Kim K Inspired Smokey Gray!

Hi everybody!  I wanted to share this look with you....totally coincidental, but it reminds me of Kim Kardashian....I know some people are sick of Kardashian inspired makeup, but there are still a few of us out there who indulge our guilty pleasures! :)  For those of you, here you go!
Products Used:
Laura Gellar Spackle eye primer
NYX Smokey Kit palette
Coastal Scents 88 warm palette
NYX Slide on black liner
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara
Kiss lashes 03
Tarte Park Ave Princess bronzer
Milani Berry Amore blush
Mally liquid lipstick in Mally's Look

NYX Black Label Lipstick Swatches

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day.  Mine consisted of working (booo), and then coming home to watch a Law and Order SVU marathon and snuggling with my dog (yay!!!) lol.  The reason for this blog post however, is to share an awesome line of lipsticks with you!  They are the Black Label lipsticks from one of my favorite brands of all time....NYX of course.  I've been a loyal customer to NYX for years, and have tried many of their famous Round lipsticks.  But I had never picked up any of the Black Labels, and if you haven't either, you are missing out!  I really love them, and I will have  a full video review on my YouTube channel in the next couple of days if you are interested in seeing my complete thoughts on the product.  But for now, here are some swatches for you.  Enjoy!

From top to bottom: Bling, Nude, Heather, Dusty Rose, Berry, Berry again sheered out (how I like to wear it), and finally Sweet Prawn

From left to right: Sweet Prawn, Berry, Dusty Rose, Heather, Bling, Nude

Left to right: Nude, Bling, Heather, Dusty Rose, Berry, Sweet Prawn

Revlon Lip Butter swatches

Hi guys! Seriously, long time no blog! :(  But I'm totally going to get back into this whole blogging thing.  I thought what better way to restart than to post a swatch fest!  I wanted to show you some up close pics of the swatches of the Revlon Lip Butters that I've collected so far.  I absolutely love them, and I filmed a complete review of these for my YouTube channel.  That will be posted in the next few days if you want to see my detailed opinion of these.  So below I have some pics of each of the six colors I have.  They are in this order from top to bottom: Candy Apple, Lollipop, Berry Smoothie, Sweet Tart, Peach Parfait, and Strawberry Shortcake.

And here are the same colors on my arm, in the same order except from left to right.

Without flash:

With flash:

FOTD 10/29/11

Hey guys!  I thought I would share a face of the day with you.  I was in the mood to get slightly glammed up, but nothing over the top.  Most week days I'm up really early and don't really have much time to wear anything but tinted moisturizer or BB cream, concealer, mascara, and bronzer.  So on this Saturday I was really missing time with my brushes and all my different fun eyeshadows and colors!  Here are some pics and a list of everything I used:

Face:
Mix of Neutrogena Healthy Skin foundation in Nude and Loreal True Match in N3
Maybelline Dream Mousse concealer under the eyes
Maybelline Superstay concealer in Light on redness and blemishes
Maybelline Fit Me pressed powder
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
ELF Studio blush in Pink Passion (LOVE)

Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Tarte Amazonian Clay Cream Eyeshadow in Shimmering Taupe
Mac Sketch eyeshadow
NYX Glitter Cream Palette in Sweet Chocolate Browns (Pink glitter on the end)
Maybelline Chai Latte quad (light brown)
Highlight color from WnW Vanity palette (matte cream color)
WnW creme eyeliner in Black
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara
Revlon Beyond Natural Defining lashes

Lips:
Jordana Baby Berry lipliner
Rimmel Airy Fairy lipstick

Sunday Evening Freelancing!

Today was awesome!  I had the opportunity to attend a photoshoot and work with an awesome photographer and a really sweet model named Lara, who let me do her makeup.  In this post I will provide a list of products I used on her for both of the looks we did, and also a few pictures of the finished product!  First of all, let me just say that it was a really fun day....I love doing makeup, and it was so cool to see how that translated into professional pictures!

