Sparkly Spring

Hello everyone!!  Today's look started as just a purple smokey eye and then got festive with some chunky purple glitter.  I hope you like the look.  It uses the 88 matte palette and your favorite glitter.

The first thing I did, was put down a matte skin tone colored cream base that counteracted the redness on my lid (you could use a concealer)and then set it with an eyeshadow that matches my skin tone.

 With the EB 09, I applied a very deep purple to the outer corner of the eye and then blended inward.  You get a natural gradient blend this way.  I ran this color under the entire bottom lid, as well.

 To deepen the crease, I took the EB 13 and the brightest purple in the palette and ran it just through the outer portion of the crease.

Now you could stop here, pop two coats of mascara on and call it a day, but I thought it needed some shimma.  So with my favorite glitter glue and glitter I adhered the purple glitter to my lid using the EB 11.

Two coats of mascara, black tight line, and white waterline complete the look.

I hope you enjoyed the look. If you have any questions you can email me: beauty@stylefordummies.com, tweet me: @sedonalace_Leah, or you can find more information on this look and others on my personal blog: www.stylefordummies.com.

Until next time!!

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Color Blocking Club Look

Hello everyone today we will be doing a funky super bright ready to party at the club kind of look. Color Blocking seems to be all the rave. Anything seems to go within reason of course with this trend.

We will be using the 120 Pro Palette 2nd Edition.

We will also need some of the amazing brushes for this look today.


Begin by using a white eyeshadow base to make these colors pop and appear more vibrant.

Next we will be using this hot pink shade all over the entire lid.

Next using this shimmery black shade, cut the crease and blend up and out. Remember less is more. We can always add more but can not take away.

We will use a blue shade to line the lower lash line to essentially create the "color Blocking" effect.

Add a pair of super Dramatic lashes....

Or go without falsies...

In either case you can add more black to the outer corner of the lid and crease if you want a very prominent dark almost smokey effect. Here we went a little lighter handed to make it a little more wearable.

Use a rosy blush and eyeliner gel on the water line to complete the look.

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J-Lo Glow

Hello everyone today we will be looking on a fabulous look to channel our inner diva. We all know Jennifer Lopez is known for her dewey and super glowy skin. One of the looks we will be doing is one similar to her video on the floor.

We will be using the 88 Matte Palette to achieve this look.

We will begin by priming the eye lid with a flesh tones base and adding this matte white shade to both the inner corner and brow bone.

Next this taupe shade all over the lid.

We will define the crease with the slighter darker shade to add some dimension and slightly cut the crease.

We want to keep defining the outer "V" to give a more winged eye effect.

Use a white eyeliner gel to line the water line. We ant to add the same dark brown to the lower lash line as well.

J-Lo is loves her nude lip and we also want to be contour and highlight for the glowy effect.

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No Makeup Makeup

Happy weekend everyone!! Today's look is for those who want a face full of makeup without looking like they have much or any on at all.  I am using my 88 matte palette to achieve a no makeup makeover.

I first started by priming my eyes with a light concealer from the 10 color concealer palette. I then powdered over the concealer with the EB 13 setting a base for the shadows.

Then using the EB 09, I set a wash of color into the crease.  It's important to use matte colors that err on the side of cool to create a "natural" shadow to the eye.

To add some dimension to the look, I took a slightly darker shade with the EB 15 and added just to the crease line, only going about 1/3 in.  If you want to keep it really natural you can skip this step.

One very thin layer of mascara completes the eyes.  For the rest of the face I went in with the #928, I buffed in my foundation.  Really taking my time and working it into the skin.  This synthetic flat top brush is perfect for getting a nearly airbrushed look with any foundation. I then added a very pinky cream blusher to the tops of the cheekbones with the #480.  When you use a rounded brush like this one you can really work the color in so it gives off the impression of health and not blush. I then powdered using my Midnight Lace kabuki and really buffed the powder into the products already on the face.  If you'd like a little more color, which I did, I added a powder blush in a soft pink from the 28 Blush palette to the outer portion of the cheeks using the #602. The angle makes for a perfect application.

 
I hope you enjoyed the look. If you have any questions you can email me: beauty@stylefordummies.com, tweet me: @sedonalace_Leah, or you can find more information on this look and others on my personal blog: www.stylefordummies.com.

Until next time!!

Leah
 

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Geek Chic Day or Night

Hello gorgeous readers today we will be doing something a little more different. We realize that a lot of people wear eye glasses and sometimes may feel like we are limited to the type of makeup we can wear because our gorgeous peepers are hidden behind those stylish frames.


There is no need to feel like you are limited to your eyeshadow options or overall makeup for the day because you hare an eyeglass wearer.




We will be using the 88 Matte Palette and using some neutral eyeshadows for someone that may be an office or business person. It is a little more safe to go neutral in the work place, but you can incorporate color safely .

We begin my priming the entire lid with a skin toned base .

We will be using this shimmery taupe all over the lid.

To add a little more dimension and depth to the eyes we deepen the crease with this dark brown .

Using this shimmery ivory shade we will highlight the brow bone are and blend everything as seamless as possible.

Now here we have a variety of options in terms of the look we want to achieve. If you are looking for a more day time business and professional type of look we can simply end here and add a nude lip and a soft blush.

Option 2 we can do if you are more of the bold and daring type and want your eyes to pop and a bold lip.

Using your black out eyeliner gel, wing out the liner and add a fun red lip to make a statement


If you like using bright color eyeshadow it is still doable as an eyeglass wearer. Makeup is so versatile and there are no limits to the types of looks you can achieve. Drawing the focus to the eyes is more important because they are a bit hidden behind frames.

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