Music Genre Series: Country

Next in this series is Country. Being from the South I have had my fair share of country music playing in my life. Up until I was in fifth grade I didn't realize there was any other type of music besides Rock. When I think of the females in Country music I think of very natural looking makeup, so that's basically what I did a very neutral eye look and simple face.

Don't forget to always use an eyelid primer, I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I used Too Faced Heaven from the Pixie Pin-Ups palette (all Too Faced colors will be from this palette) all over the lid. Then put Too Faced Leading Lady in the inner corner. Next use NYX Iced Mocha all over the lid, and put Too Faced Like A Virgin on the crease. I used Urban Decay Twice Baked very lightly in the outer v to add some definition and Too Faced Erotica on the lower lashline. I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One mascara in Very Black, and L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner, very thin on the upper lashline. For blush I used Physicians Formula Genie Blush in Nude Rose, and lastly Too Faced Totally Nude lipstick.

This was a very simple look and would be good to wear everyday for school or work!

Music Genre Series: Pop

The next series I'm doing is inspired by music genres. I listen to music all the time, so this seems like a natural choice. The first genre was possibly the genre I first got to pick out myself and that's pop. When I think of pop music I think of the one and only Britney Spears. When I think of Britney Spears I also think of pinks and purples.

On the inner corner I used a light magenta purple from the E.L.F 100 palette

Then for the outer part of the lid I used a light pink from the same palette

Then for the crease color I mixed two brown shades together and used my Studio Tools Crease brush

Then just too add a little bit more pink I used Sugarpill's Dollipop in the outer v. I then took Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Bourbon on the top lashline and smudged it out.  Next was Maybelline Volum' Express One by One mascara in Very Black and L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner in Black. For blush I used Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural, and then on my lips I used Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Champagne.

If there are any questions or suggestions feel free to post!

Element: Air

This was quite possibly one of the more difficult looks out of the Element series, because let's face it, air is invisible. So I thought I would use whites and blues, which can be somewhat. I decided to take it upono myself to basically play with some Sugarpill!

Always first is Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I placed Sugarpill Tako all over the lid and up to the brow, and I put several layers of Tako on the lid, and then I took the Studio Tools Crease brush and applied Afterparty very lightly. Next I used NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk on my water line and tear duct, and blended it out. I put Tako over the Milk on the waterline, and Lumi in the tear duct. That is basically it for shadows, then I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Very Black for mascara and L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner in Black. For blush I used Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural, Cover Girl Wetslicks AmazeMint in Tickled Pink .

Yeah I know I look super tired, that's because I was

Element: Water

Next in the Element series is Water. Water was so fun, because there's so many colors associated with water. I went more for an ocean type of water.  With this look I used only colors from the E.L.F 100 palette!

First of course put Too Faced Shadow Insurance all over the lid. Then I took a light blue on the inner half of the lid

Then I used a light green on the outer half of the lid

Then I used a dark purple and dark blue for the crease

Then to add a bit more demension I added a mermaid green to the outer corner

On the lower lashline I added a true blue color

For the brow highlight I used a matte white and for the tear duct I added NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, blended it out and then added a light blue with some shimmer

For mascara I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Very black, L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner in Black. For blush I used Neutrogena Mineral Sheers in Rare Rose and for lips I used CO Bigelow Mentha Lip Tint No. 1136

Element: Earth

Earth is quite simple...add a little green, add a little brown. This is great for an everyday look, and is quite simple.

First of course is Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I took NYX Bright Green all over the lid. Then I used Urban Decay Homegrown on the outer 1/3 of the lid and lower lashline line. Then I took NYX Iced Mocha in the crease, then I took Urban Decay Twice Baked on the outer corner. I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Very Black for the mascara, and L'Oreal Voluminous Eyeliner in Rich Green (this is almost like a marker) I used Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Bourbon on the waterline. For blush I used Benefit Dallas, and for lips I just used Burt's Bees...we are working on a natural look here haha. And that's it!

I don't know what it is but for some reason the whole face I take pictures way after I actually do my makeup, but I guess it's a way to show how the colors wear. And it did last all day, and I really do like the NYX shadows! They are easily blended and creamy in texture. The Iced Mocha color is a great color to wear on a daily basis!

Element: Fire

Now for the first time ever I'm going to do my own mini series! I have been watching xsparkage for quite some time, and learned some great techniques, so let's see how I do on my own haha! This mini series is based on the Elements: Fire, Water, Air, Earth. I got the inspiration while re-reading the House of Night novels! The first look is Fire using lots of Sugarpill!

Oh how I love me some Sugarpill colors! There really wasn't any other colors to use to get this look! First I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance all over the lid (this was going to be a long day) then I used NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk and blended that out. Next I took Sugarpill's Buttercupcake in the inner 1/3 of the lid, then Sugarpill's Flamepoint in the middle 1/3 of the lid, and then Sugarpill's Love+ on the outer 1/3 of the lid. Since there is blue in flames, I used NYX Azur Sky in the crease and on the lower lashline. Of course I didn't stop there, so I used Urban Decay Oil Slick in the outer corner, blended it up, and then smoked it out. For mascara I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Very Black, and L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner in Black. For blush I used Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural, and for lips I used NYX Tinted Lip Spa in Juicy.

This picture was taken probably about ten hours of makeup being on...I had a big shopping day with my cousin haha! And everywhere I went I got lots of questions and compliments about my eyeshadow, and I was happy to talk about Sugarpill! The colors stayed true to when I first put them on, which was remarkable, considering how hot it got that day!

Fierce Friday (Sexy Saturday) 4-10

This is one of my all time favorites! It combines; purple, smokey, sultry, and just fun stuff! It was simple, but there was a few extra steps just add some depth to the look. To watch xsparkage's video click HERE. My version is a little bit more smokey than hers

 

First things first, prime the eyes! I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Next I took Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Zero and put that all over the lid. Note: if you're using the same eyeliner, work fast, with 24/7 pencils once they set, they're not moving! Then I placed Urban Decay Underland (from the Alice in Wonderland palette) all over Zero. Then I mixed Vorpal, from the same palette, and AC/DC from Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II in the crease.  Then I lightly added Urban Decay Jabberwocky from the Alice palette in the outer corner. Place some of Underland on the lower lashline. For mascara I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Very Black, blush: Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural and Rose (I mixed it to get a little bit of a different color). And then for lips I used Mark Kissink Lip TintMarker in Berry Bitten with Burt's Bees Original Lip Balm on top.

This picture was actually taken about eight hours after the makeup was originally applied!