Tutorial Tuesday - Taylor Swift Inspired

Hi Everyone! So my voice wasn't back last night....wonnn wonnn wahhhhhh.  So here is a little throwback from about a year ago.

Love her or hate her. She does have great makeup!

Tutorial Tuesday - Springtime Mix!

It's finally starting to feel like spring everyone!  So this week I have an quick and easy springtime tutorial for you!  I do have to say, that yesterday I really felt un-motivated to move from my couch to my computer.  But I love you all too much, so I did!  Here's the tutorial!! ENJOY

Enjoy!

Products Used: 

EYES

• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil, Milk
• Sephora, Cinderelly
• Sephora, Gus Gus
• Sephora, A Wish
• Urban Decay, Psychedelic Sister
• POP Beauty Mascara, Black
• MAC eye kohl pencil, Smolder
• E.L.F. liquid eyeliner, Black

BROWS

• Bare Minerals, Brunette

FACE

• E.L.F. bronzer, Warm Tan
• Benefit Bronzer, Hoola
• MAC, Pink Swoon
• Benefit highlighter, High Beam

LIPS

• MAC, Nicki Viva Glam
• My Glam glam gloss

Tutorial Tuesday - Pastel Passion

Happy Tuesday y'all.  Okay so although the calendar says it is spring and one week from April...Mother Nature disagrees.....Yuuuup it was snowing here in MD yesterday! So crazy!

Anyway, this week's tutorial is a Pastel Passion themed tutorial, which would be fitting if the stinkin' weather would cooperate.  But it's not.  Oh Well!  I forgot to mention in the video that I decided to contour my face and draw my eyebrows prior to filming for the sake of time.  Okay, so on with it! Here is this weeks tutorial!

Products Used: 

EYES

• Benefit r.s.v.p. Creaseless Eyeshadow
• Mark Cosmetics eye shadow, Piccadilly
• Too Faced, Gum Drop
• Maybelline Pastel, Turqoise Glass
• POP Beauty Mascara, Black
• MAC eye kohl pencil, Smolder
• E.L.F. liquid eyeliner, Black

BROWS

• Bare Minerals, Brunette

FACE

• E.L.F. bronzer, Warm Tan
• Benefit Bronzer, Hoola
• MAC, Pink Swoon
• Benefit highlighter, High Beam

LIPS

• Sephora nano liner, Cool Coral
• ULTA lipstick, 139
• My Glam glam gloss

One day spring will get here...until then xoxo!

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Tutorial Tuesday - Neutral Nicole

Happy Tuesday my loves! With the amount of germs looming throughout my house the past two weeks I have found it difficult to work up any tutorials, let alone edit.  Then there are just some days where you hate to get up and get ready b/c your bed seems like so much more fun, well today is one of those days!! Ahhh but I digress!  Here is this weeks tutorial! 

Products Used: 

EYES

• Urban Decay eye primer, Eden
• Mark Cosmetics eye shadow, Latte
• Mark Cosmetics eye shadow, Wink Wink
• Maybelline gel liner, Expresso
• POP Beauty Mascara, Black

BROWS

• Bare Minerals, Brunette

FACE

• E.L.F. bronzer, Warm Tan
• Benefit Bronzer, Hoola
• NARS , Orgasim
• Benefit highlighter, High Beam

LIPS

• MAC lip pencil, Spice
• Sephora, Color

This was such a quick and easy look I had time to relax before leaving for the day! Whadyaknow??

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Tutorial Tuesday - Metallic-A

Another Tutorial Tuesday!! YAY!! And this look is SUPER EASY!  It reminds me of warmer months but is still pretty good to pull off even if it is still freezing outside!

Products Used: 

EYES

• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil, Pure Gold
• NYX Ultra Pearl Mania, Yellow Gold Pearl
• MICA Beauty Gel Liner, Black
• MAC Eyeliner, Smolder
• POP Beauty Mascara, Black
• Ardell Lashes, Demi Whispie

BROWS

• Bare Minerals, Brunette

FACE

• E.L.F. bronzer, Warm Tan
• Benefit Bronzer, Hoola
• NARS Cream Stick, South Beach
• Benefit highlighter, High Beam

LIPS

• Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie, Dare Devil

So, what do you think?  Would you rock this Metallic-A Look?

Tutorial Tuesday - Red Carpet Ready

For this week's tutorial I am using the contents of my February Glam Bag!  The bag was all about the Red Carpet Ready!  What better than to do a tutorial with it's awesome contents?!?!

