Tutorial: Fall Eye Look 2013

Finished Look:

What I Used:

1) 3 Mac Single Eyeshadows in: "Saddle", "Goldmine" and "Vanilla"
2) Missha Signature Velvet Art Shadow in "Plum Combination"
3) Mac Single Eyeshadow in "Satin Taupe"
4) Maybelline Color Tattoo Cream Eyeshadow in "Tough as Taupe"
5) Stila Matte Black Eyeshadow
6) Mac Fluidline Gel Eyeliner in "Black Track"
7) Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler and Buxom Mascara
8) All the brushes used in this tutorial are E.L.F

Tutorial:

Step 1
Apply a creamy eyeshadow base all over the lid that way the eyeshadow will stay vibrant.

Step 2
Apply a taupe eyeshadow all over the lid on top of the creamy base

Step 3
With a pencil crease brush, apply a black eyeshadow on the outer corner only

Step 4
Now with a fluffy crease brush, apply a matte light brown shadow on to the crease, blending the black and taupe eyeshadow together to create a transition shade.

Step 5
With a same eyeshadow brush for the taupe on "step 2" apply a shimmery gold shadow on the middle of the lid.

Step 6
Apply a nude/cream color eyeshadow on the browbone and blend out any harsh lines.

Step 7
Apply eyeliner on the top lid only

Step 8
On the bottom lid, apply a plum/purple shade

Step 9
Curl lashes and apply your favorite mascara

And you're finished!

I enjoy this look because not only it's wearable but you can add a pop on color on the lower lash line and it won't look over the top.

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Disclaimer: everything used in this tutorial is purchased by me :]

September/October Favorites

1) Revlon Diamond Lust Eyeshadow in "Celestial Silver" This is one of the newer items from Revlon that was released this fall. They have a total of 4 shades I believe and they're super sparkly. Theirs not much pigmentation in these shadows so it's mostly shimmers and I enjoy applying this over my eyeshadow to give it a sparkly look.

2) NYX Eyeshadow in "Sahara" I use this as a inner corner highlight since this eyeshadow is very frosty and it really help brighten my eyes. NYX single shadows are absolutely amazing, its pigmented and soft.

3) Jessie's Girl Shadow in "Penny Pink" Its a very nice copper pink color eyeshadow with a golden sheen, I've been wearing this as a all over the lid. A very nice color for the fall.

4) Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush shadow in "Espresso Lane" I use this as my outer corner shadow pairing it with Jessie's Girl "Espresso Lane" and they look really nice together.

5) L'oreal Double Extend Mascara I think I found my favorite mascara, because this mascara does not clump or smudge throughout the day and it gives a lot of volume and length on my lashes. I will make a extended review on this mascara soon.

6 & 7) Naruko Naouli Tea Tree Serum and Night Gelly Although I've been using these for only a month I'm already loving this line from Naruko. These really help prevent me from getting new breakouts especially on my chin area. Since this line is recommended for those with oily skin, I have dry skin so after applying the serum and the night gelly I follow up with my favorite Missha Super Aqua Emulsion face lotion to keep my skin moisturized.

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Review: Maybelline Eye Studio Quad in Legendary Lilac

Where to Buy: any drugstores

Price: $7 - $10

Product:
The texture is very smooth and the colors are very blendable. Just like most of their Eye Studio quads it contains lots of shimmers so if you love shimmery eye shadows this is an ideal palette. The pigmentation is okay but its not as great as the "Give me Gold" quad which I recommend you pick up if you haven't try it out.

For the amount of shadows you get I think its pretty pricey as a "drugstore" item but I remember seeing these palettes when I visited China which cost around $25, yikes! So I'm not going to complain lol and plus CVS and Rite Aid always have these great deals on Maybelline every once in a while and you can use a coupon on top of it.



Would I buy this again?: no only because there's better lavender palettes in the market.

Rating: 3/5

Check out my other Maybelline Eye Studio Quad review in Give me Gold

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Product Review: E.L.F Eye Transformer Palette

Where to Purchase: EyesLipsFace.com
Price: $3




What E.L.F Says:
Convert your shadows into brand new shades with these four opalescent shadows. Wear alone, under, over or in combination with your other makeup. The opal tones transform your dark color into a new shimmering hue.

My Review:
I purchase this when it first came out a while ago during their sale from E.L.F. Their were no reviews at the time but I went ahead and order to give it a try. What this palette does is you apply them over another eyeshadows preferably dark shades to give your eyeshadow a whole new color or alone to give it a two tone effect under the light.

The first time I use this palette I wasn't sure how to use it properly, at first I thought it was a highlighting palette for brow bone but it didn't look right on me.

After playing with the palette several times I've been really enjoy using it. What I do is I apply them all over a black eyeshadow so the colors show.

