Bridesmaid Wedding Makeup

I was the matron of honor for my sister's wedding (because I'm married that makes me a matron, I guess). I've wanted to share this makeup look for quite some time. It's my favorite look that I've ever done.

My sister, our mutual best friend (Bree), and I went to a friend's house to have our hair done. We piled our makeup palettes, brushes, mascaras, fake lashes and God knows what else on her table. I wish I'd taken a picture of that disaster. It was so much more fun getting our hair and doing our own makeup, rushing to meet the photographer at my mom's apartment (we were late).

I think for bridal beauty it's more important to enhance your natural beauty than to blow it all out with a dramatic look. Ten, twenty, fifty years down the line you are going to want to remember what YOU looked like during the wedding.

Our friend, Bree, did my sister's makeup from a look we had both collaborated on.

My friend, Bree, and I waiting for the photographer to be ready for us. 

What I used:

FACE

Revlon Colorstay Foundation in 330 Natural Tan

MAC Pro-longwear Concealer in NW35

Laura Mercier Shimmerbloc in Golden Mosaic

MAC blush in Coppertone

EYES

Maybelline Color tattoo in Bad to the Bronze (2nd half of lid only)

Laura Mercier Shimmerbloc in Golden Mosaic, peach tone (lid) + dark brown (lightly on outer V)

Urban Decay 15th anniversary palette, Flow (tearduct)

MAC Swiss Chocolate

MAC Ricepaper

Maybelline gel liner in Brown

Urban Decay eyeliner in Demolition

Ardell Individial Eyelashes

LIPS

NYX Lip Liner in Natural or Ever

Velvet Teddy

NAILS
Color Club "Get a Clue"

My sister's makeup. 

-Claudia

FOTD - Cranberry Eyes

Here's a look I did a few weeks ago. I was going for a more red look, but it turned out a bit more plummy. I actually really like how this turned out. It seems a lot more wearable than what I was trying to create. Hope you guys like!

FACE

Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre

MAC Pro-longwear Concealer in NW35

Revlon Colorstay in 330 Natural Tan

MAC Coppertone

NARS Orgasm

EYES

Maybelline Color Tattoo in "Pomegranate Punk"

Urban Decay "Last Call" & "Sin" from the Ammo palette

MAC Ambering Rose

MAC Antiqued

Wet n Wild right side crease color from Petal Pusher palette

MAC Brun for brows

LIPS

MAC Honeylove

ModelCo Berry Pink

-Claudia

FOTD - Summer Princess

Friday was "Prince and Princess Day" at my preschool. Yes. This is a thing. 

I was told on thursday to dress up Princess-like, but seeing as how I don't have very many princess-y dresses (and I don't exactly want to wear my best in the infant room) I decided instead to come up with some Princess makeup.

Sometimes my job is awesome. 

Here's my makeup for the day:

 

FACE

Maybelline Dream Fresh beauty balm in Medium/Deep

Revolution Organics Freedom Glow beauty balm in Sunkissed

Laura Mercier Shimmerbrick in Golden Mosaic

NARS blush in Orgasm

MAC blush in Sweet as Cocoa

Benefit Highbeam

MAC Brun for eyebrows

EYES

Maybelline Dream Fresh beauty balm in Medium/Deep
Urban Decay primer potion in Original
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple
Urban Decay: Ecstacy, Omen, Junkshow, Chase, Chopper, SWF, Sin
Too Faced blush from Glamour To Go, Fairy Edition palette
MAC Expensive Pink
Wet n Wild Petal Pusher palette, Purple crease and definer
Sephora 5-in-1 Palette (mix of one dark, one vibrant purple and a dark brown)
Urban Decay eyeliner in Burbon
Bare Escentuals Buxom mascara

LIPS

MAC Velvet Teddy + Kinda Sexy

I'm not quite sure why I'm making such a sexy pose here, haha, but alright. This is the dress I wore. I had a lot of fun creating this look! Hope you guys liked! :) 

-Claudia

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

Short Beauty Routine for Sick Days

I've been sick for just over a week now and I haven't felt up to writing a blog till now. I thought this might be as good a time as any to write about my beauty routine during sick or "bleh" days.























Step 1:

Always, always, always wash your face.

Even when I feel awful, when I am lying on the floor defeated by illness, this is a step that can't be skipped. No one wants to go through a long beauty routine when they're sick. If you put makeup on before washing your face, your face is going to feel dirty and you are going to feel worse. Plain and simple. This step just never gets skipped, even on my worse days.


Step 2:

Laura Mercier hydrating primer + tinted moisturizer

I can't skip primer. I know a lot of people skip this step, especially while sick, but primer is useful for a lot of reasons (**) and if I'm going to be applying any makeup, I won't be skipping this step.

(** I am planning a big primer post on all the amazing primerific facts, which will be coming your way soon)


I absolutely love this tinted moisturizer, because it's somewhat low maintenance. All you have to do to apply is slap it on using your own hands. No brushes, no buffing, just hands.

It's definitely not full coverage, which of course doesn't help cover everything when you are sick. But, honestly, I've found that doing more to cover up (full foundation, concealer, correctors) actually looks worse for me when I'm sick. So while I'm not 100% back to looking healthy, the tinted moisturizer still makes me look a lot better.

Step 3:

Blush

This step varies, but I tend to throw some blush on to help liven up my face. I'll usually use some kind of natural looking pink or peachy blush, like NARS Orgasm.



That's really all there is to my sick-day beauty routine. I try to keep it as simple as possible. Now I'm off to write some papers and, hopefully, finally get better!

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