Sunday, March 25, 2012

Kiss Nail Dress

Kiss Nail Dress

Love these so much! Got them for free in my Love Voxbox and will be filming a review on them very soon once I can report on how long they last! I'm on day 4 right now & they're nearly flawless <3

My Top 5 Favorite Everyday Lipsticks (Swatches)

Hello Dollface! I just made a video about my 5 most worn everyday lipsticks, which included a mix of drugstore and high end. I hope you enjoy the video and some bonus swatches and pictures of what they look like on, in case you were thinking of getting any yourself!

Here's my handful of swatches- what a wide variety of colors that you can get away with on a daily basis!
(Rimmel's Summer Angel, MAC's Viva Glam Gaga 1, Avon's Never So Nude, Clinique's Super Strawberry, and Rimmel's Vintage Pink)

Here's what the first swatch looks like on:

(Rimmel Moisture Renew- Summer Angel)

I really like this next shade because it brightens up your whole face:

(MAC's Viva Glam Gaga 1- Special Edition!)

Probably the most glossy out of all the colors: 




(Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipstick- Never So Nude)

Now we're getting into the more intensely pigmented and daring everyday colors.

(Clinique Chubby Stick- Super Strawberry)

And last but not least, here is my favorite of them all!



(Rimmel Moisture Renew- Vintage Pink)

ALL PICTURES TAKEN ON FRONT-FACING CAMERA OF IPHONE 4S, FACING NATURAL LIGHTING. Not the most clear, but the colors are definitely true. Here I'll add some more close ups of the colors:



And there they all are. What are your favorite everyday lipsticks? Thank you for reading! I feel like I forgot to mention something, but oh well. Have a great day(:

~Elle<3
Watch the video

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Smokey PLL-Inspired MOTD!


The picture for this may not be the best. I’ve been wanting to go to sleep for 2 hours now but had to write a paper! AGHH!

Anyways, this look started out as an innocent daytime school makeup look, but tonight I had a chorus concert, and even though I wanted to keep it all modest looking since we were performing in a church, I did get a little smokey with it to enhance my brown eyes- something I don’t do very often because browns with browns can get a little muddy- but I actually really liked how it came out. Reminded me very much so of a character from Pretty Little Liars, since at least 3 out of 4 of them have hazel/brown eyes as I do. So this is just a quick MOTD post, I hope you all enjoy! By looking at my blog stats I saw that WAY more people than usual saw my St. Patrick’s day MOTD post and that means so much to me that people take the time to read these and support me and my makeup art. So thank you for reading in advance and hope you enjoy this smokey brown look!



FACE: Today I used
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel
American Beauty Plush Powder Foundation in 04 Cool
But I really do think it’s time to switch to a more liquid or spring face makeup because the powder just faded so fast and gave into my oily spots today, leaving me with red discoloration on my forehead after it faded. Talk about embarrassing! To cover it up I used
Covergirl Oil Control Pressed Powder in Buff Beige
With my trusty:
Physician’s Formula Bambuki Brush
Which helped with the oil a lot. Between the foundation and powder, I also used a blotting sheet from Clean & Clear to get rid of the oil without having to start from scratch with the face routine.
I really wanted to contour my cheeks but was too lazy to go looking for my Laguna, so I used an eyeshadow with the perfect color for contour but with very light pigmentation so it wouldn’t be too noticeable/shimmery on my face vs. my eyelids. I used:
Max Factor e/s in Bourbon



EYES:
I started with
e.l.f. Eyelid Primer in Sheer (really hate this stuff, I’m pretty sure the colors faded)
MAC e/s in Naked Lunch (lid, browbone, inner corner)
MAC e/s in Corderoy (crease. This is a matte color but when I blend it some shimmer gets mixed in. So annoying!)
Blended w/ MAC 224 Brush
Lancome e/s in Drape (browbone, over Naked Lunch for more shimmer)
Maybelline Expert Eyes Eyeliner in (?) Brown – can’t remember the name. Very basic light brown! (upper lash line)
Avon Luxury Liner for Eyes in Dark Brown (waterline)
Lancome e/s in Color d’Jour (in waterline to set eyeliner)
Revlon Growluscious Mascara in Blackest Black
Lancome Definicils Mascara

LIPS:
The Balm Stainiac Lip Stain in Beauty Queen

That’s all for now folks! Enjoy the pictures, let me know if you want a tutorial on this look or a similar look, and Stay Gold!

~Elle<3 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

My Boyfriend Does My Makeup...but what does he use?

Welcome, Dollface! I'm guessing you're here because you watched the video where Pj tortures me and butchers the name of every cosmetics company in existence(:

Don't worry, I'm here to help! Dying to get that rash-like blush color? Want my Snooki bronze for yourself? Well have no fear, all the products will be listed right below this statement, and also along with some close ups of the damage my boyfriend did to my face...and ego. LOL just kidding...but it was a pretty brutal evening having to walk around with this on my face:


I also thought I would list what I'm wearing, since my accessories are pretty foxy and I didn't want to congest my info bar under the video more than it already is with Tumblr, Twitter, blah blah blah...

Top: American Eagle
Necklace: Forever 21

Whatta looker(;

NOW THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!

Products Used:
New York Color Sun 2 Sun Bronzer in Bronze Gold
Maybelline Falsies Mascara in Black Drama
New York Color Eyeliner Duet in 880 Mockingbird
MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
Covergirl Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow Quad in Tropical Fusion
Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick in Coral (he HAD to pick the brightest color I own, didn’t he?)
L’oreal HIP Lip Gloss in Precious
Physician’s Formula Happy Mood Boosting Blush in Rose
Sephora Flashy Liner Waterproof in 12 Flashy Ultra Green
Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in Purple Shock

Brushes Used:
Revlon Blush Brush
Essence of Beauty Large Crease Brush
Essence of Beauty Bronzer Brush

Hopefully after this one, I'll get back to some makeup-ical sanity on my channel. But for now...one more picture, why not?(;


Toodle-loo for now! Enjoy the video & make sure to share it with your friends if it made you crack a smile.

Thanks for reading!<3Elle




My Boyfriend Does My Makeup!!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

St. Patrick&apos;s Makeup of the Day!

Happy St. Patrick's day, everyone! I got into the spirit with my leprechaun hat and neon green eyeshadows that I've been dying to try! Enjoy these photos and I hope you had a great holiday!

Makeup:
American Beauty Plush Powder Foundation
benefit Stay Don't Stray Eye Primer
Revlon Matte e/s in Luscious Lime (lid & inner corner)
Urban Decay Matte e/s in Chronic (crease)
Wet n' Wild Browbone color from trio "I Dream of Greenie" (Browbone highlight)
Sephora Ultra Flashy Waterproof Eyeliner in Ultra Flashy Green
Hard Candy 1,000 Lash Colored Mascara in Mermaid Teal (MY EYELASHES ARE GREEN TOO!)
Baby Lips in Peach Kiss

I think that's it...I straightened my hair with my CHI and am wearing a green shirt from Urban Behavior. Hope the luck of the Irish is with you for the rest of the day, year, and life.

Lots of love & thanks for reading!
~Elle<3