by Jessica Dawn

I was going for a spring tutorial and one thing turned from hot pink to iridescent glitter and then it was barbie. Oh well, it's not like Mother Nature has realized it's spring yet anyways. We're getting more snow as we speak, though how much is still questionable; the weather this winter has seemed to change chaotically. We'll get spring and summer eventually, right? Until then, here's a super girly, hot pink, barbie look. I used the Lorac Pro palette, the Make Up For Ever Glitter in #4 White Violet, and the NYX Primal Colors Pressed Pigments Facepowder. The NYX pigments are not meant to be eye shadows, only for your face, but I threw caution to the wind and used it on my eyes anyways. (I haven't had any issues with it.) If you're worried about it though, the Too Faced Pretty Rebel palette has a bright pink you could use. It's a little deeper, but should give you a fairly similar result. Step 1: Appl...

More love for the Lorac Pro palette today. This is a supper simple eye, using just two main shades plus a highlight. Normally I would never have picked to put a baby pink all over my lid, but I decided to give it a try and am glad I did. It simply gives the eye a very soft, feminine look. Step 1: Apply White as a base so that the pink stands out a little more. Then apply Lt Pink to your whole lid. Step 2: Apply Deep Purple in your crease and blend really well. I used Real Technique's Deluxe Crease Brush which is an extremely dense brush. Step 3: Apply Deep Purple in a thin line on the outer half of your bottom lash line. Also apply Champagne on your inner corner and bring it down just a little. Step 4: Eye liner and mascara. I used Stila's Smudge Stick in Damsel on my upper lash line and Benefit's They're Real mascara. Face: Benefit the POREfessional; Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation in Classic Ivory Light 2 applied with Re...

I thought I'd try something a little different. Instead of a tutorial, I'd do just a full face look. There's not much to the eye look, so it'd be pretty simple anyways. I really wanted to have this bright, goldish, fun, kind of shimmery but still natural look. I followed my current foundation routine , and here's what else I used: Face: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer in Gilded to contour and add color. Nars Laguna bronzer to deepen the contour on cheeks. Elf Twinkle Pink Blush. Benefit Watt's Up Highlighter. Lips: Just a touch of Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait with Maybelline Baby Lips Peach Kiss over the top. Eyes: Lorac Pro Lt. Bronze all over top and bottom lid. Added a touch of Gold over top. Cover Girl Flamed Out Shadow Pencil in 340 (light rosy color) on waterline. No liner. L'Oreal Carbon Black mascara.

It's time for another round of monthly favorites, which means the holidays are right around the corner. Can you believe it? I've got a decent amount of products for this months favorites. (Read: I've spent way too much money on beauty products.) I'll just start with a list and then jump right into it. Lorac Pro Eye Shadow Palette Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach Kiss Cover Girl Outlast Nail Polish in Timeless Rubies and Toasted Almond Tree Hut Brazilian Nut Lotion Benefit Rockateur blush Benefit the POREfessional Rimmel London Kate Moss Lipsticks Up first is my absolute favorite eye shadow palette. I like it way better than the Naked palettes. It has a good variety of matte and shimmer shades. The top is all matte and the bottom is shimmer. My favorites in this palette are the Champagne and Pewter colors. I love to use the Champagne all by itself on my lid and inner corner for when I want to do a little something with my eyes, but not much; it's just really prett...

A little bit of a crazy, out of the normal, look for me today. Actually, I kind of enjoyed doing this one. I don't think I'd ever wear it anywhere, but I'm sure some people would. I'm just not the type to wear a ton of eye makeup. This look is using my absolute favorite Lorac Pro palette. If you're looking for a new palette and don't have this one. Buy. it. now. Seriously. I really really love it. In fact, I think you'll probably be sick of me using it. =) Anyways, let's just jump into the crazy... Step 1: Apply Champagne all over your lid. Add a touch of Lt. Bronze over the top. Step 2: Apply Mauve in your crease and extend it up a little further than you would normally go. Don't blend with the color on you lid. Step 3: Apply Pewter in your crease and on the outer third of your lid. Don't blend this either. To make sure it didn't have any weird lines, I just used my brush (E55) to pat the sh...