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Bella Beauty – Fall Inspired Makeup Look feat. Milani Cosmetics

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I am absolutely ecstatic that Fall is just about here.  I know, I know… I love Summer, but honestly – I look forward to every season as it makes its way and Fall is one of my favorites because I love the makeup and fashion trends.  In collaboration with my friend Beth (Pearlznlacebybethk), I am bringing to you another makeup tutorial.  This is my first fall inspired makeup tutorial – however, we also decided that we would use Milani’s Bella Navy as a common factor in our makeup looks.  She will be creating a Day Time look using the shade as well as other drug store priced items and I have created the Night look.  For years now, I’ve been quite fascinated with adding the “Pop of Color” on the lower lash line, but didn’t think about using a dark blue until I seen Kendra from Citizen’s of Beauty post a look.  Needless to say, I was inspired by her to use a rich blue as she did (you can see her look here), so I hope that I was able to pull it off.  Check out the makeup tutorial I created for this look, pictures and a list of products used below.  If you would like to watch the tutorial directly on YouTube, click here.

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Bella Beauty Fall Makeup Look

Products used to create this look 

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Eye shadows used in the look

  • Milani Brow & Eye Highlight – Vanilla
  • Milani Bella Cappuccino shadow
  • Milani Bella Espresso shadow
  • Milani Bella Bronze shadow
  • Milani Bella Charcoal shadow
  • Milani Bella Ivory shadow
  • Milani Bella Navy shadow
  • Milani Bella Chiffon shadow

Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil liner in Binge

Jordana Fabuliner in Black

Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner in Black Point

L’Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga and Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

KISS 11 Lashes

Milani Color Statement Lip Liner in All Natural

Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Nude Creme

NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake

Bella Beauty

On my face, I used a few products to warm up my complexion as well as blush and highlight but I did not mention it in the video.  Those products are:

  • Milani Matte Baked Bronzer in Sienna
  • Milani Luminoso Baked Blush
  • Milani Mosaic Face Powder in Amber Nectar
  • On my brows I am using the Milani Brow & Shape Wax and Milani Bella Cappuccino Shadow to color my brows in

Milani Bella Navy

As you can see from the tutorial, this look is simple to create but definitely has a statement.  I can’t wait to try out the lid shades I used with a purple as my pop of color on the lower lash line.  I think that while it can be a bit bold and edgy – it’s still very wearable and can be worn day or night.  You can deepen the lid shade and use a black or darker brown to create a more sultry and sexy night look as well.

Milani Bella Navy

Fall Inspired Makeup

Fall inspired makeup

Hope you enjoyed this look.  Don’t forget to head over to Beth’s blog to check out her day look also using Bella Navy from Milani in a different way.

Day and Night Makeup Look

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Get Ready With Me feat. The Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Palette

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I’ve had the Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Palette now for about a month or more and I have been really enjoying it.  But, I realized that I didn’t have a tutorial up using the product and I always like to do that before posting a review.  Since Hawaii has been dealing with Tropical Storms and hurricanes, it has left me with a bit of cabin fever so I figured the best way to combat the blues is to do a makeup and then head out for some grocery shopping.

Check out my video tutorial embedded before.  Well, actually it is a GRWM (Get Ready with Me) with a little chit chat.  I’ll show you the steps on how I achieved my look and hang out like girlfriends as we talk story a bit. lol  If you want, you can click here to watch directly on YouTube.

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GRWM feat. Amrezy Palette

If I were to decide to wear makeup every day – which everyone knows I normally use eye makeup maybe once a week… this would be what I would choose to do – a soft brown smoky eye.  It’s simple to create and since the area between my eye lid and brow is so large… I normally need a soft wash of color to pull a look together.  The Amrezy Palette offers some really nice shades to create just a look for a daytime wearable ensemble or something with a soft pop of color.

Products used (eyes):

  • Too Faced Shadow Insurance
  • Maybelline Color Tattoo Leather Collection – Creamy Beige
  • Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Palette:  Caramel, Morocco, Legend, Glisten, Topaz, Deep Plum
  • Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet Liner – Black Velvet
  • L’Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga Mascara blended with Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
  • Brows – Cailyn Gelux Brow in Cocoa

GRWM - Feat. Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Palette

 

I especially love these types of shades because it is perfect for my eye color.  Browns and bronze shades really make my eye color pop and bring out the natural sparkle.

Products used (face):

  • Milani Color Statement Lip liner in All Natural layered with NYX’s Extreme Shine Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz
  • Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso
  • Covergirl True Magic Sunkisser Bronzer
  • Wet n Wild Fergie Centerstage Collection Shimmer Palette in Photo Bomb

GRWM Amrezy Palette

I hope you all enjoyed this soft bronze toned look.  It’s perfect for summer but a look that can we worn year round.  Don’t forget to check out my video if you haven’t already and subscribe too.  See you all in my next post. Smooches!

