Simple Christmas Look

Products Used: 

Face: Mac Studio Fix Fluid , Tarte Shape Tape, ABH Cream Contour Kit, Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder, MUFE Face Color S214, ABH Ultimate Glow Kit, Wet N' Wild Contour Kit in Dulche De Leche

Eye Brows:  It Cosmetics Brow Power Super Skinny, ABH Clear Brow Gel

Lips: Tarte Tartest Lip Paint in Birthday Suit, Sephora Collection Ultra Shine Lip Gel 04: Perfect Nude

Eye Base:  Laura Mercier Eye shadow Primer

To start the look off I primed the eyes.

I then took a fluffy brush and applied Divinity from the Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bon shadow to the entire lid.



The I took the shade almond Truffle and applied it to the crease.

Then taking the shade Bordeaux on a fluffy blending brush I applied it over our transition color. 






Taking the same brush and the ABH Prismatic Palette and the shade Parallel I applied it to the outer corner of the eye blending towards the crease.

Then taking a flat shader brush and MAC Fix + I took the shade Throne from the ABH Prismatic Palette.  I applied that in the outer portion of the lid.








Then Dipping into the shade He Devil from the Naked Heat Palette. I blended out the green shade.








After blending out the shades....

The green is hard to blend!








Then taking another flat shader brush I dipped into the shade Sphinx and placed in on the middle portion of the lid.







Taking another shader I applied the shade Pyramid from the same palette to the inner portion of the lid and corner. 






After ages of blending.....

I applied the Kat Von D Tattoo Linger in Trooper to the lid. I used the Tarte Shape Tape concealer to sharpen the wing.

I applied the It Cosmetics Super Hero Mascara. 

The face makeup up was finished.

I highlighted the brow bone with the highlighter mentioned in the description

Beauty Blender VS Miracle Complexion Sponge (Face Makeup for Candy Cane Post) ;)

Real Techniques Left Side of the Face and Beauty Blender Right Side of the Face

First I applied the Becca First Light Priming Filter all over the face. 

Then I used the RT sponge to do the left side of the face and the BB to do the right side of the face. 

The concealer I used for my eye primer and to carve out my brows. It is not pictured though. If you are interested in the eye-makeup. Check out the Candy Cane Makeup Tutorial!

The Ready Set Gorgeous Foundation was applied all over the face. Left side RT. Right side BB. 

Then taking a small stippling brush I applied the lightest shade of contour to my the hollows of my checks and forehead. 

Then taking a clean brush I applied the shade on the bottom right to the places I would highlight.  

Then I blended each side with their corresponding sponge. 

After applying a the Laura Mercier Translucent setting powder with a fluffy brush. 

I then applied the Wet n Wild Contour Palette in the shade Dulche De Leche in 3 shape on my face. 

After blending it out with a flat face brush I went into the Tarte Holiday Blush Palette ( I recommend buying this !) and applied the shade fortunate to the apples of my checks and blended it into my bronzer

Then taking a small highlighting I applied the Essence Pure Nude highlighter in shad 02 to my cheeks, nose, upper lip, and temples.

You can stop with the highlight at the Pure Nude highlight if you want.

I didn't think it was pigmented enough though, so I applied the Cover FX highlighting drops with the micro BB and micro RT sponge to the same area.

The shade is Moon Stone.

 The eye-makeup was finished. 

I applied NARS Red Square Velvet Matte Lip Pencil as a liner, then the NYX Liquid Suede in Kitten Heels, and finally I topped it with a the Estee edit flash effect lip gloss.









Verdict : I personally prefer the BB over the RT sponge, because the BB provides a smoother coverage. The RT sponge however is a very close dupe. If you can't or just don't want to drop the $20 dollars for the BB the RT sponge is a great duplicate at a great cost. Save your money on the BB micro blender though, the RT micro actually preforms better in my opinion. 

Can you spot a difference? 

Candy Cane Christmas Look

The Look: 

Step One: Apply your brows (feel free to do this how you please). For my brows I use the It cosmetics Brow Power Super Skinny. I first fill in the sparce areas. Then taking the Tarte Shape Tape I carve out my brows. 

Blend out the concealer and use a brow brush to comb through the hairs for a more natural look. I then went into the new ABH Prismatic palette. I used the shade Unity and applied it to the entire eyelid with a fluffy brush. 

Then using the Huda Beauty Dessert Dusk Palette using the shade Musk I applied it to my crease with a fluffy brush. Then using the same brush I went into the shade Eden and placed that on top.  

