by Jessica Dawn

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 ...

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...

Look at those bright colors! And you thought it was fall... Actually, I got a sample from Sigma back in August and it got tucked away and forgotten about. Oops! It had such bright colors in it that I thought I'd do a fun bright look. And as I was doing this, you know what popped into my head? Whitney's talk about unicorn puke. Yes, unicorn puke. I believe it was in talk about the crazy colorful running shoes they've recently come out with, but that's all I could think about. And really it just made me happy. =) lol. Back to the makeup. The shadows are a-ma-zing. So amazing that I've already ordered them, so you can expect more colorful tutorials. And maybe some not so colorful ones too. If you haven't checked out Sigma yet, they're a local Minnesota company, which of course makes them so much better. =) Just kidding. (Not about the Minnesota part.) They've been known for their brushes for a while and have just recently expanded into makeup, and it...

As I sit here typing this, the tips of my fingers on my left hand are mostly numb. Do you know how funny it feels to type when you get that tingling sensation each time you press a key? Pretty sure I'm re-typing every other word because it's so distracting. (If you follow me on twitter , I tweeted about my fingers last night - I'm learning to play the guitar and really loving it, though I'm pretty sure the piano will still be my instrument of choice.) Anyways, for my birthday, I splurged and bought the Pretty Rebel Palette by Two Faced. I was a little intimidated by all the colors but had a good feeling about it. (It was probably the hot pink - what can I say, I'm a girly girl.) I knew I wanted to be able to use the hot pink and not just a tiny dab of it, and it turns out that I think I really could rock a bright pink. Who knew! So this is a simple tutorial using the Pretty Rebel Palette. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think. ...