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?

Let us know in the comments below!

Thanks for reading!

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! 

Urban Decay Full Frontal Lipstick Stash Review

Hello!

It's that time of the year when our favorite beauty stores are flooded with holiday kits. And of course Urban Decay has created a beautiful lipstick stash for us lipstick crazed maniacs to purchase. This set includes six gorgeous shades. Some are limited edition and others are part of their permanent line. You can purchase it online from Sephora, Ulta and Urban Decays website for $39.00. Which I think is a great value considering a full sized lip pencil comes with the stash and they're $20 alone! 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This limited-edition set contains minis of three exclusive NEW shades—Ladyflower (bright rose-pink), Crush (inspired by one of our most-coveted Super-Saturated Lip Color shades) and Illicit (sheer baby pink)—plus three mini bestsellers (including Gash!).  It even includes a full-size 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil in Ozone, our bestselling clear shade. Ozone holds color in place, prevents feathering, and fixes mistakes—yet it’s totally invisible on your lips. 

Pigmentation

Ladyflower is a bright rose-pink. This has to be my favorite shade out of the kit. Urban Decay needs to make this a pernament color! The pigmentation for this shade is definitely considered full coverage. And One layer is good enough for a beautiful rosy pout. 

Crush is a bright BRIGHT pink lipstick. This shade seriously packs some major pigmention! I can just lightly touch my lips with this lipstick and I already have enough color for my personal preference.

Illicit is a sheer baby pink. The pigmentation is ok but we have to keep in mind that it's meant to be sheer. So I guess the real answer is the pigmention is good for that lipstick. It would be a great shade for the shy lipstick wearers. It leaves behind a soft baby pink color on the lips with a very nice sheen. 

Gash is a deep red shade. This gorgeous shade has very opaque coverage.

Liar is a pinky brown nude lipstick shade. This lipstick is probably my new favorties nude color. The pigmentation is off the walls and I can't get over how beautiful this shade is!

F-Bomb is a Classic cool red shade. This shade should win an award for best classic red lipstick. Everything about this color is perfect, including the pigmentation. 

Lasting power

All of the lipsticks, excluding Illicit, last on me for about 5 hours. Illicit lasted for about 3 to 4 hours. It's probably because it's a more sheer lipstick. I did eat with all of the lipsticks on. I didn't use any napkins because any lipstick would come of with a napkin. But overall they stayed on and the colors were still vibrant. 

Application/ consistency 

This lipstick stash is such a steal. Every single lipstick is super duper creamy,easy to apply and pretty much my new favorite formula. If we learned about lipstick as kids in school, Urban Decays lipstick would be the first lipsticks we would learn about. They are so easy to use that a kindergartner could use them! If I had to choose the best lipstick from the stash, it's would be Liar. Not based from the color of the shade or how pigmented it is but by the mesmerizing creaminess of this lipstick. This lipstick is the exact example of the phrase "it glides on like a dream".  

Packaging 

The lipstick stash is housed in a cardboard palette. The palette does snap closed with the help of magnets. If you're familiar with the regular lipsticks from Urban Decay, the lipstick tube looks like the larger tubes but smaller(obviously haha). 

Overall thoughts

Even though the lipsticks are really tiny, I think the price tag is justified. This stash is a great way to try out Urban Decays lipsticks and the only way to snatch up the limited edition shades. It's also a great way to try out new colors if your shy to when it comes to lipstick. You really can't go wrong with this lipstick set. And like I said before, the full sized lip pencil is $20 anyways. So why not buy the set while you're at it? These beautiful and creamy lipsticks are a must have in EVERYONES collection. Big or small. 

Photos and swatches 

From left to right: Ladyflower, Crush, Illicit, Gash, Liar, F-Bomb 

From left to right: Ladyflower, Crush, Illicit, Gash, Liar, F-Bomb

From left to right: Ladyflower, Crush, Illicit, Gash, Liar, F-Bomb 

Product rating: Five out of Five stars

TaylorPie approved? Yes! 

Have you tried the Full Frontal Lipstick Stash from Urban Decay?

What are your thoughts?

Will you purchase it? 

Let me know in the comments below!

Thank you for reading, Taylor Pie.

Urban Decay Naked 3 tutorial

Hello!

Today I have a tutorial to share with you. The palette is picked for this look is the Urban Decay Naked 3. The look I created is definitely wearable and work appropriate. I typically do create looks that are within a lot of peoples comfort zone but feel free to request any unique looks you have in mind. 

All of the products I used are in the picture below. The majority of it is drugstore with a couple exceptions.

Makeup

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barley Branded

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette

Urban Decay 24/7 liner in zero

Rimmel Scandaleyes liner in nude

E.l.f liquid eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara

E.l.f Natural Lash eyelashes

Tweezers

Brushes

Eco Tools eyeshadow brush

Sonia Kashuk eyeshadow brush

Sonia Kashuk fluffy blending brush

Sonia Kashuk detail brush

E.l.f smudge brush

E.l.f eyeliner brush

  

Sorry about the redness in my eyes. I get really bad allergies during this time of the year. 

Here is a photo of the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. If you don't have this palette, just try to use similar colors and I'm sure it will turn out just as pretty. 

1. To start off the look I applied Maybelline's Barley Branded Color Tatoo to brighten up my eyes and to keep my eyeshadow in place all day.

2. Then, I used Limit from the Naked 3 in my crease with a fluffy eye brush. I didn't apply much but I applied enough to make the color visible. I started at the outer corner and blended my way into the inner corner.

