New Post! Update!

Hello everyone! This is my first post in almost a year! Wow!!! As most of you know, I made the switch on over to YouTube and was making vids, but being as they are so time consuming and my life has been a crazy whirlwind, I stopped making them for a while. And truly only because I don't have the time or place to sit, make vids, edit, post, wait to upload, etc. Anyway, so to make up for my YT slacking, I'm going to be giving my blog some lovin'!

A little update:
I have since moved to New York City, and will soon be working in the beauty industry once again! I'm still hoping to maybe make it big and learn so much more about my craft. And of course, it doesn't hurt that my new job entails getting to experiment with and play with all the fab products from the best cosmetic lines!

Stay Tuned, I have some goodies lined up!!! :)

Glad to be back!

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XOXO

Hello Lovelies!!!

Lovelies who may come by here...please visit my YouTube page at youtube.com/rpere009! I will try to reserve the blog for product swatches, etc. For hauls, reviews, and tutorials however please stop by my YouTube page to watch video of them instead. That's my update...I hope that everyone is having a fabulous November weekend. XOXO

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on youtube! My video tutorials have finally made their big debut and I want all of you to go and watch, subscribe, comment and rate! I will also be embedding them here, so that you can watch from my blog. I will also write any additional comments and post a few finished look pics here. So excited! Please don't hesitate to request a look if you would like to see one. Also, the first couple tutorials were picture and text and the latest one has music but no speaking. I have to find a place and/or time where I can talk to the camera and not be interrupted by noise, and where people won't think I've gone mad and begun talking to myself about makeup. It will be much easier to edit like that than having to take time to write all of the text comments. Anyway, I just got done uploading a new one, which for whatever reason took youtube 2 hours to upload, and still is processing. :/ I will post it here as soon as its ready. In any case, stay tuned!!! check me out at youtube.com/rpere009

Rock'n'Roll!

Hey Everyone! As an artist, one of the things that inspires me the most is music. So, for the next few weeks I will be featuring looks, that will bring out your inner rock goddess!!! It was much easier for me to make videos than to upload all of the pictures here, so in order to see pictures and steps, you must look at the video. In this series of rock inspired looks, I will create looks for: Classic Rock, Metal, Punk, Glam Rock, Rockabilly, Indie and Grunge. If you have any other requests, please don't hesitate to let me know. I am focusing on different types of rock for now though. Also, I may do a few of each style, depending on how much time I have. I am so excited about these looks, and I'm sure you will enjoy them. Word of caution, they will all be pretty dramatic, and they are supposed to be! Its a lot of makeup, I know. That's why they are rock inspired looks and not everyday makeup. They are also my own interpretation of the style of music. It doesn't mean that it is exactly how musicians in each genre look or do their makeup, its just how I interpret the music itself into a makeup look. Basically, I'm just having a bit of fun and hope that you will too viewing them or recreating them! Also, if you like my looks and are recreating them, I would love too see a picture of your the look on you! Alright, and now for my first look, a classic rock inspired look...Enjoy!

No One Puts Katy Perry in a Corner!

