Urban Decay Electric Palette Tutorial!

Hello blog world! Nice to see you again. I'm back in action today whipping out my first tutorial in more than a month! I've been very busy this past little while. I took a whole 2 weeks off makeup while growing my brows back out as well as went camping for a whole week.

I got the Urban Decay Electric palette finally! It was a present from my Aunt in California and it came the day before my Birthday.. and that wasn't even planned! So of course I had to do a look with it. I did this look and did not make a tutorial as I did it. But I loved it so much I decided to try to recreate it. This tutorial just focuses on the eye makeup. Do what you will with your face or be like me and do nothing with it.

Here is the original look, and the look you're trying to create:

1. Start with your clean, no makeup eye.

2. Prime your eye for the look using MAC Painterly Paint Pot all over your lid from lashline to brow bone then blend a neutral colour such as Lorac Pro Palette's Taupe into and above your crease. Also, fill in those brows baby! I used a blend of Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz and Dipbrow Pomade both in Auburn.

3. Take a little bit of the colour Jilted from your Urban Decay Electric Palette and pat it onto the inner 1/3 of your eyelid.

4. Pat Urban onto the middle 1/3 of your eyes. Don't worry about blending or making this look pretty. We aren't at that stage yet. Just get that sh*t on there.

5. And on the outer 1/3 pack on some Chaos.

6. Blend time! Using a little smdge brush gently pull all 3 colours together. I lost a little bit of opacity with the Chaos here but that's ok.. I just added a bit more!

7. Now blend some Chaos into the crease and your transition colour. You will look stupid at this point. Or at least I looked stupid at this point. Please look stupid with me. The blue is just a bit much on it's own.

8. So to tone it down and give it some depth, blend some of the Ubran into the crease as well. Much better.

9. Clean up any fall out and conceal under your eye area. Now it's starting to come together!

10. Following the same pattern as the upper lid, blend Jilted into the inner 1/3 of your lash line.

11. Then Urban on the middle 1/3.

12. You probably guessed this part but now blend Chaos into the outer 1/3!!

13. Time for liner. Start by lining your upper and lower waterlines with a deep black pencil. I went for Kat Von D Waterproof Autograph Pencil in Puro Amor. Make sure you tight line as well! I definitely missed my lashes there. Be better than me. Or don't. It doesn't matter.

14. That's ok because now you cover any imperfections with your awesome wing! Connecting the wing with the bottom liner really ties this look together. I've got MAC Chromaline in Black Black right now so that's what I used.

15. We're almost done! Curl your lashes and throw on some mascara. I used Dior Show Blackout mascara.

16. Just another angle to show you what's up.

19. And for continuity to the original look, throw on some lashes! I used House of Lashes Au Naturale lashes and their glue.

20. Voila! We are all finished. I now see the tiny bit of mascara smudge. Alas, these things happen some times! Let me know what you thought. :)

Shauna's Bridal Trial!

Wow. There is nothing to make you feel like a "grown up" quite like your best friend in the entire world getting married. And mine is. On August 9, 2014 I will have the honour of not only being her makeup artist but her bridesmaid! I couldn't be more thrilled. On June 21 we had an amazingly fun bachelorette for her out in Osoyoos, BC. We ate scrumptious food and played fun games. 

But on June 22, I got to do something even more exciting - her bridal trial! We tried to keep it young, fresh, and classic. Matte skin, light eyes, and a bright lip. I took some pictures for reference and wanted to share them with my readers!

 This is a before picture of Shauna's clean face!

What do you think? I'll probably add a tad more blush for her wedding day! Overall, I am so happy with this look! It's perfect for a garden wedding in the summer.

Sparkling Cut Crease ft Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow!

Hello! Meow! I've been able to get a couple new things recently and I am so excited to be able to review them. Thank you tax return! One of the things I picked up was my first Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow. And one of the first things I did was whip it out of it's packaging and make a tutorial with it. I promise to review all these things ASAP but for now.. check out my tutorial!

 This is the look we will be creating!

