Makeup Revolution #Slay palette!

Hey guys, so I guess you could say I’ve jumped on the peachy eye shadow band-wagon. Never in my life would I have ever thought I would wear orange eye shadow. Honestly, what is my life these days? I'm almost 28 and I’ve started wearing colors on my eyes I never would have even considered a year ago! So needless to say, I’m going to tell you guys what I did to get this look using the Makeup Revolution #Slay Eye Shadow Pallette! First things first, I am one of those weirdos who does their eye shadow before their face makeup. I always get fallout under my eyes and on the tops of my cheeks. If I do a winged eyeliner, I’ll do it after the rest of my makeup, but before my mascara. Otherwise my lashes get in my way, lol. For a primer, I use the Hard Candy eye shadow primer “Eyes the Limit”. It has a silky creamy texture with a little nude color to it. Now to the fun part, the colors! I recently bought the Makeup Revolution palette called #Slay. It has ten very pigmented shadows in it, only four of them are the matte. That and the fact that there were warm shades in it, is what pulled me in. I love a good satin or shade, but mattes are perfect for transitional shades and more glam looks. Although shimmer and glam go hand in hand lol.

I start out with putting the shade ‘Great’ all over my lids, making sure to put it on while the primer is still tacky. There is a fine shimmer in it, so it helps if the primer still has some stickiness to it. I then put a little of the golden bronze ‘Impress’ on the inner quarter. On the upper part of my lid I put a light wash of ‘Destroy’ and ‘#Slay’ make everything blend out softly. For the crease I tap into the orange ‘Impress’ and ‘Killed It’ for that reddish peachy vibe I’m focusing this look on. I blend until I like the level of hazy soft blending. If the color isn’t as vibrant as I want, I add more and continue blending. The outer corner and into the crease I blend in the color ‘Hit’. If I’m wanting to keep it less smoky, I skip the last step and I’ll maybe add some ‘Queen’ to warm it up even more. Today I am skipping ‘Hit’ and just adding ‘Queen’. Next I use a warm soapy wash cloth and wipe away any fallout, with this palette I haven’t had much at all.

Now time to beat my face. I always make sure I have a freshly washed and moisturized face! I use the Biore charcoal face wash and the Nicel Daily Repair with Vitamin A and Retinol. For primer I use the Elf Mineral Primer in Green to reduce the redness on my cheeks, in the creases my nose and any redness from blemishes. On days I was more of a full coverage look I use my Real Techniques Perfection Complexion sponge damp. For foundation I’m currently using the Cover Girl 3in1, I make sure I blend down the neck. Otherwise you’ll end up with a “mask”, which just isn’t cute lol. I recently purchased two new concealers, the Ulta Full Coverage waterproof concealer in Light Warm, it’s the lightest shade with a yellow undertone. I also got the L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Light Ivory. I’m still testing them both out right now. So far I like the Ulta one for under my eyes and on any spots. But I also like the L.a Girl one for the same things. I just don’t know which I like better as of right now! For setting and caking everything I am in love with the Coty Airspun loose face powder in Neutral Natural, it’s so silky and finely milled. I bronze and pretend to contour with the Wet N Wild Coloricon Contouring Pallet in Dulce De Leche and I use my favorite, yet discontinued Avon blush in Classic aura, it’s a natural tone pinky mauve. I highlight with a highlighter I made myself that’s a soft frosty pink, I’m obsessed with it. To finish up everything I lightly pencil in my brows with the Jordana fabubrow in dark brown, then I brush it through. It is too dark for me so I have to use a light hand with it. For mascara I use the Holy Grail, and always trusty Maybelline The Rocket in Waterproof. After my mascara dries I tight line and line my waterline with Rimmel waterproof sparkling black eyeliner. After that, use a little of the orange ‘Impress’ and ‘Queen’ to lightly smoke out the lash line! I recently bought a J.Cat kissproof liquid lipstick in Champagne Buzz, I love it! It’s very thin and pigmented for being only like four dollars. Right now I don’t have any setting spray, so I use water in a spray bottle to settle down the powders and prevent them from looking cakey. Although it doesn’t do anything but setting everything down, I still use it for now. I need recommendations for a setting spray that won’t break my bank, and that will hold up to sweat lol. If you know of any good ones, hit up the comments section.

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to read this. I appreciate every bit of feedback you guys have to offer! I hope you have an amazing day!

Xoxo
Lulu.

My Effortless Makeup Look!

When I have to run errands and I don't want to do a full face of makeup, this is my "go-to" look. I still use a fair amount of products, but it is a more natural everyday kind of look. It's for those days when I don't have the time or energy to "Beat my face to the gods". There are a few different eye looks I'll do, but this is my usual look. I hope you enjoy!

First things first, I always wash my face with a charcoal face wash and a normal wash cloth. I've noticed if I don't wash my face just before I do my makeup, it doesn’t sit right. I often have breakouts and dry skin around my nose and chin, so washing and rinsing my face well is always a must! The face wash I use is Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser, it's has a cooling feeling and does seem to work. It’s honestly really thick and has little black flecks of charcoal in it. If I leave it on for more than a minute or two, my face starts to tingle and feel warm. So I just wash it off and move on to my moisturizer. I have been using the Nicel Daily Repair with Vitamin A and Retinol for about three years. I always got it at Big Lots for less than two dollars, but I have not been able to find it the last few times I had been there. I have seen it on Amazon though! Before I start my makeup, I throw on my chap stick in the flavor Pumpkin Pie.

Now on to the actual makeup! I always do eyes first. No matter what I do, I always have fall out. I start by priming my eyes with the hard candy primer and I put down a matte creamy nude color all over by wet n wild in Brulee. It helps make the rest of the shadows blend better and even everything out. I use the Wet N Wild Pallet in Comfort zone. It has super soft, pigmented shadows. I take the warm pinky brown shade on my lids then put the warm brown / blue shifty one in the crease. It’s comparable to Mac’s Blue Brown pigment.

