Ombre Lips Muah!

Have you tried the ombre lip yet?
Here are some quick and easy steps to achieve this latest trend.

STEP 1: APPLY DARKER SHADE LIPSTICK ALL OVER LIPS
STEP 2: APPLY LIGHTER SHADE IN THE MIDDLE OF LIPS
STEP 3:USE YOUR FINGERS TO BLEND
STEP 4: APPLY CLEAR GLOSS ON TOP

Simple! Let me know how it works out for you!

L’Occitane Almond Products– <3

My favorite body care products are L’occitane’s Almond (Amande).
The shower oil is Amazing! It leaves your skin soft and supple .

Its great for shaving your legs too.

Slather on the milk concentrate body cream where the scent of almonds is so fresh and clean.
Now for the body oil which I am totally running low on. It leaves your skin hydrated it also strengthens the elasticity in your skin making your skin nice and firm…kinda like an anti aging body cream per say.
Anyways, I fell in love with these products when I was working for L’occitane a few years ago. Their products are from Provence, France. You can check out your L’occitane en Provence local boutique.

#MACAIDSFUND HITS $250,000,000 #VIVAGLAM

Congratulations MAC Cosmetics for raising $250,000,000 towards the MAC Aids Fund.

Remember 100% of the selling cost of any Viva Glam Lipstick or Viva Glam Lipglass goes towards this good cause.

Continue to support your local MAC store, MAC counter, and MAC online.

Face cleansers

There's a reason why there are facial cleansers. These products are made for different skin types to address skin concerns that you may have. It can range from being oily, dry, normal to combination, etc. Its best to consult a beauty consultant on what facial cleanser would be best for you.

Please no bar soaps. Why? Because bar soaps leave residue on the skin which can lead to breakouts, clogged pores, and so forth.

My personal favorite cleanser is Estee Lauder's Perfectly Clean. Its made for normal/combination skin which I have and it leaves my skin feeling soft and just CLEAN!

MAC matchmaster foundation

I totally love this foundation not only is it fabulous in pictures! but it has medium to full coverage with a semi matte finish.
The translucent pigments blend with your intensity level as well as your undertone to give you a more eventone and flawless finish. This foundation is great at line minimizing as well. Picture sensitive too!
The color I use varies between 5.0 and 6.0.

Swatches Heavanly Creature

So here is a swatch from MAC's Heavanly Creature mineralize shadow in Magnetic Attraction.
For a more dramatic and intense effect- wet shadow brush before application.
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My favorite False Lashes

My favorite false lashes right now is MAC's #4 LASHES. They make my lashes fuller and longer.
They are also one of Kim K's faves!

The Jlo Glow to the Skin

You can mix your foundation w Estee Lauder's Advance Night Repair for a tinted moisturizer.

Then Add MAC's Lustre Drop in Sun Rush on your cheekbones , bridge of your nose, cubic (lips) to give your skin that glowy look.

Pink w Dark Purple Smokey Eye

MAC Cosmetics–Heavenly Creature

Heavenly Creature is exactly what describes this collection.

The earth-tone colors and shimmer are gorgeous. Its just in time for the summer and definitely go well with your Fall colors.

Dita von Teese–Viva Glam

 

Here’s a picture of a performance by Dita Von Teese .

We were celebrating MAC’s Viva Glam $250,000,000 contribution to the MAC Aids Fund.

Dita was the brand ambassador for MAC’s Viva Glam VI .

How to make your eye shadows vibrant

The secret to making your eye shadows pop is in one little product.
Your eye base / primer!!!
My favorite is MAC Paint Pot : You can use Painterly or Soft Ochre.


Apply on your lid or up to your brow bone depending on how dramatic and intense you want the color of your shadow to be.
Wait a minute and add your colors.
Huge difference right?

Purple smokey eyes w pink lips

I loved creating this look .

Shadows : pink purple white
Lipstick : Mac budding love
Cheeks : Mac peony petal

http://instagr.am/p/MG5Al4Dz4Z/

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Lip liner : Apply first or last?

A lot people ask this question.
I used to apply lip liner first and then fill in the lipstick but I found out that applying the lipstick first and then outlining the lips really makes a difference.
The lips look more defined and this helps more with lipstick bleeding.
If your wearing a red lipstick definitely add lip liner last because red lip is meant to have that finished polish look around the lips.


Also, if you want to change the lip color of the lipstick blend your lip liner in with your lipstick on your lips.

Extended Play Mascara–MAC Cosmetics

I love this mascara.
Great for defining your lashes. However it is not volumizing. So if your in a rush and just need to add some mascara on real quick go for it.

You don’t have to worry about it smudging or getting messy when your putting mascara on your bottom lashes because the brush is really thin.

New ways to use products you already have

 

Brows: use eyeshadow with an angle brush to  fill your brows
Concealer: use as a base for you eyeshadow
Mascara: black, brown, bronze can be used on your brows
Cream blush: use on your lips

How do I apply bronzer?

Its easy as 1,2,3 .

Bronzers come in obviously a whole bunch of shades. Your best bet is to choose a shade maybe 2 or 3 shades darker than your complexion.

Take a look at the picture below of the bronzing queen Kim Kardashian.




As you can see she contoured the side of her face to lower jawline and towards her cheeks.

The picture below of Adriana Lima illustrates a much better look of contouring.
You want to make a backwards 3 with your brush starting from the temple of the side of your face to your cheek to your jawline. Following?

You can add a little bronzer on your forehead and bridge of your nose.
Don't over bronze cause you will look a mess.

Great brush to use.
MAC #168

How to keep your makeup organized

So you have a whole bunch of makeup and you don't know what to do cause its all over the place and you can't find that gloss to go with that lipstick your about to wear.
Get organized!
Check out your local craft store or even Walmart (they have everything).
You want to get a plastic compartment. It can be a tower of drawerz whatever your preference is.
Depending on the amount of counter space in your bathroom or bedroom is the size you would want to go with.

I like to have a backup plastic bin where I can store new makeup or makeup I'm not going to be using for the season (example. My winter makeup is stored away)
Current makeup is stored in my plastic drawer compartment which I like to have in my bathroom.
It just makes it really organized and accessible to get to when you have just a few minutes to do a full makeover on yourself before going to work, school… etc.
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The pin up look is definitely in right now. Have you started rockin it?!

NAIL ADDICTS

It seems as though a lot more people are becoming nail addicts.
Some basic Nail Art colors that are great to have is white, black, and glitter.
These colors go great on almost any nail color. You can also apply rhinestones to dress it up a little bit more.