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Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 19

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Today’s taupe look is another look that’s a bit more on the purple side. Here is a breakdown of the look:

EYES:
-Urban Decay Sin
-Urban Decay Sidecar
-Urban Decay Naked
-MAC Smut
-MAC Electra
-MAC Feline Kohl Power
-L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara
-Cover Girl Lash Blast
-Urban Decay Virgin

FACE:
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-NARS New Order Blush
-MAC Lighscapade MSF
-Physician’s Formula translucent Pearls Powder

LIPS:
-MAC Sweet Sunrise lipstick

Here is a look at the outfit that I wore with this makeup look…

Simple, simple, simple–ponytail, casual jersey skirt & lacy racerback cami! You can’t go wrong!

Teal & Aqua Makeup: My Brightest Makeup Look to Date!

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I was inspired by a skirt to create this look. I thought it would be fun to being out the teal/ aqua pattern of the skirt. I hope you enjoy this tutorial!

 

 

***All products mentioned in this video were purchased personally by myself, unless otherwise stated.  I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products***

 

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 17

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Only 5 more looks until this taupe series is over! Today’s taupe look is more on the purple side. (I have no idea why this picture below is small)

Here is a breakdown of this look:

Eyes:
-NYX Eye Base in Skintone
-Urban Decay Mushroom cream e/s
-UD Naked–Sidecar, Virgin, Sin, & Naked
-MAC Silver Ring e/s
-UD Creep (to line)
-MAC Smut e/s
-L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-Urban Decay Perversion e/l

Face:
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-NARS Copacabana Multiple Stick
-NARS New Order Blush
-Finishing Powder

Lips:
-Smashbox Pout
-BUTTER London lipgloss in Teddy Girl

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 15

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It’s been awhile since I’ve done a taupe makeup post this look was inspired by my latest issue of Glamour Magazine–I was flipping through and saw this beautiful messy yet sexy taupey makeup. I think it looks fabulous on the model but I don’t think the messy part would have looked too good while running errands! I cleaned it up, smoked it out and gave it my Nancy Valentino flare *lol*

I’m also including some photos with my new faux Alexander McQueen scarf. The man was a fucking genius (*RIP*) however, this chick can’t not afford his beautiful pieces so I’ve gone with faux & slightly tacky–I love it though.

Eyes:
-L’Oreal Infailible Eye Shadow in Bronzed Taupe
-MAC Wedge e/s
-Wet n’ Wild Sugar e/s
-MAC Black Tied e/s
-Yves Rocher Cristal Pigment
-NYX Cottage Cheese & Milk e/s pencil(s)
-L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara
-Urban Decay Perversion eye liner
-NYX Black Bean e/s pencil

Face:
-Physician’s Formula Highlighter
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-Coty Airspun

Lips:
-Revlon Lip Butter in Creamsicle
-NYX Sugar Pie lipgloss

Simple Pony. Black tee. Skinnies. A cute scarf–Love.

My Nude Lip Collection

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Lipsticks (L-R): NYX Strawberry Milk, Sleek Baby Doll,  ELF Natural Nymph, MAC Fleshpot, MAC Creme D’Nude, MAC Sweet Sunrise, MAC Myth, MAC Hue (Not Pictured: MAC Playing Koi)
Lip Glosses (L-R): NARS Turkish Delight, L’Oreal Color Riche in Baby Blossom (pinky peach version), Barry M #12, NYX Sugar Pie, MAC Fashion Scoop, MAC Underage, Revlon Peach Petal, L’Oreal Baby Blossom (less pinkier peach version)

Swatches- Here is an overview of all the swatches:
*All of these swatches on are my NW20 skintone

Lipsticks (L-R): NYX Strawberry Milk, Sleek Baby Doll, ELF Natural Nymph, MAC Fleshpot, MAC Creme D’Nude, MAC Sweet Sunrise, MAC Myth, MAC Hue (Not Pictured: MAC Playing Koi)
Lip Glosses (L-R): NARS Turkish Delight, L’Oreal Color Riche in Baby Blossom (pinky peach version), Barry M #12, NYX Sugar Pie, MAC Fashion Scoop, MAC Underage, Revlon Peach Petal, L’Oreal Baby Blossom (less pinkier peach version)

Lipsticks (L-R): NYX Strawberry Milk, Sleek Baby Doll, MAC Fleshpot, MAC Creme D’Nude, MAC Sweet Sunrise, MAC Myth, MAC Hue (Not Pictured: MAC Playing Koi)

Lip Glosses (L-R): NARS Turkish Delight, L’Oreal Color Riche in Baby Blossom (pinky peach version), Barry M #12, NYX Sugar Pie, MAC Fashion Scoop, MAC Underage, Revlon Peach Petal, L’Oreal Baby Blossom (less pinkier peach version)

 

Smokey Brown Bedroom Eyes

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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

 

 

Best of Beauty 2011

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Now that 2012 is just WEEKS away, I thought it would be appropriate to do a blog post on my favorite beauty products from this past year. Tastes change season to season, but most of these products are things I found myself using frequently throughout the year.

