Sunday, December 29, 2013

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette Review



Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette Review



 On Christmas Eve, I picked up the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette. I know I'm a little late to the party, but lake is better than never right? This Palette is half the size of the other Naked Palettes, where as the other palettes hold twelve shadows, this palette holds six. this palette is supposed to be the best of both the Naked and Naked 2 palette, which hold a mix of both matte and shimmer shades, this palette holds five matte and one "Demi Matte"


                               
  •  All of these are swatched without a primer 
The first shade, Venus is described as a  soft off white demi matte. In my opinion, there is too much shimmer to be called a "demi matte". This shadow makes the perfect highlight shade.
 the next shade, Foxy, is described as a very soft yellow white matte. Foxy is there in the swatch, it is just very light and soft, it is barely detectable
  
                                                             


 The next shade, W.O.S or Walk of Shame, is a very light nude matte, and I can detect a slight pink undertone. this shade is close to my eye lid color, so it looks as if its not even there on me.
 Naked 2, is a taupe matte,and is the perfect transition shade.

 


 Faint is described as a warm dusty brown matte
 Finally Crave is described as a deepest darkest brown/black matte. i don't know that i can detect any brown undertones, but it does appear to have some gray undertones to it (but that is my opinion).



Swatched left to right, with a primer: Crave, Venus, Foxy, W.O.S,  Naked 2 and Faint



This palette has six shades that blend wonderfully, and are really, as the name says, nice, basic shades., that can be worn both day and night(just wear a bolder lip), and they are perfect for work, school, just around the house, or in town.
Available for $27 from Urban Decay, Sephora, Ulta










Sunday, September 1, 2013

Disney's Ariel inspired makeup tutorial

 This is the first installment of my Disney inspired makeup series. This makeup is inspired by the clothing and surroundings of the characters, and not what they are wearing on their face.
 Since Ariel is My favorite princess, and I love The Little Mermaid, what better way to start off this series  than to start with Ariel!






Products used:
Nutrogena Oil-Free Moisture for Combination Skin
Hard Candy Primer
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Creamy Natural
BH Cosmetics 10 pc Camoflauge Concealer Palette
NYC Pressed Face Powder in Translucent
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
BH Cosmetics 10 pc Professional Blush palette
NYC Eyeshadow Duo in Bowling Green(both colors)
BH Cosmetics 120 pc Eyeshadow palette 1st edition(Dark green, Lime green, Light blue and Shimmery white)
Covergirl Liqiline Blast Eyeliner in Black Fire
Rimmel London Waterproof Gel Liner in Black
Rimmel London Scandaleyes Show Off Mascara in Black
Covergirl Clump Crusher Waterproof Mascara in Very Black






Saturday, August 3, 2013

Peacock Inspired Makeup

 This look was requested by a child, who goes to the daycare I work at. She absolutely LOVES peacocks, so this look is inspired by the colors in the tail feathers: blue, teal, purple, etc. Plus she recently had her birthday, and she knows I love makeup, so she asked if I could do a peacock look and this is what i came up with.




Products used:
Nutrogena Oil-Free Moisture for Combination Skin
Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Creamy Natural
BH Cosmetics Camouflage Concealer (top row, second from left)
NYC Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny  
BH Cosmetics Professional Blush Palette (second row, first shade from left)
NYC Pressed Face Powder in Translucent 
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
BH Cosmetics 120 pc Eye Shadow Palette 1st Edition (shimmery light blue, slightly darker blue, Shimmery teal/green, matte dark purple, matte light purple, ivory) 
Covergirl Smoochies Lipstick in # Tweet Me



Saturday, July 27, 2013

Switched At Birth Bay Kennish Inspired look


    Yay my first blog post. How exciting and scary all at the same time!
 I have wanted to do a Switched at Birth inspired tutorial for a while, but didn't know which character to do first. I absolutely love Switched at Birth, it is what inspired me the most to begin learning American Sign Language. I decided to do this look, because Bay is one character I can relate to, and she is just so pretty.








Products used:
Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisture for Combination Skin
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3in1 Foundation in Creamy Natural
Covergirl+Olay Concealer Balm in Fair
NYC Pressed Face Powder in Translucent
NYC Bronzing Powder in Sunny
NYC Cheek Glow in Riverside Rose
NYX Smokey 10 pc Eyeshadow palette(natural,med/dark brown, and dark brown)
Covergirl Eye Enhancers 4-Kit Shadow in Country Woods(Matte Light Brown, and matte white)
Covergirl Liquiline Blast in Black Fire
Covergirl Smoochies Lipstick in #Tweet Me