Monday, March 4, 2013

Spring Smokey Eye (tutorial)

 This light pink smokey eye has been my go-to look lately. I love the pop of color on the lid, and think that this is the perfect eye to start Spring. From having lunch with your girlfriends to going out for a sexy date night with that special someone, this look is sure to turn heads.

 
 
 
 
 Step 1: Prime your lids. Using your finger apply an eyeshadow primer to your lids this ensures that all of the shadows you use will stay put and not crease throughout the day/night. The primer that I used was the Tarte Clean-Slate 360 Creaseless eyeshadow primer.

 
  Step 2: Using a tapered blending brush take a shadow that is close to your skin color and blend this  into your crease. This shadow will act as a transition color which will help the darker shadows that you use blend evenly and easier.
 
 

Step 3: Using your finger apply a pink cream eyeshadow all over your lid. This shadow will act as a base for the eyeshadow that will be used in the next step.
 

 
 Step 4: With a flat shader brush apply a satin finish pink over the cream shadow that you applied in the previous step.

 
Step 5: With a blending brush blend a matte light brown shadow into your crease stopping at about mid eye.

 Step 6: Using a pencil brush take a matte dark brown and make a v-shape on the outer crease of your eye and blend into your crease stopping at about mid eye.
 
 

Step 7: Take a blending brush and the same matte dark brown used before and blend out any harsh lines created by the pencil brush.

 

Step 8: With a small shader brush take a shimmery pink, champagne shadow and place onto the inner corner of your eye to add an inner corner highlight.
 

 
 Step 9: Wing out your top liner with a liquid eyeliner and line both your top and bottom water lines with black pencil liner.Add mascara to your top and bottom lashes and your look is complete!
 
 

 
 
 
Products Used:
Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal- 55 Inked in Pink
Urban Decay Smoked Palette- Freestyle, Backdoor
TheBalm Nude Tude Palette- Stubborn, Sultry
Stila- Kitten
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner-Perversion
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil Liner- Perversion
 
 If you have any questions about this look, want to request a certain look or have a suggestion leave me a comment below. Thanks:)
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Friday, March 1, 2013

Mariah Carey by OPI Liquid Sand Nail Polishes Spring 2013 (Limited Edition)

OPI has released an all new formulation of nail polish in their Mariah Carey nail polish line this spring. The new polishes are glitters that dry to a matte finish and are described as liquid sand. The polishes come in four different colors and retail for $9.50 a piece at Ulta, the mini set with all four polishes retails for $12.95 also at Ulta.
 
 
 
 Get Your Number is a matte jelly based blue with round glitter. This was the sheerest of all the shades and I used 2 coats. Top picture is without a flash.
 Get Your Number with flash
 
 Can't Let Go is a blue- toned purple with blue and purple glitter. I used 2 coats in the pictures. 
 Can't Let Go with flash
 
 Stay The Night is described as a black based creme with pink glitter. In my opinion the base comes off more dark purple than black. 2 coats
 Stay The Night with flash
 
 The Impossible is a pink-red jelly based polished with silver, pink and purple glitter this one is my favorite out of the collection because it also has some star shaped glitter!
 The Impossible with flash
 
I personally really like this collection of the liquid sand glitter polishes. The colors are great and the formula of all the polishes are well made. If your looking for something cool and different to add to you collection consider checking these polishes out.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Maybelline Vivid Lipsticks

Maybelline has released an all new line of  their colorsensational lipsticks, called the vivids. These lipsticks come in 10 vibrant shades and are the same formulation as the other colorsensational lipsticks from Maybelline. I picked up 3 shades from the collection 860 Pink Pop, 865 Fuchsia Flash and 905 Brazen Berry. I personally love the formulation of these lipsticks, they are creamy and the wear is around 4-5 hours. I had lunch while wearing Pink Pop and afterwards the color was still there. The color payoff of these lipsticks are also amazing, and the color in the tube is true to the color that you will get on your lips. These lipsticks are permanent and retail for 5.50 at drugstores. Spring is coming soon and these lipsticks will be perfect for a pop of color to brighten up any look.
 
 Swatches from left to right: 860 Pink Pop, 865 Fuchsia Flash, 905 Brazen Berry



 Pink Pop

 Fuchsia Flash
 Brazen Berry
 Pink Pop lip swatch
 Fuchsia Flash lip swatch
         Brazen Berry lip swatch

 

  *Pictures are taken in natural light without flash. The colors are more vibrant in person than they appear in the pictures.

                                                   Peace, Love, and Lipstick

About Me

Hello my name is Miracle and I am a wife to be and mother of two awesome little boys. I love everything beauty and fashion related. I want to share with you all my tips, ideas and even my opinions on different beauty and fashion topics and products. I want everyone to know that moms can be beautiful and have a great sense of style. Enjoy.
                                  Peace, Love and Lipstick