Makeup Tutorial: Kristen Stewart W Magazine

 

Products used:
Urban Decay Primer Potion and Naked Palette
Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black
Maybelline Falsies mascara
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation
Sally Girl Bronzer
Smashbox Soft Lights highlight

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Born With It
Maybelline Dream Mousse concealer (discontinued, any concealer will do!)
NYX lip liner pencil in Natural

Coastal Scents angle brush and eyeshadow brush
Sonia Kashuk pointed blending brush and large crease brush
MAC 168 brush

Makeup Tutorial: Freida Pinto Planet of the Apes Premiere

Product list:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Wet n' Wild Comfort Zone Eyeshadow Palette
Maybelline Master Drama Cream Eyeliner Pencil in Midnight Master
Maybelline Falsies mascara

ELF blush in Candid Coral
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick in Plum Shine
Wet n' Wild lipstick in 508A

Coastal Scents eyeshadow and powder brushes
Sonia Kashuk pointed blending brush and crease brush

Makeup Tutorial: Easy Wearable Jealousy Wakes Look

Products used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Cream Eyeliner in Midnight Master
Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black
Stila Kitten eyeshadow
NYX eyeshadows in Eucalyptus and Dune
MAC Jealously Wakes eyeshadow
Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation
Studio Gear powder blush in Sierra

NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Smokey Look

Coastal Scents angle brush and powder brush
Sonia Kashuk pointed blending brush and large crease brush

Makeup Tutorial: Olivia Wilde Nylon Magazine Inspired

Products used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
BH Cosmetics 1st Edition 120 color Palette (shimmery purple, matte light purple, dark shimmery purple, shimmery charcoal gray)
Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Cream Eyeliner in Midnight Master
Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black
Stila Kitten Eyeshadow
Maybelline One by One Mascara in Very Black

Nars Orgasm blush
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer

Pop Beauty Lipstick (no longer available, any sheer nude lipstick will do!)
NYX Round Lipgloss in Whipped

Coastal Scents eyeshadow brush, angle brush, powder brush
Sonia Kashuk pointed blending brush and large crease brush

Makeup Tutorial: Summer Party Look

This is a party look that's great for summer nights. Hope you all enjoy!

Products used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yogurt
Urban Decay Naked Palette
Milani Baked Eyeshadow in Melange
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in stash
Maybelline Eye Studio  Master Drama Cream Eyeliner in Midnight Master
Maybelline One by One Mascara in Very Black
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Clear

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation (applied before video)
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips blush

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Coral Crush
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Coral Reef

Coastal Scents eyeshadow brush, angle brush, powder brush
Sonia Kashuk pointed blending brush and large crease brush

Obsession: Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Cream Pencils

Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Cream Pencil in Midnight Master

After 6 hours of wear

New Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Cream Pencils promise creamy application, intense color pay-off, and 24 hour smudge-proof and water-proof wear. Let's break down the claims one by one:

• Application: SMOOTH as buttah! It glided on without any tugging or pulling.  The texture is really great and is super creamy, just as Maybelline claims. If you want to smudge it, you can, but I recommend doing so the second you apply it. The longer you wait, the more difficult it will be. The pencil comes sharpened, but as you use it the tip becomes flat and stays flat as you twist up more product. That makes it difficult (but not impossible) to make really, really thin lines.
• Pigmentation: As you can see from the swatches, the color pay-off is pretty good. It goes on jet black in one pass and only gets better if you add another layer or two.
• Wear: Decent, but not even close to 24 hours. The first time I tried it, the liner lasted about 4 hours before I experienced some minor fading on the waterline. In the picture above, I set it with a a small amount of matte black eyeshadow and after about 6 hours it wasn't bad at all. Still some fading and a bit of smudging, but not bad. My top lash line stayed put on its own for the entire day until I removed it at night. Before I washed the swatches off of my hand, I ran some water over them and vigorously rubbed them with a dry paper towel. Didn't budge!

I wasn't a huge fan of the packaging. It was VERY difficult to twist up at first. For a moment I thought I had purchased a defective pencil, but it did eventually work after a minute of playing around with it. The pencils are available in 6 colors; Midnight Master (jet black), Sapphire Strength (blue), Bold Brown (warm medium brown), Coal Commander (dark charcoal gray), Vibrant Violet (dark purple), and Made of Steel (light gray.) Even though I really liked this, I prefer Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner. It's a very similar product in different forms (pencil vs. pot). But for around $7 each, I'll definitely be going back for one or two more!

Makeup Tutorial: Alexa Chung Inspired Silver/Bronze Look

Products used with dupes in bold:

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion (original) - any eye primer will work
NYX Eyeshadow Single in Eucalyptus - any light shimmery taupe shadow
Stila Eyeshadow in Chloe-available in the It Girl Trio Eyeshadow Palette (snagged for only $5 on sale at Urban Outfitters) - any medium brown shimmery shadow will work
Urban Decay Naked Palette (Smog is available as a single eyeshadow) - NYX latte foam
NYX Chrome Loose Eyeshadow in 3 Wise Men - NYX Loose Pearl Eyeshadow in silver, any bright silver pigment
Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Blackest Black - Wet n' Wild gel eyeliner
Maybelline Define-a-Brow Pencil in Dark Brown
Maybelline Falsies Flared Mascara in Very Black - any mascara
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara in Black - any mascara can be used on your bottom lashes

Face
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation in Sandy Beige (applied before filming!)
NYX HD Grinding Blush in Terra Cotta

Lips
EOS Lip Balm in Sweet Mint
NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Natural - MAC Lipglass in Lust

Brushes
Coastal Scents Eyeshadow and Blush Brushes
E.L.F. Blending Brush
Revlon Detail Brush

Maybelline Falsies vs. Falsies Flared Mascara: Mini Review and Demo

My first YouTube video!!!



Ingredients: Note that it has parabens!

 



More legit information on parabens.

Overall, I think the new Falsies Flared edges out the original, but take a look at the video and see for yourself! Random tip: the brush for the Falsies Flared has a gizillion bristles, so too much product comes out when you first take it out of the tube. Wipe some of it off first to avoid clump-age!

Obsession: Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick in Disco Pink, Plum Shine, and Glisten Up Pink

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick in Disco Pink, Plum Shine, and Glisten Up Pink

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick in Disco Pink

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick in Plum Shine

Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipstick in Glisten Up Pink

Hooray for new Color Sensational lipsticks! The micro-simmer is teeny tiny and creates crazy shine, just as advertised. The Pearls collection was a bit of a fail, but I think that a lot of women will love these. They glide on like buttah and provide great pigmentation. I definitely want to check out more colors!