Disclaimer: I finally got a new camera! YAY! But I suck at using it....it took me forever to import, convert, and edit this darn thing.  So I apologize for the crappy editing.  I will try to get use to using it! =)

Additional Items used in this tutorial:

EYES

• MAC Eyeliner, Smolder
• Ardell Lashes, Demi Whispie

BROWS

• Bare Minerals, Brunette

FACE

• E.L.F. bronzer, Warm Tan
• Benefit Bronzer, Hoola
• E.L.F. blush, Tickled Pink
• Benefit highlighter, High Beam

Thanks for watching!

Tutorial Tuesday - Pretty in Pink

Hi Revolutioniers! We made it to another Tuesday which means I have another tutorial for you.  This week I focused on Valentine's Day since it is only two weeks away.  I do have to say that I have received A LOT of compliments on this look! I hope you all enjoy!

Here are the products used for the look:

EYES

• Urban Decay Primer Potion, Original
• Too Faced, Gum Drop
• Sephora, Matte Smokey Gray
• Sephora, Sparkly Black
• Sephora, Lavender Pink
• Sephora, White
• MAC Eyeliner, Smolder
• Sephora Gel Liner, Black
• Benefit, Bad Gal Lash
• Ardell Lashes, Demi Whispie

BROWS

• Bare Minerals, Brunette

FACE

• E.L.F. bronzer, Warm Tan
• Benefit Bronzer, Hoola
• MAC Cosmetics blush, Pink Swoon
• Benefit highlighter, High Beam

LIPS

• Revlon Colorstay Liner, Blush
• Bare Minerals Lip Buxom, Leslie

So, what do you think?  Would you wear this look out?

Just a reminder! I am hosting a giveaway.  Check out this post to see the rules and what you can win!

Tutorial Tuesday - Winter Wonderland

In honor of the snow MD got this past weekend I did a Winter Wonderland tutorial for you all!

EYES

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

Sephora’s Cinderella Palette in Ball Gown

Bare Minerals eye shadow in Ice Queen

Mark Cosmetics eye shadow in Piccadilly

Mark Cosmetics eye shadow in Latte

MAC Cosmetics Kohl eye liner pencil in Smolder

Marbella permanent eye liner pen in Black

Tarte Cosmetics Lights, Camera, Lashes

BROWS

Bare Minerals in Brunette

FACE

E.L.F. bronzer in Warm Tan

Benefit Bronzer in Hoola

MAC Cosmetics blush in Pink Swoon

Benefit highlighter in High Beam

LIPS

NYC lipstick in Flirty

Thanks for watching! Let me know what you think or if you have any requests!

Tutorial Tuesday - Gray Skies

Another Tutorial Tuesday is here and last week in the DMV it was nothing but gray skies for DAYS I mean DAYS.  The sun didn't arrive until Friday afternoon!  So in honor of the gray skies here is this weeks tutorial!

Enjoy!

Products Used in this Weeks Tutorial

Eyes:

• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• Sephora's Cinderella Pallet, Kill Joy, Jaq, A Wish, Ball Gown
• MAC Kohl Liner in Smolder
• Marbella Permanent Eye Liner in Black
• Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes in Black

Brows:

• Bare Minerals in Brunette

Face:

• E.L.F. bronzer in Warm Tan
• Benefit bronzer in Hoola
• Laura Geller blush in Apricot Berry
• Benefit High Beam

Lips:

• Laura Geller dual lip stick in Carribbean Kiss

Tutorial Tuesday - For Your Brown Eyes!

Today's tutorial is featuring my baby sister, who is gorgeous (in my opinion), but suffers from major redness on her cheeks, and doesn't really like to do her makeup as much as I do. Here is her before:

For Her Skin

1. I prepped her skin with my Ulta Matte Primer
2. With my Cover Girl Green Corrector Stick I covered her cheeks and other redness prone areas.  The green correcter stick counteracts with the redness so that it hides it underneath the foundation.
3. Using a {wet} makeup sponge, I patted  (not smeared) her face with Maybelline FitMe Foundation in 240 
4. Using a loose translucent powder, and a big powder brush, I lightly covered her face to set the liquid foundation

