FOTD - Blue Eyed

Hello again!

I've been really into creating wilder looks lately. Here's a look I wore to school yesterday.

Face

Maybelline Dream Fresh beauty balm in Medium/Deep

NARS blush in Orgasm 

Eyes

Urban Decay primer potion in Eden

Wet n Wild palettes:

Blue Had me at Hello

& Sparkle 'Til the Morning

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

Lips

Sonia Kashuk lipstick in Sheer Bronzey Nude

I based this look off MakeupbyLeina's look below:

I wish I could make my brows look as great as her! I left my brow stuff at home, so my brows were a bit funky! I guess that's what happens when you do your makeup at school. Oh well!

Would you ever rock a blue-eyed look?

-Claudia

FOTD - Rainforest Eyes

This look was inspired by my current t-shirt (which my husband is super excited about). It's a grey muscle shirt covered in leopards. I think it's hilariously awesome. Have you noticed I'm a bit of a cat lady?

When I think of leopards, I think of lush green plants, their paws softly hitting patches of dirt as they run. I wanted to create a look similar to my favorite Mossy Green look, but with a redish twist. I wish these pictures had come out better, so you could see how much more intense this one is. I guess that's what I get for taking pictures at night!

Hope you enjoy this look as much as I do!

FACE

Embryolisse Lait-Concentre

L'Oreal Lumi foundation in W6

MAC Coppertone, Sweet as Cocoa

EYES

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Mossy Green 

Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette, all shades from right side

MAC Swiss Chocolate + Red Brick

Inglot 340, 329

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

LIPS

Palladio Vermouth

MAC CB96

-Claudia

FOTD - Valentine Sparkle

Valentine's Day is coming up. For a daytime look, this is a bit dramatic. It's better suited for a restaurant or night out. I'm still not sure what my hubby and I are doing. We skip the day-of celebrations and plan for a later night, so that wherever we are, we have a more private night out. 

I actually wore this look out to the mall with my husband. Here's a neat picture of us by the Rainforest Cafe. 

FACE

Embryolisse Lait-Cream Concentre

L'Oreal Lumi Foundation in W6

MAC Fix+

MAC Coppertone

MAC Stereo Rose

EYES

MAC Rubenesque paint pot

MAC Swiss Chocolate + Brick Red

MAC Vibrant Grape (Pro)

MAC Indian Ink

Inglot Pigment 35

Urban Decay eyeliners in Bourbon & Demolition

AVON Glimmerstick in G111 Sugar Plum

Wet n Wild eyeliner in 650D Purple

Wet n Wild Petal Pusher palette, right crease shade

LIPS

Maybelline Hooked on Pink

What are your Valentine's Day plans? Do you celebrate the day or are you an Anti-Valentiner?

-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

Recently Spotted - Wet n Wild 2013

I stopped by Walgreens looking for Maybelline's new color tattoos a few days ago. Instead, I found a giant Wet n Wild display featuring their new Fergie Centerstage collab collection.

Click below for more previews!

NOTD - Space Nails!

Hello all! I've been wearing nail polish pretty often lately and have been looking around for some neat tutorials to try out. I found this one on the space nails trend by Cutepolish that I decided to try out a few days ago. My nails still need a bit of cleaning up on the sides, but I wanted to show you guys because I'm pretty proud of how the design turned out.

I used quite a few nail polishes for this look (you can view Cutepolish's tutorial on this nail to get more details). 

{What I used}:

Cosmetic sponge

Tweezers

Essie protein base coat

Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris (black)

Wet n Wild 449c (white)

L'Oreal After Hours (dark blue, swatch above)

NYC Lexington Yellow

ZOYA Shelby (pastel, bubblegum pink)

Sinful Colors in Nail Junkie (blue-green with loads of glitter, swatch above)

Confetti Ice Ice Baby (glitter with white and blue flecks)

Essie Good to Go top coat

"Space Nails" doesn't sound as chic as "Galaxy Nails," but I like the sillyness Space Nails brings. There is no filter on the nail picture -- just thought I should toss that out there! I'll post a cleaner picture of my nails soon. Hope you liked them!

Have you tried the Space Nails trend? Share your pictures!

-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 - 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 - Date Night

Not technically my "first" Face of the Day, but I guess in reference to this blog..it is! I wish I had a better camera (and better liquid eyeliner skills), but I'm proud of my look regardless. :)

Face
Rimmel London Fix & Perfect Primer
Revlon Colorstay Foundation in 330 Natural Tan
Laura Mercier Golden Mosaic Shimmer Bloc
MAC Ambering Rose Blush
MAC Fix+ Spray

Eyes

MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Eyelid: MAC Malt
Crease: MAC Mulch + Swiss Chocolate
Middle: Woodwinked
Highlight: Ricepaper
Milani Infinite Eyeliner
Elf Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Lips

MAC Honeylove
Wet n Wild 577A

It's pretty clear in the photos, I wasn't wearing any concealer. Honestly, there are quite a few makeup skills I'm working at, but I want this blog to be an encouragement to work on them...not necessarily to show off.

So hope you don't mind the occasional/often flubs!