 Start with clean, moisturized skin! This is especially important for this look because I wanted glowing, "lit from within" skin.

 Prime your eyes with a flesh toned primer such as  MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly.

 Using an angled brush, mark out your crease with  MAC Espresso Eye Shadow. Remember to keep that line crisp!

Blow out the shadow above the creasing using a fluffy brush. Although you want it blended, remember to keep the crease crisp!

 Now for the hard part! Take your Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow (This one is Metallic Dusty Rose) and pat it onto your lid using your pinky. Try to get as close to the crease line as possible without smudging it.

 This is what your eye will look like after those steps!

 Now fill in your brows! A strong brow looks great with a cut crease.

 Time for foundation! Use a buildable foundation to get skin that looks flawless without being cakey. MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 is a great option.

 Apply a pink blush such as Stila Custom Color Blush in Sheer Pink to the apples of your cheeks and slightly up your cheek bones. Contour the hollows of your face with a cream product. I'm obsessed with Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow!

 No face is finished without liner and lashes! Use a black liquid liner (Too Faced 3*Way Lash Lining Tool ) on your top lash line and make sure you wing it out. I like wings in summer. Tight line in between lashes and your upper waterline for a full lashes look - no falsies needed! For a bright, awake look line your bottom water line with a nude liner or concealer pencil like the super cheap Hard Candy Glamoflauge Pencil. Finish off with a few coats of black mascara! (Clinique High Impact Mascara - Black)

 And add some lipstick! What kind of look would it be without lipstick? Go for a bright colour in the same family as your blush. I used OCC Lip Tar in Strumpet. Also, if you need to do any last minute concealing - now is the time!

 An "eyes closed" view of the final product! I had to do some cleaning up of the crease because of glitter transfer.

Here it is! What do you think? Feed back is always welcome and appreciated!

My first tutorial with my new camera!

Woohoo! I got a new camera when I was in the Okanagan. I don't really know how to use it yet but uhm.. I made a tutorial with it anyway. Here it is!

 As usual, start with your clean and moisturized face. I got a little facial treatment done at work by the lovely Julia so my skin was looking pretty good!

 Just another no makeup picture, so you can see the before wholly!

 It's skin time! I've used MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance in Radiant Yellow, MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW13, MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20, and MAC Prep + Prime Translucent Finishing Powder. I decided to break from my usual order and did my brows using the NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Brunette. I noticed after this picture that my one brow looked MESSED UP. So I fixed it after. Oh yes, I also primed my lids with MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly.

 Start your eyes off by smudging some Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Egyptian (a dark green with gold flecks) all over your lower lash and water line.

 And then do the exact same thing on the top. Yep. Looks real pretty right about now.

Blend MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in Woodwinked all over my lids (upper and lower). For the upper, I blended well above my crease. See how smokey and sexy the liner underneath makes the shadow? I like dat.

 Line your eyes and slap on some mascara. This looks extra sexy with winged liner. I used MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack and Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies in Blackest Black.

Don't forget to reline your lower waterline! I used Smashbox Limitless Eye Liner in Onyx.

Here is what the look should look like so far! Yes, I did indeed fix the part of my nose that had no foundation earlier. My bad. I was busy trying to figure out the freaking camera.

 Time to contour and highlight your face! Contour the hollows of your cheeks, around your jawline, your forehead, the sides of your nose, any anywhere else you feel like you want some shading. Then go and highlight the high points you want featured like your cheekbones, cupids bow, centre of your nose, and brow bone. I used Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow to contour and Benefit High Beam to Highlight. Oh yeah, put some blush on the apples of your cheeks! I like to use a stain for a radiant flushed look such as the Balm Stainiac in Beauty Queen.

 Since it is sunny and spring-y out - go for a bright pink lip! I used NYX Matte Lipstick in Shocking Pink with NYX Butter Gloss in Strawberry Parfait. I realize it might not be sunny where you are. Wear pink anyway. It's fun.

 Here is your finished look! And my friend Conor. Hi Conor.

 Bye! <3