Makeup Collection (1/13) Pt 3: Eyeshadow

Now for my favorite part - the EYESHADOW!

Here I have my drugstore palettes. Clockwise from the bottom - ELF Eyeshadow Quad in Butternut, NYX Champagne and Caviar, Wet n Wild Trio in Don't Steal My Thunder, WnW Blue Had Me At Hello, and WnW Petal Pusher.

I only have a few singles, as I love the value pricing of palettes. Clockwise from the bottom left, I have theBalm's Luscious Lani, MAC Melon pigment, Clinique Lucky Penny, MAC Goldmine, and Smashbox Brazilian Bronze

Here are my mid-size high end eyeshadow palettes. Clockwise from the bottom I have one version of Estee Lauder's Deluze signature palette, Clinique Eyeshadow Trio in Come Heather, Urban Decay Feminine palette (2012 edition), and two random Clinique GWP's in radically different packaging... Huh...

These two are my big palettes - Victoria's Secret Ultimate Supermodel Kit, and of course my UD Naked!

Tutorial: My "signature" eye look for school

I do switch up my makeup a lot, but this is my most worn look because it's not across so many big palettes. This is my favorite one for school that really brings out shine.

 From top to bottom, left to right, there's Covergirl Lashblast Mascara, Tweezerman Classic Lash curler, MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, Clinique Pink Chocolate eyeshadow (a light pearly pink, I can't find it on Clinique's site), Urban Decay Primer Potion, Ecotools Angled liner brush, Urban Decay Shadow brush, MAC 217, Smashbox Brazilian Bronze, and Clinique Lucky Penny. I forgot to add the Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Underground.

 Bare eye, as always.

 Apply and spread the primer across the lid and up to the brow.

And now use your flat shader brush on one of my favorite eyeshadows - Clinique Lucky Penny 

 And pat it right across the lid.

 Now swipe your fluffy brush/217 into Brazilian Bronze

 And sweep it into the crease

 Here's what it looks like so far.

 Now swipe the same fluffy brush into Pink Chocolate,

 And sweep it right under the brow bone.

 Here's the look so far.

 Now take the angled liner brush and swipe it in the gel eyeliner.

 Use it in the outer top half of the upper eyelid, and if you wish use Underground in the lower lash line.

 Now curl your lashes and go!

Tutorial: Just a little bit sultry

I know this is my school series, but there are those rocker girls out there who rock sultry eyes everyday. This isn't the most dramatic eye out there (the shadows just make the top picture look really dark) so I guess if you were really into sultry makeup for school, you could try this. Otherwise, I think it'd be perfect for a date.

 Left to right, top to bottom: MAC 219 (got cut off), Ecotools angled eyeliner brush, Urban Decay shadow brush, MAC 217, Covergirl Lashblast Fusion, Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners in Stray Dog and Zero, Urban Decay Naked palette, Tweezerman lash curler, Urban Decay Primer Potion, and MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack.

 As always, start off with a bare eye. Or my "too much makeup" right eye, if you wish.

And apply the primer. As is tradition. 

 Use the flat shader brush in Virgin, a "cool pale beige."

 Apply Virgin in the inner 2/3rds of the lid.

 Use the same brush in Buck (a "fawn brown").

 It's a bit hard to see here, but there it is on the outer 1/3rd.

 Use the 219 (pencil brush) in Gunmetal ("Dark metallic grey with silver microglitter")

It looks very hard here in the crease, buuuuuut...

 We blend it out! Apply more with your blending brush (my beloved 217) if you wish, just make sure to BLEND. And use some of the gunmetal on the outer part of the lower lid.

 Now time for the liner.

 Just use the usual sweep on the outer half of the upper lid. This may seem plain, buuuuuuut...

 Blend it! If you couldn't tell, I'm a blending enthusiast. And use the Stray Dog eyeliner on the lower waterline and lashline. If you want, use zero in the upper waterline.

