Tea Time Pinks

Another Red Hat Society outing, and this time we had tea, I  really liked how my makeup turned out that day, it was very playful and vibrant. I also got to wear a nifty hat :)

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- UD Primer Potion
• Lid- NYX JP in Strawberry Milk, then I used Archetype Minerals in Pink Insanity, then in the outer corner I used She Space Oh You Jealous Girl
• Crease- Used the bright pink in the crease
• Highlight- UD Naked Palette in Virgin
• Liner- Styli-Style liquid liner in Blackest Black, on the bottom I used UD 24/7 Pencil in Delinquint with Archetype Minerals in Symphony of Choas on top
• Mascara- Cover Girl 24 Hr Lash Blast

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match + Femme Couture Get Radiant in Pearl
• Blush- Hard Candy in Living Doll

 LIPS

• NYC in Park Avenue Pink

Blues Brothers

This was actually for an event that I went to with the Red Hat Society, it's Blues Brothers themed and it was a lot of fun!! I really liked my makeup that day, it was a fun purple cat eye with a bright pink lip.

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- UD Primer Potion
• Lid- Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Sin, on top I used She Space Minerals in Take The Cake
• Highlight- UD Naked Palette in Naked and in the inner corner I used Archetype Minerals in Verre De Sol
• Liner- On top I used UD 24/7 pencil in Delinquint then I used Styli-Style liquid liner and lined along side the purple, on the lower lash line I used Delinquint and then in the inner portion of the lower lash line I used Verre De Sol. On the water line I used UD 24/7 liner in Zero
• Mascara- Cover Girl 24 Hr Lash Blast

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• UD Lip Junkie Gloss in Crush

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

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

Hair's How: Hot As Ice

 While my computer was down I pulled some inspiration from one of my favorite makeup and hair magazines called Hair's How. This look is made with two of my favorite colors Teal and Orange :)

Here's my look: (not the same lip color)

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Rimmel Eyeful in Flaunt
• Lid- I used Profusion Palette (med orange)
• Crease-120 palette (orange-coral)
• Highlight- Day to Play palette (beige)
• Liner- Bottom line-Same color as lid, with Rimmel liner in Jungle Green
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash in Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

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

LIPS

• NYC in Smooch

• Expressions in Orange Sherbert

Dollar Palette Look #2

 In a earlier post, I had gotten a dollar palette from my local Meijer by ColorMates, here is another look using the 3 colors on the left part of the palette.



 Here's my look:





































Here's what I used:


EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Pots N Pans
• Lid- Color Mates palette in grey
• Crease- Grey
• Highlight- ColorMates in Yellow/Beige
• Liner- On the top line I used Kiss Express Liner and Shadow in Rich Bitch, on the bottom I used NYX JP in Baby Blue with ColorMates in Light Aqua Blue
• Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Flirt! Urge

LIPS

• NYC Liquid Lip Color in Iced Orchid

$1 ColorMates palette: Look #1

Okay so normally around the holidays I like to browse around the stocking stuffer aisles at department stores and usually I find some cool shadows or polishes, well this time I found a sparkle palette from Color Mates at my local Meijers, for a buck!  Yes! I found a 12 shadow palette (with great color payoff.. I might add) for a dollar. I came up with this holiday berry kinda look

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Jane Colorsticks in Mercury Uprising
• Lid- ColorMates Palette (Gold)
• Crease- Color Mates palette (Cranberry)
• Highlight- Color Mates (Peach)
• Liner-Lower Lash line- Jordana Metal Liner in Purple Prism and Color Mates (Gold)
• Mascara- Maybelline BIG Lashes

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Physician's Formula  Happy Mood Boosting Blush in Rose

LIPS

• Estee Lauder in Pure Platinum

Don and Kristine's Wedding!

This look was inspired by my dress for Don and Kristine's wedding. Browns and Golds.. it was very pretty and fun!



