Simple Everyday Makeup

It's nice to experiment with colorful makeup and create interesting looks but I don't always have time for that. When I have to be out of my house fast and I still want to look decent I usually use colors that can stand on their own without much blending or crease work. I also opt for colors that compliment my skin tone and can be matched with just about any shade of blush or lipstick. Its nice to have a few signature looks that you can recreate without much time or effort so you can get on with your day and still look great.

Below is one of the looks I wear when I'm short on time, its simple and quick.

EYES:

For my lids I used silver. I started with the color Verve from the Naked 2 palette and added a brighter silver on top called Chrome from Silk Naturals. You can use whatever silver you have. In the crease I used a purple/brown shade from my Born Pretty Sweety shadow and blush palette, you can use brown, mauve purple or even black. I blended the crease out towards the brow bone with the color Foxy from the Naked 2 palette and lined my lids with the Cailyn gel liner.

FACE:

For my face I used the Clarins illuminating base to even and prime and then I used my everyday foundation MAC Studio Fix and the MAC Pro Long Wear concealer. I finished it up with some pink blush, and set everything with my Ben Nye banana powder.

LIPS:

For my lips I could have went with a variety of colors but I decided to keep it a bit glamorous with classic red lipstick from Kiss New York. This shade is called Flirt Alert.

What look do your rock when you are short on time?

Dramatic Makeup

Today I have a quick makeup post mixing different shades of purples, lavender and blue. I love mixing my shadows together and creating my own custom shades. Sometimes I don't quite know what I will end up with which makes it even more interesting!

To get this look I used:

Eyes:

*Coastal Scents 120 (palette 2 ) -crease colors

*Madison Street Beauty Wisteria- lid color (mixed with purples from the 120 palette)

*NYC liquid eye liner

*Urban Decay Primer Potion

*Maybelline Rocket mascara

Lips: 

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics lip tar in the color Strumpet

Face:

*e.l.f face primer

*MAC Studio Fix foundation

*MAC Pro-Long Wear concealer

*MAC Studio Fix pressed powder

*Make Up Forever HD powder

*NYX blush in the shade Pinched

*e.l.f shimmering facial whip

New Year's Eve Makeup

I can't believe how fast this year flew by! first up on the agenda New Year's Eve makeup! This year I wanted to create something bold and shimmery yet still quite glam and pretty. I think this look is suitable for many parties and special events but I will be wearing it on New Year's Eve this year.

For this look I used:

EYES:

*Urban Decay Primer Potion

*Makeup Forever Aqua Brow gel in dark brown (for eyebrows)

*Outer V: Blackout from the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette

*Crease: dark silver from the Coastal Scents 120 palette (tray 1) 

*Above crease: blending color: Tease from the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette

*Lid color: bellapierre loose eye shadow in the color Tin Man (frm my Beauty box 5)

*Eyeliner (top lid) NYC liquid liner in black

*Eyeliner (bottom lash line) blinc eyeliner in black

*Brow bone highlight: Foxy from the Naked 2 palette

Lips:

*552A Just Garnet by Wet n Wild

Face:

*Sweet black tea & ginger mattefying moisturizer by Jura Skin Care

*e.l.f. face primer

*MAC Studio Fix liquid foundation (using the Sigma F80 brush)

*MAC Pro Long Wear concealer (using the e.l.f. flawless concealer brush)

*Ben Nye banana powder (to set under my eyes)

*Makeup Forever high definition powder

*Blush: NYX in the color Pinched

*e.l.f. bronzer (from the blush and bronzer duo)

*Urban Decay setting spray

For nail polish I like essie's Ignite the Night:

photo frm Essie.com

And to complete the look some sparkly outfit inspiration from my Pinterest New Year's Eve board

Who can resist glamorous accessories!

Coral and Gold Eye Shadow Using Inglot Shadows

I love this coral color in my Inglot palette. It isn't quite like any other color I have in my shadow collection. It is by far my favorite color in the palette.

I combined the coral tone #336 with the gold color from my Naked 2 palette called Half Baked (second color from the left below)

This look was super easy to do but I love how the colors compliment each other.

I realized that when I posted the Inglot palette in my previous haul I did not let everyone know what the colors are, so they are posted below in case you are interested in getting any of these shades.

From left to right:

Purple #439

Teal green #372

Sky blue #371

Orange coral #366

Sparkly orange #51

Yellow and green makeup look

I decided to try out a vibrant yellow cream eye shadow that I got from Hard Candy the other day. I really like yellow and green together so this is what I came up with.

To get this look I used

*Urban decay primer potion all over my lids

*I used my Costal Scents 88 shimmer palette for most of the eye shadow

*On my inner eyelid area I used this yellow cream eye shadow by Hard Candy called Midas Touch

*Under my outer waterline I used this green eye shadow and liner pencil by Ruby Kisses

*On my inner tear duct area I used my Faces sparkle dust as a highlight

*To line my top lid I used the black cream eyeliner by e.l.f.

*To line my bottom waterline I used the black colorstay eyeliner by Revlon.