Smokey Blue Grey Look

Makeup is a preference. People wear it to feel better about themselves so that they can tackle whatever it is that they need to. You don't need much; just enough to let your natural features shine through. When I remember to take "before" pictures, it always amazes me at how far a little foundation and concealer goes. My trainer always bugs me about smearing foundation residue on my shirts when I work out and asks me, "Why do you wear foundation?" I always tell him, "It's kinda like a habit and it makes my skin look good." Men especially, will never understand.

With that said, I wanted to show you guys a look I did for a birthday girl. Eva finally turned 18 and was having a big BBQ at her house with family and friends. We did a smokey eye and a pale pink lippie. The lips are freaking AMAZING and I can't believe I'd never tried that combo before!

BEFORE:

AFTER:
Products Used:

-Graftobian Foundie

-Avon Stick concealer

-MAC prep+prime powder

-Scadalous eye base

-MAC Knight Divine e/s (lid/lower lash)

-MAC Brown Script e/s (crease)

-MAC Brule e/s (highlight)

-MAC fluidline in Blacktrack

-MAC feline e/l

-Red Cherry Lashes

-MAC Dame blush

-MAC Bark e/s (brows)

-MAC Soar l/l

-MAC Snob l/s

-MAC Politely Pink l/g

Smokey Glittery Look

It's just another manic monday..I wish it was sunday..cuz that's my fun day..my I don't have to run day! If you are a product of the 80's you'd totally get that reference. That was on repeat at my 80's party..LOL. Anywho...I wanted to share a look I did for my future-sis-in-laws birthday. She had invited us onto her party bus and while it seemed like tons of drunken fun, we weren't able to go. So I agreed that I'd be part of her Glam Squad and get her makeup done. She wanted to do a darker smokey eye but I could tell she was reluctant. I assured her that she was in good hands and I had soooo much fun with her look. I had done a wedding and another birthday prior that day so I really wanted to bust out the fun stuff and add some glitter! When doing makeup, if the client really doesn't know what they want, I really just have a ball and just "wing it." I loved the outcome of this look and wanted to show you all how all birthday girls should wear glitter! LOL. Here are the before and after pics:

Products used:

-Graftobian foundie

-Avon stick concealer

-MAC prep+prime powder

-MAC Bronzer in Bronze

-MAC blushes in Melba and Cubic (mixed)

-MAC Quite Natural PP

-MAC Smut e/s (lid)

-MAC Samoa Silk e/s (crease)

-NYX Black e/s (crease)

-MAC Ricepaper e/s (highlight)

-MAC Reflects Gold (on top of mixing medium)

-MAC Feline e/l (waterline)

-Red Cherry Lashes

-MAC Spiked Brow Pencil

-MAC Charcoal Brown (brows)

-MAC Soar l/l

-MAC Fleshpot l/s

-MAC Dazzleglass in Baby Sparks

Have a great week everyone! You have the power to make it a good one! Happy thoughts!

Look Using PhotoRealism Quad.

Happy Friday my loves! I wanted to do a quick post and show you the first look I did with my new MAC quad! I loved this palette so much and will try and do more looks with quads since they are more consumer friendly than the individual eyeshadows. Here's the look I wore to the Cheesecake Factory for my sis-in-law's birthday:

Products used:

-MAC Studio Tech

-Avon Stick Concealer

-MAC prep+prime powder

-NYX blush in Terra Cotta

-MAC Laying Low PP

-MAC Photorealism e/s (lid)

-MAC Image Maker e/s (crease)

-MAC Grey Range e/s (crease,lower lash, and outer)

-MAC Claire de Lune LE e/s (highlight)

-MAC Spiked brow pencil

-MAC Embark e/s (brows)

-MAC Brow Gel in Show off

-MAC Moonbathe l/s LE

-MAC Florabundance l/g

-MAC #43 lash

Have a great weekend everyone!

Quincenera Makeup

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! Mine was very fun and packed with festivities. The first thing I did on Saturday was a quince gig. The celebrant was a beautiful half El Salvadorian and half Filipina beauty named Cassandra. She was wearing a gorgeous baby pink dress that she got custom made in the Philippines and she wanted to go lighter with the colors on the eye but play up the drama with her eye liner. Her mom, Laura, wanted to really make her eyes pop with purples since her dress was a deep purple. Here's what we came up with:

Mother of the Celebrant:

Products used:

-Graftobian Foundation

-MAC select moisturecover concealer

-MAC prep+prime powder

-MAC Dame and Dollymix blush

-MAC Mauvism Paint

-MAC Painterly PP

-MAC Seedy Pearl e/s (lid)

-MAC deep purple from Starflash launch (forgot!)