This is a head to toe look of me and my friend Sienna.. we were looking flashy :)

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Hard Candy Shimmer Stick in Spirited
• Lid- 120 palette (gold) with wet n wild loose glitter (gold) on top
• Crease- 120 palette (taupe brown) and Day to Play palette (Brown)
• Highlight- 120 Palette (white/gold)
• Liner- Ruby Kisses liner in Femme Fatale on top line and waterline. 120 (gold) and wet n wild glitter on bottom.
• Mascara- Benefit They're Real

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match
• Blush- Heart throb
• Bronze- PF Bronze light-med

LIPS

• MAC Dazzleglass in Lightly Prancing
  

Blue Fairies

I don't really know what this was inspired by but I wanted a purpley blue and then I added the sparkles so it kind of became a fairy whimsical kind of look... but as of recent I have been M.I.A when it comes to the lip portion of the look...I will start putting more lip looks when I get my new camera

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base-NYX in Baby Blue
• Lid- Physician's Formula for green eyes (white/teal) with NYX glitter in Disco Ball
• Crease- Physician's Formula for green eyes (purple)
• Highlight- Day to Play Beige
• Liner- Top- LA Spalsh (royal blue) , bottom lilac and baby blue
• Mascara- Benifit They're Real!

CHEEKS

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

Physician's Formula Eye Candy Collection For Blue Eyes look 1

This look was done by using the Physician's Formula Eye Candy Collection for Blue Eyes.. When I first saw this palette I fell in love all the color looked so bright and vibrant and they are for the most part but it helped using a base underneath.


(I do not own the above picture)

Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Baby Blue JP
• Lid- I used two light blues (2 and 3, not the first color)
  
• Crease- I used the pinky/red color first then I used the dark purple (last color on the palette)
• Highlight- I used the first blue color on the palette
• Liner-On the top and bottom lash lines I used Jordana eye pencil in Bliss and on top I added the 4th blue
• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

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

Soiree

This colorful springy look is done by using the LA Colors palette called Soiree









Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Strawberry Milk


• Lid- LA COLORS in Soiree *Purple*


• Crease- *Pink*


• Highlight-Ulta in Iceland


• Liner- *Turquoise* on top, *Baby Blue* and *grey* on bottom


• Mascara-Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Blush- Happy Mood Boosting in Rose


• Bronze- Physician's Formula light-med

LIPS

• NYC in Iced Orchid

Moody

This look was done strictly using the Hard Candy Compact in Moody




Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX in Pots N Pans


• Lid- HC in Moody (silver)


• Crease-I used HC (burgundy) and (dark grey/blue)


• Highlight-HC (silver)


• Liner- HC (green) on the bottom


• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Blush- Happy Mood Boosting in Rose

LIPS

• NYX in Fusion

a little Narcissistic

Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base-NYX in Milk



• Lid-120 palette mix of two teal colors.



• Crease- Ulta shadow in Sapphire with Maybelline shadow from Sapphire Siren (dark blue) and Archetype Minerals in Deep Sunless Sea.



• Highlight-Estee Lauder in Tea Biscuit



• Liner-120 palette teals, with NYX JP in Black Bean on the water line.



• Mascara-Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match



• Bronze- Physician's Formula



• Blush-Heartthrob by Flirt!

LIPS

• NYX in Narcissuss + Wet N Wild in Light Berry Frost

Glama-Glamarazzi

This look is based on a really pretty eyeshadow from Flirt! Cosmetics called Glamourazzi, it's really, really pretty Burgundy with coppery/gold sparkles...I will swatch later...



Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- Hard Candy Shimmer Shadow Stick in Spirited


• Lid- Ulta in Antique Gold


• Crease- Flirt! Dreamy eyes in Glamourazzi


• Liner- I think I put Glamourazzi on the lower lashline with Ulta Lustre in the inner corner.


