Basic Kylie Jenner Inspired Makeup Look

I wanted to create a quick and basic way to recreate Kylie Jenner's makeup look and this look mainly consists of 3 main things... full medium/dark brows, a full nude-mauve pout, and dolly looking lashes. This was a very successful first date makeup look for myself and I kind of felt it had a natural "dark angel" feel to it.

Brows
For the brows I used Prestige brow shaping studio in Light to Medium (Medium Shade) on a small thin angle brush. Next time I do this look I will probably add a bit of Benefit's Gimme Brow in Light/Medium over top just to keep my blonde brows from peeping through in the light.

Lashes
For the lashes I curled them at the base with the Revlon eyelash curler and used Rimmel London ScandalEyes lycra flex mascara in black (2-3 coats on the top lashes and 1 light coat on the bottom). If you want to have fuller lashes more like Kylie's I'd recommend adding on Red Cherry false lashes in #16, black.

Lips
For the lips I used Revlon ColorStay liner in Natural and topped my lips off with Rimmel lasting finish by Kate Moss lipstick in 101, but if you want something a bit darker I'd recommend 104.

As for any other makeup items used here... 
Aveeno clear complexion bb cream spf 30 in medium, Revlon colorstay liquid foundation in Buff, Maybelline instant age rewind eraser dark spot concealer + treatment in Fair, Rimmel stay matte pressed powder in creamy natural, Physicians Formula shimmer strips custom all-in-1 nude palette for face and eyes in natural (my face and eye highlight shade), Sonia Kashuk blush in Flamingo, Innisfree green tea mineral mist, and Loreal True Match super blendable powder in Honey Beige/N6 (my contour and eye shadow shade).

Pam Anderson inspired makeup look

This week I wanted to take it back to this Pamela Anderson inspired makeup look. I don't find this look too different than some makeup looks today aside from the fact she has the thin "porno brows" as I call them (and jeez my brows came out wonky here). Today I find more people are about having fuller brows and you could of course do yours either way you like (I personally think fuller/normal brows look more flattering and youthful as it would make for a softer appearance AKA "girl next door"). I look nothing like Pam but I did like how the look turned out for the most part.

Face Moisturizer: Olay CC cream

Liquid Foundation: Revlon liquid foundation combination/oily, sand beige

Concealer: Maybelline dark spot corrector, fair

Face Powder: Rimmel stay matte pressed powder, creamy natural

Face Contour: Nars bronzer, Laguna 

Eye Primer: Too Faced shadow insurance

EyeShadow Highlight: Rimmel stay matte pressed powder, creamy natural

EyeShadow Upper Crease: Nars bronzer, Laguna 

EyeShadow Outer Crease and Outer Lid: Urban Decay 2 palette, tease

EyeLiner (3/4 outer top lid cat-eye): Rimmel London professional liquid eyeliner, black

Mascara (1 coat on top lashes): Better than Sex Mascara, black

Brows: Prestige brow duo light to medium, medium

Makeup Finishing Spray: Boots No 7 hydrating mineral water spray

Lip Gloss: OCC stained gloss, dune

Things I would fix: Next time I did this look I would probably use some black pencil liner on the outer lower lash-line to make my eyes look more straight across at the bottom. Also, I should have contoured my nose a bit further in to make it slimmer like Pam's. A pencil liner instead of brow powder would have helped make my brows thinner like hers. Some nude lip liner would have helped define my lips a little more as well.

Everyday Makeup Items of 2013

This past year I stopped buying so much makeup just because it either looked good on someone else or perhaps I just wanted to become something I wasn't (that's partially why you may have noticed a lack of beauty posts on here). I started buying makeup items that I felt flattered myself best rather than becoming a makeup hoarder or burning a hole in my pocket on items I probably won't even use that often if at all. You may see some items I've mentioned on here before (oldies but goodies) but it's what I feel works for me. I always enjoy seeing how my makeup routine changes over the years so, without further ado here's my 2013 everyday makeup items...

Flower Glow Baby Glow Blush-Bronzer Duo, Gloriously Golden
Flower Shine On Lip Gloss, Baby's Breath
NYC Big Bold Curl Mascara, Extreme Black
Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Anti-Aging UV Moisturizer plus Touch of Foundation
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips, Warm Nude Eyes
Prestige Brow Perfection Brow Shaping Studio, Light to Medium
Revlon ColorStay Concealer Makeup, Light 002

Revlon ColorStay for Combo/Oily Skin Makeup, Buff 150
Rimmel Glam Eyes Liner, Black
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, Creamy Natural
Wet-n-Wild Fergie Photo Focus EyeShadow Palette, Maldives Sky

Infinite Spoiled Brat Makeup

Eyes
Prime Lids: NYX eye-base in White
Brow Bone & Lower Lid: Wet N Wild eyeshadow in Brulee
Highlight: NYX eyeshadow in White
Lid & Cat-Eye: Wet N Wild's 'Spoiled Brat' palette in Eyelid (shimmery silver color)
Top Lid Liner: Milani liquid eyeliner in Infinite
Top Lashes: Maybelline MegaPlush mascara in Very Black (Apply 3 quick coats)

*Use a strip of 1-in masking tape along the outside of your eye to help make a clean and sharp cat-eye line, then remove the tape gently once you've applied your eyeshadow.

