Peach Fuzz Subtle Eye Make Up Tutorial

Hello there!

Here's a really quick tutorial using some CF and vegan products while I go through with my transition. Hope you like it!

Here's the final look.

I started by lightly taking the shade Nectar from the Lorac PRO 2 Palette (not cf) with a fluffy blending brush and washed this shade all over my crease and up to the brow bone. This doesn't have to be perfect as it will just serve as a transition shade.

With a flat shader brush I took this light peachy pink shade from the Coastal Scents Revealed 2 palette (cf) and patted this all over the inner thirds of my lid.

With a crease brush I very lightly took Sugarpill's Flamepoint (cf) and diffused this on the inner and outer corners of my eyes and lightly on the crease to give it a more peachy look.

I then took a definer brush and that same peachy pink shade previously used from the Revealed 2 palette and smudged this on my lower lash line. (When doing this, try not to stab your eye like I did..)

With a duo fiber blending brush I lightly took the Beige shade from the Lorac Pro 2 palette and blended this on my browbone, inner corners, and the center of  my lids.
I then finished the look by added a couple coats of mascara on the top and bottom lashes.

Here's a close up of the finished look with Ardell's 

Project Pan | Third Update July 2015

Hello there!

I failed to update you back in June with my third update for my 2015 project pan...so here it is!

I only have a couple products left (thank goodness)!

Starting with the eye products....

Starting with the Maybelline BrowDrama. My original deadline for this was by the end of May but I wasn't able to finish it then so I used it up all through June and now its gone! Yess!!

Recently I've been sporting minimal makeup looks so I haven't been wearing any eye makeup which means I've been struggling to go through the elf eye primer and the Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer! The deadlines for these were end of May and end of June, but each of these are still over 45% full so I'm going to work extra hard to make my way through them! Deadline for these two would be at the end of August.

 Last product for the eyes is the NYX Pencil Eyeliner in Gray. My original deadline for this was at the end of June, but I still have about an inch left of the pencil so 'm moving my deadline for this to be at the end of July (until I can no longer sharpen the pencil!).

For the face products...

As mentioned in my last update, I will not be trying to zoom my way through the Smashbox Photo Set Pressed Powder just because I really love it and I have a ton of other bronzers I want to show some love to as well. As mentioned, I will definitely repurchase it when I make my way through it. 

As for the elf HD Lifting Concealers...

I set my deadline for these to be at the end of July but I will obviously not meet it soo... I will have to move it back to the end of August because there's no way I can finish these in two weeks..

Alright alright. That's it for today's update.

Hopefully on my next update by the end of August, these products would be finished!
'til then. Thanks for reading!!


-Mary

Summer Dreams Eye Make Up Tutorial

Helloooo!!~


It's officially summer! What I have here is a very late spring/summer inspired eye makeup tutorial that I actually did a while back except I had the pictures saved on my laptop so I couldn't create the post! :(

Anyway, here's the final look, I hope you like it!

Bold and Bright Eye Make Up Tutorial

Hello there!

I'm starting this weekend with this bold and bright eye make up tutorial as we transition from spring to summer. The star of this eye look is the SugarPill Eyeshadow Palette in Burning Heart, but as always, you don't have to use the same products I'm using. Use whatever works best for you!
I hope you love it!

Here's the finish look.

Products Worth the Investment Review | elf Contour Palette | Review and Swatches

Hello there!

I know I've been gone for a while, but I promise to make it up to you all!
Today's Products Worth The Investment Review is on the newly released elf Contour Palette that I am sooo excited about! elf has definitely stepped up their game!

May Collective Haul

Helloooo!

Sorry I missed a post last week. I've been extremely busy, but here's another monthly collective haul for you all. 

**This is why I need to go on a no-buy!! 

OK first of all, I want to apologize if the format of this post is weird, I created it all through my phone because my laptop is being crazy...which is another reason I haven't been able to create any posts. I hope you don't mind! 

Now that that's out of the way, let's get on to this! 

I planned on doing another no-buy for June but I already know I'm going to fail because there are some new products launching from my favorite brands this month! And it's just impossible for me to make it through this "no-buy"! 

The following products have been purchased by me throughout the month of May with mainly the purpose of replacing my non cruelty free makeup that I've already gotten rid of so yes, all the following are cruelty free! 

Let's get started!

Starting with the face products...

I got the elf HD Mattifying Cream Foundation in the shade Buff. It's a great light weight and oil free foundation that has build able coverage which is great for my sensitive, combo-to-oily, acne prone skin, the only problem is is that the shade is too dark. 

So second to that I got the elf Flawless Finish Foundation in the shade Sand because the shade Buff was way too dark and orange for me, however, Sand was the right shade but it has way too much pink undertones in it! So sad! If you find a good shade match, these foundations are great! 

I got the Jordana Forever Flawless Pressed Powder in the shade Golden Beige which turned out to be too orange on me...I know, I have such bad shade choices, but this works quite well to set my foundation and add a bit of warmth to my cool toned foundations. 

OK, let's move on to the good stuff. The elf Studio blush (which is actually a highlighter) is soooo pretty!! It looks white on the pan but once applied, it has a golden glow running through it, it's so pretty if you have yellow undertones!

The Jordana blushes are a new love for me, the elf blushes used to be my drugstore favorites and I find that these ones are just as great! I have the shades Tawny Beige, Coral Sandy Beach, and Terra Cotta. 

Lastly, I got the new and LE WetnWild ColorIcon Blush & Glow Trio in Sun Set Junction which is the most muted/neutral from the line. The bronzer in this is very orange which I actually like for giving a light, natural bronze look to my skin. The highlight and the blush is just so gorgeous and natural looking! Overall, I love this trio. 

