Today's Make Up: Fall Trend - Jewel-Tone Eyes & Red Lips 2

Wednesday greetings everyone! Hope your week is going well. I cannot complain about mine I guess, so that makes it okay. Haha.

I actually did this exact look a couple months back, but I liked how it came out that time, I decided to recreate it again. First on the list, jewel-tone eyes and red lips. I'm not sure what it was, but I had this urge to sport bright red lips today. The orangey-red with the warm undertones, not the one with the cool undertones. I went through all of my lip products and Wild Watermelon almost immediately caught my eyes.

So on the face today are the mess below.

FACE
L'Oreal Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Perfecter in Light/Medium
Physicians Formula Bronze Gems Healthy Glow Bronzer
ELF Essential Blush in Shy

EYES
ELF Eyelid Primer
Maybelline Eye Studio Eyeshadow Quad in Green With Envy
Wet N Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner in Dark Brown
Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion Mascara in Very Black

LIPS
Peri Pera Peri's Tint Water in Orange Juice
Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon

I actually incorporated another trend into today's look, which is the bare faced with the flawless glow. In order to achieve that, I mixed a pump of Magic Lumi Primer and Dream Fresh BB and applied it all over my face. The Magic Lumi will give me that glow while the BB Cream will give me a dewy finish for the natural look. To keep the natural feel going, I didn't use too dark of a bronzer to sculpt my features as I usually would. I used this light bronzer to lightly dust it all over my face to give it some color and used the gems side of the compact as a highlight. Shy is that type of blush that is so subtle, it's border line barely there. For today, it provided what little color it did that it looks almost natural.

When jewels are mentioned, I immediately think of Sapphire blue, Emerald Green and Ruby Red, of course there are different colors too like purple or yellow. For today, our jewel tone eyes will be of a green shade, Green with Envy to be exact. I think using black liquid liner will contrast the green too much, so I opt for a brown instead. I wanted to keep the green as the main focus so I didn't wing it or applied it too thickly. Then I curled my lashes and applied mascara. Easy peasy.

As for lips, I first applied an orange tint water than topped it off with an orangey-red Lip Butter. Super, duper gorgeous.

Hope y'all enjoyed this post. Have a great rest of the night. Thank you for dropping by for a visit and thanks a bunches for reading. Please come back soon! :)

Manicure Monday: My "Golden Goddess" Just "Leaf Him At The Altar"

Monday greetings to you all! Hope y'all had an pleasurable weekend and received much relaxation. We all need that in our lives. Haha.

After yesterday's Honey-Almond Moisturizing Mask, my skin felt completely rejuvenated! Love that mask so much! If you haven't already checked out my DIY Sunday Mask recipe from yesterday, please do go check it out. Just a few simple, natural ingredients, takes up no more than 10 minutes to prepare but it will live your skin so lively it's not even funny.

Last week, I had on a plain gray nail color so it is to no surprise I was craving for something shimmery this week. I went through the bunch of nail colors I recently ordered off of Hautelook and this gorgeous green caught my eyes! I looked at the name and it gave me a chuckle, "Leaf Him At The Altar", they do come up with the darnest names. Haha.

After applying the green, I wasn't completely satisfied... like something is missing. And I was right! Not enough sparkle, sparkle!! I went through my glitter polishes and Golden Goddess was the answer. What a relief that the two complement each other well or I would have to redo the manicure. LOL.

Sephora by OPI Nail Color in Leaf Him At The Altar
ELF Essential Glitter Nail Polish in Golden Goddess

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Diamond Shine Base & Top Coat

I absolutely love this particular shade because the formula is just amazing! It glided on like butter evenly without the streaking. The drying time was well under 3 minutes for a even, thin coat. If I had done a better job, I could have left it with one thin coat, but there were certain areas not covered so I went in with another thin coat. The second coat took a tad longer to dry but it was well under 5 minutes still. 

After Leaf Him At The Altar was completely dried, I went ahead and applied a coat of Golden Goddess to each and every nail. I kinda had to scrape the speck of glitter from the bottle and strategically place it on the nail. Basically you get what you pay for; for $2, I really cannot complain too much. It is a fine glitter polish that can last for up to a week even without a top coat. The only issues I have with it is that the formula is too thick, thus needing more effort to apply and the drying time takes forever and a day. 

And that's about wraps up this post. Hope y'all enjoyed this week's manicure. Next week will be a Halloween inspired manicure. :P I gotta get to brainstorming.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. Please do come back soon! :)

Today's Make Up: Casual Family Dinner

Hellllllo Friday everybody! Hope your day has been well. I've been out and about, basking in the warm Spring Arizonan sun. Tis a good day.

So I just got a call informing me that there's gonna be a family dinner at Pacific Seafood Buffet tonight. Gotta look presentable, yet, not go overboard. And by overboard, I mean smokey eye, intense winged liner, bold lips or overtly colorful eyes...sigh. I have to be super careful about what I put on my face tonight. Can't wait to start grubbin'!

