Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 8 & OOTD

Today’s taupe look is a bit more on the warmer side. Most of the colors used were from the Urban Decay Naked Palette. Believe it or not, this is my first time doing a taupe look with my Naked palette and I’ve owned this palette since July 2010!!!! Shame on me!

On a side note, I can’t tell you how much I’ve been diggin’ my berets! I only own three–very typical neural colors (to go with everything) but I think I may venture into different color ones–they are simply fabulous. Ugh–I can’t get enough!

And here is a breakdown of the look:

EYES-
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-UD Sidecar
-UD Virgin
-MAC Carbon
-UD Creep
-UD Sin
-MAC Wedge (You could use UD Naked)
-Urban Decay Zero Eye Liner
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara

FACE-
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-MAC Cream Colour Base in Luna
-MAC Lightscapade Mineralize Skinfinish
-Finishing Powder

LIPS-
-NYX Strawberry Milk
-MAC Fashion Scoop

Quick outfit of the day–I’ve been into rockin’ a sweater and jeans lately–my comfy glam look-lol! It’s been so cold–who feels like dressing to the nines in this weather? Spring, where are you? O_o

The beret is from Forever 21, sweater is from Old Navy, jeans are from Forever 21.

My necklaces are from Charlotte Russe & my boots are from eBay. (*insert cheesy pose & smile in*) *lol* I LOVE these boots and need to get a new heel since I’ve worn these heels out.

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 6

Today’s look is more on the “khaki taupe” side. Here is a breakdown of the eye makeup:

-ELF Cream Eye Shadow in Pewter
-Essence Eye Shadow in Back to Khaki
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-MAC Concrete Eye Shadow
-Cover Girl Champagne Eye Shadow
-MAC Feline Kohl Power
-MAC Coffee Eyeliner
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-Cover Girl Lash Blast

I totally didn’t plan to rock a big oversized bun but my hair was totally uncooperative!  Hated it at first but now I totally dig it <33

Smokey Brown Bedroom Eyes

Don’t take the name of this post too seriously–when I finished up the look, it seemed like the best title! I created this look using ALL brown eyeshadows and bases and I didn’t think it would come out as good as it did. I even got a compliment from the sales lady at Ulta!

Here is a breakdown of the look-

-UDPP
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-L’Oreal HIP Cream Eye Shadow in Brown
-NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil in Iced Mocha
-MAC All That Glitters
-MAC Mulch
-MAC Carbonized
-NARS Coconut Grove
-MUFE Smoky Lash Mascara
-Cover Girl Last Blast Mascara
-Cover Girl French Vanilla Eye Shadow (to highlight)
-MAC Coffee Eyeliner

 

 

My Everyday MAC Essentials

As you can tell from the last few blog posts, I’ve been LOVING MAC products lately. No particular reason…I’ve just found a particular everyday eye look that’s I’m completely smitten with. Here is a video with all of my MAC must haves at the moment! :)

PS-Earrings are vintage and blog post for these beauties will be up tomorrow :)

Clothing & Earring Haul

Happy New Year!

These are some new goodies I picked up last month. You may have seen certain things in a previous blog post….thanks for watching! In the next few days, I’ll be working on Day 5 of Twenty-Two Days of Taupe :)

Pre New Years Eve OOTD

Hi Dolls! I wish you all a very happy & healthy new year!

This is my last post of 2011 and I’ve gotta say, I can’t wait to begin a new year–so much to look forward to!

Yesterday I wanted to get really glammed up. This outfit is also known as my “If I had a social life or party to attend, I’d wear this” outfit. But you know me, I’m the type to glam it up to the grocery store-lol

Here is a quick breakdown of the outfit. Lots of black & a bit of gold. Golden black smokey eye using MAC’s Tempting. I forgot how flattering that color is.

The outfit is very inexpensive (right up my alley-lol)
-Tights are from Target
-Shirt is from Forever 21
-Belt is from eBay
-Shoes are from Charlotte Russe
-Earrings are from Forever 21

December Beauty Favorites

Merry Christmas my dear friends!

This is my last beauty favorites post of the year and while I’m not ready to come back & do videos just quite yet,  I have many beauty items that I’m passionate about at the moment.

Obviously the holiday season has been upon us over a month (if you celebrate the way I do. I had my tree up in early November). I love everything about this time of the year–including red lipsticks. Russian Red by MAC has been my HG lipstick this month. I found myself forcing myself to rock a nude lip because I had realized I’d been doing red lips every time I went out but I don’t care. This is the time and I’m loving every moment of Russian Red. I’ve tried higher end red lipsticks but I always keep coming back to Russian Red–it’s a classic intense bluish red matte color that is flattering on most (if not every) skin tone.