So for the first look, we went for a soft golden brown smokey eye with neutral light pink lips.  Even though Lara has some of the longest eyelashes ever, I thought it would add a lot to the look if we went for some thick and wispy falsies.  Overall I thought she looked beautiful!  I really can't take much credit for that though, since she her skin is naturally flawless! :)

Products Used for look #1:
Face:
mix of Loreal True Match foundations in Classic Tan and Natural Buff
Maybelline Superstay concealer in Light (she really didn't even need it!)
ELF Studio Mattifying powder
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
ELF Studio blush in Pink Passion

Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Naked palette shadows: Half Baked, Darkhorse, Virgin, Naked, Buck
Loreal HIP Black gel eyeliner, winged out on upper lashline
UD 24/7 black liner pencil in Zero on lower waterline
Maybelline Full N Soft mascara
Salon Perfect lashes Demi Wispies
Maybelline Define a Brow in Dark Blonde

Lips:
NYX lipliner in Sand Pink
Rimmel lipstick in Airy Fairy

For the 2nd look, Lara wanted more drama and some bright red lips!  Basically I just added onto what she already had on her face, and removed the pink lipstick.  I added some Creep from the Naked palette (which is just a black eyeshadow) to the outer corners of her eyes.  I also changed her blush from a bright pink to more of a peachy tone.  For that I used NARS blush in Torrid.  And she wanted bright red lips, so I lined her lips with NYX lipliner in Plush Red and she used her own red lipstick.

I think both looks turned out really well, and I'm convinced that she is one of the lucky ones who can totally pull off any makeup look!  Thanks so much, Lara and Guy, I had so much fun and I really hope you like the looks as well! :)

Simple Glam Makeup

Well......this is a tad ridiculous.  My last blog post was in July!  I've neglected my poor blog. :(  Sorry, blog, but I'm back now! :)  Today I did a super pretty look, complete with a full coverage foundation routine!  Almost everything is drugstore, with the exception of one MAC product.  It's super duper easy too, and so pretty!  It's more than just a natural look, but it's not dramatic or over the top either.....just some definition on the eyes and a pretty stained-looking sheer red lip!  Enjoy!

Products Used:
Face:
Rimmel foundations: Clean Finish (Natural Ivory) and Lasting Finish (Soft Beige)
Maybelline Superstay concealer in Light
MAC Studio Fix powder NW 25
Mark Bronzer in Pro Glow
ELF Studio blush in Pink Passion
Jane Natural Blush highlight

Face:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
WnW trio in Walking on Eggshells
NAKED palette shadows in Buck and Smog
WnW creme eyeliner in Black
Revlon Natural Defining lashes

Lips:
NYX Mahogany lipliner
ELF Studio Conditioning Lip Balm in Romantic Rouge

Easy Navy Smokey Eyes!!!

Hi lovelies!  Today I filmed a new video for my youtube channel, and it shows you how to achieve a really simple and inexpensive navy blue smokey eye.  Navy is a great alternative to the typical black, brown, or gray smokey eye....although they are equally fierce! :)  To view the video, just visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5YABdnf_Hk  Hope you enjoy, and for other makeup looks and live tutorials, visit my youtube channel!  It's www.youtube.com/casmakeup!

Products Used:
Face:
Revlon Photoready foundation in Nude
Maybelline Superstay concealer in Light
EFL HD powder
NYC Blushable Creme Stick in South St Seashell
Rimmel Natural bronzer in Sundance

Eyes:
UDPP
NYX Jumbo pencil in Slate
NYX shadows in Atlantic, True Taupe, Aloha
Sally Girl shadow in Midnight
Loreal Extra Intense Liquid Eyeliner pencil in Black
Maybelline The Falsies mascara
Ardell demi lashes
WnW brow pencil in Taupe

Lips:
Mac lipstick Viva Glam V
NYX Megashine lipgloss in Smokey Look