My Purple Smokey Eye

Okay, so last Saturday I went to a friend's going away party! She got a job working for NASA (yeah... those engineers lol). I was expecting to go out afterwards, though that ended up not happening. But, to be prepared just in case I did go out I decided to try a purple smokey eye. I am a huge fan of purple eyeshadow, think it looks fabulous on everyone and anyone.

So I got the smokey eye idea from Mamagee on youtube. Here is the video:



I didn't have the exact eyeshadows that she used, so here is what I did (besides, I figured as long as it was similar it would work):

1.) Applied urban decay primer potion all over the eye
2.) Applied NYX Jumbo pencil in Black Bean onto the lid and spread it around, also bring the black bean under the eye
3.) Applied Ulta brand eyeshadow in Galaxy (I could have used carbon as well, but I've had Galaxy for so much longer and I want to get through that.... besides, it has sparkles!)
4.) Applied Laura Mercier eyeshadow in Chambord right above (not over) the black
5.) Applied MAC eyeshadow in Plum Dressing above (not over) the Chambord
6.) I used MAC Arena as my highlight
7.) Blended away the harsh lines
8.) Lined my eyes with Black Radiance Fine Line Liquid Liner in black (not really sure of the purpose lol)
9.) Applied Mabelline Lash Stiletto to my eyelashes
10.) Voila!

Here are some pics:

Don't mind my eye's in the one above, it was kind of a goofy picture lol



I wish I had remembered to take one with my eyes closed at the time. My skin looks absolutely dreadful in these pics, I recently started a new skin care line/regimen like two weeks ago and it has made my skin look crazy! But the whole purpose is to increase my skin turnover rate to even out my skin tone and reveal smoother skin! And finally... I've stopped breaking out, and my skin is starting to peel less, sorry if this is tmi!

But, this look has me thinking of trying the same exact same thing with blue, green, maybe even browns. If I do that, I'll be sure to post the pics up here!

-NG

Been a Minute!

I know it's be a bit since I update.... and I just started right! Well, I got my order's already and I am IN LOVE with my MAC palette, my MUFE stuff... actually, just about everything!!!

So here are some pics of what I got.


Sephora Sale: Urban decay primer potion, MUFE HD Primer in Caramel #4, MUFE HD Powder, Kat von D Eyeliner in Love Metal, and two Sephora eyeshadow brushes.

These are the MAC eyeshadows that I purchased, and you can see which ones in the post below this one.

And this is what it looked like when it was all set-up. I told you that the colors looked different from online!

So, I am just starting out in trying to get better with make-up. But I've been looking at many video's on youtube, and I am definitely gaining more confidence in my make-up application skills. As I go through looks, I will try to remember to post them on here, including how I did it, or the video that I copied it from.

I actually ended up picking up quite a few other stuff since then.... which I seriously need to stop. I am a broke college student, and I can't be spending all of my work money on make-up. Since then I've bought two MAC Paintpots (groundwork and artifact), some NYX Jumbo pencils, and the Sephora Platinum Airbrush #55.

Now, I can't stop raving about this brush, this is by far the best foundation brush that I have ever used. Though, that's not saying much seeing as this is only my second. I have used the typical semi-liquid compact foundation brush, the MAC 190 brush (which I have long stopped using and has just been gathering dust), and I have also used my fingers. This brush just applies make-up so flawlessly on my face, I really do look airbrushed, it's incredible. When I was buying it the woman at the counter started to tell me how amazing this brush is. Definitely a great investment, and I will definitely be buying one for my sister!