New Years Inspired - Smokey Purple

This single shadow smokey purple look is quick and easy and perfect for a New Years party!

The first thing I did was prime my lid with Urban Decay Eye shadow primer potion.

The next thing I used was Lise Watier's Eye shine eyeliner in Purple and put this all over the lid and into the crease. This is going to set a purple base so the eye shadow is more vibrant.

I then used a bright purple shade in my Sephora pallet and swept this all over the lid. After, I took a clean blending brush and blended the colour up into the crease using "wind sheild wiper" motions.

 For the last few steps I take the same purple liner I used for a base and lined the lower lash line, I lined my water line and tight line with black liner, curled my lashes and added three coats of Lash Blast mascara. Because its New Years Eve inspired I added Lise Watier's Purple sparkly liquid eye liner on the upper and lower lash line and in the inner corner.

Small Hual/ Mini Review - ft. Forever21

I am going to the Dominican in January and I needed some things to add to my summer wardrobe to make things feel fresh. I didn't get much but the prices add up to a $70 value without a shipping fee. But first I'd like to do an overview of Forever21 with my thoughts about the merchandise, prices and quality. I absolutely adore Forever21 and I would recommend it to pretty much anyone. They offer a wide variety of styles, whether you like your classic graffic tee's, something fancy or more on edge and risk'eh Forever21 is the place to go. They have raised their prices on certain items a fair bit in the past year but overall the prices are fairly cheap and worth the quality. As for quality its not much different than typical stores you find in the mall like (Garage, Boathouse, Stitches etc.) but the wide variety of styles and the large amount of merchandise they have to offer make shopping at Forever21 worth your while.

 Now for the interesting part, I only purchased four items but they are worth the price.
 The first item is a yellow and white strapless sundress, it was $16.50. This floral print is perfect for my vaykay in the Dominican!

The second item is a flowy tank with a blue-grey and white floral pattern, it has a elastic band at the hip to give the shirt more texture and flow, its perfect for that typical summer day! This tank was $17.80.

The next item I purchased was a pair of classic grey strapped gladiator sandals. These are great for everyday wear but they can also be used for a more dressy look, these were $21.80.

The final item I purchased was a large blue stoned pendant necklace. This necklace adds a rustic look to any outfit and will look great against the yellow and white patterned dress I also purchased, this necklace was only 5.80!

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You can purchase these items at : http://canada.forever21.com/

Electric blue

This shimmering blue look is perfect if your looking to spice things up from your daily neutral shades. Its not the ideal everyday look but its great for a night out! This would be the perfect look for new years if you add some winged out liner, false lashes and some glitter.

The first thing I did was prime my lid with Urban Decay Primer Potion to make the shadows last all day. Then I applied Marks shade stick in marina to the lid for a base colour. I used a Cover Girl pallet in 'crystal waters' for all the eye shadow. The first colour I used was the second lightest colour in the pallet, its sort of an aqua-green shade, I applied this in the inner corner and first half of the lid.(do not blend yet) The next shade I used was the second darkest colour in the pallet, it is a light navy blue, I applied this to the middle of the lid. (again not blending, and I am not applying these into the crease.) I then apply the darkest blue shade into the outer half of my lid. For blending I take a clean fluffy brush and carefully blend the noticeable lines (try not to mix the colours together you want a notice able colour difference from light to dark with no noticable lines!) For the highlight colour I applied the lightest shade in the pallet to the brow bone and the inner corner blending out where the blue ends right before the crease.(This will blend it up into the crease a little but it will give your eye some dimension.) For eye liner I used 'cobalt blue', I applied this in the waterline, tight line and lower lash line. For a smoked out effect I used a small eyeliner brush and swept the darkest blue shade over top of the liner on the lower lash line. I topped this off with curling my lashes and some black mascara.

Holiday Inspired - Smokey Greens

 This smoked out green look is great for the holiday season, you can also make it more dramatic by adding some winged out liner and some black eye shadow in the outer corner to deepen the look.

The first thing I did was prime my lid with Urban Decay Eye Shadow Potion to make the shadows stick and last all day. I used all the eye shadows from a Sephora holiday eye shadow pallet that was limited edition but I will put a link below to similar ones you can purchase. The first eye shadow I used was a light golden green shade and I applied this with a regular shadow brush all over the lid. I then took a fluffy brush and swept on a creamy-white shade under the brow and in the inner corner of the lid. Using a different fluffy brush I used "windshield wiper" motions to apply a medium forest green shade into the outer corner and up into the crease. For the final shade i used a dense synthetic brush to dab on a dark forest green in the outer corner, I blended this in with the same fluffy brush I used for the medium green shade. After applying the eye shadow I lined my lower lash line with a forest green eyeliner from Cover Girl. I finished off the look by applying basic black liner to the waterline and tight line, curled my lashes and added three coats of Lash Blast mascara.

note *To achieve this look you don't have to use the same products I used, any similar shades will work as well. I highly suggest you invest in a good eyeshadow primer, liquid concealer can also work.*

You can purchase similar Sephora makeup pallets here : http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P270026&categoryId=C17376&shouldPaginate=true

Every day neutral eye using Too Faced Natural Eye Pallet

   

   

Too Faced Natural Eye pallet is a great set of eye shadows you can use for everyday looks. It contains 9 different eye shadows 3 matte and 6 shimmer. In the look above I am using 3 different shades of eye shadow the first one is 'silky teddy' which I swept all over the eyelid, up to the brow and inner corner using a basic eye shadow brush. The next shadow I used was 'Push Up' which I blended from the outer lid into the crease of my eyelid using a domed fluffy brush. The final colour I used is called 'Erotica', I used a dense synthetic brush to dab this in the outer corner. Then I used the same brush with 'Push  Up' on it to blend 'Erotica' out and up into the crease.

Purchase Too Faced Natural Eye pallet at : http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P241303&categoryId=B70