Sunday, January 30, 2011

American Idol: Jennifer Lopez Nashville Auditions

Jennifer's look from the Nashville Auditions, love the lipstick.. so I tried to make that color myself.. now I know our skin tones are nothing alike but this is just an inspired look.










Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base-True Match
  • Lid- 120 Palette (tan) with (taupe and dark brown) on the outer lid with Archtype Minerals in Alexandria in the inner corner
  • Crease-120 palette (taupe,brown,black)
  • Liner- Jordana Liner in Lavish Brown
  • Highlight-120 palette (cream)
  • Mascara- Volump. Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

  • Foundation- True Match
  • Bronze-Golden Minx
  • Blush- Heart Throb

LIPS

  • Lip Stick- NYX Narcissus and Orange Soda
  • Lip Gloss- NYC in Pink Sands

American Idol: Jennifer Lopez Milwalkee Auditions

Another look from Miss Jennifer Lopez, I swear it's a real treat watching idol now because she looks just flawless every week lol





Here's my inspired look:








Here's what I used:







EYES

  • Base-NYX JP in Lavender
  • Lid- 120 light pink and Hard Candy in Dillusional (pink)
  • Crease-120 medium silver and purple, Day to Play palette (purple grey)
  • Highlight-120 paletee (cream)
  • Mascara- Volump. Lash Stiletto



CHEEKS






  • Foundation- True Match


  • Blush- Crazy in Love


  • Bronze- Golden Minx



LIPS

  • Lip Stick- NYX in Harmonica


  • Lip Gloss- NYC in Park Avenue Pink

Thursday, January 27, 2011

MAC Face Chart:Mulled Cider

A look from MAC's Warm and Cozy collection










Here's what I used:



EYES


  • Base-True Match, Instead of Bamboom Paint.

  • Lid- Instead of using Modelette and Embark (outer) I used Ulta Lustre and Ulta in Brass

  • Crease- Instead of using Mulled Cider, I used Ulta in Toast

  • Highlight- Estee Lauder in Tea Biscuit

  • Liner- Embark dupe on upper lashes, with NYX JP in Dark Brown smudged on the bottom

  • Mascara- Volump. Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS



  • Foundation-True Match

  • Blush- Golden Minx and Urge

LIPS



  • Lip Stick- Instead of Spiced Tea, I used NYX in Twist

  • Lip Gloss- Just use a clear lip gloss.

Almondine

Another Spring Colour Forecast Face Chart called Almondine but it turned nothing like the face chart itself more orangy.













Here's what I used:





EYES



  • Base- Hard Candy Shadow Stick in Spirited
  • Lid- Instead of Aztec Brick, I used Claire's palette (bronzey/orange-red)
  • Crease- Instead of Flip and Manilla Paper, I used Profusion Palette colors(gold/bronze) and (white/gold)
  • Highlight- Instead of Manilla Paper, I used Profusion Palette (white/gold)
  • Liner-NYX JP in Black Bean on top lash line, on lower instead of using Satellite Dreams, I used Profusion Palette (purple)
  • Mascara-Volumptous Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Instead of Spring Shine Ombre, I used Flirt! in Golden Minx mix with a darker bronzer color.

LIPS

  • Lip Stick- Instead of Beigeland, I used NYX in Iris
  • Lip Gloss- Instead of Almondine, I used NYC in Pink Sands


MAC Face Chart: Lavender Wind

This also from the Spring Colour Forecast Collection... :)
















Here's what I used:



EYES


  • Base- NYX JP in Lavender

  • Lid- Instead of Mink Pink, I used 120 palette (light pink/ white)

  • Crease-Instead of Bruised Plum and Jungle Moon, I used Hard Candy Compact in Star (medium purple)and Physician's Formula for Blue eyes (Dark purple)

  • Highlight- Instead of Crystal Avalanche, I used Hard Candy in Dillusional (purple)

  • Liner- Upper lashes- NYX in Black Bean, on the lower lash line Jungle Moon dupe

  • Mascara- Volumptuos Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS



  • Foundation- True Match

  • Blush- Instead of Vintage Grape Ombre- I used Ulta shadows in Rockstar, Bloom and Pashmina

