Amra Olević Inspired Eye

Amra Olević is one of my favorite makeup artists out there.. if you don't already you need to follow her on instagram.. she has one of the most talented artists out there! I always get inspired by her looks so today I decided to recreate this smokey eye. We both used the Tartelette in Bloom Palette. This palette is my new go!! The shadows are so pigmented and cream so they are super blendable!! You can get it Here! With my blending brush I blend Jetsetter into my crease. When I blend Jetsetter into my crease.. I do "windshield" wiper motions to blend it all throughout my crease. Then I blend Activist and Smokeshow into the outer corner of my eye. shadow brush I tap Rocker onto the lid.

After my eyeshadow is all blended, I add a small wing to enchance my lashes and eye. One of my favorite liquid eyeliners is this one. This eyeliner does not budge and is very black. A good drugstore liquid eyeliner is this one.

I like my lashes extremely long and full of volume! So my go to lash routine is to start with this serum. I let that dry for a minute or two and usually fill in my brows real quick, then I first use this mascara and then finish with this mascara.

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Gimme That Glow: Favorite Highlighters & Bronzers

Hello my loves!!
So for some reason my iPad isn't letting me upload my new video onto my channel 😣 I decided to post up on my blog until I can figure out what's going on.. I promise once I get my iPad working, I will be uploading asap!!!!!! 🎥🎥🎥

SOOOO today I will be posting up my favorite thing about makeup.. That Summer G L O W 🌞🌞
As you all know, I am o b s e s s e d with anything that glows, shimmers, sparkles, shines, you name it...if it's glitter and glowy, I'm gonna try it!

Here are my go to products to create this look! Starting in order that I put it on my face.

 Josie Maran Argan Tinted Moisturizer in Medium 1: I blend this out with my damp beauty blender for a dewy finish. This product is my HOLY GRAIL!!! This has a medium coverage, and is made with Argan Oil which is great for your skin.. And hair!


 BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector in colors Opal and Rose Gold: These highlighters are A. M. A. Z. I. N. G!!!! They are so pigmented and creamy...especially for a pressed powder! They are a bit pricey ($38), but are SO worth the price! I wear Opal on a daily basis, it is the perfect champagne shimmer!  And some days when I want to really glow, I will wear both 😍


 Too Faced Cocoa Contour Palette in Medium and Dark Cocoa: First off..who doesn't love makeup that smells like chocolate?! Ahhh every time I use it I smell like sweet chocolate, it smells so good I wanna eat it. But don't worry I won't! I mix these two colors together for the perfect color all around my face..then I will take the darker shade and contour.


 Smashbox Primer Water: I got this on my previous Sephora haul and I am definitely loving it! It's a setting spray so once you finish your makeup you spritz it on the face and it sets your makeup and gives you a little glow 🌞 A cheaper alternative, not a dupe! But a drugstore setting spray I love is NYX Setting Spray Dewy Finish.



What are some of your go to products?! Any requests on a post?! Will be posting my Spring Lip Collection next 💋


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Make Up Haul #2!

So this week I have been going crazy with make up hauls.. A little over board but you can never have enough make up ;) 

This week I got some great new products! Some I have tried and absolutely loved, some not so much.. And others I haven't had the chance to try yet! 

AHHH come to mama!!! <3

So I will start off with my fave NYX! 

OF COURSE I had to get some more lip products.. Since you all know I am turning into a Lipstick Queen.. (Or maniac haha) As you all know I LOVE LOVE the soft matte lip creams.. So I added a few more to my collection! I also tried the Butter Gloss and instantly fell in love! It feels amazing on your lips! The one down fall is it doesn't last to long.. But it's super easy to apply so I don't mind :) and lastly, I got a butter lipstick which I also loooovee! NYX has the best smoothest lip products.. They feel soo good on and also leave your lips silky smooth ;) 

Here are the swatches of this weeks finds! I really love the colors on the left! The ones on the right I'm not too sure about because I like having a bold lip. Amsterdam and Milan are both the soft matte lip creams. Tiramisu is the butter gloss. And Pops is the butter lipstick.

