Category: Lips

MAC D for Danger

I have a new favorite lip color! MAC D for Danger lipstick is a gorgeous berry shade with a matte finish. I love it! I have been looking for a berry lip color for a while now, but usually it’s too purple, so I’m very excited when I found this shade. D for Danger is a permanent lipstick shade at MAC. I recently found it when I was browsing their Retro Matte collection.

Anyways, I paired UD Naked Smoky with this berry lips. I went with a winged liner, and bronze on the lids. Nothing too dark on the crease since I want the focus to be on the winged liner itself. This look is quite heavy on both eyes and lips, but I don’t quite mind it. I think this will look nice for a party. For a day look, I probably will leave the eyes bare, just mascara and groomed brows, leaving the lips to be the focus of the attention.

I have done a smoky eye look using UD Naked Smoky in my previous tutorial, please check it out!

ud naked smoky tutorial

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “Original”
  • Transition – UD Naked Smoky “Combust”
  • Crease/outer lid – UD Naked Smoky “Whiskey”
  • Middle lid – UD Naked Smoky “Dirtysweet”
  • Inner corner – UD Naked Smoky “High”
  • Winged liner/outer corner of lower lid – Maybelline “Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Black”
  • Waterline – L’oreal “Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner”
  • Brows – Anastasia Brow Wiz “Taupe” and “Medium Brown”
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi Boutique false lashes “no. 3”

 

MAC D for Danger

Face

Cheeks

  • Contour – Smashbox contour kit “contour” shade
  • Cheeks – NARS “Mata Hari” blush

Lips

  • Lipstick – MAC “D for Danger”

urban decay naked smoky look

Summer Wedding Guest Makeup

Summer is the season for Wedding, and this Summer Wedding Guest Makeup look would be perfect for those beautiful outdoor wedding parties! It’s flirty and summery! I love coral lips for summer, it’s very youthful and less intimidating than red or orange lips. A fun look to wear! If you want to wear this as a daily makeup, just skip the falsies. This makeup is wearable and will look great on everyone.

The lip color for this look is the YSL Rouge Pur Couture 52, also known as Rosy Coral. This lipstick is popular in Asia, it was sold out everywhere in Indonesia! Apparently it was made popular by a Korean actress. Anyways, I can see why Asian women are obsessing over this lip color. You can wear it as a stain, or full on like me. The one thing with this lipstick I disliked is the fact that it’s quite drying on the lips. I have very dry lips, so I have to apply lip balm before and after I apply the lipstick.

Dior Eye Reviver palette

Also, I just grabbed the Dior Eye Reviver palette, and this is the first time I’m using it. I really like this palette, it has soft wearable shades. It’s so easy to blend and buttery. Not as heavily pigmented as some other brands, but gorgeous shades. It is too pretty to be passed on.

Dior Eye Reviver palette

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “Original”.
  • Base – Dior Eye Reviver Palette “1”.
  • Crease/Lower lid – Dior Eye Reviver Palette “4”.
  • Eyelid – Dior Eye Reviver Palette “3”.
  • Tear Duct – Dior Eye Reviver Palette “2”.
  • Outer V – Dior Eye Reviver Palette “5”.
  • Waterline – MAC Chromagraphic pencil liner “NC15/NW20”.
  • Winged liner/lower lash line – Dior Eye Reviver Palette “6”.
  • Brows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz “Taupe” + “Medium Brown”.
  • Mascara – Cover Girl “Lash Blast” mascara.
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi Boutique “no. 3” falsies

Dior Eye Reviver palette

Face

  • Primer – Kat Von D “Lock-it Featherweight Primer”.
  • Foundation – Bare Minerals “bareSkin Pure Brightening Serum”. (PS: don’t expect me to do a review on this foundation because I’ve returned it)
  • Under Eye Concealer – NARS Radiant Creamy concealer “Custard”.
  • Blemish Concealer – MAC Studio Finish concealer “NC30”.
  • Setting Powder – CoverFX translucent setting powder “Light”.

Cheeks

Lips

  • Lipstick – YSL Rouge Pur Couture “52 (Rosy Coral)”.

