Todays Face

Todays face was a request by a few fellow MUAers. The told me I would look lovely with a pinup styled makeup (red lips, cat liner), so last night before bed I gave it a try and I really liked it. This type of look for me definitely will take some confidence to actually wear it out in public because I feel like it's too harsh. Or maybe I could find a way of toning things down a bit. I always love doing request looks for some reason, so if anyone has any other ideas in mind let me know! Anyway, onto Todays Face!

Products Used:
(all other makeup other than the eyes and lips were from earlier in the day so it's all worn off and old. Therefore, I won't mention it, unless you guys ask then I'd be happy to)
- Wet'n'Wild MEGA LINER [Black]
- M.A.C. Lippie [Russian Red]
- Revlon Eye Palette [White]

I find it takes some time and practice to get a good cat eye down, I'm still in the process of learning this so forgive me if it's a little messy /: If you guys know of any tips or tricks for the liquid liner, I'd love to know!

I really like these lips, I was wondering what other eye looks might be good with them. Any ideas?

XOX,

- Mj

Todays Face

Products Used:

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 220

MAC Blush in Cheek 

BareMinerals contour in Fresh 

BareMinerals highlight in Well Lit 

e.l.f. Eye Primer

MAC eye shadow in Club

No Name Eye Palette

NYX Eye Pencil in Black

Maybelline Falsies Mascara

MAC Myth Lipstick

Revlon Just Enough Buff Lipstick

Clinique Gloss in Bamboo Pink

Step 1 After moisturizing, I used my Fit Me foundation and applied it with a M.A.C. 187. Instead of stippling, which is what this brush is actually intended for, I buffed. Buffing is just spreading the makeup in circular motions, it gives a really even finish and helps the product set into the skin. I threw on a little blush in Cheek from M.A.C. and then applied the highlight to my cheeks, and down the bridge of my nose.

Step 2 The real focal point of this look was in the eyes. Although I'm usually not one to wear heaps of dark colors on my eyes I actually really liked the way this turned out. Fist I primed my lids with e.l.f.'s Eye Primer. I then used a peachy / coral eye shadow in and a little above my creases and then used an NYX pencil liner in black to line my top lashline. and then applied M.A.C.'s Club to the lid. This is a really unique color, when first applied it's a dark reddish brown with a little black and then it has a duochrome effect where it turns a little teal and blue shimmer. It's really beautiful. I tried to get a good photo of the amazing color effects. I definitely recommend this eye shadow because it's so pretty! I made sure to concentrate this over where I put the black liner because it makes the teal shimmer really pop having a dark colored base like the liner. As it moved up my eye to just below my crease I gently blended just a touch.





Step 3 I took the peachy eye shadow I used on my lids and put in beneath my bottom lashline and then went over it with the Club eye shadow. I made the Club end slightly higher than the other pigment so you could see both of the colors beneath my eye. After that, I lined my upper and lower water lines with my NYX pencil liner in black and popped on a couple coats of mascara.

Step 4 To finish this look off I used a thin layer of M.A.C. Myth lipstick, it's a really muted pale nude so I needed to go over it with something that had a little more pigment. In this case that was Revlon's In The Buff. Because my lips were a little chapped I put a gloss over them (this hides my cracks in my lips pretty well) I used Clinique Bamboo Pink, this too is a muted nude but it has a hint of pink and some sparkle. All together it created a really lovely lip look.

 This was a look inspired by Mila Kunis' makeup at the MTV Movie Awards. While I was getting my daily fix at makeupalley.com someone posted a picture of her there and said someone should do a dupe of it. That someone ended up being me and and fellow beauty blogger (you can find her dupe here). I had the idea that a few people should try out this cool because I thought it would be interesting seeing how different people interpret one same look. Take a look at hers to see the different ways we did everything! This was a really fun look to do with the deep, sultry colors. I hope you liked it! I hope that I'll be doing more of the friend dupes in the future!

Here's the photo I attempted duping!

XOX,

- Mj

Todays Face

Products used:
Maybelline Fit me! Foundation in 220
MAC Blush in Cheek
f21 Eye Palette
No Name Eye Palette
Wet'n'Wild Walking On Eggshells Eye Palette
NYX Matte Eye Shadow in Black
NYX Pencil Liner in Black
Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies in Blackest Black

Step 1 I applied my foundation with a MAC 187 Duo Fibre Brush using the stippling technique (a tutorial of this can be found here). I used an e.l.f. blush brush to apply a cheek highlight. The color I used is in the above photo, it is the largest pot in the peach colored palette. This is actually an eye shadow but when applied to the cheek bones it really reflects light well and gives an amazing glow.

Step 2 I started my eyes by applying Wet'n'Wild's Walking On Eggshells browbone color onto my entire lid, concentrating most of the pigment on the browbone. I then used a Sephora Crease Brush to blend in a bronzy / copper color with gold shimmers from the red palette (if looking at the product photo is it the second color down in the first row on the left most side).

