Valentines day inspired eye

 

Given that it's Valentines Day in a few days, I decided to do an eye inspired by it.  I combined champagne colors, light pinks, dark pinks, and whites to create this eye.  It's pretty easy to do and doesn't take much time either.

 

Step 1: Using a flat eye shadow brush, apply MAC Crystal Avalanche in the inner corners and brow bone. 

Step 2: Using the same flat eye shadow brush, apply Urban Decay’s Naked Palette in Sin up until about 3/4 ‘s way of the eye, stopping slightly before reaching the inner corner of the eye.

Step 3: Apply Urban Decay’s Naked Palette in Toasted from the outer corner of the eye until mid-eyelid, using the flat eye shadow brush.

Step 4: Using an eye shadow contour brush, apply MAC’s Cranberry eye shadow in the crease of the eye.

Step 5: Using the same rounded eye shadow crease brush, apply Urban Decay Naked Palette in Hustle in the outer corner of the eye.

Step 6: Using a flat eye shadow brush, put MAC’s blonde streak eye shadow in the lower inner corner of the eye.

Step 7: Blend everything out using a blending brush.  I like to use MAC’s 217 brush.

Step 8: Apply eyeliner and mascara.

 

Products used: Eye shadows-MAC eye shadows in Crystal Avalanche and Cranberry. Urban Decay Naked Palette in Sin, Toasted, and Hustle.  Eyeliner-Maybelline Eyestudio in Blackest Black.  Mascara-Maybelline One by One Volum’ Express and Mary Kay Lash Love (both in black)

Brushes used: e.l.f. professional eye shadow brush, e.l.f. contour brush, and MAC 217 blending brush.

 

Everyday Eye Makeup

 

 

This is my everyday eye makeup that I wear.  It's very simple and it only takes about 5 minutes to do.  If I don't have a lot of time, I skip the eyeliner and opt for the eyeshadow and mascara instead, when I skip the eyeliner it only takes about 2 minutes to do. 

 

1. Start by priming the eye (I used Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion) but you can use concealer instead.
2. On an eyeshadow brush, apply M.A.C.'s eyeshadow Crystal Avalanche all over the eye lid, brow bone, and a little on the inner corner. 
3. Next, take a contour brush and swirl it around in M.A.C.'s eyeshadow Handwritten, putting this only in the outside corner crease of the eye.
4. Take the M.A.C. 217 blending brush and blend this out into the crease of the eye.  Make sure that the outer corner is where the eyeshadow is heaviest and then gradually fades as it gets into the inner crease of the eye. 
5. Line the eyes with black eyeliner.
6. Lastly, apply mascara.  I used two different kinds because it helps make the eyelashes look fuller and longer.

Products used: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, M.A.C. eyeshadow in Crystal Avalanche, M.A.C. eyeshadow in Handwritten, Covergirl Pro-liner eyeliner in Basic Black, Maybelline One-by-One Volum' Express mascara in black, and Mary Kay Lash Love mascara in black.
Brushes used: e.l.f. Professional Eye Shadow brush, e.l.f. Contour brush, M.A.C. 217 blending brush.

 

 

Fall Time Smokey Eye

 

 

• Start by prepping the eye with eye primer
• Cover the entire eyelid with Crystal Avalanche
• Put Golden Halo on entire eyelid up until eye crease. Be sure to put a little on lower lash line corner
• In the crease, put the Copper Craze on and blend with a blending brush, I use the MAC 217. Be sure to put some on lower lash line to meet with the Golden Craze and blend as well.
• Put Handwritten in the corners of eyes, make sure to blend out with the MAC and put a little on lower lash line.
• Line the eyes and apply mascara and the look is finished!

 

 

 

Products used: Maybelline New York eyeshadow in Golden Halo, Maybelline New York eyeshadow in Copper Craze, MAC eyeshadow in Crystal Avalanche, MAC eyeshadow in Handwritten, Covergirl Pro-lining eyeliner in Basic Black, and Maybelline One-By-One Volume Express in Black.

Homemade (kind of) wreath

 

I bought a wreath at Family Dollar for $6, however, after buying it I realized that it was super ugly.  Instead of throwing the heinous thing away, I removed a majority of what was on the wreath and inserted the leaves, pumpkins, and pinecones that I bought at Hobby Lobby. All together the wreath cost me about $12. Which is much better than the $50 ones and it's exactly how I wanted it to look.

Fall Time

I'm super excited for fall this year because I have my own apartment to decorate the way I want to for this lovely upcoming season :)

Brown Smokey Eye with Pop of Purple

Products used: MAC eyeshadow in Crystal Avalanche, MAC eyeshadow in Handwritten, top eyeliner is Pro-Lining eyeliner by Covergirl in basic black, bottom eyeliner is wet-n-wild idol eyes in 133 techno, and the mascara is one by one volume express by Maybelline in black.