Friday, July 5, 2013

Summer Music Festival Makeup Tips!

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Afraid of your face melting off halfway through the festival? Fear not, these tips will prevent any beauty mishaps!

 

 

Prime, Prime, Prime!

Prime your face and eyes to ensure long lasting everything!
        UD Primer Potion     Rimmel Face Primer
 
 
 

Use less face makeup!

Skip the heavy foundation and opt for a light tinted moisturizer of BB cream and some concealer only where you need it!

 Garnier BB Cream Garnier      Tinted Eye Roll On        Hard Candy Glamoflauge
 
 
 

Set your makeup!

Make sure you powder! Don't ley any cream or liquid go un-powdered! Use a setting spray for ultra security!
 
  Rimmel Stay Matte Powder    UD All Nighter Spray

 


 

 

 

 

 





DIY Ombre Shorts!

Materials:

- Shorts or cut pair of jeans
- bleach
- powder clothing dye
- clean bucket (2)
- a pot of boiling water
- salt
- gloves


Time to Ombre!



1.
- Put on your gloves!
- Pour water and bleach into the bucket
- Use 1 part bleach to 3 parts water.
- Dampen jeans
- Place in bleach-water solution for up to 5 minutes (or dab on with sponge for cool effect)



2.
- Rinse jeans in cold water immediately after bleaching
- Machine wash on cold
- Throw in dryer


3.
- Fill your container with one gallon of steaming hot water while stirring in 4 tablespoons of salt and your preferred color dye packet until dissolved
- Submerged the shorts at your lower than your desired length because the dye can run. Make sure to wear rubber gloves
- Repeat until you like the amount of ombre


 
 



4.
- Rinse the dipped fabric in cold water
- Let the shorts dry until completely dry
- Wash the shorts in warm water and dry away from direct heat and sunlight
 



 




Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Summer Music Festival Hair ideas!



Boho Breeze


1. Sleep with your hair in braids the night before the festival

2. Add some volumizing mousse and gel (if your hair is hard to curl)

3. French braid your bangs to your ear and pin to the side of your head or continue a regular 3-strand braid

4. Finish with hairspray (optional) and shine spray (optional)





Sultry Side Braid

1. Add volumizing powder to second day hair

2. Loosely braid your tossled locks to the side

3. Pull out some pieces in the front to frame your face

4. Finish with hairspray (optional) and shine spray (optional)




 

Milk Maid Chic

1. Divide your hair into 2 sections, part down the middle

2. Braid both into 2 loose braids

3. Pull one braid over to the other ear and secure with a bobby pin

4. Pull the second braid over the first one pulling the ends towards the back of head. Secure with a bobby pin.

5. Tuck in your ends under each braid and secure

6. Add more pins if it feels loose and hairspray



 

If all else fails, throw it in  a cute messy pony! fast, easy and no fuss is always nice when you're baking under the hot summer sun!

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Everyday Winter Eye Makeup Routine!

1. Apply Eyeshadow Primer
Urban Decay Primer Potion
 
 
2. Sweep a cream color over the whole lid
Mac Vanilla
 
 
3. Line Upper lashline with a liquid liner
Maybelline Line Stiletto
4. Curl eyelashes and apply mascara
Maybelline Lots of Lashes
 
5. Highlight inner corner with sparkly light shadow
The Balm Sex Pot in Work is Overrated

Everyday Winter Face Makeup!

1. Apply Moisturizer
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel
 
2. Apply face primer
Benefit Porefessional 
 
 
3. Buff foundation onto face with flat top brush
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream/ELF Powder Brush
 

 

4. Pat concealer on any blemishes or discoloration
Mac Studio Finish Concealer
5. Apply Blush/Bronzer/Highlighter
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
 
Benetint by Benefit
Mac MSF Soft and Gentle
6. Set with Makeup Setting Spray
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
 





Saturday, December 15, 2012

High End Concealer and Foundation Dupes!


Concealers

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer: NYX Concealer in a Jar
 
MAC Prolongwear Concealer: ELF Correcting Concealer Stick

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer: Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer
 

 Foundations
 
MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation: Revlon Colorstay Foundation / Revlon Photoready Foundation

MAC SPF 15 Liquid Foundation: ELF Studio Flawless Finish Foundation

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation: Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation
 
 

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Mac Eyeshadow Dupes!


MAC Cranberry: NYX Rust

MAC Amber Lights: NYX Golden

MAC Carbon: NYX Black

MAC Juxt or Golden Olive: NYX Springleaf

MAC Girl Meets Boy: NYX Antique Gold

MAC Swish: NYX Spring Flower

MAC Parrot: NYX Ocean

MAC All That Glitters: NYX Champagne

MAC Naked Lunch: NYX Sahara
 
MAC Rose Blanc: NYX Highlight

MAC Beautiful Iris: NYX Frosted Lilac

MAC Electric Eel: NYX Irises

MAC Hepcat: NYX Violet

MAC Humid: NYX Mermaid Green

MAC Nocturnelle: NYX Beauty Queen

MAC Parfait Amour: NYX Purple

MAC Passionate: NYX Cherry or Red Head

MAC Star n' Rockets: NYX Luxor

MAC Satin Taupe: NYX Iced Mocha

MAC Electra: NYX silver

MAC Aquadisiac: NYX Jade

MAC Satellite Dreams: NYX purple

MAC Freshwater: NYX Atlantic

MAC Down Brown: NYX Dark Brown

MAC Gesso: NYX White

MAC Sketch: NYX Sensual