Summer wedding guest makeup

50s Inspired Makeup

This 50s inspired makeup is a modern take of the old Hollywood glam. It’s still pretty glamorous due to the falsies and eyeshadows, which make it suitable for wedding guests, and even brides! You can draw a thicker winged eyeliner if you have bigger eyes, but I kept mine pretty thin.

I wanted the focus to still be on the lips, since I think this Shu Uemura Diva Red lipstick is the perfect red lipstick for summer. It has an orange undertone, and it will look great especially on East Asian skintones.

I’ve done a more neutral eyes if you prefer non-winged liner look. Please take a look at my Kat Von D Shade + Light eye contour tutorial for a more neutral non-liner eyes.

natural eyes

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “Original”
  • Eyelid – Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream no. 13 “Warm Beige”
  • Transition – Makeup Geek Cosmetics “Peach Smoothie”
  • Crease/lower lid – L’oreal “La Palette Nude no. 6”
  • Winged liner – Kat Von D Tattoo Ink Eyeliner “Trooper”
  • Waterline – MAC Chromagraphic eyeliner “NC25”
  • Mascara – Maybelline Great Lash mascara
  • Falsies – Ardell false lashes #120 “Demi”
  • Eyebrows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz “Taupe” + “Medium Brown”

50s inspired makeup tutorial

Face

  • Foundation – MAC Pro Longwear Waterproof foundation “NC25”
  • Corrector – Bobbi Brown Corrector “Peach”
  • Concealer – MAC Pro Longwear Concealer “NC25”
  • Powder – MAC Mineralized Skinfinish “Medium Plus”

Cheeks

Lips

50s inspired makeup tutorial

Taylor Swift Bad Blood Makeup (Inspired)

Today’s tutorial is Taylor Swift Bad Blood makeup from her music video. Her costars and herself have such great makeup on the videos, it was hard to pick. However, I decided to choose this look where she has a smoky cat eye with red lipstick. I think she looks drop dead gorgeous!

At first, I wasn’t planning to do this look, but oh well why not, right?! For the lips, I chose MAC Viva Glam I lipstick, since I thought it looked dark enough. However, when editing the pictures, I just realized the lips looked pretty bright. I can assure you it’s not that bright in real life. Nevertheless, if you prefer a darker lips, MAC Diva lipstick would do just great. I should have used MAC Diva, but it’s in one of the unpacked boxes. Ah, the joy of moving right? Anyways, hopefully I’ll be able to unpack everything by next week!

taylor swift bad blood makeup

For this look, most of the products on the eyes are from Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye palette, but you can use any matte eyeshadow. You can skip the second step – putting a dark grey eyeshadow on the lash line. I did that part because I thought I was going to do a classic smoky eye, but then decided to do the cat eye after.

For the cat eye part, since I have hooded eyelid on my right eye (left in picture), I’ve to extend the inner corner area a bit more. The cat eye is shaped using a black matte eyeshadow and an angled eyeliner brush.

taylor swift bad blood makeup

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “Original”
  • Base – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Laetus”
  • Eyelid – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Lazarus”
  • Upper lash line – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Saleos”
  • Cat eyeliner/Lower Lashline – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Shax”
  • Waterline – L’oreal Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner
  • Mascara – Cover Girl Lash Blast “Very Black“
  • Brows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz “Medium Brown”; L’oreal Stylist Brow Plumper
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi Boutique no. 3

Face

  • Primer – Kat Von D Lock-it Featherweight Primer
  • Foundation – Kat Von D Lock-it Tattoo Foundation
  • Concealer – NARS Radiant Creamy concealer “Custard”
  • Setting Powder – CoverFX setting powder

Cheeks

  • Contour – Kat Von D Shade + Light contour palette “Shadowplay” + “Subconscious”
  • Blush – Smashbox Halo powder blush “In Bloom”

Lips

taylor swift bad blood makeup

Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Tutorial

For this Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye contour tutorial, I’ve decided to follow the instruction that came with the palette – the natural look from the Neutral Quad. As you all know, I’m a big fan of Kat Von D’s products, especially her tattoo eyeliner and eyeshadow palette. Her products are amazingly pigmented, very smooth, and buttery. For this tutorial, I’m using mostly Kat Von D products.

