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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Aqua Fairy

Hello everyone today's look was inspired but the beautiful fairytale and mystical fairies. Whether you are a child or a grown adult you cant help but to feel a sense of happiness and hope when a fairy comes to mind.

We will be using the 120 Pro Palette 2nd Edition

To achieve this look :

We will need your favorite makeup brushes, eyeshadow primer, and eyeshadow palette.

We will be using a cream shadow base and a variety of different shades of blue.

We begin my priming the entire lid using the Sedona Lace
Stick it to Em' eyeshadow primer

We will then take the blue cream base and apply that on top. We will use this light blue shade in the crease slightly above that.

We will then use a matte black in the outer "V" and on the lower lash line

Highlight the brow bone with a white shadow and add a pair of lashes and your favorite mascara.

We want the skin to look very glowy and dewey so by mixing a shimmer with your foundation you can achieve this.

Get a little more creative and take a few of those green and blue shadows along the hairline and add a bit of glitter or "Fairy Dust"!

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Retro Mod

When I received my 88 warm palette I knew it was going to get some major use. It's full of the most amazing colors that are perfect for everyday use. I did not, however, expect that the black in this palette would turn out to be the greatest black in the history of black eye shadows. I have used it everyday as liner and anytime I need a black shadow it is the palette I pull out. So when I woke up feeling a little retro (sometimes you just need some retro in your day), I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to use my favorite shadow and use some Twiggy and Edie Sedgwick inspiration. I hope you like.

The first thing I did was primed my eyes and covered the entire eye with white shadow from the 88 warm palette using the ML #305.

This look has two shadows and is bold and so not any brush will do, you need quality made, precision cut bristles or this look will quickly become a hot mess. My suggestions for brushes for this are the EB 21 or the EB 23. They are both short bristled, slightly stiffer brushes that really help keep things precise. I used the EB 23 today.

I started in the inner corner above my natural crease and lined a line following the curves of the eye socket until I reached the outer corner. I worked very slowly and tried to keep the line neat. I wasn't perfect, but the EB 23 makes this much easier. When I reached the outer corner I stopped and then lined the upper lash line and met the two in the outer corner to create a flick, as you can see in the picture.

I used the same shadow and brush and lined the bottom lash line and the water line. I was going out to the store so I skipped the Mod lashes, but they would work perfectly.

I finished with a MASSIVE amount of mascara and then I was ready to take on the day with a retro flare.

I hope you found this helpful! It took time, even though it only had 2 shadows it was not a boom and done look. But I took my time and used the best brushes and shadows and it was fun and I loved the way it turned out. I hope you did too.

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-Leah-

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Dirty Martini with Glamour Doll Eyes

Hello everyone we hope you are all enjoying the warm weather. The summer is great for all those yummy cocktails especially and dirty martini.

We are going to begin by grabbing a few of the awesome matte eyeshadows from Glamour Doll Eyes and begin.

We will begin by grabbing Stick it to Em' eyeshadow primer an apply to the entire lid.

Next we will grab the shade Olivia Green using the eyeshading brush #305 and apply to the entire lid.

Next we will use Martini Olive using the pencil brush #904 and go into the outer "V" and the crease and blend.

Next we will use girlfriend sweater with the EB13 and slightly above where we applied Martini Olive and blend out .

Then using Cloud Coverage to highlight the brow bone.

We want to line the upper lash line using black out eyeliner gel and wing it out.

Use the 28 Blush Palette to find a nice rosy color for your cheeks and keep the lips simple and nude.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Gilded Gold

Hello Beauties!! The look I would like to show you today, is one of the most obvious uses of the amazing 88 Metal palette and that's metals! I chose gold today, and I will be using silver later on this week. I find that even these darker colored looks work during the summertime, especially the gold on tanner skins (which, unfortunately, I am unable to show you on tan skin).

The first thing I did was used a skin tone primer.

With a ML #941, I applied a very light gold all over the lid.

With the same brush, I went over the lighter color in the outer corner with a much darker gold, this gold errs on the bronze side.

I then took my favorite crease brush, the EB 15, and ran a very dark khaki color with gold flecks through the crease and into the outer "V" area. I, also, ran this color under the lower lash line with the EB 21.

For my highlight, I took a cream color that had a golden undertone on the EB 13, and ran that through my brow bone and down into the crease color to blend.

The last eyeshadow I used was a very shimmery champagne color, which I placed in the inner tear duct and under the lower lash line about a 1/3 of the way in with the EB 21.