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!

Beauty Box Swap!

I have a special post of you all today {excuse the non-Motivational Monday Post}!  I participated in the Beauty Box Swap this past month hosted by the lovely Tiffany @ Blabbering Thoughts, Megan @ Absolute Mommy, & Andrea @ Shabby Kitteh,  So what is the Beauty Box Swap you ask?  Well, it is sort of like Birchbox or My Glam Bag but instead we are the ones putting together the goodies and sending them out.  Genius idea!  I decided to join in the fun!

I was lucky enough to receive goodies from the beautiful Heather @ Keeping up with the Giffords!  My first thought when I received the package is "What the heck, I don't remember having any family with the last name Giffords from {Anon. city in MA}?" Here's a little back story:  Remember earlier posts about my vacation when I said I went to Massachusetts?  Well, I was right outside of her city.  Actually, I have lots of family in her city and Fall River.  There is a ton of us loud, vibrant, and beautiful Portuguese people over there! haha!  Small world right?!

Then I remembered about the swap and realized that is what it was! I couldn't wait to rip this baby open!

And my goodness, this is even better than a Birchbox! Probably because it is full of things I love!

Heather gave me all types of goodies that a girl deserves!  2 AWESOME nail polishes, 2 BEAUTIFUL lip glosses, an E.L.F. all over color stick, a leopard print nail file & tweezers, and lastly my favorite type of gum!  How did you know?! You must be psychic!

I am most excited to try the E.L.F. All Over Color Stick and the Yes to Carrots C Me Shine lip gloss.  I have never tried either one of these and thing it might just be awesome!!

Thank you to Heather for the awesome Swap Gift.  Don't forget to check her out because now that I know where she lives I consider her family.  And we all support family right! =)

A Modern Mod!

So I absolutly love this look & where it to work all the time. It incorporates the 1960's "Mod" look in a modern way. Here is what I used:

 

For the eyes

• A dark brown - NOT black for the outer edges of my eyes and under my lash line (I used one from my Sephora Color Diary Palette)
• A dark sparkly gray or silver - to blend out the dark brown (Again from the Sephora Color Diary Palette)
• A shimery sliver/white (a little darker then the shimery white you will be using next) (Urban Decay's Uzi)
• A Shimery White - to make the eyes pop and for underneath the lash line (Sephora Color Diary Palette)
• A White eyeliner pencil - for the lower water line (I used N.Y.C.) 
• Black eyeliner gel (Maybelline)

 

For the Cheeks

• Pinky Peach Blush for the cheeks (Sephora Color Diary)

 For the Mouth

•  Revlon color stay lip liner in Rose

•  MAC Venomous Villains Lip frost in Resort Life

 

Enjoy!