Showing posts with label Best Makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Best Makeup. Show all posts

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Am. Makeup is back!

Am. Makeup is back!

New spring sale from OFRA marks my return.

I know I've been away for a while, but I'M BACK! What better way to celebrate my return than news of a great spring sale! OFRA Cosmetics, a makeup & skincare infused brand, recently announced their "Bloom Sale". You cant go wrong with 25% off. Oh, and spend over $50 and shipping is free! Only bummer is, sale ends April 15th.

 

Here's how: You can enter their promo code "BLOOM" during the check-out process - or - click this link >>> http://ofracosmetics.com/index.aspx?dc=BLOOM (which is easier) and just shop and it'll be entered automatically. 

--Be sure to check out our  full site & forum to be a part of a beauty community! 

www.americanmakeup.com

Glad to be back beauties. More news, tips, tricks, and insight soon!


Thursday, May 10, 2012

Makeup Lessons: Contouring

thefashionspot.com

By Sarah Joynt


Face:
When contouring your face, you'll need an angled blush or sculpting brush such as Make Up For Ever’s Double-Ended version, $39. You want it to be dense but still fluffy for the most natural look. Pick up some product on your brush and remove some of it onto your hand, this way you still have pigment on the brush but it is evenly distributed and you won't get any streaks. Apply the bronzer under your cheekbone stopping about half way in a small circular buffing motion. Back and forth swipes will result in a harsh line that you'll need to fix. If your face is very wide, extend the contour up your hairline onto your temple, this will create a shadow that visibly slims the face. If you have a very high forehead, you can apply some to the top of your hairline to add dimension to the top of your face. Always apply blusher after you contour as you'll need to apply with discretion to avoid looking like you have too much makeup on.

Eyes:
If you have very puffy or flat eyes, use a crease brush and apply some of your bronzer into the socket line. Extending the stroke into the inner corner of the eye can also create depth.

Nose:
If you have a wide or crooked nose, applying a small amount of product to the outside of your nose, following down from the inner crease of your eye can make your nose appear straight and defined.

Chin:
Another very popular place to contour is under the chin. This will hide any sagging skin or puffiness around the neck. Using the same brush as you used on your cheeks, apply product under your chin and along your jaw line sweeping it up towards under your ear.

Body:
Using the same techniques from your face, you can help define some of your other assets with contouring too. Apply bronzer under your collarbones to draw attention to your decolletage or in between your breasts to give the impression of more cleavage. Be careful about attempting to contour areas such as your abs or arms as, if not completely blended, it will be very obvious that it's makeup.  

Finishing:
After you use the bronzer and feel confident that it is well blended and natural looking, apply a highlighter on your cheek bones, if applying it to the face, or brow bone, if you're contouring your eyes, to get the most definition.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Makeup 101: The Best Eyeshadow Colors for Brown Eyes

From Makeup.com
by Lauren Cosenza

This one’s for you, my brown-eyed girls! And we won’t even be needing a transistor radio, just our trusty color wheel.
As you’ve read in the guides for blue eyes and green eyes, eye color can be emphasized by eyeshadow in complementary or monochromatic shade palettes.

For brown-eyed girls, this means you should apply eye makeup in teals, blues, purples, and pinks in addition to neutrals like chocolates, bronzes, coppers, and taupes. So get over your aversion to color for fear of looking clownish or your distaste for neutrals for fear of looking blah, because both can look incredible—and when applied properly, perfectly pop those brown peepers.
We tested the theory on Divalicious Blog contributor and brown-eyed beauty Christina Ballinger. Here are step-by-step instructions for each look—as we’re confident you’re gonna want to try this at home.

Complementary Eyeshadow for Brown Eyes — Purple Rain

Create this flirty and feminine look by following these eye makeup tips:
  • Step 1: Prep lids with a base for truer color payoff.
  • Step 2: Apply a lavender cream shadow to the upper lid from lash line to crease.
  • Step 3: Dust a lavender powder shadow over the cream to set and intensify the color.
  • Step 4: Sweep a dark violet into the crease and along the upper and lower lash line and blend.
  • Step 5: Rim eyes in a plum eyeliner.
  • Step 6: Coat top and bottom lashes in mascara.
Complementary Eyeshadow for Brown Eyes — Aqua Allure

