Wedding Consult with Sunshine :)

Hello everyone! Now that I'm engaged myself, I've been meeting so many blushing brides-to-be. You know that feeling where you don't notice something until you're in that situation yourself? It seems like there are more engaged ladies out there than I ever knew! I LOVE talking weddings and planning with other brides because they always have some bit of info I didn't know. I had a reader contact me because she's the maid-of-honor in her sister's upcoming spring wedding. They were looking for a makeup artist in the Bay Area and she came across my blog. I was so happy to work with another bride! It's such an honor to be part of something so big and memorable.

Krystal, the sis/MOH, contacted me regarding her sister's wedding and I was so happy! I love it when clients find me on my blog. It's great that they get to see my work and it makes meeting them so much more rewarding! They came over Superbowl Sunday and we got down to business right away. Sunshine, the bride to be, had awesome olive skin that we airbrushed OCC's foundie on. Airbrushing is AMAZING on brides because it is so light weight and sticks to the skin as if it were your own skin. The finish is so natural and the coverage is buildable so you can work it out according to your needs or taste. Her colors were purple and fushia and she brought pictures of what she liked. We tried two different eyes, one a bright and funky look, and a more blended and soft purple look. We decided to go with the more blended of the two. Here's the look:

Products used:

-OCC Airbrush Makeup

-Eve Pear Salmon concealer

-MAC Prep+Prime Transparent Powder

-MAC Bare Studdy PP

-MAC Seedy Pearl e/s (lid/inner corner)

-MAC Mink Pink e/s (crease)

-MAC Ricepaper e/s (highlight)

-MAC Satellite Dreams e/s (crease)

-MAC Push the Edge Pigment (outer corner/lower lash)

-MAC Spiked Brow Pencil

-MAC Espresso e/s (brows)

-MAC Brow Gel

-MAC Dollymix blush

-Ardell Wispies

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-MAC Soar l/l

-MAC Snob l/s

I'm so excited about her big day! I can't wait to see all the fabulousness...and, I get a day off from my office job :P

Pornstar or Guidette?

Hey everyone! I'm back with a quick FOTD. This is a look that I did last week. I used to LOVE wearing grey eyes with pink lips and cheeks when I used to work at MAC. There's something so sexy about it. I decided to try another lippie out and in the words of Tommy Davidson and David Alan Grier from "In Living Color," I HATED IT!! I felt like a guidette gone pornstar. I liked the subtle smokey eye, but the lip was toooo milky pink.

Here's the look:

Products used:

-MAC Studio Tech

-Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer

-MAC MSF Powder

-MAC Sweet William Creme Blush

-MAC Dame Blush (patted on top)

-MAC Layin Low PP

-MAC Electra e/s (lid)

-MAC Mink Pink e/s (crease)

-MAC Print e/s (outer crease)

-MAC Carbon e/s (outer corner)

-MAC Brule e/s (highlight)

-MAC Blacktrack

-Ardell Wispies

-MAC Brow pencil in Spiked

-MAC Embark e/s (brows)

-MAC pencil in Pinkie (PRO)

-MAC Fashion Mews l/s

Here I did MAC C-Thru l/g with a lil Spice l/l:

Wasn't the first lip HO-rrendous? I wasn't feeling it on my skintone at all! I LOVED Fashion Mews when I first bought it and now I know why I haven't touched it. Anyone down for a swap!? Let me know..I have some goodies that need lovin!

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Playing with Wedding Makeup

Hello everyone! With my wedding coming up in September, I've been weighing out my options when it comes to everything. Flowers, caterers, venues, decorations, and fabrics....so many options! One thing that I find myself fantasizing over is my look. I want to take my groom's breath away so I've been scouring the bridal magazines and checking out pictures from red carpets to get ideas for makeup looks.

One thing that is pretty trendy in bridal magazines are blush tones like pinks, mauves, and roses. The always have a pink color on the cheeks and a shade a little more berry than the natural lip color. I thought that I already knew that I wanted to wear a earthy brown tone on the lid, and a bold red lip but I thought it would be fun to try out a bunch of potential wedding looks and share them with you all. It will allow me to be more open minded and explore other options. I have plenty of time to do this and I am so excited to play with my makeup. Although I won't be doing my own makeup that day, I think it will help my artist in knowing exactly what I want.

