SUMMER TO FALL EVENING GLAM MAKE UP TUTORIAL

Hello everyone. Hope you are all doing good. I am clearly enjoying the last few warm days, before fall grips us in its cooler temps. And if your social calendar is booked with back to back parties over the weekends, I have you covered. At least I have your make up ideas covered.

I know blue eye shadow can be a tricky topic to discuss upon. Its often frowned upon by many for being too dated or specifically being too 1980s. But if done properly, it can be the right touch of glam. Being light handed when you are handling bright eye shadows , is a great tip. You can start off with a light wash of color and intensify as you go along, or as you feel comfortable about.

I had recorded this video a few months back, but it got delayed at the editing table. While I had recorded it originally as a Summer Glam evening Make up Tutorial, when I was editing it, I realized that it can work perfectly well, for Fall evenings too. With Fashion Week coming up and all the other glamorous parties around town, now is the time to go beyond the quintessential nudes on your eye lids.

I have played up with a few shades of Blue Eyeshadow from MAC and diffused it all with a Whitish eyeshadow from MAC called Crystal Avalanche. Sorry that I mentioned it as MAC Vanilla in the voice over. I had used a bright pink lip, because I personally have a thing for bright lips, but feel free to pair your favorite nude lips. A bright eye make up, can be the perfect Pop to a monochrome outfit. So go ahead and give it a try. And if you did like it, don't forget to give me THUMBS Up on the video in Youtube.

Here is a list of the products that I had used for the video: 

FACE: 
Foundation: Clinique beyond Perfecting Foundation in Golden Neutral
Concealer: MAC ProlongWear Concealer in NW 20
Powder: MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium
Blush: NARS Orgasm

EYES: 
Eyeshadow Primer: L'oreal Magic De-crease Eye Shadow Primer
Eye Shadow : MAC Electric Eel, Atlantic Blue, Crystal Avalanche
Eye Liner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
Mascara: Maybelline Falsies and Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes Volum Express

LIPS: 
Lipstick : MAC Girl About Town
Lipliner : Rose by Jordana

BRUSHES: 
Real Techniques Flat Foundation Brush
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
Real Techniques Multi Task Brush
Sonia Kashuk Bent Fine Eye Liner Brush
MAC 217
Urban Decay Dual Ended Flat Shader Brush
Real Techniques Domed Shadow Brush
Generic Powder Brush


Thanks for watching !!!

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NAKED PALETTE 3 : REVIEW AND TUTORIAL : BEAUTY

I had mentioned in my ULTA HAUL that I had picked up the NAKED 3 PALETTE. I had been blown away by the NAKED 1 years back, so it took me some time to get over it, and venture into another NUDE palette from the same brand. I have skipped NAKED 2 for now.

Lets start with PACKAGING AND FREEBIES.  Unlike the NAKED 1 with its single brush, NAKED 3 contains a dual ended synthetic Make Up Brush, with an impressive rose gold body. I am a sucker for Rose gold packaging and rose gold anything. It also comes up with 4 samples of URBAN DECAY PRIMER POTION in ORIGINAL, EDEN(nude matte), SIN(shimmer), and ANTI-AGING. While the NAKED 1 came in a cardboard and velvet packaging, the NAKED 3 is stronger in an all metal rose gold packaging with a pretty large mirror. Which makes it not only a perfect size for travelling,but also sturdy enough.

Coming down to the actual product, we find that there are 12 Eye Shadows. If NAKED 1 was golden brown, NAKED 3 is more ROSE TONED in its choice of NUDES. The colors are super blendable and very highly pigmented. As the colors are lighter toned, the fall outs being visible is less of an issue. But fall outs is a problem with Urban Decay Eye shadows in general.

The colors range from pale pinks to  purples and shimmers,but what caught my eye and attention the most was the color called BLACKHEART. Its a deep matte black with red micro glitter in it. It somehow reminded me of MAC'S BEAUTY MARKED. I haven't come across such a color in many years. Among the Matte Shades NOONER is surely a winner in its own right.

Pink eye shadow is pretty tricky to wear, as it can give an impression that you are sick if not used properly. Moreover this Palette has many frosty shimmers which can make you look dated if not used in conjunction with Mattes or a good Transition Color. You don't want to look like you have stepped out of the 80's with frosty eye shadow. While NAKED 1 was targeted more for Warmer skin tones, and NAKED 2 towards Cooler Skin Tones, NAKED 3 is better suited as it works well with everyone.

So I decided to go ahead and give the colors a spin for a special night out. It was the anniversary of when we got our Marriage License and a special Date Night called for unboxing of the magic called NAKED 3.

DATE NIGHT SMOKEY EYES TUTORIAL WITH NAKED 3: 

I started with my BASIC FOUNDATION AND CONCEALER ROUTINE as outlined in my EVERYDAY SPRING MAKE UP TUTORIAL

I prepped my eyes with URBAN DECAY PRIMER POTION in ORIGINAL.

I picked up BUZZ(Metallic Rose shimmer with silver microglitter) on a flat shader brush and used it from the inner corner of the eyelid to the middle of it.

