changed my bedroom around, moved furniture and whatnot, and I now have a desk by the window which would be perfect to do my makeup on (finally, even light!).

My friend Sam and I are working on something that we hope to finish soon. I'll give you more details on that later.

But for now, how about an FOTD and a tutorial for it? I've completely missed doing this, it's crazy! Haha. For today, I wanted to try using L'oreal's British Red lipstick, so I decided to do a pin up look.

I started with a cleansed and moisturized face. I concealed my undereye circles and put on Maybelline's Clear Smooth face powder (yes, no foundation) for light coverage. I moisturized my lips with Nivea (3-in-1) Pinkish Boost lip care


Items used:
FACE Celeteque Moisturizer, ELF Studio undereye concealer/highlighter, Ellana Minerals concealer in Smile
CHEEKS Shawill blush in #01 (used very sparingly), Physician's Formula pears of perfection bronzer
EYES ELF Studio eye primer, NYX ultra pearl mania in Mink, Jesse's Girl quads 432A-2 and 432A-3, ELF eyeliner in coffee, MAC Zoomlash, Jordana kohl eyeliner in silver
LIPS Nivea Lip Care 3-in-1 pinkish boost, L'oreal lipstick in British Red




It's optional that you use eye primer, but I prefer to use it so I primed my eyes first. Then, with the a fluffy angled eyeshadow brush (pictured above), pick up NYX ultra pearl mania in Mink (color 1) and pat onto eyelids going just above the crease. Build to desired intensity like in the picture below.

Use a small fluffy domed brush (pictured above) to deposit color 2 (a matte brown) onto crease, buffing and blending carefully in order to achieve an effect like pictured below. Don't forget to bring the color lightly toward the inner corner of the eye.

Above: Use a fluffy eyeshadow brush (I used ELF's eyeshadow brush, the one that sells for $1 each) and pick up your highlight color (color 3). I used a soft/pale gold. Sweep the highlight color generously under the brow bone and apply to the inner corner of the eyes to achieve an 'awake' look. Blend into dark brown color on crease.

Line your eyes with your choice of eyeliner. I used ELF's eyeliner in Coffee--it's hardly visible in this picture so using EcoTool's angled brush I picked up some of color 4 (a shimmery brown)

and I went over the line I made with ELF's eyeliner in Coffee, so now it will stay put better, not to mention look more prominent. I did the same thing (ELF's eyeliner in Coffee + Color 4) on my lower lid.

Fill in your eyebrows and apply mascara to your upper and lower lashes, and we're done!

If you feel like looking more fresh-faced, leave it at this. But because I wanted to try the L'oreal lipstick in British Red, I just put some on. And that's the finished look!

More pictures:

I think L'oreal's British Red is gorgeous. I'm not so sure about how it looks on me, but for those who are a fan of red lippies, I think this is a definite must-have! I might review it sometime soon.

I guess that's all for today. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial. :)

So how is everyone? I miss you all!

Smokey Grey & Black

Here is an ultra dramatic black and silver smokey eye. The color that is "in question" from the Kohl's pallette is on the bottom row, 5th from the left. Work it girls!!!!!!

Perfect Eyebrows

Here are some more tips for doing your eyebrows. Hope you enjoy!!! Don't forget to make some requests. Send them to dollcosmetics@gmail.com. Thanks ladies!!!

Hair Inspiration?

I'm having a slight girl crush on style mogul and fashion icon, Nicole Richie. I've always been a fan of her effortless boho chic style (anticipating her new clothing line Winter Kate) and already a fan of her jewelry line, House of Harlow.

I'm getting my hair done tomorrow at the fabulous Lift Beauty Boutique in Yorkville and came across this photo of Nicole on the up-coming March cover of Fashion Magazine. I am loving the darker hair on her and the shattered bangs - the look is very sultry/sexy.

I haven't had bangs in a while and itching for a new look. What do you think? Should I go for it???

Photo courtesy of: nicolerichiefashion.blogspot.com