Shoe inspired

I've said this like a billion times, there's nothing I love more than a winged black liner and wine or berry lips. So easy and always super classy. It seems that I also wear the same look from my "blue water" post... alot. If not that look, some kind of variation of it.
The look I went for is a variation which was actually inspired by a boot. Not a boot boot, but a soccer boot. My brother has a pair of the Cristiano Ronaldo Nike Mercurial VIII which are just so pretty! Like I mentioned in one of my recent posts, I love soccer. And if you follow men's soccer, you know that boots come in pretty much every color of the rainbow and they dont seem to mind.
Anyway, this look is inspired by them. I just added some purple to the outer 1/3 of the lower lash line along with my favorite lip color ever: OCC Lip Tar in Anime. This is an insanely hot pink shade which is definitely not suited for those scared of color. I can tell you one thing, this color will make you stand out in a crowd!

I'm back!

I know it has been a while, but holiday season is always very hectic for me. Now that Im back to my usual routine, I have quite a number of posts coming soon. I wanted to start with one of my favorite looks I wore during these past couple months. It was definitely very festive.
Hope you love it and I'll probably post something else tomorrow.

Red and black makeup

These are the two looks I created for a contest entry. For both looks, I used a pearly white, taupe, bright matte red, matte black, and a shimmery maroon color. One has red glitter and the other one had silver. These are perfect looks for Halloween or just for a night out.

 

Easy Fall Look

 

 

This is hands down my go-to fall look: simple eye with a deep red lip. The lid is only 3 different colors: 1 3 shades lighter than my skin tone,  matte brown,  and a matte black. The color lighter than my skin goes all over the lid, from lash line to brow bone. The brown goes in the crease and the black is just to add a tiny bit of depth to the outer v and line my eyes. That's it, super simple look which takes about 5-10 minutes tops!

 

 

Like I've said before, I love a simple eye with a bright lip. In this case, the color I'm using is combination of a blue-red and some black lipstick. This look is perfect for fall and can be recreated in a flash. Hope you try it out!

Amour Photography shoot

 

 

A couple weeks back, I did a photo shoot  with Aly from Amour Photography and had completely forgot to post the photos! We shot at Howarth Park in Everett with Kelsie as a model. Here are some of the photos!

Simple Sugar Skull (Calavera)

With Halloween coming up, here is a simple sugar skull look you can try out. Once again, I start off with no makeup!

 

Things you will need:
Paint brushes (preferable for face painting)
Black face pain
White face paint
Black eyeshadow
Black eyeliner
Translucent setting powder
Powder and fan brush brush
Concealer
Face primer
Cotton buds and pads
Water
Face wipes


Since I have thick dark eyebrows, I started by partially gluing my brow (more on how-to later) and using moisturizer.

With black paint, I first made the outline of the eye shape I wanted. Don't worry if it is not perfect, you can fix it later.

 

Once you have the shape you want, go ahead and fill it in.

 

 Now using a black liner, line your water line.

 

Go ahead and set it all with a matte black shadow. At this point it still doesn't have to be perfect, just as close as possible to the shape you want. Don't worry about fall out or the edges, we'll fix those in a bit.

 

Now, going in with the black paint again draw the outline of the nose shape you want.

Fill it in, but don't worry about getting it perfect yet. Once you have filled the shape you want, go in with a smaller tip brush to get it perfect. Go back in with the black shadow to set the nose.



 

Using a fan brush, dust of any excess shadow from your eyes and nose. Clean off all of the fall out to get the skin ready for the next step.

 

Add either a primer or some moisturizer.

 

Use a concealer which is lighter than your skin tone to mute your lips.

 

Clean off your fan brush and go in with a translucent powder to set the concealer.

 

I used a mixture of white face paint and moisturizer because this paint really dries my skin. So, I had to do a few coats to get a opaque finish. Anyways, using the paint, go ahead and outline the eyes and nose. Now, you can really go in and make everything perfect.

 

Go ahead and paint the rest of your face and neck. Since I was just going to take a shower after this, I only did my face. I had to do about 2 coats since I mixed in moisturizer. I could've gone for 3 coats to get it perfect, but for demo purposes, I just left it.

 

Go in with the translucent powder and set the white paint.

To draw the mouth start about 1.5-2 ins past the outer corner and draw a horizontal line to the outer corner of your mouth. Do the same on the other side. Starting at the cupids bow, start drawing multiple vertical stripes.

 

 

On your forehead, draw a spider web like so, and connect the lines.

On your chin, you can draw whatever you want. I did a lotus-type flower, but you can draw a rose or smaller spider web.

 

I added some dots and this is what I ended up with. For a super simple or kid's look, you can stop here, but I wanted to add some more.

 

I added a swirl design to add a bit more definition to my cheek hollows

 

 

Once again, you can stop here, but I still wanted to add some more bling. :) I decided to add a rhinestone sticker thing in the center of the web.

 

Still not enough! So I added different sized swarovski crystals around the eyes, chin, and on the swirl thing. You can use eyelash glue to get them to stick. Instead of using Duo, I went with a glue which remains tacky even after it has dried.

 

 

Tah-dah, you're done! :) Of course, you can add more details, different colors, lashes, glitter, etc... but I just wanted to keep it easy.