Step 3 Next, I dipped an angled liner brush into NYX's matte black eye shadow and ran this across my upper lashline. I pulled it out with a light flick to give it a nice wing. I like using angled brushes for thicker liner because it makes it easier to create straight lines and good angles.

Step 4 After the upper lashline it's time to get into the waterline's. Waterlines are the area's in your eye where it isn't safe to put any powder or liquid, it is best to use a pencil. This technique is called tightlining (I will post an individual tutorial for this in the future). You are going to use a pencil liner and place it on your inner lashlines. For this specific look it will be necessary for you to tightline the top and bottom waterlines. *Don't fotget to apply in your upper and lower inner corners as well!

Step 5 For the lashes, apply however many coats of mascara you desire. I used Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies in Blackest Black. I gave it about three or four coats. *Tip: If you use this mascara then you know how easily it can clump, to cheat this, I apply the mascara using the given brush just to get the product onto my lashes then I go through with a vibrating brush than really evens everything out nicely. And leaves me with full, soft, dark lashes without clumps.

Step 6 Like the icing on the cake, the lipstick is the finishing touch to any look. I used an Arbonne lipstick, unfortunately the name is unknown but I really love the color it gives me. I popped on some of Clinique's Bampoo Pink Gloss over this and I was ready for the day!

XOX, 

- Mj

Stash Swatch: Tutorial for the MUAers!

Hi guys, if anything is unclear or you want more info. just comment and I'll explain whatever you need. (: Enjoy

^brows^

 ^inner lashlines and crease (brown look)^

 ^lid and crease^ (purple look)

Bottom Palette: inner corners (purple), lids (brown), crease (purple)

Top Palette (all from brown look) : (lightest color) all over lids, (upper left) crease, (upper right) crease, (darkest) outer corner & bottom lashline

Products Used:

Brushes -

MAC 217 for crease / blending

No name medium shadow brush (densely packed bristles) for lid colors

No name medium shadow brush for buffing, no pigment used

MAC 266 for lashlines and inner corner highlight

Michael's paint brush for pencil tip, just used to apply the pigment to the crease

Brown Look - 

Revlon ColorStay 12 hr e/s pallete in 14 Nude Elements

Maybelline ExpertWear e/s in Natural Smokes

Aziza Palette no name

NYX e/s in Deep Bronze

Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Black Diamond

Wet'n'Wild Mega Liner in Black

Purple Look-

Revlon ColorStay 12 hr e/s pallete in 14 Nude Elements

Covergirl Eye Enhancers in Violet Frappe and Shimmering On

Aziza Palette no name

Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Black Diamond

Wet'n'Wild Mega Liner in Black

Revlon Super Lustrous in Just Enough Buff

 ^brown

 ^purple

^lips for both

There ya guys go, don't forget if there's anything else you would like to know or any other breakdown's you would like don't hesitate to ask!

XOX,

- Mj

Mermania

I went to Disneyland yesterday and since the new Pirates movie just came out I decided to do my make-up for the occasion. Here is my interpretation of mermaid-esque eyes and face.
I started with my normal concealer and foundation. I used a foundation brush from Elf for application, being sure to use as little as possible because I wanted a clean, 'real skin' (not make-up skin, there IS a difference) look. Then to my top lash line and inner corners I applied Victoria's Secret Luminous Shadow in Glow Nude and blended with an angle brush from MAC (I don't know the number).

For my bottom lash line I applied a teal creme eyeliner with sparkle like this one:

I began beneath my bottom lashes right where they begin and pulled it out away from my eye to make a sort of a winged thing. Then I applied my mascara as I usually do. For my cheeks I used Base Essentials Fresh and Pure Radiance as a highlighter. This was my end result, pretty simple and fast for a fun and fresh look, I really liked the outcome.

my eyebrow ^ looks weird 

My Turn

Here's the result of my inspired creative mind all thanks to Sophy Robson and my friends at www.makeupalley.com. I started browsing around for ideas and found this modern twist on french tips. Since I'm quite the rookie when it comes to painting my nails (actually painting anything, for that matter) this task didn't seem too bad since the supplies only include tape, scissors, lacquer & relatively no skill. I tried duplicating this look from chloesnails.blogspot.com she has this and so many more awesome looks.

Lately I've been in this earthy ethereal mood so I chose some neutral colors for my nails. My base is some unknown brand in a very nude color. Don't forget to let your base dry completely before continuing.

Next, I placed a piece of tape (sorry it's black, it's electrical tape, I recommend using clear scotch tape) diagonally across my nail. Be sure to press it firmly onto your nail to prevent any bleeding of your top color.

I put about three coats of O.P.I's Over The Taupe over the base coat (that's DRY!) and removed the tape. You do not need to wait for this to dry before removing the tape.

Continue previous steps to each nail and this is what you get. Feel free to move your lines around to create a more individual funky look or stick with what I did if you'd like. This was really easy and it looks cool. I can't wait to go out and pick out some rad color schemes to try out next. Hope you guys liked this, if you have any questions just comment at the bottom and I'd be happy to help!

xox,

- Mj