American Idol Auditions: Pittsburgh, Jennifer Lopez Look

 The next stop on the Idol Auditions was Pittsburgh, PA  where Jennifer Lopez wore a goregous pink shadow with a dazzle of a white/teal duo chrome and paired it with a nuede lip color.




















Here's my look:

 Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base-NYX JP in Milk
• Lid- Physician's Formula for Green Eyes (pink)
• Crease-120 med pink
• Highlight- Physician's Formula for Green Eyes (white/teal) and Jessie's Girl (white/teal) pigment in the inner corner and inner crease.  Ulta in Iceland on the browbone
• Liner- NYX Skinny liner on the top line, Wet N Wild Black Sparkle in the water line and Physician's Formula (white/teal) and Jessie's Girl (white/teal) on the lower lash
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash, Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush-Hard Candy in Living Doll
• Bronze- Physician's Formula light-med

LIPS

• NYX Pumpkin Pie
• NYC Nuede York City

MLP:Apple Jack

Yesterdays My Little Pony look was inspired by Apple Jack, reddish coral pony with white/green and lime green hair. Not to be confused by the way she looks in the Friend Ship is magic tv show. This one just had more interesting colors to work with.

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Milk
• Lid- In the inner corner-middle I used Ulta  in Mint + Comfort Zone Palette (beige/green) + 120 palette light green, in the outer lid 120 palette sparkle rose + red
• Crease- 120 palette sparkle rose + red
• Highlight- Mint + Comfort Zone (beige/green) + 120 light green
• Liner- On the lower lash line, I used Comfort Zone + Mint with Hard Candy liner in Ahi in the waterline with 120 palette (lime green) on top. I used Claires body glitter in Electric Green on the lower lash line.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• NYX in Vitamin

American Idol: Jennifer Lopez Savannah Georgia Look

With each new year, comes another season of American Idol. Which means the return of Jennifer Lopez and her beautiful makeup! The Savannah,Georgia auditions brought some iridescent pinks.












































Here's my look:





































Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Lavender
• Lid- Wet N Wild Palette in Petal Pusher (light pink)
• Crease- Petal Pusher (both eye lid colors)
• Highlight- Petal Pusher (white/pink) on the brow and inner corner
• Liner-NYX Skinny Marker on top and bottom lash line, with white/pink in the inner lash line.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush-Flirt! Urge
• Bronze- Physician's Formula Light-Med

LIPS

• NYX in Baby Pink

Makeup Geek Challenge: Blue,Silver, and White look

 This was my entry for Makeup Geek's Weekly Challenge: Blue,Silver and White. Inspired by the winter snowflakes!

 Here's my look:











































Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Pots N Pans
• Lid- 120 palette (inner:light silver, middle:med silver, and outer: dark blue)
• Crease- 120 Palette Dark Blue, with Ulta Iceland in the inner crease
• Highlight- Iceland
• Liner- LA Splash liner in Pacific Ocean on the top, on the lower lash line I used Pots N Pans, with Archetype Minerals in Bettie's Bangs on the outer lash line, with Jordana Rock on Silver glitter liner on the water line.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Flirt! Urge

LIPS

• NYC Liquid Lip Color in Pearl Glow

Taylor Swift Wonder Struck Commercial Look

So my mom's friend had to do a photography assignment on taking pictures of someone who resembles a famous celebrity, so she asked me to pose for her as Taylor Swift. I did my makeup inspired by the commercial for her perfume Wonder Struck.





















Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Wet N Wild Idoleyes in Pixie
• Lid- Ulta in Elegance
• Crease- Ulta in Granite
• Highlight-Ulta in Bone with Iceland in the inner corner
• Liner- NYX Skinny Marker on top, with Ulta Granite in the lower lashline with Wet N Wild Black Sparkle in the waterline.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Ulta in Chianti

LIPS

• Hard Candy in Kitten

Here's some of the photos from her shoot:

Britney Spears: OverProtected Music Video Look

I really felt like doing a Britney Spears look, and one that I have wanted to do for a while is from her video for Overprotected. A nice brown smokey eye with a shiny golden lid.

