Let’s face it, I’m no Kylie Jenner and certainly not even close in age, but like many – I’m definitely taken by the soft makeup looks this young beauty has been rocking lately. Like her half sisters, Kylie is moving mountains and developing her own signature look. I’m not gonna lie, I’m a huge fan of KUWTKs and try to watch as much as time permits – though I will admit that I think I’m certainly entranced by the makeup looks the girls rock out more than anything. I wanted to create a makeup look that was inspired by young Kylie but that offered a sultry but wearable look for women like myself. I did my best to also recreate Kylie’s signature lip, utilizing one of the shades she’s been rocking out lately.
This photo is from Kylie’s Instagram Page – I embedded the link into my post so you could see the image I had for inspiration.
Check out my makeup tutorial embedded below or click here to watch it directly on YouTube. Don’t forget to scroll down to see more photos and details of the products used.
Products used (eyes):
Eye Shadow Primer – Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Eye Shadow Base – Milani Brow & Eye Highlight (Vanilla-03)
Eye Shadows – Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Eye liner – Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Waterproof Liner in Black Point and Jordana Fabuliner in Black
Mascara / lashes – L’Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga Mascara and KISS 11 Lashes
Products used (face / lips):
Highlight (cream) – Milani Brow & Eye Highlight in 03-Vanilla
Highlight (powder) – Laura Geller Baked Highlighter Powder in French Vanilla
Bronzer – Milani Baked Matte Bronzer in Sienna
Blush – Milani Rose Powder Blush (LE) in Romantic Rose 01
Golden Highlight – Wet n Wild Fergie Centerstage Shimmer Palette in Photo Bomb
Lips – EOS Lip Balm in Passion Fruit, MAC Lip Liner in Whirl and MAC Lip Liner in Buerre
I love that when it comes to art, inspiration can be found in countless things. Like I mentioned previously, while I am in no way a Kylie Jenner “twin” I definitely wanted to use her makeup as inspiration to create my look. I hope you all enjoyed this makeup look and for those of you that are around my age… I think this would be a great look for you to use day or night. Smooches.
“Love; True love is magic. Not just any magic, the most powerful magic of all. It creates happiness.” It’s no secret that I’m a hopeless romantic. Disney movies,…
Recently I was selected as an Ipsy and PopBeauty ipsyPOPstar. I was one out of 20 selected from the many that applied and I’m very humbled by it. I was sent over a few goodies from Ipsy and Pop Beauty to create a look of my choosing using the products and this is the look I came up with. I had a lot of fun creating it and while I am not a fan of glitter, I really loved how it pulled the entire look together. Here is my creation and makeup tutorial below. These colors reminded me so much of the ocean I see daily so I thought the blues would be fitting for a summer makeup look. I hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
To create this look I used the following products:
Eye Shadow Primer – Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Maybelline Color Tattoo (eye shadow base) – Test My Teal
Pop Beauty Pure Pigment in Metallic Blue
Pop Beauty Brow Shade & Shape (used dark brown and light brown to shade and fill in my brows and light brown, dark brown and black to use as transition and to deepen the crease for my makeup look
Pop Beauty Shade Duette in Matte Ivory and Soft Creme to soften and create transition in the shades on my eyes as well as to highlight my browbone
Pop Beauty Triple Glitter to add glitter on inner corner and lower lash line
BA Star Shimmer Glue as adhesive for the glitter
Pop Beauty Kajal Pen in Craving Cocoa to line waterline/tightline
Pop Beauty Peak Performance Mascara for lashes and KISS 01 Lashes
New York Color Liquid liner to create winged liner
Pop Beauty BB Lip Balm in Rose Berry on the lips
Pop Beauty Bronze Beam in Rose Bronze to lightly contour, blush, highlight and also to help soften the eye makeup look
The photo below shows the products that was sent in my IpsyPOPStars bag.
I hope you all enjoyed my makeup tutorial – I had a lot of fun with it and enjoyed creating it. The heat from Summer is still in full swing here, but my kiddos go back to school at the end of the week, so I loved that this look reminded me of the ocean that we enjoyed so much this season. Wishing you all a wonderful rest of your summer.
