Showing posts with label bronzers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bronzers. Show all posts

Sunday, December 28, 2014

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! 




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)
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! 

Sunday, May 18, 2014

New Too Faced The Little Black Book Of Bronzers-review, swatches and photos


 
Hello, everyone! I have an exciting review to share with you all today. Thanks to 2 day shipping I recieved The Little Black Book of Bronzers from Too Faced. If you don't already know, this palette has all of the Too Faced bronzers in full size. I hesitated because of the price($139,$240 sold separately) but I just couldn't resist! Personally, I don't think everyone needs this limited edition piece. I think it's more for people who are makeup addicts or collectors.It is a great way to build your collection, though. Especially for those who are new to Too Faced bronzers or just bronzers in general.

Let's take a look inside!

When you first open the book you see 7 columns dedicated to each day of the week. The idea is that each bronzer has it's own unique purpose, Such as a power player, lunch with mom, date night, girls night out, play hooky,peace love & festivals, and Sunday funday. For the sake of your eyes, I will write each bronzers description with the individual swatches. 

I have to say, what I love most about this book is with every purchase made money is donated to to cancer research! The founder of Too Faced has a sister who was diagnosed with Melanoma and he dedicated his life to creating beautiful bronzers that give a golden glow without the risk of sun exposure. Aside from his miraculous work, Too Faced has donated nearly $100,000 to the Melanoma Research Foundation. It's so inspirational when leading brands connect with the world and actually care. By the way, his sister is now healthy!
Here is the other page of the book. There are eight bronzers total in this bronzer wardrobe. Each bronzer has it's own colored section. The set up kind of reminds me of a game show. If only there was a spinner, it would make my decision so much easier when I'm deciding which one to wear! Anyways, under each bronzer it will tell you the name and what kind of look you get with each one.

The packaging
Like most Too Faced palettes, the packaging itself is very sturdy. It's not very travel friendly of course but I feel confident enough not to worry about damage to the goods inside. I'm not quite sure where I'm going to store it. I swear it's the size of medium pizza box. Some people might find it difficult to use. Whipping out a large palette is never fun/convenient but when you save $100 it's totally worth it. Of course you could always depot the bronzers but you would be taking a major risk of ruining the palette. Some people buy it for the saving and others, like me, buy it because of the packaging. 


Milk Chocolate Soleil
Light/ medium matte
Power player
Be a power player with Chocolate & Milk Chocolate Soleil's antioxidant -Rich, Cocoa powder-infused matte bronzers. It's perfect for the office, creating an all-over natural tan while you climb that corporate ladder.

Chocolate Soleil
Medium/ deep matte
Power player


Snow Bunny
Luminous
Lunch with mom
Snow Bunny's four shades blend together for just the right amount of color correcting, sun-kissed radiance to achieve a happy and healthy glow-- creating a complexion so flawless, mom will stop pressuring you about your personal life. 
Who knew all it takes to keep mom out of your business is a bronzer? We all need Snow Bunny!


Bronzed & Poreless
Pore Perfecting
Date night
Infused with the same pore-banishing and skin smoothing benefits of our Primed & Poreless face primer, Bronzed & Poreless is the little black dress of bronzers and the perfect date night accessory for flawless-looking skin with all-over natural warmth. 
This one is my favorite bronzer! It has the best finish out of all their bronzers and it doesn't accentuate my acne or look muddy. 


Pink leopard 
Blushing
Girls night out
Bronzers aren't just for the daytime. Pink Leopard is a trio of light reflecting and bronzing pigments that combine to create an all-over luminous glow for the purrrfect after-hours play.

Beach Bunny
Custom-blend
Play Hooky
Beach bunny imparts a rich and sexy, deep bronze that looks like you jet-set year round--even when you've only got a day to play hooky.



Endless Summer
16 Hour Long-wear
Peace, Love & Festivals
All good things don't have to end. Rock your festival bronze all weekend with Endless Summers lift-from-within  bronzed glow that lasts 16-hours or more. 


Sun Bunny
Natural
Sunday Funday
Spend your Sunday Funday wearing the bronzer that launched a million tans. Sun Bunny was created with a dual palette of bronzing shades, each with a slight pink undertone that mimic the flush of an authentic, radiant tan.


Here are all of the swatches together. I hope the comparisons makes it easier for you if you just plan on picking up a single. 

Overall
All of the bronzers are soft, pigmented, long-lasting and blend very easily. None of the bronzers accentuate my imperfections nor look muddy of them. These have to be my favorite bronzers of all time! This book isn't a hit or miss deal, every single bronzer is the real deal! 
The packaging is big but rediculously cute. Everyone can find their perfect shade from the bronzer wardrobe and if you don't want to pay that much buy a single. 
The single bronzers sell for $30 each and the bronzers are $17.50 a piece in the Little Black Book of Bronzers. 
That's actually a huge amount of money saved and you won't regret purchasing it. 
I'm also pleased to know my part of my purchase goes towards Melanoma research. So if you plan on picking one up do it during May because the donation ends this month.

Q&A 
How much is it? $139

How much are the single bronzers? $30 each

How much will I save by purchasing the book? $100 for the whole palette, $12.50 for each bronzer.

Are the bronzers full sized? Yes!

Where can I buy it? toofaced.com(sold out,May19), soon at ulta and sephora

Is it limited edition? Yes!

What are the names of the bronzers? Milk Chocolate Soleil, Chocolate Soleil, Snow Bunny, Bronzed & Poreless, Pink Leopard, Beach Bunny, Endless Summer and Sun Bunny.

Will they break me out? No!

Can all skintones use this boom of bronzers? Yes!

What are the ingredients?  Click here to read the ingredients for each bronzer.

Friday, April 18, 2014

New bh cosmetics Bombshell collection


New on BHCosmetics.com,  Bombshell bronze collection. They sell for $7.95 each. This collection features 3 shades: Scarlet, Siren and Diva. You have the choice between a shimmery, matte or illuminating finish. So everyone can find their perfect bronzer. Be sure to pick yours up soon before they sell out.

As of right now you can snatch these brand new bronzers up for 43% off. That's only $4.50! 

These look like great bronzers! I will be sure to buy some soon and post a review. I'm hoping Diva will be a great matte shade. In the picture it looks like it's absent of orange undertones and I can't wait to test it out!
Description 
Bombshell Bronze bronzing powder enhances the skin’s natural radiance, for a beautiful all over bombshell glow. Paraben & Oil Free.

Available in 3 shades:
Diva: Matte finish with tones of warm sunny bronze.
Starlet: Illuminating finish with tones of beige, pink and peachy bronze.
Siren: Shimmering finish with tones of deep gold, copper and bronze.