Fall Colors Eye using Revlon ColorStay Quad in Harmonious

I've been on such a fall kick recently. If you can't tell, you're about to with the next couple tutorials. This one is using the Revlon ColorStay Quad in Harmonious. I purchased this palette to do a fall look and mainly for the green color. (Apparently I was in a green mood because that's all I seemed to be looking for.) Anyways, I thought I'd do a mini review of this palette during the tutorial as well, so that you can actually see this palette in action. So here we go.

Step 1: Apply the coral color on the inner 3/4 of your lid. This is a pretty decently pigmented shade with a good amount of shimmer to it. Not much to say about this one though, just your average shadow.
Step 2: Apply the green color on the outer third and blend into the crease about 2/3 of the way. I have to say, I was pretty disappointed in this shadow. It turned out a lot brighter and more green than it looks in the palette and it wasn't very pigmented. I was hoping for a deeper green here.
Step 3: Apply the green color to the outer part of the bottom lid, taking it almost half way. (You can really see in this step just how bright this color is.)
Step 4: Apply the dark brown color on the outer corner and blend up a little past the crease. This one had the same pigment issue. I applied quite a lot here and it never really got as dark as I was expecting.
Step 5: Apply the khaki (lighter brown) color as your inner corner highlight and bring that down around the bottom about 1/3 of the way. I also brightened up the green on my top lid in this step, since it faded as I blended the dark brown. The khaki color is actually a really pretty shade. It's got a great shimmer to it and is fairly pigmented as well. I'd say this and the coral color are very similar.
Step 6: Line your top lid with Maybelline Master Precise Eye Liner and your bottom waterline with Maybelline Unstoppable. And of course curl your lashes and apply mascara. (I used YSL Babydoll.)

Overall, I'm not a fan of this palette. The khaki and coral are good shadows, but the green and dark brown just don't do it for me. And since I purchased this palette for the fall-ish green color, it just didn't work for me. As you can see though, it's still workable, just maybe not what you're expecting.

Urban Decay Naked 3 Tutorial

Pigs are flying! I finally used my Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette! Alright, so I only used two shades, but that's way better than I've done over the past 4 months. (Has it really been that long?) This look is super simple and really pretty for the spring. It's just a fresh, bright rosy look. Hope you enjoy! Step 1: Start with a base or primer. I uesd a Sigma Eyeshadow Base in Provoke which is just a nude base color. Then apply Burnout over all but the very outer corner of your upper lid. Step 2: Apply Buzz in the outer corner. Step 3: Line your top lash line with a dark brown to create a softer look. I used Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Damsel. Step 4: Line your waterline and inner corner in white. I used Rimmel London Soft Kohl Eye Liner Pencil in 07 Pure White. Step 5: Curl your lashes and apply mascara. I used a combination of L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black and L'Oreal Telescopic Carbon Black. Face: It Cosmetics ...

L'Oreal Telescopic Carbon Black Mascara

Let's talk mascara. I am in love with the L'Oreal Telescopic Carbon Black Mascara. I also love the Voluminous Carbon Black mascara, but it's a little difficult to work with, which prompted me to pick up the Telescopic mascara in the Carbon Black line. The Carbon Black line is exactly what it sounds like - meant to be a super black mascara, more than usual. The telescopic does not disappoint in this. I think it's even blacker than the Voluminous. To compare these two, the Voluminous is a volumizing more dry formula with a dense bristle wand, while the Telescopic is a lengthening, wet formula with a plastic applicator. (They do have a Telescopic mascara that isn't Carbon Black if you find the Carbon Black mascaras too black, like if you have lighter eye lashes.) Hopefully you can see from the above photo that this wand is a little different. It's a plastic applicator that has four sides. On each of the corners, it has the little spikes that a normal wand ...

Rihanna for Mac New Years Eve Look

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I really feel blessed this Christmas. Not just because I received a mandolin (yes!!) but because I was able to see all of my family. They have a way of reminding you who you are and keeping you grounded. It's just very special to see (almost) everyone, especially since all the cousins are getting older and starting to have their own kids. It will only get harder for everyone to get together and we always wonder if this will be the last year for this many people to be in the same room at once. Yes, blessed does not even begin to describe it. I broke down a while back and decided to join the crowd in the Rihanna for Mac collections. I purchased the RiRi Woo lipstick the first round, but didn't purchase anything the second round. But, there were just too many pretty pictures and videos of the second collection that I knew I had to buy something from the third. I ended up with a few things (read: too many) and am really loving them. ...

by Jessica Dawn

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