ipsy - December 2013

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December's ipsy bag was a mix of good and bad. I've loved ipsy this year, but wish they had ended 2013 on a better note! 

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ipsy - September 2013

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September's ipsy bag featured items for the classic beauty. When I think of "classic beauty," I think winged liner, thick lashes, and luscious red lips. 

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ipsy - June 2013

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This month's theme is "On the Wild Side." I thought the theme was a bit odd, until I took a look at what came in the bag. Most, if not all, are items or techniques that I have shied away from. Though I expected something totally different from the theme, these items do fit the theme. Take a look at June's ipsy bag!

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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 - Golden Yellow Eye

I decided to go all out with a yellow eye look today. I had been wanting to try this look out for quite some time after I saw a model with a similar look on Sephora. I think the liner should've been way more dramatic, but I'm still learning how to apply it!

FACE

Maybelline Dream Fresh beauty balm in Medium/Deep

Laura Mercier Shimmer bloc in Golden Mosaic

MAC Pro-longwear concealer in NW35

Benefit Highbeam

MAC blush in Sunbasque and Desert Rose

EYES

Urban Decay primer potion in Original

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

MAC Soft Brown and Ricepaper

Inglot 60 (a very subtly shimmery, bright golden yellow)

MAC fluidline in Blacktrack

theBalm mascara in Cheater!

MAC Brun for eyebrows

LIPS

MAC Studio Sculpt concealer in NW30

MAC Honeylove

MAC Lustreglass in Love Nectar

****These lips are too light for the look, but I didn't realize that until afterward. I tan so easily. This color does not work on me right now, haha.

Hope you guys enjoyed the eye look as much as I did! Here it is from a different sun angle.


-Claudia

FOTD - Mossy Sunset

My husband and I went out to Zocalo in downtown Chicago for a friend's birthday. I decided I wanted to create a look that was more dramatic than usual. I saw this dark green tutorial by MissChievous earlier and decided to put my own spin on it. Hope you guys like!

Face

Korres Face primer

MAC Pro-longwear concealer in NW35

Revlon Photoready foundation in Tan

MAC Coppertone

MAC Fix+

Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray

Eyes

Urban Decay Primer potion in Original

Maybelline Color Tattoos in: Rich Mahoganny, Mossy Green, & Gold Shimmer

Wet n Wild I Heart Matte palette: Eyelid and Crease sides from right side

Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette: Definer shade from right side

MAC Soft Brown, Woodwinked, Greensmoke, Ricepaper

Maybelline gel liner in Brown

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

Bare Escentuals mascara, Buxom

 

Lips

NYX lip pencil in Natural

MAC Velvet Teddy

-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

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

FOTD - Date Night

Here's another date night FOTD! I decided to go all out for this one and try out a more dramatic look, which I learned at the MAC counter at Macy's haha.

Ah! Background check! Points for everyone who guesses what's on top of my dresser (Hint: lots of bottles yet to be sorted!)

This is me without my glasses on, hopefully giving you a better look at what the eye makeup looked like! My skin looks a bit shiny here, because I got a little too generous with the highlighter. Whoops!


Products I used for the look:

Face

MAC Prep + Prime
Sheer Cover Concealer in Medium
Laura Mercier Tinted Foundation in Sand
Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette
MAC Sweet Cocoa
Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc in Golden
Benefit Highbeam
MAC Fix +

Eyes

MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Expensive Pink
MAC Swiss Chocolate
Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Palette; Dark 'Crease' Color
Urban Decay Eyeliner in Zero
MAC Zoomlash Mascara
Elf Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Lips

NYX Natural Lipliner
MAC Dressmaker, Dressmaker

FOTD - Window Shopper

This was a quick Face of the Day. My husband and I went to check out computers since my laptop seems to be spiraling down now. It's had a heating problem for a while and now the fan stopped working, which I guess you could say made the problem worse.

Anywho, here's my FOTD for last night:

Face

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Sand
Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer
Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil in Illuminating
MAC Sweet as Cocoa

Eyes

Nothing

Lips

NYX Lip Pencil in Natural
MAC Caqui Lipglass

Not sure why I look so glowwy. I need a better camera haha, but it looks nice!