Saturday, October 23, 2010

Tutorial: Zombie Bride

I was inspired for this look by the "Tarte Halloween 101 look" I do not own any Tarte products to I substituted my own and it looks similar. The link to the original video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXSFHuHRFY&feature=player_embedded#! This look is too intense to wear out on a normal day but is great for a glammed Halloween zombie look.

Step 1: Prime your eyes. I use "Two face shadow insurance"
Step 2: Get a light pink eyeshadow colour, (i used "Da Bing" from MAC) and place it all over your lid and all the way up to your browbone.
Step 3: Get a purple eyeshadow (I used "Ecstasy" by Urban Decay) and place it all over your lid
Step 4: Get a grey eyeshadow (I used "Gunmetal" from Urban Decay) and a round brush and place it lining the bottom and top eye thickly. Use it as the creese colour in the upper lid
Step 5: Line the eyes with a black eyeliner all the way around, even into the tearduct (I used "Zero" by Urban Decay)
Step 6: Put on black mascara
Step 7: Either place a blood red, a purple or a nude lipstick or gloss on your lips to complete the zombie look (I used the purple tinted lipgloss "English Accents" by MAC)
Hope this helped with your zombie Halloween look!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Tutorial: Pink and Gold

This look has become one of my favourite simple and wearable makeup looks. It is a gold in the inside and pink on the outer lid.
Step 1: Prime the eye, I use "Two faced shadow insurance"
Step 2: Get "Rubenesque" paintpot from MAC and place it in the inner half of the lid as a base for the gold
Step 3: Get "NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil" in "Strawberry Milk" and place it on the outer half of the eye as a base for the pink.
Step 4: Use "All that Glitters" eyeshadow from MAC and place it on top of the gold base
Step 5: Use "Da Bing" eyeshadow from MAC and place it over the pink base
Step 6: Highlight your inner tear duct. I used "Ploof" from MAC
Step 7: Highlight your brow bone to soften the harsh line and transition it to skin colour. I used "Blanc Type" from MAC
Step 8: Put mascara and eyeliner on the eyes and your ready to go!
Hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Tutorial: Making it Easy

This is a simple makeup tutorial from the MAC mineralize eyeshadow trio in "making it easy"
Step 1: Prime the eyes. I use "Two Face Shadow Insurance"
Step 2: Take the pinkish lid colour and spread it all over the lid.
Step 3: Use the dark cranberry colour and place it in your crease concentrating it in the corner of your eye
Step 4: Take the middle highlight colour and place it in your inner eye area
Step 5: Take "Blanc Type" by MAC and place it as the browbone highlight leaving a smooth transition.
Step 6: Add eyeliner and mascara and your done :)

Thursday, October 14, 2010

MAC: Making it Easy

I recently went to MAC and decided to pick up "Making it Easy" from their In the Groove collection a while back. My MAC stores still had the eyeshadow trios and so I fell in love with this one. I wanted something wearable, unlike most of the others that came in bright colours I could not wear to school. This trio is STUNNING and seems to have colours directed towards the lid, highlight and crease. Although it doesn't look it, it is a coral look and is stunning. A tutorial will be up soon on this look using only this eyeshadow trio. Overall I would repurchase and I give it 4.5/5 stars. Defiantly worth picking up

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Another Lotion Haul

Over the summer I went to numerous countries including Fiji! In Fiji I noticed that a lot of stores sold the "Reniu" lotion in many different smells. I decided to pick up the scent "watermelon infusion". This smells amazing! It smells exactly like watermelon mixed with other fruity scents. It is a body butter so it's thick and very moisturizing.

In summer, I also went to "Bath and Body Works" where I fell in
love with their Summer Vanillas scent in Berry. Unfortunately this is limited edition. This smell reminds me of summer. It has a strong berry smell and is extremely moisturizing. It is an excellent buy, especially for the price and well...just smells AMAZING! I am totally obsessed with this scent. I already own the body splash and lipgloss in this scent too.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Love and Beauty Nail Polish Haul

I love the Love and Beauty nail polishes. They are sold at Forever 21 for $3.50 and actually good quality. They stay on my nails forever. The only problem with them is that they are difficult to get off. They come in a wide range of beautiful colours and the colours do not have names. The dark blue colour comes out true to colour on the nails. I only needed one coat to cover my nails and it is stunning. The pink, I am in love with. It also comes out true to colour. However, you need a couple of coats of it to show up fully. Overall, I am in love with these nail polishes and they are well worth the money.

Monday, October 11, 2010

PINK Mini Haul!

A Victoria's Secret Pink store has recently moved into the mall closest to me. I went in first day and bought these 2 lovely new body mists. The body mists were called 'Pink with a splash'. I bought 2 because they were 2 for $25. The first one is 'Warm and cozy' and the second is 'sweet and flirty'. These both have delicious indescribable scents. However, they don't last long at all. Less then an hour maybe. It gets to be a hassle to keep spraying them throughout the day. I will not be buying more of these although I do LOVE the smells.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Bath and Body Works Perfume Haul

A while ago I went to one of my favourite stores, "Bath and Body Works" and picked up one perfume and two body mists. The perfume was originally $30 but on sale for 75% off! I just had to buy it. I only owned 1 "Bath and Body Works" perfume before which was old. In this picture I show the difference in the packaging and size. When they remadethe packaging their perfumes jumped from $20 to $30. This smell is a spin off of their Sweet Pea smell and smells amazing! It is not overpowering but stays on you for a big portion of the day.


While at "Bath and Body Works" I also notised their limited edition Simply Signature products. I have too much lotion and I was in love with the smells so I had to pick up 2 of the scents. I picked up Passionfruit which smells amazing and fruity and Tangerine which smells like tangerine with a tangy citrus twist.
These both smells amazing but however, sense they are body sprays, do not last very long.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Mini NYX Haul and Swatches

I went to the Drug Store the other day and picked up 2 new "NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils" I picked up 2 gorgeous colours. The first colour was "Cottage Cheese" which is a white eyeshadow base with a stunning shine. The next colour is "Oyster" which is a stunning purple/pink colour with a beautiful shine. Both these colours are highly pigmented and are extremely cheep. Defiantly worth the money.
I decided to swatch the Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils I own. These swatches are only 1 sweep of the pencil so you can see how extremely pigmented they are! (Left to right) Black Bean, Strawberry Milk, Baby Blue, Yogurt, Oyster, Cottage Cheese, Milk.