Create this fresh and unexpected look by following these eye makeup tips:
  • Step 1: Prep lids with a base for truer color payoff.
  • Step 2: Pat a bright aqua cream or powder shadow to the lid from lash line to crease. Run same shade below lower lashes.
  • Step 3: Rim eyes in teal eyeliner and smudge.
  • Step 4: Coat top and bottom lashes in mascara. 
Monochromatic Eyeshadow for Brown Eyes — Bronze Goddess

Create this basic yet glam look by following these eye makeup tips:
  • Step 1: Sweep a cream or flesh-toned neutral over the entire lid from lash line to brow with emphasis on the brow bone and inner corner as a highlight.
  • Step 2: Dust bronze shadow from lash line to crease.
  • Step 3: Pop chocolate brown shadow into crease and onto outer corner blended toward the center of the eye for a smoky effect. Run same chocolate shade beneath lower lash line and blend.
  • Step 4: Rim full eye in dark brown liner.
  • Step 5: Coat top and bottom lashes in mascara.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Star Products of September 2011

From Pammy Blogs Beauty


Hey Dolls!

Can you believe it is October (my fav month!) already!?!? Time is just flying by! My life has been so super busy as I am preparing for my first baby, working full time as a speech-language pathologist, and just enjoying life along the way. With my busy schedule, I have really paired down my beauty routine. My current goal is to streamline my routine and get ready quickly.

So, its time for my monthly Star Products post! I realize that I didn't do a favorites post last month. It just seemed like I had a lot of duplicate favorites. This month I got lucky, a lot of products that I tested for review were just fabulous and have turned into daily staples for me!

If you want to find out what made this month's Star Products list, please keep reading!

I have been very into skincare lately (lol, but aren't I always?). My skin is in such fluctuation with pregnancy. I am so glad that I have found some great products that work well with my temperamental skin. 

So, what made the list??? These are the products that I have been reaching for continuously over the past month...

September Star Products:
  • Belli Acne Cleansing Facial Wash: This cleanser contains lactic acid (a pregnancy-safe hydroxy acid) and has kept my temperamental preggie skin clean and fresh. Be sure to check out my recent Belli Skincare review!  
  • Belli Elasticity Belly Oil: This product is just such a treat to use. I apply it every night to my expanding belly to keep it soft and moisturized. The lavender scent is so soothing at bedtime. 
  • CVS brand Cocoa Butter Gel Body Oil: This is CVS's generic version of Vaseline's Cocoa Butter Gel Body Oil. Funny, I have never had Oils on my Star Products lists. But, I have 2 oils that I love this month! I had intended to buy Vaseline's version...but, I stumbled upon the CVS generic version while it was BOGO. I use this after my shower in the mornings on my very dry body parts. I also like how this looks on my arms. It gives a nice soft "glowy" look without making you look greasy. The gel texture is really cool! I have never tried a gel oil before this and I think I am hooked! Works great on dry cuticles too!   
  • Your Best Face (YBF) Defend Wrinkle Protection: Another great product from one of my fav skincare brands! I realized as I was completely using this product up this week that I must review this soon. This amazing antioxidant-based lotion hydrates and tones your skin while also keeping it clear. I totally love this product!  Check out a previous YBF review of mine here: YBF Boost.
  • Dior Addict Lip Glow: I love using this all-in-one lip product. I just swipe and go...super easy look for my lips! It gives moisture, shine, SPF, and a slight tint to your lips. It lives in my purse and I reach for this often. Be sure to click on the link to read my recent review!  
  • Hard Candy World Balmination in Good Girl: Another great lip product! This new lipbalm from Hard Candy's Fall 2011 lineup gives a great sheer color and smells like vanilla lemon (yummy!!!). The soft peachy color goes very well with my fair skin. My lips feel very smooth when I use this. No need for an additional lip moisturizer!   
  • Napoleon Perdis Blush Patrol: The more I use this blush, the more I like it! It is just so unique. It is HIGHLY pigmented...actually, the most pigmented blush that I own. Once I got the hang of application, it gives the most beautiful rosey-bronze blush look! Really brings out my cheekbones and gives me great color. It has become one of my fav blushes for sure! I like using a huge blush brush to apply it so the color dosn't go on too heavy. 

