EOTD

1. I used Painterly paint pot as my base.
2. I packed on Urban Decay's Blunt (love!), from the Skull Shadow Box, in the inner corner and lid.

3. I applied Amber Lights on the outer lid and into the crease.

4. With a dense blending brush, I deepened the crease with Antiqued. 5. I used a tiny bit of UD's Oil Slick to bring some depth into the outer-v. I made sure to blend it out really well, so the black didn't muddy up the earthy colors.
6. Blanc Type with the 224 to highlight.
7. I used Rimmel's "Spark It Up!" liner in Tiger's Eye on my waterline.

8. I then applied Blacktrack fluidline on the upper lid, and finished with Maybelline's Colossal mascara.

I also want to throw in a quick picture of how my toes are done. I'm not huge on nail designs.. I get acrylics myself, but I love blinged out toe nails. I've never tried to do my own nail designs, but I got some nail art pens, and this is what I came up with :)

Crappy iPhone pic:

EOTD

Found my usb cord.. I have a few eotd's to show.

1. I used Mac's Cream Color Base in "Pearl" as my base.

2. I applied Orb in the inner corner, then extended the color out onto the lid. Towards the outer part, I only covered about half my lid space with it, packing it closer to the lash line.

3. I applied Passionate in the middle part of my lid.

4. I mixed a few different purples from the 120 palette together on my 239, then created a deep purple outer-v.
5. Using a lighter mix of purples and the 217 brush, I applied the new color around the darker outer-v.

6. With the 224, I blended everything together. Then, using the same brush, I got some Orb and applied it starting from the inner corner, bringing it up and in to the other colors to pull everything together.

7. At this point I added more of whatever I needed. Orb in the inner corner, more Passionate on the middle of the lid.

8. Using the 224, I used Blanc Type to highlight.

The second look is a easy taupe-y smoky eye. I used Shroom in the inner corner, Era on the entire lid, Satin Taupe in the crease, and Carbon to deepen the crease. I lined my upper lid with a black pencil liner, then smudged it out with the black shadow using a pencil brush. Then, using that same brush, I picked up some color off the tip of the eyeliner, and smudged the liner along my bottom lashline, connecting it with the liner on the upper lid.

Luscious Red Lip Tutorial

Finally I get around to this! I have so much to upload, but I lost the USB cord to my camera so unfortunately all that will have to wait :(
For now here's another tutorial I made.. another basic one, while I get the hang of making picture tuts. This was pre-foundation, so don't hate on my skin.

My Take on Luscious Red Lips ;)

Always start out with a freshly sharpened pencil to get rid of bacteria and give you more precision. I used some nameless liner I've had forever since I don't opt for red lips that often.

To prep the lips, I exfoliate gently with a warm washcloth, then smooth something moisturizing on them (I prefer alba's unpetroleum jelly or aquaphor to a wax-y lip balm before lipstick).

Begin by lining the cupids bow (the top-of-a-heart shaped section of your upper lip) from the middle point up and outwards. Then line the bottom lip. On both the top and bottom lips, leave about half an inch of unlined space on each side of the line.

Finish lining the upper lip by starting from the outer corners and connecting to what you already drew. Repeat the same for the bottom lip: outer corners to previously drawn line.

Use one side of a q-tip to blend and soften the liner into your lips.

Use the opposite end of the q-tip to clean up any messy edges.

Lined lips :)

Using whatever red lipstick you choose, brush a thin layer of color onto your lips with a lip brush. I used Sally Hansen's (Natural beauty) inspired by Carmindy lipsticks in "Sangria".

First layer of lipstick. Not too thick.

If you want your red lips to last through the day or night, do not skip this step! Set your lip color by pressing your lips down on any type of tissue.

This layer will last and last, and creates a base for the second layer of lipstick. The cracked look is what you're aiming for, it's what shows that the inital layer of lipstick is really worked in there, and there will be no funky looking skin-colored lines in your lips when you smile!

Apply a second layer of lipstick. If you want a matte-ish finish, you can continue to brush on color until you get to your desired result. But the look I'm going for is luscious, not business! It's often said that adding gloss to red lips will goop up your look, but I beg to differ.

I finished off with a single layer of clear gloss, and I'm done! I usually pair red lips with nothing more than some winged black liner and sweep of bronzer on the cheekbones.

Hope you enjoyed :)

My First Tut!

I've always felt like it's hard to capture a good, realistic picture of my make-up on camera so I don't take enough pictures.. but I promise I'll start :)
I thought a good start would be with a tutorial, so cut me some slack because this is my first tutorial and I'm still figuring out all the settings and quirks.. What I did was a look I always go to if I'm feeling indecisive about eye make-up that day. It looks clean and classy, and it's versatile enough to work with everything from bold red to shiny nude lips. I used all mac products, unless I mention otherwise. Of course, you could use anything you have that matches the color description. I think this look works best when the shadows are as close to matte in finish as possible.

I started by packing Blanc Type (a creamy, beige-white) onto the lid with the 239.

Then, using the 224, I swept Cork (any light-medium brown) into the crease following a windshield-wiper motion. This creates an outline for the darker brown while contributing to the graduating effect.. doing this step before the dark brown makes application less messy for me.

I then took a dark brown, which is the liner color from Benefit's Big Beautiful Eyes palette (any dark matte brown will do), and used the very tips of the 239 to first apply the color in a v shape, then one side of the brush to pull the color up into the crease color.

This picture is after two steps. First, I used the 217 with Swiss Chocolate (medium brown), blending the dark brown and Cork into each other. Take time to blend the dark brown on the outer v in with the Blanc Type during this step. The point of the medium brown is to merge the borders of the dark and light shadows together. For my highlight, I dipped the 224 into some more of the Blanc Type and lightly swept it along my brown bone.

Next, with some cheap beauty supply store brush, and Blacktrack Fluidline, I lined the upper lid. It wasn't exactly the closest line I could get, but you can never tell after my mascara :) I set the liner with Carbon (matte black). The black liner is a key step in this look, it pulls everything together and makes it classy.

I mascara'd up those eyelashes and lined my waterline with white liner.

Finally...

The camera just doesn't doesn't capture this quite as beautifully as it looks in person, unfortunately, but it's my favorite eyeshadow look.

Hope you enjoyed.