Brightened Eyes..

Hello Make Up Lovers,

So I was shopping in London Drugs last night because I remembered that they were getting a whole bunch of new NYX products and I thought I would check it out to see if a few of the items I had seen online would be there. Sure enough what I've been patiently waiting for is WHITE LIQUID EYELINER! yes! This is one of the products that every make up artist needs in her arsenal of makeup. Why you might ask? Because white eyeliner makes the illusion of making your eyes bigger and brighter! So to achieve this look I wanted to play a little more on the dramatic side of course. So obviously you don't need that much white eyeliner to achieve your goal of brightening your eye. All you need is to put the white in your inner water lash line on the bottom lid. Which is what I started with. It's that easy to brighten your eye but I put a lot more on just to intensify my look. So then I put a white line across my top lashline then black underneath and over top each line. Both liquid liners I used by NYX cosmetics. It dries fast so you have to be quick to achieve the look you want. Next I used my favorite mascara Clinique's extreme volume high impact mascara in extreme black. This gives your lashes that bold look. For my brows I used Clinique's superfine liner for brows in soft brown. This gives your brows a smooth and cleaner look. Last but not least I also tried NYX new simply vamp lip cream  in bewitching! Also the vamp line has so many amazing colors! so I totally love this new color. It keeps your lips moisturized and it lasts a long time. It's that easy! Hope you enjoy this look and I'm so sorry I missed last week! Love Ya!

Retro Glam Eyes...

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One of my all time favorite make up looks is retro glam pin up make up!!! So I thought I would give it a go today and tried a few more new products. So first I put on my perfectly real foundation by Clinique. Today I bought the chubby stick sculpting highlight in hefty highlight. I'm just starting to get into contouring so I'm still learning but for now I just highlight just above the cheekbone. I really like this product because it blends really well. Then I tried a new soft-pressed powder blusher in Fig. Which is also by Clinique, I really enjoy this shade and I think it would look great on anyone! So that just goes directly under your highlighting to give your cheeks a little bit of color. Then to finish contouring I use Clinique's true bronze pressed powder bronzer in sunkissed. Never was a big bronzer person before I started my new job but oh my gosh does it ever make a difference! I'm pretty fair so this literally gives me that sunkissed look with just a touch of color. So start your contouring near your ears and just go directly under your blush. I also put bronzer near my jawline to give a more chiseled look. For eyeshadow I started with the all about shadow quad . I used the lightest color from the mango smoothie duo as my base. I then used a shade from the starlight starbright duo as my medium shade and for the crease I used the shade black honey. The next I tried Yves Saint Laurent dessin du regard waterproof eye pencil to make your eyes pop. I actually got this with one of their perfumes and I absolutely love it. It goes on smooth and it doesn't smudge and it lasts all day. I also got with my perfume YSL mascara volume effet faux cils. Also another new favorite it really grabs each individual eyelash and gives you that full lashes look. Next I experimented with Clinique's superfine liner for brows in soft brown. I already have full brows to begin with but this makes my brows look more finished and really makes them look nice. So I'm glad I added that to my arsenal of make up. To complete your retro glam look you have to have red lips and I used my Clinique long last soft matte lipstick in matte crimson. I love this color and that it lasts a long time. Plus it helps that I have an amazing retro glam dress from Rowena in Edmonton that's a cat dress. How cool is that! So I thought that would just finish the look. Hope you enjoyed this weeks blog!

Tutti Fruity Eyes...

Hey Make Up Lovers,

So a few weeks I was looking on Pinterest for some inspiration and I came across Cristina Otero's Tutti Fruity Self Portrait photo shoot . It was taking make up artistry to a new level and it was all about fruit. Who thought a person can become inspired from fruit. Well I couldn't stop thinking about these neat photos so I had to re-create one of the photos but I switched it up a little bit. The one I chose was with oranges. This week actually didn't take that much effort. I first put on my Clinique perfectly real foundation. I then put NYX's primal in hot orange all over my eye. I then drew on two orange slices on the side of my cheek. I then used NYX liquid liner on my lash line but also used it to place dots all over my eye and cheek and nose. I then used melt cosmetics on my lips in the shade bang bang. absolutely love this shade. who doesn't love a bright orange lipstick for the summer time. I then used an orange as a prop over one of my eyes which is the same as Cristina Otero's photograph. As I have said in previous blogs , don't be afraid to try something different. Be daring , try something new , stretch the norm. Creativity comes in many forms you just have to find it in your own way. Dream big and be Creative no matter what other people say.

Golden Eyes...

Hello Make Up Lovers,

This week is about the gold eyes  and a bold lip. I've been patiently waiting for my order from Melt cosmetics to come in and it came just in time for blog day. So let's get started: I first put on my perfectly real foundation by Clinique. Then I used Clinique's sunset glow as my base color and black honey to smoke it out. I like these colors because they are softer and when you want to do a bold lip you should always do a softer look for the eyes so it balances out. I then tried out NYX extreme shine eyeliner in tropical green. This is also a new product and I love the way it glides on smoothly and you don't have to worry about sharpening it. plus its a great color! I find that it lasts all day so always a plus in eyeliner.My mascara is high impact extreme volume which is my favorite mascara. My cheeks are the usual chubbystick cheek balm in robust rhubarb . This has become a staple in my beauty routine. Love the easy application. Bronzer is in sunkissed for the perfect contour. Check out that bold lip from Melt Cosmetics in the color Blitzed! It's the company's newest shade and has become all the rage on Instagram! I can now see what all the fuss is about with Melt. The bold pigmentation in these lipsticks are breath taking and I even tried eating food with my lippie on and to my surprise, my lipcolor did not budge! I always hate it when you're wearing a fun shade of lipstick and then when you eat something it looks like something died in your food because that bright red or bright pink is now all over your food and off your lips. With melt you don't have to worry about this! Which is absolutely fantastic!!! So I give Melt a 5 star rating! I'm glad I bought a few extra shades from them. I bought Shady Lady which is a bright pink and Bang Bang which is bright orange. I'm all set for the summer! Oh also a cute thing Melt does is give you a cute little keychain with a lipstick charm on it and a sticker of their logo. It's always nice to get little extra's. That's all folks until next week!