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Chanel: Summer 2011 Makeup Collection First Look




Can I just say my coral-lurvin’ heart nearly burst into a million tiny pieces when I laid eyes on this promo pic for the upcoming Le Fleurs D’ete De Chanel Makeup Collection for Summer 2011?
That’s how easy I am when it comes to Chanel… I can even feel my 
loins
wallet throbbing.
Coco and company say they drew inspiration from fresh flowers and summer gardens — picture shimmery pink lips, bronzed skin, and eyes and nails the colors of verdant green gardens and the bright summer sun.
We can expect…
  • Face — Do you recall the Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzing Powder from Cote D’Azur? Well, the Bronze Corail compact, the beauty with the four stripes of color in the middle of the pic, is the same idea with different shades. All four of the stripes are designed to be mixed together before being applied. For Le Fleurs D’ete De Chanel, Coco plans to release two limited edition Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzer compacts ($50 each). Light-skinned lovelies can look forward to the one called Bronze Rose, and darker-toned babes to Bronze Corail (the one shown here).
  • Lips — Lips will glow in two new Glossimers shades, one a coral and the other a rosy pink ($28.50 each; I don’t have the names yet).
  • Nails — Last, but not least, our fingers and toes will sap up the bright summer sun in a shimmery yellow Le Vernis Nail Polish for $25.


For more information on the Chanel Summer 2011 Makeup Collection, check out…





Source: Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds 

Monday, February 14, 2011

MAC Spring 2011: Wonder Woman Makeup Collection

MAC Spring Collection 2011

POW! BANG! ZAP!

The much-anticipated MAC Wonder Woman collection is FINALLY here for Spring 2011.
In a collection that would make Diana Prince proud, MAC Wonder Woman includes vibrant reds, bold blues and enough sparkle to please a super hero.
LIPSTICK
Marquise d’: Sandy cream peach (Lustre)
Russian Red: Intense bluish-red (Matte)
Spitfire: Bright creamy magenta (Satin)
Heroine: Brown bronze (Frost)
Suggested Retail Price: $15.50 U.S./$18.50 CDN
LIPGLASS
Emancipation: Pale neutral pink
Wonder Woman: Bright red with soft pearl
Athena’s Kiss: Bright blue fuchsia
Secret Identity: Mid-tone copper with soft pearl
Suggested Retail Price: $19.50 U.S./$23.50 CDN
OPULASH
Victorious: Purple
Army of Amazons: Green
Themyscira: Blue
Black: Black
Suggested Retail Price: $15.00 U.S./$18.00 CDN
PENULTIMATE EYE LINER
Rapidblack: True black
Suggested Retail Price: $18.50 U.S./$22.00 CDN

NAIL LACQUER
Obey Me: True red
Spirit of Truth: Navy blue
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN
LASH48 LashSuggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$17.00 CDN

EYE QUAD – Defiance
Defiance: Iridescent white pink (Veluxe pearl)
Paradise Island: Soft warm pink (Satin)
Star Studded: Mid-tone violet pink (Satin)
Real Drama: Dark burgundy with pink pearl (Satin)
Suggested Retail Price: $40.00 U.S./$48.00 CDN
EYE QUAD – Lady JusticeLady
Justice: Bright silver with white pearl (Frost)
Insurmountable: Dirty blue grey (Veluxe Pearl)
Bold Babe: Deep metal blue with white pearl (Frost)
Deep Truth: True dark blue (Frost)
Suggested Retail Price: $40.00 U.S./$48.00 CDN
EYE QUAD – Valiant
Valiant: Light lime with yellow pearl (Frost)
Spinning Transformation: Deep olive bronze with yellow pearl (Frost)
Diana Undercover: Dark forest green (Satin)
Manila Paper: Pale frost white gold (Veluxe Pearl)
Suggested Retail Price: $40.00 U.S./$48.00 CDN
REFLECTS GLITTER
Reflects Pearl: White glitter with a pearl sheen
Reflects Bronze: Sparkling rich gold
Suggested Retail Price: $21.00 U.S./$25.00 CDN

PIGMENT
Bright Fuchsia: Bright magenta
Marine Ultra: Vivid marine blue
Suggested Retail Price: $21.00 U.S./$25.00 CDN
POWDER BLUSH (DUO)
Mighty Aphrodite: Warm peach coral with gold pearl/Bright coral pink with gold pearl (Satin/Frost)
Amazon Princess: Bright yellow pink/Deep blue pink with gold pearl (Satin)
Suggested Retail Price: $24.00 U.S./$29.00 CDN
MINERALIZE SKINFINISH
Pink Power: Peachy rose with pink shimmer/Soft rosy bronze/Soft shell pink with fine shimmerGolden
Lariat: True coral with fine gold shimmer/Soft suntanned bronze/Soft gold with fine shimmer
Suggested Retail Price: $35.00 U.S./$42.00 CDN

MAC Spring 2011: Wonder Woman Collection is available beginning February 10, 2011 at all MAC locations in North America and online at maccosmetics.com.



