Let My Eyes Look Into Your Soul

One of my favorite things to do that both relaxes me, and makes me look better, is doing my makeup. It's really a therapeutic activity that many girls (and guys!) use for multiple reasons.  

This is one of my favorite go-to looks for work. I usually use pink and gold, or purple and gold. Sometimes I even use teal and gold.  I love gold eyeshadow with brown eyes. It just makes your eyes stand out so much more (in addition to on fleek eyebrows). 

More people should use colors that make their eyes stand out as their normal go-to look. Your eyes say a lot about you, so make sure they're saying something good!

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Used:

a small Bobbi Brown palate 

(circa 2009 so they probably don't sell it anymore)

using their light gold and dark gold for the base and the outer corner

No name brand for the purple

Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in blackest black

NYX mascara La Amoureux

Maybelline Lash Sensation Mascara

Pink + Green = ...Blue?

I put my Pistachio NYX Macaron Lippie on my top lip and the Rose Lippie on my bottom lip to take a cool Valentine picture with a Sweetheart, and after I was done, I rubbed my lips together to see what kind of a color it would make and it turned....blue? It was a super cute baby blue! Why on Earth did pink and green make blue? No idea!

Easy Contouring!

Okay today I will tell you about my contouring routine and what I use! So after I moisturize, apply my Porefessional from Benefit, and foundation, I work on my contouring! 

Recently I got the NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator and have been using it as my highlighter- full review to come soon- and it's pretty good. I apply it like this--

Down my nose, cupid's bow, chin and along the higher parts of my cheek bones. I use Kim Kardashian's picture of the way her makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic (Instagram- makeupbymario), does her contouring because it really is gorgeous. See here- 

The only difference is that I tailor this look for my own face shape. 

As far as bronzer, I apply it to the sides of my nose to make it appear thinner, my temples connecting it towards the outer part of my face to underneath my cheek bones to make them pop, and then my neck to make sure there's no harsh line from my pale neck to my nicely bronzed face! As such-

I use an E.L.F Healthy Glow Bronzer that I got for pretty cheap from like Walmart (I'm all about cheap makeup that works). 

And this is the finished product!!

It looks shimmery and glowing! 

Going Green!

I got my new lipsticks I ordered the other day! I got two of the NYX Macaron lippies! This is the Pistachio color. I've been getting tons of compliments from people all over campus. I love it because I don't even try to match it to my outfits, it just works with everything! The only problem I'm having with it is that people keep calling it blue!!! Even though it's actually green ish. Maybe I'll wear my other new color tomorrow (;

Gold and Velvet

So yesterday I spent some time in NYC! I love the city so much!

Lips- Addis Ababa NYX Matte

Shoes- Shiekh.com 

Leggings- Velvet from Kohl's

and I got my nails done the other day!

~xoxo

Crimes and Cities

Okay, so for Christmas, I got these matte lipsticks and I'm actually pretty satisfied with how they've been turning out. 

I've been following Doe Deere and Lime Crime on Instagram for so long, but have never gotten anything from there because I'm a fabulous broke girl. I've seen and heard very good reviews about Lime Crime's makeup, so I'm glad I can finally experience it myself. I got the Red Velvet Velvetine Lip Gloss and it is absolutely awesome. I put it on this morning and have only had to retouch it once. It goes on wet and then dries so it's matte! It literally reminds me of smooth velvet.

The NYX colors are great. I was expecting a consistency similar to the Lime Crime one, but it was more of a paste. It's hard to get out of the tube, but the color goes on nice and stays for a while. I'd keep this one in your purse for occasional touch ups. The colors shown here are Monte Carlo, the red one and Addis Ababa, the pink one. They are gorgeous colors! Not as opaque as i would like, but definitely not translucent..kind of in between. 

Overall, I would definitely highly recommend both brands and colors!

Lime Crime Red Velvet Velvetine Lip Gloss- $20

NYX Monte Carlo & Addis Ababa- $6.00 each.

~xoxo

Stay Stylish...even in a beanie

Always stay lookin' stylish, even in a beanie and plaid.

Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream- Addis Ababa

Maybelline Falsies Volume Express & Lash Sensational

-xoxo