FOTD - Lucky Green

A couple of weeks ago I was in a funk. I'd just gotten over this extreme fit of allergies and I was feeling restless. I woke up at nine and decided to head out, bright and early, to the mall.

To be honest, I'm not sure I'd ever been to the mall this early. The store clerks were putting the final touches on their window displays and slowly their gates began to slide open.

I hit up a few stores, but couldn't shake that feeling of unsatisfaction. I wanted something, but couldn't quite put my finger on it.

I looked at various shirts and jewelry, hit up the usual places, but left empty handed.

Finally. I arrived at Macy's and headed to MAC.

At this point, my eyeshadow palette had yet to be filled. I swatched as I always do, looking for the one shade that will pop out and say "take me home!!" Still, I wasn't sold.

I left a few swatches on my hand and walked out.

It wasn't until I had walked into the morning sun and took another glance that I noticed the stunner:

Lucky Green.

I could suddenly see the different ways to pair the glinting, golden green and I turned right around for it.

After that long introduction, here is the look I envisioned with Lucky Green.

Face

Sonia Kashuk tinted moisturizer in Tan

MAC Stereo Rose, Sweet as Cocoa

Benefit Girl Meets Pearl

MAC Rice Paper, highlight

Eyes

MAC paint pot in Indianwood

MAC Woodwinked, Lucky Green, Swiss Chocolate, Embark, Bronze, Ricepaper

Urban Decay eyeliner in Underground, Zero

Rimmel London Scandaleyes pencil in 003 Bad Girl Bronze

Lips

Nothing

Have you ever had a similar experience finding a new shade?

-Claudia

FOTN - Ruby Red

Later that night, I decided to toss on some red lipstick. Not sure why my hair looks black here, but I like it. Don't you just love MAC's Ruby Woo?

Face & Eye list available {here}

Lips

MAC Ruby Woo

What's your favorite red lipstick?

-Claudia

FOTD - Natural Nancy

I've been trying to achieve that glowing, but not frosty, natural, but not made-up look for a while now. I think today I finally nailed it. There are so many tutorials for this kind of "natural" look, but they would tend to look artificial on me. What I realized last year and I need to keep in mind is that not all colors look the same on everyone! It took me a long time to figure out this combination, but finally! Here is my natural, glowing look.

Face

Sonia Kashuk tinted moisturizer in Tan

Laura Mercier Golden Mosaic bronzer

MAC Rice Paper highlight

Benefit Girl Meets Pearl

MAC Stereo Rose, Coppertone

Eyes

MAC Indianwood paint pot

Inglot 368 (matte neutral peach)

MAC Soft Brown, Swiss Chocolate, Mulch, Bronze, Embark, Rice Paper

Urban Decay eyeliner in Demolition
Mary Kay lash primer

Mary Kay Lash Love Lengthening mascara

Lips

Sonia Kashuk lipstick in Sheer Bronzey Nude

What are your go-to products for a natural look?

-Claudia

FOTD - Movie Night!

My guy and I went out to watch "This Is the End" a few weeks ago. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. If you've been iffy about watching it, go check it out! It's hilarious!

Anywho, here's the look I wore out for the special occasion.

Face

Sonia Kashuk tinted moisturizer in Tan

MAC Desert Rose

MAC Sunbasque

  Eyes

MAC Rubenesque

MAC Amberlights, Swiss Chocolate + Soft Brown, Vibrant Grape, Ricepaper

Urban Decay eyeliner in Demolition

Tarte mascara in Lights, camera, lashes!

Lips

Rimmel London lipstick by Kate in 104

Here is my look under different, better lighting. 

I wish I'd gotten better pictures of this look! The colors are off on those other pictures no matter how I tweak them. The lighting in my house is frustrating sometimes. New goal for the end of this year: get better lighting!

Have you gone to see "This Is the End" yet?

-Claudia

FOTD - Tropical Gradient

Here is yet another look for Makeuppoverboys' contest on Instagram. I had a really fun time trying to come up with this blend of colors. One thing I wish I could change is the yellow; I wish I could get less of a golden tone and more of a bright, "true" yellow. Something to work on for next time!

