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New Year Resolutions 2015

New Year, new me. New Year, new blog. 

When I say "new me", I'm not talking about losing weight or being more organized(although I should). Instead I want to to try new lipstick colors, maybe dye my hair, try other makeup brands, ect. I feel like I have been in a beauty rut lately and I'm having a hard time finding inspiration. Maybe it's because I have been in school(full time) or maybe it's just time for a change. Who knows. But I look forward to the changes that are coming in 2015. 

So I decided to make a list of the things I have to try in 2015. 

New Year, New me list

1. Daring lipstick shades

2. Different hair color

3. Using unfamiliar makeup brands

4. Washing my brushes every other day.

5. Reading more beauty blogs.

6. Be more creative with my makeup. 

7. Do more makeup

8. Try different eyeliner techniques.

9. Wear more face masks.

10. Try out more drugstore foundations.

New year, new blog list

1. Post more makeup tutorials. 

2. Post more skincare reviews.

3. Update the blog of my current breakouts.

4. Maybe, add a few posts where I talk about the food I believe is breaking me out.

5.Post more often!

6. Have a guest writer. 

7. Host more giveaways.

8. Ask my readers more questions.

9. Feature more brands.

10. Keep up with my "tip, news and nail look of the week" post. 

My main goal this year is to try video tutorials! 

Do you have any New Years resolutions? 

Let us know in the comments below!

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New Years makeup tutorial -smoky eyes using the Naked 2

Head into 2015 with glamorous smoky eyes. This look is relatively simple to recreate and lasts you all the way into a new year. You can add eyeliner and glittery lips to be on the daring side. Do what you want to do on New Years. It's the one day of the year you can get away with glitter lips. If you're still not sure about it, just follow these steps to achieve a beautiful smoky look that is guaranteed to have heads turning your way.  

What all you need:

Eyes

• Eye primer ( I used Urban Decays potion primer )
• Cool toned Brown, black and white eyeshadow (I used Urban Decays Naked 2 palette)
• Silver pressed pigment ( I used L'Oreal's Infallible eyeshadow in silver sky)
• Eyelashes ( I used BH Cosmetics Sassy lashes) 

Lips (optional)

• Chapstick
• Silver pressed pigment (optional)

Brushes

• Blending brush
• Flat eyeshadow brush
• Small detail brush
• Crease brush
• Pencil brush

Before we start I would like to point out that it's not a good idea to put glitter on your lips if they're chapped. Mine were and I couldn't get the glitter to properly smooth out on my top lip. 

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Now let's get started!

1. If desired, go ahead and fill in your eyebrows.
2. Start with primer. Apply it all over the eye area and with any left over product sweep it on the bottom lashline.
3. Apply your cool toned brown shadow in the crease with a fluffy brush. This step will help the black shade from looking messy and help blend things out. 
4. Start with a flat eyeshadow brush and apply your black eyeshadow to your whole lid. Don't go all the way up into your crease with this shade. It will look like you have a black eye. Be sure to build it up to an intense black. 
5. Now take a crease brush and in light sweeping motions blend the black shade into the crease. Try to not be sloppy. Getting it above the crease can look very messy. Just take your time and blend in steps.
6. Now take a fluffy brush and blend out any harsh lines around the crease. This step should keep most of the black shade in your crease but still fade it out and give it that nice faded look that you see in the picture. You will prob notice the brown shade fading as well. If you don't, feel free to lightly add a little more brown to help the process.
7. Now grab a pencil brush and blend some of the brown under the eyes. Then follow in with the black shade. You can add as much as you want to achieve the amount of smokiness desired. I started from the outer corner and worked my all the way into the inner corner.
8. Now pick up your silver pressed pigment with a precise brush and apply it to the center of your eye lid. I prefer rubing it in sweeping motions to avoid sharp lines from the glitter. If you don't have a silver pressed pigment, then a shade Verve may work from the Naked 2 palette. 
9. Do the same thing to the middle of the lower lash line. 
10. Optional, add eyeliner. (I didn't in this tutorial) 
11. Apply some white eyeshadow on your brow bone to brighten things up and to give your brows a lift.
12. Now pop on some lashes.
13. Apply your facial makeup.
14. Add Chapstick to your lips and add the glitter pigment with a flat shading brush.

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 What are you doing for the New Year's Eve?

Are you going to wear this smoky eye for this holiday?

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Soft New Years makeup tutorial for young teens

One of my New Years resolutions is posting more makeup tutorials. But I am a blogger and right now their are many girls frantically looking for the perfect New Years makeuplook.  So I decided my resolution starts now. I decided to start with a softer makeup looked that is targeted for younger teens or for the girls who are shy when it comes to makeup. It's really easy recreate and you don't even need the same products I used. Just pick similar shades that you already have and you should be good to go!

Hope you enjoy this look and find it helpful! Have a wonderful and blessed New Year! 

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For the eye look you will need the following products.

• I used the Lorac Mega Pro palette but all you need are the following shades: cranberry, shimmery vanilla, and a dusty rose to copy this look
• White base (optional) 
• Urban Decay eye primer
• L'Oreal voluminous mascara
• Black eyeshadow for lining the eyes
• And of course some makeup brushes (shader, blending, precision/pencil, crease, lining) 

For the face I used

• Loreal True Match foundation
• E.l.f cosmetics Hd concealer in brightening
• Physicians Formula face powder
• Nars Orgasm blush
• Benefit's Hula for Light contouring

On the lips

• Chapstick 
• Too Faced Melted lipstick in Berry

Now let's get started!

1. First, make sure you have a clean face. It should be washed, moisturized and prepped with any primers.
2. After applying Urban Decays primer potion, take a a fluffy brush and lightly blend a cranberry shade into the crease. Be sure not to go too high above the crease. It's better to get it all over the lid rather than covering your brow none with the cranberry shade. 
3. Pick up crease brush and precisely apply the same cranberry shade in the crease. Start from the outer v and work your way into the inner v. But try to keep most of the cranberry shade on the outer v area. 
4. After you're finished with step 3, take a fluffy blending brush and blend out any harsh lines.
5. Next, apply a white base to the lid of the eye for enhanced pigment for the vanilla eyeshadow.
6. Take a flat shadow brush and dab the shimmery vanilla shade all over the lid. You can also use your fingers or a sponge applicator for this step. 
7. Again, go back in with your fluffy blending brush and blend any harsh lines from the vanilla shade. Sometimes it's needed to redo step 3 to enhance the cranberry shade and that's ok. But don't forget that you might need to be blend once again.
8. Now, take a pencil brush and apply a rosy shade on the outer v to lightly smoke things out. Blend with a fluffy brush if needed.
9. For lining the eyes use an angled eyeliner brush and a black eyeshadow. This will keep the look soft and avoid the harshness a tradional eyeliner can create. 
10. Apply mascara to the top and bottom lashes. 
11. If desired, apply the same vanilla shade on the brow bone to enhance the shape of your brows.
12. Then finish up with your foundation, concealer, powder, bronzer, blush and lipstick. (I did it in that order)

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I really like this look because you can change it up to a more bold look or tame it down. You can add definition under the eyes, falsies, winged eyeliner, or even add deeper Berry shades. The possibilities are endless with this look. I decided to keep the look soft becuase it was done on a 14 year old but when I wear this look I definitely vamp it up! 

What are you doing for the holidays?

Are you going to rock this look?

Let us know in the comments below!

Thanks for reading!