FOTD with Doubled Lashes

 Ardell, Bold Lip, Dramatic Eyes, FOTD, Grocery store make-up, H.E.B., Lashes  No Responses »
Feb 282013
 

I tried something a little different this weekend for my makeup.  I’ve heard several makeup artists combining more than one lash to create dramatic effects but I’d never done it.  I figured I’d give it a try.

FOTD Double Lash Look full faceFOTD Double lashes looking down and rt

FOTD Left side with double lashesI used Ardell #120 Lashes, which are currently my favorite lashes.  If in Texas, you can get them from H.E.B. I’ve seen prices range from $2.35-2.60.  I also see them at Kroger’s grocery store for $2.67.

FOTD 2-23-13 left side viewHere’s what I used to create this look below:

Face

  1. Maybeline BB Cream in Dark
  2. Loreal Magic Perfection Base
  3. MAC Prep and Prime Transparent Finishing Powder (Before and after makeup)
  4. Black Opal Foundation Stick in Rich Carmel (certain spots)
  5. Cover Girl Queen Collection Lasting Matte Pressed Powder in Golden
  6. MAC Vanilla Pigment as cheek highlight
  7. NARS Exhibit A Blush on Cheek Bones
  8. Cover Girl Queen Collection Bronzer in Ebony Bronze as Cheek Contour
  9. Skindinavia No More Shine Finishing Spray

Eyes

  1. Urban Decay Primer Potion
  2. Black Opal Foundation Stick in Kalahari Sand (used to carve out brow and under eye highlight)
  3. MAC Naked Pigment mixed with white from Coastal Scents 42 Matte Palette as brow highlight
  4. Orange shadow from Coastal Scents 42 Matte Palette in the crease
  5. MAC Grease Paint Stick in Purple on the lid as a base blended to crease
  6. Clinique eyeshadow in Royal Rush on inner lid
  7. Dark Purple shadow from Coastal Scents 42 Matte Palette on outer lid
  8. Elf Cream liner in Black as top liner
  9. Make Up Forever Aqua Eyes pencil 20L on lower lash line
  10. Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion in Waterline.
  11. Clinique High Impact Mascara in Black
  12. Ardell #120 Lashes 2 pair on each eye

Lips

  • Make Up Forever Aqua lip pencil in #11C
  • Wet n Wild Matte Lipstick in Don’t Blink Pink in the center

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    FOTD for Zumba Party In Pink Performance at Houston Rockets Game

     24/7 Glide On Pencils, Bold colors, Bold Lip, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cover Girl Queen Collection, Dramatic Eyes, Ebony Bronze, Event Coverage, eye shadow, False Lashes, How to, Lips, Loreal voluminous Million Lashes, M.A.C. Vanilla Pigment, Makeup Application, primers, Queen Collection, Skindinavia, Urban Decay 15th Anniversary, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencils, Vanilla Pigment, Voluminous Million Lash, Wet-n-Wild, Zumba Party in Pink  3 Responses »
    Oct 152012
     

    I had the pleasure of performing during the Pre-Game show of the Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs game yesterday. The experience was incredible. I participated in this event earlier this year so i definitely didn’t want to miss it this time.  The goal of the performance is to raise awareness for Breast Cancer as well as show people you can live a healthy lifestyle by working out while still having fun.

    Yay!!! Finally got a picture with both of my all time favorite Zumba instructors!! :-D On the left is Rashard of Zumba with Rashard and in the middle is Karen of Cha Cha Zumba who is a breast cancer survivor.  These two ladies have made a huge difference in my life.  They are truly incredible in what they do  and how they motivate and encourage their students.  I’ll always be grateful to have them as a part of my new healthier lifestyle.  Just to give you an idea of how Zumba has worked for me.  Check out the picture below of Rashard and I at the last Zumba Party in Pink Zumba Performance at the Rockets game earlier this year.

    Unfortunately this is a blurry cell phone picture but you get the idea. Zumba is so much more than just having fun.  I’ve come a long way since January and the majority of it is because of Zumba and particularly Karen and Rashard. :-)

    Below we’re waiting for practice to start. The excitement is building up.

    These were taken right before our Pre-Game show performance.  We all work out at the same gym with Rashard! :-)

    Below is a group picture with our shero Karen!  She has such a wonderful spirit that just draws people to her.  Karen is currently featured on a bilboard and posters for Susan G. Komen. Go Karen!!!

