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Over the weekend I was able to play with my friend's Sugarpill Heartbreaker Palette and this was the result! I've never tried Sugarpill I was very impressed with the intense pigment of the shadows LOVE! Can't wait to try some of their other products. What are your favorites?
I also used Violet Voss glitter in Fairy Dust for added touch of glitter to the lower lash line and Alter Ego Lashes Stop & Stare and Final Touch stacked.
I have finally found a hair product that helps me achieve super straight hair. You may not know this but I have thick naturally curly hair, it's been like this since I was a child. I remember when I was in 2nd grade my classmates would ask me why my hair was so big for a short kid. Hair straighteners were not popular back then or else I would be totally doing it in the 2nd grade. Because of my unruly hair I always had short hair because I didn't know how to take care of it until high school. Everything changes in high school and during this time hair straighteners were as popular as curling irons.
Now it's 2014 and there are so many hair products that help you get that super straight sleek hair, I've always wanted. I was very fortunate to find Agave Oil on Instagram. Many of my Instagram friends have been using their products and I knew that I need to give it a try and hope it works for me. I was sent their Smoothing Trio for review and I am so happy to share it with all of you who suffer from the same hair troubles as me!
The
Agave Healing Oil Smoothing Trio
features three products: - 2 oz Oil Treatment, 4 oz Smoothing Shampoo and 4 oz Smoothing Conditioner. This is a great set to try the products first to see how they work for you before committing to the larger sizes. My hair straightner is HSI and I bought it off Amazon, it's a pretty powerful little hair straightener that heats up to 400 degrees. I do have a Chi, but it broke last week. All that hair straighteners that I've had in the past don't last very long.. probably at most 3 months. :( Agave Oil does have their own
that I am dying to try now since I have had great results from their products.
My favorite product in the kit and I find that really helps get the super sleep straight hair is the oil treatment. Ladies, a little goes a long way trust me!!! I know the scent and the super silky feeling of your hair after you apply it will make you want more, but no don't even try. This is the best stuff!
Here is the exact write up from Sephora.com regarding the oil treatment:
What it is:
A non-greasy, lightweight hair oil that instantly smooths, seals, and adds shine to all hair types.
What it does:
Restore and rejuvenate unmanageable, frizzy hair with the hydrating and color-restoring sugars of the agave plant. Unlike heavy nut oils, this plant extract conditions hair with a light touch, building strength and resiliency, while helping boost vibrancy and color. Other natural botanicals like coconut, vanilla, sunflower, and safflower are blended with Madagascar baobab seed oil to nourish and transform hair’s outer layer.
I really do not need to argue about these statements because they are all TRUE! Look at my before and afters....
This is how my hair looks right after I blow dry it once I get out of the shower. Look how dull and frizzy my hair is especially in the front where I have naturally curly hair. If you are wondering about my lip color it is
Forbidden Fuchsia Liquid Matte Lipstick.
A couple of minutes later look how shiny and straight my hair is! YAY! I just add a small amount of the Agave Oil Treatment to my hands and run my hands through my hair focusing near the front. I usually have to do 3-4 passes with my hair straightener but with the oil I only did 1-2. Love how the oil made the purple in my hair bright and glossy.
I hope you guys enjoyed my little review about my new must have hair product! Do you suffer from frizzy hair like I do?
I cannot get enough of this palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills. All the colors are up my alley, it literally is my go-to palette at the moment. I've created everyday looks to dark smokey makeups such as this tutorial that I am sharing with all of you today.
I was looking through all of my tutorials and it seems like I haven't done a dark smokey one in awhile plus I haven't done a YouTube tutorial FOREVER! I do apologize for the lack of videos, but remember you can always follow me on Instagram. I guess the reason why I hate making videos is because I always get stuck on what to show you guys! BLAH! Plus I hate editing, it's more of a love/hate relationship.
Anyways, lets get back to to the look.
This is how the palette looks, the colors are pretty right?
Here is a close-up of my face with all the products that I used to create the look.
If you don't have a frosted white eye shadow in your makeup collection you need one! White instantly opens up the eyes. Take a look at my
where I use white eye shadow on my lid.
If you would like a list of the products I used here ya go!
Anastasia Beverly Hills Catwalk Palette
MAC White Frost Eye Shadow (inner highlighter)
MAC Studio Sculpt Lash
Em Cosmetics Waterliner
House of Lashes Pixie Luxe
NYX Butter Lipstick Snow Cap
NYX Butter Gloss Fortune Cookie
MAC Cosmetics Style Blush
MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish Soft n Gentle
Did you see the cute VILLABEAUTIFFUL customized compact by Case Envy? I am so in love and I handle it with care when I use it. Ev, really took care of me and wanted to make sure I was happy with my compact. She went above and beyond to make sure it was exactly what I wanted. So pleased to have done business with her. She's amazing. To order yours please contact caseenvy@yahoo.com
I love anything Rose Gold so when I was sent these beautiful beautiful brushes from
, I was in heaven!!! These are the brushes that I used to create this look in my video. You get 12 brushes for eyes and lips with the brush cylinder case - a full set to complete a full makeup look. The brushes are super soft and made very well. I always feel guilty using these brushes because they are just too pretty to use!