FACE
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Perfector in Light/Medium
Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in Fair
That's Heart Eyeshadow & Blush Palette (blush, highlight & bronzer)

EYES
e.l.f. Essential Glitter Primer in Sheer
That's Heart Eyeshadow & Blush Palette (eyeshadows portion)
Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil(s) in Hot Chocolate & Almost Famous
Maybelline the Colossal Volume Express Mascara in Glam Black

LIPS
L'Oreal Color Riche Balm in Rose Elixir

Alright, I'm out. See ya guys back here tomorrow. Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading guys! :)

Today's Make Up: NS Yoon-G "Yasisi" Inspired Makeup

"It's sexual, it's sexual"

Helllllllo Tuesday all! Hope your day has been well. I am having a terrific day;
it's been a while.

About today's post, I am suuuuuper, duuuuper, uppppppber excited to share!!!!!!!!!! One of my adored K-Pop soloist dropped her MV last night, and it was really love at first sight for me, her make up. Oh my gosh....oh my gosh. Her make up was so on par, it was magnificent, it inspired me. I had to recreate her make up look today.

She had three, at most four different make up looks in the whole MV. I must say, I loved every single look she sported, I was in awed every single frame she was in.

Inspired look for today.

Gosh she is gorgeous! Epitome of a sexy, confident goddess. Anyways, here we go, what I used to try to recreate her make up look.

FACE

Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser
Covergirl + Olay Concealer Balm in Fair
Benefit Erase Paste in Medium
Skin79 Super+ BB Triple Functions
Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in Fair
Maybelline Dream Mousse Bronzer in Sun Glow
Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Powder in Translucent
Hard Candy Baked Blush in Living Doll

EYES
Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo in Barely Beige
Lorac Pro Eye Shadow Palette
L'Oreal 24H Infallible Lacquer Liner in Blackest Black
Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion in Very Black

LIPS
ELF Essential Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick in In The Nude
City Color Auto Lip Pencil in Pink

What better way to get that "natural" skin look from a K-Pop MV than to use a Korean brand makeup? I keep forgetting to use my Skin79 BB Cream when the weather is still pleasant out because once the temperature reaches the 90 or 100, I most likely will not be able to use it. I love the dewiness this BB Cream gives my skin.

I'd like to clarify before hand that I'm not claiming this is how to get the exact look. This is how I interpret her looks, this is how I see it and what I see as the key factors. That's the beauty of makeup, anyone can be inspired and interpret it in their very own way.

Like Yoon-G's face, I also kept mine very "natural", meaning everything - foundation, bronzer and blush - are kept very minimal. This BB Cream has very light coverage but very buildable. However, I did not want to cake on the cream, that would look very heavy and unnatural. I used a very moisturizing, full coverage concealer so I was able to use only one thin layer of the BB Cream. I chose a mousse bronzer because they are easy to blend, thus not having that harsh contour visible with powder bronzers. I also opted for a subtle, light pink blush. Korean artists almost always sport the barely there blush or a very subtle pink one. This baked blush gives my cheeks the right amount of color so my face won't look sickly. From how I see it, having a "natural" face can make your face look very flat. But thank goodness there are highlights. Don't go over board with it but only use it where the sun naturally hits your face.

The eyes, once again are the focal point here. With the face looking so natural, Yoon-G brought the attention to her eyes with intense winged liner. In this particular look I'm basing my look from, her winged liner is kept clean, not smoked out like one of her other looks. I did use a pearly beige as a base shadow, to wake up my eyes. I also used a gel liner instead of a liquid liner because I wanted a softer look; liquid liner would have been too harsh, I think. The eyes as a whole are kept very alert and clean with light shadow on the lower lash line and inner corner with a soft winged liner.

Popsicle stained lips or ombre lips have been my favorite lip trend. Super happy she sported all shades of them in the MV. The look I'm going for she actually used a lilac shade, which is what I used. I used a nude lip pencil to nude out my lips, then blotted the shine away. Then I took the lilac lip pencil and filled in my inner lips and pressed my lips together. This can cause your lips to look super dry so be sure to put on a moisturizing lip balm before you apply any lip color.

That was super fun! She still has three other looks that I might even try to recreate sometime this week if not next.

I really appreciate each and every one of your visits and reads from both followers and non-followers. I hope it has been an enjoyable read for ya'll and I will continue to work hard to bring your more exciting posts. Thank you so much! :)

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Bonus NS Yoon-G lovin'

If You Love Me with Jay Park

Jay Park is love....he is yummy love.

If You Love Me with Simon

Simon is also love.....YUM-MMMMY.

Today's Make Up: Puppy Eyes

Hello, hello Spring Blossoms! Happy Friday!! Today is seriously one beautiful day here in Arizona. The sun is bright, pretty white clouds a floating in the blue skies, lightly breezy and the flowers are blooming. Everything is screaming Spring!