For my other NYX products, I got the Matte Finish Setting Spray (absolutely love it and works amazing and feels refreshing when applying!) for those of you who don't know what this product is.. It's a spray you put on after you are done with your make up. It keeps your make up lasting all day and also hydrates you! I also got the HD Studio Photogenic finishing powder (this is very light weight and is a great way to set in your highlighting and contouring.. Or concealer a and foundations in general) I also got the Rose Garden blush. It is such a beautiful shade and gives the perfect touch. Definitely one of my favorite blushes! It is also light weight which you know is a big thing for me! And lastly, I got the Eyebrow Crayon which I'm surprised I fell in love because the crayon is a little bigger then what I like but the color goes great with my brows and it lasts all day! I got it in the color dark brown. 

I really like to stick with the drugstore products, one because I am just starting out.. And two because honestly they work just as well as the expensive kinds. (Well some do!) but I do have my eye on a few expensive products which you will hopefully see in the near future ;)

Next I got a few L'Oreal products. I really like L'Oreal's foundations and concealers.. They work really well with my skin type and skin tone. I got new foundations to try out on my new craze highlighting and contouring. I have always loved the true match collection so I got true match creamy natural C3 for my all around foundation.. And true match powder C6 soft stable for my contouring.. I'm not too sure if I like the powder contouring, I think I get better results with my contouring true match crayon concealer in medium/deep. (I feel like creams last longer than the powders)

I have heard some great things about the L'Oreal Revitift Moisture Blur so I decided to give it a try. I was in the market for a new face moisturizer and stumbled upon this. I love how light weight it is and it makes your skin so soft and hydrated which I love so much.. But my skin may be having a reaction to it so I may not be able to use it anymore.. (Which makes me super sad since it's such a great moisturizer!)

Now onto Maybelline!

My new obsession is lipstick and my favorite colors in lipsticks are bold dark colors, like Browns and reds.. And Maybelline has AMAZING colors which makes me so so happy because it has been hard to feel the colors I have been looking for! 

This is the Buff collection and I am love with the colors. My absolute favorite is Espresso Exposed! I'm sure you will be seeing me wearing this often ;) These lipsticks feel amazing on. They are creamy and ahh just beautiful pigment <3  And of course I had to get some lip liners to go with my new lipsticks! I got Toast and Rose and both are the perfect color for these beauties.

Well that's all for this Make Up Haul! I hope you enjoyed and got some inspiration to start adding to your collection! I am still working on getting that Contour and Highlight video up!! (My iPad is driving me nuts! I so need another MacBook) I promise I didn't forget about the video, I will have it up as soon as it can <3

DIY Shellac

So these past few days I have been going on crazy make up hauls! Which I will be writing about after this :) But after the many products I got, I am SO excited about this one!!!! I am obsessed with not only having my Make up game on point.. But also my nail game! Shellac is my allll time favorite! I love everything about it.. The all day shine, long lasting, and I love how thick it is. 

Soooo today when I went to CVS for another haul and I decided to look at some nail polish (since all my nail polish has disappeared).. And TAH DAH!! I saw that Sally Hansen has come out with a gel nail polish set! I love Sally Hansen nail polishes to begin with because the brush is amazing and fits perfectly on my nails! And not only that, but it's an affordable polish! 

I love dark colors so obviously I had to go with "Wine Stock" and the color is beautiful! 

The best part about this gel set is you don't need to waste your money on a lamp!! All you do is apply to coats of the color, then one coat of the top coat and you are good to go my friends :)

I got them for $9.99 at CVS.. (A bit more pricey, but so much cheaper than any nail salon!)

I am so excited about this product, I can't wait to get more! 

AHHH so pretty and shiny :D

Stay tuned.. More of my Make Up Haul is on its way <3

Highlighting and Contouring

Hey guys! 

Sorry I slacked on the posts last week.. I was away on a family vacation. I got a recent request to show how to highlight and contour so here is my way of creating this look :)

At first I was hesitant about highlighting and contouring because I don't like to wear a lot of foundation on my face.. But after trying it with the products I have, I definitely have to say it may just be added onto my daily routine! The products I used were so light that it felt as though I wasn't wearing as much make up as I was! 

Here's a look of the outline:

And here it is after I blended it all in! (Much better!) 

I have terrible lighting in my house so once I upload a video tutorial the lighting will be a lot easier to see! (Hopefully!!)

Products used: 

Loreal true match crayon correcteur- medium/deep

NYX incredible waterproof concealer- fair

Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush- fresh pink

And for brushes: a round buffing brush to blend the contour, a concealer brush to blend the highlights, a sponge to also blend the highlights, and a powder brush for the blush. 

Stay tuned for the video tutorial! Aiming to have it up by the end of the week!