Soft and pretty makeup

Hi Beauties, This is my look from Friday last week I think. I went to BodyShop again to pick up two more eyeshadows 04 and 06 ($8). Buy one, get one half off sale. What I like about these shadows is that when u apply them the true colour comes out but on their own they just look like silver or white shimmery shadows. BodyShop Makeup is really under-rated. I love their products because they are mostly affordable and really good quality. Go check out their nearest BodyShop store and check out their makeup section. http://www.thebodyshop.ca/ There's a sale going on right now until the 2nd Oct, 30% off! Check it out

Tres feminine :)

MY EYES LOOK HUGE, I LOVE MAYBELLINE'S MASTER DRAMA LINER IN MIDNIGHT MASTER

 BODYSHOP EYESHADOWS 04 (SHIMMERY PURPLE) AND 06 (SHIMMERY BRONZE) ($8)

SWATCHES OF 04 AND 06

FOR THIS LOOK I USED:

FACE: GOSH VELVET FOUNDATION PRIMER

MAC STUDIO FIX LIQUID FOUNDATION NW43 WITH STUDIO FIX FOUNDATION PLUS POWDER

CHEEKS: L'OREAL BLUSHESSE ENDLESS COLOUR POWDER BLUSH IN CHERIE

EYES: ELF EYE PRIMER

BODYSHOP EYESHADOW 04 AND 06 WITH MAC EMBARK BLENDED INTO THE CREASE

MAYBELLINE EYESTUDIO MASTER DRAMA LINER IN MIDNIGHT DRAMA

MAYBELLINE GREAT LASH MASCARA IN BLACKEST BLACK

LIPS: LA GIRLS LIPSTICK (MATTE AMETHYST)

Makes being a woman enjoyable doesn't it? :)

Rihanna's Who's that chick video look

I did this look a while back but I thought I'd share it with the rest of my followers who aren't on my facebook. I love colourful looks and this one worn by rihanna in her who's that chick video is one of my favourites. I was bored one day after work and decided to give it a try so excuse the hair :)

Face: MUFE Mat Velvet Foundation in 70 and MAC NW 43 Studio Fix Foundation Plus Powder
Cheeks: Coastal Secents 42 stack eyeshadow and blush palette ( a barbie pink blush)

Eyes: NYX Milk jumbo pencil on entire lid as a base
MAC Chrome Yellow over entire lower lid
Crease cut with Coastalscents 88 metallic palette brown eyeshadow
88 shimmer palette white eye colour
Maybelline Eyestudio Gel liner in Black on upper and lower lash line
Maybelline Colossal Volume Express Mascara in black

Lips
Stila lip enamel in tickled pink and L'oreal endless kissable shinewear gloss top coat

(The phone cam has this white cast) Its convenient but doesn't take the best pics.

Keep experimenting beauties, there is inspiration all around you.

When boredom strikes.... I get creative.

Hi beauties,

 Here are some looks I've created, mostly when I was bored but I love experimenting with makeup. Enjoy

Glam tribal Zebra. Did this round halloween last year

Indian Bride look

Cat's meow using orange and yellow eyeshadow

Purrrfect!

Giesha look inspired by one of my favourite movies

Candy lips. My most recent look.

under the sea inspired by the little mermaid.

rock and roll smokey eye

goth lipstick. purple lipstick on black.

pretty barbie. my nikki minaj phase

rocking n rolling rihanna tribute

my barbie phase

inspired by kesha's we r who we r video look

Caught without makeup

Hi Beauties,


So I began thinking today about how comfortable would I be to go out without makeup- makeup in this case being anything at all from grooming my brows to clear lip gloss? Would I be comfortable going out in public au naturale? Would I be OK with showing the world my acne scars, my blotchiness and hyper-pigmentation, my breakouts, my dark circles under my eyes, my bushy eyebrows, my very straight eye lashes, my chapped lips, my cheeks without contouring and my oily skin? I was never one of the girls who never showed my boyfriend how I look without makeup- in fact he tells me how cute I look without it most of the times when I think about it. I've heard guys say they've never seen some girls without makeup but honestly I have to be comfortable with you enough also that I know you are going to judge me. Not that I care what people think anyway but hey I am human. I am OK with how I look without makeup but I do everything I can to enhance my natural assets. The fact is makeup is there to enhance what you already have. You don't use makeup to feel beautiful because you already are- inside and out. I take time out every day when I get home and take off the clothes, the jewelry and the makeup, hair all messed up and I look in the mirror and smile at myself.  What I will show the world however are my full lips, my round cheeks, my big beautiful eyes and my smile and makeup of course brings all of these out. I was looking at some pics of celebs without makeup like Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Halle and Rihanna. Trust me these celebs have the best makeup artists and products known to man but beneath the surface, beneath the bronzer and foundation and blush- they look just like us normal/ real women. They suffer from the same "beauty" issues like us regulars. They have oily skin, pimples, dark circles just like me and you. I mean I've seen Alicia Keys doing a proactiv ad because she suffers from bad acne. Made me feel a little bit better (that's because she is one of my bf's celeb crushes). So here are a few of our favourite beauty icons without makeup, maybe it might make some of you feel better about your skin issues and for those who don't really care.... well we all are fascinated with the lives of celebs so who are we fooling here.


