TRAVELING!!!

Sorry I havent posted in so long...I am traveling.  I went to the beach for a week and now I am visiting relatives.  When I get home I will post more how-to's but until then... Have a great Summer, fellow bloggers!

Purple smokey eye using Wet n Wild Color Icon palettes EASY!!

Purple Smoky Eye

 

YOU WILL NEED:

1.  NYX Eyeshadow base in White or any white eyeshadow base...

 

2.  Wet n wild palettes in Lust and Petal Pusher

 

 

3.  L'Oreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense (or your favorite black liquid liner)

4.  One By One Mascara – Maybelline (or your favorite mascara)

5.  Purple Eyeliner...(I used Urban Decay's eyeliner in Ransom -expensive but the best)

Other Items used (not needed for eyeshadow look):

   Lips:  Loreal Fairest Nude

   Lipliner:  Jordana’s Rock n Rose

   Bronzer:  NYC Sunny

   Blush:  Revlon 060 – Wine with everything

 

1:  Prep eye with eye primer:  NYX eyeshadow base in white and rub a little of it under lashline

 

2:  Apply A1 in Petal Pusher Palette to browbone

 

3:  Apply A2 in Petal Pusher Palette to inner corner of eye

 

4:  Apply A3 in Petal Pusher Palette to entire lid and into crease

 

5:  Apply A3 in Petal Pusher Palette on outer corner of lower lid

 (forgot to take a picture of this...apply eyeshadow under lower lashline using a small brush or smudge brush starting at outer corner and go a little over halfway in)

6:  Apply A3 in Lust Palette to outer corner of upper eyelid in a wedge shape and blend slightly into other purple on eyelid

 

7:  Apply A3 in Lust Palette on outer corner of lower lid as well blending into the other purple

 

8:  Apply A2 above eyelid to blend and blend out

 

9:  Line waterline with matching purple eyeliner (I used Urban Decay-Ransom)

 

10:  Apply black liquid liner on upper lashline and wing out slightly

 

12:  Apply Mascara to upper and lower lashes

 

Finished Eye:

 

Lips:  Loreal Fairest Nude

Lipliner:  Jordana’s Rock n Rose

 

Bronzer:  NYC Sunny

Blush:  Revlon 060 – Wine with everything

 

 

Also, There are dupes for MAC products in this look: 

A3 in 736 Petal Pusher is a dupe for Mac Parfait Amour  (this alone makes this palette a must buy)

There are also 6 dupes in the 248 Lust Palette:  Pen n pink, Vanilla, Fig1, Beauty Marked, Shadowy Lady,and Knight Divine.  Thanks easyaccessbeauty!

 

Black and Silver Smokey Eye Tutorial Using Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

Black Smokey Eyes!

You will need:

Eyeshadow brushes…duh

Nyx Eyeshadow base in white

Matte white eyeshadow, and matte skintone eyeshadow (you could also use color that matches your skin from 88 Original Palette)

Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

Black pencil eyeliner (urban decay-zero)

Black liquid eyeliner (loreal carbon black)

Mascara

 

1.  Apply Nyx Eyeshadow base in white

 

2.  Apply matte white eyeshadow to inner corner of eye and up to browbone

 

3.  Apply Silver eyeshadow all over lid K2 Coastal Scents

 

4.  Apply Black eyeshadow in a wedge shape onto outer corner of eye(USE A SMALL BRUSH) K8 Coastal Scents

 

5.  Blend into crease

 

6.  Smudge black under lower lashes

 

7.  Apply skintone eyeshadow above the black to blend

 

8.  Line your upper and lower waterlines with black eyeliner

I use Urban Decay in Zero….Its expensive but there is no better eyeliner

 

9.  Apply liquid liner to upper lashline and wing out.  Also apply it to lower lashline.

 

 

10.  Apply mascara to upper and lower lashes

 

Finished eye:

 

You can also use false lashes if you want to.  J

With this look I like using bronzer and nude lips

Bronzer:  NYC Sunny

Lips: ELF Natural Nymph

 

The Neutral Palette: A must HAVE!!!!

