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Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 10

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So sorry for the lack of decent hair in recent makeup of the day post! I’ve been short on time & throwing my hair in a big coconut (what I call the hairstyle) has been convenient.

Today is Day 10 of the Taupe series and here is the look I came up with.

EYES:
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-A Silver Base
-LA Splash Heavy Metal Smokey Duo
-NYX Cottage Cheese Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil
-MAC Feline Kohl Power
-L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara
-Cover Girl French Vanilla eye shadow
-MAC Wedge eye shadow

FACE:
-MAC Cream Colour Base in Luna & Pearl
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-Coty Airspun

LIPS:
MAC Fleshpot Lipstick

 

Today was so dreary out so I went all black and added a gray scarf–nothing fancy :)

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 9

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I’ve been loving this taupe series–there is something about a wash of taupe on the eyelid that looks effortless and chic. I also find that when using taupe colors, I’m finished my makeup in record time.

Here is a breakdown of today’s taupe look!

EYES:
-Creamy silver base
-Urban Decay Stray Dog e/s
-MAC Concrete
-MAC Wedge
-NARS Coconut Grove e/s
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara
-Urban Decay Zero eyeliner
-Urban Decay Stray Dog eyeliner
-Cover Girl Champagne eye shadow

FACE:
-MAC Cream Colour Base in Pearl
-Cover Girl Champagne eye shadow
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-Finishing Powder
-Hard Candy Blush in Pin Up

LIPS:
-MAC Playing Koi
-MAC Sweet Sunrise

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day 7

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Today today’s taupe look is a little more on the “dirty” side. Dirrrrty Taupe! *lol*
The colors were a little muddy but I still think it was a nice look–and it matched my sweater! See? *lol* Please don’t mind the messy updo. It’s been in the low 30′s and completely dreary out–I haven’t felt much like “dressing” up–it’s been comfy with a touch of glam for me :)

Here is a breakdown of today’s look:
EYES-
-MAC Painterly Paint Pot
-NYX Cottage Cheese Jumbo e/s Pencil
-Urban Decay Mushroom
-Urban Decay Skimp
-Urban Decay Spotlight
-Urban Decay Stray Dog Eye Liner
-Cover Girl French Vanilla e/s
-MAC Feline Kohl Power
-L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-MAC Brun e/s
FACE-
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-Cover Girl Champagne e/s (to highlight)
-Hard Candy Blush in Pin Up
LIPS-
-ELF Lipstick in Natural Nymph
-NYX Lipgloss in Salsa

Face of the Day: Holiday Sparkle

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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

Twenty-Two Days of Taupe: Day #4

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Today’s look is is bit warmer than the last few taupe makeup looks I’ve done. I used a silver base for the last few looks but today I did something  bit different. Oh! And this is a first for me, I mixed brown & black eye shadow together–I’m diggin’ this look!

 

Here is a breakdown of today’s look–

EYES-
-Benefit Creaseless Eye Shadow in Birthday Suit
-Bare Escentuals Glisten Eye Shadow
-MAC Mystery e/s
-MAC Mont Black e/s
-Barry M Black Gold Dazzle Dust
-Urban Decay Demolition Eye Liner
-MAC Feline Kohl Power
-MUFE Smoky Lash
-Cover Girl Lash Blast

FACE-
-Laura Mercier Face Illuminator
-NARS Laguna Bronzer
-NYX Blush in Natural
-Coty Airspun

LIPS-
-ELF Lipstick in Natural Nymph
-NARS Turkish Delight Lipgloss

Greige Eyes-Inspired By Aishwarya Rai

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Items Used-
NYX Eyeshadow Pencil in Black Bean
NYX For Your Eyes Only-Smokey Palette
Taupe colored glitter
L’Oreal Carbon Black Mascara
MAC Eye Liner in Coffee
NYX Mosaic Powder

MAC Blankety Lipstick
NYX Strawberry Milk Lipstick

FTC Disclaimer: Any products mentioned in this post were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products.


Naked Smokey Eyes

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I recently purchased the Urban Decay Naked Palette.  Check out this tutorial I did-this is just one of many looks you can create! Enjoy! xo

**Any products mentioned in this post were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products

I Finally…

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…bought Creme D’Nude from MAC and….I’M IN LOVE. I’ve never found a lipstick that worked so perfectly for me. It’s fabulous & such a flattering shade for my skin tone.



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I took some shots to add to my Fashbo portfolio which I’ve added to this post as well.


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I was oh so happy with how my eyes turned out too! I created a really awesome maroon smoky eye using MAC’s eye shadows in Jest, Sable & Sketch. With a little bronzer & MAC’s Creme D’nude-I feel head over heels in love with this look.


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Sultry Romantic Look

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Wow! Valentine’s Day is just about 3 weeks away so I decided to try to create a Valentine’s Day inspired look. As you know, I am all about the smoky eye so I wanted to incorporate that into the look. I call this look my Sultry Romantic look. I’m always looking for more ways to wear more pink eye shadow and what I really love about this look is it’s a nice spin to such a classic look.


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I kept my nails to a pale baby pink with shimmer. I used OPI’s Privacy Please & Princesses Rule (Two of my FAVORITE shades-EVER!)
Items used to create my look include:
MAC eye shadow in: Sweet Lust
A shimmery black eye shadow from one of my Too Faced Quickie palettes
An iridescent white eye shadow (also from my) Too Faced Quickie palette
NARS Multiple stick in: Luxor
Cover Girl Last Blast Mascara in Black
On Lips: MAC lipglass in Icescape
Philosophy’s lip shine in Melting Marshmallow Crème


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***Any products reviewed in this post were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products.

My Signature Look

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I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that I have a major obsession with nude lips. My signature look seems to be smokey eyes & a simple nude lip.


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I don’t even know how or when it all started but I was going through my lip products the other day and came across 99.9% nude colored lip glosses!This is just a small portion of the many nude glosses I own!


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Nude glosses are simple & versatile and I think that’s why I’m so drawn to them. When I think about the last 10 years, my makeup techniques and looks have come a long way. Ok….ten years ago my signature look was…*cringe*…. snow white eyeshadow paired with a mauve/purple lip. In fact, I think my make up collection consisted of no more than…5 products? Oh goodness, thank god I have come a long way!


Although I have come a far way from “snow white eyes & purple lips” I would very much like to start using lipsticks again. I’ve heard some good things about MAC’s Crème de Nude lipstick. I picked it up this past weekend. I’m very excited. It’s a simple color & can be paired with many different looks!


***Any products reviewed in this post were purchased personally by myself, and I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by the makers of these products.