Face

Revlon Photoready foundation

Powder

Laura Mercier Golden Mosaic bronzer

MAC Sweet as Cocoa, Desert Rose

Eyes

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Fierce and Tangy

Lid: MAC Ricepaper, Inglot 60 (yellow), MAC Red Brick, Inglot 382 (hot pink), MAC Vibrant Grape

Crease: MAC Vibrant Grape, Fig 1, Swiss Chocolate

Brows: Swiss Chocolate, Embark

MICA Beauty Cosmetics gel liner in black

Buxom Lash mascara

MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara

Lips

Rimmel London by Kate 104

The contest entry:

Makeuppoverboys has some GREAT looks. I'm not sure this'll be the last one I'll attempt to recreate.

The contest ends next week! Wish me luck!
-Claudia

FOTD - Night Owl Dreamer

Hey all!

Today I decided to enter a contest on Instagram from user Makeuppoverboys. I'm pretty proud of this look, though I really need to start getting these looks done during they day. I have terrible lighting! Well, how do you get a night owl to change her ways?

Anywho, here's my take on one of Makeuppoverboy's looks.

Face

Sonia Kashuk tinted moisturizer in Tan

Laura Mercier Golden Mosaic bronzer

MAC Sweet as Cocoa, Desert Rose, Sunbasque

Eyes
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Blue Paradise (LE)

Lid: Wet n Wild palettes "Blue Had Me at Hello" (both Eyelid shades) & "Petal Pusher" (Left Definer shade) mixed together

Crease: MAC Soft Brown, Swiss Chocolate, Fig 1, Sketch, Vibrant Grape, Inglot 382 (hot pink)

Highlight, Inner Corner: MAC Seedy Pearl + Ricepaper + Beautiful Iris

Lower lid: MAC Vibrant Grape, Inglot 382 - lightly

MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara

Cailyn gel eyeliner in purple

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

Be a Bombshell liquid liner in Onyx

Lips

MAC Honeylove

Revlon lipgloss in Papaya



My contest entry:

Have you ever entered any makeup contests on Instagram? 
-Claudia

FOTD - Blue Me Away

Pardon the uber messy hair this week. I was itching to try a new look tonight, but it's just me trying to look good for my cats. Anywho, here's a look using the new Maybelline color tattoo in "Blue Paradise" I picked up. Enjoy.

Face

Sonia Kashuk tinted moisturizer in Tan

MAC "Desert Rose" + "Coppertone"

(not sure why this one came out yellowish, but you get to see the depth of the colors better here!)

Eyes

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC42 as base

Wet n Wild palette "Blue Had Me At Hello"

-Both Crease colors

MAC Soft Brown, Seedy Pearl + Parfait Amour (inner corner)

Maybelline Color Tattoo in "Blue Paradise" (LE)

NYX liquid crystal liner in "Crystal Jade"

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

Eyeko liquid liner

Brows: MAC "Swiss Chocolate" + "Soft Brown"

theBalm "What's Your Type" mascara

Lips

MAC Velvet Teddy

Too Faced lip gloss in "Pillow Talk"

Oh, boy do those unruly brows need to be TAMED! What do you think about Blue-eyed looks? Like it or lump it?

-Claudia

FOTD - Lavender Love

When I think of Spring, I think of soft, ethereal, pastel colors, and lavender. Now that Spring is over, I seem to be obsessed with Lavender looks. Go figure! Here's a look I came up with a few weeks ago using one of the new LE Maybelline color tattoos, "Lavish Lavender."

Face

Maybelline Dream Fresh beauty balm in Medium/Deep

MAC Sunbasque

Eyes

Maybelline Color Tattoo in "Lavish Lavender" (LE)

MAC "Parfait Amour," "Seedy Pearl," "Soft Brown" + "Swiss Chocolate," "Ricepaper"

Urban Decay eyeliner in "Zero"

Avon Glimmerstick in "Sugar Plum"

Lips

Nothing

Have you tried a lavender look for Summer? Are some Seasonal rules so sacred they should never be broken?!

-Claudia

FOTD - Jurassic Park Date

Hey guys! Last week I went out with Sam to watch Jurassic Park in 3D!! We're both pretty big Jurassic Park fans--we've seen the movies more than a few times. I've even written a college essay on the kids of Jurassic Park.

I wanted to try out a wild look, something "Jurassic-y." What's a Jurassic look, you ask? Well, I'm guessing it's something like what I did below.