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SUMMER MAKEUP – Bronzed Beauty using mostly Milani and Jordana

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Most of those near and dear to me know that I might use makeup once a week and normally those days are the ones I find time to film a tutorial – lol.  Don’t get me wrong, I love makeup and I love how makeup can transform a person and really ignite the spirit within them, but let’s face it – I live in Hawaii and most of my summer days… you can catch me without makeup, hair pulled back or up in a high bun and wearing a bikini.  I will take the beach and ocean or the pool, over makeup any day of the week. lol  With that said, I do still love makeup, but can rock out similar looks during the summer months.  One of my favorites is a bronze and gold makeup look.  Come on now, Summer is all about the Bronzed Beauty so come and join me for a tutorial on my summer makeup look.  While this isn’t my go-to look (that one is coming up in the next week), this is one I’ll definitely be rocking the next month.Bronzed Beauty Summer Makeup

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I wanted to create a look that would allow me to utilize some new goodies from Milani (that I am loving by the way) and also provide a makeup look and tutorial that consisted of affordable cosmetics.  With exception to my Too Faced Shadow Insurance (would have used Milani if I had it), everything else is drug store and majority of the products down to my bronzer and highlight are all Milani.  I hope you like this talk through tutorial – I wanted to talk story with all of you since I’ve been rushing through my makeup looks lately.  Besides, it’s my girlie time with my makeup lovahs… so I figured I would just have some fun.

Check out the makeup tutorial embedded below or click here to watch it directly on YouTube.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial… scroll down to see a list of products used. A review with swatches and my thoughts on the Milani Bella Eyes Gel Shadows will be coming soon.

Summer Makeup - Bronzed Beauty

 

No, I’m not part of a family of Quadruplets… I just can’t pick or choose one photo of me to use so I use them all. lol

Products used for my look:

Brows – Bella Caffe used to shade in my sparse areas and set with Milani’s Brow Gel

Eye Shadow Primer – Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Eye Shadows –

  • Crease Shadow – Bella Bronze
  • Lid Shadow Shade – Bella Gold
  • Transition Shadow Shade – Bella Mandarin
  • Outer V (contour) shadow shade – Bella Taupe
  • Brow Highlight Shadow Shade – Bella Ivory

Eye Liner – Jordana  12 Hour Made to last Gel eye liner pencil (tightline/waterline) and Jordana Fabuliner (upper lash line)

Lashes – KISS 01 False Lashes

Bronzer – Milani Matte Baked Bronzer in Sienna

Blush – Milani Rose Powder Blush in Warm Petals

Highlight – Milani Amber Nectar Face Illuminating Powder

To set my makeup – Mally Face Defender

Lips – Milani All Natural Color Statement Lip liner topped with Milani’s Color Statement lipstick in Nude Creme, layered with Milani’s Color Statement lipstick in Teddy Bare

Bronzed Beauty Summer Makeup

 

Wishing you all a wonderful and stellar summer… enjoy life and have some fun. xo

I’ll have a review coming for the Milani Bella Eyes soon… and those that have asked for a review on the Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last liners.. that’s coming too. xo

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BA Star Tropical Eye Shadow Palette

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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 is awesome and they offer a variety of products to create stunning and bold makeup looks, at half the cost of brands on the market today.  BA Star is a company that specializes in makeup for bold – eye catching looks or every day wear.  Many of their products offer such great pigmentation they are used as Performance Makeup for Dance, Cheer and more.

BA Star Tropical Eye Shadow Palette

 

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For just $8.75 – BA Star’s Tropical Eye Shadow Palette comes packed with five bold shades to stop traffic and create a plethora of looks.  With the craze of bold summer shades hitting the market today and bright neon eye shadows all the rave, these shadows really have arrived at a perfect time.  I love the mix of shades available in the palette, which offer you the option to create a look filled with rainbow bright action or something a little more toned down with a pop color.   Used in combination with BA Star’s eye shadow glitter base, the colors pop and offer great longevity.

BA Star Tropical Eye Shadow Palette Swatches

BA Star offers great quality products for a fraction of the cost you see on the market today.  Their shadows are buttery and blend-able offering a punch of pigmentation and shimmer.  While all of the shadows in this palette are shimmery and can cause fall-out if not careful during application, it is well worth it because the colors are so vibrant and the color you see in the palette is definitely what you will get on application.  The shades are true to color and are as bold as you would expect.

