Etude House Sale on Cosmetic Love

Hey, everyone! Hope this doesn't come too late, but Cosmetic Love is having a sale on all Etude House products. 20% off and, as always, free international shipping! I'm stocking up on my favorite eyebrow pencils as well as trying some new items. I think the sale ends some time tomorrow, but my time zone is so far from theirs, so I'm not 100% sure.

I hope at least some of you will get your hands on some Etude House goodies before the sale ends, but, even so, their products are pretty affordable, about $5-$12 per item. Have a good night and happy shopping! :3

Hugs,
Cat

Navy & Gold Wings

Hi everyone! I'm enjoying my first, truly relaxing weekend in a long time, so I didn't really do anything very complicated in terms of makeup. I just thought I'd share a simple, navy and gold winged eyeliner look that I did today.

Whoops, forgot to number the pictorial. Lazy Sunday, indeed. So, I basically took some Ulta gel eyeliner in Ink and created a super-thick line on my lid. Then I made a flick at the end of the line and connected it to the primary line. Filling in that empty, little triangle of space completes the wing shape. Next, I outlined the wing in gold, using Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Rush. Then I took a little more gel eyeliner and lined my lower lash line. To finish, I curled my lashes, added a coat of mascara, and affixed a pair of Ardell Wispies. Nothing to it!

Well, the gold outline was a little challenging with the cream eyeshadow. I realized that I could have made things a lot easier by simply using gold liquid eyeliner…which I have. DUH! Oh well, lesson learned. XD

Happy Sunday, everyone and thanks for reading! <3

Hugs,

Cat

Copper & Cranberry Eyeshadow Tutorial

Happy Saturday, everyone! So, I'm absolutely in love with my Sleek Vintage Romance palette and I'm convinced that Stila Comex Gold Magnificent Metals Foil Finish eyeshadow is one of the most beautiful cosmetic products ever invented…thus, when I combine the two, I'm in eye makeup heaven! Here's a tutorial on how I integrated the two products.

Products/Instructions

1. blend Hollywood into (or in my case, above) the crease
2. apply UD eyeliner pencil in Corrupt to the inner and outer corners of lid
3. blend out with a pencil brush
4. layer Florence over the blended out pencil
5. apply Comex Gold to the center of lid
6. line upper lash line with Kate Super Sharp pen eyeliner in BK-1 and lower lash line with UD eyeliner in Zero
7. darken outer corners with London
8. accent lower liner with Florence

Finish by curling lashes, applying mascara, and applying Ardell Wispies.

Here's a quick camera phone snap that I took of my entire face before heading out. Oops! No eyelashes. I love the way they look, but hate the way they feel. So as soon as I'm done snapping the close up eye photo, I rip 'em off! Lol.

As always, thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Cat

Spring Makeup Video Tutorial

Hi, everyone! So, for the start of spring break, I've got a new video tutorial up on a spring makeup look! Please give it a watch. :D

Thanks for reading, and watching! TGIF! <3

Hugs,

Cat

Easy Emerald Eyes with Stila Magnificent Metals

Almost done with finals and then I can go back to making higher quality video tutorials and full-face looks! Anyhoo, more Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish shadows arrived on my doorstep today, Metallic Emerald being one of them. I was simply too excited and started playing with it right away. Here's what I did!

Products/Instructions:

1. As always, begin with a primed eye and apply green eyeshadow to the inner and outer corners of your eyelid. I used the green shade from my Sleek Ultra Mattes V2 palette.
2. Apply Stila MMFF in Metallic Emerald to the center of the lid.
3. I'm really digging the soft eyeliner look these days. (foolproof) So I lined my upper and lower lash lines with a black pencil.
4. Accent lower liner with more green eyeshadow.
5. Darken outer corners with UD eyeshadow in Libertine.

To finish, curl lashes, apply mascara, and strip lashes, if you like. I'm wearing Ardell Natural Lashes in #106

Aren't these shadows gorgeously sparkly? (Well, ok, I did manually add that last little sparkle to make a point. XD) I'm so addicted! They're a little on the pricey side, $32 each, but coupon codes always pop up now and then, so keep an eye out!

Welps, one more final to go and I'm FREE…for a week. XD Happy Hump Day, y'all and thanks for reading!

Hugs,

Cat

White Gold and Wine Tutorial With Vintage Romance by Sleek Makeup

Good afternoon everyone! Here's a tutorial for my first look using my new Vintage Romance palette by Sleek Makeup. I love the way light gold looks paired with wine-colored tones, don't you agree?

Instructions:

1. blend Venice into crease
2. apply Madrid onto lid
3. blend Hollywood into outer corner
4. line top lash line and outer corner of bottom lash line with black eyeliner pencil (I'm going for a softness as opposed to my usual, sharp, liquid liner)
5. darken outer corner with Barcelona
6. highlight inner corner of lower lash line and tear duct with Madrid
7. blend a little Venice on the outer corner of lower lash line

Finish by applying Ardell Color Impact demi-Wispies in Plum to accentuate the purple tones. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I prime my eyelids first with Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden. This is a really beautiful palette with gorgeous, pigmented colors that are very blendable and compatible with each other. For only $12 each, I highly recommend it! I can imagine putting together a lot of vintage-inspired looks with this palette. I might try a 1920's Art Deco makeup look next. What do you think?

Thanks for reading and happy Monday! XD

Hugs,

Cat

Saint Patrick's Day Eyeshadow Tutorial

Happy weekend everyone! Well, not for me. I'm killing myself trying to finish my final project in time for Monday morning. (sorry I've been complaining about this so much, but it's excruciating and I'm miserable…so I appreciate you guys bearing with me while I vent on a daily basis.) Anyhoo…here ya go! I was able to carve out a few minutes to whip this up. Nothing new or really innovative, but green is so darn pretty and I rarely wear it.

Products/Instructions:

1. prime eyelid with UDPP in Eden
2. apply NXY Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk to the lid and blend out with finger
3. create a flick on the outer corner of eye as a containment guide with MBA Cosmetics black gel eyeliner
4. apply Sugarpill Acidberry to the inner corner of eyelid
5. apply Sugarpill Midori to center of eyelid
6. apply UD Libertine to outer corner, using the flick to guide the wing shape
7. define upper and lower lash lines with MBA Cosmetics black gel eyeliner
8. accent bottom liner with Sugarpill Midori

Finish by curling lashes, applying Maybelline Full N Soft Waterproof mascara, and adding Ardell Edgy eyelashes in #403.

Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of the weekend! <3

Hugs,

Cat