FOTD & Graduation 2012

Exciting news! Yesterday, I graduated from college! Although I've had my Associates degree for a few months, I decided to go back for the ceremony for my mom. I wasn't sure about it, because most of my classmates participated in last year's Spring ceremony, but I am so glad I did. Seeing my mom watching in the stands made me tear up. Although she was not supportive of my desire to go into Psychology, I know in the end she will be proud once I walk across the stage for my Bachelors and eventually Masters degrees.

Here are some pictures. :)

Face:

Korres Face Primer
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B50, Beige
Mary kay Concealer in Beige
MAC mineralized blush in Earth to Earth
NARS blush in Orgasm

Eyes: 

Urban Decay primer in Greed
Urban Decay Buck
MAC Expensive Pink
MAC Mulch
MAC Ricepaper
Urban Decay Demolition
All-Belle eyelashes - Yellow Haunt, Natural soft
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack
MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara

Lips:

NYX lipliner in Natural
Sonia Kashuk Sheer Bronzey Nude

-Claudia

FOTD - Friend's Birthday

Happy birthday to one of my gal-pal's--Monica! We went out to Buca di beppo's up north to celebrate. I've been really digging this bright-colored-eyeliner-on-bottom-lash-line thing, so look out for that again!

Here's my look of the day:

Face

Laura Mercier foundation primer, hydrating

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in beige

MAC Studio Sculpt concealer in NW30

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda concealer palette

Laura Mercier Golden Mosaic bronzer

MAC Sweet as Cocoa

Eyes

Urban Decay primer potion in Greed
MAC Expensive Pink
MAC Swiss Chocolate
MAC Mulch
MAC Ricepaper
MAC Woodwinked
Urban Decay Demolition
Urban Decay Ransom
MAC Brun (eyebrows)
Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara

Lips

Sonia Kashuk Sheer Bronzey Nude

Here's the look under different lighting:

-Claudia

FOTD - Hunger Games Premiere

I usually don't dress up or do anything too special for movie premieres, but I decided to go all out for the Hunger Games movie last month. I tried to get a good shot of the makeup before I left, but the pictures didn't turn out so great. Anywho, hope you enjoy.

Face

Laura Mercier Foundation primer - hydrating

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in Beige

MAC Coppertone blush

Eyes

Urban Decay Naked Palette:

-Half Baked

-Smog

-Creep

Wet n Wild eyeliner in Purple/Violet

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette:

-Omen

Wet n Wild I (heart) Matte:

-"Crease"/Blue

Urban Decay eyeliner in Demolition

Avon eyeliner -glimmersticks diamonds in Sugar Plum

MAC Brun (eyebrows)

Lips

Sonia Kashuk lipstick in Sheer Bronzey Nude

If you're interested in recreating the look, I used the Haifa Wehbe tutorial from Pixiwoo.

-Claudia

FOTD - Shopping with Sister

My pictures aren't consistent at all, haha. My skin is a bit lighter than usual due to Winter and lighting. My hair isn't black, though I did dye it--but the same color as before. I think I just need to figure out a good lighting setup to take better pictures. It doesn't help that I switch from camera to phone to computer haha. Oh well.

Here's a quick look I did today for going to the mall with my sister.

Face

Rimmel London Fix & Perfect Primer
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in Beige
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW30
MAC Cream Blush in Pleasureful
MAC Sunbasque
MAC Fix+
 
Eyes
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
MAC Brun (eyebrows)

Lips

Sonia Kashuk Sheer Bronzey Nude

-Claudia

FOTD - Work Day

Going all out with some redish lipgloss today for work!

Face

Rimmel London Fix & Perfect Pro Primer
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B50, Beige
MAC Gentle
NARS Orgasm
Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette*
MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW30*

*wrong colors for me, so I like to mix them together!

Eyes

MAC Brun (eyebrows)

Lips

MAC Caqui

FOTD - Natural Look

I'm trying out the '365' challenge. Basically you take a picture every day for a year. I set an alarm as a reminder, because without that I doubt I'd remember haha.

So here's the first picture..'purple.'

Face
Rimmel London Fix & Perfect Primer
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B50 - Beige
NARS Orgasm Blush
Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc in Golden
Benefit Highbeam

Eyes

MAC Zoomlash Mascara
NYX Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Lips

NYX Natural Lipliner
MAC Velvet Teddy

-Claudia

FOTD - Dusky Champagne

I decided to try out my new Maybelline Color Tattoo eyeshadow today, but the results were a little unexpected, haha.

What I mean is that the end result does not look purple at all. I started mixing colors in before planning anything out, but I'm very pleased with the result!

There's just the slightest hint of the purple left haha, but it's there!

Products I used:

Face

MAC Prep+Prime
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B50 - Beige
MAC Pleasureful Cream Blush
Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc in Golden
Benefit Highbeam
MAC Fix +

Eyes

Urban Decay Original Primer Potion
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple
MAC Trax
Urban Decay Buck
MAC Mulch
Urban Decay Smog
Urban Decay Half Baked
MAC Woodwinked
Urban Decay Eyeliner in Demolition
MAC Zoomlash Mascara
NYX Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Lips

MAC Velvet Teddy