Candy Makeup: Nerds!!

Another wearable candy makeup! This is my third one. I have already done bubble gum and chocolate. I'm saving up for a new camera. My very vibrant makeup never gets picked up by my current one! Bear with me until then!

Candy Makeup: Bubble Gum!

Another candy look that is very wearable. I already did chocolate. This is just a fun mix of pinks and blues! I love pink on fair skin, and the blue did wonders for my eyes! Anybody have any ideas for a fun, wearable candy look?

My Makeup Do's!

When I was doing a post on makeup don'ts, I asked my friends what they thought. It was funny how different our opinions were. I think we had a twenty minute conversation on appropriate eyeliner. So, I decided we should come up with our makeup do's. These were mine...

Do try blue eyeshadow!

If your afraid of the crazy neon blues try navy. Navy is very wearable! I always beg my friends to try color!

Do Try A Red Lip

I love wearing a fresh clean face with a red lip. I don't think lipstick is only for special occasions. I will wear it to the grocery store! It makes my teeth feel whiter too.

Do Wear Fake Eyelashes

I don't like the thick, crazy ones with colors and glitter. I love a natural, romantic look. Sometimes I will even cut the ends and just use them.

Do you have any makeup Do's or don'ts?
This is the link to my makeup don'ts :
http://thebeautyfreakjah.blogspot.com/2011/07/five-makeup-donts.html

Five Products I Regret Buying!

There are plenty of products I would get so excited about that turned out to be busts! These are just a few that angered me in the last month!

1.) Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation

When I first used the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation I felt like I had just applied a mask. It was thick, and I felt like I had just frosted my face like a cake! I decided I would give it a fair chance though. This product is a pore clogging monster! It was left to rot in my makeup drawer. I recently had a dry skin problem and decided to try it again during this time. It highlighted every dry patch I had on my face. I heard it wasn't going to be made anymore, and I will not miss it!

2.) Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner

I have used liquid liner and pencil liner, but I had never tried gel liner. The next time I was makeup shopping I saw this little tub and decided to give it a try. Well, I was going out with friends one night and decided to create a cat eye look. It did great, and I was excited I could use gel liner. Halfway through the night a friend told me to look in the mirror. I had RACCOON eyes! It had smeared all over my upper eyelid. Well I continued to use it fixing it in place with primer and powder. A week after I bought it this little tube was dried out!! Not worth it! On the plus side, I like the brush it came with.

3.) Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Astringent

One word for this product, STICKY! I want my face to feel clean when it's washed. Not to mention I stuck with it for a little while and saw no results at all. I normally love, love, love Neautrogena's products. Not this time.

4.) Hard Candy Baked Eyeshadow

Let me start off by saying this product has great pigment for a drugstore eyeshadow. Now, I will finish by saying if they packaged it better I might have been able to use mine. It sticks out of the pan like a bubble, and the day I bought it broke of the pan. Then it split right down the middle between the two colors. I tried to use it anyway, but I wasn't able to resurrect it.

5.) Covergirl Mineral Sheers Blush

Another product with great color pigment and wrong packaging. When I would try to use it I would have dark spots of blush on my cheeks because I couldn't distribute it evenly. It would come out of the center of the brush, and I would have the hardest time blending the color. I now prefer my brush and blush separate. I did crack mine open and store the blush powder in an empty tub.

Disagree? Or do you have any purchases you regret?

Candy Makeup: Chocolate!

I decided to start a series of makeup inspired by candy. Of course chocolate is my favorite! My camera really didn't pick up how dark and creamy my makeup was, but I figured why not show it anyway? And it's very wearable!

These are the products I used:

First, I used Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden all over my lids. I used the darkest, chocolate shades in my Elf Beauty Encyclopedia (The bottom Row). I used the lightest color to cover my entire lids. Then I used  the darker ones in the creases and outer corners. To line my lids I used Maybelline Unstoppable Eyeliner in the color Cinnabar. Then I used Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion in blackbrown on my eyelashes.

Next, I used Bare Minerals Bronzer Warmth all over my cheek bones.

I used Maybelline Colorsensational lipstick in Bronzer Beam. These lipsticks feel so moisturizing!

Review: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Today I'm reviewing Urban Decay's Primer Potion. It is meant to make eyeshadows last longer, prevent eyeshadow from creasing, and make the pigment stand out stronger. I have to say, it does all three! My eye makeup lasts the whole day, and it never piles up in the crease of my eyes. I use eden. It takes a very small amount of the primer to spread it all over your lids. I like eden because it gives the eyelids a natural color and good coverage.

On the left side of my arm are the shadows applied straight to the skin. On the right are shadows applied over Urban Decays Primer Potion. As you can see the shadows on the right are way more pigmented. Anyways, I love this product, and I give it five stars!!! It does everything it says it does.

Makeup Tutorial: Two Toned Eyes!

When I am in the mood for a fun makeup look I love to play with colors. So I tried out the trendy two toned eyeliner look. Its fun and completely wearable!

I used Urban Decays eyeliner in electric under my eye waterline. It is a stunning blue color. I used Urban Decay eyeshadow in flash on my top lids. These two colors are so vibrant and make a great combination.

Five Makeup Dont's!

I was thinking of some of the terrible makeup mistakes I made when I was in high school. I really wish someone would have told me to just put the makeup brush down. I have tons of pictures that need to be burned. Here are a few tips on what NOT to do.

One:

Please don't over do the eyeliner. Eyeliner can be flattering and make your eyelashes fuller when its applied properly. When it is done wrong it can be a tragedy. If your going for a bold, fun look try a fun cat eye not a raccoon eye.

Two:

My first prom I remember wanting to go all out. I had a bold smokey eye and bold red lips. Looking back at the pictures everything looks so overdone. My advice: pick one or the other. Don't let your facial features be fighting each other for attention.  Christina Aguilara is gorgeous, but here her makeup is overdone.

Three:

I am very pale, and when summer begins I want to have some color. Please don't do what I did and apply bronzer all over your face. Only apply bronzer around your hairline, jawline, and under the cheekbones. Lindsey Lohan has a great complexion but here it is blotchy and orange.

Four:

Don't use shimmer around wrinkles. It makes fine lines look even more noticeable. It can make someone with perfect skin look wrinkled. I only apply shimmer in highlight form on my cheekbones. This girl has beautiful skin, but shimmer made her eyes look baggy.



Five:

Don't go crazy with eyebrows. Use a shade only a few shades darker than your hair. Follow the lines of your natural eyebrow. If the eyebrows are done right they can really bring attention to your eyes.

Natural Eye Make-up Look!

I'm going on a date tonight, and I want my eye make-up to look natural. So this is my no make-up look! It is simple and easy to do. There are only five steps! I hope it gives you some inspiration.

These are all the products I used: Elf Beauty Encyclopedia in neutral, Urban decay primer potion, eyelash curler, Maybelline eyeliner, and Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion. Everything but the primer potion is a drug store product! I'm on a college budget!

First Step:

I start of every eye make-up look by applying a very small amount of my Urban Decay primer potion all over my lids. This product keeps my make-up from creasing, makes the pigment stronger, and makes it last all night.

Second Step:

Next, I apply this taupe colored eye shadow all over my eyelids. It is very light with only a small amount of shimmer.

Third Step:

Next, I use this light, warm brown and apply it in the creases of my eyes.

Step Four:

A great tip for natural looking eyes is to use a brown eyeliner instead of a harsh black one. I'm using Maybelline unstoppable eyeliner in the color cinnabar. I line my top lid and then I line my waterline very lightly.

 Step Five:

Finally, I go over my top and bottom lashes with my Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion in black/Brown.