Moving on to eye products...

I finally finally picked up the Jordana Best Lash Extreme Mascara! Yes! I've been waiting so long to try this! I haven't opened it yet because I'm trying to finish a couple mascaras so none of them dry out on me. 

Along with that, I got the Jordana Fabuliner in black. I also haven't tried this yet so I'll hold off a review on those two. 

Oh my gosh! I also got the Milani eyeshadow primer! The one by elf works great on me really but I just wanted to try this out. 

From Wet n Wild I got the ColorIcon Eyehsadow singles in Nutty and Brûlée which are the two most highly recommended shadows to try so I did give them a try (finally) and yup! They definitely are a must try for only 97¢! I use Nutty as a stand alone shadow while I use Brûlée all over the lid to set my primer. 

They had a sale at cvs so I took advantage of it and tried the WetnWild IdolEyes cream shadow pencil in Pixie. It's a great to use as a base under shimmery shadows or as an inner corner highlight. 

Phew. OK we're getting there...

Moving on to lippies, I got three WetnWild Mega Last Liquid Lipsticks in the shades I Can Bare It, Red My Mond, and Iris I was Rich. I'm still finding a way to make the super sticky formula of this work, I'll update you all on that!

I also got the LE Dolci lipgloss from their Dolci Bronze collection. Gaaah! This smells sooo delicious! It smells just like cupcakes! 

I also got the Jordana lipgloss in Sunset kiss which has a light weight, non sticky feel. 

More from Jordana, I got three of the Modern Matte lipsticks and I have to let you guys know, if you haven't tried this yet, you need to! These are so great, I can wear them all day and they don't dry out my lips like most lipsticks do. They're very long lasting, pigmented, and comfortable. 

I wanted to try theBurts Vees lip balm so I got that. I still haven't tried it yet. 

I got two WetnWild silk finish lipsticks in Breeze and Ready to Swoon. I already own and love Dark Pink Frost from the same line and was looking forward to these. I like Ready to Swoon for a natural pink blush and Breeze for adding a glossy silver sheen over matte lipsticks. 

Finally I added the WetnWild Megalast lipstick in Cinnamon to my collection. I love the rich brown color, it's great for the fall (even if it's barely summer!).

Finally I picked up some tools...

I got two of the new(ish) WetnWild brushes, the powder brush and the eye brush. I really like the eye brush to use for applying eyeshadow all over my lid. It blends very well and it's super soft. I'm not so fond of the powder brush because it sheds like crazy even after 3-4 washes. Every now and then I still notice occasional shedding and I've had this and washed it multiple times. 

I got the angled blush brush from elf which I strictly use to get a natural looking contoured cheek bone. I find that this is just way too pinched in the sides to effectively use as a blush brush. 

Also from elf, I got the professional eye brush which I use to pack on eyeshadows and pigments on my lids. 

I got two RT brushes, the expert face brush and the contour brush (from their core collection I believe). I use the expert face brush to flawlessly buff in my liquid foundations. I find that this does not leave streak marks and it doesn't absorb my foundation like crazy so no product gets wasted. The contour brush actually could be used with many purposes. I use this mainly to contour my cheekbones, but I find it great to use for setting the under eyes and applying highlighter as well. By the way, if you're wondering, I got the contour brush from a blog sale. 

Phew. OK. 

That seemed like a really long post. If you've stuck around to read that whole post, Thank you for reading!!

-Mary

Products Worth the Investment | elf HD Lifting Concealer | Review + Swatches

Hello there!

Today's Products Worth the Investment review is on the e.l.f. HD Lifting Concealers which are from their Studio Line collection and is one of e.l.f.'s best selling makeup products. If you've been around for a while, you probably know that I've been trying to finish these up through my pan project and it's not necessarily because they're bad, but because I've had them for so long. 

This concealer claims to be a high definition concealer that hides imperfections while it firms and regenerates the skin for added radiance. According to the product description on the elf website, this concealer also claims to minimize the appearance of fine lines while it evens the skin tone for a youthful look. This concealer is infused with key infredients such as Vitamine C, Green Tea, and Mulberry for lifting and soothing benefits. 

I have light to medium skin with yellow undertones and the shades I have are in 'Fair' and 'Light'. I bought the fair with the intention of using it as a cream highlight while I bought the shade 'Light' for actual concealing purposes. I find that on me, the 'Fair' runs a little white since it has a pink undertone, casting a dry/ashy effect on my skin while the 'Light' is a bit orange on me, but I take advantage of that and use it on my dark under-eye circles to slightly brighten them up.

This has a doe foot applicator, which in my opinion is the best applicator for concealers. I also find that this works best when you blend it in with your fingers with a patting motion. 

Swatches of the e.l.f. HD Lifting Concealers.
Right swatch: 'Light'   Left swatch: 'Fair'

Blended swatches of the e.l.f. HD Lifting Concealers.
Right swatch: 'Light'   Left swatch: 'Fair'
(You can see how the concealers have such great coverage by how the shade 'Light' covered my mole that was visible in the previous picture)

Retail Value: $3

Overall, I really like these concealers and although I have to mix the shades to match my skin tone, I would still recommend this product because although the shades did not work perfectly for me, it might work for you! I find that these concealers are very buildable without making you look cakey, besides I don't think you will even have to build up these concealers, they have such great coverage! The only downside to this product is that the color range runs pretty dark and like with their foundations, the difference between each shade is quite drastic so keep that in mind when purchasing these concealers!

I hope you found this quick review helpful!!

Thanks for reading!

-Mary