My normal summer makeup routine is a bare face… maybe some mascara and lip balm, but for the most part – I rock out a no makeup look. Why? Well, because I live in Paradise and the ocean’s serenade is constantly calling me. But, when I want to wear makeup and rock out a look, I try to go for a soft – lightly bronzed eye shadow look and a pop of color on the lips. Four Fourth of July I posted a look similar on my Instagram, but decided I wanted this one to have a little summery bronze shades added to it. Today I bring to you a makeup tutorial that is super easy to create, utilizing Colour Pop eye shadows and my Lorac Pro palette. I hope you like it. Scroll down to see photos of the look and don’t forget to watch the tutorial. Happy Summer!
Brows – Chella Dazzling Brown Eye Defining Pencil and NYX Control Freak Eye Brow Gel
Eyeshadow Base – Too Faced Shadow Insurance and Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil in Continuous Almond
Eyeshadows – Colour Pop shadow pots in: Cheeky (transition shade) Amaze (outer v and outer 3rd of my eyelid as well as lower lash line), I Heart This (inner corner highlight, inner lower lash line and inner 3rd of my eyelid). Lorac Pro Palette: Sable (outer v and outer 3rd), Taupe (crease shade) and Cream (brow highlight)
Eyeliner – Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Eye shadow Pencil in Tenacious Brown (lower lash line), Mally Evercolor Sparkle liner in Midnight (tightline) and NYC (New York Color) black liquid liner (winged liner)
Mascara – L’Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga Blackest Black Mascara
Bronzer – NYX Matte Bronzer in Deep
Highlight – Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette in Dim Light (all over face) and Radiant Light (highest part of cheekbones), NYX Sunkissed Radiant Finishing Powder to highlight highest parts of the face, cheekbones, forehead, etc.
Blush – Colour Pop’s Cheeky Shadow (smoothed onto the cheeks and blended for a beautiful peach glow)
Who says you can’t get quality products at an affordable price? That is one of the reasons why I enjoy using BA Star cosmetics… because their price point…
I have been hearing the rave on Orange Is The New Black for quite a few months now – but honestly, I wasn’t really interested in watching it and I don’t know why. About 3 weeks ago with a suggestion from a friend – I dove into watching Season 1 and 2 (every single episode) and didn’t want to move from my seat through most of the weekend. I finished the two seasons in about 48 hours and it quickly became a favorite movie of mine. This Netflix show is a lot more exciting than I had given it credit and I don’t know if I can wait till next year to watch Season 3, lol.
I have my list of favorite characters and Sophia Burset – a Transgender Inmate is quite possibly my favorite out of all of them so far, which a few others coming in quite closely. I have intended to create inspired looks from some of my favorite characters in the show, but for this particular look, I am working together with a few of my favorite bloggers to create looks of some of the women in the show. Be sure to check out their links listed below and see their interpretation of the characters’ looks too.
I absolutely love Sophia’s makeup in the episodes as she is either rocking out a brown gradient looking lip or burgundy lip in her appearances. Her eyes are always simply done up with a soft smoky eye and her hair is always flawless. Since she runs a salon in the prison, she is always a trendsetter even if she is stuck with the same khaki scrubs that all the inmates use. I also love Sophia’s story behind the character. Quick Tidbit… Did you know that Laverne Cox’s Twin Brother actually plays the “pre-transition” character Marcus in Orange Is The New Black?
I tried to make this look as simple as possible to recreate – so check out my makeup tutorial below.
To watch my makeup tutorial directly on YouTube – please click here.
This look is really easy to create and if you are looking for something you can rock out daily – this may definitely be a great look for you… of course – you can swap out the lip color for something else you’re comfortable wearing.
PRODUCTS USED:
Eye Shadow Primer – Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Brows – Chella Dazzling Brown Brow Pencil topped with Perfekt Beauty Brow Perfection Gel in Caramel
Eye Shadows – Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette
Cashmere Bunny – Transition shade
Heaven – All over the lid shade and browbone highlight
Sexspresso – used to deepen the crease and outer v as well as smudged on the lower lash line
Push-Up – used to smudge on the lower lash line to soften Sexpresso
Eyeliner – NYC HD Liner in black (upper lash line) and Mally Evercolor Sparkle liner in Black (lower lash line and tightline)
Mascara – Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara in black topped with Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam Waterproof Mascara
All over Face Powder – Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette (Dim light) all over the face
Bronzer – NYX Matte Bronzer in Deep (used to contour and define the cheek bones, temples and jawline)
Highlight – Laura Geller Highlight Powder in French Vanilla
Lips:
MAC’s Lip liner in Whirl as a base color
Mary Kay Lip liner in Plum to create and define the lips as well transition shade to create ombre/gradient lip
Milani’s Color Statement Lipstick in Plumrose – used on the inner part of the lips as the lighter shade for the ombre
Milani’s Brilliant Shine Lip gloss in Mauve Fetish – to add gloss to the inner part of the lips
I hope you all enjoyed my recreation of Sophia’s look. Like I said – be sure to check out the other lovely ladies and their links to their looks below and stay tuned because I have a few other inspired looks I’ll be working on over the next few weeks featuring a few more ladies from OITNB. Have a wonderful week!
