LOOK: Wet n' Wild Dramatic Navy Blue and Shimmery Green eyes with Nude lips.

While everyone is out and about on St.Patrick's night, I'm at home playing with makeup. How fun O_o. I created a makeup look using the Wet n' Wild ColorIcon Eyeshadow palette in Pride...again! This time, it's a dramatic...very dramatic eye makeup using the shimmery green on the lids and matte navy blue shadow on the crease. I love how this palette has a mix of both matte and shimmery shades making it easy for me to create a strong and well balance eye makeup. 

As you can see, I extended the navy blue shadow above my natural crease. This gave the eyes a very strong and dark look.

GET THE LOOK

I used Wet n' Wild ColorIcon eye shadow palette in Pride. If you don't have this palette then just use similar colors you have in your makeup kit.

eyes:

-Prime the eyes with NYX shadow base in skin tone. This will help the shadow last longer.

-Apply the shimmery white in the inner corners of the eyes with a pencil brush.

-Apply the shimmery green all over the lids passing above the crease and the inner half of the lower lash liner. with ELF Studio Line shadow brush.

-Apply the matte navy blue  on the outer V with a damp ELF $1 blending brush dragging it above the crease, stopping half way. Wetting the shadow intensified the color.

-Apply shimmer blue on the outer half of the lower lash line.

- Lightly apply the shimmery green on the egde of the navy blue with ELF $1 blending brush. This will help blend the edge of the blue a little, so it's doesn't too harsh. 

-Line the eyes with Stila Smudge Pot in black, curl lashes and apply false lashes.

face:

-Clean the shadow fall out with baby wipes. You want a clean face before applying foundation.

-Re-moisturize with The Body Shop Vitamin-E Moisture Intense cream.

-Even out the skin tone with MAC Fix fluid liquid foundation (NC42) using ELF Studio Line foundation brush.

-Apply Almay Line Smoothing concealer under the eyes and blemishes.

-Set the face with powder. I forgot to do this step. Silly me!

cheeks:

-Apply Wet n Wild ColorIcon blusher Pearlescent Pink on the apple of the cheeks with a MAC stippling brush. It's a peachy pink with gold specs, very similar to Nars Orgasm blush.

-Apply Milani Mosaic blush in Afterglow under the cheek bones with an angled blush brush. This will define the face and give it a slimmer appearance.

lips:

-Moisturize with EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit. Let it soak into the lips.

-Line the entire lips with Wet n' Wild creme lip liner in Willow.

-Apply Wet n' Wild Mega Last lip color in Pink Suga.

-Then top it off with ELF Minty lip gloss in Los Angeles. It's a bright pink shade with gold shimmers.

On my lips, I have on Wet n' Wild Mega Last lip color in Pink Suga with ELF Minty lipgloss in Los Angeles.

Please check out my other makeup looks using WnW ColorIcon Eyeshadow palette in Pride.

St. Patrick's Day makeup

Mermaid Inspired makeup

LOOK: Smoky Eyes and Red lips.

I've seen a lot of biased opinions on "Dramatic Eyes with Bold Lips". It's a general rule that one should never do both at the same time. It's clownish, it's too much and just won't work unless if it's for a high fashion look or a creative photo shoot. Well, as a beauty and makeup junkee, I believe people shouldn't limit the possibilities of creating a beautiful makeup look. Just make sure that it suits you and you love it. Heck, who cares what other people say, just be confident and rock it! Here, I did a black smoky eyes and bold red lips at the same time. It's not my go to look whenever I go out but it's something I like to do from time to time. Did I manage to make it work? I think so. ^_^

For the eye makeup, I applied a black gel liner as a base all over the lids (you can use a black eye liner pencil) and topped it off with a black shadow. Then, I used a bronze shadow to blend the edge of the black and create a slight definition on the crease.

Chanel Quadra Eye Shadow in Winter Night and Milani eye shadow 

For my lips, I used Wet n Wild lip liner in Berry Red and applied it all over the lips. It's the perfect matte red shade and no need for a lipstick or gloss. 

photo taken from Wet n' Wild website

Products used:

face:

-Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in Golden Caramel

-Physicians Formula Concealer Strength Rx in Soft Yellow

-Mac Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Medium Deep

eyes:

-NYX eye shadow base in skin tone. 

