Saturday, February 23, 2013

Weekender Cut-Crease with Sugarpill and Glamour Doll Eyes



Hey guys!!

I got a few of my orders in after the holiday and I wanted to dive right in and play with them! I filmed a haul video so that will be up some time as well. I also wanted to do something a little more fun and dramatic. I hope you guys enjoy what I came up with!!

Monday, February 18, 2013

Peacock Shimmer




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I've heard a lot of good things about the waterproof jumbo eyeliners from Sephora and I wanted to try at least 1 out.  I wanted to go for something I didn't already have a similar color so I grabbed Peacock Blue Shimmer.  It's a very pretty peacock-y blue with more of a sheen than glitter.  I even put this liner through, what I like to call, "the work test".  If you've been following me for a while you know I'm a nurse and my day (well night) runs anywhere from 12-14 hours which means my makeup is on even longer.  Anywho, on to the look!  I also purchased a new P&S camera so I can take better pictures of my makeup looks!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Toxic Valentine

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I finally got around to filming a tutorial, just in time for Valentine's Day.  Right when I sat down to film, I got my Glamour Doll Eyes OTM package (it was adorbs!!) and the color is Toxic Grape (such a gorgeous purple!!!).  I also got a gift from a friend at work (too sweet) and I wanted to play around with that.  The look I came up with was a real sultry purple smokey eye.  I also recently purchased, and received, my Sigma brushes!!!  I have been wanting these brushes for FOREVER and let me tell you, they are amaze-balls!  I am a Sigma affiliate, although I have never had enough products to use and recommend, but I have provided links to everything I purchased.


Performance Eyes Kit

Synthetic Precision Kit

F80 Flat Kabuki

Friday, February 1, 2013

Icy Blues



Hey guys!

The weather here in the midwest is ridiculous!  As I'm prepping this blog post, temperatures here are increasing from the mid 30's and expected to be above 60 tomorrow!  I have never been a fan of the weather here but I was recently inspired to create this icy blue look.  The first day I tried to film this look the sun was bright and warm but it was still cold enough to see my breath.  So I sat down to film and of course the sun was setting before I even finished one eye.  I finally got around to re-filming this look and tweaked the original just a bit.  I hope you guys enjoy this look!


Sunday, January 27, 2013

Biker Chic Imitation



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I'm back with a quick-ish tutorial!  I've been trying to improve my lighting so I can film later in the day (which is when I'm completely awake lol).  I've been using an Ottlite bulb for a long time now and I wanted to purchase another one but I wanted to have a softbox so the light was evenly dispersed.  After watching a few DIY videos I made my own softbox.  It's definitely not the sturdiest thing in the world, but as long as I don't move it too much it should do the job.  I wanted to film a video to see how it translated from camera to iMovie to YouTube.  Here is the look I came up with and the products I used to achieve this look:


Thursday, January 24, 2013

GRWM: Brown Smokey Eye

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I recently purchased some Makeup Geek eyeshadows and I've been trying to test wear time on them and just plain enjoy them.  The best "test" that I have is working a 12 hr shift.  Here is a simple smokey eye I did using Taupe Notch.  Sadly I forgot to take pictures of this look before I left.  I didn't even do a close-up shot in the video!  This is definitely a look I'll do again though so I'll take some pictures next time.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Pixie Dust feat. MakeupGeek Eyeshadows

Hello lovelies!  I'm finally back with another tutorial!!  I was thinking yesterday that ever since I lost my "makeup room" I have been in a funk with filming tutorials.  The lighting just wasn't as good in my old bedroom (we have since moved) and my lighting isn't that good in my new bedroom and it's more cramped.  I am thinking about doing my own softboxes (don't know where I'm going to put them yet) to have more consistent lighting with my videos.  I also plan to purchase a smaller point-and-shoot camera because I just can't take pictures of my own eye with the big Nikon...it just doesn't happen.  Anywho, on with the look...

During MakeupGeek's winter clearance sale I went ahead and purchased some of their eyeshadows.  I have been wanting to try them for a while now so I figured "why not?".  I will do a separate post with the eyeshadows that I purchased, with proper swatches.  For this look I chose two eyeshadows from MUG: Pixie Dust and Peacock.  I based my look off of those two eyeshadows and went from there.  Here is what I came up with: