"Face" Facts Makeup Series : Part Four - All About The Eyes

 

Today we will cover the eyes! This is one of my favorite features to play up! Eye makeup can be a great way to change your look! You can easily take a daytime look to a night look with just a touch of liner and some extra shadow. Lets start with liners!

 

 

 

Your basic liners are going to consist of pencils, liquid liners, powder based liners, and gel or cream liners. I love them all! Your most basic is the pencil. This is super easy to use and they start at under $1.00! You definitely can't beat that!

Liners are a great way to open eyes and to create drama! Check out these two looks. You have a basic look and then a more dramatic look.




This is from the Alexander Wang 2013 show.

 There is so much you can do with liner and so many different looks you can create! Check out this guide via pinterest!

Next up is shadow! This is definitely one of my favorite beauty products to buy! Your basic shadows will include : powder (compact/pressed), creams, pencil or crayon shadows, and loose pigments.

 

Shadows, in my opinion, are one of the easiest ways to change your look! These can be a lot of fun to play with! There are so many options when doing shadow! Check out some of these looks!

Any shadow type will come in a variety of colors. Colors can be tons of fun, but a rule of thumb is to always start with your basic colors! A quick and easy option for the basics is to start out with a pallet or quad.

Drugstore finds like  elf  or Rimmel are going to cost much less than department or specialty brands.
You can pick up some for as little as $3.00! Once you have your basic colors then you can splurge on the more "fun" shades!

The last thing on the list today is Mascara! This is a must for me. I have very light colored lashes and wouldn't look totally "put together" without my mascara! Mascara, in general, will help to lengthen, thicken, plump, or curl. It can be found in a variety of shades and in most cases can be purchased in a waterproof formula!

 

I have tried so many different mascaras! It takes a few trial and errors to find your perfect match! I prefer mascaras that plump and lengthen the lashes! Your average price is going to be in the range of $6.00 to $10.00, but some will be as little as $3.00 for drugstore/Target type brands.

I hope you are all having a great week so far! Stay posted for part five which will cover the lips!

Today's Makeup Look : Illusion

I really love this teal color and decided to play around with it and a few purples today. Below the picture of the look I have posted the products I used. I called this look Illusion.

The teal shade on my lid is from the Avon eyeshadow quad in "Aquadelic". I also used the white in this quad for my brow bone to highlight. It is a shimmery white shade.

The purple shades are from the Wet N Wild "Petal Pusher" pallet. I picked this up on one of my grocery trips and it was under $5.00! I used shades 2, 3, and 4.

I also mixed a bit of this royal blue in with shade 3 on the Petal pusher pallet to add definition to the outer corners. This is a quad from Cover Girl in "Tropical Fusion". 

To finish off I added liquid eyeliner and mascara from Avon.

I hope everyone is having a great Thursday!

In My Shopping Bag : Beauty Products

As you know I am a huge fan of makeup (in addition to fashion, design, and the like). I am also a fan of bargains! As much as I love to try new things it's good to find items with reasonable prices! Don't get me wrong, I don't mind spending more on quality products! I have my higher end items and my bargain finds (Walmart, Target, eBay, etc). Here is what I recently purchased, my reviews on the items, and color swatches.

Nail Polishes:

I know, I know! I am constantly picking up polish! I have admitted before that I hate having to go grocery shopping and usually stop by the polish isle to motivate myself! I don't get polish every time I go out, but at the prices I purchased these for I think it would be ok! All of these polishes are under $4.00 and the Pure Ice and Wet N Wild are under $2.00! Can I bargain shop or what?

Going top to bottom left to right are : 1) Sally Hansen- Wedding Crasher 2) Sally Hansen- Gentle Blossom 3) NYC- Moma 4) Wet N Wild- Under Your Spell 5) Pure Ice- Heart breaker 6) Pure Ice- Silver Mercedes 7) Pure Ice- Spit fire 8) Pure Ice- Twinkle

Eyeshadow Singles

Ulta had a sale online so I ordered a few different shadows. These four are Ulta's brand. Here are the shadows and color swatches.

1) Cherry Bomb- this is a matte red. 2) Honey Bee- A shimmery yellow 3) Mimosa- Simmer orange 4) Thrill Seeker- hot pink.

I liked all four of these, but my two favorites were the pink and red. The shimmer shades almost looked too powdery on. Even after blending it almost looked like some of the pigment would form clumps due to the coloring. Thrill Seeker is my favorite!

Lipsticks

These were also great finds and all under $2.00!

I really liked all of them, but I still think my favorites are the pink shades (1- Blossom and 4- Dollhouse pink).

Liner

I picked up this N.Y.C. white liner pencil a few days ago. This was under $1.00. I uses this for the waterline of my eye and it works great!

Makeup Remover

 Since I love trying new makeup looks I go through quite a bit of makeup remover for my eyes! I used Clinique for quite a while, but finally started trying different brands (that didn't cost over $20.00). I recently found a brand similar to Neutrogena's oil free makeup remover. This is the Walmart brand. The Equate remover was under $4.00, and worked amazing! This is the oil free remover. It took off the makeup really easily and didn't dry out my skin.

 

Those were my recent makeup purchases (for super cheap)! What bargain products have you recently purchased that you love? Happy Friday everyone. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!

In My Makeup Bag

Today I decided to pick a few items from my makeup collection (yes I have TONS) and show everyone. I can't seem to leave my house without picking up a new shadow or polish! Here are a few of my current favorite items!

1. Tons of brushes for shadow, foundation, blush, bronzer, lip, etc! I love my brushes! 2. Avon eyeshadow quads. I have most of the quads they offer. The color is great and lasts a long time! 3.Avon super shock mascara. This stuff works wonders! 4. Avon perfect match foundation. Not too heavy with great coverage and a shade to match every skin tone. 5. Glimmersticks eyeliner and brow liner. Love this stuff! 6. Nail Art paints! 7. Nail polish- I think I have every shade under the sun! 8. Bronzer. 9. Cover girl pink lipstick. 10. Clinique makeup remover. This stuff is great for removing all your makeup and being gentile on your skin. 11. More eyeshadow! I have so many shadows and a few different pallets. I love being able to mix and match colors to create fun looks!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!

Xoxo,

Brandi