After that, I clean up the fall out and move on to primer and foundation. I mix one pump of my green redness relief elf primer in with two pumps of my covergirl foundation in shade 810. Mixing them like that seems to make my foundation stay on longer than normal. When I’m in a rush, and want my foundation to look natural, I blend it in with my hands. The coverage is still nice and looks so much more natural than if I use a sponge. If needed, I’ll add some extra foundation to any spots and my under eyes with my real techniques miracle complexion sponge. I do have pretty dark circles. After, I set everything with my coty Air spun loose face powder. I love how it smells, it reminds me of my grandma. I always add a Bronzer to the "classic 3" area, if I don’t I look washed out. I like to bronze up with the Wet N Wild Coloricon Contouring Pallet. It also has a matte highlight shade, which I sometimes use under my eyes if I need more brightening. My favorite Blush is my Avon blush in Classic aura. It’s a gentle mauve, and looks really flattering on my skin tone. For highlight, I use the one I made myself. I highlight my cheek bones and above my brow, the tip of my nose and my cupids bow.


Last thing I do is finish my eyes, lips and set everything. I put on Rimmel Scandleyes waterproof "sparkling black" eye liner. I put it in my water line and tight line. Then I use my holy grail Maybelline the rocket mascara in waterproof on my top and bottom lashes. I put on like one and a half coats. focusing on my top lashes. I lightly fill my brows and brush them out in with the Jordana Fabubrow eyebrow pencil in dark brown. Personally, it’s too warm for me, and I’m looking into getting a more ashy one. If you have any suggestions, let me know down below. I use my Elf Mist & Set to keep everything in place and while its drying, I put on some gloss. My favorite is Maybelline The Elixir Colorsensational in shade 90, Rose Redefined. It's one of those glosses that is super shiny and long lasting, but not sticky. It has a grandma smell I love!

Then I’m done! It usually takes me about fifteen to twenty minutes to do it all and feel a lot more confident going out and about. I do have a lot of acne, acne scars and redness on my cheeks that bother me. If I’m having a decent skin day I’ll just wear mascara, eye liner, fill my brows in lightly and wear some chap stick and call it a day. I’m going to have some photos of the products and me throughout the steps! I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and if you want me to do anymore like this with different looks, let me know down below!

Thank you all for reading!

Xoxo Lulu.

40 Beauty Questions TAG!

 

 

SKINCARE
-How many times a day do you wash your face? 1 normally, 2 if I'm not too lazy!

-What skin type do you have? Combo, oily T zone, but I do have some dryness around my Nose, Chin and cheeks.

-What is your current facial wash? The gender bender Chunk bar by Perfectly Posh. It is rather drying, so use it as you feel you need it.

-Do you exfoliate? Not really, if I do it's once a week.

-What brand do you use? Same as facial wash stated above. Or the Dove bar soap in the pink packaging!

-What moisturizer do you use? I'm in the market for one! Leave suggestions in the comments!

-Do you have freckles? Yes I do. They're worse in the sun!

-Do you use eye cream? I've tried a l'oreal one before but it burn my eyes!

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin? I didn't have acne or break outs at all growing up. I visited Ohio to see family when I was 16 and I broke out really bad. It went away fast. But once I turned 22-ish, I got it regularly and still struggle with it at almost 28.

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? No, but I'd like to try it.

MAKE-UP
-What foundation do you use? Cover girl 3 in 1. Shade 810 with spf 20.

-How about concealer? I'm in the market for one, I want to get the L.a Girl pro concealer!

-Do you know your undertone color? I have a neutral / yellow undertone.

-What do you think of fake eyelashes? The look good on some. I personally haven't gotten the chance to buy any!

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? Yep, I do know this. But I don't always do it.

-What brand of mascara do you use? Maybelline the rocket.

-Sephora or MAC? I've never been to either. Or tried anything by mac or anything high end.

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card? No I don't, again, never been there. Sadly!

-What makeup tools do you use in makeup application? Real techniques miracle completion sponge and whatever brushes I have. All generic brands. But still nice.

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? I have the Hard Candy one. It works really well.

-For the face? Elf mineral face primer, the green one.

-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? Wet n wild, I like natural shades for daily and for colors, i use whatever I'm feeling that day!

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? Pencil in the water lines, liquid on the lash line.

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? Not very often at all! I can't remember the last time I did.

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? I haven't tried any!

-Do you use mineral makeup? No I don't, but I would try it.

-What is your favorite lipstick? Colourpop matte liquid lipstick in Beeper.

-How about lipgloss? Maybelline color sensational lip gloss in a basic pink. I don't think they sell it anymore. It smells lightly like a grandma, and I love it.

-What is your favorite blush to use? Avon true color in True Aura.

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay? I haven't. But I'm not against it.

-Do you like drugstore makeup? That's all I have and can afford. Except for a few Avon items I was given.

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets) I don't know of any in my starte.

-Did you ever consider taking makeup classes? I mean, I would, but I wouldn't be able to afford it.

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? No, I'm pretty steady handed.

-Name a makeup crime that you hate? Instagram brows lol.

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? I like both, but I think I can only pull of the natural ones lol.

-Which celebrity always has great make up? Kylie Jenner! I love her!

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Mascara!

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? Yeah, I normally do if I have a little running to do. It depends on what I have going on.

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? Yeah, I do. I know I'm not the most beautiful woman ever. But I do think I'm attractive.

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? From what I own, I love wet n wild, Maybelline and cover girl.

-What do you think of Makeup? I love it. I'm obsessed with it. 