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!

Bright Sunset using Ben Nye Pallet make up tutorial

This has combined some of my favorite things all into one! Bright color, pink, and green! This is probably one of my favorite tutorials that Leesha has done! If you want to watch her video go Here.

I was excited to get to use some Sugarpill colors as well, although they're not shown in their full glory because I had to blend them out a little bit to get the look like Leesha's, but of course that is not necessary.  On the inner 1/3 of my eye lid I used one of my favorite Sugarpill colors Buttercupcake with E.L.F's shadow brush, flip the brush over and use Sugarpill's Flamepoint in the middle of the lid, I blended those two quite a bit. Then I added NYX's Red Pink shadow to the outer 1/3 of the lid with Studio Tools crease brush. I blended that about the Sugarpill colors. I then took Sugarpill's loose eyeshadow in Tipsy on the lower lashline. For a brow highlight I used a matte white from the E.L.F 100 palette.

For mascara I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One mascara in Very Black. I used L'Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner in Black, Benefit Dallas for blush, and E.L.F 2 in 1 Conditioning Gloss in Love It.

Wearble Wednesday: Taylor Swift

This was a very easy look to do. It was simple and quick. This would be a great everyday look for anyone, but especially high school age teenagers. The one thing I didn't like is the actual bronze shadow I used didn't work too well with my skin tone. So if anyone has a suggestion for a good bronze eyeshadow, please let me know! If you would like to watch xsparkage's tutorial go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ7kbH4JVqA.

For the first color I used Too Faced Leading Lady, from the Pixie Pin-Ups palette, on the inner corner of my eye. Next I added a bronze color from the E.L.F 100 Palette from the lid to just below the crease. This was the color that clashed with my skin tone haha.

Next I mixed too colors from the E.L.F palette to add to the crease.

After that I added Heaven from the Too Faced Pixie Pin-Ups palette underneath the brow. You can use this shadow to bring down the color a little bit if you need to. Also take a little bit of the original bronze color to the lower lashline. After that I used L'Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner in Black, it is a pretty thick line and it wings out. Then I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Very Black Mascara, Benefit Coralista blush, and CO Bigelow Mentha Lip Tint No. 1136 on the lips, and that's it the look is complete.

3-in-one, Natural to Smokey

I LOVE this look! I love the fact that there are ways to either go very minimal or amp it up to a beautiful smokey eye! This was simple and fast, it would definately something I will go back to time and time again! To watch xsparkage's tutorial go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGSfPawDUL4

For the most part I used a lot of Too Faced products, particularly the Pixie Pin-Ups palette.  After using the Too Faced Shadow Insurance apply Too Faced Heaven all over the lid.  Next take a fluffy brush and add Too Faced Like a Virgin to the crease. You can build this color up to the intensity you would like. Then I took the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Bourbon on the lash line and used a pencil brush to smudge/smoke it out. This alone would be the first look. To amp it up again add Too Faced Erotica to the outer corner. I put it on very lightly to just add a little definition. That would be part 2. Too amp it up even more I took a matte black from the E.L.F 100 palette to the outer corner and smoke it out.

Then I took Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero on top and bottom lash line, again use a pencil brush to smoke it out, but not quite as much as the Bourbon.

After that your eyeshadow is finished. I used Maybelline Volum' Express One by One in Black mascara, L'Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner in Very Black, Physicians Formula Genie Blush in Nude Rose (I think this is discontinued, which is ok the packaging is horrible!) and then Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Rebel Yell (I'm telling you a lot of Too Faced products!) And that is the finished product!

If there are any questions or suggestions please comment!

Purple and Green For Green and Brown Eyes

This look was very simple, but I love it. It sort of reminded me of a Barbie doll, in fact I was actually told that. There was very minimal color used, so it was quite fast as well.  To look at Leesha's tutorial go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6PeusqTtJU

Even though this looks almost completely pink, there's actually some purple, in fact the main color is purple. And for more vibrant color, you could actually use a purple or white eye shadow base. After I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance I used a mid-toned purple from the E.L.F 100 palette.

I put that all over my lid, and then added a pink color with a fluffly brush.

After I blended those colors out a bit, I added Urban Decay's 24/7 Eye Pencil in Flipside, and then added Homegrown from the Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II. Then I added NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk to my inner corners, and set it with a white eyeshadow, and then added my favorite white eyeshadow with pink shimmer to highlight my brow.

For eyeliner I used L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner in Black. For mascara I used Maybelline's Volum' Express One by One in Very Black. Neutrogena Mineral Sheers in Rare Rose for blush and Cover Girl Wetslicks AmazeMint in Tickled Pink on the lips, and there you have a quick and easy Barbie-esque look!

Please post suggestions, comments, and questions!

Ocean Eyes Using Shmink Products makeup tutorial

I absolutely LOVED this tutorial! But I do love all of xsparkage's bright and fun colored tutorial! It was a simple tutorial that had a big payoff that got me lots of compliments on my makeup! All colors I used were from the E.L.F 100 palette. If you want to check out xsparkage's video on how to go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HgIX2rvr7Q

First off start with an eyeshadow base, I used Leesha's favorite Too Faced Shadow Insurance. After that I put a light blue green color all over my lid, and also on the lower lashline

Then on the outer half of my lid I used a light ocean/sky blue and put on the outer lower lashline

And then to give the look more of a depth I used a black with silver shimmer. Use a light hand, you don't want to add a lot of color, just create some contour

And then since all the colors were either shimmer or glitter finish I used a matte white brow highlight

I used Urban Decay's 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Zero on my waterline, and then L'Oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner in Black, and Maybelline Volum' Express One by One mascara in Very Black. To finish it off I used Rimmel Lasting Finish blush in Autumn Catwalk and E.L.F Hypershine Gloss in Poinsettia Red.

Please feel free to make suggestions of other xsparkage looks to do or if there are any questions