FOTD with Urban Decay Naked Palette

On Friday I had a lunch date planned with some friends so I decided to do a lil extra with the eyes. I hope you like it!

On another note, I think my skin is starting to come back to its senses. I've gone back to using my favorite face wash and drinking lots of water. *fingers crossed*

 
 
 

FACE:
MAC Studio Finish concealer for under eyes and to define brows
Eve Pearl HD Powder Duo
Stereo rose
Wet N Wild Color Icon bronzer in Princess


EYES:
Indianwood paint pot
UD Darkhorse on lid and blended into crease
UD Virgin on inner lid & tear duct
NYX Blue liner on lower lash line and waterline
Maybelline Lash Stiletto and Lancome Hypnose Drama

LIPS:
Rimmel nude gloss lipgloss (the name is rubbed off)
Revlon Soft nude lipstick
NYX Brown lipliner

HAIR:
A dry mess of an attempted dry twist out (not the one I posted!), pulled back into a low bun. I used some shea butter mix for moisture and added some Argan oil eco styler gel to the edges.

Smokey Lower Lash Line

You know what I'm feeling lately...smoking out the bottom lash line with shadow. Yup! Makes me feel sexy. Especially with a bold lip.

Also, peep my lash game in the blue liner pics ---> Dior Lash Primer + Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara. Say what??!



 
 

After fixing my wet bun, adding MAC's Russian Red lipstick, going out for a drink, then crying off all of my makeup (seriously, don't ask)

 
 


On another night, heading out for drinks with the girls.

 
 
 

Viva Las Vegas...and my Russian Red!

I LOVE MAC Russian Red lipstick. Creamy, Vampy, sexy...and perfect for Vegas!

Naked Smokey Look

Here is my first look using the UD Naked Palette. It can be vamped up with a dark lip or toned down with a more nude lippie. On my face I'm wearing Eve Pearl Salmon concealer, Eve Pearl Foundation, set with Graftobian powder (I love this combo). On the lips are MAC Currant lipliner with MAC Wrong Spell lipglass. The nude lip is a Mary Kay gloss(can't remember the name).

I did not overdo it on the undereye concealer...I get these random yellow patches on my skin, mainly under my eyes. Weird, I know.

Smokey Workday

My work look for today. Its a little more dramatic than I wanted, but...oh well. This damn pimple is killing me!




FACE:
Monistat Anti Chafing Gel
MAC Moisture Tint
MUFE concealer used under eyes
Graftobian powder
NYX blus in TerraCotta
MAC blush in Petal Point

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance --->LOVE!
MAC Satin Taupe
WNW palette for inner corner shimmer and matte brown to blend
MAC Pearlglide in Black Line
UD 24/7 liner in Whiskey
some type of Maybelline mascara

LIPS:
NYX l/l in Brown
MAC l/s in Madly Creative
Smashbox l/g in Candid

Too Much for the Daytime?

A few weeks ago (I know -I am the BEST blogger in the world) I wore this look to work. I was really pleased with the ELF Beauty Encyclopedia Smoky Eyes Edition that I purchased from Target for $5. It has the usual problems that a $5 eyeshadow palette would have, but overall I quite like it.






FACE:
Black Radiance primer
Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer - used under eyes
MAC MSF Natural - a very small amount dusted over face
MAC Sweet as Cocoa blush

EYES:
ELF Primer
Soft Ochre Paint Pot
ELF palette
Urbay Decay 24/7 liner on lower lashline
Can't remember what mascara

LIPS:
Rimmel l/s in Crush 202
NYX l/g in Juicy Red

HAIR:
Blown straight and pressed with a flat iron



Do you think it's too much for work? Oh well -- too late now!

MAC CCO Find - Blue Flame

I was too excited to find MAC Blue Flame eyeshadow at my local CCO. I had been hard pressed for this since it came out with the Style Black Collection in Fall 2009.

Its a mineralized blue color that is super versatile (in my opinion). I had no problems with blending our fallout. This gets two thumbs up from me. You ladies are going to have to pay me to STOP wearing this shadow :-)

click pics to enlarge...I am wearing it over a gray base.

Bough Grey + Blue Climate

Hi chicas,

This look is about 2 months old. I wore this to my birthday party and got quite a few compliments that night. Here is what I'm wearing:






Revlon ColorStay foundation in 400
Milani Pressed Powder in Honey Amber
MAC Sweet as Cocoa blush

Eyes:
ELF Mineral Eye Primer
UD Scratch - inner corner
MAC Blue Climate on lid, lower lash line
MAC Bough Grey - in crease and blended upward
concealer to highlight
CG Lash Blast masacara

LIPS:
MAC Ever Hip lipstick
MAC Perennial High Style lipglass

FOTD

Hey there!

It's snowing in my neck of the woods...AGAIN! UGH! I like the snow and all, but I'm ready for it to be over. Hopefully you guys all live in tropical climates and have palm trees outside of your windows :-)

You know what snow day means...Face of the Day! Here is a smokey blue look. Excuse the sloppy bun and headband that I'm wearing!




































Face:
-MAC Mineralize SatinFinish Foundation
-Cover Girl True Blend Minerals Bronzer in 440 Natural Bronze
-ELF blush in Tickled Pink
-L'Oreal True Match concealer in Warm - Med. Deep



Eyes:
ELF Primer on my right eye - forgot to prime my left eye
NYX jumbo pencil in Black Bean
Urban Decay Peace e/s
L'Oreal HIP duo in Showy (lightest side)
Urban Decay Zero e/s
NYX e/s in Sweet Lagoon on inner corners
soft brown and lightest color from Milani Sedona Sunset quad
L'Oreal ColorStay Eyeliner in Black
Revlon mascara


Lips:
NYX lipliner in 831-Mauve
Milani lipglass in Endulging


I'm trying different lighting...

Till next time, stay warm!

FOTD

I attended a party a few weeks ago with a friend and this is the face I wore :)

As you can see in the first pic, my skin is very dry and in need of some TLC. The last pic was taken at the end of the night, hence the tired *ahem drunk ahem* eyes.

I pulled out the Urban Decay Book of Shadows for this look.


















Face:
Victoria Secret Camoflage FX Concealer Palette (thanks Yummy411!)
L'Oreal True Match Superblendable makeup in C6 - this was too light when I purchased in the summer, but matches well now.
NYX blush in Pinky

Eyes:
UDPP
UD Scratch in inner 1/3
UD Shag on middle 1/3
UD Zero on outer v and blended into crease blended with a soft brown color

For the life of me, I cannot recall what I have on my lips.

Peace!
Rashida

It's been a while...

Hi guys! I know it's been a while since my last post but I've been super busy. I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was good. Mine was...eventful! I went home to Philly to see my family. The food was great and I got a chance to hang out with my family. Gotta love 'em!

Anyway, I'm happily back in DC and getting back into the swing of things after having 4 days off from work. I definitely need to hit the gym after 4 days of soul food :-(

A few weeks ago I went to a 30th birthday party with a friend and decided to try the Maybelline Natural Smokes Quad that I'd picked up. The colors in the quad are perfect for a smokey eye but I would recommend a colored base. I primed my eye with ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer and used an NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencil in Slate as a base. I believe I used ELF Studio Blush in Terra Cotta on my cheeks and a gold glittery Lancome lipgloss on the lips.






I really like the ELF e/s primer. I think it's a great buy for $1.

Let me know what you think about the look.

Till next time...

Peace,
MochaMakeupLover