LIPS



  • Lip Stick- Instead of Hang Up, I used Wet N Wild in Sugar Plum Fairy

  • Lip Gloss- Instead of Lavender Wind, I used Flirt! in Purple Passion

MAC Face Chart: Cha Cha

This is my look inspired by Cha Cha, a Face Chart from MAC Spring Colour Forecast 2





Here's my look:









Here's what I used:





EYES




  • Base- Hard Candy Shadow Stick in Spirited


  • Lid- Instead of Beige crush metal pigment, I used Archetype Minerals in Sex and Candy


  • Crease- Instead of Straw Harvest and Yellow Gold Crush Metal Pigment, I used LA Colors in Carnival (yellow)and LA Colors in Gold Rush (2nd color)


  • Highlight-Instead of Perky, I used Revlon in Think Pink


  • Liner- Nyx JP in Black Bean on top with Straw Harvest on the lower lash line


  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto


CHEEKS





  • Foundation- True Match


  • Blush- Instead of Ripe Peach Ombre, I used a mix of Flirt! Heart Throb with Ulta shadows in Bermuda Sands, Knit and Sea Shell


LIPS





  • Lip Stick- Instead of Colour Me Coral, I used Wet N Wild in Sunset Peach


  • Lip Gloss-Instead of Cha Cha, I used Sally Girl lip gloss




Saturday, January 22, 2011

Candy Series: Junior Mints

My inspiration came from my Fiance, one night he bought me some chocolate, one being Junior Mints... which later I came up with this idea.

















EYES


  • Base- NYX JP in Pots N Pans

  • Lid- 120 Light silver on the the whole lid, darker silver on the outer lid

  • Crease- 120 Brown followed by a forest green

  • Highlight-Ulta in Iceland

  • Liner- On the bottom lash line I used Silver with NYX in Dark Brown, on the waterline I used Jordana liner in SeaGreen

  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS



  • Foundation- True Match

  • Bronze- Golden Minx

  • Blush- Heart Throb

LIPS



  • NYC in Pink Sand

Kristen: a Surging look

Kristen's makeup was done with the 120 Profusion palette, kinda reminded me of Surge pop









Lime green- Lid + lower lash line
Cream- Highlight and Inner corner
Orange- Crease
Forest Green- Outer crease



Brittany

Brittany's look was done with the 120 Profusion palette


This is a pic I found online of the palette

I used the blue/black 4 colors on the right palette (left corner)



Here's what I used:

Blue- Lid


Navy- Crease


Brown-Outer crease defined


Cream- highlight and inner corner

American Idol: Jennifer Lopez New Jersey Auditions 2

Another gorgeous look from J.Lo this week, a pinky/silver look,again it's an inspired look.








Here's my inspired look:










Here's what I used:



EYES


  • Base- NYX JP in Lavender

  • Lid- I used Claires loose sparkles (white) with Archetype Minerals in Harlot Star and Verre De Sol

  • Crease- first I used Ulta in Seashell, then I used 120 palette (brown,pink, and a hint of purple)

  • Highlight- a matte beige from the Day to Play palette

  • Liner- Jordana in Lavish Brown, with Verre De Sol in the inner lower lash line

  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS



  • Foundation- True Match

  • Bronze-Golden Minx

  • Blush- Hard Candy in Living Doll

LIPS



  • NYX in Harmonica

  • NYC in Park Avenue Pink

American Idol: Jennifer Lopez New Jersey Auditions

So the time has finally come for Idol season!!! I debated on whether or not to watch this year because I just wouldn't be the same without Simon, but I have to say I really like this group of judges, Steven Tyler is pretty funny and J.Lo's amazing makeup is enough to keep me watching and I love her lol, now of course I look nothing like Jennifer, nor do I claim to look like her, this is just an inspired look.














Here's what I used:



EYES




  • Base- Hard Candy Shadow Stick in Spirited

  • Lid- I used Icing loose sparkles *gold* and then I used LA Colors Palette in Gold Rush *1st color* followed by Wet N Wild Mega shimmer dust in (gold)

  • Crease- 120 palette (dark brown with a mix of matte pink)

  • Highlight-La Colors Palette in Gold Rush *1st color*

  • Liner- NYX JP in Dark Brown on bottom lash line with the brown and pink on following

  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS




  • Foundation- True Match

  • Blush-Urge and Crazy in Love

  • Bronze- Golden Minx

LIPS



  • NYX in Harmonica

  • NYC in Park Avenue Pink


Sunday, January 16, 2011

Chiles Stanton "Country Strong" look

This look is based off of Leighton Meester's character in the movie Country Strong, I may do another one later her makeup was flawless in that movie.






