UD: Urban Decay Up-Date

Urban Decay has had some recent product launches that have had beauty vloggers going mad- the Vice Special Effects lip toppers among them.  While innovations such as lip toppers and brow mascaras seem like they’re new, women have been using glosses, lipsticks, and mascara for decades, and this is nothing new!  My aunt used to…

Get Kinky Today: Skin Fetish 003 Pat McGrath

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdoH9II8VWs&w=560&h=315] Skin Fetish 003 by Pat McGrath goes on sale online today! It’s a “highlighting trio” available in two options, Golden and Nude.  The kit comes with a 003 buffing brush, gold or pink pigment, and gold or nude “shiny stick highlighter + balm duo,”depending on which of the sets you choose. It retails…

Gaga Character Makeup AHSHotel

   I decided to take on Lady Gaga’s Countess character on American Horror Story Hotel, here’s my take on the character makeup. I used Nyx Box of Smokey Look Collection and MAC brushes. I used a champaigne color on the center of the lid, toupe for the medium shade on the outer edges and a…

Vampire Diaries Makeup Tutorial: the Guys

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-wzsp4QymE&w=560&h=315] Vampire Diaries Makeup Tutorial: the Guys   1. Conceal (Glamoflauge), blend with e.l.f. Flawless Concealer Brush. 2. Tinted Moisturizer applied with the small stipple brush (both e.l.f.) and set with NYC powder and a MAC 129 SE powder brush. 3. Eyes: NYX Box of Smoky Look Collection a. light color all over the lid…

Contour

   I contoured and the reaction was amazing, people kept commenting on my complexion. I used a darker mineral foundation, Bare Minerals in Golden Medium, in the 3-shape to contour the cheekbones, temples, and forehead. I did do the male contour which extends down to the chin area below the lips to make that muscle…

Makeup Master: Halloween

I figured Halloween would be the time to do the most dramatic eye make up, so my victim was my aunt. I did a smoky eye ombré from black to white, with a shimmery silver mid tone. I over dramatically contoured, giving her eyebrows and cheeks a very sharp angular look. I used a liquid…

No Make-up Make-Up

I applied only under eye highlighter in an upside down triangle, no foundation, and eyeliner and NYC Eye Shimmer. The outfit is my Stryker harness, laser cut sheer button-up, Diesel Gold Black shiny black jeans, and spiked shoes.