    So happy to have had my friends and family come out to the game to support Breast Cancer Awareness as well as cheer me on during our performance! Shout out to my cousin Jackie for wearing her Pink shirt and bracelets!!! :-)

    The Rockets Mascot Clutch was trying to shoot the ball in the goal without looking.  He didn’t quite make it in, but had some really close calls. Ha ha! 

    My batteries died on my camera. :-( I took these pictures of Jeremy Lin with my cell. He’s a lot shorter than I thought. Ha ha!

    Since I was performing on the basketball court, I wanted to go all out with the drama for my makeup. I wouldn’t claim this as an everyday look for me, but I enjoyed it.  I stuck with the Pink theme for October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I pretty much did everything pink except my foundation. :-)

    I only got a couple of pictures before I left because I ran out of time.  I took these with my phone so of course the quality isn’t as good.  *I need to get a better phone ASAP*

    In the above pics I was wearing my 1st Lip look which was Wet n Wild Don’t Blink Pink with MAC Lipgelee’ Preppy

    Here I’m wearing my Lip Look #2 Wet n Wild Don’t Blink Pink with Stila Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss in Giggle

    Note to self…make sure to take pics right after doing makeup…not at the end of the day. SMH.  It looked a lot better than this, but I left the house in a hurry and didn’t get to take pictures like I planned. :-( This picture was taken without a flash

    Here’s what I used below to create this look:

    Face

    1. Isomers HD Primer
    2. MAC Prep and Prime Transparent Finishing Powder Loose (Before and After
    3. MAC Prolongwear Foundation NC45 (decided to give it another try)
    4. Cover Girl Queen Collection Stay Matte Powder in Golden
    5. Skindinavia No More Shine Setting Spray (Before and after)

    Cheeks

    1. Highlight is a mixture of Nars Albatross blush, MAC Vanilla Pigment, and MAC Glitter in Reflects Pearl Glitter
    2. Cheek color is La Femme Blush in Fuchsia
    3. Contour is La Femme Blush in Purple Passion

    Eyes

    1. Urban Decay Primer Potion
    2. NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (on lid blended to brow)
    3. MAC Pigment in Milk on inner tear duct with MAC Fix+
    4. MAC Pigment in Fuchsia mid lid with MAC Fix+
    5. MAC Motif eyeshadow in inner crease
    6. Elf Cream Liner in Black on top lid
    7. Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencils in Rockstar in water line and on bottom line smudged through lower lashes
    8. Loreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara
    9. Ardell False Lashes #111 (I cut them to make them wisp at ends)

    Lips

    1st Lip Look

    1. Kiehls Lip Balm
    2. Wet n Wild Matte Lipstick in Don’t Blink Pink
    3. MAC Lipgelee’ in Preppy
    2nd Lip Look
    1. Wet n Wild Matte Lipstick in Don’t Blink Pink
    2. Stila Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss in Giggle
    3rd Lip Look
    1. Stila Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss in Giggle by itself.  I’ll review this product in another post.

     

    This is the song that we used during our performance.  It was soooooo much fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4OwHk61EiA&noredirect=1

     

    MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Swatches Part 1

     Bold colors, Dramatic Eyes, M.A.C., MAC, My favorites, Swatches  3 Responses »
    Mar 062012
     

    Top Row from left to right: Sea and Sky, Devil May Care (I received in Gratis), My Dark Magic, She Who Dares (I received in Gratis), Bottom row from left to right:  Young Punk, Gilt By Association, Blue flame, and Cinderfella. (I received one of these in Gratis but can’t remember which one. LOL! :-) )

    From left to right: Young Punk, Gilt By Association, Blue Flame, and Cinderfella

    I was ecstaticed to find out that MAC relaunched their Mineralize Eyeshadows with their latest  Mineralize Perfectly Finished Collection.  Some of these shadows first appeared with the Style Black Collection for Fall 2009. Back then I remember thinking “OMG these are the most amazing shadows ever!”.  I received one of them in gratis so I quickly went out to purchase the other 3.  Even though MAC already had other Mineralize eyeshadows, these were very different.  See below:

    Top left is Young Punk.  Top right is Gilt By Association.  Bottom left is Blue Flame.  Bottom right is Cinderfella

    Blue Flame

    Young Punk is my favorite and of course with my luck, it would be the one that I dropped and broke. :-(  I may purchase another one but for now,  I can still work with it.  

