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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Aishwarya Rai Dhoom 2 Inspired Makeup

It's been a long time since Dhoom 2 has been out, but I recently watched it (I know, very late) and I loved Aish's golden bronzy face with the sexy cat eye, that was like a whole another unseen Aish (right?). I was not going try the makeup look she had on at first, because I thought my tiny round eyes would become tinier, but I'm happy I did, I think this opened up the 'black eyeliner on the bottom lash line' door for me. I will also list the products I used to achieve this look.

 
 
Products I used:
 
face
-my fave all time foundation ever L'Oreal True Match in w6C
-NARS Creamy Concealer in Ginger
-Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Bronzing Powder
-Physicians Formula CC+ Super Powder (easy an fast highlighting)
 
cheeks
e.l.f. Contouring Blush & Bronzer
NYX Blush in Cinnamon  
 
eyes
-Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette (LOVE)
-Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Mango Tango
-Kat Von D Autograph Eyeliner in Puro Amor
-L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara (LOVE)
 
lips
-NYX Lip Liner Soft Brown
-MAC Lipstick in Vegas Volt
-NYX Butter Gloss in Peaches and Cream (good stuff)
 

 

Thanks for reading, as always. And be sure to check this makeup tutorial on youtube!! :)
 
 

Friday, September 19, 2014

First Date Makeup Ideas & Tips


First dates are very scary and quite nerve wrecking. There are so many things that come to mind when preparing for a date; what to wear? should I wear makeup? what if my breath stinks? Before clothes, makeup, and breath mints, what is important is acting like yourself, be who you are. Usually its takes about five dates or so to be an expert, no not an expert, but you'll definitely know what not to do. I am no expert but from experience and stories from others, I'll share some of my tips for dating and makeup tips.

dating tips
#1 Be yourself. Relaxxxx. Don't think too much about it.
#2 Dress accordingly to the where the date is taking place. If you no place is planned or it's a surprise then go with casual and definitely spice it up with jewelry or pop of color clothing or whatever you like.
#3 I don't know if this is true, but I'm sure there is some type of connection between nervousness and breath and food, well obviously food and breath. On the day of the date, stay away from stinky foods like seafood, garlic, and onion. Even though you take breath mints after, the aroma of whatever that is digesting in your stomach will still come out through you mouth.
#4 I had to add the perfume/cologne rule. Don't wear so much that you can the guy out from a mile.
#5 Smiling always works, guys melt seeing a smile :)
#6 Dead-end convos and awkward silence are the worst. So asking open ended question always keeps the flow smooth. And that way the opposite person can ask questions or comment back.

makeup tips
#1 Guys always complain about makeup, always, they might not admit it but they still do. So the best is to keep it simple and minimal.
#2 Stick to natural shades of eyeshadow, such as champagnes, browns, mauves, etc.
#3 In my opinion I would stay away from lashes unless they are absolutely necessary.
#4 Stick to a neutral lip color such as nudes (not dead concealer nude), pinks, and corals. Red or darker shades will be kind of intense. All the other person will be thinking is, "How do I kiss her without getting lipstick on me?)
#5 Sticky lipgloss- no.
#6 Blush/contour/highlighter. Most guys don't even know what that is. All they would think is wow her skin looks nice, not even knowing the magic of makeup.
#7 You might know or you might not know, but guys are very visual! They will notice everything, nails, toenails, stains, crooked eyeliner, basically everything, so be prepared!

I think I pretty much summed the most important points that matter. But like I said before, being yourself is the most important thing for both of you. And it's more about spending some fun quality time with each other. If you are going on your first date, I hope you guys really enjoy yourself. If you haven't dated in a long time and are nervous, don't worry it will be fun. And don't forget to SMILE :)

Oh and check out my first date makeup tut on youtube!!!!

 



Wednesday, September 10, 2014

My Favorite Summer End Fall Lipsticks

Hi Guys,

As much as we hate to say bye to the summer, we have to welcome fall and say hi to all those beautiful, rich, dark autumn-y shades especially in the lip world. I know I am extremely excited for fall, my favorite season! I can't waaaaait to wear dark vampy lip colors through out fall (I was getting so tired of pinks and corals, if you can't tell.) So this summer, I have picked up two to three fall shades, and added a couple of other lip colors I already had, and made this post for you guys :)

 
 
 
 


1. MAKE UP FOR EVER Rouge Artist Natural N9 Copper Pink - This is a sample I received from Sephora on bday, and omg this shade is a perfect, glossy, nude for medium skintone.


 
2. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream San Paulo- If you call yourself a lip person, and don't own not even one soft matte lip cream, then that's craaazy. The formulation of these suckers is amazing, they make you lips soft and kind of plumped. By the way, this is my third tube of San Paulo, that color is phenom.
 
3. MAC Lipstick Viva Glam II- Eh? Nice taupey nude with a hint of grey.
 
 
4. MAC Lipstick Twig-This is more taupe and matte than it appears in the picture. This is almost the perfect lipstick if your aiming for that lip color Kylie Jenner is rocking.
 
 
 
5. MAC Lipstick Girl About Town- For those days when a girl need some pink in her life. This is a nice dark glossy pink.
 
 
6. MAC Lipstick Ruby Woo- I can't believe I am such an idiot for not buying this color. Look at it so red so velvety, definitely life changing! 
 
 
7. MAC Lipstick Diva- Definitely the vampy matte color I needed in my life. I love it!!
 
 
8. MAC Lipstick Rebel- Beautiful medium plum lip color.
 
 
9. Wet n Wild Sugar Plum Fairy- I love these lipsticks, they are around a buck or two and insanely pigmented. This is a deep semi matte plum shade.
 
 
 
 
10. Sephora Rouge Shine 3105B N°35- Complicated name, much? I'm surprised this is a lipstick and not a lipgloss, do you not see that shine. This is a deep nude but light plum combined (I suck at describing!).
 
 
11. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Prague- I took this picture before the lip cream dried, it still appears creamy. Perfect mauve in my opinion.
 
Last but not least...
 
 
12. MAC Lipstick Lady Danger- This lipstick makes me so sad, it completely broke and stop twisting and I had to put it in a different lipstick tube :'(  Hence, I did not include it in the first picture. This is almost a red lipstick trying to be orange. But the color is so pretty, a dark orangey.
 
 
I hope you guys enjoyed this post and found it helpful in anyway.
Until next time...
 
DeeMakeupx