Today's make up is inspired by one of BubzBeauty's video, Puppy Eyes Makeup. It's a very fun and innocent look, one very appropriate for Spring. I was complimented a few times with this eye look. It is fairly easy to do, just the blending might take a good while.

Other than my eyes being the focal point, my face make up is kept to a minimum with soft pink cheeks and subtle contour.

FACE
Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser
Pixi Correction Concealer in Brightening Peach
Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Light/Medium
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 in Buff Beige
Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in Fair (not pictured)
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny
Hard Candy Baked Bronzer in Tiki
Jordana Blush Powder in Pink Beauty

EYES

ELF Essential Eyelid Primer
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strip in Nude
L'Oreal 24H Infallible Lacquer Liner in Blackest Black
Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Hot Chocolate
Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Almost Famous
Maybelline Illegal Length Fiber Extensions Mascara (Waterproof) in Very Black

LIPS
Essence Cream Lipstick in Kiss You

Please enjoy your weekend. Thank you for stopping by to visit and thanks for reading. :)

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Happy, happy, happiest birthday wishes to the sweetest Howon! HOYA! HOYA! HOYA!

Real men aren't afraid to shed tears.

Today's Make Up: Quick Fix Tuesday

Hello beautiful Spring, Tuesday all! How did ya'll spend this beautiful day? I was out and about running errands, basking in the warm Spring sun. It feels so nice to finally be up and going again.

I went back for a check up with the doctor, dropped and picked up some prescription, met up some friends for quick lunch and visited another friend at her work at Hobby Lobby. It was an eventful day, I'm kinda tired now. Haha.

Today's make up is kept very freshly clean and simple. I call it a quick fix, it's an in-betweener of lazy, bare minimum and completely going all out.

FACE
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Brightening Eye Perfector in Buff
bare Minerals Original Foundation in Light
Wet N Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
ELF Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzer in Antigua

EYES
ELF Essential Smudge Pot in Gotta Glow
ELF Essential 100 Palette Spring Edition
L'Oreal 24H Infallible Lacquer Liner in Blackest Black
Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Flared Mascara in Very Black

LIPS
NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Color in Fulton St Fuchsia

Thank you visiting and thanks for reading guys. :)

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HAPPY 25TH B-DAY TO THE CUTEST, SEXIEST BAOZI EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! #HappyXiuminDay #Xiumin25thBDay

And the final blow...I die...I die.

Happiest birthday wishes to you my dear Kim Minseok-ah. You sexy, sexy beast you. ;P

EyesLipsFace (e.l.f.) Haul

Helloooooooo beautiful Spring blossoms! I am back!! I'm not 100%  recovered yet, maybe 75% or 80%, but that's good enough. I miss BLOGGING blogging; so that means new material today because my ELF order came in. This was placed last week when they had the free shipping AND 50% off new items deal.

So let's check out what we have here...

Blush (left to right): Cabo Cabana, Jet Setter, Wanderlust, Sweet Retreat
Baked Highlight (left to right): Blush Gems, Moonlight Pearls, Pink Diamonds

FACE
Studio Baked Highlighter in
-Moonlight Pearls
-Pink Diamonds
-Blush Gems
Mineral Pressed Mineral Blush in
-Cabo Cabana
-Sweet Retreat
-Jet Setter
-Wanderlust

Top Row: Back to Basics, Poppin Party, Cruisin Chic
Middle Row: Pearls of Wisdom, Brownie Points, Ocean Bound
Bottom Row: Gotta Glow, Ain't That Sweet, Hit the Town

EYES
Essential Glitter Primer
Essential Smudge Pot in
-Pearls of Wisdom
-Ain't That Sweet?
-Gotta Glow
-Back to Basics
-Cruisin Chic
-Brownie Points
-Poppin Party
-Ocean Bound
-Hit the Town

Lip Balm Tint in Grapefruit
Moisturizing Lipstick in Pink Minx & Party in the Buff
Glitter Nail Polish in Midnight Mystery & Chic Confetti

LIPS
Essential Lip Balm Tint in Grapefruit
Studio Lip Lock Pencil
Studio Moisturizing Lipstick in
-Party in the Buff
-Pink Minx

NAILS
Essential Glitter Nail Polish in
-Midnight Mystery
-Chic Confetti

BRUSH
Studio Angled Blush Brush

Super, super, duper excited I finally got my hands on these Smudge Pot. The remind me a lot of Maybelline 24H Color Tattoo, but to this day, the Color Tattoos are still one of the best cream shadows I've tried. Let's see how these Smudge Pot can compare to Maybelline Color Tattoo.

So glad ELF came out with many new products, they're always a pleasant to try and test. As always, an in-depth, more detailed post about these products will be posted in the near future so please stay tuned. Ya'll enjoy this beautiful Saturday now. Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading guys! :)