-Stila Smudge Pot in black

-Chanel Quadra Eye Shadow in Winter Night

-Milani e/s from a quad I don't remember the name

-Mark Eye Marker in jet

-NYX Doll Eye mascara in black

cheeks:

-Mac blush in Gingerly

-Milani e/s in Rich Chocolate (contour color)

lips:

-EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit

-Wet n' Wild lip liner in Berry Red

I wore this makeup with a hipster rocker-ish outfit. I thought it matched the outfit very well. What do you guys think?

Click here to see the whole outfit.

LOOK: Midnight Blue and Gold Holiday makeup

 It's all about shimmers, glitters and everything fun this Holiday season! I will be doing a series of Holiday makeup using fun and festive colors. This Midnight Blue and Gold makeup look will be my first one. It was requested by one my viewers on youtube. She requested a look that wasn't too Christmas-y but still pretty and festive enough to be worn on any Holiday event. I did a shimmery dark blue with gold on the inner corners of the eyes which gives a nice highlight with  peach cheeks and nude lips. It's dramatic, pretty and perfect for any night time occasion. I hope you guys like it!

My gosh, I love this top but it makes me look boobless!!! haha ^_^

 

I used all NYX cosmetics eye shadows. It was love at first swatch with Frosted Ocean. It was just the prettiest dark blue e/s with lots of shimmers!
Frosted Ocean, Blondie, Yellow Marigold, Highlight

Makeup

eyes:

-NYX eye base in skintone
-Mac Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in medium deep
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX e/s in Brown
-NYX e/s in Frosted Ocean
-NYX e/s in Blondie
-NYX e/s in Yellow Marigold
-NYX Dolle Eye mascara in black
-Sonia Kashuk gel liner in black
-Select flase lashes


face:
-Revlon Color Stay foundation in Golden Caramel
-Almay Line Smoothing concealer in medium
-Dermablend  Setting Powder

cheeks:

-Avon Smooth Minerals in Hearty Peach
-Milani Mosaic bronzer in Afterglow

lips:

-Yes To Carrots lip butter in Melon
-Wet and Wild lip liner in Willow
-Rimmel London Moisture Renew lipstick in Spotlight Beige










Watch my video tutorial on how I did this look ^_^





    














"No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly" -Oscar Wilde

FOTN: Random Dramatic Silver and Blue Green eyes.

You know when a writer gets a writer's block? Well sometimes I get a makeup artist block lol (if there is such a thing). I love to play with makeup and it's one of my favorite past time but sometimes I get blank whenever I'm about to start doing my makeup. Maybe because I think too much about it especially when I'm trying to create a fun and creative look.

I mentioned in the video tutorial I did for this look that sometimes I like to throw in all kinds of eye shadow colors on my eyes hoping that they would turn out amazing. Sometimes it works but other times it comes out as a complete disaster lol. But it's all good because I can always start all lover again since I can just remove the makeup and start all over again ^_^

So whenever I get that "makeup artist block", I just look at fashion magazines to get inspiration from celebrity makeup looks or high fashion editorial makeup or even the colors from clothes that i wear to come up with a look of my own. For example, I did this dramatic Silver and Blue Green eyes inspired by my top lol. It has stripes of burgundy, blue green, greyish silver and browns. I didn't think all those color would go together but they do and the result was pretty. I'm not sure where I can wear it but oh well...I hope you guys like it!

face:

-The Body Shop Vitamin E intense moisturizer for very dry skin
-Sedona Lace Camouflage concealer palette
-Alba Green Tea Eye gel
-Mark's Get a Tint tinted moisturizer.
-Derma Blend setting powder

eyes:

-NYX e/s in Burgundy Pearl
-NYX e/s in Silver
-L'oreal hip duo in Playful
-Sonia Kashuk gel liner in Ebony.
-Rimmel London Water proof mascara
-Creme lashes #46

cheeks:

-Mac blush in Gingerly

lips:

-Carmex lip balm
-Wet and Wild nude lip liner
-NYX round lip stick in Orange Soda
-NYX round lip stick in Thalia