I cannot sing enough praises on how great Kat Von D’s products are, you have to try it out for yourself! This palette is no different, I really recommend this Shade + Light eye contour tutorial for those of you who are interested in learning how to contour/highlight your eyes.

I’ll try to do swatches and perhaps a quick review next time. Here’s my review for this palette! I think I’ll do more tutorials using this palette, I want to use this palette to its fullest extent!

Shade Light eye contour tutorial

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “Original”
  • Base – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Laetus”
  • Inner Lid – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Lucius”
  • Crease/Lower lid – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Samael”
  • Upper & lower lash line – Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour “Solas”
  • Waterline – MAC Chromagraphic pencil liner “NC15”
  • Brows – Stila All Day Waterproof Brow Color “Medium”; Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz “Taupe”
  • Brow gel – L’oreal Brow Stylist
  • Mascara – Lancome “Hypnose” mascara
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi falsies no. 3

Kat Von D Shade Light eye contour palette

Face

  • Primer – Kat Von D Lock-it Featherweight Primer
  • Foundation – Kat Von D Lock-it Tattoo Foundation
  • Concealer – NARS Radiant Creamy concealer “Custard”
  • Setting Powder – CoverFX translucent powder

Cheeks

  • Contour – Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette “Shadowplay”
  • Highlight – Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette “Lyric”
  • Blush – Benefit blush “Hervana”

*Check my Subtle Highlight/Contour post on how-to contour*

Lips

  • Lip pencil – Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip Pencil “11c”
  • Lipstick – NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream “Monte Carlo”

nyx monte carlo

 

 

Summer Makeup – Mint Eyeliner

As the weather is getting warmer, I wanted a lighter, and more colorful Summer makeup. I think I still haven’t had enough of mint makeup. I know the reign of mint color is over, but I couldn’t stay away from it! There’s just something about this color that’s so refreshing. So I decided to create a mint eyeliner look.

You can change the mint liner to any color you want, I think turquoise and yellow would be a great alternative for something bright. I chose to use Stila Smudge stick liner since it gives me the color pay-off I was looking for. I did tried their mint liquid liner, but it wasn’t good at all. I also set the eyeliner using a light green eyeshadow to prevent smudging – this is not necessary unless you have oily lids, just to be safe. Setting the eyeliner with powder will make it smudge-proof especially in warmer weather.

I paired this mint eyeliner with a pink lips, but you don’t have to pair it with this lips. I would pair this with a peachy lips for an alternative. I just paired it with pink lips just because I wanted to use my new lipstick. I kept everything else very simple. No falsies with this look since I don’t want it to look too glam.

mint eyeliner

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “original”
  • Base – Makeup Geek Cosmetics “Shimma Shimma”
  • Eyeliner – Stila Cosmetics Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner “Mint Julep”
  • Eyeshadow – Make Up For Ever Diamond e/s “D316 Crystalline Pinky Green”
  • Mascara – Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara “Very Black”
  • Brows – Anastasia Brow Wiz in “Taupe” and “Brunette”

Face/Cheeks

  • Foundation – Chanel CC Cream “32”
  • Under Eye – Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener “Light to Medium Peach”
  • Highlight – The Balm “Mary-Lou Manizer”
  • Blush – MAC powder blush “Cubic”

Lips

  • Lipstick – Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited  My Dear Matte “Allure Fuchsia”

mint liner

Yaz Red Lipstick & Midnight Blue Liner

As mentioned in my Yaz Bukey for Shu Uemura post, I purchased Yaz Red lipstick during the event. I wanted to give it a try, so I decided to pair the red lipstick with this navy blue eyeliner. During the making of this tutorial, my eyes were so watery for no reason on the outer corner, and I couldn’t stop it even after wasting so much q-tips. I think my eyes were dry. Anyways, for that reason, you’ll see a bit of a mess on the bottom outer-corner part of my eye in the step-by-step picture.