This is my look:



Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- True Match
  • Lid- Day to Play Palette (Matte Beige) with Ulta in Elegance in the middle
  • Crease- 120 palette (taupe and dark brown) and DTP palette in brown in the outer crease
  • Highlight-DTP (matte beige) with 120 (cream)
  • Liner- NYX JP in Black Bean on top and bottom along with waterline, I used the browns on the lower lashline and blended with matte beige
  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

  • Foundation- True Match
  • Bronze- Golden Minx
  • Blush- Heart Throb

LIPS

  • Estee Lauder in Rose Tea
  • NYC in Pink Kiss

Friday, January 14, 2011

Super Heroes Series: The Green Hornet

This look was inspired by one of the most highly anticipated movie of the new year, a movie that I have been dying to see...... The Green Hornet!!!! We actually ended up seeing it in 3D and IMAX and it was soo awesome!!!!





This look was used mostly from the 120 palette:






Here's my look:









Here's what I used:





EYES



  • Base- True Match

  • Lid-Inner corner- Yellow, Inner- Light green(chartuse color) + Light green with swirls, Middle- Apple Green + Apple green with swirls, Outer- Black with Sparkles
  • Crease- Matte Black + Black with sparkles
  • Liner- NYX in Black Bean, In the inner corner I used Claire's sparkles in bright yellow, on the lower lash line, I kinda repeated the pattern of colors used on the lid.
  • Highlight- I used a Cream color from 120 palette
  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush-Flirt! Heart Throb

LIPS

  • I was using NYC in Sungold Pink

MAC Face Chart: Plumage

Ok I don't know what collection this is from but it's a Viva Glam look inspired by Lady Gaga, I believe and I decided to do it because it looked really pretty on paper and it was something different so here it is....Plumage













Here's my look:








Here's what I used:



EYES


  • Base- True Match

  • Lid- Instead of using Plumage and Green Smoke, I used a dusty blue and a Gray-Green color from the infamous 120 palette

  • Crease- Instead of using Copper Plate, I used Day To Play Palette (Gray-Purple) in the center of the crease

  • Highlight-Estee Lauder in Tea Biscuit

  • Liner- Instead of using Inky liquid last liner, I used Xpress in Ruby Kisses

  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS



  • Foundation- True Match

  • Blush- Instead of Dame and Pink Swoon, I used Living Doll and Flirt! Crazy in Love

LIPS



  • Instead of using Viva Glam Gaga lip stick and gloss, I used NYX in Narcissuss

MAC Face Chart: Made To Order

This look is based off the Prete-a-Papier look Made to Order.

Here's the look:




Here's my look:




Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- NYX JP in Cherry with Rimmel Eye Ful (Orange) on the lid
  • Lid- Instead of using Cut to Fit, I used a bunch of colors from the Claire's palette (basically you want a Bronze, Copper-red look)
  • Liner- I used NYX JP in Black Bean
  • Highlight- Estee Lauder in Tea Biscuit
  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Instead of using Instant Chic and Garb,I used HC Living Doll and Flirt in Urge

LIPS

  • Instead of using Made to Order, I used NYC in Smooch
  • Instead of using Fold and Tuck, I used NYC Liquid Lip Color in Sungold Pink

Physician's Formula with a pop of Blue

This look is inspired by a new product I bought: Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips in Blue Eye Candy *for blue eyes* and a new liner I bought at the beauty store called Xpress liner in Ruby Kisses, which is a navy color... you would think red right? lol





Here's the product:








Swatches:














Now these colors do not have a base under them.. so the color does improve with a base b/c here they look kinda weak





Here's my look:





EYES
  • Base- NYX JP in Baby Blue
  • Lid- Inner-2nd blue,Middle-3rd and 4th,Outer-dark navy
  • Crease- 2nd purple with dark purple in the crease
  • Highlight-Physician's Formula for Blue Eyes (white/blue)
  • Liner- Xpress liner in Ruby Kisses on waterline, on the lower lashline I used 1-3 of the blues, with the dark purple n the outer part
  • Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Hard Candy in Living Doll

LIPS

  • NYX in Baby Pink