Navy Blue and Teal Glitter Mani

I call this one the Midnight Sorceress! :D I know I've been sharing a lot of Halloween-inspired makeup, so I wanted to add some festive nail designs in the mix as well.

This is pretty much the same technique that I use for my other glitter gradients. See my Halloween Disco Nails tutorial.  However, the lighter part of the gradient begins at the cuticle of the nail as opposed to the tips.

Products used:

• Revlon Moon Candy polish in Galactic
• Orly nail polish in It's Up To Blue
• Wet N Wild Mega Rocks polish in Slap The Bass

More Halloween-inspired nail looks to come, so stay tuned!

Hugs,

Cat

Soft Rose Gold Smokey Eye Tutorial

Here's a rare, wearable look for special occasions, weddings, evenings, or even during the day. I love rose gold and I think it's especially appropriate during the autumn season.

Products/Instructions:

1. apply Bronze L'Oreal Lacquer Liner in an arc in the crease with an eyeliner brush
2. blend out with Bdellium Tools Pink Bambu pencil brush
3. apply Urban Decay Dark Horse over blended liner
4. apply Colourpop Cosmetics Amaze to lid
5. apply Eyeko Eye Do eyeliner to upper lash line
6. apply Urban Decay Creep to outer corner using pencil brush
7. line lower lash line with black eyeliner pencil and smoke out with Smog using pencil brush
8. apply Stila Magnificent Metals in Kitten to center of lid
9. curl lashes, apply mascara, and apply Luxy Lash Goal Digger eyelashes

That's all there is to it! Feel free to adjust products or techniques to best suit your style!

Hugs,

Cat

Pixie Hearts Halloween Jewelry

I've been meaning to share this sweet little jewelry collection with everyone! Pixie Hearts is a California-based jewelry shop that offers cute, original designs that are hand made personally by the artist. There are many adorable pieces available for every occasion! Since Halloween is coming up, I chose these lovely earrings which inspired me to do my jack o lantern makeup a little while back:

She also does some super-cute, custom pet tags, which I'm getting next for my pups! Make sure you check out her work! :)

Hugs,
Cat

Rose Gold Glitter Cut Crease

Really quick post today! Just wanted to share a glittery cut crease that I did today. I chose a rose gold theme and Eye Kandy Cosmetics had the perfect color for my look: Taffy. I used the "fine" texture as opposed to the "superfine" to get as much sparkle as possible. This is a fantastic look for autumn due to the warm, rosy hue. Also good for fall/winter weddings for brides that are more dramatically inclined.

I also played around with a fake, dramatic brow by filling in my brows with L'Oreal Lacquer Liner in Bronze and then sketching in brow hairs using Eyeko Visual Eyes liquid pen liner in Mocha.

Products used:

• L'Oreal Lacquer gel liner in Bronze and Eyeko Visual Eyes eyeliner in Mocha for brows
• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• L'Oreal Lacquer gel liner in Bronze and Urban Decay Naked 3 in the crease as well as lower lid
• Eye Kandy Cosmetics Taffy glitter (fine "F" texture) on the lid as well as a matching shade of rose gold from Naked 3
• Eyeko Eye Do eyeliner
• Luxy Lash "Woke Up Like This" eyelashes

I don't have a video tutorial for a cut crease at the moment, but if you'd like to see one and can't wait, I would recommend JLINHH and Glam&Gore on YouTube.

Happy hump day and thanks for reading!

Hugs,

Cat

Halloween Disco Nails!

Cosmetics are my cup of tea, but I also dabble in nail art, occasionally. That is, I either can paint my nails one color OR I sometimes do this gradient glitter thing that looks pretty impressive for how easy it is to do. You just need a little time and patience, but it's not that difficult at all.

Since Halloween is coming up, I decided to go for a fun, glittery party look that is still in the spirit of the holiday, but not too over-the-top.

Products used:

• Seche Clear base coat
• Julep polishes in Jet (black) and Tatiana (sparkly pumpkin) from my recent Julep beauty box
• Wet N Wild Megarocks glitter polish in Waiting For My Solo
• Seche Vite Top Coat

Technique:

1. Starting with dry, clean nails, apply base coat.
2. Next, apply 1-2 coats of black nail polish.
3. Apply 1 coat of Seche Vite and let dry.
4. Using a cheap, makeup sponge wedge, sponge the orange polish onto half of nail. Make sure the application is heaviest at the tip and fades out towards the center.
5. Apply the glitter polish to the tips and dot glitter bits sparingly no further than center of nail in order to achieve the gradient look.
6. (optional step) Put a generous drop of glitter polish onto a piece of wax paper. Using a toothpick, carefully pick up bits of glitter and strategically place onto nails in order to suit your design.
7. Finish with another coat of Seche Vite.

Since you all now know how to do this, you can pretty much do it in any color! :D I hope these instructions were clear! I'm considering a video tutorial in the future. Just have to find the time! Thanks for reading and for putting up with al my Halloween-inspired posts! lol

Hugs,

Cat

Princess Jasmine Mint & Gold

So, this was just supposed to be a mint and gold glitter cut crease look, but a few of my Instagrammers mentioned that it looks like a Princess Jasmine inspired look. I completely agree, so, here it is!

Products used for this look:

• Etude House Drawing Eye Brow pencil in Dark Grey
• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Urban Decay Naked palette, Eldorado liquid liner, and Midnight Cowboy glitter liner in the crease
• Royal Care Cosmetics gel eyeliner in Mermaid Green
• Siren Cosmetics pigment in Heartbreaker
• Eyeko Eye Do eyeliner in Black
• ColourPop eyeshadow in Get Lucky on the lower lash line
• Born Pretty eyelashes in 13523

I guess I'll put this in the Halloween makeup inspiration as well! Hope everyone's start of the week is going well. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next post! <3

Hugs,

Cat

Teal Glitter Ombre Heart Eyeliner

Well, that's a mouthful, but it is what it is.

I've been spending a bunch of time on Instagram and Pinterest and get so inspired by all sorts of makeup looks. Awhile back, I saw a makeup artist mask out a little heart in her eyeliner which I think is charming and whimsical as heck! I've been masking shapes into my makeup from time to time, since.

The shape-making is easier than it looks. I purchased a bunch of nail decals from a shop called Beyond The Nail. I strategically place the decals on my eyelid, apply makeup, and then use tweezers to carefully peel off the decal once I'm finished. Voila! Cute little cutouts in your makeup!

Products used for this look:

• Etude House Drawing Eye Brow pencil in Dark Grey
• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
• Eyeko Eye Do eyeliner in Black, Visual Eyes eyeliner in Marine, and Making Eyes eyeliner in Blue Teal
• ColourPop eyeshadow in Get Lucky on the lower lash line
• Siren Cosmetics pigment in Europa
• Eyekandy Cosmetics glitter in Spearmint
• Eyemimo GLM13 eyelashes

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Saturday! As always, thanks for reading! <3

Hugs,

Cat