Macarooned Pastels + Pictorial

Hi loves!

Today I'm sharing a makeup look I did the other day using my D'Antoinette Palette along with a couple Sugarpill colors. 

I can't get enough of these palettes, I swear the colors are addicting!

Keep reading for the product list and tutorial!

Winged Liner Everyday Makeup Tutorial

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Hey guys! Today I have a makeup tutorial for you on a simple everyday winged liner look! This is typically what I do when I go to do winged liner (with the exception of when I'm feeling creative for blog posts).

For this look, I went to Walgreens looking for all the right products to create an everyday look! I have to say that Walgreens made this incredibly easy.. but also incredibly difficult. I don't know about other Walgreens, but mine was almost overwhelming it had SUCH a large selection of products! I walked in and had no idea where to start, there was so much to choose from but luckily I had an idea of what I wanted. I initially had in mind I wanted a medium coverage foundation, concealer, and an eyeliner that would give me precision to use for wings! Now.. of course I ended up with more than planned. I mean.. look at all the options!

DIY Sugarpill Pro Palette - Ben Nye 12 Color Palette from CameraReadyCosmetics

Hey loves! Today I have a super fun (well, I think so..) tutorial for you on how to DIY a Sugarpill Pro Palette using an empty Ben Nye palette from Camera Ready Cosmetics. First off, to give you some details, the palette is only $9 from the CRC website (guaranteed lowest price!) and it got to me within two days of being shipped at the cost of under $3. (I believe it was $2.90) I don't know about you guys, but this completely blew my mind. The shipping was incredibly fast and so cheap! The palettes came wrapped so securely in the package, I seriously believe CRC knows what they're doing and they will be getting my business whenever I need to purchase something they have.

Review: BaByliss Pro Hot Rollers

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Hello loves!

Today I have a long overdue review for you of the Flat Iron Experts BaByliss Pro Hot Rollers.

For those of you who are like and aren't much of readers, spoiler alert:

Simple Everyday Eye Make-Up

Hello loves and Happy (belated) New Year!

I am so sorry I've been away from posting for so long, I've seriously missed it so much but I've been lacking creativity and pretty swamped over the holidays. Long story short, I missed you all and posting so much and I hope you all had an amazing time over the holidays!

Today I have a tutorial for you since one of my goals for 2014 is to get more into videos!

I went with a simple everyday appropriate makeup look, though this is actually more than I typically wear daily (which is no makeup).. I hope you enjoy!

Please feel free to leave any requests below, I'd love to give you tutorials you actually want to see! (Nails or makeup!)

Also, if you missed it, I uploaded a New Years' makeup look as well:

Candy Cane Stripes & 3D Christmas Tree Nail Art

Hey everyone!

I have another nail art tutorial for you guys, Christmas themed!

I've been pretty bad at posting lately so I'm trying to get back into the groove of it, so sorry for that!

I hope you enjoy this simple mani and feel free to leave any requests, nails or makeup!

Christmas Tree Nail Art with ILNP Holiday Polishes

Hey guys!

Today I just wanted to do a quick post on this holiday inspired mani I did along with the tutorial that's up on my YouTube. I know that not everyone follows me on YouTube and I figured why not post it here? I hope you enjoy!!

Are there any other holiday inspired tutorials you guys would like to see me do? I'd love to know!

ILNP Very Ornamental

ILNP A Fresh Evergreen

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Billion Dollar Brows Products Review

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Well, hello there gorgeous!

I'm reviewing a few products from Billion Dollar Brows today which, much to my surprise, I'm really liking!

It's really difficult for me to find brow products I like because I'm not a fan of full/dark brows on myself so when I fill in my brows I like it to look as natural as possible and not "thick". Oddly enough, getting into beauty I think caring about my eyebrows came last. I used to always ask my friend to pluck my brows because I was lost and didn't think I'd ever understand how. Luckily.. I found my way.

Step 1 : Starting clean and bare, I brush through my brows with the BDB Brow Brush spoolie end.

Step 2 : I created my outline with the BDB Universal Brow Pencil.

Step 3 : Here, I blended the outline with the brush of the Brow Brush.

Step 4 : Brushing through with the spoolie end of the Universal Brow Pencil.

Step 5 : Using the BDB Brow Powder in Light Brown, a little too warm for me, I fill in areas I feel need it.

Step 6 : Spoolie through the brows again and voila! Done!

BDB Universal Brow Pencil - $18

I'm not really a pencil person when it comes to filling in my brows but I have to say, this is the best one I've ever tried. It matches perfectly, blends great, and can go fairly light (as shown in the photo demo) for a very natural look. This pencil matches both myself and Alexis, I'd say it definitely meets its' claim of being universal. If you're struggling to find a good pencil, please give this one a try!