For the eyeliner, I used the eyeshadow called Midnight from my Smashbox Double Exposure palette. I used the eyeshadow wet to create an intense and cleaner line. Talking about eyeliner, I posted a quick video on my Instagram on how I create my winged liner using liquid liner, so check it out! If you prefer a pictorial, I have 2 posts – Winged Liner tutorial (using Kat Von D Trooper liner) and How-to (gel/cream) winged liner (using brush and cream liner).

I’ve done other tutorials using Smashbox Double Exposure palette – Valentine’s Day makeup and Look #2.

navy blue winged liner

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “original”
  • Eyelid/Brow Bone – Smashbox Double Exposure Palette “Veiled” (applied dry)
  • Crease – Smashbox Double Exposure Palette “Espresso” (applied dry)
  • Winged Liner – Smashbox Double Exposure Palette “Midnight” (applied wet)
  • Lower lash line (inner corner) – Smashbox Double Exposure Palette “Blanc” (applied wet)
  • Waterline – MUFE Aqua Liner “0L  Matte Black”
  • Eyebrows – Stila All Day Waterproof Brow Colour
  • Mascara – Cover Girl Lash Blast “Very Black”
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi Boutique #3

Face/Cheeks

  • Primer – Kat Von D face primer
  • Foundation – NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation “Punjab”
  • Concealer – MAC Pro Longwear concealer “NC25”
  • Highlight – Becca  Shimmering Skin Perfector “Moonstone”
  • Setting powder – CoverFX translucent powder “Light”
  • Contour – MAC “Sculpt” powder
  • Blush – Smashbox Halo Blush powder “In Passion”

Lips

  • Lipstick – Yaz Bukey for Shu Uemura “Yaz Red”

shu uemura yaz bukey red lipstick

Winged Eyeliner Tutorial

Hello everyone! I’m back with a new tutorial! Since the weather is nice and warm, I wanted to create an everyday Spring Makeup look, and give the new MAC Miley Cyrus Viva Glam lipstick a try. As you know, I’m one to pair very simple eye makeup with bold lips. I usually leave my eyes bare, but once in a while I’ll wear a winged liner. Since, I do get asked to create a winged eyeliner tutorial, I’m going to show you how I do it using a liquid eyeliner.

I’ve done a winged eyeliner tutorial post using gel/cream liner in my other how-to post. Between a liquid and gel/cream liner, at this moment, I prefer a liquid liner. For me, it’s faster, easier and more convenient to use a liquid eyeliner since it comes in a pen-like applicator. There’s no need to have a separate brush, unlike gel/cream liner. However, a liquid eyeliner dries out faster than a cream/gel liner. So, if you do make a mistake, it’s hard to correct it. For beginners, I suggest going with a cream/gel liner. Once you’re comfortable, then advanced to a liquid liner.

The one I’m using for this tutorial is Kat Von D Trooper Tattoo liner. It’s pretty much waterproof, smudge-proof and long lasting. My favorite of all time! Been using it since it was released couple years a go. Absolutely a must-have in your kit!

how to create feline flick

So, I think the pictures are pretty self explanatory. All you have to do is just create the “outline” first, and then fill in the rest. If you aren’t satisfied with the pictures and instructions below, leave comments below or on my Instagram page or Twitter page, and I’ll try my best to answer it. I’ll try to do like more videos in the future once I’m all settled down.

Instructions:

1. Mark where you want your wings to be.

2. Create a diagonal line from the tip of the wing to the center of your lash line.

3. Create a line from the inner corner of your eyelid to the center of the lid.

4. Fill in the “outline”. At this point you can extend your wings, or thicken the line more. I’m satisfied with mine, I like it where the wings are bigger and it gradually tapers towards the inner corner of my eyes.