    Gilt By Association

    Cinderfella

    They added a new one this time around called Smutty Green.  It’s just as beautiful as the others.

    I don’t own this one so I don’t have a real picture to show you.  I will say that the above picture from maccosmetics.com does the actual shadow no justice at all.  It’s a very vibrant green.  It reminds me a bit of the green side of  She Who Dares.  See below:

    This shadow was part of the MAC Venomous Villains Collection in the Fall of 2010.  It was included with Maleficent of Sleeping Beauty.

     

    Do you have any MAC Mineralized eyeshadows?  If so, which one is your favorite?

    Black History Month Inspired Make Up (FOTD)

     Cargo Laguna, Clinique, coastal scents, Cover Girl Queen Collection, Dramatic Eyes, FOTD, Laguna Blush, Loreal voluminous Million Lashes, M.A.C., M.A.C. prep and prime powder, Matte Eyeshadows, NYX, Orange Lips, Ruby Kisses, Smokey Eye  4 Responses »
    Feb 292012
     

    Today is the last day of Black History Month so I decided to go all out with my make up and do a dramatic FOTD(Face of The Day) with colors that are usually associated with the continent of Africa and also Black History.  Here’s my Black, Red, Green, and Yellow look.

    All but one of the shadows I used came from the Coastal Scents 42 Matte Palette that I love.  For my brow highlight, I used one of My Favorite 13 MAC Eyeshadows in Arena.

    Other products I used for my eye look were:  MAC Girl/Boy Brow set, MAC Paint Pot in Moss, NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk, MAC Superfine Liquid liner in On the Hunt, MAC Graphblack eye liner, NYC False Lashes and Loreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara.

    Above and below are pictures without the flash to give you a more realistic idea of what this FOTD really looks like.

    For my face I used: Black Opal Foundation Stick in Truly Topaz (as a concealer for certain spots).  MAC Mineralize Loose Powder Foundation in Dark, Ruby Kisses All Over Glow Bronzing Cream in #01 as my cheek highlight, MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Comfort (limited edition) as bronzer, Cargo Laguna Blush on apples of my cheeks, and Cover Girl Queen Collection Bronzing Powder in Ebony Bronze as my cheek contour.

    I have to admit, I’m loving this lip combo.  I acutally didn’t even use a red lipstick.  I used MAC Morange, which is a bold orange.  I paired it with Clinique Lip Liner in Tawny Tulip, and MAC Lipglass in Wonderwoman (limited edition)

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    If you look in the middle of my lips, you can still see a hint of orange.

    What look are you wearing today?

    FOTD Bold Summer Lip

     Bold colors, Bold Lip, Dramatic Eyes, FOTD, Summer 2011 Trend  8 Responses »
    Jul 122011
     

    It’s undeniable that the hot trend this summer is having a bold lip.  I was playing around with colors and figured I could make a really pretty bold lip without it being too orang, or too red.  I decided to go for a more dramatic look because I wanted to have pretty vibrant colors as well as prove that you don’t always HAVE to chose a focus point.  In this look I have dramatic eyes AND dramatic lips.

    This was how I started off the look.  I really wanted the yellow to stand out as the strong color.  Later in the next post, you’ll see that I added more Magenta and purple to really make the eye shadow bold.
    Being silly Ha ha!

    Eyes:
    UDPP
    Black Opal Heavenly Honey Foundation Stick as a concealer
    Lid color Coastal Scents 42 Matte Palette Yellow
    Outer Lid/Outer crease MAC Beauty Mark
    Inner Crease MAC Saddle
    Right above the Crease MAC Texture
    Top Eyeliner MAC Waveline Fluidline
    Bottom Eyeliner MAC She Who Dares Mineralized Eyeshadow L/E
    Brow Highlight MAC Naked Pigment
    False Lashes Ardell #305
    Mascara Loreal Voluminous Million Lashes

    Face:
    Dr. Denese Day Cream Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20
    Black Opal Truly Topaz Foundation Stick as a spot concealer
    Cover Girl Queen Collection Brown Bronze 1
    Contour Cover Girl Queen Collection Ebony Bronze
    Cheek Highlight Coastal Scents Sun Art Light
    Cheek Bone MAC Peaches
    MAC Prep and Prime Transparent Finishing Powder all over before and after

    Lips:
    MAC Morange and CB96 lipsticks
    MAC Beet Lip Pencil