But I think I'll stick to my normal routine- most days I rock maybe a bright lip or neutral shadow with black liquid liner but keep everything else minimal. After all my lips and eyes are some of my best assets. So forget what people say or think about makeup- DO YOU! If you like going au naturale like Joy whatsherface( the model chick) then do you, if you are a glam diva like Beyonce or Rhianna then do you!


Don't forget to enter the contest which ends on the 21st.

Halle looks great either way

Beyonce pretty with or without makeup

this was just a bad pic for J-Hud we all have em!

caught Eve getting ready

Rhianna looks like a normal chic, nothing wrong with that

Mariah went out proud without makeup

Joy always rocks the natural look.

feel like I could bump into kimora down the road now.

known for her sexy makeup she looks like a down to earth chic without it all.

Even models like Chanel Iman look like an average woman with out makeup

Nicki looks fine

Black really doesn't crack. Oprah looks amazing for her age.

Get Rihanna's look for less

Get this look for less...

I have always loved the simplicity yet edgyness of this look by Rihanna at the 2008 Kids Choice Awards. I thought why not try to replicate this look for less using affordable makeup products.

Rihanna is wearing her signature blue eyeliner look (she wears it alot) which emphasizes her hazel eyes and a bright fuchsia lip which is the same colour in her corset top. Her foundation is very matte and gives her that fresh face look.

This look is very versatile. You can always just do a winged-eyeliner look with any colour of your choice to bring out your eye colour for example purple brings out brown eyes and if the lip colour is a little to bright for you you can always use a different kind of pink. If you do choose to do the blue eyeliner though, pink lips is the best contrasting colour to work with. I Think blue and pink compliment each other perfectly, probably because they are at opposite ends of the colour wheel. ( We will discuss the colour wheel in another post). So here goes...

Foundation: Check out my post on my foundation routine on how to apply foundation. Extra step add a highlighter to your cheeks instead of blush. If you have a pale shimmering eyeshadow you can use it as a highlighter or I use Clinique's up-lighting liquid Illuminator in bronze. ($22.50)

Eyes:
Prime you eyes using your eyeshadow base or primer. Also primer the bottom lash line because you'll be applying eye shadow there too. I use Botanical's eyeshadow base (about $3 us). Then apply any neutral shade to the entire eye lid. Apply a neutral shade two shades darker than the one on your lid into your crease to add definition.

Apply black gel eyeliner with an eyeliner brush or angle brush across the top and bottom lash line and extend with a wing on both top and bottom. Extend the line when u get to the inner corner. This is to create a cat-eyed look. (coastal scents gel liner in true black or Maybelline's eye studio gel liner in black ($6.98 on walmart.com. Eye studio is my fav and it comes with a brush to apply it also) . You could also use liquid eyeliner (NYC makes a good one) or an eye pencil. I recommend Rimmel's Soft Kohl Kajal eye pencil in jet black($4 us). On the higher end, MAC's smoulder eye pencil is an all time favourite of mine. ($16 us)

Take an angle brush or an eyeliner brush, spray it with MAC's fix spray or you can use a mixing medium (2 parts water to 1 part glycerin) and apply Mac's deepest blue shade in Sea and Sky mineralized eyeshadow on top of the black eyeliner from the inner corner to the outer corner in a thin line. You can make the line and thick or thin as you like. Repeat this step on the bottom lash line.

Take a smudger brush or a small eye shadow brush and apply Cover Girl's royal blue shade in the Tropical Fusion quad from the inner corner to about half way across the lash line on top of the MAC blue. Smudge the blue eyeliner to remove harsh lines and create a slight smokey effect just at the last line. Repeat this step on the bottom lash line. You want the black and blue to blend seamlessly together with out harsh lines. For an extra smokey effect. You can apply more blue eyeshadow in the outer corner of the eye (top and bottom) in a V and blend. (L'Oreal HIP Matte Eyeshadow duo in yellow and black $6.78 us on walmart.com) My look is alittle more blue than Rihanna's.

Apply mascara. Two coats of Rimmel's Maxx Volume Flash Mascara in extreme black ($5.47 us on walmart.com) You can also try Cover girl's Lash Blast in extreme black ($6.50 us) False eyelashes are optional if you want to amp up the look.

Lips: First thing is to prime your lips. Use a regular lip balm like chapstick or soft lips on your lips. Then line lips with fuchsia lip liner. Most brands make this colour lip liner. Apply NYC lipstick in fuschia- 405B. You can also try Wet & Wild 511b. Its like .99 cents at walmart and it's a super pink color. I added my victoria's secret lip gloss for some shine (the name rubbed off) its a fuchsia colour.

Remember you can make the look your own. Enjoy- beauty inside and out.