Swatches:

The blue shade is my favorite in the palette it makes the look really nice.
This is a great palette if you want to give a interesting look to your eyeshadows or make them pop. Its not heavily pigmented but for the price its good.

Rating: 4.5/5
Would I buy this again?: yes

I will be making a tutorial using this palette to show how I use them on the next post.

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Disclaimer: I purchase this with my own moolah.


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Stash Review: NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palettes (Swatches)

Where to purchase: Ulta, CherryCulture.com or NYX website
Price: $8.00 - $9.00 depending on where you purchase, Ulta is usually regular retail price but you can get them when they have BOGO sales or 20% off sales at Cherry Culture



I purchase all my palettes from Cherry Culture when they did the 20% off sales on the entire site, every once in a while they would have a sale so do lookout for that.

For the price of these palettes they're not bad I like them for traveling because its very small and easy to carry in my bag and I don't have to feel bad when they break because I'm not spending too much money on them.

They have a variety of palettes and shades to choose from so everyone can have their perfect shades suitable for their skin color.

Swatches:

Jazz Night




For Eye Color Brown Palette This one is my favorite




Haute Model This palette has a lot of glittery shade, as much as I love glitter/shimmer eyeshadows this one was a disappointment because the pigmentation is chalky and the shimmers falls off even with a base :<




Champagne and Caviar





Casting Call




Overall these palettes have a lot of fall out and some shades are creamy while some are very chalky but for the price of these palettes their not bad, definitely purchase them when they're on sale and not for regular price.

Rating: 4/5
Would I buy these again?: only for the Brown Eye palette

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My Favorite Eyeshadows

List of my most used eyeshadows, most of them are neutrals, nothing bright since I can't really wear them out to work.

1) Urban Decay in "Sin": I use to use a frosty white eyeshadow as my inner corner highlight but now I love using a champagne color such as this shade. Its such a perfect color for my skin tone and really brighten my eyes.

2) Wet n' Wild in "Brulee": a great shadow for brow bone highlight, this shadow is only $1.99 and the pigmentation is great

3) Stila in "Makalu": Everyone needs a matte black eyeshadow in their stash, this is my favorite matte black eyeshadow and the only one I use to set my eyeliner, the pigmentation is very intense and the size is big so it will last forever.

4) Smashbox eyeshadow in "24k": I love using this shadow all over the lid, its not glittery but gives a nice settle shimmers

5) MAC in "Young Punk: Sorry to put this here but its one of my favorites, this mineralize eyeshadow came out a while ago and its no longer available. The reason why I love this so much is because I always put this over my eyeliner to give a pop of color and sparkles, its very glittery so I wear this at nights.


6) MAC Pigment in "Tan": Everyone should own this pigment its just a nice bronze color thats good for everyday wear and can double as a bronzer. This is a permanent shade so you can find this at any mac store or counter.

7) Victoria Secret in "Lose Control": I love using this as my outer corner or as a eyeliner to give a more natural look, since it has gold shimmers I love paring it with Smashbox's 24k.

Disclaimer:
This is purchase by my own money. Any opinions that I may have expressed in this post are from my own personal experience with the product. I have no affiliation with the company that makes it and did not receive money mentioning or using it. Visit my FAQ & Disclaimer page for more info.

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Review: Maybelline Eye Studio Eyeshadow

Where to Buy: any drugstores
Price: around $9.99 depending on where you purchase it

What Maybelline Says:
Now silk makes shadow new again. Discover an indugent color experience in Eye Studio's by Maybelline 4-shade eyeshadow compact. Soft, smooth texture. Pure color. Striking results.

My Review:
From the price I'm assuming this is Maybelline's high quality line just like L'oreal's H.I.P because Maybelline are usually affordable with their regular eyeshadow quads costing less then $6.

I remember seeing this palette in Asian magazines and on Sasa.com but they were way too overpriced since western brand cosmetics are usually expensive overseas. Couple months later I saw them at Target and the sparkles in these shadows really got me to purchase this palette in "Give me Gold".

After weeks of using it I am really loving this palette, I can't say how I feel about the other palettes because I have yet to try them. The texture is smooth and blendable and the pigmentation is good for the price.

Swatches:

With Flash


Without Flash


If you're someone like me who loves shimmer eyeshadow this is a good palette to have, the shimmers are not glittery like Urban Decay's Midnight Cowboy or few eyeshadows you see at Claires, they're very fine and would be really nice to wear at nights.

Overall I love it and will be purchasing other palettes to try out, however the price and the amount of product in these are not great so its best to wait for any coupon or deal offers in some drugstores.

Here's a look using the palette


Rating: 4.5/5
Would I buy this again?: yes

Disclaimer:
This is purchase by my own money. Any opinions that I may have expressed in this post are from my own personal experience with the product. I have no affiliation with the company that makes it and did not receive money mentioning or using it. Visit my FAQ & Disclaimer page for more info.

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