Saturday, February 5, 2011

Kim Kardashian Style Guide

Kim Kardashian, Makeup Icon


Kim Kardashian is the reality show queen who has achieved a tremendous amount of success by allowing viewers to get a glimpse of her busy lifestyle, as she conquers her world as a young business woman. She is well known for many reasons, but the most words everyone thinks of when she’s seen at red carpet events are "unbelievably beautiful".

Yes, Kim is gorgeous, with her unique facial features that make her a classic natural beauty. But this woman has the skill of enhancing her natural features to an overwhelmingly obvious beautiful perfection. Credit is always given to her stylists, makeup artists and fitness trainers, but the vision has to be shared with the woman and expert. Kim has the natural talent of knowing what looks fantastic on her and how to amplify her stunning looks .
The bombshell has been candid about her life with all her challenges and successes. Kim, you’re one of a kind and your makeup deserves recognition. You inspire many women, you help women see how makeup is not about covering up flaws, but really playing up your most beautiful features that are unique to you. Your makeup deserves an award for inspiring so many women.



Kim Kardashian's Signature Makeup Looks

She has many makeup looks that stand out, but the one she’s known most for is her amazing smoky eyes that accentuate her seductively almond shaped eyes. This is achieved with a black eye-liner on the top and bottom of her eyes. The eye shadow is smoked out around the eyes and the crease usually has a darker brown or black to enhance the shape of the eye. Her brow bones are highlighted with a light shimmer.
  • Tip: Kim Kardashian’s makeup is always perfectly blended together to create that smooth and flawless look. If you want her look, you must use proper brushes to blend all eye shadow colours together.

Queen of Lashes for Best Results

Kim has amazingly long natural lashes, but the key to getting striking makeup is that she always makes sure she has full lashes on the top and bottom of her eyes. If you look closely at her photos, her eyes are brought out even more because she really enhances her lashes on the upper and lower lids. This creates a sultry look that is unmatched by many women. Her lashes look super natural because she is confident. She does this with ease, because she wears extra lashes for most of her red carpet appearances.

Contoured Cheekbones that Pop out

Kim loves contouring techniques so her best facial features come out. She is also a fan of various cosmetic lines such as Fushion Makeup, NARS, M.A.C. Cosmetics, and much more that help her to create flawless makeup. She isn’t afraid of trying something new. She rocks out various products that work perfectly to her skin type and complexion. Kim’s cheekbones are always high and pronounced. To achieve this amazing look, you’ll need to follow a few basic steps.
  1. Use a matte bronzer that is three shades lighter than your face complexion. Contour right underneath the cheekbones.
  2. Use a light highlighter, right above the cheekbones for maximum results. This will make your cheekbones look tremendously higher.
  3. Use a nice peach or pink blush, depending on your undertones, use a medium size brush and apply on the apples of your cheeks. This will blend all three colours to create those natural looking high chisled cheekbones.

Lipstick Perfection for Full Lips

To get Kim Kardashian’s luscious and high-shine lips, you must use a neutral lip liner, lipstick, lip gloss and clear lip gloss (all in that order) to fully bring out your lips in the best way possible. The combination of layering your lips with the right lip products will help to create the illusion of larger and fuller lips. She makes it look so effortless, but really you can get the same look that you desire.

Kim’s Signature Makeup Looks

Kim Kardashian is sexy, confident and independent. She really knows what looks best on her and she sticks with those amazing Makeup looks. The key to her Makeup success is that she keeps evolving and trying new Makeup techniques and products. She does the all natural nude look, super sexy smoky eyes and the gold goddess that oozes appeal—And all of these looks wouldn’t look half as good, if she didn’t have the love for herself and vision of her own beauty. She is undeniably a makeup icon that isn’t afraid of trying new looks and experimenting.
  • Tips: Always use face primer, a great eye concealer, fill in sparse eyebrows and even better, be confident with yourself!
Kim you’re a classic makeup icon and we thank you for showing us not to be afraid of trying new makeup looks and wearing it with such confidence! Your makeup is gorgeous, regal and super exquisite - you are the face of the future!


Read more at Suite101: Kim Kardashian, Makeup Icon! 

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Crazy Creative Cosmetics

Makeup as art, in rare form. Check out these great designs.



Passion Flower Eyes
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Strawberry Lips 
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Black Lace Eyes
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Cupcake Lips and Nails
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

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