Look #1: Earthy Metallic Eye w/Deeper Red Lip

Products Used:
-MAC Studio Tech
-Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer
-MAC MSF Powder
-MAC Blush in Ablaze
-MAC Irridescent Pressed in Belightful
-MAC PP in Quite Natural
-MAC PP in Layin Low
-OCC Loose Colour in Flicker (lid)
-MAC Dark Edge e/s (outer/crease)
-MAC Brule e/s (highlight)
-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
-MAC Spiked Brow Pencil
-MAC Embark e/s (brows)
-MAC Brow gel in Show-off
-MAC Pale Yellow e/l (water line)
-MAC Plush lash
-Ardell Wispies
-MAC Brick l/l
-MAC Dare You l/s

Lip used here was MAC's Plum Matte lipglass pencil and MAC's Creme De la Femme lipstick. I liked the plum lip but the fiance preferred the red lip. Gotta keep on truckin'!


Have a great day everyone! Remember to keep up with the wedding and fitness blog too! The posts sometimes overlap!
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If you ain't in a hurry then why you PRUSSIAN?!

Hello new and usual followers! I love signing onto Blogger to see I have new friends! *Group Hug* Ok, now that we're more aquainted, lets get on with this wonderful Friday! Hope everyone's week went well. Last week, I did an FOTD using my beloved MAC e/s Prussian. I've always been an advocate of MAC's Matte Squared shadows because of the color payoff and the velvety smooth texture of them. They are the newest formula of MAC shadows and I hope they stay around for a long time!

On a side note, I've been having technical difficulties with my new lil Acer netbook. I'm not too tech savvy and I'm having trouble connecting to the router in my home. Knowing me, it's probably my router's problem more than it is my lil Acer. I bought this Acer in hopes to be a better blogger. I'm on the go often and don't like coming from work where I sit at a desk on a computer all day to my desk at home to sit in front of my iMac. The Acer will allow me to blog on my train, or anywhere else I may be. I vow to keep up with my posts and looks from now on because I've realized that this is something I really love to do and I hate that I've fallen off. I got myself a planner to jot down all my blog ideas and schedules and I want to be a better, more organized blogger and MUA in 2010!

Here's the look!

Products Used:

-MAC Studio Tech

-Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer

-MAC MSF Powder

-MAC Layin Low PP

-MAC e/s in Photorealism (inner lid)

-MAC e/s in Fresh Approach (mid lid)

-MAC e/s in Brown Script (crease)

-MAC e/s in Prussian (outer)

-MAC e/s in Ricepaper (highlight)

-MAC e/l in Fascinating (water line)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Ardell Whispies

-MAC Spiked brow pencil

-MAC e/s in Enbark (brows)

-MAC Show Off brow gel

-MAC l/g in Pink Lemonade

-MAC blush in Gingerly

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Burning Hot Wide Eyed Look

Happy Monday folks! The monday-itis has hit me HARD today! I couldn't get out of my warm bed..the only thing that got me out today was the money that is out there to be made! Anywho, I have done a few FOTD's this weekend. I decided to get dolled up for my movie date night with my fiance. We saw, "Youth and Revolt," in which Michael Cera was very akwardly funny. He did an amazing job portraying his alter ego, Francois. LOL. You guys should see it if you usually like Michael Cera's comedies.

Here is the look I did from that night. I wore mostly black so I decided to put a pop of color in my crease. I've been wanting to play with my OCC loose colours more so I pulled out Burning..a bright reddish hot pink with subtle shimmer. It was soooooo easy to work with and a little goes such a long way! This would be so gorgeous mixed with gloss! It would definately give your lips a punch! Hmmm..I should do a post on using piggies in glosses. *note to self*

Here's the look! I call it "Wide-Eyed" because of the technique used with the white pencil in the waterline. I lined my lower lash line with a black pencil to open up my eyes a bit and VOILA...instant eye opener. I decided that I need to use MAC's Carbon a lot more. I've been into smokey looks and I am soooo happy I got a new one in my latest Back to MAC binge. I actually have a buttload of recyclables at home and want to get new shadows. Any recommendations on the new launches? I haven't researched any new launches in ages because I'm trying to rack up the dough for the wedding!

Products Used:

-MAC Studio Tech

-Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer

-MAC MSF Powder

-MAC Gingerly Blush

-MAC Layin Low PP

-MAC Blanc Type (Lid)

-OCC Loose Colour in Burning (crease)

-MAC Carbon (outer)

-MAC Brule (highlight)

-MAC Engraved e/l (lower lash)

-MAC Facsinating e/l (waterline)

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

-Ardell Wispies (love!)

