her juvenescent elixir

Using mostly NYX products for this very wearable look.

Products used:

Eyes
Base -Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance
L’Oreal HiP paint in Secretive as base and highlight
L’Oreal HiP Crayon in Unmistakable
Lid - NYX Red Head
Outer V and Crease - NYX Navy
Tear duct and Crease - NYX White

Jane Mineral Eyeliner gel in black [upper lid only]
L’Oreal Voluminous mascara in Carbon black [on coat, natural lashes only]
Lashes - Ardell Demi Pixies in black

Face
MUFE in Camel #18
Posner Coverstick in light/medium
NYX Mosaic powder in Champagne

Brows - Rimmel Special Eyes Pencil in Panama

Lips - NYX gloss in Crystal

Brushes used - MAC 239, MAC 217, MAC 224, Studio Tools smudge brush, Sonia Kashuk powder brush, MAC 116 [blush]

Youtube “tutorial” of sorts:

A look for the summer.

Products used:

Face

• Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation in Caramel #400

1. Apply with clean hands to a moisturized face one section at a time.

• Posner Foundation/Concealer Stick in Light/Medium

1. Cover any blemishes, scars or dark circles. Buff with firm, dense powder brush.

• Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil in Dark

1. Buff into skin with powder or kabuki brush.

• NYX Mosaic Powder in Love

1. Apply to apples of cheek and sweep toward hairline.

Eyes

• Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance

1. Dab a pin-sized amount to lid and under eye with ring finger.

• L’Oreal HiP Cream Shadow Paint in Secretive

1. Apply to lid and all the way to brow as a highlight.

• L’Oreal HiP Color Rich Cream Crayon in Attentive

1. Apply entire lid and smooth with finger.

• L’Oreal HiP Color Rich Cream Crayon in Unmistakable

1. Apply to outer V and to outer crease. Smooth with finger.

• NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Shangri-La

1. Apply yellow shadow to entire lid with firm brush.
2. Apply Red/Orange color to entire crease with sponge-tip applicator. Blend with fluffy brush, the color should fade as you move up toward the brow. Leave the color in the crease strong.

• NYX Eyeshadow Trio in Team Spirit

1. Apply Golden Yellow lightly on top of yellow on lid with fluffy brush.

• NYX Eyeshadow in Golden Orange

1. With fluffy brush, apply lightly above the Red-Orange color in your crease. Blend from inner corner to outer corner of eye.

• NYX Eyeshadow in Kiwi

1. Using a pointy brush, line the bottom lashline of your eye.

• NYX Eyeshadow in Hot Pink

1. With a pointy brush draw a V shape on the outer corner (V) of your eye.

• NYX Eyeshadow in Red Head

1. With a fluffy brush, blend this color on top of Hot Pink in a circular motion. Blend into the outer crease.

• L’Oreal HiP Pigment in Visionary [Optional]

1. Take a very soft brush and dab it into the top of the pigment. Take the gold color and stiple it onto your lid and lower lash line. This is just adding a little sparkle to your eye without distorting the colors you’ve already applied.

• NYX Eyeshadow in White

1. Blend into inner corner of eyes to open eyes.

L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Black [top and bottom lashes; two coats.]
L’Oreal HiP Cream Color liner in Black [line top lid only; wing into and beyond outer crease.]
MAC Eye Kohl in Fascinating [line bottom waterline.]

Brows
Rimmel Special Eyes Kohl in Panama [fill in any gaps.]

Lips
L’Oreal HiP Shine Struck lip color in Arresting
Maybelline Line Stylist in Plum #310

or

For a subtle lip color use L’Oreal HiP Shine Struck lip color in Precarious; no liner.

Part 1

Part 2

[This is not a tweezing or waxing tutorial. It's strictly a two-parter on how to better define your natural brows.]

Check it out. I welcome any criticism, comments or suggestions. 

Sculpting and highlighting with concealer * [This is part two]

Sculpting and shaping with brow pencil and powder * [This is part one]

Clickable Closeup

Tutorial

Products used

Eyes
Too Face Eye Shadow Insurance
MAC Solar White e/s
MAC Warm Chill e/s
MAC Gulf Stream e/s
MAC Cool Heat e/s
NYX Sahara e/s

L’Oreal HiP Cream Color Liner in Teal
MAC Smolder Eye Kohl
L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara in Carbon Black

Face
MUFE Face and Body Foundation #18
Posner Cream Stick Foundation in Light/Medium
MAC Blot Powder in Dark
Maybelline Mineral Power Powder in Dark
NYX Mosaic Powder in Love
MAC Blush in Sunbasque

Brows
Rimmel Special Eyes eyeliner in Panama
NYC Brow Powder/Gel [the dark one]

Lips
MAC l/l in Nightmoth
NYX l/g in Lollipop

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Today’s mug, a simple smokey eye. Youtube tutorial video is below. Enjoy!

clickable closeups

Products Used

Eyes

MAC Smolder Eye Kohl
NYX Deep Bronze
NYX Dark Brown
NYX Blondie

Max Factor 2000 Calorie mascara in Black
Ardell lashes - Wispies
Brows - Rimmel Special Eyes eyeliner in Panama

Face
Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in Caramel
NYX Mosaic powder in Love

Lips
MAC Siss lipstick
NYX Expresso lipliner
MAC MadCap lipglass

Part 1

Part 2

Check out my Youtube video/tutorial on this look:

Happy Valentines Day to you all. I hope if you don’t have a honey bunny that you at least love yourself. Stay beautiful!

I wanted a little bit more this time, so I decided to play around with some of my new L’oreal HiP products that I bought at Rite Aid BOGO, but I’d never used. I think it turned out ok. The camera of course doesn’t show how striking it was in person. I did my best to brighten the pictures enough to really let everyone see. Please watch the Youtube clip for products used. Thanks for watching and stay flyy!

Watch the youtube clip for details on products used.

I went on a date with my mother last night and decided to do a smokey look. As I perused the internet for ideas i came back to this MAC look that I have been coveting. Full on Lust. Of course I didn’t use any of the one MAC product that I have, I used all drugstore. The video is below.

I also bought some nail polish and some new eyeshadows this week. That’s all ladies, keep it pimpin’.

Here is my smokey teal based on MAC’s Full on Lust look with a little tweaking to get it how i liked it. The products I used are detailed in the video: