Enchanted Garden Eyes with Sleek Garden of Eden

Hello there! Springy, green tutorial with my new Garden of Eden palette by Sleek.

Instructions:

• blend Paradise into crease
• apply Evergreen to inner half of eyelid
• apply Python to outer half of lid
• apply Evergreen to inner half of lower lash line
• line outer corners of upper and lower lash line with black pencil eyeliner
• darken outer corners with matte black shadow
• apply Tree of Life to outer corner of lower lash line

Finish by curling lashes, a coat of mascara, and applying Ardell Wispies.

Hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather! Thanks for reading!

Hugs,

Cat

Divergent Makeup Series: Abnegation

Third installation of my Divergent Makeup Series: Abnegation. (are you guys sick of these yet? lol) For those of you who are familiar with the series, Abnegation faction members would be fervently against makeup. So this look, in itself, doesn't really make any sense. But I'm basing this solely on the faction color, therefore, in that regard, it makes a bit of sense. :)

Products/Instructions:

1. blend Urban Decay Gunmetal eyeshadow into the crease
2. apply Sugarpill Tako to the inner corner
3. apply Sleek Ultra Mattes V2 grey to the outer corners
4. line upper and lower lash lines with Ulta Eye Crayon in Black Tie
5. set lower liner with Sleek Ultra Matte V2 grey
6. darken outer corner with Sleek Ultra Matte V2 black

Finish by applying Ardell #120 lashes.

Keeping it brief today because there's much to be done, but hope you all enjoyed this post anyway. Stay tuned for the rest of the series! :D

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

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