-MAC Mink Pink e/s (crease)

-MAC Shroom (highlight)

-MAC Clear brow gel

-MAC blacktrack

-Red Cherry Lash

-MAC Soar l/l

-MAC Creme de la Femme l/s

-MAC Viva Glam V l/g

The B-Day Girl (accidentally deleted pic with her eyes closed):

Products Used:

-Graftobian foundation

-MAC Select moisturecover Concealer

-MAC prep+prime powder

-MAC Dollymix blush

-MAC Painterly PP

-MAC Cosmic e/s (Lid)

-MAC Girlie e/s (crease)

-MAC Ricepaper e/s (highlight)

-MAC blacktrack

-2 pairs of Red Cherry Lashes

-MAC Subculture l/l

-MAC Speed Dial l/s

-MAC Viva Glam V l/g

Check out that dress! Isn't it soooo cute with the hint of purple peeking under the bottom? I LOVED her style. It was girlie but a lil funky at the same time! It was a lot of fun working with this family and I hope her day was perfect.

This is why I LOVE what I do!

Depotting Lippies!

Morning everyone! With a few big gigs coming up in the next couple of weeks, I've been busy organizing all of my makeup in my new set bag. One of the tasks I have taken on is the depotting of my lippies! I didn't realize that I had sooooo many until it was time to sort them out into 12's. I have enough for the 4 palettes I purchased....that's 48 lippies! That doesn't include the lippies I chose to leave for myself. I organized them in the following categories: Reds/Berries, Pinks, Nudes, and Nudes/Browns. I've only gotten two palettes done because the eBayer I purchased had to ship out all 4 seperately from Hong Kong and I've only gotten the 2 so far :( If I don't get them by today, this seller will be getting negative feedback!

Anywho, I got this genius idea from the fabulous Jaimie of Just Kiss N Makeup. You can find her post here. It was a freaking awesome idea and was super simple so I thought why not? Looking for lippies in your kit can be tiresome and annoying when you have over 50 tubes rolling around. Anything to make your job easier is a plus and your client will thank you for it later.

I WISH I GOT THIS INSTEAD! too cute.

These are the ones I actually bought for about $1.60 each from HK:

My Little Lab:

What I Used:
-Spatula
-Microwave

How to:
-First you want to chop what you can off of the lipstick and into the little jar.
-Then, take you spatula or whatever you are using and scrap the rest of the lippie out of the tube. There will be quite a lot in there! You'd be suprised.
-I peeled off the labels on the bottom of the lippies and stuck them on the corresponding jars.
-Then, I microwaved my lippies for about 40 seconds until they were completely liquified.
-Wait for them to dry, then I put the caps back on and I was good to go!

I found that the mattes were the hardest and chalkiest to deal with. Ruby Woo was all kinds of flaky and didn't want to melt in the microwave. I'm very pleased with the outcome and hope the other two palettes come in today so I can have them ready for the quince I have tomorrow. Plus, Back 2 MAC is calling my name! I NEED to replace so many of my shadows!

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

Please Beware of the FAKE MAC!

Hey everyone! I wanted to bring something very scandalous to your attention. I've heard about this before, but seeing it in person was something else! I've heard of counterfeit makeup and have even seen a few auctions for fake MAC, NARS, etc. on eBay. I never knew people went this far!

I went to a local flea market on Sunday to look for vintage goods for the wedding and I came across this:

The packaging is WAY off and the colors don't even have names! They were all numbered. Check out those palettes, soooooooo fake! Being an ex-MAC employee, I was a bit taken back by this sight. If it isn't from a noted store, you shouldn't get it! I didn't inquire about this lady's prices but she was telling the other women there that it was all real. I also remember women coming into our counter asking if they could return these items. It was hard to tell them that they were fakes. They had like 8 different shades of Hello Kitty gloss for crying out loud. The packaging was off, the shadows were chalky as heck, and they even had little Hello Kitty "makeup removers." That wasn't even launched! lol. RANT OVER.