Curl your lashes, and TA-DA!

"Invisible" eye makeup tutorial

I used to go to a school that didn't allow makeup. I didn't wear makeup back then, and my school now definitely allows makeup (and some girls are a little -too- liberal with their eyeliner). Here's a tutorial on how to get a "no makeup" eye look but still enhances the eyes! Btw my nailcolor is OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise from the Texas collection.

From left to right, we're using Tweezerman Classic Lash Curler, MAC 217, MAC 219, Maybelline Great Lash in Clear, Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Demolition, and Urban Decay Buck eyeshadow. I forgot to add  my Urban Decay primer potion >.<.

 Here's a plain eye. Pretty undefined, right?

 Apply some Urban Decay Primer Potion on the lid. I think I added too much here.

 Use the MAC 217 in the Buck Eyeshadow.

 Lightly sweep it into the crease, and if you would like, apply a bit under the outer part eye with the 219.

 Bit of a crazy picture here. but see that part under my lashes? We're putting the Demolition eyelienr here.

 It's a bit hard to see, but here's the liner on my upper waterline.

Add some mascara and curl lashes - Ta-da!

High School Makeup 102: Wants, not Needs

(Picture courtesy of Seventeen.com)

Note: This post contains high end products I have used and loved for months! You can always find a dupe in the drugstore, but I'm sticking with my classics. I'm suggesting these more towards the high school students than the previous "school makeup" post.

My #1 must have (I've gone through 3 bottles) makeup remover is Clinique Take the Day Off. Just check out my review on why I love it so much!

One must have that you've probably heard of a few quadrillion times is the all famous Urban Decay Naked Palette. I know, I know. You've heard plenty of raves about it already (and if you haven't, where were you when makeup gurus were in an uproar over it?). Well, in short, they're all correct! I know, I know, 50$ is a big thing to drop when you've just escaped middle school. I slowly saved up and got it as a "welcome to high school!" gift for myself (or I made up an excuse, either way). And yes, I like the original better.

Another one of my essentials is eye primer! I use the cult classic Urban Decay Primer Potion -it really amplifies the color and prevents it from sliding around. This is another doozy at 20$ a pop, but a free travel size comes with the aforementioned Naked palette, plus I bought a tube in December, and it's still going strong. I've probably only used up 20% of it, and it's been my daily essential! It also comes in 4 colors variations - I've only used original, but heard great thing about the others.

A good product to have in your arsenal is blush. In pictures, you may notice that your face looks very washed out and pale under flash or other strong light. This can be reversed by using blush, which imitates the rosiness in flushed cheeks. Personally, I never get red or even pink, even when my eyebrows are waxed. My everyday blush is Wet n Wild mineral blush in Purely Mauve (I think it's discontinued). I'll admit the sole reason I bought it is because is was in the sale bucket at CVS. It's extremely pigmented, but a bit of a hassle to get out because it's loose. It's always good to pick up a blush brush too.

Along with acne, comes oiliness. I don't have oily skin, but my dry skin still casts shininess. When shopping around for a powder, I came across Clinique's Almost Powder. It provides a light coverage for minor imperfections, but is still sheer and best of all, hypo allergenic! However, I warn you that it has SPF 15 and is 13% titanium dioxide, which reflects badly in camera flash. I suggest finding another, non-SPF powder for picture
occasions. I use a kabuki brush by Essence of Beauty with this powder.

Finally, every girl should own a natural lipstick for dances when rocking a smokey eye (courtesy of that Naked palette up nya). I'm not a lipstick person, so I just use my Estee Lauder Pink Parfait that was in a GWP. However, some famous/popular ones by MAC are Angel and Blankety, the former being  more pink and and latter more peach. You'd be best off going to a counter though.

You don't need hot pink eyeshadow, or lipstick that stops cars. You don't need to wake up an hour earlier or skip breakfast to meticulously spackle on foundation you DON'T NEED. Makeup may be expensive, but it's fun!