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Makeup Monday | My wedding makeup 

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wedding-day-makeupI was honoured to marry my best friend on July 31st, 2016…

🙄 blegh too much sap…

I’m not very “romantic” and roll my eyes at the ends of Disney princess movies BUT in all seriousness, I did marry someone amazing & it was one of the best days of my life.

If you’re interested in that whole story CLICK HERE (link to come)

Now, let’s get to the real reason why you are here… my makeup!!

I got my hair done by a hairdresser on my wedding day but I did do my own makeup.
I wanted something soft and simple. I already knew most of the colours and shades I was going for but had the most difficult time finding a foundation.

I went to Sephora 3x and each time it was a nightmare. I wanted a full coverage foundation to hide my acne scars and redness. I didn’t care so much about the texture, if you have acne & scarring you understand, no amount of makeup can smooth it out. The last time I went to Sephora the sales person helping me decided no other foundation would work and would not accept otherwise.
Instead she used the CoverFX cream concealer only in the lightest of shades possible. I was with one of my Husbands Aunts and we both knew I needed to give up on Sephora and go elsewhere. We thanked the salesperson for her time and left.
Luckily there was a MAC two stores over and we went immideatly inside. Looking at me like I was some crazy person inept at makeup they kindly asked “how can we help you today” immediatly without pause I blurted “please help me, Sephora just this this to me…”
With a sigh of relief from the MAC Salesperson, He took me to a chair and listened to me. We tried out two diffirent types of foundation and settled on the MAC Pro Longwear Foundation in NC20 which seemed to be almost 3 shades darker than the Cover FX one.
Theres no doubt the CoverFX has its use and Im certainly not bashing it but it was not used correctly on me. I really loved my experience at the MAC store in Calgary and would highly reccomend the staff there.

After that mild rant here is everything I used on my face:

Face

Primer
– Smashbox photo ready primer

Foundation
–MAC Pro Longwear Foundation in NC20
–Mineralize Skinfinish pressed powder in Medium plus

Contour & Highlighter
–Kat Von D Shade + Light Countour Palette

Shimmer 
–Mary-Lou Manizer 

Blush
–Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Blush in 90 Coral 

Eyes

Lash extensions
-Apex New Westminster BC

Shadow
-Naked Basics Palette 

Liner
-e.l.f Precision liquid liner

Brows
-e.l.f Eyebrow kit

Lips
-NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien

Take all of that mix it all together and you have this… click the picture to send you off to the Video tutorial.
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HALLOWEEN | Masquerade

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My second favourite time of year is upon us – Halloween!
I love dressing up and going all out. Since I started youtube I have done a few halloween looks every year. I put together a playlist of all the looks I’ve done over the years in this fancy playlist for you. to watch them all you have to do it —>Click Me<—
For my first look of 2015 I came up with this witch like masquerade mask. As promised in the video, this is the place for a list of the exact products I used. Most of these are staples and you’ll see me use them often in my videos. [Read more…]

HALLOWEEN SERIES | Cleopatra

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IMG_4421-1.JPGThis is one of my favourite halloween looks. It’s simple to accomplish especially last minute.

Click here for the makeup tutorial

To complete this Cleopatra look I straightened my hair and applied a thin white headband. I’m not the biggest fan of circular headbands and avoid them at all cost. They slip and slide and fling off my head proving a danger to others. This headband is a half band I just used so it actually would stay in place.
For the outfit, think toga party. Everyone’s got a white sheet at home so wrap that around and voila! A last minute costume.
PERFECT !

Spring Makeup Look with a Pink Lip

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First instalment of MakeupMonday! I love a matte simple eye with a fashion colour on my lips. I used one of my favourite pinks: Wet n Wild ‘Fuchsia with blue pearl’ Check out how I pulled it all together

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4 Ways to Wear Coloured Eyeshadow

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I always love the bold and dramatic eyeshadow. I follow a few different makeup artists on Instagram and love to see what they come up with and what colour combo’s they choose.
Unfortunately, most of us can’t or are not allowed to wear such looks at work or school. Over the years I have done some things to add that subtle pop of colour. Over the week I filmed four ways I like to add some colour to my everyday makeup.
I’ll explain each look and products used. I will follow it up with the video to show you exactly how to achieve each look.