If you are using the glitter glue from BA Star – this product will help achieve longer lasting shadows on the eyes as well as really bring out the true color of the shadows.  This sticky base is perfect for your BA Star Eye Shadows or Glitter as it grabs on to the product and holds it there.  While you can certainly use your eyeshadows over a primer or shadow base of your choice, I think that the Glitter Glue Base is a great addition for using your BA Star palette as well.

BA Star offers 6 five pan palettes in a complimentary range of shades for you to choose from and the Tropical Palette is definitely one you will want to pick up if you are interested in a daring and fun look.  If I had to critique the palette at all – it would be the applicator that didn’t quite excite me… but if in a pinch and bind and you needed something to apply your makeup with – it would work.

Tropical Paradise Makeup Look

I created this makeup look using all five colors from the BA Star Tropical Eye Shadow Palette as well as three other shadows from another brand.  The colors applied easily and packed a punch of color that lasted all day.  Check out my tutorial for this look here.  Overall I think this palette is awesome and I have been enjoying using it for my summer eye looks.  I definitely suggest it if you are on a budget and higher end neon type shades are out of your reach or if you just want to try out something fun and bold.  Check out bastar.com for a full selection of products and to get your own today.

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My Secret Garden – May Ipsy Glam Bag Look

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This week I wanted to create a look using products from my May Ipsy Glam Bag – Fresh Picks.  Since the theme is super cute, I thought this would be a great way to show a flirty side of me.  I chose to name my look “My Secret Garden” because I used inspiration from one of my favorite Books and Movies – The Secret Garden.  Spring and Summer remind me of floral scents and flowers in an array of colors.  Purple being my favorite color, I decided a purple and white-gold look would be fitting for a soft and wearable creation.  It kind of reminds me of the Jacaranda that grow so heavily here in the Spring time and grace our roads and lawns with beautiful lavender flowers.

The Secret Garden inspired Makeup using Ipsy Glam bag

I have a really hard time making up my mind – so I thought I would use a few different florals to style my  pictures.  Utilizing the goodies I received in my May Ipsy Glam Bag, I created a look that I thought would incorporate the items perfectly.

Many say that my makeup looks all seem to mesh together and look the same, but I like it – because makeup is about style and creativity… and most importantly – it’s about beauty.  Check out my makeup tutorial for this look embedded below or click here to watch it directly on YouTube.  A list of products used can be found in this post.  I hope you enjoy!

The Secret Garden - Ipsy Glam Challenge Look

On my eyes I am using the following products:

Eye shadow primer – Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Eye shadow base – City Color Cosmetics White Gold Cream Shadow/Highlight

Eyeshadows –

  • Coastal Scents Revealed Palette – matte medium brown shade (transition color)
  • Pacifica Natural Beauty Duo #2 in Unicorn – white/gold shade (lid color)
  • Pacifica Natural Beauty  Duo #2 in Moonbeam – plum purple shade (crease color and applied to lower lash line)
  • Coastal Scents Revealed Palette – matte nude/cream shade (highlight color)

Eyeliner – Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil liner in Zero (tightline/waterline) and NYC Liquid Eyeliner (winged liner / upper lash line)

Brows – Chella Brow Defining Pencil and Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow in Blonde

Lashes – Chrislie Mascara/Primer Duo and KISS Lashes in 09

The Secret Garden Makeup Tutorial

Products used on my lips:

Lip Balm – Revo Watermelon Lip balm

Lipstick – NYX Matte lipstick in Audrey

Lip gloss – NYX Butter gloss in Angel Food Cake

My Secret Garden Makeup look - Ipsy May Glam Bag

 

Products used on my Face, Hair and Body:

Bronzer – Milani Matte Baked Bronzer in Sunset

Blush – Milani Limited Edition Rose Powder Blush in Warm Petals and MAC Sunbasque blush

Highlight – Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette – Radiant Light and City Color Cosmetics White Gold Cream Highlight (cupid’s bow)

Hair – To help define my curls I used the eva-nyc Rock-a-Wave Curl Cream Leave in Cream (from Ipsy May Glam Bag) as well as Coconut Oil

Body – For SPF/Sun screen I used Hang Ten Classic Sport SPF 50 Sunscreen and to moisturize my body I used the Lulu Blossom Body Balm and to exfoliate my elbows, knees and heels of my feet I used my Derma-e Microdermabrasion Scrub.  All of these products were received in my Ipsy Glam bag.

Don’t forget to check out my Makeup Tutorial on YouTube and Subscribe for more videos.  I truly enjoy creating looks for all of you and look forward to doing more this summer.  Keep on the look out for a bronze summer goddess look that I have planned coming up.  I hope you enjoyed my makeup look that I created using the goodies from my Ipsy May Glam Bag.  Have a wonderful rest of your Spring and Summer.

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