Guest Post: Sultry Red Eye Tutorial
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If you want a great How-to on applying any or all of it the base stuff, Ms. MaskCara on YouTube has awesome tutorials...this one is useful for foundation and “prep”work http://youtu.be/m09CSnQd61Y
The products I've used for foundation and prep are, and in order of application:
1. Boots No7 True Identity Foundation in Light
2. Maybelline SuperStay 24 Correcteur in Light and Deep Beige ~ side note on concealers...I frequently blend 2 colors to achieve a tone that most correctly matches my skin...this is also useful for anyone whose skin varies with even the slightest amount of sun so you don't have to keep going out and buying new products every 5 minutes.
3. L'Oreal MagicLumi Concealer in Light ~ I usually dab this under eyes and on lid, pat around, wait a few seconds, then blend in. Regular concealer can give a very flat non-skin look and this product brings some dewy, reflective quality back so the area looks more natural.
4. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light ~ I recently found this product at Sephora. It's very expensive, so I don't use it as an every day thing, but it's basically like taking the Blur tool in photoshop and dusting your skin with it! It creates a very soft focus illusion over the skin and I love the effect. Subtle, but amazing.
Then you want to add a little blush and maybe a touch of eyebrow pencil. Keep it very light and soft-handed...this look is about a nice romantic glow effect. We don't want harsh, contoured cheekbones or brows, because that would give this a cartoon-y appearance.
1. I used Wet n Wild Coloricon Blusher in Pearlescent Pink on cheeks
2. I dabbed a TINY bit of a taupe colored eye liner pencil in my brows and smudged the crap out of it just to give a slightly more defined and filled in look. Some people love the drawn on Disney villian eyebrow thing, I can't stand it. I think it ruins every look. Unless Halloween is what you are going for, I can't emphasize enough how important a light hand is for eyebrow fill! *climbs off soapbox*
Ok, so now you want to wash your hands. You're going to use your fingertips to apply the MAIN EVENT and they need to be clean from any previous makeup.
The MAIN EVENT eyecolor is by Maybelline. It's the Color Tattoo 24Hr Eyeshadow (cream) in Pomegranate Punk.
Get some on your clean fingertip. Not a lot, a little goes a long way with this stuff. You can always add more if you want.
Pulling your eyelid taut with one hand, dab the color on it. Smudge the eyecolor around, staying within the confines of your lid. Use a clean finger to clean up the edges and finish it up. It should not extend up onto your browbone unless you have very deep set eyes, then you can extend it up a little ways so it's visible.
Now, using the red crayon...I'm using Tarte LipSurgence in Swank (yes, I use lip pencil on my eyes, eye pencil on my brows...call me crazy, but I like to make my products multi-task. My only caveat is some people might find a lip product irritates their eyes, and I generally swipe the surface with a tissue to clean it before switching between lips, eyes, etc.) Line your upper lid with the red lip crayon, and gently soften it with a clean pinky so it's not a defined line. Soften it in a gentle upwards direction so it merges and blends with the Pomegranate base.
(Before Red line smudged)
(After red line smudged)
Now for the final step, you can simply swipe mascara of your choice and go, or you can apply fake lashes. This is with regular Maybelline Illegal Lengths Waterproof Mascara in Very Black.
And this is with the falsies...(again, I recommend Ms. MaskCara for a How-To for applying falsies...one can be found here... http://youtu.be/KaSajWR25MI)
I used Andrea modLash lashes in Style 21, DUO adhesive, and benefit BAD gal lash mascara.
So, there you have it! Sultry red eyes...Have fun!
~Rebecca L. Fisk~
Maybelline Color Show Trend Effects - Holographic & Polka Dots
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Melissa heard about Maybelline releasing Trend Effects polishes including "Holographic" and "Polka Dots" a few weeks ago. Since then I've been stopping by the beauty section at every Walmart I visit, impatiently waiting for them. Finally I spotted them yesterday.
At the cheap price of $2.97 I bought two of the "Holographics" and one "Polka Dots". The two holographic polishes I bought were "Lavender Lustre" and "Mystic Green". (Note: The lighting made the lavender look silver in the bottle, but it looks more like lavender.)
I did two coats of Lavender Lustre, here they are in order:
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| Lavender Lustre One Coat |
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| Lavender Lustre Two Coats |
I did two coats of Mystic Green, here they are in order:
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| Mystic Green One Coat |
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| Mystic Green Two Coats |
And the Polka Dots color I bought was "Clearly Spotted", the black/white glitter polish.
I did three coats of this, here they are in order:
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| One coat of "Clearly Spotted" |
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| Two coats of "Clearly Spotted" |
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| Three coats of "Clearly Spotted" |
Findings
Holographic -- The holographic polishes are not truly holographic like the Layla, Julep and even the China Glaze I've tried. Melissa read somewhere that these were actually duochrome instead. I'd classify them more as a metallic polish with fine glitter. But as you can tell, they do require at least two coats of polishes. Most metallics I get are full coverage with one coat. However at $2.97 a bottle, they're pretty damn nice whatever you call them.Polka Dots -- The color I bought definitely requires a base coat. It's clear with black and white glitter of varied sizes. It seems the other colors cover better than this one--check out Melissa's post on the Jade color to see what I mean. And like most glitters, this is not fun to remove.
Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots - Drops of Jade
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The Holographic section was sadly not holographic at all. They looked like duo chrome, so that is why I didn't bother buying it. I believe Anya picked up one or two of them though so I'm hoping they're awesome!
I bought Drops of Jade which is a sheer-ish green polish with mixed sized black and white "polka dots". I'm actually really pleased with the results and can't wait to see which ones Anya bought. The below picture has 2 coats of polish on each nail. I did notice that the polka dots go everywhere and I had to be careful so it wasn't 20 on top of each other.
Anya's June Ipsy Bag
Here's what came in my Ipsy bag this month:
- J. Cat Beauty - Eyelashes + Eyelash Glue "EL20"
- J. Cat Beauty - Sparkling Cream Palette "Volta"
- Nyx Blush PB21 "Copper"
- Starlooks Lip Pencil "Bare"
- Chella ivory lace highlighter pencil
I realized I hadn't ever posted this. I've actually not tried any of the products yet. I know, I'm seriously slacking this month. Feel free to smack me. I deserved it.
But you should check out Melissa's Ipsy post and see the mess the J.cats sparkling Cream made of her hand.
Spotted: Nail Striping Tape at Walmart (and much more)
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I wandered past these at Walmart after I dropped off a prescription for my other half's Vicodin (he just had an organ removed). They had an entire endcap in the makeup aisle devoted to nail art (Fing'rs brand)!
WOW!
Check it out--nail striping tape on the cheap! The items in the embellishment section of the endcap were all $2.48 (including the striping tape). I had to wait four weeks for my tape to arrive from China so...this relatively cheap, instant gratification is awesome! (That said, I didn't buy any because I haven't made a dent in the twelve rolls I already have).
Further down the endcap are these sweet box sets include a stamping set and a striping set. These were $6.48 as you can see from the photo below.
So if you've ever wanted to try striping or stamping, now is your chance without having to order from Amazon.
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