I am all about using products that make life easier. Let’s be honest here, with technology constantly knocking on our door… don’t we want something that will offer us ease of use? Would this be the case when it comes to makeup products? I think so and I certainly welcome what ever is offered up. Over the last few months I have been playing and having fun with the new Smashbox Always Sharp 3D Liners and I’m not exaggerating when I say I have been having fun. lmao I literally couldn’t figure out why they were called “Always Sharp” until doing my video review a month ago where everyone learned right along with me. lol So – without further adieu… on to my Smashbox Always Sharp 3D Liners Review.
Available in 8 different colors, these liners retail for $20 (.009oz/0.27g) and offer a reflective glittery type look without all the fall out of actual glitter. They are comfortable to wear on the eyes, apply smoothly like a kohl liner and offer great pigmentation. I am also surprised by the wear I got out of the product because it offers great longevity through the day. The metallic/shimmer finish stuck around for hours and the color lasted on my lower and upper lash line and waterline with minimal budging and no raccoon eyes. These stay put really well and I contribute the small smudges to the fact that I naturally have watery eyes. This is not your teeny-bopper eyeliner… while there is shimmer and sparkle, I like that it is more enhancing your eye look or your eyes than making you look like you are wearing a ton of glitter liner which is something I enjoyed the most.
So what makes these so unique? Well, inspired by Smashbox Pros that consistently sharpen their pencils prior to using them, this pencil was designed to be the first of its kind to have a sharpener built right into its cap. Ditch your sharpener because you will not need it for this pencil. Each time you remove your cap – you get a nice sharp tip to create your look with. I don’t have to twist up the bottom of the pencil or anything like that – I simply twist the cap off (make sure you twist, I almost broke the pencil several times by yanking) and you will expose a sharpened tip. It’s magic – I swear! lol
Check out my quick video review (embedded below) as well as a demo of the product. Looking for a laugh – tune in to the part where I figure out how the liners actually work, lol. Click here to watch directly on YouTube.
In the makeup look above (tutorial can be found here), I am using Smashbox’s Always Sharp 3D Liner in 3D Sparks on my lower lash line. What I enjoy about these liners is that they are not super shimmery, but offer just the right amount of sparkle to draw attention to the eyes and in my opinion even brightening the look of the eyes just a little so it offers a subtle but dramatic effect.
Any Cons?
So – while I do enjoy using this product, there are a few cons to it. First of all – it is a habit for me to twist a cap back on to the pencil when I’m covering it and I noticed that I can twist too many times when putting my cap back on – which can cause the cap to crack. Second, there is no way for you to tell how much product you have left so it can be a disappointment when you reach the end of your liner and realize that nothing is left and you have to pick up a new one. And, third – one of my pencils broke because I pushed on it too hard and it was near to impossible to get my tip sharpened again or to twist it up so that it would meet up with the sharpener for me to use it. I don’t know what I did but I finally got the pencil to expose itself again and I was able to use my liner.
Overall – I’m still super impressed with these liners. They have great staying power, they can smudge but for the most part they stayed in place for hours and I love the sparkle. The concept of the pencil is great – I just wish that there was an option to be able to twist the pencil up should it break or if you need to see how much product you have left in it. If there is a way to do so – please let me know. I think the price point is okay, considering it is a Smashbox product.
You can purchase these four colors mentioned as well as the other four colors available at Smashbox.com, Sephora.com or Ulta.com.
Have you tried this eye liner? If you have – what are your thoughts? If you haven’t, would you consider it?
Is there such thing as easy makeup for busy moms? Well, of course there is. I am always running around doing errands, being a soccer mom, cooking dinner…