Green eyeshdow- Pop of colour1.) On the corner
This look I used the e.l.f Cosmetics Mineral Eyeshadow in Outdoorsy. Its a nice evergreen colour. I apologize the picture does not do it justice.
I started by using e.l.f Cosmetics Pressed Mineral Eyeshadow in ‘Beauty Queen’ on the brow bone and ‘Lunch Break’ in the crease.  I used a round shadow brush to make a ‘C’ with Outdoorsy and blended it well with an all over shadow brush.

 

 

2.) Purple-reverse smokey eyeUnder Colour
(tee-hee under-cover under-colour)
This look I used The same neutrals in the same way as look 1.
I then used e.l.f Mineral Eyeshadow in ‘Flirty’ on my lower lash line. In order for this to stay I used the N.Y.X Jumbo eye pencil in ‘Milk’ and blended with my finger prior to applying the purple.
As an optional step, you can line your waterline with a purple liner. I used Avon Glimmertick in ‘Plum’

 

 

 

Blue shadow3.) All-Over Lid
This look is probably the easiest, In my opinion. Starting off you want to do the same steps with the neutrals on your brow bone and crease as step one.
Next I used the 120 Color Eyeshadow Palette 2nd Editionby BH Cosmetics. I used the colour on the lower tier, fourth row, second from the bottom. Sorry there are no names.
Once you apply this to your lid make sure to blend it well with the crease shadow.

 

 

Aqua eyeliner
4.) All Lined Up
This one is my fave. I absolutely love this colour and love lining my eyes with it.
As with all of these looks start off by applying your neutrals as per step one.
Then I used Get in Line Hook Up Liquid Waterproof Eyeliner by Mark in Deep Aqua to line my eyes.
When Lining my eyes in a colour other than black or brown I tight-line my eyes. I used the Maybelline Gel liner. It is the best I’ve ever used…so far.
Without further adieu, here is the video with a more descriptive explanation on each look.

Everyday Essientals

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I posted a video on my youtube channel for things I feel are useful to have with you everyday. I called it the Everyday Essentials/Emergency Kit.
Most females carry purses or a bag of sorts. We seem to be drawn to bigger bags because our current one doesn’t seem to fit everything we need. This problem never resolves itself after purchasing a larger bag/purse we always find ways to fill it.
I am no exception to this. Within the past two years Ive accumulated so many bags and purses. Since I have so Many I do like to switch between each one. With the issue of having so much crap switching out bags makes it difficult to make sure to bring everything with you. I have come up with the solution to have your everyday essentials/emergency kit in a separate smaller bag that you can take out easily and just transfer between bags. It also keeps everything neat, compact and tidy. It has all your daily needs minus wallet keys and cell phone. you will be prepared for anything at any time and it will be easy to access.
Here is the video where I will explain what I include and why.
Don’t forget to scroll further on this page to see where you can get some of the items Ive got in my kit.

Cute little Clutch.
My purple one is no longer available but this is a gold one which is also my mark.

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Shine Blotters
These are the same ones Ive got. I really like that the packaging is not thick

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Mini Brushes
These are the same ones I have. I like that each brush has its own slot. Its small and has a zipper but does not get caught on the bristles of the brushes. Having a case for the brushes is great. Its easy to grab and you don’t have to go searching.

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Powder
I have used this powder and works well. Its a bigger and deeper compact so Its a little harder to put into your kit but If you’ve got the room its a good add. Currently I have the Clean and Clear blue powder to help with sweaty/greasy face.

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Makeup Bag Starter Kit for Newbies

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Its Back to school time!
It’s both exciting and daunting at the same time. I always loved this time of year. I would get new clothes and new supplies and it was all very exciting. It was like a fresh start. As a wee one I actually thought that the new year happened in September and not January…I was not the brightest crayon.
With the new school year starting I have a lot of subbies and some students starting to experiment with makeup and are allowed to wear it for the first time. I made this video outlining everything you would need. It only includes the basics and are very easy to use. Make sure to subscribe to my channel as I’m uploading a look using this starter kit soon. You don’t want to miss it!
Here’s the video but don’t forget to scroll past it for a list of products, how much, and where to get them.