I've yet to find an eyebrow product that matches me as great as this one, I would definitely repurchase.

 BDB Brow Powder in Light Brown - $18

For this product, I want to emphasize my disappointment isn't within the quality of this powder but the color. This powder has a great and lasting pigmentation and I love that it is buildable rather than opaque color. As I said, I like it to go as natural as possible since I'm blonde, I prefer not to sport dark, intense eyebrows. However, this shade is much too warm for my eyebrows. Based on the website, I would think that the shade Taupe would match perfectly but because it matches Alexis makes me think otherwise.

The price does seem steep but if I could find a shade that matched me well I would repurchase.

BDB Brow Brush - $16

Being entirely honest, I haven't yet found anything extraordinary about this brush. It is excellent quality and I'd say the best brow brush I own. With that being said, I only have one other brow brush. The brush side of this duo-ended tool has nicely packed bristles which create a dense, but still flexible applicator. The bristles are also extremely soft. The end tip of the brush is fine which is one of the things that makes it a lot better than my other eyebrow tool. However, I'd have to say I find the spoolie end more useful to me! It's very firm, which I didn't like at all at first, but it's able to grab every hair and brush it into place, which is a big thing to me.
In the end, I'm very happy with this brush and if you can justify the $16, I say go for it!

I am loving and strongly liking all of these products. My only disappointment is the shade not matching me in the powder.
Bottom line, if you're still in search for eyebrow products that will work for you and have the money, I highly recommend giving these a try! However, if you have your holy grail routine..don't fix what isn't broken, right?

So tell me..
What are your favorite eyebrow products? Will you be giving these billion dollar brow products a try?

The Nightmare Before Christmas Nail Art

Hi there ghouls and goblins,

I did a mani based on The Nightmare Before Christmas and figured why not do a video tutorial along with it?

I'm usually all over Halloween nail art, I've been waiting for it all year, so I'm pretty upset I haven't done much of it! I've been busy but hoping I'll have more free time this coming up week so I can really catch up on it.

What nail art will you be sporting this Halloween? Is there anything you'd like to see me do?

Navy to Army

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The idea for the Navy manicure arose because I have a friend who's in the Navy and I told him a while ago that I would do nail art based off of the Navy Work Uniform. However, creating the design of the Army Combat Uniform is centered around my brother.
Keep reading to see the tutorial for this technique as well as the story behind the manicure.

Stud Manicure Tutorial with Born Pretty Store Studs

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Hello lovelies!

I recently did a stud manicure tutorial which I kind of had no direction for when I started but I ended up really liking the end result! 

It was very simple to do and it has an classy and edgy feel, I believe.

The studs I used for this tutorial are from Born Pretty Store.

They are 1.5mm, which I felt would be too small but ended up being perfect for my nails! If you remember the last time I got studs, they were too big for my nails and ended up looking way too silly!

I had a tough time deciding whether to get round studs or square but I'm more than happy that I chose the round.

The studs seem to be great quality, they're a nice gold color and I haven't noticed any color chipping. I was also able to take these off and reuse them when I was finished with this manicure!

I also used a wax rhinestone pick-up pen from BPS which made the application incredibly easy!

Used:

 LVX Rive | LVX Livid | L.A Colors Striper in Black
Born Pretty Store 1.5mm Gold Studs | Born Pretty Store Wax Pen | LVX 3-in-1 Treatment 

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Watercolor Nail Art + Water Decal Tutorials

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Hi guys!!

Today I have two looks for you and two tutorials showing you how to achieve the looks. I'm trying to become more active on my YouTube channel and thought these would be fun videos for you to watch.

They of course aren't the best but I do what I can with what I have. If you're subscribed to me on YouTube, chances are you've already seen the videos since I posted them a few days ago. (I've been slacking on getting the post up..)

Keep reading if you'd like to see the nail art and tutorials on how to do them! ♥

Review: Born Pretty Store Nail Foil

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For the first foil manicure I did, I used LVX Cerulean as my base and the LVX 3-in-1 Treatment to create the tacky surface needed to apply these foils. The foils I used are #6 and #2. LOVING this combination!

I was pleasantly surprised to find out how easily this foil applied, I had thought that it would be more difficult than it actually is. They're extremely vibrant metallic foils that you basically stick on and pull away to get the color.

Below I've included a manicure in which I used #2 along with a video tutorial on how to use the foils! :)

-Apply your color of choice and let it dry completely.

-Apply a clear coat of nail polish and let it dry approximately 50-70%. You want it to be tacky but NOT wet.

-Press on the shiny side of the foil (the non-colorful side) and pull the foil away from the nail.

What do you think of these nail foils? Planning on trying them?

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LVX Sponging Mani + Tutorial!

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