• Highlight- Ulta Iceland


• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Blush-Flirt! Heart Throb


• Bronze-Physician's Formula Bronzer

Fashion Flower look

I decided to create my own look using MAC Fashion Flower dupes



Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Baby Blue


• Lid- Instead of Aqua, I used a comparable color on my 120 palette


• Crease- Instead of Free To Be, I used NYX shadow Cherry and in the outer crease instead of using Bows and Curtseys, I used Day to Play palette (dark blue/green)


• Highlight- I used Ulta Iceland, instead of Fresh Daisy


• Liner- I used by Aqua dupe for the lower lashline.


• Mascara-Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Blush-HC in Living Doll

LIPS

• NYC in Park Avenue Pink
  

Glee-ful Blues

Again with the sparkles! lol I was matching it with my new Glee Shirt Here's what I used: EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Baby Blue


• Lid- Claire's Stacked Glitter (teal sparkles)


• Crease- Profusion Palette (grey) and 120 palette (black) on the outer crease


• Highlight-Ulta in Iceland


• Liner- On the top I used Xpress liner in Ruby Kisses, on the bottom I used Archetype Mineral in Bettie's Bangs


• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Bronze- Physician's Formula Bronzer


• Blush- Happy Mood Boosting in Rose

LIPS

• NYC lip gloss in Park Avenue Pink

Sparkles! Sparkles!

I have been really into to using sparkles in my looks recently, this one is just fun colors Here's what I used: EYES

• Base- I used NYX JP's in Strawberry Milk and Hot Pink


• Lid- I used Claire's Stackable Glitter (Pink)


• Crease- I used Profusion Palette (cranberry)


• Highlight-Claire's Palette (white-gold)


• Liner- NYX JP in Black Bean for the top and waterline, and on the lower lash line Hard Candy Shadow Stick in Spirited with Wet N Wild loose sparkles (gold) on top.


• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Bronze- Physician's Formula Bronzer


• Blush- Happy Mood Boosting Blush in Rose

LIPS

• NYX in Chloe

Fiesta

This look is showcasing the LA Colors Palette Fiesta... with it's bright firey colors Here's what I used: EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Yellow


• Lid- LA Colors Palette in Fiesta 1st color(light yellow) on inner, 4th color(mustard yellow) on middle and 5th color(orange) on outer


• Crease-2nd color(light orange) on crease, with 3rd color(orange) on outer crease


• Highlight- 1st color(light yellow)


• Liner- On the lower lash line I used light yellow on the inner and dark orange on the outer and in the waterline I used NYX JP in Orange


• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Bronze- Physician's Formula Bronzer


• Blush- Heart Throb

LIPS

• NYX in Sunflower

Fallen Leaves

This look is definently a fall day kinda look, lots of golds and greens. Here's what I used: EYES

• Base- Hard Candy Shadow Stick in Spirited


• Lid- I used Archetype Minerals in Fallen Leaves and Jessie's Girl eye dust in Sunlit Cactus


• Crease- I used 120 palette (gold/green and dark green)


• Highlight-120 palette (white/gold)


• Liner- On the lower lash line I used Fallen Leaves and I used a bronze/orange from the 120 pallete and I think I put NYX JP in gold on the waterline.


• Mascara- Lash Stiletto

CHEEKS

• Foundation- True Match


• Bronze- Physician's Formula Bronzer


• Blush- Heart Throb

LIPS

• I think it's NYX in Margarita

Rainbow Brite

This look was going to be like a St. Paddy's day look, Rainbow and pot of Gold.... but thinking about it more... It reminded me of Rainbow Brite. It's strictly all about the eyes look. Here's what I used:

EYES

• Base- NYX JP in Milk


• Lid-120 palette (bright yellow)


• Crease- NYX in Hot Orange in the Above crease I used 120 palette in Matte Red


• Highlight- Ulta in Iceland


• Liner- NYX JP in Mountain Green on top, Xpress liner in Ruby Kisses in Waterline and Urban Decay in Ransom on the lower lash line and in the corner of inner eye I used Wet N Wild Gold Glitter


• Mascara-Lash Stiletto