MOTD: Smokey Gold

I wanted to share this smokey gold eye look with all of you since I haven't posted a MOTD lately.  This photo was taken with my husband's Iphone, can you believe that? I am always in awe of the awesome pictures I get with a camera phone.  With the new Iphone 6 coming out- I can't wait to see how good my close-up pictures will turn out. 

I always have a love/hate relationship with my eyebrows.  You can tell when I have a good eyebrow day or a bad ( I usually don't post a MOTD if I feel my brows are not up to par).  I was having a very good eyebrow day in this picture.  I will definitely need to update my brow routine video! In case you are wondering what I use for my brows I define my brows with the Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade in Ebony with a thin slanted angle brush.  Enough with my brows lets get down with the details of the look.

Products used:

• Motives Cosmetics Mavens Element Eye Shadow Palette
•  Colour Pop Cosmetics  Super Shock Shadow Get Lucky on the lid
• House of Lashes Noir Fairy Lashes
• Violet Voss  glitter in Goldie.

MOTD: L.A. Girl Cosmetics

I love incorporating brighter colors to my makeup looks especially for summer and I am so happy how this one turned out.  I actually used the L.A. Girl Cosmetic Glide On Gel Liners as an eye shadow.  I basically just scribbled Goldmine all over my lid, let it set and I was good to go.  So easy but the results are long lasting color.   I did have to use a makeup remover (my go-to remover is MAC Cleanse Off Oil) to break down the liner but at least I know that It stays on!

Colorful up-close makeup with L.A. Girl Cosmetics

Details on this look:

• L.A.Girl Cosmetics HD Primer White
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade Ebony
• MAC Cosmetics Saddle Eye Shadow - Crease
• MAC Cosmetics White Frost Eye Shadow - Highlight
• L.A. Girl Cosmetics Glide Gel Liner Goldmine - lid
• L.A. Girl Cosmetics Glide Gel Liner Gypsy Teal - Bottom liner smudged out
• L.A. Girl Cosmetics Glide Gel Liner Very Black eye liner top
• L.A. Girl Cosmetics Glide Gel Liner Champagne inner lower eye
• House of Lashes Iconic Lashes
• Eye Kandy Cosmetics Glitter lower lashline
• L.A. Girl Pro Concealers for Contouring( Beautiful Bronze - contour Medium Beige - highlight)
• MAC Cosmetics Soft N Gentle Mineralize Skinfinish for added highlighter to the cheekbone
• L.A. Girl Babydoll applied lightly

MOTD: Motives Mavens Element Palette

The Motives Mavens Palette is a great palette that features beautiful shades.  I really like this palette to create some medium to dramatic looks. 

Here's how to achieve this look

• Motives Cosmetics Mavens Element Palette Birch (highlight), Native (crease), Bordeaux and Truffle layered on top of each other (lid) and Raven (outer corner).
• L.A. Girl Cosmetics Glide Gel Liner Goldmine and Champagne (click here for my review)
• House of Lashes Temptress Lashes
• Motives Cosmetics Pink Sand Lipstick with Toasty Delight
• MAC Matchmaster Foundation 5.0
• L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer Beautiful Bronze Contour and Medium Beige Highlight
• MAC Mineralize Blush Petal Power

MOTD: Love In Florence Eat, Love, Be Fab Eye Shadow Palette

For today's makeup of the day I am using @nyxcosmetics to create a simple fall look. I love how the  metallic golds and bronze with the touch of green really work together to pull off this look. 

Eyes: Love In Florence Eat, Love, Be Fab Eye Shadow Palette.   Jumbo Eye Pencil in French Fries.

Wonder Pencil in Medium applied in the waterline.

Lips: Matte Lipstick in Strawberry Daiquiri

Cheeks: Mosaic Powder in Paradise and  Narcissistic Illuminator. 

Lashes: Flutter Lashes Lindsay Mink Lashes

Dramatic look is in the making!

P.S. Look for some new videos on my youtube channel coming soon! My new video set up just came! So excited!

Tutorial/MOTD: Black & Gold

Lately, I have been a lot of requests for black and gold eye shadow looks.  With all the Holiday parties coming this weekend along with New Years right around the corner I thought it would be the right time to make a tutorial.

[side note]

I am so into making YouTube tutorials now because of my new video camera and set up with my new lighting.  My goal is to make 1 video a week including reviews and how to segments.  My new Panasonic Lumix camera has been a great addition to my JVC video cam.  When I love something I want to keep playing with it hopefully it doesn't get old. lol

Here are the products that I used to create this look:

NYX White Eye Shadow Primer

MAC Eye Shadows - Ricepaper, Soft Brown, Espresso and Carbon

L'Oreal Infalliable 24hour Eye Shadow - Gold Imperial

Faux Lashes Alexia www.fauxlash.com

Sonia Kasuk Pointed Eye Liner Brush

Revlon Photoready BB Cream Medium (will do a review)

Benefit High Beam Highlighter (will do a review)

Smashbox Gingersnap Blush Rush

Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder (will do a review)

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar Trollop/Ophelia

Some tips for this look:

-Try not to blend the black into the gold this will turn the black green.

-If you do not have the colors that I used then use colors that are similar but with a MATTE finish.  If you use something with shimmer or frost it will be too much and you won't get the definition.

-Remember to get the Scotch Tape tacky (first run it on the back of your hand) before you apply it to your eye area.  If you don't do this before, when you take it off it will be painful.  I've done this and it's not a good thing!

-Have a clean extra blending brush handy to use to blend the darker shades so the colors don't look muddy.

I'm already thinking of my next video! If you guys have any requests please let me know ;)