FOTD: Smoky Bronze and Purple lips using Wet n Wild and NYX

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I looked into my makeup drawer and I wanted to use other eye shadow palettes I have. I saw my Wet n Wild Color Icon eye shadow palette in Comfort Zone $5 (Buy it at drugstores) and thought I'd give it some love since I haven't used it in awhile. It's a great eye shadow palette that consist of beautiful neutral colors to create numerous day time and night time look. The texture is like butter, so pigmented and easy to blend.

The look I came up with is a sultry Smoky Bronze eyes with pinky purple lips. It's a bit dramatic, so I suggest wearing this look for night time. If you want to wear it for day time, just skip the dark eye shadow I used on the outer corner.

I used 3 colors in the palette and created a Smoky Bronze eye makeup. After priming my eye lids, I applied the bronze eye shadow all over the lids passing my natural crease. It's such a beautiful color on it's own. Then I used a blending brush and brushed the edge to get rid of harsh lines. I added a tad of the dark plum color in the palette just on the outer corner of the eyes to add smokiness and depth. Then, I used the shimmery french vanilla shade on the inner corners of the eyes then blend it towards the lids to add brightness.

For the lips, I used 2 lip colors. NYX Round lipstick in Paris, which is a blue based pink lipstick all over the lips, then NYX Round lipstick in Power, which is pinky lavanter on the center for a subtle highlight. Using 2 shades creates a beautiful dimension to the lips.

Products used:

face:

-Rimmel London Fix and Perfect foundation primer

-MAC Studio Fix fluid in NC42

-Almay Bright Eyes eye base and concealer in medium

eyes:

-Almay Bright Eyes eye base and concealer (primer)

-Wet n Wild Color Icon eye shadow palette in Comfort Zone

-NYX single eye shadow in Highlight

-Cargo HD eye liner pencil in black

-Maybelline Volum Express Falsies mascara

cheeks:

-MAC Melba blush

lips:

-EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit

-Wet n Wild lip liner in Willow (used to neutralize the discoloration on my lips)

-NYX round lipstick Power

-NYX round lipstick in Paris (applied at the center)

Bridesmaids Makeup, Freelance Makeup Kit and etc...Pic Heavy

Hey everyone! I missed you all so much. I wasn't able to blog for a few days because my family and I went out of town this weekend to attend my cousin's wedding. We stayed at a hotel and they didn't have the best internet connection and my phone wasn't able to get the best signal so even updating facebook and twitter was such a pain. Dang you AT&T! But I had a lot of fun. It was a really fun wedding, and I'm so happy I got to spend quality time with family members and relatives whom I haven't seen in such a long time.

Here are some photos over the weekend. I did hair and makeup for family and friends and it was a lot of fun. I love the trust they give me to make them look pretty. These photos were taken using my small Canon digital camera so the quality is not that great. More and better photos are in my cousin's camera, so once I get a hold of them, I'd share them with you.

My freelance makeup kit
(I labeled them with numbers. I hope it's showing)

1. Almost all my makeup fits in this Caboodle Pro Cosmetic Case. Buy it here. It's a spacious metal case with 4 fold out trays with a deep compartment in the center. It fits everything you see in the photo except for the brush roll and my personal makeup (inside the ziploc bag).

2. All my primers and moisturizers are in this small mesh bag. 

    -Graftobian Oxyderm moisturizer

    -Dermalogica Oil Control lotion

    -Makeup Forever Primer

    -The Body Shop Vitamin E eye cream

    -Carmex lip balm

    -Bath and Body Works hand sanitizer
    -Makeup Forever eye makeup remover.

3. Inside this small faux leather bag are 3 plastic and 1 metal spatula (to scoop cream foundation and concealer) scissors and tweezers.

4. The pink looking balls are my Beauty Blender. They're non latex reusable sponges. I use them to blend foundation and concealer on the face. My brush roll from Crown brushes with all kinds of brushes: Crown, Coscto, Stella, Sigma Makeup and Eco Tools.

5. Q-tips, mascara wand and Concealer palette from Sedona Lace. You can buy it here.

6. Graftobian High-Def Glamour Creme in Warm and Corrector Palette. Buy them here. I highly recommend these palette if you're interested in starting your own freelance makeup kit. You get all kinds of shades from lightest to darkest in one compact palette.

7. You can't really see it, but it's a huge ziploc bag of my personal makeup and brushes. I don't use the same makeup and brushes that I use on my clients. I should probably get my own caboodle or big makeup bag to store them, but ziploc would do for now ^_^. 

My niece Ysabella was one of the bridesmaids. She's only 16 and it's her first time to be a part of a wedding.  I did the same makeup from the makeup test I did on her, which you can find here, but with few changes. The main eye shadow was still Penny from Wet n Wild Color Icon, but I applied it wet under a black base instead of bronze. It gave the shadow a greenish peach sheen. It's so gorgeous!