My Christmas Eve Makeup Look feat. the fabulous Russian Red

For eye shadow, I’ve been into quite a few colors that I shamelessly admit I haven’t touched in months.

I’ve been using Phoolf! everyday–it’s stunning on the lids, brow highlight & face highlight. It’s becoming one of my must have/ everyday beauty products.

In addition to my rekindled love affair with Phloof! I have recently rediscovered the fabulousness known as Wedge. Sure, you may think it’s dreadfully boring as it’s just a soft muted beige-taupe color but it’s fabulous for softening harsh lines.

Show-Stopper is another eye shadow I’ve been loving. I’m the type that is VERY specific about not using brown colors on the eyes when I’m wearing a black outfit etc…But there is something about the color….I wear it with both black & brown–I adore this color more than you know….of course it was LE. I’d love to see this be a permanent shade someday.

Carbon…what can I say about it? It’s a simple matte black color…not overly pigmented but  it’s just  perfect. Hands down, it’s my favorite black eye shadow.

In a recent video, I discussed my interest in better eye brow care. Who am I kidding? My eye brows are awkward, one seems to be more arched than the other and they both have terrible bald spots due to over-plucking through out the years.A few years ago, I bought this eye brow stencil kit by Anastasia and it worked miracles. I totally forgot I owned the stencils so I started using them again.
What I love about the stencils is that I can “draw” the brow on rather dark and dramatically while I’m plucking my brows. The stencil allows me to pluck only stray hairs and acts as a guide to allow my brows to grow in. It’s a SLOW process but I’m not giving up.
My brows (lightly stenciled in)–a work in progress...

At the moment, when I’m primping for the day, I take a short shader brush, a little Brun e/s by MAC and fill in what needs to be filled in to make my brows look symmetrical & somewhat normal. Using Brun allows the brows to look softer and natural. I use a velvet black brow pencil to lightly fill in my bald spots & blend into Brun–ever so lightly. It’s going to take getting used to these brows as they’re somewhat bolder than what I’m used to.

Glitter! I’ve been LOVING glitter at the moment and I’ve been incorporating both MAC Reflects Pearl Glitter & Wet n’ Wild Glitter in Confetti into my daily look. Uh, it is the holiday season so it’s totally allowed for daily use. :)

Oversized Stud Earrings-these faux diamond studs are my best pair. Very vintage-esque! They go perfectly with a red lip & most anything in my wardrobe.

This pic is a little blurry but these are my everyday earrings.

Yves Rocher Chocolate Orange lotion & perfume–sweet & season appropriate–I adore it and I’ve been using it most days. Unfortunately this was LE.

My Taupe Series! I’ve been slowly working (and enjoying every second) of the Twenty-Two Days of Taupe series, but, right now it’s all about MAC’s Russian Red.

On a personal note my husband bought me a rose today! I told him I will now expect a pink rose every Christmas Eve *lol*

I’ve been in love with Peppermint Hot Chocolate, having breakfast for lunch & dinner AND my Lip Smackers Gingerbread Cookie lip balm.

Here is a quick look at the new top I got from Forever 21–haul to come soon :)

That’s it for now! What are some of your favorites for the month of December?

Face of the Day: Holiday Sparkle

It’s been awhile since I’ve gotten out of the house. I’ve spent the last week bare faced and in sweats! *lol* With Christmas literally ONE WEEK away, I felt like my next few FOTD posts should be Holiday themed.

I paired today’s makeup look with some fabulous faux diamond earrings…

I felt like rockin’ a red lip and a glamours glittery smokey eye.

Here is a breakdown of today’s look–

EYES:
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-NYX Cottage Cheese Jumbo e/s Pencil
-MAC Phloof! e/s
-MAC Wedge e/s
-MAC Show-Stopper e/s
-MAC Carbon e/s
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-Cover Girl Lash Blast
-MAC Feline Kohl Power
-MAC Reflects Pearl Glitter
-Hard Candy Show Girl Glitter Glue

FACE:
-NARS Lauguna Bronzer
-MAC Phloof! e/s
-Coty Airspun

LIPS:
-MAC Russian Red
I completely forgot how fabulous Russian Red is this time of the year!! I’m completely obsessed with this color now!

 

Thanks for reading & I hope you have a great week. xx