Kohl Hearted: Makeup Look

Too Faced Born This Way Semisweet Chocolate Bar (holy pigmentation…I wasn’t ready) Chocolate Soleil Benefit Precisely My Brow Gimmie Brow Rollerlash Laura Geller teal eyeliner Topman wide-brim hat

elf Favorites

Eyes Lips Face (e.l.f.) is a staple of mine…the products are cheap, well made, and the brushes compete with my MAC brushes…and in some instances, trump them!  Below is a list of my recommendations and favorites. Click the photos to shop elfCosmetics.com Flawless Concealer Brush: OMG, #Live! This is my favorite concealer brush of all…

Ulta Brand Haul and Review

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc44dlE0Eqg&w=560&h=315] I purchased a few Ulta Beauty brand products, they’re buy 2 get 2 free, and received the Benefit Rollerlash mascara sample for my birthday. Ulta Little Black Dress nail polish Rosette Sculpting Palette: bronzer, highlighter, and blush Angled Eyeliner Brush Baked Eyeshadow in Abbey Road

Fashion Rebel: American Gypsy 

  Gypsy Personified: as I am an American Gypsy, I was inspired by New Age & Occult Symbolism, referencing the pop culture notion of the Gypsy. Tools of divination in my outfit: Ouija Planchett Necklace, Ouija & Palm Reader Tank Top, Crystal Ball Necklace, contrasted by the whimsy of the pastel goth inspiration, ring pop ring,…

Neo Nineties: Reinventing Retro

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEJdkk06Ju0&w=560&h=315]The nineties are back in full swing, and we see many different references to a time gone bye. Plaid, leather pants, goth, grunge, smudged eyeliner- not to mention the subculture play on the era, with pastel goth, soft grunge, neo goth. For my Parsons Teen Vogue Assignment, I created a Pinterest with the same…

Mad Max Makeup: Nicholas Hoult

  I just had to do a Mad Max makeup after seeing the new film, staring Theron and today’s subject, Nicholas Hoult.  I used Nyx Box of Smokey Look Collection’s black and an e.l.f. Contour and Mac shader brushes. I tried to make my lips silver using the gold and silver glitter glosses and silver eyeshadow,…

How to Smudge Eyeliner

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3soCg0zKiE&w=560&h=315] How to Smudge Eyeliner Tutorial: (Optional) I applied NYC Sparkle Eye Dust in Opal 879 to the inner corners using a Mac 119SE brush for a shimmering iridescent highlight. Line using Sormé Smearproof Eyeliner in Charcoal 10 Smudge with an e.l.f. Smudge Brush in a back and forth motion Re apply liner and…