The first picture in this collage is after applying the shade Eden to the crease. Then taking a clean brush, that is the same as the one pictured. Taking the fluffy brush, tapping of the excess apply OUD to the outer corner of the eye as pictured. 

Be sure to blend in a circular motion. Then taking a flat shader brush I picked up the color cashmere and applied it to the lid. 

The next products used are the Wet n' Wild Megaliner in White and a the Urban Decay Full Spectrum Palette the shade Bump. 

You can use whatever white eye shadow or eyeliner that you have though to achieve a similar effect. 

Apply the white as winged liner and then top it with the white shadow to prevent it from smudging. 

Then I took the NYX liquid lipstick and fine brush and applied stripes.  

Then going into the Stila Glitter & Glow Liquid eye shadow in the shade Diamond Dust and the fine tipped paint brush. Then I applied the glitter over top. 

After the eyeliner was applied, I cleaned up the edges with the Tarte Shape Tape shown previously. 

Below is the foundation I used. 

The Mascara used is the IT Cosmetics Superhero. 

I applied the rest of my face makeup. (See the Beauty Blender v.s. Real Techniques Miracle Sponge Post for details on the face). 

Finished LOOK!

Stay Beautiful! 

Swatching Sunday

Wet n' Wild Catsuits

Dupe it or Ditch It!

Benefit Hoola vs Wet N' Wild 

Hoola    VS   Dulce De Leche

Price:                                             $29.99                     $4.99

Amount:                                         0.28 oz                     0.22 oz

Verdict:  Dupe! They are practically identical!  If you can get your hands on the Wet n' Wild give it a try! 

Swatched: Hoola on top.  Wet n' Wild on bottom. 

Dupe it or Ditch it!

BenefitGalifornia vs Hard Candy Fox in a Box Skinny Dipping 

                                              Galifornia                          Skinny Dipping
Price:                                      $29.00                                     $9.99
Amount:                                 0.17 oz                                     0.2 oz
Verdict: Dupe!  Highly recommend skipping out on Galifornia and getting Skinny Dipping. One it doesn't have a smell. The hard candy is also more pigmented! As an added bonus you get more product for less than a third of the price. You can get hard candy at Walmart and online.
Swatch:   Galifornia Top   Skinny Dipping Bottom

Too Faced Bon Bon Palette Tutorial

First apply an eyeshadow base and a flesh toned eyeshadow.

Apply the shade pecan praline to the crease.  Then go in with a fluffy brush and apply Totally Fetch.

  

Apply a dark brown shade to the crease with a pencil brush. Optional: Take a darker pink shade to run with a pencil brush just in the crease. 

 

Take a concealer and carve out the eyelid. Then take the shade sprinkles on top of the concealer.   

Take a pink glitter ( UD Moondust Specter) and apply it on top of the pink.. Then take a dark pink/purple and apply it directly in the crease to redefine.  ( I use tape for a sharp line.

Apply liner and remove the tape. apply Primer and clean up the eye with concealer. 

Do your brows and clean up. Apply foundation and blend out. 

Clean up under the brows with a skin toned powder.

Contour and conceal.....

Bake and powder contour.

Take the pink on a tiny pencil brush and run under the lower lash line. Apply blush on the cheeks after removing the baking powder. 

Apply glitter to the inner corner of the eye and mascara. 

Apply a white eyeliner to the waterline of the eye. 

Apply Highlighter....( Wet n' Wild I don't know the exact shade but it's something canopy). and a lip color ( I used Melted Peony). 

Glam, Good, Gross? ABH Ultimate Glow Kit

The Price: $45.00

Amount:   Each Pan is 0.16 oz each

Pros:    They are creamy and soft. Very blinding.  

Cons:    The shades have a layer of glitter over them. If you are fair they can come off  a bit dark 

Verdict: Good. These highlighters are gorgeous, but for the first few uses its glitter central! once you get past the initial layer they are so intense and beautiful. Beware if you have a fair skin tone, because they may be a little too dark to use as a highlighter. 
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Tips:  You can use a setting spray to dampen your brush to get a more intense look. Also, you can use the darker shades as an eyeshadow to get use from shades that are too dark for your skin!


Swatch/Shade:  Swatches have no primer.

Swatching Sunday !

                                                           Stila Magnificant Metals

 Without Flash

With Flash.

Blended out.

Shade Kitten Karma


Quick Review:  $24.00   0.153 oz
If you like glitter, but don't like the mess.. buy these! They are so stunning on the eyes. I plan to buy them all slowly!  
Rating 8/10    ( would be 10/10 but they are pricey).
Stay tuned for a look coming soon!