Beauty Bravery: Brow Bleaching

 On the journey into the infinite abyss that is beauty, one finds herself on the edge of the unknown time and again. The DIY’ers turn to beauty blogs, vlogs, and most likely YouTube before diving off that cliff, but still do so haphazardly with that lingering fear: what if I mess up? 😱 So began…

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…

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…

Peter Thomas Roth CC Cream Test and Review

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlJgm7gU2Vk&w=560&h=315] Peter Thomas Roth’s CC cream is a medium to full coverage CC which I highly recommend.  It does  go on smoothly and seems to minimize pores and cover dark spots well.  I have used this product several times and did feel that it was just what I needed when foundations weren’t working for…

Glamoflage Heavy Duty Concealer by Hard Cardy

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KclXDlGJ5iQ&w=560&h=315] I saw others reviewing Hard Candy’s Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer, so I ordered it from Walmart.com- it arrived within 2 days! I do think it covers well it does crease; less than my e.l.f, but there’s this weird caking spoting thing happening regardless of several things I tried, such as applying it after the…

YSL Fusion Ink Foundation Demo & Test: Brushes Vs. Finger Application

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiVCUwgU_Rw&w=560&h=315] View the above video to see the process & results. I did find that using the Mac Foundation brush caused it to go on cakie, the  duo fiber E.L.F. Small Stipple  brush applied it much more evenly, and using the fingers to apply gave the most flawless application.  The difference was drastic- the left…

Andy Biersack Eye Makeup 1st Attempt

 I just discovered Andy Biersack, and was so taken by his look I had to attempt to emulate his eye makeup. I went for the red eyeshadow at the outer corners; smudged liner in the Arabic style, lining all the way around the eyes; and applied black, metallic silver, and gun metal eyeshadows to the…