Minty Pink Tutorial

Hey, remember my Minty Pink look from last week?  I finally got around to editing photos for the tutorial, so, here you go!  I'm going to try something a little different this time, I've compiled all the tutorial photos into a step-by-step collage.  Let me know what you think...if you find this method more useful or if you prefer the way I've done this before.

Step 1

• Starting with primed eyelids, I apply a soft, matte mint shade to my entire top and bottom eyelid.

Step 2

• Next, I apply black pencil liner to the outer corners of my upper and lower lash lines

Step 3

• Using a deep, espresso shade, I layer over the pencil eyeliner, being sure to thoroughly smudge and smoke the shadow along my outer corners.

Step 4

• With a medium brown shade, I blend out the area I just smoked to soften the edges.

Step 5

• I draw a modest winged line along my upper lash line with black gel eyeliner.

Step 6

• Curl lashes, apply mascara, and I'm done!

*note* These colors are fairly common and you can use them from any brand.  I chose mine from Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette (now on sale for $9.48!) because I prefer my shadows to be on the matte side. :)

For lips, I applied ELF Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink and then glossed over it with ELF Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Perfect Pink.

I finished off by brushing ELF Studio Blush in Pink Passion to my cheeks:

Overall look?  Minty fresh! :D

Hope you all enjoyed the tutorial and I look forward to your feedback!  Enjoy your Thursday!  (I'll be stuck in class until 10pm tonight, however...boohoo!)

Hugs,
Cat

Turquoise and Pink

Today's look is simple, yet colorful.

Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner in Diamond Turquoise Blue #5.  Gorgeous, waterproof color that lasts and lasts.  Worth the $23 price tag?  I don't know, but it sure is pretty!  Comparable alternatives: Sephora  Doe Eyed Eyeliner in Blue ($12) or ELF Studio Cream Eyeliner in Teal Tease. ($3)

ELF Essential Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Perfect Pink layered over ELF Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink.

This look is pretty simple and straightforward so I figured you didn't need a tutorial for applying eyeliner and lipstick. :)  Just enjoying my lazy Sunday afternoon, hope you're all having a good one!

Hugs,
Cat

p.s. My blush is ELF Studio Blush in Pink Passion.

FOTD: Pretty Pastels

Hey y'all!  Just thought I'd post a quick face-of-the-day.  I'm so relieved that I'm on Christmas break from school right now.  Unfortunately, that also means taking care of all the errands I've been putting off all school year.  My goal is to get most of them out of the way today, which will leave me more time in the following days to do more tutorials, reviews, style posts, etc. :D  Here's a soft pastel look I created today using mainly ELF:

:: Eyes ::

Studio Matte Eyeshadow in Mint

:: Lips ::

Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink

Essential Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Perfect Pink

:: Cheeks ::

Studio Blush in Pink Passion

I'm sooooooooo OBSESSED with this lip color combo.  Runway Pink makes such a pretty lip base and Perfect Pink glossed over it gives it the perfect boost of color, shine, and fullness.  I've been wearing these for the last 5 days in a row.  I just can't get over how romantic and feminine this looks! 

Soft, mint-green is one of my favorite colors and I haven't worn this one in awhile.  It was looking a little lonely in my train case so I decided to wear it today. :)  I enhanced it with LA Splash Glitter Liquid Liner in Onyx and some glittery Daiso eyelashes.

Happy Tuesday, everyone...and off I go! :D

Hugs,

Cat

ELF Holiday Look Tutorial plus Mineral Lipstick Swatches

I decided to start with yesterday's ELF haul to create today's look.   It wasn't until I was finished that I realized I looked ready for a holiday party, something I might repeat for this year's Christmas get-together at my parents' house.

I went for a gilded eye with teal pop, a warm, pink flush, and an earthy red lip...all using ELF products!  To start, I applied Studio Pigment Eyeshadow in Golden Goddess to my primed eyelid, blending and fading towards the brow bone:

It's really hard to get the product out because the holes in the sifter are way too small, so I simply removed it and threw it away.  I tend not to use loose shadows that often because I find them to be messy, but in this case I'll make an exception because the color is so darn pretty and glides on extremely pigmented and opaque, like paint!

One of my favorite blending tools is...my finger! Lol.

You can get these fabulous pigments for just $3 individually or in a set of three for $2.25. (I didn't see this until yesterday and I'm totally mad now!)

Anyways, moving on.  For my next step, I'm going to take my Essential Shimmer Eyeliner in Twinkle Teal and heavily line by top and bottom lash lines:

Then, I'm going to layer my Studio Pigment Eyeshadow in Tropical Teal over my eyeliner:

To accentuate my eyes, I draw a thin, winged line along my top lash line and line my bottom lash line as well with black cream eyeliner.  I normally love a nice, thick wing, but in this case, I don't want my eyeliner to compete with my eyeshadow:

I feel like my liner needs a little more oomph, otherwise it'll be lost against the bright and shimmery gold and teal.  This is a perfect time to test out my new LA Splash Glitter Liquid Eyeliner in Onyx:

You can tell from just looking at the bottle that it's packed with multi-colored sparkles!

I tested a swatch on the inside of my wrist to see how it looks on skin.  For some reason, the glitter shows up better in blurry photos.

I apply one layer of Onyx over my already-drawn eyeliner and apply mascara to complete the look:

The effect is very subtle, however it's much more apparent in person than in photos.

Next, on to lips!  I got a chance to swatch the three Mineral Lipsticks that came with the haul that I showed off yesterday.  First up is Natural Nymph:

Unfortunately, this color is just not for me.  First of all, it's too sheer for my taste.  Second, my undertones are too yellow and my complexion is too tan to pull it off.  My sister laughed so hard when she saw me in it and told me I could save it for zombie makeup since I looked rather dead.  Who knows, it might work for someone else.  If anyone's interested, I'll give it away for free.  It's only been swatched once and I'll sanitize it before shipping.  Just give me $3 for the cost of shipping and it's yours.

Next up, Runway Pink:

I really like this color a lot.  It's a semi-opaque, soft, romantic shade of rose that is complimentary to most skin tones and is extremely wearable.

Lastly, I tried Royal Red:

Royal Red is a warm, earthy red with a slight copper cast.  I was surprised at how good it looked on me because I was a little wary of the way it looked in the tube, not red at all.  I liked how well it looked with my warm complexion that I decided to wear it for the day!  My affection for Royal Red was further reinforced by the fact that I got compliments from 2 complete strangers today while running errands this morning.  I guess this one's a keeper!

All three Mineral Lipsticks glide on smoothly and are very moisturizing in texture, not at all dry or rubbery.

:: Face ::

CG Smoothers Aqua Tinted Moisturizer in Light to Medium

ELF Studio Mineral Face Primer

ELF Mineral Booster in Tinted

:: Eyes ::

Lime Crime Candy Eyed Eyeshadow Helper

ELF Studio Pigment Eyeshadow in Golden Goddess and Tropical Teal

ELF Essential Shimmer Eyeliner in Twinkle Teal

Wet N Wild Cream Eyeliner in Black

LA Splash Glitter Liquid Eyeliner in Onyx

Maybelline Full N Soft Mascara Waterproof in Black

:: Cheeks ::

ELF Studio Blush in Twinkle Pink

:: Lips ::

ELF Mineral Lipstick in Royal Red

Hope y'all enjoyed this tutorial!

Hugs,

Cat