I created this look with the Anastasia Beverly Hills Catwalk Palette which is a gorgeous palette! I really like now there are a variety of different colors and just not filled with all neutrals.
Here are the details of the eye look
Anastasia Beverly Hills Catwalk Palette - RTW, Beauty Marked and LBD
MAC
white frost eye shadow as a highlight
Violet Voss glitter in Golden Fairy and Goldie
House of lashes Noir Fairy lashes with Heartbreaker stacked
Can you believe this picture was taken with an iPhone 5? I try to use my husbands's iPhone when he is home because I love the results. I still have the 4 and the clarity of the photo is not as nice as the 5.
Do you like the Catwalk palette? If so what are you favorite shadow combinations?
Can you believe Spring is already here? Time to put away the heavy sweaters, wool coats, and snow boots (I hope for those of you on the E.Coast) and bring out the airy, pastel hue dresses, and blouses. Now that you have your fashion pieces all squared away what about your accessories? A great way to accessories your spring fashion wardrobe is to change up your makeup! This season's makeup trends are all very wearable and will complement all skin tones. I attended Nordstrom's Spring Trend Show over the weekend so I was inspired break down some of my favorite looks that I compiled into 1 look. And yes, there is a giveaway at the end of the post!!
Glowing skin was revealed on the spring 2014 runway at 3.1 Phillip Lim and
Christian Siriano S/S 2014 Collection . The look is the sheer coverage foundation - no makeup look but with a touch of luminosity. Your skin just glows just like in front of candlelight. It is fresh and organic looking.
To recreate a glowy look at home is so easy! 1 product is all you really need - MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl. The product is a multipurpose cream that can be used on it's own, with foundation, as an eye shadow base or simple as an highlighter as I did here. Pearl can be applied with your finger (the warmth of your finger helps blend out the product) to the higher plains of the face. Just a few light touches is all you need.
Brighten up your eye makeup with soft washes of iridescent whites on the lid paired with pastel eye shadows just like models from Alice + Olivia and Isabel Marant at NYFW. To keep white from looking stark pair with what you are familiar and comfortable with - neutrals. If you are still uncertain about white use it as a highlighter towards the inner tearduct and under the brow bone. The models above wear the white nicely!
I love using eye shadow to brighten up the eye, even just placed on the lid it really does make a difference. My favorite white eye shadow is MAC White Frost. The color is a bright white with icy shimmer ( no sparkles in this one, just a frost finish). If you are having difficulty with the white shadow to stay as vivid like mine in the picture make sure you use an eye shadow base before. Everyone always wants to know how to make their eyes appear brighter, wider, more awake. Lining your waterline with a white eyliner such as MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl will do exactly that. It does get some use to but once you get the hang of it you will notice a big difference. A little tip - try to keep the liner right in the waterline. Then take your everyday eyeliner right where your lashes begin to grow to make your lashes look fuller.
CAT EYE LINER
It seems like everywhere you go you will see someone with a winged out, cat eye liner. It really adds some shape and dimension to your eye looks just like these looks from Tracy Reese and Rodarte from their 2014 Spring collections. Always a classic look that is timeless but with lots of detail.
If you are scared using a liquid liner no worries! MAC Smolder Eye Kohl is a cult favorite. It is an extreme black eye pencil that is perfect for blending out to create a smokey look or to wing out with an eyeliner brush. This isn't waterproof so try to keep it out of the waterline or else you will have little raccoon eyes.
While researching for this post this was probably the most popular look found all over the runways especally at John Galliano and Dennis Basso for Spring 2014 NYFW. The orange is so striking and makes a bold statement against a perfect flawless face. Women don't tend to gravitate to an orange lipstick but it complements different skin tones very well. If you can't do a bright neon organge, look for a pinkish/orange or a reddish/orange that is more on your comfort level.
Ever since my honeymoon to the Philippines I have been into brighter lips. But for some reason I didn't even have true bright orange lipstick in my collection! I had to get MAC Morange Lipstick when I was at the
Trend Show to add to my lipstick collection If you are not comfortable with a brighter lip, just blot some of the remaining pigment on a tissue. You can even just apply the color to the center of the lips and press your lips together to move the color around. I love this color on me and it really complemented the eyes very well!
I hope you guys enjoyed my rundown on some of my favorite spring 2014 makeup trends and how you can achieve it with MAC Makeup! Now it's time to go shopping to revamp your makeup/beauty Spring Essentials! I love shopping for beauty products at Nordstrom because it's one stop shop for all your department store cosmetics, like MAC. You can find
and any sale information on
Also if you get the chance to go to a Spring Trend Show do it!!
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