Here is a video tutorial if you want to know how I did this look ^_^

LOOK: Clubbing Makeup

 The dark and dramatic Black and Silver eyes with nude lips reminds me of a clubbing makeup that a lot of girls wear when I when I used to go clubbing with friends (man, I don't even remember teh last time I went O_o). But of course, just because the title says Clubbing Makeup doesn't mean that you can only wear this to the club. You can wear it for any night time occasion like parties or a night out with your friends.
I hope you guys like it.

face

Skin MD face shielding lotion

Alba Green Tea eye gel

Smashbox Oil Free foundation primer

Mark Face Xpert Flawless Touch liquid foundation in Golden

Almay Line Smoothing concealer in medium/med light

Dermablend Professional Setting powder

I used Mark's Face Xpert liquid foundation. It's a sheer to medium coverage.

cheeks:

Nars blush in Orgasm

Milani Mosaic blush/bronzer in Afterglow



eyes
Almay line smoothing concealer
Mark Powder Buff powder foundation in Golden
Mark Please Hold eye primer in medium to dark

Milani Mosaic blush/bronzer in Afterglow
Mac e/s in Carbon (matte black)
Mark Long Wearing gel liner in Entourage (black/silver)
NYX e/s in Silver
Maybelline Big Lash mascara










I've been using Mark Please Hold eye primer in Medium to Dark. It's a new product added to Mark's makeup line. Stay tune for the review.

lips

Carmex lip balm
Wet and Wild nude lip liner in Willow
Mark Face Xpert liquid foundation
NYX round lip gloss in clear

FOTN: I don't have a date on Valentines day look.

This look is to all the single ladies out there. Just because you are single, it doesn't mean that you can't go out and have fun on Valentines day. I created a fun and flirty look that will go great with a group of girlfriends, a pair of heels and a sexy number . So get your brushes ready and your most dramatic falsies and enjoy the look ^_^

eyes:

Avon Anew anti-aging concealer in medium as a primer/base

Mark Espresso e/s brushed lighty above the crease (this will be the transition color from crease to browbone)

Mark Corset e/s applied on the crease half way and lower lashline

Mac Yogurt e/s in the inner corner and 1/3 of the lid and on the browbone as a highlight

Mac Romping e/s on the rest of the lid

Urban Decay Oilslick e/s to deepen the crease and outer corner

Stila Smudge Pot in black on the upper lash line

Physicians Formila Organix wear eyeliner in Black Night on the water line

dramatic falsies

face:

Skin MD moisturizer

Avon Magix face perfector as a face primer

Revlon Color Stay liquid foundation in Golden Caramel

Almay line smoothing concealer in medium

Mac Mineralized Skin Finish in Medium deep to set the foundation.

Avon smooth minerals blush in Hearty Peach applied on the apples of the cheek

Milani Mosaic blush in After Glow for contouring the cheek and jawbone.

lips:

Carmex to moisturize the lips

Almay line smoothing concealer in medium for the perfect nude ( you can also use your liquid foundation instead)

NYX round lipgloss in clear.

The hellokitty earrings I'm wearing is from Ms. Juli of Sanctuary Jewelry  http://jusanctuary.blogspot.com/
She makes beautiful jewelry and you guys should check out out. Thank you so much Juli!!!

Have a great one!!!

EOTN: It's Sparkly and Glittery!!

I finally had the chance to play with some of my NYX chrome eyeshadows. Ugh, It was so messy to play with them because of the poor packaging. I have to get one of those small jar containers with a sifter. Anyway, there were so many colors and my favorite so far is BEANIE. Its a brownish eyeshadow with lots of shimmers and fine glitters in silver and other colors. I've never seen anything like it before and Its very beautiful.

products used:

Mac Painterly paint pot
NYX chrome e/s in Beanie on the lid APPLIED WET!
Mac e/s in Sketch on the crease
Wet and Wild mega eyes in Goddess above the crease
NYX e/s in White on the browbone
Mark's hook up liquid liner in Cleo
Benefit's Eye Bright
Mark's pencil liner in black
Maybelline Define-A-Lash mascara

More NYX swatches are in the process. My Picasa is acting up so there's a delay :/ On the other hand, I hope everything is having a great day/night ^_^