Products you need in your life...

K so i am not doing a video tutorial today because I want to talk about a couple of products you need to own and the reasons why you need to own them.

1. 2 brushes... MAC's 239 and 224
they are about $20 and $30 respectively but you can find the first one at michaels for $3. The 224 brush you just have to purchase from MAC full price.

239

224

The reason you need this super expensive blending brush is because your makeup will never look as good without using this brush. Put it on your birthday present list because you need it. The other good thing about this brush is that it should last you YEARS (I've had mine for over 8 years). Its is something that you don't need to replace constantly. Its is a one time investment (unless you lose it of course).

2. Fix plus from MAC. Its about $20 and you can make it last for up to 2 years. I use it before I apply my makeup to moisturize, during my makeup application (if my foundation feels too dry, I mix it with some fix plus to moisten it) and as a finishing spray to hold your makeup on your face.

There are some tutorials out there on how to make it for cheap in case you're into diy-ing.

3. eyeshadow primer in painterly. Its also about $20 and same as fix plus, you can make it last up to 2 years. You put it on your eyelids up to your eyebrows before you start your eyeshadow so your eyeshadow has something to stick to. You need this, period and I don't know of anything better or cheaper than this.

Other than these three (4) things, you dont need to spend a lot of money in your makeup and specially if you feel like you already have a good collection youre set.

So... if you dont feel like going to the mall, Nordstrom has free shipping on anything, even if you only buy one of these items at a time, its FREE shipping on anything all the time... love it!
Good luck ladies!! 

How to pencil in your eyebrows

Its makeup time again. I am the brow queen and LOVE to pencil in eyebrows. I feel like eyebrows can help make your face more symmetrical and it just completes your makeup look. 

I hope you enjoy this video and I challenge you to try and fill in your brows with whatever you have at home (a neutral greyish brown eyeshadow or a pencil) and see how you like it. 

PS. This is the first tutorial I ever made so I kinda sound like a robot right at the beginning. 

Its time for a pop

Its been so gloomy these past couple of days that 

I just needed a little color in my life. 

This tutorial will teach you how to incorporate ANY 

bright color into your daily routine of browns. 

Next time you get stuck doing the same eyeshadow as always, 

remember to just grab a fun color and pop it in the middle of your eyelid. 

I hope this tutorial helps you be more daring with your makeup.

Product I used: 

Eye primer: Painterly

inner corner: blanc type

bright orange: orange

brown: handwritten

blush: peachtwist

Lipstick: girl about town

gloss: limited edition

MAC SPRING 2013 LOOK

I know its winter but I coudnt help it but make this tutorial probably because I just want it to be warm again (not that this 60 degree weather isnt warm to some of you). 

I chose this look from the MAC facebook page and I am excited to share this with you and hope you try it some time in the next few months. 

Makeup I used:

foundation: MAC mineralized satin liquid (discontinued) 

brows: clear wax, spiked liner, clear gel

eyeliner: penultimate

mascara: haute and naughty

lips: primer, pink pencil, lustering lipstick

Christmas Look

I just love Christmas time, I love all the glitter and glam that comes with this wonderful time of the year.   I was inspired to create this look by project runway. The winning looks had beautiful combos of sparkly silver and gold components. I also decided to make it smokey for a more sexy night time look. It is a bit longer because I take time to teach you how to properly apply lashes.

It is my hope that you are successful at your Christmas makeup look. One piece of advice is that if you know yourself and think you arent gonna have time to do your makeup, try doing it earlier in the day and use primer so that it will last all day long. It is easier to touch it up during the day rather than doing your makeup last minute and having it look all messy from lack of time (or not doing it at all).

Enjoy this holiday season and Merry Christmas!

Product used:

inner shadow: nylon

center shadow: amber lights

outer corner shadow: concrete

crease: contrast

eyeliner: blacktrack

waterline liner: engraved

cheeks: sunbasque

lipstick: prolongwear (red) lasting lust

inspiration:

bronze eyeshadow look

This is a look that I just happen to love because it uses one of the eyeshadows that I own that I dont use very often because its so sparkly ( i tend to be more attracted to matte eyeshadows). Its quick to do, a lot of you may already do this with different colors and thats great because its such a versatile look. If you want to alter it you can apply a wing eyeliner on the top lash line and practice your eyeliner skillz. 

I hope you enjoy this video and if anyone has any questions for me feel free to comment.

the colors i used:

mulch eyeshadow on lid and as bottom eyeliner

peachykeen blush

engraved eyeliner in my waterline (semi waterproof)

random bronzy lipstick (no name) and ample pink gloss

How to make your eyes look bigger

This is one of my favorite tutorials because it is so universal (and its also a short video:)). It helps people with small eyelids look like they have bigger eyes and it also looks good on people who have normal or bigger eyelids. Just fantastic. If you have small eyes you can eliminate the step of applying the pencil eyeliner in your waterline. If you have medium or big eyelids you can add an eyeliner in the waterline as well as a wing liner on top for a more dramatic nighttime look. 

These are some of the products that you must have if you have lighter skin: 

Harmony  blush

ample pink lipgloss

So get yourself over to the mac counter and make sure you dont leave without these colors and an eyeshadow primer if you dont already have one (its about a $20 investment and it should last you a couple of years)

So here it is. Enjoy!