Demi Lovato "Sorry Not Sorry" Music Video Look

 I feel like the theme of my blog lately is doing music video looks, and I'm really not mad at that... there has been some really great video looks this year. This look was inspired by Demi Lovato and her look for Sorry, Not Sorry. The only reason I wanted to do this look was because of her poppin highlight and Jill Powell never disappoints. She had posted a list of all the products she used for the video and I tried my best to get as close as I could.

One new product I got to use was the new Dose of Colors The Girls palette, which is a collab with Desi and Katy. I love them and really admire their work and this palette did not disappoint. I will be wearing this palette on New Years Eve for sure.



Here's The Look:

Here's My Look:








































Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Tarte Shape Tape
• Lid- Dose of Colors X Desi X Katy The Girls Palette in Noli
• Crease- Violet Voss X Laura Lee Palette in Priss Pot, Mama Bird, Whiskers and Bubs
• Liner- On top I used Tarte Clay Liner, and in the waterline Colourpop Overboard. On the lower lash line I used Mama Bird, Whiskers and Bubs with some highlight from the Gimmie More Palette in the inner corner
• Mascara- Dior Lash Primer with L'O'real Lash Paradise

CHEEKS

• Primer- Hourglass Mineral Veil
• Foundation- Too Faced Born This Way Foundation
• Concealer- Tarte Shape Tape
• Blush- Too Faced Baby Love
• Bronzer- Lorac Take Me to Tantego bronzer palette
•  Highlight- Colourpop Gimmie More Palette 

LIPS

• Colourpop Ultra Glossy Lip in Sugar Lips

Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" Music Video

 I probably wasn't the only person obsessed with Taylor Swift's new video for "Look What You Made Me Do" because it was something that Taylor has really never done before and the music video had so many easter eggs and hidden meanings, it was just so clever. She has a plethora of different makeup and hair looks, I planned on doing like 4 of them but the look that really stuck out in my mind was the dark smokey burgundy eye with a dark bold berry lip. It was so stunning and so perfect for fall!

I tried the new Fenty foundation for the first time while doing this look and while at first it has a beautiful finish and great coverage, I'm sad that this might be too drying for my skin but if I mix it with more of a hydrating foundation it's a little more tolerable and less powder. What's nice about it is that you don't have to use a lot of product and you definitely don't have to set your face because it dries down. a few things to note is that it dries down face so you need to work in sections and when it dries down it turns a shade darker, so make sure when you are swatching at the store that you wait until it completely dries down.


Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Tarte Shape Tape
• Lid- Colourpop X iluvsarahii $aucey Palette in Chic Happens
• Crease-ColourPop X Amanda Steele Harley and Chopper and Razy from the $aucey palette
• Highlight- Full Zip from Yes Please Palette
• Liner- On top I used Tarte Clay Liner, and Marc Jacobs Highliner in Black and then I used Razy and Chic Happens. Then I used Sil Vous Plait in the inner corner.
• Mascara- L'O'real Lash Paradise

CHEEKS

• Primer- Becca Backlight Priming Filter
• Foundation- Fenty Beauty
• Concealer- Tarte Shape Tape
• Blush- Colourpop Thames
• Highlight- Colourpop Sil Vous Plait
• Bronzer- Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer

 LIPS

• Colourpop Lippie Stix in Fab Five mixed with Ultra Satin in Hutch

Rihanna "Wild Thoughts" Music Video Look

 Sadly no Fenty Beauty products were used during this makeup look..  actually I did this look the day of the launch and I couldn't run out to my Sephora..

I did purchase a highlighter of hers online but I was so afraid to pick out a foundation shade online, so the next day I ran out to my nearest Sephora and did some swatching and I'm glad that I did because I would have gotten the wrong shade if I would have guessed on it.

I used mainly most of the Colourpop Summer pressed shadows because they were absolutely perfect for this look.




 Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Colourpop sculpting stix in Gummy Bear
• Lid- Colourpop Super Shock in Banana Daquiris and Tiny Tangerines
• Crease- Colourpop Note to Self, and Muscle Beach
• Highlight- Colourpop Blowfish
• Liner- On the lower lash line I used Muscle Beach then on the top and in the water line I used Makeup Forever black liner I got in my Sephora Play Box
• Mascara- L'Oreal Lash Paradise

CHEEKS

• Primer- Becca Backlight Priming Filter
• Foundation- Maybelline Matte and Poreless mixed with Too Faced Born this Way
• Concealer- Tarte Shape Tape
• Blush- Too Faced in Baby Love 
• Bronzer- Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer
• Highlight- Makeup Geek X Kathleen Lights in Sun Light

LIPS

• Colourpop X Hello Kitty Ultra Matte in Ribbon

Britney Spears "Pretty Girls" Music Video Look

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love Britney Spears... She is my girl and a lot of people don't really care for her new single "Pretty Girls" feat. Iggy Azalea and I gotta say at first it was just kinda meh for me, but then I kept playing it and over time this song was definitely a grower. I guess I really love the 90's vibe of the song, it makes me so nostalgic because I grew up in the 90's, so I really have a soft spot for things reminiscent of the 90's lol    Then they released the music video, which is a reference to the movie Earth Girls are Easy so it's kinda a cheesy video but Britney looked flawless and it's pretty fun and don't get me started on her dance sequence which was everything.  Her makeup was very bronze and smokey with a peach lip which was pretty simple but really nice for Summer.

Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Picture Perfect Primer
• Lid- I mixed two Colour Pop Super Shock Shadows I Heart This and Acorn and Rum Raisin on top
• Crease- Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette in Rum Raisin and Puddin
• Highlight- Semi Sweet Palette in Coconut Creme and Acorn in the inner corner
• Liner- On top I used NYX Gel Liner in Brown and then I used Rum Raisin and Puddin in the outer lower lashline
• Mascara- Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

CHEEKS

• Primer- Lorac Mattifying Face Primer
• Foundation- Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless in Classic Ivory
• Concealer- NYX HD in Porcelain
•  Blush- Wet N Wild Trio in Sunset Junction
• Bronzer- Sunset Junction
• Highlight- Becca in Moonstone

LIPS

• I mixed two Colour Pop Lippie Stix in Fiesta and Bound

5 Years.. really?

Today marks 5 years for my little blog, I can't believe how fast time has flown. When I started this thing I was just about the enter cosmetology school and I had barely scratched the surface of my makeup talents. Now I'm licensed in Hair and Makeup, have done some free lance for a handful of weddings, just finished up at QC Makeup Academy about to get my certificate and now I am a beauty advisor at Kohl's.. the next adventure will be enrolling into a Special FX course with QC! I just want to learn as much as I can and have always wanted to do Special FX makeup and very excited!

I thought about what I was going to do for my look today and I was looking back at my first real tutorial for Carrie Underwood's music video for "Just a Dream" and then I thought how fun would it be to recreate the look. I have to say I wasn't as skilled as I am now and I kinda cringe when I look at the old posts haha!

Here's The Look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Primer
• Lid- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Lavender, then I used Too Face Nashville Nudes Palette in Famous In A Small Town
• Crease- Urban Decay Naked Palette in Gunmetal
• Highlight- Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Palette in Righteous and Colour Pop Super Shock Shadow in Girly in the inner corner
• Liner- Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Perversion on top and also on the lower and water line with Gunmetal on the lower lash line and Righteous on the inner portion.
• Mascara- Cargo Better Than Waterproof

CHEEKS

• Base- Lorac Mattifying Face Primer
• Concealer-Cargo One Base 01
• Bronzer- Flirt! in Golden Minx and Lorac Tantilizer Baked Bronzer
• Blush- Creme de Couture in Strawberry Ambrosia 
• Powder- Makeup Forever HD Translucent Powder

LIPS

• Urban Decay Super Saturated Lip Pencil in Love Child
• NYX Butter Gloss in Creme Brûlée 

Ariana Grande "Bang Bang" Music Video Look

 Bang Bang is another one of those songs that is everywhere and I actually just watched the video for the very first time yesterday and I really liked Ariana's makeup, it was kinda hard to make out during the verse part of the song, but it became a lot clearer once they were up on the helicopter pad. It was a fun purple/lilac eye with a fun purple lip and I used mostly my Urban Decay Electric palette which is one of my absolute favorites to use just because of all the great bright colors.

Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Cargo HD Primer
• Lid- I used Urban Decay Electric Palette in Revolt and Geek Chic Pigment in Touched By Darkness
• Crease- Urban Decay Electric Palette in Jilted and Urban
• Highlight- Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Palette in Righteous, and Revolt in the inner corner
• Liner- On Top I used Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Perversion and also on the waterline, on the lower lash line I used Righteous and Furious
• Mascara- Shisheido

CHEEKS

• Primer- Lorac Mattifying Primer
• Concealer- Cargo One Base 01
• Bronzer- Lorac Baked Bronzer
• Blush- Hard Candy Baked Blush in Living Doll

 LIPS

• Colour Pop Lippie Stix in Flawless
• NYX  in Pandora

Britney Spears-Work B**ch Music Video Look

It's finally out guys!! On Tuesday, Britney Spears released her 8th album "Britney Jean" and it's beyond amazing.. seriously. It's one of those records that you don't want to skip a song and every track has it's own special sound and flavor... ok I'll stop my inner stan is showing..

Yesterday's look was inspired by Brit's video for Work B**ch, which by the way is just fabulous in itself.. she looks great and dances like she used to and I have to admit I have been trying to nail the choreography for a few weeks now. (I'm getting good!!)  This look isn't really anything spectacular but I wanted to an inspired look from her, it's just a smokey grey eye with a nude lip.

Here's the look:

 

 

Here's my look:

 

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Benefit Erase Paste
• Lid- Urban Decay Vice Palette in Desperation and Urban Decay Glinda Palette in Oz (silver) with Desperation on top again.
• Crease-Desperation
• Highlight- Wet N Wild in Walking On Eggshells (brow color)
• Liner- Be a Bombshell liquid liner on the top, I used Desperation on the bottom and I used Urban Decay liner in Zero on the lower lash line and waterline
• Mascara- Maybelline Rocket Lash

CHEEKS

• Foundation- Urban Defense in Halo
• Concealer- Urban Decay in CIA
• Bronze- Physician's Formula in Light-Med
• Blush- Creme De Couture in Cherry Apple

LIPS

• Urban Decay Super Saturated Lip Pencil in Glinda
• NYC Liquid Lip Shine in Nude York City

Throwback Thursday: Britney Spears "....Baby One More Time" Video

I decided to do a throwback post, all the way back to 1999.. When a young girl changed the face of pop music and became the Princess of Pop. I was in 7th grade when I first heard this song and saw the video. I loved the sparkle/ shimmer quality on her lid

Here's the look:

Here's my look:

 Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin
• Lid- Jessie's girl pigment (white/gold) with Claire's white sparkles
• Crease- Mirabella Semi Formal and Day To Play palette (sienna) 
• Highlight- Urban Decay Vice palette in Anonymous
• Liner- Urban Decay 247 liner in Whiskey on the top and bottom lash line. In the waterline in used NYX JP in Milk
• Mascara- Maybelline Collossal Cat Eyes

CHEEKS

• Primer- Mirabella for face and eyes
• Concealer- Urban Decay 247 in CIA
• Blush-Be a Bombshell in Sweet Cheeks
• Bronze- Physician's Formula light-med

 LIPS

• NYC in Mauve Gold
• Juice Bar in Fig

Old school Brit Brit look... :)

Britney Spears "Scream and Shout" Music Video Look

This look was inspired by Britney Spears and Will.I.Am's music video for Scream and Shout. Britney's look was very futuristic alien and I just loved it! Instead of putting the crease color in the outer area, Brit put the focus more on the inner corner.