Hey everyone, so this has nothing to do with makeup, but I wanted to do a little VMA rant. After all, part of the reason we watch is to see the star styles, so its not too off topic right?!? Anyway, I just wasted hours watching the VMA's and was more disappointed than a kid who's scoop of ice cream falls off the cone to the ground. I thought that they were trying to trick us about Britney not performing, and nothing! She did look great however, I really hope that she's finally gotten rid of the trash in her life and is getting it together. She was so cute, reminded me of the old Brit. Go Girl! Got sidetracked, sorry, then Russell Brand? I loved his character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, hilarious, but as himself at the VMA's...BOOOOO!!! First, he was rambling on about politics, and to not sound harsh, but he's British...what does he care? He's not American, what gave him the right to give opinions and slander our leaders? How many Americans go on British tele and bash the queen or their govt? What does he really know about Obama or McCain to come out and tell us (Americans) who to vote for in our own country. I'm not a Bush lover or anything, but I thought it was a cheap way to get some cheers and laughs. Most people in the crowd looked confused. It's frankly, none of his bloody business! Then the Jonas Brothers comments? I'm not a Jonas fan, but commend them on having good morals and sticking true to what they believe. Why make fun of teens who aren't out getting people pregnant and setting a good example? Did Russell and Amy Wino hang out before the show, because he must have been on something. A little weird dance, a comedic song, a few perv comments and flirting with the crowd would have sufficed. No need to voice his nonsensical opinions. Aside from MTV's poor choice in host, the performances were lackluster for the most part. In my opinion, the best performers were Paramore, who rocked. Rihanna's Disturbia was entertaining as well as Pink's performance. I was really looking forward to Katy Perry performing on the big stage, like they made it seem she was going to, and was shocked to see that she was singing with the house band (or dj in this case) and televised for seconds at a time! What the heck was up with that??? I think she's unique and talented and she was put in the corner. waaa. What else? I didn't quite understand Kanye's performance and the hype. He attempted singing (key word attempted) and then it ended. Still don't get it. Bottom line...Michael Phelps should have come out in a Speedo, McLovin kid and Jonah Hill were hilarious, Lil Wayne pull your pants up, T Pain Barnum and Bailey called they said that you're hired, a Fanny Pak performance would have made the show more entertaining, good job Jordin Sparks, no one wants to be Paris' bff, and Russell Brand go home!!! MTV, please, next year, take the show back to good old NY and get a new host, maybe Jonah Hill and McLovin?

Style Wise, I loved Britney's glam dresses! Ciara look glam as well. I liked the PCD's dresses except for the girl in the white pant suit, was it me or did it look 2 sizes too big? Lauren Conrad's dress was interesting, but not my choice, if I'm her. The Jonas brothers should consider getting their clothes just one size larger, their pants were tighter than they ever should be. Ashlee Simpson looked cute, and I of course love Katy Perry's funky retro style! Can I please have that diamond bow she had in her head?!

Okay kids, thats my news for now. I hope to have new tutorials up this week, please pray my area doesn't get too affected by Hurricane Ike this week. XOXO.

Fall Greens

Hey Everyone. I recently did a look with greens and browns, which is perfect for fall. I like to think of it as a fall green look, because I used a gorgeous deep green shade that you all are going to love! So, here is my lovely green look...


I'm going to be focusing on just the eyes, cheeks, and lips. The foundation and concealer application part is boring, and you guys already know about that, so I'm cutting to the good parts. :)

Here are the products that I used to create this look...







First, take NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Lemon and apply all over the lid, up to the crease. This is going to be our base. It's okay if you apply it a little messy, we'll be fixing it.




Then, blend it with your fingers. These pencils are really creamy, so blend it out to assure no clumpy spots.





Next, take an eyeshadow brush and grab some Juxt eyeshadow and apply all over the lid, over the Lemon. As always, when covering the lid I personally like to apply my shadows vertically most of the time.





Using a clean shadow brush, take Humid and apply it to the outer two thirds of the eye on the lower part of the lid. Pat the color on so that it appears more intense and so there is less fallout.





Then form your outer "V" with Humid and bring it up into the crease. Blend where the Humid meets Juxt. The blending should make a forest green shade on the lid.





Now, take a small brush and apply All That Glitters to your tear duct area. Apply some under your eye as well, but stop at the center of your lower lashline/undereye area.


Pretty Champagne shade!




Now take a blending brush and apply Orb as a highlight under your brow bone. Blend it lightly with the green edge.




Using the same blending brush, take Twinks and apply it to the crease on top of Humid. Begin at the center of your crease and work your way out.




Here is how it should look so far. The goal is to get the dark green to transition to the deeper brown.




Next, take a pencil eyeliner brush (use one with a rounded tip with tight bristles like MAC 219) and apply Humid to your lower lash line as liner.




Then retouch the All That Glitters under the Humid.



Now, clean up any fallout and apply mascara. I LOVE MAC Plushlash in Plushblack!






Then gives your cheeks a warm glow with NARS Luster blush.





Last, apply Supervixen Gloss by NARS on your lips. The lips in the look are simple, and this shade looks fabulous all on its own.





And here is the finished product...









**Products Used**
->MAC Eyeshadows:
Juxt, Humid, All That Glitters, Twinks, Orb
->NYX Jumbo Eyepencil in Lemon
->NARS blush in Luster
->NARS gloss in Supervixen
->MAC Plushlash mascara

Enjoy!!!