Simple 5 Minute Smoky Look

Hey everyone, so as promised a while back, here is my simple smoky look!

First, start off with a clean, bare face, preferably moisturized, of course. Then gather the products you will be using.




All the products I used for this look.


Apply your foundation, in this case I used powder foundation with a brush. Powder is a little quicker than liquid and gives a sheerer coverage.


If needed, apply concealer under eyes and in any areas that you want covered. (As you can see, I needed it!)


Then, prime your eye with a primer or creme shadow. I used NARS cremeshadow in Cosmic Girl, and applied it all over the lid, from lash line to under brow. Then set it with a powder shadow in a natural shade. Orb by MAC is a great neutral!


Next, grab a good black eyeliner and line the upper and lower lash lines. On the lower, try to only line the water line, and on the top stay close to the lash. This does not have to be perfect, so don't worry, just apply the color.


Then take an angled brush and smudge the lines a bit, evening them out.


Take the same brush and dip it in a black powder shadow. Apply over the liner pencil to set. On the top lash line, smudge it out and up, but don't take the color higher than the lower half of your lid.


Do the same on the bottom, staying close to the water line. A little outside the lines on the outer corner is okay.


Then take a q-tip to clean up the area and get rid of any fallout.



Take a peachy pink blush, and apply to your apples in "C" motions. I used my favorite blush in the world NARS Orgasm. I also used some bronzer under my cheek bones and around my forehead and jawline, for color.


Take a very delicate light pink shade of lipstick and apply to your lips. I actually used a tinted lip balm!


Then apply a sheer pinkish gloss over. The goal of this look is to have a sheer pink sheen on the lip.


Last, coat those lashes with a nice natural lengthening mascara.


Finished Look!!! Simple and easy to do and most definitely adjustable to your liking. Feel free to make it more dramtic or play it down even more.


***Products used***

MAC Studio Fix Foundation
NARS Concealer
MAC Eyeliner in Engraved
NARS Cosmic Girl Creme Shadow
NARS cheek highlighter Albatross (used on eyes)
MAC shadow in Carbon
NARS blush in Orgasm
NARS bronzer in Laguna
NARS mascara regular
NARS Sabrina Lip Balm
NARS gloss in Orgasm

Enjoy!!!

I'm Back!

So, after another hiatus (I tend to sometimes have lots of those), I am back! I just started school again this week, and I am swamped with work. Balancing 5 online classes is not going to be as easy as I thought! I'm seriously very nervous about it, but hope I'll get the hang of it again soon. In the honor of back to school however, I will be doing a BTS look and some pretty looks for fall. So, lots of pretty coppers and browns coming up! They are planned out already, now its just a matter of time to complete them and finding the battery charger for my dead camera. :-) A word of warning, they won't be as picture heavy as my first FOTD because it took my little computer a long time to upload all of them and seeing as how time is short for me, a little will have to go a long way for the time being. Look out for them though, they are coming this week!!!

Product of the Week...August 8

So, this week my product of the week is the Urban Decay deluxe eyeshadow shadowbox palette!!! (I think thats what its called?) It is so absolutely amazing! There are 9 shadows in the palette, which are all winners. I love the texture of these shadows, they are very velvety and richly pigmented. In my opinion, more pigmented so than a lot of MAC shadows. The shadowbox is purple velvet fabric, with a mesh metallic design in the front. The packaging is adorable. You open up and there is even detail in the plastic that hold the shadows. There is also a big mirror on the inside so its perfect for on the go or travel. I actually think that it is ideal for travel because you can create tons of looks with these 9 shadows alone. There are more neutral shades, and then you have the funky brights so, the possibilities are endless! I love all the colors on this palette but I especially love Ransom...oh what a violet! Anyway, this is my choice for favorite product this week. You can find this palette in stores at Sephora or Ulta or online at ulta.com, sephora.com, or urbandecay.com.

Oh...and it also comes with a mini Eyeshadow primer potion. For $36 you can not go wrong with this.

Yes, I've been M.I.A.

So, I have totally been MIA lately. I just realized that I have not done the product of the week thing for a few weeks now AND I did not yet put up the smoky eye tutorial. I've been busy and going through a lot of strange stuff lately, so I have not had the time to get up on here and do my makeup ramblings. I actually decided to start a youtube page and will most likely be creating videos, and posting on here the pics and guide for them. So please stay tuned to that. When I am able to get a few videos up I will post here and on my makeup myspace the link to it. What else? I think thats pretty much it. I uploaded the smoky tutorial pics to my computer, so when I am done this week with my classes I will be posting it here and perhaps do a slide show on youtube as well???? We'll see...please come back and tell your friends. Peace!