Then I opted for NOONER(Medium Pinky Borwn Matte) with a fluffy crease brush and used it on the outer corner and crease in circular motions. Go light handed when you are dealing with Matte Shades. You can always build up as you go. I went ahead and increased the intensity by packing in my favorite shade of the palette, BLACKHEART on the extreme outer corner. This lent in that extra smokiness and sultriness.

Then I used NAKED from NAKED 1 palette as a transition color to blend out any harsh lines. the key to a great looking eye make up is to blend blend and blend your eye shadows.

Finally I sweeped DUST(Pale Pink Metallic Shimmer with iridescent mirco glitter) as a subtle highlight below the brows.

Used  MAC GEL LINER in BLACKTRACK to line my eyes and MAYBELLINE FALSIES MASCARA in Black(waterproof).

NARS ORGASM BLUSH on the Cheeks and MAC'S KELLY YUM YUM Lipstick. Its a matte hot pink Lipstick from the limited Edition collaboration of Kelly Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne last Summer. Its basically CANDY YUM YUM with a bluish twist. The idea was to play up the pinks of the eyes with a bold Pink Lip. My Outfit of the Night was all black and I had a multicolor Pink Bag from Coach to bring it all together.

This is just the first of the looks that I tried with this Palette. Many more to come.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST: 

ULTA HAUL: http://journotalk.blogspot.com/2015/03/ulta-haul-and-make-up-gifts.html

MASTERING GEL LINER: http://journotalk.blogspot.com/2015/04/mastering-gel-liner-step-by-step-guide.html

EVERYDAY SPRING MAKE UP TUTORIAL: http://journotalk.blogspot.com/2015/04/everyday-spring-make-up-step-by-step.html

FOUNDATION AND CONCEALER BASICS : http://journotalk.blogspot.com/2015/02/foundation-and-concealer-basics-make-up.html

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GREEN EYE MAKEUP INSPIRED BY EMILY BLUNT IN DEVIL WEARS PRADA

We all need an inspiration every now and then. Inspiration on what to wear.Inspiration on what to cook. Inspiration on how to go on. I have also been guilty of the same. I need my dose of Inspiration from time to time.

I had to throw a Baby Shower dinner for a friend of mine here in Kansas City. We decided to host it in one of our favorite KC Restaurants, EXTRA VIRGIN. I had planned on wearing a black glitter skirt with a black and white printed peplum top. But I could not decide on my Make up.

Do I go for the Clasic Black Smokey Eye, as its a black dress and its a dinner?! While I was brainstorming on this, HBO was airing one of the all time favorite films: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. I must have watched the film a zillion times, but watched it again. And that's where I got my inspiration from. No, I am not talking on Andy Sachs'  Chanel Boots for Miranda Preistly's Hermes Scarves. I am talking of Emily Blunt. Especially from the scene, where Emily Charlton(played by Emily Blunt) is interviewing Andy Sachs(played by Anne Hathaway). She has the most gorgeous Emerald Eyes. Make up to kill for. And I knew it, I had to do it. Black and Greens are a match made in heaven. Through out the film, I guess Emily's eye make up, in the different scenes have been quite sensational. and every time, I watch the film(Did I tell you its saved permanently on my DVR), I discover some newer style or make up nuances. And I take down mental notes on how to re-create them or adapt them.

Of you look closely at Emily's Makeup, she does not have much of a gradation in color. So I decided to go for MAC Cosmetics HUMID eyeshadow. Its the perfect jewel tone. Its almost like Powdered Emerald has been pressed together. Its a Matte Eyeshadow with tiny specks of glitter in it.

For my face I did my Foundation and Concealer Routine. 

For my eyes, I started off with an Eye Shadow Base. Then I took Humid Eyeshadow from MAC Cosmetics in a Base Shadow Brush and patted the color to pack it in. I had applied some loose powder below my eyes to catch any fallouts as I was dealing with a darker color.

Then I took some Naked Eyeshadow from the Urban decay Naked Palette 1, in a Fluffy Crease Brush,like MAC 217,and buffed away at the edges. You can also use MAC Cosmetics Soft Brown Eyeshadow as an alternate Transition color. The idea is to buff away so that you cannot see the harsh lines of the green color. If in doing this, you feel your Green color is getting lighter, then pack in some more Green Color. Pack in and Keep blending, till you are happy with the Color Payoff and how well its buffed. You should have bright green eyes, but should not be able to see any harsh lines.

After I was satisfied with my eyes, I used a large Powder Brush to sweep away the loose powder I had used below my eyes, to catch the fall outs.

I lined my Eyes with  MAC Cosmetics Fluidline in Black Track and used Maybelline Falsies Mascara in Black for the lashes. I always opt for waterproof mascara as they hold a curl better. I am generally blessed with great eyelashes so I can get away without using an Eyelash Curler at all times.

For my Cheeks, I used NARS Orgasm blush. No surprise in there.

And I used Girl About Town Lipstick from MAC Cosmetics for a dash of pink.

I got rave reviews from the moment I walked in to the restaurant. They continued when I shared the pictures from the party on social media.

So next time you are worried about what to pair with a black outfit, think of Emerald Eyes. You are sure to make heads turn. And there shall always be some beauty enthusiast who will even figure out the inspiration, and give your brownie points for recreating it.

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