Born to Run Review

   

     Urban Decay's Born to Run is their newest collection that includes an eye shadow palette, 3 Vice lipsticks, and 3 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils. I purchased the palette and the lipstick in 66. The palette has color combinations that are perfect during the summer. The lipstick is a neutral mauve that is perfect to use all-year round.

Eyeshadow Swatches

Vice Lipstick in 66

     To test the eyeshadows, I decided to apply it without primer. I took Still Shot as the transition shade and applied it where my orbital bone is. I used Hell Ride to deepen the inner and outer corners of my eyes. I then applied Guilt Trip ion the middle of my eyes using my ring finger, and on the lower lash line. Lastly, I put Stranded near the tear ducts to brighten up the eyes.

     Even without primer, the shadows showed great colour pay-off and none of them creased after my day was done. If used with primer, and a wet brush, I think the shadows will perform even better!

    I really like the mauve-y look the shadows and lipstick produced! I can't wait to play with the other colours in this palette, especially the green ones!

Natural Winter Makeup Look

     I recently bought #11 Kiss Lashes and I want to test it out so here's a look that I did with it! I really like how fluttery and wispy it looks. It has a criss-cross effect for a natural effect. It just adds a little bit of oomph for your lashes without being extra glam. I bought the multi-pack from Walmart for $13.99CAD.

Lips: Ultra Satin Lip in Echo Park @colourpopcosmetics
Liner: Tattoo Liner in Trooper @katvondbeauty @thekatvond
Mascara: The Super Sizer @covergirl
Lashes: 11 Kiss Lashes
Brows: Eyebrowkit @elfcosmetics 
Blush: Instant Cheekbones
Foundation: Colorstay in Natural Tan @revlon 
Nails: Miracle Gel in Birthday Suit @sally_hansen @sallyhansenca
Scarf & Toque: @hm

Peanut Butter & Jelly Makeup Look

Peanut Butter & Jelly Makeup Look

       Even though I do not own the Peanut Butter & Jelly Palette by Too Faced, I'm still inspired to create a similar look using the Chocolate Bar Palette which I already have. For this look, I'll only be using three colours in the palette: Salted Caramel, Candied Violet and Marzipan.

I've already done my eyebrows and primed my eyelids.

Then, with a fluffy blending brush, I took Salted Caramel in the crease and inner corner. 

With a smaller blending brush, I took Candied Violet in the outer corner and slightly below the crease. 

I then took Candied Violet again along the upper and 2/3 of lower lash lines with a liner brush.

Lastly for the eyes, I put Marzipan in the center and inner corner of my eyes, as well as the inner third of the lower lash line. 

 Then take your favorite eye liner, mascara, and/or falsies.

Finally, I'm using Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick in Bittersweet.

This colour is still available in their Vice Lipsticks collection.

The purpleness of Candied Violet is more apparent from a distance because of the pink micro shimmer in it.

Orange Creamsicle Makeup Tutorial

Orange Creamsicle Makeup Tutorial

   It's been raining in Calgary for at least a week now, and today there's a thunderstorm. So what better way to celebrate that than to do this summer inspired look!

  I used the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette and Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipstick in Chocolate Milkshake, (Funny how I use both of their chocolate-infused products but I'm doing orange creamsicle. Meh they're both sweet.)

   Let's start with lips first because that's the simplest step: PUT IT ON YO LIPZ! Done! :D
You're probably wondering why I used this lipstick to get this look. I actually just came up with this accidentally. I was just going along with no direction, then ta-dah! Most of you are probably thinking that this lipstick is a lot more pink than orange. But when I apply it, it looks more like a peachy-browny-nude on me. Maybe it's how my Asian skin tone pulls the color out of the lipstick. If you're cool toned, Chocolate Honey will probably be a better choice for you. I could have used my NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in San Juan, but I think that color is too neon for this look.

I swear I don't have a 5 o'clock shadow! That's just the shadow from my phone!

      Now for the eyes.

   On the crease, I used Salted Caramel using a Real Techniques Deluxe Crease brush. You can use any big fluffy brush for this. Using the same brush, I put Milk Chocolate on the outer V. Then using an ELF Eye Crease brush, or any smaller blending brush, I put Semi-Sweet on the smaller area of the outer V, concentrating it near the lash line. With my fingertips, I lightly tapped Creme Brulee on the centre and inner part of my lid. Then using a Real Techniques Accent brush, I put Champagne Truffle on the tear duct area. Lastly, I used Triple Fudge as an eyeliner with a Real Techniques Brow brush. Curl your lashes and use your favorite mascara, I used Benefit They're Real.

   Oh! Blush! I only own 2 blushes. I have a warm peachy Cover Girl Instant Cheekbones in Peach Perfection that I use during spring and summer, and a cool plumy Almay one, which I don't know what it's called because the top cover broke off, that I use during fall and winter.

   Here's the final look! Thank you very much for reading my very first makeup tutorial. Hopefully I'll do a video one day, but my train of thought flows much better when I'm writing than speaking, which makes me a very awkward person. But as they say, practice makes perfect so we'll see!