For Her Eyes

1. I prepped her eyes with Urban Decay's Primer Potion
2. Using my flat eyeshadow brush I dabbed UD's Bordello in the corners of each eye and bring it 1/3 of the way towards the outer corner of her eye on her lash line
3. Using my eyeshadow brush I pressed UD's Kush in the middle of her eyes and on the middle bottom of her lash line (so that it mirrors the top)
4. Using my round {pencil} crease brush I swirled UD's Rockstar in the outer corner of her eyes and working my way in to the crease of her lid. 
5. Using my fluffy crease brush I continued to blend Rockstar to fade the color all the way to the brow bone
6. Using my angled blender brush I brushed UD's Bordello to blend all the colors to prevent any harsh lines
7. Using my MAC Eye Kohl liner in Smolder I lined her upper & lower lash lines
8. Using my Marbella Permanent Eyeliner pen in Black I lined her upper lid with wings on each end
9. I topped her off with two applications of blinc mascara in Black

Finishing the Face

Cheeks

• I used Mary Kay creme blush in Sheer Bliss and Mark powder blush in Charmed

Lips

• I lined her lips with Mac lip pencil in Spice
• I topped her lips off with Mac lipstick and lipglass in Viva Glam V

Contour/Highlight

• Contoured with E.L.F. bronzer in Warm Tan
• Highlighted with Benefit High Beam

Thank you to my awesome sister for letting me play makeover!!

Tutorial Tuesday - Easy Breezy "Collared" Girl (or Boy if you want)

Like the pun??  Haha! Okay, today's tutorial is so freakin' easy, you can seriously do it on your lunch break, or while you pop a pizza in the oven!  SO EASY!!

What you need:

• Large fun beads, or anything that will inspire your collar
• A sewing needle
• Thread to match the fabric of your collar
• A shirt with a collar (obviously!)

1. Thread your needle; doubling it up and triple knotting the bottom (or double if you choose thicker thread)
2. Place the bead at the corner of the collar and start sewing from underneath your collar through the bead and back through again; slightly underneath the bead (to hid the thread)
3. Follow the same pattern three times, keeping the thread tight
4. Tie it off & you are DONE!  That's right DONE!!

I seriously want to do this to so many of my collars! 

Tutorial Tuesday - Trendy Tangerine!

I have another throwback vid for you guys this week.  By next week I will be back on track! Lots of things going on have prevented me from editing photos & videos!  I'm hoping I'll have a little relief this weekend!  Sheesh! ENJOY!

Here is the throwback post:  Trendy Tangerine w/a Spalsh of Lime!

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Tutorial Tuesday - Victoria's Secret Natural Inspired Makeup

Another Tutorial Tuesday is upon us.  Here's another makeup tutorial I had done with my collaboration channel a while back.

Victoria's Secret models are known for their sultry natural looking makeup looks.  I am no Vicki model but then again you don't really need to be to wear this look!  Enjoy!

I am still taking blogger's who wish to be a guest poster for Sunday Spotlight. If you are interested in being spotlighted please leave me a comment or send me a message!

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Tutorial Tuesday - DIY Makeup Palette

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday I am going to show you how to make your own makeup palette!  Never again will you ever have to purchase one from Z-Palette (although I love them!) or any other palettes (ahem MAC's) again!

What you'll need:

• Glue Gun w/sticks
• A book (I found this at the dollar store!)
• Foam board (also at the dollar store.  P.S. much easier to work with than the Elmer's boards)
• Duct Tape or Paper & Mod Podge (I used duct tape) - I found sheets at Michael's but, I found the roll to be less expensive and easier to use!
• Magnetic Sheets
• Ruler
• Pen, Pencil, or Marker (whichever you prefer to use)
• Clear scrapbook sheet
• X-Acto Knife
• Utility Knife
• Scissors (if you want to work w/them)

Using your X-Acto knife you are going to cut the pages out of the book.  I cut the binding and pulled out the majority of the pages and then I cut the "glued" pages out afterwards.  This is what it looks like when it's done:

I then measured the size of the book to determine how big to cut the foam board. I took off one centimeter for each edge for it to open and close nicely. 

Using my X-Acto knife I cut the foam board out and then measured one inch around the edges (this is going to make my window).  The awesome thing about the Dollar Store foam board it cuts much nicer than the Elmer's one; not sure of why that is but, from now on I am getting all crafting foam board from them!

Again, I am using my X-Acto knife to cut out the box in the middle to make the window section of my palette.

I put that aside and begin the "cutting out" section of the book.  I measure the book with one inch one centimeter and mark the lines.

Using my utility knife (the book is a lot harder to cut through) I cut out the window of the book.

The last thing to "cut" is the magnetic sheet.  I measure the back page of the book to determine how big to cut the sheet.  Depending on the size of your book will determine the size of your sheet.

Using my glue gun I glue the magnetic paper to the back of the book.

Now it is time to start Duct Tapin'!  I used two Zebra print Duct Tape sheets that I got from Michael's to tape on the back. Like I said earlier....the rolls are much easier to use...For some reason I thought this would be easier...WRONG. Don't deviate from what you know works!

I cut the Duct tape paper so that it hung over the edge of the book (that way I can fold them over) and cut a smaller hold in the middle window so I could also have that edge fold over as well. Of course I used the X-Acto knife to make the little awkward slits at the corners for a nice clean and flush fold. 

I didn't worry about complete covering the inside because I still had the clear scrapbook sheet to cut and place there. **I did it kind of backwards, and should have taped from the inside of the book to the outside and put the sheet on top, but I didn't...oh well, it still looks fine.  It just would have given me about two centimeters of height for the make up.  It still fits so I didn't worry too much about it.

I cut the sheet to be slightly smaller than the book and hot glue the edges.

While that is drying I duct tape the foam board. I choose to do contrasting colors to make it more "fun" and simply because I don't like boring...

By then the glue should be dry from the clear plastic so it is time to glue the foam board to the book.

And there you have it, you are done.  I think I might add a button to the top and use a hair band as a clasp to help keep it closed a little better.  

All in all I think it turned out rather wonderful!  

Do you have a DIY request? or have you made your own palette before? I want to see!  Leave me some L.O.V.E.!

Thanks to Shabby Kitteh for this D.I.Y. inspiration!

Tutorial Tuesday - It's Football SEASON!!

Hi everyone!  I'm throwing it back to another tutorial I did last year for the collaborative channel I was a part of last year.  With football season kicking off I thought how appropriate it would be to have a football makeup tutorial for you all this week.

As I mentioned here, I am a DIE HARD Redskins FAN!!!  So, that is what you get this week!  A Redskins inspired makeup tutorial! Enjoy!

Original blog post is here.

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Tutorial Tuesday - Packing Makeup for Vacation

So today's Tutorial, isn't really a tutorial.  It's more how I pack my makeup for my long trip but you may be able to take some of my ideas and use it for your next trip!

This is all I use for all of my make up needs.

Here is all the makeup I take with me:

• Acne treatment cream
• Medicated eye drops for itch relief
• Ulta Face Primer
• Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion
• Maybeline Fit Me Foundation
• Colorscience Face Powder
• Benefit Boi-ng
• Benfit Hoola
• E.L.F. Shimmery Bronzer
• Makeup Sponge
• Maybeline Blush
• Mary K Blush
• Laura Geller Blush
• MARK Blush
• Sephora Gel Liner
• E.L.F. liquid eyeliner
• Bare Esscentuals Brow Filler
• MAC Kohl Pencil
• Marbella Permanent Eye Liner Pen
• Blinc Mascara
• Sephora Anniversary Palette - The best thing to do when travel is bring a large palette like this. That way you are not having to bring a lot of little palettes with you.

I use the smaller makeup travel bag to place all the little items in.

I use the large makeup bag to hold the large palette just in case it gets tossed around.  

Are you all wondering where my lipsticks are?!?!?  This is how I pack those (and some other things).

I bought this plastic container from the dollar store.  It use to hold (as you can see) cotton items such as, cotton balls, and sticks.  I dumped those out and filled it with these:

The top closes and it allows for all these little items to have a place with out moving.  It helps them travel very nicely!  (P.S. I also have some correction sticks in there too!)

And there you have it.  What little tips and tricks do you use to pack your makeup for the sake of space and safety?

Tutorial Tuesday - How to apply your Falsies!

Ready for another round of Tutorial Tuesday?  So often I get asked how do I apply my false eyelashes and how do I manage to have them stay on all day long!  There are a couple of variations of how to apply your lashes but this is what works for me.

1.  Put a small glob of eyelash glue on the back of your hand.  Let it sit for one to two minutes to let the glue get a little sticky.

2.  Using a pair of tweezers slide the eyelashes across the glue and let it get even more sticky on the lashes.  I sometimes even blow on them to make the process go a little faster.

3. Still using the tweezers I press the lashes on my lash line starting from the middle working my way outward.

4.  Using the flat end of the tweezers I continue to press along the line to secure the lashes.

5.  Let it set for a few minutes; I usually keep my eyes closed for about a minute.

And Voila! Gorgeous lashes!

In case your wondering I use Mod Lash Demi Whispies for the Most part w/Lash Grip lash adhesive! =)