Here's the look:

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Lid- Geek Chic Cosmetics in Newb
• Crease- Urban Decay Vice Palette in Delinquent and Day To Play Palette from Pop Beauty (matte taupe) in the inner portion of the crease.
• Highlight- Naked Palette in Virgin
• Liner- On the top line I used NYC High Definition Liquid Liner in Extra Black, on the lower lash line I used an angled liner brush and I used Delinquent and Britney's liner kinda goes out lower than normal. To give the look of an alien-doll like appearance I used Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer in CIA, you can also use a white liner to give that wide eye look.
• Mascara- Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Cat Eyes in Glam Black

CHEEKS

• I applied Total Moisture Facial Cream by Benefit
• Primer- Urban Decay Pore Perfecting 
• Concealer- Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil in CIA
• Highlight- Femme Couture Get Radiant Complexion Enhancer in Pearl
• Bronzer-Physician's Formula in Light-Med
• Blush- Flirt! Urge and Physician's Formula Happy Mood Boosting Blush in Rose

 LIPS

• Earlier in the day I applied some concealer to my lips and then applied a lip gloss.. but I didn't take a picture with it :( 

Kelly Clarkson "Stronger (What doesn't kill you)" Music Video Look

 I just love Kelly Clarkson's fierce look in her new video "Stronger"  It has a great iridescence to it and gives that tough girl edge that Kelly loves to bring to the table :)



















 Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Ruby Kisses Xpress Liner in Femme Fatale
• Lid- Archetype Minerals in Night Jaguar + Wet N Wild Comfort Zone Palette (Definer color = Brown/Blue-green)
• Crease- Comfort Zone Palette (lid + crease on left side)
• Highlight- Ulta in Iceland
• Liner- NYX Skinny Marker on top with Wet N Wild Black Sparkle liner also on tight line. On the bottom I used Femme Fatale and smuged with Comfort Palette (Definer color- Dark Brown) then I put some Night Jaguar on top cause it looked a little iridescent in the picture. added Wet N Wild black sparkle liner to the water line.
• Mascara- Maybelline Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• NYX in Iris

Britney Spears "Crazy" Music Video Look

 After doing a Christina Aguilera look I decided to do a look based on another pop princess, Britney Spears. Now I have done many looks from Britney, because she is awesome :) This look in particular is from vintage Britney from her music video "Crazy"  a video which I absolutely loved at the time and still do... I remember staying up late one night memorizing the dance break in the video with my best friend. Even dressed like her for Halloween curly hair and all.

You will notice that I did something new with my hair, I decided to fall into the ombre trend, but instead of doing dark on top and blonde on the bottom (which is what my hair looked like while my highlights were growing out... and I couldn't stand) I decided to go with the Reversed Ombre, that way I can keep my Blonde hair on top and Blonde on the bottom...

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX in Lemon
• Lid- Archetype Cicatrix + False Spring with Wet N Wild Comfort Zone palette (lid color Green)
• Crease- Comfort Palette (Definer color dark green) with 120 palette (matte black)
• Highlight-Ulta in Iceland
• Liner- NYX Skinny Black liner on top with Wet N Wild Black Sparkle, on the lower lash line I used Wet N Wild Black Sparkle liner,
• Mascara- Maybelline Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Flirt! Heart Throb
• Bronze- Physician's Formula light-med

LIPS

•  Wet N Wild Lilac Dream + NYX Baby Pink

Makeup Geek Katy Perry Contest: "Thinking of You" Music Video

 Last week's weekly challenge was Katy Perry inspired and while I'm no stranger to doing Katy Perry looks, I decided to go back in time and do a look inspired by her video for "Thinking Of You". I also recently cut my bangs on my own and still getting used to them again.. lol

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Wet N Wild in Pixie
• Lid- Ulta Elegance
• Crease- Day to Play palette (taupe)
• Highlight-Day to Play (beige)
• Liner- on top: NYX Skinny Marker, on the bottom, with Jordana glitter liner in Rock on Silver on the water line.
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• NYX in Medusa

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