MOTD: Motives Monday Sparkle Brown Smokey Eye

I totally forgot to post this last week for Motives Monday on Instagram.  You post your looks using Motives Cosmetics for a chance to win $150 worth of Motives Cosmetics.  Guess who won? ;) ME! hehehe. 

 Here's the  look featuring Motives Cosmetics by @lorenridinger.  

Eyes : Shadows  are Gold (lid and bottom liner ) Natural (all over crease) Ivory (highlight)  all from the Motives My Beauty Weapon Palette.  Liquid Liner in Noir.  Siren  from House of Lashes

Brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Tinted Brow Gel Espresso and Brow Genius Kit in Brunette

Sparkle: eyekandycosmetics glitter in Chocolate Chip mixed with Gingersnap.    Beautiful smokey look for fall! 

More glittery looks coming soon! 

MOTD: Love In Florence Eat, Love, Be Fab Eye Shadow Palette

For today's makeup of the day I am using @nyxcosmetics to create a simple fall look. I love how the  metallic golds and bronze with the touch of green really work together to pull off this look. 

Eyes: Love In Florence Eat, Love, Be Fab Eye Shadow Palette.   Jumbo Eye Pencil in French Fries.
Wonder Pencil in Medium applied in the waterline.

Lips: Matte Lipstick in Strawberry Daiquiri

Cheeks: Mosaic Powder in Paradise and  Narcissistic Illuminator. 

Lashes: Flutter Lashes Lindsay Mink Lashes

Dramatic look is in the making!

P.S. Look for some new videos on my youtube channel coming soon! My new video set up just came! So excited!

MOTD: Motives Cosmetics Fall Look with My Beauty Weapon Eyeshadow Palette

Makeup of day features Motives Cosmetics products to create this fall inspired smokey eye. Here are the products that I used to create this look.

For the eyes the  Shadows  are Smoke (lid) Smokey (inside the crease), Chocolate (above crease) all from the Motives My Beauty Weapon Palette.  This palette is wonderful! You can really create a variety of looks from natural to super glam.  Another thing I like about this palette is the matte shades, super pigmented! Make sure you use a really good base for Smoke to adhere to.  Even using a gel eyeliner, or cream black shadow will really help.  Liquid Liner in Noir.  Brows are from  Anastasia Beverly Hills Tinted Brow Gel Espresso and Brow Genius Kit in Brunette.

I wanted to show you the Pixie Lashes from House of Lashes up close.  These are my favorite to wear for a dramatic look as the lashes really compliment the darkness of the colors.  Length and fullness you have it all in 1 package.

                               Blush: Motives Runway Blush

Lips: MAC Cosmetics Oak Lip Liner with Motives Toasty Delight Lip Gloss

MOTD: MAC Cosmetics Up The Amp Lipstick

Over the weekend I was cleaning out my lipstick collection and  I found  Up The Amp MAC Lipstick.  I always forget about this color and how beautiful it looks with plum liner. I remember when I use to work for MAC customers won't be so scared to wear this color! Looks fabulous on medium to dark skin tones ( I am a NC40 in MAC foundations). The plum liner complimented the lipstick very well by creating a deeper tone around the lip which created definition.

 For the eyes I Paired it with a smokey brown eye for fall and Faux Lash lashes in Sasha.  Can't forget about my brows.  My ultimate go-to brow products Anastasia Beverly Hills Brows Tinted Brow Gel Espresso and Brow Genius Kit in Brunette. 

I think I need to do more lip makeup of the days ... I have tons of lipsticks. Lol 

MOTD: Hunger Games

The hottest new movie out right now is Hunger Games and I haven't even seen it. I was intrigued by the trailer I saw during a commercial break from one of my television shows and also this inspirational set from Polyvore. I can't wait to see the movie to actually see what the dress looked like.

Hunger Games Tribute by pisces7 featuring long dresses

My Inspiration for the look

Start with your highlight and work down is the easiest way to achieve all the different colors to blend into each other.  You can't tell in the picture but I do have the yellow color wrapped around from the inner corner of my eye to just above my natural crease.  I would recommend layering the orange/red color until you get the desired effect that you are trying to achieve.  A bullet tipped brush such as the MAC 219 works best to get more defined saturated color  and to have that winged look.  I have no specific names of the colors as these are no name brand eye shadows but as long as you stick to colors that are similar you will be set to go.  The lashes are from the Japanese Dollar Store I always mention, Daiso.  These type of lashes really gave a nice overall finish to the eyes.

I'm thinking of creating a series of makeup looks from Hunger Games... we will see where this takes me :)