 I really love this eye shadow because it has a duo chrome quality to it. The color changes in different angles. In the photo above, it looks like a green-gold-ish peach ^_^.  It's so gorgeous!





I also did her hair, which is inspired by Itsjudytime's Easy Sideswept hair Tutorial on youtube. Gosh, I love her hair tutorials. They are so easy to follow! Thanks Judy!
























I did the makeup of the 3 flower girls. They're sisters and they were so sweet and funny. They were very curious as they watch their sister get their makeup done and the asked so many questions lol.

Here is my friend Melissa. She's the sweetest and she let me do whatever I want with the makeup. I did a fresh looking makeup with heavy eye liner. The eye liner I used on her is Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes in Mat Black. You can buy it here. This stuff is intense! It's waterproof and smudge proof and stayed on all day and night. I highly recommend it. 

I was one of the bridesmaids too. My feet was hurting really bad because of my heels. They're adorable, but dang it, they hurt lol.



I'll show more photos in another post. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you have any questions regarding the makeup I used, just shoot me down a comment below.

LOOK: Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Makeup Look

This is the makeup look I wore to work on Thursday night. I created a smoky bronze eyes with pinky lilac lips. I used my Wet n Wild Color Icon eye shadow palette in Comfort Zone to create the eye makeup. Do you have this palette? If you don't, then you must get it. Every girl should have Comfort Zone in their makeup kit. It's one of the best drugstore eye shadow palette in my opinion. You get 8 gorgeous eye shadows that are unique and highly pigmented. You're not gonna believe it only cost $5! Also, the palette is versatile. You can create numerous eye makeup for day and night time ^_^.

Whenever I wear it to work, I always get compliments from clients and they think I'm wearing MAC ^_^. I'm serious. I have people come up to me and ask about my eye makeup and they are in disbelief when I say I'm wearing Wet n Wild. I tell them MAC is not the only company that makes great eye shadows you know?Man, they need to be educated ^_^.

Wet n Wild Color Icon eye shadow palette in "Comfort Zone". The palette tells you exactly where to place the colors on the eyes. The shadows are labeled brow bone, eye lid, crease and definer. I simply applied the colors as suggested. You don't have to do it this way. You can get creative and apply the shadows wherever you want, but the labels really helps if you you don't know your eye shadow placement.

I really love this palette. The eye shadows are so smooth and it's very easy to blend. I just wished the crease or definer color was matte (no shimmer). All shimmery shadows can look washed out in photos. It looks very pretty in person though.

For my blush, I used "Glow" cream blush by NYX, which is a rosy pink blush. I love it because it makes my cheeks pop. However, you have to be very careful when applying cream blush. Make sure you don't put too much. I used a stippling brush to apply it on my cheeks and blend in circular motion and drag it upwards toward the temples. 

For the lips, I used "I Like It Like That" lipstick by MAC. It's from the In The Groove Collection from last year 2010. It's a gorgeous pinky lilac with a cremesheen finish (opaque, creamy and no shimmer). It's so creamy and moisturizing!

Products used:

face:

-Rimmel Fix and Perfect foundation primer (review)

-Mark Face Xpert liquid foundation in Golden (swatch/review)

-Almay Line Smoothing concealer in Medium (review)

-Mark Powder Buff foundation in Golden (swatch/review)

eyes:

-Click HERE for the ultimate eye primer/base

-Wet n Wild Color Icon eye shadow palette (photos)

-Stila Smudge Pot in Black (review/swatch)

-NYX Doll Eye mascara in Long Lash (review/photos)

cheeks:

-NYX cream blush in Glow. (review/swatch)

lips:

-EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit (review)

-Wet n Wild Color Icon lip liner in Willow (photos/swatch)

-MAC cremesheen lipstick in I Like It Like That

MAC lipstick in "I Like It Like That"

Click HERE to see another eye makeup using Wet n Wild Color Icon eye shadow palette in Comfort Zone.

Bridesmaid Teen Makeup Look#1

My family and I will attend my cousin's wedding in 3 weeks, and we are all excited. My niece and I are going to be bridesmaids and I'm going to do our makeup of course ^_^. Today, we played with makeup and tested a look that she can maybe wear at the wedding. The first look is a shimmery copper eyes with natural lips. She's only 16 years old and I want her to look like her age as much as possible. Makeup has the ability to change one's feature, so I was very careful on how I apply her makeup. I want her to look beautiful for the wedding, but not make her look old that guys would start hitting on her if you know what I mean...Oh heck no!

face:

Prepped the face with a moisturizer (Yes To Tomatoes Balancing moisturizer) and lightly apply liquid foundation using a wet sponge (MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC42) and blend it all over the face. Set it with a foundation powder (Mark's Powder Buff foundation in Golden) to keep it in place.  

eyes:

