Friday, August 11, 2017

Dupe it or Ditch it! UD Naked Concealer

UD Naked Concealer v.s. NYX HD Concealer 


 UD:           NYX: 
Price:                                                          $29.00      $4.99                                        
Amount:                                                     0.16 oz         0.11 oz                                               
Coverage:                                                   Medium      Medium                                                        
Shades:                                                       14               26                                                 
Verdict:   DUPE!!! The formula is spot on for these concealers. They both have great staying power and medium coverage. Save your money and buy the NYX! 

Swatches:



Cover test with a permanent marker. 

Monday, August 7, 2017

Formal Look. •


Formal Tutorial 
First prime your eyes and face!
We used Smashbox photo-finish face primer and wet n wild eye primer.


Second, take a flesh colored shadow and place it over the primer. This helps the shadows blend more smoothly and avoid clingy patches.  (Shade from Too Faced Bon Bon palette)







Third, take a dark blue shade ( UD spectrum palette) and apply it to the outer corner. Don't worry you can be a little messy with this.


Take a concealer and clean up the inner proton of the lid and right above the brow.


Blend it in with a flat brush.


Take a white cream shadow ( Maybelline Tattoo)  and apply it to the inner portion of the eye.




Blend the white out.


Take a loose cosmetic grade glitter with a bit of glitter glue and apply it directly on top of the white cream shadow.

The glitter I used was from Amazon and the glitter glue was from elf.










We are then going to dip back into that blue shade from before and darken up the crease and smooth the transition from white to blue.






Taking a clean fluffy brush and dip back into the skin toned shade and blend the top edges to soften the transition from the blue shade to the brow.






Clean up the sides with concealer. ( I used UD Naked... Stay tuned for a dupe it or ditch it )



Apply concealer in the areas of the face you want to stand out.


Blend out with a damp makeup sponge.

The real techniques is a great sponge for a budget friendly price!

Appy eyeliner.




Apply cream contour and blend it out.   ( NYX contour stick).


Apply powder under the eyes to bake ( Airspun .... I don't recommend this product if you have dry skin).

Apply powder contour over the cream.

And brush off the bake powder.






Apply a blush of your choice..... We used the Tarte blush in sensual.









Apply highlight shade of your choice..... We used ABH ultimate glow kit.


Then we applied individual lashes.

As lip shades we used the Wet N' Wild Cutie Patootie and Nudist Peach.  


Pictures with flash. ...













Pictures without flash.






Urban Decay Heat ☼ Glam, Good, Gross?

Urban Decay Heat ☼




The Price: $54.00

Amount:   12 x 1.3 g POIDS NET/NET WT. 12 x 0.05 oz

Pros:    The shadows are the creamiest formula yet! The mattes are so pigmented and blendable. The metallic/ shimmers are metallic without needing to wet the brush. I don't even need a primer with this palette. They don't crease or transfer. 

Cons:    There is a bit of fallout with the shadows. 

Verdict: This is by far the best palette Urban Decay has put out in a long time. The colors blend effortlessly, they are pigmented, soft, and just all around gorgeous! The only con is there is a tiny bit of fallout with shimmery shades, but that is to be expected. I sure do hope they stick with this formula with future palettes to come!


Tips:  Apply shadows before foundation.... or apply extra baking powder under the eyes to catch fallout. To intensify the metallics you can spritz the brush with a setting spray (this minimizes fallout as well).


Swatch/Shade:  Swatches have no primer first swatch is a finger and second is a brush. 



Friday, March 31, 2017

Face Mask Friday.🐷 Bioaqua Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask. 🐷

🐷Bioaqua Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask 🐷



Claims: To remove blackheads. 

Instructions: Apply to face. Let foam. ( Peaks around 5 minutes),  Massage bubbles into skin. Sleep with on. Rinse in morning. ( I prefer to rinse off before sleeping).  

Use 2-3 times a week.

Product Amount: $10.99 on amazon. 

Does it work? :  I love this mask! It leaves my skin feeling soft and moisturized as well as removing all dirt. The product came with a small spatula to apply, but I prefer using clean fingers. It removes makeup very well also! It's definitely been incorporated into my weekly skin routine.  

Rating; 9/10 

Product Pictures: 
Stay tuned for Milky Piggy Hell Pore. 

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation. Glam, Good, Gross?

Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation


The Price:  $40.00

Amount:   1 fl oz

Pros:   This foundation is GAME CHANGING! I am an oily skin girl, by te end of the day most foundations have broken down or are completely gone, but this looks just as good as when I put it on! It is the only foundation I have ever found that is a dead match for my super pale skin and that alone makes it win the game! It's a matte foundation but looks very natural on the skin. Another amazing thing is it's completely full coverage and... wait for it.... IT DOESN'T LOOK CAKEY AT ALL! 

Cons:   The only downfall is that the foundation oxidizes a shade darker.

Verdict: Holy GLAM! Did the verdict surprise you? Probably not! This is the best foundation to have ever hit the market in my opinion. What more can you ask for? If you haven't tried it I highly recommend going and getting a sample. I don't even have to set my foundation with powder anymore for it to stay all day. 

Tips:  Buy a shade lighter than you match because it does dry darker. Blend in small sections because it's very quick drying. The last tip using a setting spray while blending ( I am using Wet n' Wilds) gives you a very skin like finish with full coverage. 

Swatch/Shade: 




Updated foundation routine to come!

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Blog Update:

Are there any products you guys would like me to review or use? I am trying to get a count of how many people are actually reading my blogs and where they are from! If you can leave a comment ( you can comment anything) or like my posts it would help a lot! Thank you so much!