Face
Moisturizer: Olay touch of foundation
Liquid Foundation: Maybelline 24hr stay in Sand Beige
Powder: Revlon pressed powder in Light

Lips
Prep: Aquaphor Lip Ointment
Lip Gloss: Revlon lip gloss in Peach Petal
Lipstick: A dab of CoverGirl lipstick in Sultry

Brows
Define: Wet N Wild brow pencil in Taupe
Fill: Prestige brow perfection in light to medium in Medium

Contour, Blush, and Highlight
Contour: Milani multitasking face powder in Tan
Blush: Barry M blusher in Strawberry Whip
Highlight: CoverGirl blush in Shimmering Sands

Gyaru Inspired Eye Makeup

Generally Gyaru style makeup consists of circle contact lenses and over-exaggerated false lashes however, the look I did (below) does not consist of either of those.

Eye Primer: Loreal Decrease

All Over Eye Base Color: Revlon Skinlights (first shade on left of palette) and Maybelline in Almond Satin (lightest shade) over top.

Lid: MAC in Sharp, apply at the outside of the lid and blend it out going toward the inside of the lid.

Outer V and Crease: MAC in Dark Edge, apply at the outside of the lid and blend it up into the crease going toward the inner eye (cat eye the outer V line to come straight out rather then upward).

Lower Lid: MAC in Dark Edge, you want to follow the top cat eye line but don't connect the two together (you want a small gap between them) and blend out the line going toward the inner eye. You also don't want the eyeshadow near the top of the lid near the water line (you want there to be a slight gap).

Upper Lid Liner: Milani gel liner in Black, line the entire top lashline and drag the liner out past the eye 1-2cm (follow the outside base line you did with your upper cat-eye eyeshadow).

Lower Waterline Liner: Almay pencil in Black, only apply about 1-2cm in the center of the water line (under where the iris is).

Mascara: Covergirl LashBlast in Very Black, apply several coats of mascara on top lashes and 1 small coat on the bottom lashes (keep the outer bottom lashes a bit bolder then the inner ones).

Brows: Prestige brows in Light to Medium (lightest shade).

Create Fuller Lips

For the past month or so now I've been on a mission...to create fuller looking lips! Sure I've looked at nearly every lip plumping tutorial there is, but the fact of the matter is...nothing has really ever worked for me. Lip plumpers make my lips peel as an end result, and light colored lip glosses disguise them instead of making them look fuller and existent. So now that I've recently been receiving compliments on my lips (for once in my life!) I decided to share my below lippy look.

Step 1 Exfoliate: Lightly brush your lips using a wet toothbrush to exfoliate them (you can do this while you're brushing your teeth). I'd recommend using a cool mint whitening tooth 'paste' (not 'gel' based) as the cool mint can have a plumping effect on your lips in itself, the whitening to bring out those pearly whites to better showcase your lips, and a paste because it's actually gritty enough to gently exfoliate your lips.
Step 2 Moisturize: Use a hydrating chap-stick/ointment like Aquaphor and allow your lips to absorb the moisturizer for several minutes (I do this before applying my makeup and then continue on to the next step after my makeup is done).
Step 3 Line: Apply a natural shade of pencil lip liner like Prestige waterproof lipliner/contour in Nude. Line the bottom lip slightly outside the lip line. To line the top lip round it outward from the peaks to the outer crease and fill in any gaps from the actual lip for a slightly rounder/fuller pouty shape. Line the "V" a little below or on the lip line. Press your lips together to blend on the lip liner and use your finger to even it out (it'll look like a lipstick basically).
Step 4 Lipstick: Apply a matte nude lipstick all over the lips and liner, I used Revlon matte lipstick in Nude Attitude.
Step 5 Blend: Pucker out your lips (like a kissy face) and even out the color using your finger and you're done!
Step 6 Touch Ups *Optional*: Throughout the day I'll do touch-ups to my lips using Rimmel's lipstick in Airy Fairy (although this extra step won't really create fuller looking lips).

My Top LipStick/Gloss Picks for 2011

I went through all my lippies and decided to pickout a good handful of colors I'd like to wear throughout this year. From shades I want to use more this year, to popular shades, personal favorites and trending shades! Here goes...

Barry M
100
129
130
Maybelline
Pink Sand 005 (ColorSensational)
Coral Crush 515 (ColorSensational)
Bronze Beam 750 (ColorSensational)
Shimmer Shell (Shiny-Licious)
Revlon
Nude Attitude 001 (Revlon Matte)
Gentlemen Prefer Pink 450 (Super Lustrous)
Siren 677 (Super Lustrous)
Peach Petal (Super Lustrous SPF)
Papaya 020 (ColorBurst)
Crystal Cut Coral 700 (Moon Drops)
Wet 'n' Wild
909C (Mega Colors)
901B
Coastal Scents
Pep Pink (Smacks)
Prestige
Madrid CL-40A
CoverGirl
Divine Divine 330
Shiseido
Spiced Cream BE109