Create a dark base by doing a thick line of dark brown (NYX eye pencil in dark brown) starting on the base of the lashes and blend it with q q-tip. Using a wet concealer brush, apply a pinkish copper eye shadow (Wet n Wild Color Icon single eye shadow in Penny) on top of the dark brown base. Wetting the shadow intensifies the color. Blend a soft peach eye shadow on the crease using a fluffy blending brush. Highlight the inner corners of the eyes with a yellow gold shadow (NYX singles eye shadow in Yellow Marigold) and highlight the brow bone with a french vanilla eye shadow. Line the upper lash line with a black eye liner (Physicians Formula eye liner pencil in Black Night) and soften it with a clean q-tip. Apply false lashes (Red Cherry false lashes) to add drama to the eyes. Curl it and apply mascara (NYX Doll Eye mascara).

brows:

Fill in the brows with a soft brown eye shadow using an angled liner brush. I made sure her brows are softer than her natural black hair. 

cheeks:

Dust a soft peach powder blush (Avon Smooth Minerals in Hearty Peach) on the apple of the cheeks and blend it upwards towards the temples 

lips:

Apply a natural lip liner (Wet n wild lip liner in Willow) all over the lips and top it with a shimmery gloss (Stila lip glaze in Kitten)

The main eye shadow I used on the lids is Wet n Wild Color Icon single shadow in Penny. It's such a beautiful color. It's a pinkish copper shade with gold shimmers. It also has a duo-chrome and chameleon-ish quality to it. The shade changes in different lighting and base you use. It's just unique and beautiful.

Everyone loved how the makeup came out. I will test another makeup look on her so watch out for it ^_^

Step by Step Photo Tutorial: Wet n Wild Smoky Purple Eyes

Hey Lovelies!!! This is just a test tutorial. I did a step by step photo tutorial on how I usually apply my eye makeup. I've gotten a few request on how I do my eye makeup as well as some blending tips. I apply my eye shadow many ways, but this is my favorite one ^_^. I hope you guys like it!

I created a defined and smoky purple eye makeup using my Wet n Wild ColorIcon palette in Lust (wnwbeauty.com) The look is dramatic and you can wear this look to any night time event or occasion. This would be great for prom too^_^.

 

1. Apply NYX Eye Base in Skin Tone thinly and evenly all over the lids up to the brow bone using a concealer brush (You can use your finger too). This will help get rid of the discoloration on the lids.

2. Set it with MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural (or any powder). This will keep the base in place. 

3. Apply Urban Decay Primer Potion all over the lids. (LOVE this!)This will prevent the eye shadows from creasing and will make the colors more vibrant.

Wait a moment...I just showed you the ultimate way to prime your eye lids! Do this step and it will make your eye shadows last all freakin' day!!! 

Ok moving on...

4. Apply the above the crease with a fat fluffy blending brush (I'm using Sigma Makeup Blending Brush). This will be the transition color from crease to brow bone and it will act as a background for the crease color that I'm going to apply next, giving it a well blended look...if that makes any sense lol.

It should look something this...like a light wash of color.

5. Using an eye shader brush (I'm using EFL $1 Shadow Brush), pick up the shimmery light pink on the palette, then spritz it with water and pat it all over the lids. Wetting the shadow will intensify the color. I also noticed the shimmers disappeared after I did this. Now it looks matte.

It should look something like this.

6. Apply the dark purple on the outer 1/3 of the lid using a pencil brush (I'm using Posh Medium Pencil Brush)

It should look something like this.

7. Starting form the outer corner, apply the same dark purple shadow using the same pencil brush and drag it to the crease stopping half way. (You can add more little by little until you're satisfied with the intensity). Applying a darker shadow will give more definition to the eyes.

It should look something like this. 

8. With a very light hand, blend the colors using a medium fluffy blending brush (I'm using Coastal Scents Crease Brush) by doing circular motion then up to the crease going back and forth. Again, do it with a VERY LIGHT HAND!

It should look something like this. The colors should look blended and has a nice fade of dark purple to light purple on the crease. Can you see how applying the light purple above the crease helped with the blending?

9. Apply the same shimmery light pink shadow on the inner corner of the eye and 1/3 of the inner lower lash line. This will help the eyes look wider/bigger.

...just like this.

10. Apply the matte light purple shadow on the brow bone using a shader brush. This will help lift up the brow.

11. Apply the shimmer/glittery plum shadow on the rest of the lower lash line using a small pencil brush. (I'm suing Sigma Makeup E30 Pencil Brush) This will frame the eye.

12. Line the water line and the upper lash line with Stila Smuge Pot in black using an angled liner brush (use any black eye liner of your choice). 

I extended the line a little bit pass the lash line to create a slight cat eye effect.

13. Curl lashes, apply a generous coat of Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies mascara on upper and bottom lashes. 

Finished! Whew...that seemed long lol. I hope this step by step photo tutorial was helpful. Please let me know in the comment below if I should do this more often. Also, I want to know if you guys like the photos small or a little bigger. I made them small because I don't want to scare you with my big eyes!

Ok I gotta sleep now, good night my Lovelies!