3. Next, with an eyeshadow brush I applied Dust all over the lid in patting motions. 

4. To deepen the outer corner I used Darkside. Using a precise definition brush start at the corner and work your way up the crease. Don't use too much or your crease will be too dark(unless you want it that way). I also blended it out toward the center of my eyelid but not very much. I mostly tried to keep it in the crease.

5. After I was done with Darkside I used Limit on a fluffy blending brush  to blend out any harsh lines above my crease. 

6.The last shadow I used is Strange. I applied it with an eyeshadow brush to brighten up underneath my eyebrow. 

7.For the lower lashline, I used Darkside on the outer corner and Dust on the inner corner & the tear duct. I used an eyeliner brush for the lashline but I wiped it off in between  different colors. If you prefer your eyes to be brighter apply more of the color Dust. I didn't go crazy with that color because right now I'm constantly rubbing my eyes in that area.

8. For my eyeliner I used e.l.f cosmetics liquid liner for a wing on the top, Urban Decays liner on the lower lashline to darken the outer corner, and Rimmels Nude liner to brighten my inner corner on the lower lashline. 

9. Lastly, I applied L'Oreal's Voluminous Carbon Black mascara and applied e.l.f cosmetics natural lashes. 

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I hope you enjoyed this look. Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions. 

Thank you for reading, TaylorPie.

 

Sneak peak of Urban Decays full 2014 summer collection

• 3 Naked palettes
• Bronzing beauty balm
• Illuminating beauty balm
• Body beauty balm
• Double ended brush 

Available May 13, 2014 on urbandecay.com

Are you looking forward to Urban Decays Summer Collection? I know I am!

Makeup tutorial using drugstore products

Hello, today I am sharing a tutorial for everyday wear, prom, work or whatever/ whenever you want to wear it. I used all drugstore products, with the exception of one brush. This look is simple enough for everyone to accomplish and neutral enough for everyone to wear. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and if you have any questions just leave a comment below! 

  

Products used

E.l.f Baked Eyeshadow singles: Enchanted, Pixie and Burnt Plum

Rimmel Scandal Eyes eyeliner in nude

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara

E.l.f liquid eyeliner

E.l.f mineral mist and set 

E.l.f professional blending brush

Urban Decay Naked 3 brush 

Sonia Kashuk blending brush

E.l.f eyeliner brush

Ecotools eyeshadow brush 

 Before you start your makeup be sure to apply primer! I used Urban Decays primer potion but I forgot to add it in the photo. I also used a setting spray to increase pigmentation but that's optional. If you're wondering which eyeshadows are the right color, I have photos at the bottom of the post for each one. 

1. Use an eyeshadow brush to apply Pixie all over your eyelid. I sprayed my brush with mist to make the pink shade more pigmented. 
2. With an eyeshadow brush apply Burnt Plum on the outer part of your eyelid and blend it out with a blending brush. I use the wind shield method for blending.
3. Staring where you see the number three apply Enchanted with the tip of an eyeshadow brush. Go all the way around the tear duct and stop at the outer corner of the bottom lash line. Once I was past the tear duct I used an eyeliner brush for more precision. 
4. Apply a nude eyeliner to brighten your eyes. Then, darken the bottom lash line with Burnt Plum at the roots of your bottom lashes. Start at the outer corner and stop where the number four is. I used a light hand and faded out the color instead of picking up more product. For application I used the same eyeliner brush but I wiped it off before hand.
5. With a big blending brush use Enchanted to blend out the whole look. Do this until you don't have any harsh lines. Be sure not to apply too much. I just dipped my fluffy brush in the eyeshadow one time. 
6. Now you can apply your eyeliner and mascara. 
7. Voilà, you're done! I hope yours turned out even better!

Enchanted(gold)                                  Pixie(pink)                               Burnt Plum(plum)

Thank you for reading, TaylorPie.

New from Urban Decay 2014

Want to took sparkly and electric? Keep reading for Urban Decays new Products!

The new Electric palette features pressed pigments in 10 shades. Urban Decay was inspired by their Vice palette and created highly pigmented shades for the girls who feel electric. Aside from our beloved Chaos(Vice palette) and Revolt(Anarchy palette),we have 8 new shades. This palette also includes a cruelty-free brush. On one side you have a precision brush for detailed work and a small pigment brush. You can buy this palette for $49 at urbandecay.com.

 Colors from left to right

           Top row

 Revolt- shimmery metallic silver 

 Gonzo- matte turquoise 

 Slowburn- matte red-orange

 Savage- matte hit pink 

 Fringe- metallic teal 

          Bottom row

 Chaos- matte blue

 Jilted- metallic fuchsia

 Urban- metallic purple 

 Freak-bright green

 Thrash- matte lime green

                   Urban Decay Heavy Metal Loose Glitter

Urban Decay's new loose glitter comes in 6 shades and costs $12 each. All you need is UDs Bondage Weightless Makeup Adhensive for application. Then, you can apply all the glitter you like with little fallout and it will last all day. When you're ready to hit the sheets, just rinse your eyes with water.

  

                                            Catfight

                                         Pyrotechnics 

                                            Goldmine

                                                ACDC

                                         Reverb

                                             Loaded

Want to tie the whole electric look together? Then you should checkout these awesome nail colors that are new from Urban Decay.

                      Electric Nail Trio

For $12, you can get this perfect threesome. The bottle might be small itself but the colors sure do stand out. The neon pink is our beloved Woodstock shade(applause). The other two are brand new shades! The metallic peacock is Deep End and the glittery gold is Goldmine. The formula is the same as UD's fall shades, so don't worry about chipping. Make sure you pick up this trio when you get the palette. No one should miss out on the perfect complete look you can get with both of them.

All of these products are available on UrbanDecay.com