EYES
Maybelline New York Expert Wear Eyeshadow Quads, Stylish Smokes $8.00

mark. The Day 10-Year Anniversary Eye Palette $15.00

Cover Girl Eye Enhancers 3-Kit Eye Shadows $6.47

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette $35.00

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil black & Brown Options $23.00

Avon Glimmersticks Eye Liner black & brown options $7.99

All Over Eye Shadow Brush $8.00

SEPHORA COLLECTION Pro Allover Shadow Brush #12

SuperShock Mascara brown & black options $9.99

Benefit Cosmetics They’re Real! Mascara black only $29.00

Cover Girl Professional Mascara black and brown options $4.94

FACE

mark.Angled Contour Face Brush $10.00

SEPHORA COLLECTION Pro Airbrush Blush Brush #54 $38.00

BHCosmetics Powder Brush $9.31

mark. Wonder Glow Blush & Glow $16.00

Avon Ideal Luminous Blush $12.00

Maybelline Baby Lips Balm $3.99

EXTRA’S

Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 $22.00

Garnier Skin Renew BB Cream $13.00

Happy Shopping!

Grape Gorgeous

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I’m going a little out of order with my summer series. Instead of doing all of one fruit inspiration, like I did with just peachy, I’m going to upload out if order.
A little confession, I film a lot of my videos a week in advance. I work like 4 jobs and am crazy busy.
I filmed this grape inspired look on Friday and I had a lot of fun putting colours together. As usual I used my 120 Color Eyeshadow Palette 2nd Edition. They have so many beautiful and vibrant colours. I tend to go natural looking but with purple I wanted to go a bit more dramatic. Out of all the colours I decided to do these colours, seen swatched on my hand

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Now that I have the colours I need to figure out my base. I’m all out of primer but I’ve got a few alternatives. I wanted to have a nice base to make the colours stand out and bring out their vibrancy.
I used NYX jumbo eye pencil in both black bean and milk then the third is a purple cream shadow by Mark.

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I decided to use BOTH of the NYX pencils as my base. I really like the consistency and wearability they provide. I use the milk one a lot and am always pleased. I decided to use black bean on my lid and milk on the brow bone to the edge of the black.

Since this look is dark I opted out of liner and opted in for falsies. Putting on the falsies did not make the final edit of the video because I epically failed and had to do them twice. Usually I’m pretty good at applying them but that day was not my day.

Of course, with a dramatic eye, I went more neutral and subdued with the lips and cheeks. I went with my go to matte Mark blush in Cameo and a nice pinky lip.
This look would be great for a special night out or for a fun night event.
Here is the video on exactly how to do it

Just Peachy!

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Summer! I love summer. The heat, the sun, the colours…I love it all.
Sitting in the park behind our apartment one day I was thinking of what videos I should do over the summer. All I could think of was the usual makeup looks or DIY projects but I wanted to put together a cohesive collection so to speak. As I’m eating my freshly cut homemade fruit salad it dawned on me…Fruit Salad!! AH!
My summer series will be inspired by fruit salad! At this point thoughts and ideas came rushing to me. I decided to narrow it down to my favorite fruits. (just) Peachy, Strawberry (fields), Grape (gorgeous), and to throw a spin-Pink Lemonade.

Ive already filmed and uploaded my Just Peachy portion of my fruit salad summer series. It was fun coming up with different looks and tutorials inspired by peaches.
My first video was DIY Kool-Aid lip gloss. I had seen this on pinterest a number of times and thought the idea was so cool. unfortunately I could not find peach kool-aid brand so I used the generic walmart brand. I found it worked very well 🙂
Check out the video to see for yourself…

The next video was my makeup tutorial. I pulled out my BH Cosmetics palette and went to town swatching and choosing. I really love  this palette and I find I can always rely on it for any colour I could possibly want.Click here to read more about it:120 Color Eyeshadow Palette 2nd Edition
As for the Peachy make up look check out the video. I used peach, brown and yellow to bring the look together and emulate all the colours on a perfectly ripe peach

With this series I decided to challenge myself with easy nail art. I’m not the best with nails but really wanted to test out some ideas I had floating in my brain. With this nail tutorial I tried a duo colour ombre technique with orange and yellow. I then used a sharpie, again I’m a lazy newbie, to try and emulate the shape that a peach gets. I found it was a stretch, what do you think?

So I have left only enough vidspace for 3 videos per fruit so the nail + OOTD was my last Just Peachy! inspired.
I am in the process of working on my Strawberry fields and Grape Gorgeous videos now. I’ll keep you posted on all of that fun once I get it all uploaded.

What are your favorite summer fruits?

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