Face

Sonia Kashuk Radiant tinted moisturizer in Tan

MAC Desert Rose

MAC Sunbasque

Eyes

Urban Decay primer potion in Original

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

Sephora palette (light yellow)

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary palette (Deep End)
Inglot 338 (dark turquoise) + 340 (deep hunter green)

MAC eyeshadows in Swiss Chocolate + Red Brick, Ricepaper

MICA Beauty Cosmetics gel liner in Black

Lips

Revlon lip butter in Fig

The wind was whipping wildly through the trees of this...gas station. But it was a WILD gas station!

I wish I'd been able to take better pictures of this look! These pictures just do not do this look justice. This is definitely one I see myself recreating down the line. 

Did you get to watch Jurassic Park in 3-D?

-Claudia

FOTD - Pearlized Purple

Hello fellow makeup lovers! I thought I'd share an eye look I was playing around with today. I've been wanting to create a look using an Inglot pigment (35) I bought not too long ago. Hope you guys like!

Face

L'Oreal Lumi foundation in W6

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Light/Medium

MAC blush in Blushbaby

Laura Mercier bronzer in Golden Mosaic

Eyes

Brows: Swiss Chocolate, Embark
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink

Lid: Inglot pigment in 35

Crease: Soft Brown, Swiss Chocolate, Vibrant Grape, Sketch, Inglot 382 (hot pink)

Bottom lid: Maybelline Color Tattoos in Gold Shimmer & Fuschia Fever

Inner corner: MAC Seedy Pearl

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

Lips

Nothing

I really loved this look, but couldn't figure out what lip to go with it. I tried a few pinks, but none of them looked right. I like the way I looks without lipstick.

What do you guys think? Would you wear a look with no lipstick?

-Claudia

FOTD - Gold Deposit

I had fun creating this look today! I wish I had a camera to take a better picture of this. A girl can dream...

Face

L'Oreal Lumi foundation in W6

Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Light/Medium

MAC blush in Coppertone & Sunbasque

Laura Mercier bronzer in Golden Mosaic

Eyes

MAC paint pot in Painterly

Lid: Inglot 430 (gold)

Crease: MAC Soft Brown, Swiss Chocolate, Brick Red, Sketch

Bottom lid: MAC Humid, Inglot 59 (lime green)

NYX jumbo eyeliner in Sparkle Green

Urban Decay eyeliner in Zero

Urban Decay Blackout

theBalm mascara in What's Your Type

Lips

Revlon lip butter in Fig Jam

-Claudia

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 - Kelly Rowland's Kiss Down Low

By now some of you may have seen the crazy amount of makeup tutorials popping up from this Kelly Rowland video:

There are SO many good looks in this vid, I may do a few (or all) of them. :) I didn't have the exact colors for this look, but I improvised a bit. Hope you like!~

Some stills from the look.

Under different lighting - this shows off the shading better. 

I couldn't decide on the lips. The lip on the right is closer to what was used in the video.

Face

L'Oreal Lumi foundation in W6

MAC blush in Desert Rose

Mine turned out pretty different, since I don't own a dark enough green or a blue eyeliner. 

Eyes

NYX jumbo pencil in Milk

NYX pencil in White Pearl

MAC Soft Brown

Inglot: 60 (golden yellow), 

59 (lime green), 

372 (turquoise), 

338 (dark turquoise)

Wet n Wild I heart Matte palette: 

left side eyelid color (pastel green), 

left side crease color (blue)

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary palette: 

Deep End, 

Vanilla

Brows: MAC Swiss Chocolate, Embark

Lips

Revlon Lip Butter in Sorbet

OR

Revlon Pink Pout

Above: I tried to more closely replicate the color and ended up with a lip that looked awful on me, but I thought I'd share for laughs anyways. (this is OCC Hoochie + Feathered)

Have you seen the video? Which is your favorite look?

-Claudia

FOTD - Makeupgeek March Challenge - Colorblocking

Hey guys! I finally decided to join in one of Makeupgeek's monthly challenges. The challenge this month was to create a look using these images as inspiration:

I was pretty nervous about submitting a look, because I've never done this before. I only just submitted mine in the nick of time. 

Here's my look:

 I used way too many products to list them all (though if you'd like to know, I'll post). I used an old Sephora palette, Inglot + MAC eyeshadows. I tried a combination of OCC lip tars (Hoochie + Pretty Boy + Feathered), but it didn't quite work out. I then slathered on some of MAC's Rebel, but toned it down to a stain. I think that looks much better.


Wish me luck!

-Claudia