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Wet N Wild Idoleyes in Pixie
• Lid- I used Profusion palette colors (gold + beige)
• Crease- Wet N Wild Comfort Zone (crease and definer color) with Ulta colors Coca Bean + Brass
• Highlight- Ulta in Bone
• Liner- Jordana liner in Lavish Brown on top and waterline, with Cocoa Bean and Brass on the lower lash line, with beige in the inner corner.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Bronze- Physician's Formula Light-Med
• Blush- Flirt! Heart Throb

LIPS

• NYC Liquid Lip Color in Pink Petal

MAC Iris Apfel:Pink Pigeon

 Continuing with the MAC Iris Apfel collection.. This is my look and dupe for Pink Pigeon, and I couldn't actually find the right color with just one lip stick so I mixed two of them together and I really loved how bright and pink the color turned out on my lips.

                                            *Pink Pigeon is the 4th color in the picture*

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Milk
• Lid- Instead of using Early Bird, I actually found the color in my 88 makeup palette that my school had sent to me (I don't actually know the brand, but it's from QC Makeup Academy)
• Crease- Instead of Diamond Dove, I used Wet N Wild palette in Silent Treatment (brown) and in the inner crease instead of using Silver Gull, I used The Color Workshop set also used this color in the inner corner.
• Highlight- Using the Silent Treatment, I used Peach color
• Liner- on the bottom liner I used Jordana liner in Lavish Brown
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Flirt! in Urge

LIPS

• Instead of using Pink Pigeon, I used a mix of Wet N Wild in Dollhouse Pink + Wet N Wild Fuschia with Blue Pearl

MLP: Sweetie Bell

 This weeks My Little Pony look is based off Sweetie Bell,a white unicorn with a medium purple ombre going down it's hooves, with some silver markings of hearts and stars. It's mane is Magenta and Dark Purple.

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Milk
• Lid- Inner corner- Jane in White Lies, in the middle I used Hard Candy Dillusional compact (purple), in the outer lid I used 120 palette (to match the purple on the pony)
• Crease- 120 (to match the darkest purple on the pony hoof)
• Highlight- White Lies
• Liner- on top I used Archetype Minerals in Epiphany, on the bottom I used NYX JP in Purple, with Physician's Formula for Green Eye Candy (dark purple to match mane) and NYX JP in Hot Pink in the water line.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Happy Mood Boosting Blush in Rose

LIPS

• NYX in Castle
• Rimmel Volume Boosting Lip Gloss in Attract

MAC Iris Apfel:Party Parrot

 Another look I created for the Iris Apfel MAC Collection showcases my dupe for Party Parrot, a really pretty bright pink. In the bottom picture it's the 3rd color. I will be doing a look for each of these lip colors

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Pots N Pans
• Lid- Instead of using Silver Gull, I used my dupe from my Color Workshop Kit
• Crease-Instead of using Robin's Egg Blue I used 120 Palette (matte blue) and my Howzat Dupe, Ulta in Twilight.
• Highlight- Ulta in Bone
• Liner- on the bottom I used Jordana liner in Bliss, with my Robin's Egg Blue dupe on top
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• Instead of using Party Parrot, I used Wet N Wild in Nouveau Pink

MAC Iris Apfel: Morange

I adore MAC and the inspiration that they bring me, but lately they have released a lot of pretty colors and collections but no face charts to match the prettiness of the line. So with that said I kind of created my own face charts for new collections, starting with Iris Apfel. This look showcases my dupe for Morange,a bright orange lip color. In the picture below it's the 2nd color.

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Pots N Pans
• Lid- Instead of using Silver Gull, I used a light silver from The Color Workshop kit
• Crease- Instead of using Howzat, I used Ulta in Twilight
• Highlight- Ulta in Bone
• Liner- on the bottom lash line I used Jordana liner in Sea Green, instead of using Robin's Egg Blue, I used a matte blue from 120 palette. In the waterline I used Jordana glitter liner in Rock On Silver.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• Instead of using Morange, I used Wet N Wild in Gold Carat
• Wet N Wild Lip Gloss in Panning for Gold

MLP: Princess Celestia

 I have been so behind on updating, so this My Little Pony look is from two Fridays ago, based on the pony Princess Celestia, a light lavender Pegasus with Bubblegum and Teal colored hair, adorned with a gold crown with purple jewels.

 Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Lavender
• Lid- Archetype Cosmetics in Fuschia's For Simon
• Crease- She Space Minerals in Ohh You Jealous Girl
• Highlight- 120 palette (white/gold), Archetype Minerals in China White in the inner corner
• Liner- NYX Skinny Liner on top with LA Splash Liquid Liner in Purple Heart, on the bottom China White in the inner,Wet N Wild Mega liner in Diva with 120 palette (gold) on top bring this out to connect with top liner, In the water line I used NYX JP in Electric Blue and wing that out to connect with the black.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Hard Candy in Living Doll
• Powder- Translucent Pearl from Physician's Formula

LIPS

• Wet N Wild in Dollhouse Pink

Hair's How: Modern Boudoir

While I was still wiithout a computer I discovered another cool look in my Hair's How Magazine.. a funky black and white look that seems very mod to me

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Milk
• Lid-120 Palette (Black Sparkle)
• Crease- 120 Palette (black sparkle)
• Highlight- Ulta in Bone
• Liner- NYX White on top with 120 (silver) on the bottom I used Milk with silver color and Wet N Wild Black Sparkle in the Waterline
• Mascara- Great Lash Maybelline Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Hard Candy in Living Doll
• Bronzer- Physician's Formula Light-Med

LIPS

• NYC in Park Avenue Pink

Gossip Girl Blair Waldorf: All the Pretty Sources Look

This look is inspired by Gossip Girls Blair Waldorf, played the gorgeous Leighton Meester. This was her Bridal shower look in "All the Pretty Sources"  When I saw her lip stick and liner, I almost died haha! It was so pretty!

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Wet N Wild Idoleyes in Pixie
• Lid- Ulta in Lustre + Elegance
• Crease- Ulta in Brass
• Highlight- Ulta Lustre
• Liner- NYX Skinny Marker (black) on top and on the bottom with Jordana liner in Lavish Brown on the lower lashline
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Ulta Chianti
• Bronze- Physician's Formula Light-Med
• Powder- Physician's Formula in Translucent Pearl

LIPS

• NYX Femme
• Hedy's Ma. Nish. Ma Holographic Lip Color in Big Apple?

Kelly Clarkson "Mr Know It All" Music Video Look

Today's look was inspired by Kelly Clarkson's look in her new video "Mr. Know It All" and I have to say that this is the third time I have done this look and I guess the third times a charm because I was finally satisfied with how it turned out... the first time it was too gold, second time there was some kind of weird cranberry tint to the crease color, and then finally I got it right using the Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette  which I love!

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Lemon
• Lid- Comfort Zone palette (gold + beige/green)
• Crease- Comfort Zone (Dark Brown + Forest Green)
• Highlight-Comfort Zone (gold)
• Liner- Jordana Lavish Brown on top and on the waterline, with Comfort Zone palette (brown) on the lower lash line
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Flirt! Urge
• Bronze- Physician's Formula Light-Med

LIPS

• Aerie Laughing Lips gloss in Vanilla Glitterball

Hair's How: Natural Look

I have to say as much as I love experimenting with bright colors and theatrical looks.. I'm not comfortable with the "naked" look.. I'm going to try this year to become a little bit more comfortable not wearing a lot of makeup.. I'm one of those people who does not leave the house without makeup, this is actually something I could be comfortable with..

Here's my look:  (yes I'm in my robe.. this was my New Years Day makeup and I stayed in my PJs all day :) I regret nothing!)

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Benifit Stay Don't Stray
• Lid- Ulta in Bone
• Crease- Day to Play (matte tan + taupe)
• Highlight- Day to Play (matte beige)
• Liner- Day to Play (matte tan + beige)
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse in Porcelain
• I used a lip stain on my cheeks NYC in Forever Freesia
• Blush- Ulta Cheek Color in Girlie

LIPS

• NYC Lip Stain in Forever Freesia
• Mark lip gloss in Petal Luxe