Dressmaker, Dressmaker

A good friend hosted a housewarming over the weekend and this is the look I went for. I wanted to keep things peachy and neutral so opted for no eyeshadow, heavy liner, and light lips. AS you can see my skin is not being nice to me at the moment UGH!

Does anyone else have MAC's lipstick in Dressmaker, Dressmaker? I think its a nice shade when you don't want anything over the top.



FACE:
MAC Satinfish foundation + Lancome concealer
WNW bronzer used as a blush and bronzer

EYES:
Lancome Artliner on top lash line
Urban Decay pencil in Zero on waterline
Lancome Hypnose Drama (I think)

LIPS:
MAC l/s in Dressmaker, Dressmaker




 
 

Modified Pinup Look

Hey Makeup Lovers!

I've been dying to wear my MAC Morange lipstick and a night out with the girls was the perfect occasion. I decided to do a pin-up look with a heavy liner, neutral eye and bold lip. I replaced the traditional red lip with an orange lip. I think this color is HOT!

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FACE:
Black Radiance primer
Cover Girl Queen Collection Natural Hue Liquid Makeup (review coming soon)
Milani Pressed Powder
NYX blush in Terra Cotta

EYES:
UDPP
UD Naked
MAC Chromographic Pencil on waterline
Lancome Artliner
LOreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

LIPS:
NYX lip pencil in Brown Cafe
MAC Morange
LOreal HIP Shine Struck Liquid Color gloss in 460 Precarious

Quick look

On the way to work...story of my life..







FACE:
MAC Moisture Tint
Graftobian powder
MAC Nuance blush


EYES:
UDPP
UD Sin on lid
UD Gunmetal on outer corner
UD Naked and UD Buck to blend
UD 24/7 liner in Zero on upper lash line
L'Oreal Voluminous mascara


LIPS:
Korres Pomegranate Lip Butter

HAIR:
modified wash n go using leaving in conditioner and a tiny bit of ecostyler gel. The hair was huge that day!

NYX eyeshadow look

I have been unsuccessful at getting my hands on the Urban Decay Naked Palette, so I figured I'd create a look using one of my less loved neutral palettes : NYX 5 Color Shadow - The Caribbean Collection I Dream of St Marteen

For about $8 or less you get 5 neutral, somewhat shimmery colors that can be used for everyday looks or a lil sumthin' extra.

I sometimes get questions about my hair so...In the first 2 pics I have 2 soaking wet french braids that I pinned under. In the last pic I'm rocking a sew in weave.







Does anyone have this palette? Or have you all gotten the Urban Dacay Naked palette? Do tell!

Face of the Day - Neutral Shimmer

Hi Beauties!

While I was bumming around the house the other day I decided to play in some makeup. Here is a quick, neutral face of the day using only 2 eyeshadows. Also, I picked up a Milani pressed powder - so far so good though I think it may be a tad too dark. I'll review this powder after I use it a few more times.

On to the pics:


Face:
Primer -??
Victoria Secret Concealer Palette for color correction and concealer of undereye circles
Milani Pressed Powder in 02 Honey Amber lightly buffed onto skin
Rimmel blush in 032 Plum

Eyes:
MAC Gleam on lid and slightly above
MAC Mulch in crease
Concealer as highlight
Revlon Liquid eyeliner
CoverGirl LashBlast mascara

Lips:
MAC Cremeblend blush in Joie-de-Vivre - LOVES IT!
generic gloss














You guys don't even want to know what I had going on under that hat!





The last picture was taken a few days ago of the front of my apartment complex...and more snow is on the way. UGH! I need some sun!

Makeover

Hi Beauties,

I'd plan to come home from work and get right into makeup to create a new look, but things have rarely been working out the way I plan lately. The look below is my cousin (who has beautiful skin and perfect lips) and was done in November - the last time I went home to visit. She prefers darker makeup but we decided to give her something very light and natural just for fun to see how she'd like it. In hindsight I would have used a darker blush.












What do you guys think?

Till next time,
MochaMakeupLover

Bold Lips - New Pic

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone brought in the new year doing something fun. Despite not feeling well, I went to try out a new restaurant with the BF and ended up having a pretty good time with some great food and good drinks. Unfortunately I did not party the night away, but instead was in bed by 2...not my usual New Years Eve, but hey, I said I wasn't feeling well!

The look below was taken about a month ago. It's a go to look that I like to do because, depending on the lip color, you can wear it either to church or to the club. It's very versatile. Needless to say I was not going to church with the glitter and bold, red lips that I added, lol.

This look can be more subtle if you skip the glitter, go with a nude lip and less dramatic bronzer.









FACE: This look involves dewy skin with lots of highlight on the cheekbones, nose and forehead and a generous amount of bronzer. I used MAC MSF Foundation and MAC Refined Golden Bronzer (I think???)

EYES: Rimmel brow pencil, UDPP, gold color on lid and tear duct, brown in crease, and highlight color with some shimmer. I also added a gold glitter eyeliner and LOTS of mascara.

BOLD RED LIPS! When doing a bold lip, don't forget to outline the lips with some concealer for a sharp, clean look.


I'm having serious lighting issues at my home...meaning the lighting in my apartment sucks everywhere but in the kitchen, so please excuse the paper towels and the bottle of Nuvo in the background :-)


Let me know what you think? Also, any lighting suggestions?
Till next time...
Peace,
MochaMakeupLover