This is an Elf Custom Compact ($1.00) that I stuffed with my four most needed shades. (Its comes with an applicator) You can get a four pan compact from elf or from coastal scents.  My shades are custom made by pressing eyeshadow singles I had into pans from coastal scents…  The colors you need are: 

1.1.  Matte White 

2.2.  Matte Skincolor

3.3.  Matte Brown

4.4.  Matte Black 

This compact will allow you to lighten, darken and blend any makeup look.  When I think my look is to dark…I blend some white into it…

When I want to deepen my makeup look I blend some black or brown into it.. Depending on the shades of the look.
You can also soften eyeliner by applying the black or brown over your eyeliner...You can also correct eyeliner mistakes this way  and this also lengthens the staying power of the eyeliner

I use this thing ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!

Makeup Contest!!!!

I am hosting a makeup contest to introduce myself....
You have the chance to win:
A Brand New:
 Coastal Scents Double Stack Shimmer Palette
and a Coastal Scents Pro Blending Fluff Brush

To enter:  You must subscribe to my youtube page and blog
Winner will be randomly selected and asked to give out their address so I can send out the prize
Contest ends July 31, 2011
Winner will be announced May 1, 2011

9 Lives of Chloe King

I got inspired when I saw this cover page. 

I went out last night and wore this look which was beautiful.  Its like a red and brown smoky eye:  Heres my take on it... The pictures of me don't do they look justice...It's much darker and vibrant than the pictures show.  But you can see how deep the brown and red are in the chloe king picture. 

Best Brushes!!!! Top Ten

I went through my entire collection of brushes....the brushes shown here are less than half of what I own...This is just what I keep at my vanity.  Most of these brushes are in ice cube tray I bought from Walmart.  It makes skinny icecubes for bottles but I use it to store my brushes. 

These are my top ten brushes in no particular order. I have several backups of each!!!

•1  Eye Crease Brush I had to include this $1.00 brush.  It is great for applying dark colors into the outer corner of the eye.  It does shed however.  You have to wash it.  But, it is a good little brush and I use if often.  Definitely worth $1.00.

•2 Chisel Shader Brush  I love this brush for smudging colors under the lower lid.  Great brush!

•3 Pro Blending Blush Brush  This brush has been called a dupe for MAC 217.  It is simply the best brush for eyes.  Its extremely soft and can be used to apply cream shadow, apply regular shadow, and BLEND!  I use it mostly for applying eye shadow on the outer lid and blending.

•4 Synthetic Shadow Brush  This brush is great for packing eye shadow all over the lid.  It is also extremely soft. 

•5 Synthetic Deluxe Crease Brush  This is the brush I use to apply my cream shadows or NYX eye shadow base.  It offers great control and precise application.

•6 Destiny Precision Angled Liner Brush This brush is great for applying gel liners or applying a line of eye shadow on the upper or lower eyelid. My version is the old one.  I think the new one is black.

•7 Destiny Detail Mini Brush  This little brush is great for adding tiny details to your eye shadow looks especially around the inner corner of the eye.

•8 Complexion Brush This brush is great for applying powder or bronzer.  Super Soft!

•9  Angled Blush Brush This brush is similar to MAC 168 and it is so soft!  I use it to apply my blush everyday

•10  Powder Brush  This is a great brush for applying powder, or Mineral Foundation.  I really like it.  Plus it is really soft.

Summer Makeup Using Coral

I really like this Coral Makeup look for Summer.  The coral in the Ultra Shimmer palette is absolutely beautiful!!!!
Also, in this picture...can you see my freckles.  :-)  I really like the foundation method I'm using because it doesn't cover up my freckles...but it does cover up all of my blemishes.

OOPS!!...I almost forgot to add this...I smudged a little of the coral from the ulta shimmer palette under my lash line and added a little mascara to the lower lashes....