-MAC Spiked brow pencil

-MAC Embark (brows)

-MAC Show-Off brow gel

-MAC Hue l/s

-MAC Starlet Kiss l/g

Have an amazing week everyone! Get that monaaaaay!

My Beauty Must-Haves!

Hello all my readers! And a BIG HELLO to all my new readers! This post is dedicated to all the products that get me looking half decent in a short amount of time. At 5am, you don't have a whole lot of time to look good and refreshed and these products are those that I frequently reach for and am always replacing. I've always been a fan of mixing high and low end products and getting more bang for your buck. I'm beginning to try more things and am discovering that I need to step out of the box sometimes!

NYX Liquid Liner- I hauled my butt off back when they had the 50% off sale and I picked up one in navy blue and black. They are super pigmented and the little brush is very simliar to MAC's #209 liner brush. It's very precise and easy to wing liner with. I actually keep this in my desk at work and do my liner once I get into the office because my eyes water like crazy from waking up early and the cold weather. It was SUPER CHEAP too!

Maybelline Lash Stilletto in Black- This is one of my favorite mascaras right now. The synthetic brush is amazing for my sparse lashes and it gives me great length without clumping. The packaging is really cute and the actual texture of the mascara is super moist...so clumping never really happens!

MAC Studio Tech Foundation-This medium but buildable coverage foundie is my favorite from MAC. It gives you great natural matte coverage. The tri-hybrid formula of water, emoillients, and powder give the skin a very fresh faced look. It's the only foundie by MAC that's self-setting. The packaging is great because it's in a compact and can be applied by sponge...ideal for people on the go! I have these stocked in my kit because you tend to go through these quickly. The water absorbs pretty fast when used with a sponge but I love it so much I don't mind.

MAC Prep+Prime Transparent Powder-This is something that I am LOVING right now. I bought it right when it came out and have bought replacements twice already! My kit cannot go without it and neither can I. In the warmer months, it was the only product that kept my face from looking like I rubbed chicken grease all over it. It really blurs the skin. It's like a photoshop tool without the photoshop! What I like about this kit-wise is that you don't have to match your client's to a colored powder. It looks good on everyone whether your a NC15 or an NW45.

MAC Creamsheen Glass in Boy Bait-This is the best nude ever! I love how these glosses aren't sticky at all. The color is gorgeous and soft. The only down side is that I have to dip the applicator in the gloss like 4 times until I get the color I want. It's not sticky and gooey like the other glossses so I don't care at all. I would, however, use a brush applicator instead of the deer-foot applicator. Maybe that would help the amount of times you have to dip...HMMM.

Johnson and Johnson Baby Lotion-I've been using this since I was little. It's my after-shower moisturizer and I can't live without it. The scent is permanently embedded in my skin. Who doesn't love the smell of babies? It gives me just the right amount of moisture and I've always gotten compliments on how smooth my skin is. The price point is great for this as well. Me and Noelan share this at home :)

Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer and Treatment- The concealer pictured is actually the trio. I have put this in my kit and also bought a single concealer in medium. Why didn't I buy this magical item before?! It's the most amazing concealer I've ever tried. The pigmentation is bananas and the texture is very creamy. Don't be fooled my oily skinned friends, it absorbs like a dream so it doesn't ever feel slick. By nature, the skin around our eyes tends to be drier than the rest of the face and this product is God send. It makes me actually look awake and I can't stop gushing about it! I set this with some powder and I'm good to go! There's a lot of this formula in the little pot so there's a lot to go though.



Bath and Body Works Body Butter in Midnight Pomegranate-I just discovered this. I'm so used to my baby lotion, I forgot about all the amazing moisturizing options out there. Upon shopping for Christmas presents, I came upon my new favorite scent from Bath and Body. It smells great and has just the right amount of sweet, and spices. The texture is amazing and doesn't make your skin all greasy like other body butters. I love this product on the hands and arms.

There you have it! My beauty loves for this season. What are some things you think I should try?

Have an outstanding day today everyone! Tell all the negativity to "Keep it cute, or put it on mute!"

Tip of the Day..

Have you ever accidentally shaded or filled your eyebrows in too dark? Have you ever just wanted to lighten your brows a bit?

If you have disposable mascara wands, put a little bit of concealer on one and brush it lightly through your brows. They will instantly lighten them or even soften the look of your brow color. Make sure its a VERY small amount or else the brow may look flesh toned.


Have a great weekend everyone! Remember to laugh...it's great for the soul!