Hello my darling Mavericks! Just doing some late night shopping and I ran across a special going on at MACCosmetics.com. Spend $60, which is never hard to do at MAC, and you get free shipping. I have no clue when this ends so jump on it and do it fast! I know I am not going to sleep on this deal.
xxK
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Hey mavericks! So I was perusing my loaded email box and saw that Sephora is doing a special promotion of Bare Escentuals' plumping brand Buxum. Their Buxum mascara is free with any online purchase. That hourglass brush you see not only defines and makes lashes bold but it also lifts EVERY LASH. From root to tip, the vitamin enriched formula thickens and lengthens without so much of a clump! To get this mascara just type BUXUM into the code box at checkout.
HAPPY SHOPPING!
Hey there my LOVELY MAVERICKS OF MAKEUP! So I got a question about my rules of makeup and to be honest I almost did not want to answer it! Limiting creativity is horrible but walking out of your house looking like Tammy Faye is even worse! So I decided to do my research and report on the newest rules while putting my two sense in. I contacted professionals and checked out numerous websites and I am happy to report that we have it: RULES TO ABIDE AND BEND. Check the rules out and use them but don't ever let them crush creativity because after all creativity is what gives us beauty!
1) ENHANCE YOUR FAVORITE FEATURE
Pick your favorite feature, maybe it is the one you get the most compliments on or just simply the one you fancy, enhance it and draw more attention to it. Enhancing does not mean load on the makeup but rather use a few tricks of the trade to draw more attention to it. For example if you have big blue or brown eyes use colors opposite of blue or brown on the color wheel. Like pinks and lilacs make blue eyes pop and dark, rich greens and plum colors grab attention for brown eyes. If you have beautiful lips use a nude liner to enhance the cupid's bow or learn to create a fuller mouth using liner, lipstick and gloss.
2) Watch
color combinations throughout the face and remember to balance
I saw a girl's profile picture the other day and she reminded me of a 1980's dream date barbie (believe it or not pretty close to that picture to the left). This is a gorgeous girl mind you yet on her eyes she had sparkly purple eye shadow, a sweet bubblegum pink on her cheeks and light, light pink glossy lips. That is just too much for one face to handle. If you want to combine purple and pink do so cautiously do eyes and lips with a bronzer on the cheeks or do eyes and cheeks with a nude-esque lip. The girl looked like she was replicating Dream Date Barbie right to the P.
3) Don't Cake on the foundation, just like eating cake, use sparingly.
Making sure every inch of the face is perfectly covered with foundation is a pain! It takes up prescious time and it leaves the face looking like mask. Instead take a concealer that you have successful matched to your skin tone and "conceal" spots like the dark circles under the eyes and little blemishes. Then apply foundation to red or uneven areas, these areas usually are the nose, cheeks and chin. Use a fingertip or a sponge and blend out and up toward the hairline and jaw.
4) Don't match your lipstick to your makeup
This tip is not only beauty sound but economically sound too. No one needs 5 million lipsticks to go with all the possible makeup looks you can come up with. Pick lipsticks that will compliment your natural lip color. Believe it or not lipstick hues are affected by natural lip color thus causing the package color to not appear as rich as it is advertised. I can not tell you how many times I have bought a lipstick thinking its going to look amazing but then finding out on my lips it is a totally different hue. Try the lip color before you buy it and stick to neutrals like peachy nudes, pinky browns and roses for day and look for brighter, more dramatic tones that share the same color family for evening.
5) No one never has time for makeup, do a quick fix
Curl, Coat and gloss before rushing off to school or work. By this I mean curl your lashes (this is a must, it opens your peepers making you look alive, alert and ready to work), coat with your favorite mascara and finally gloss those luscious lips in a complimenting shade lip gloss and you are off to crazy, hectic life. This will not only be easy and quick for you late risers but also keep your spirits up knowing you look good. My go to for everyday lip gloss is Orgasm (I know you will remember that) by NARS and mascara, I have a rotation of 3, Bad Gal Lash, L'Oreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes and Cover Girl Lash Blast (I am going to do a mascara review soon promise).
xxK
My new favorite item that I have recently acquired from Sephora is Urban Decay's AMMO Palette. This knock out eye shadow palette is like the Best of Michael Jackson. Ammo contains THE 10 IT eye shadows Urban Decay has produced in the past 10 years. They are all very glittery so if you are looking for something MATTE this is NOT your palette. This rocking collection contains a wide range of colors from a shimmery aqua known as SHATTERED and the plummy sparkling purple of LAST CALL to the sexy, smooth champagne color of SIN and Polyester Bride which is a gorgeous sheer white. The shadows are arranged in duos but it is easy to mix and match throughout the palette and with outside colors.
Although AMMO is pricey at $36 it is completely worth it! The quality of the shadows are amazing; they go on smooth, the colors are vibrant and they last for a long time. PLUS they can be used on more than just the eyes which makes the palette a great travel accessory-SIDE NOTE I recently went on vacation and while I did pack A LOT of make up this palette was all I used besides foundation and lipstick. Even if you are not in the market for new makeup this palette is definitely something to see. Head to Sephora where they will do a basic makeup application using this palette. So check it out and once you have I guarantee the shadows will make you want to go out and paint the town with AMMO!
xxK
FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT SEPHORA'S WEBSITE: URBAN DECAY'S AMMO
