Light Pink Casual Make-Up

For a casual day on the streets, I usually just use a two-color eye shadow tone, matching my eye shadow to the color of my outfit for that day. On this day, I used a Light Pink and Silvery-White blend to match my plain white shirt with my pink bandana. This look is really simple, I just used this silvery-white color from my Rue21 eye shadow palette on my entire lid, and then I used the light pink color from the same palette on the ends of my eyelids, bringing the color up in my crease to bring out the color even more. No top eye liner for today because I’m going for a more natural look, so I just line the bottom of my eyes and put on 2 coats of my black Covergirl lash blast mascara. I finished this look off with my new pale pink color whisper lipstick (since it doesn’t show up that much anyways) and some light pink glittery lip gloss. Now I’m ready to hit the mall! ❤

Hot Pink Eye Shadow Tutorial

This is one of my favorite techniques I’ve EVER used! I saw the idea on a photo I found on Pinterest. I had to try it but I wanted to use my favorite color: Pink, because of the outfit I chose to wear for that day. (:

First, I primed my eyed before applying this pearly white eye shadow as my base color. I then used an angle brush to apply the hot pink eye shadow (Beauty Supply Store $1!) in the shape of my crease but halfway between my lash line and my crease, leaving room for the white color to show after I put on my top liner. I darkened the line as I faded the color out towards my brow line giving my eye a high definition look. I put an even more sparkly white eye shadow from a Maybeline eye shadow palette carefully over the white just to cover any pink dust that fell, and also to make the white part stand out. I then applied liquid top eye liner drawing the cat line in the same shape as the eye shadow line. Finally, put on eyeliner (on top inside lash line and tear duct line) and mascara and now I’m done. At this point I put on my lipstick of choice and some lip gloss, now I’m ready to go!

BTW, I just bought Maybeline’s new color whisper lipstick #60 Petal Rebel (It’s a very pale but bright pink) and I just want people to know that it’s not all that’s cracked up to be. If you are like me and like matte type of lipstick, the kind that the color actually shows, then this is not the lipstick you want. You have to almost cake this lipstick on your lips for you to get the color of the actually stick, so I would not recommend it. It’s good for those of you who don’t like bold lip color. So I will use this on a day when I’m going for a more natural look. (:

Holiday Make-Up – First Cut Crease Using Glitter

This Christmas year, I am 27 weeks pregnant, just coming into my third trimester. So instead of going out, I’m staying in. Besides, it’s way too cold to be out there having to wear layers of clothes! And God knows clothes are uncomfortable enough for me as it is, lol! Anyways, I felt like dressing up; like a Christmas tree that lights up the whole room. So I put on so very cute brand new red clothes that I bought and haven’t worn yet, and did my make-up with glitter and red to be festive for the holidays. My make-up turned out so good, it kind of made me want to go out and show it off! I took pictures instead, and when I uploaded them, EVERYBODY loved it. I actually learned the eyeshadow cut crease technique from this girl on YouTube (she’s referenced below) who I thought did an amazing job. So I tried it, and it came out perfect! The picture is the proof.

Holiday Make-Up 2012 – Smokey Glitter Eye Shadow & Candy Red Lips

I used a white eyeshadow for the base of my eyelid. I use white because it makes the color you put over it brighter. I then used a sparkly silver eyeshadow over the white. I used Maybelline’s eye studio eyeliner with the brush to draw a perfect line along my crease. I actually went a little bit above my crease just to give the illusion that my eyelid is bigger than it actually is. I like to do this because I’m using glitter and I want people to see a lot of it without having to close my eyes. After I draw the line, I go over it again to make it a little darker and thicker, then I fade it outwards. Next, I used Wet n’ Wild’s sparkly black eyeshadow ($1.95 @ Walmart – you don’t have to buy expensive make-up for it to look good) on my brush and dabbed on the outer edge of the faded black line to add a little shape to my defined crease. I help fade it out by blending a sparkly light skin color  eye shadow to give it a less “racoon-ish” look. Next, I add a light colored creamy eyeshadow over the lid to use as an adhesive for the glitter to stick. After this I used a clean brush to pat it in silver eye shadow, dab in the glitter and then on to my eyelid. I cover the entire lid so that it’s nothing but glitter. I then used Maybelline’s liquid eyeliner with a pointed tip to draw an Egyptian cat-like line on my upper lid, and filled it in keeping out/wiping any excess glitter that falls onto the black. Last, I add eyeliner and mascara and there you have it; Holiday makeup! I think this look is great for any celebration: Christmas, New Years, a birthday, a party, etc. To add a little Christmas spirit to to my look, I put on Revlon’s 725 Love That Red lipstick with clear lip gloss. I think this makes me look like one of those porcelain dolls! Believe it or not, this was actually my very first attempt at cutting my crease when applying glitter. As I mentioned above, I learned from this girl on YouTube, which I will add a link to her video below. Eventually when I get around to fixing my camera, I’ll make the tutorials I keep talking about. Hopefully for now, you can learn by reading and looking at my example photos. Stay tuned for more beautiful make-up designs. I take pictures of my make-up every time so there’s a lot to look forward to. (:

Here is the video of the girl I learned how to cut my crease and add glitter from.