Most Used High End Makeup Brand: MAC & NARS
Most Used Drugstore Makeup Brand: Wet n’ Wild, Revlon & Cover Girl

Best High End Eye Shadow: NARS
Best Drugstore Eye Shadow: Wet n’ Wild (great pigmentation)

Best/Most Used High End Lip Gloss: MAC Underage Lipglass & MAC Fashion Fanatic Plushglass
Best/ Most Used Drugstore Lip Gloss: L’Oreal Colour Riche in Baby Blossom, NYX Lipgloss

Best High End Lipstick: MAC Runaway Red & MAC Fleshpot
Best Drugstore Lipstick: Revlon Fire & Ice Lipstick

Best High End Mascara & Eye Liner: Makeup Forever Smoky Lash Mascara & MAC Feline Kohl Power
Best Drugstore Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast (Waterproof)

Best High End Makeup Base/ Primer: MAC Paint Pots, Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Drugstore Base/ Primer: NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencils, ELF Cream Eye Liner

Most Used High End Eye Shadows: MAC Espresso, MAC Carbon, MAC Carbonized, MAC Wedge, MAC Coquette, NARS Coconut Grove, NARS Mekong

Most Used Drugstore Eye Shadows: Cover Girl Champagne, Cover Girl French Vanilla, Wet n’ Wild Envy, Wet n’ Wild Sugar, Cover Girl Brown Smolder

Most Used High End Palette: Too Faced Natural Eye Palette, Too Faced New Smokey Palette

Most Used Drugstore Palette: Wet n’ Wild Lust & Wet n’ Wild Vanity

Best Face Products: Coty Airspun, NARS Laguna Bronzer, Benefit Hoola Bronzer & Chanel Bronze Universal, NYX Blush in Natural

Best High End Face Highlighter: NARS Copacabana, MAC MSF in Soft & Gentle
Best Drugstore Face Highlighter: Hard Candy Doll Face, Cover Girl Champagne Eye Shadow, Physicians Formula Happy Booster Powder

Most Used Makeup Brushes- MAC 217, MAC 219, MAC 109, Lowe-Cornell Maxine Mop Brush, Target Brand Medium Shader Brush

Best High End Concealer: MAC Studio Sculpt
Best Drugstore Concealer: Hard Candy

New makeup brands I’ve tried this past year: Chanel, Laura Mericer, Wet n’ Wild, LUSH

Best Fragrances:
Fall/ Winter–Boyfriend by Kate Walsh
Spring/ Summer–Chloe, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Pearberry Body Mist by BBW

High End Makeup Brands I became a HUGE fan of: MAC, NARS, Chanel
Drugstore Makeup Brands I became a HUGE fan of: Revlon, Wet & Wild, NYX

 

 

Makeup Brands that disappointed:
Certain Chanel products–for the money,pigmentation should be up to par.
Urban Decay: more along the lines of how they promoted Naked 2-it was shady and rubbed me the wrong way.
Sigma: advertising whores. I’d rather pay double for MAC brushes in the future.

I can’t wait to see what new & exciting beauty items catch my eye in 2012!!

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe-Look #3

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I’ve been having a blast doing this taupe blog series! it’s enabling me to pair colors that I wouldn’t normally pair together–lots of mixing and matching–it’s been a lot of fun.

Do you ever work super hard to get that effortless “bed head/ chic, sexy” hair? Haha–I totally manipulated my hair to look messy, piecey and voluminous today. I wish I could just throw it in a side pony and have it look chic in 2.5 seconds–but no. *lol*

Today’s look is a smokey look (surprise, surprise!) Here is the breakdown of the look

EYES-

-LORAC Boudoir Eye Shadow
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-NYX Pots & Pan e/s Pencil
-MAC Carbon Eye Shadow
-MAC Black Tied Eye Shadow
-MAC Silver Ring Eye Shadow
-MAC Feline Kohl Power Eye Liner
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-Cover Girl Lash Blast
-MAC Vanilla Eye Shadow
-MAC Wedge Eye Shadow

FACE-
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-Hard Candy Pin Up Blush
-MAC Vanilla Eye Shadow (to highlight)
-Coty Airspun

LIPS-
-MAC Myth Lipstick
-Sleek Baby Doll Lipstick

Outfit of the Day: Bold Florals

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The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.

-Author Unknown

 

~ White Cami w/ floral lace

~ XXI High Waisted Floral Skirt

~ Berry Wedges

~ Vintage Tan Clutch

~Oversized Sunnies

~ Medium Faux Diamond Studs

~Antiqued Faux Diamond Bib Necklace

 

~MAC Patina & Mulch

~NARS Mekong

~ Cover Girl French Vanilla (brow highlight)

~MAC Universal Mix Pigment (inner corner)

~Cover Girl Champagne (face highlight)

~ Bonne Bell Petal Pink Blush

~ Hard Candy Glamazon Bronze & NARS Laguna

~ MAC MSF  Medium Natural

~ Lips: MAC Fleshpot & NYX Sweetheart Gloss