5. Then, fill in your brows, and add lashes if needed.

mac miley cyrus

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion “original”
  • Eyelid – Chanel Illusion d’Ombrea “Emerveille”
  • Crease – The Balm Meet Matt(e) Nudes “Matt Rosen”
  • Eyeliner – Kat Von D Tattoo Liner “Trooper”
  • Eyebrows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade “Medium Brown”
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi False lashes #3

Face/Cheeks

  • Foundation – NARS All Day Luminous Weightless foundation “Punjab”
  • Concealer – MAC Pro Longwear concealer “NC25”
  • Highlight – Kat Von D Shade + Light contour palette “Lyric”
  • Contour – Kat Von D Shade + Light contour palette “Sombre”
  • Blush – Smashbox Halo blush powder “In Passion”

Lips

  • Lipstick – MAC Miley Cyrus Viva Glam

mac miley cyrus viva glam

 

Simple Eyes and Bold Lips Makeup

With the weather getting warmer, and Spring around the corner, I’ve decided to ditch my dark lipsticks yet I couldn’t bring myself to replace the dark lips with something too bright. Not yet. To replace my dark lipsticks, I opt for something that’s in between. With the lips being so strong, I want to keep everything else on the down low. So, enjoy this simple eyes and bold lips makeup!

Oh, I recently bought the Urban Decay Vice 3 palette and used it for the eye makeup on this post. I love how buttery and smooth the eyeshadows are! Have you guys tried the UD Vice 3? What are your thoughts? Let me know by commenting below or over on my social media site (instagram, twitter, facebook)!

natural eye tutorial

Products used

Eyes

  • Primer – Urban Decay Primer Potion
  • Crease – Urban Decay Vice 3 in Downfall
  • Outer V – Urban Decay Vice 3 in Reign
  • Lid – Urban Decay Vice 3 in Last Sin
  • Lower lid – Urban Decay Vice 3 in Reign
  • Eyeliner – Shu Uemura Calligraphy Ink
  • Eyebrows – Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pomade in Medium Brown
  • Mascara – Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
  • Falsies – Gwiyomi false lashes #3

everyday red lips tutorial

Face

  • Primer – La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5
  • Foundation – Diorskin Star foundation
  • Concealer – MAC Pro Longwear concealer
  • Powder – Bobbi Brown yellow powder

Cheeks

Lips

  • Liner – MUFE Aqua Lip pencil #11c
  • Lipstick – MUFE Artist Rogue N9

 

mufe rogue no. 9

 

Lime Crime Wicked Tutorial

It has been a rough week! How is everyone holding up? My week has been crazy so far, and today I finally have the chance to update my blog! Anyways, don’t forget to follow me on Instagram for daily updates! Anyways, I recently purchased Lime Crime Wicked Velvetine lipstick,  which I’m sure you’d have known from my 2 previous post a go. I absolutely love the color, and I wanted to create another tutorial with it.

Since Wicked is such a strong bold color, I felt that wearing too much on the eyes might take the attention away from it. I decided to play with different texture and finish for this look, what do you guys think? I actually was quite happy with how it turned out. The eyes has a brightening effect without going too overboard with the shine, the face was kept semi-matte, and the lips were the center of attention.

*Check out my other Kat Von D Monarch palette related tutorials*

silver eyeshadow tutorial

My eyelids were prepped using Urban Decay Primer Potion. My face was prepped using Benefit Porefessional primer.

How-to:

1. I applied Delaney from Kat Von D Monarch Palette all over my eyelid using a flat eyeshadow brush. I brought this color up above my crease but just below the brow bone.

2. Using Real Technique Shading brush, I applied Telepathy from Kat Von D Monarch palette on the inner corner of my eyelids.

3. I applied Delaney along the lower lash line using Real Technique Shading brush.

4. I created a winged liner using Kat Von D Trooper eyeliner along my upper lash line.

5. Using an angled eyebrow brush, I stamped Deadhead from Kat Von D Monarch palette on top of the liquid eyeliner. I did this to create a matte finish since the eyeliner dries slightly shiny.

6. I lined the outer half of my waterline using Revlon Photoready Kajal eyeliner in Carbon Cleopatra (the black end).

7. I filled my brows using Anastasia Brow Wiz in Taupe and Brunette.

8. I curled my lashes and applied Maybelline Volume Express Turbo Boost mascara.

9. I also applied Gwiyomi no. 3 false eyelashes.

SONY DSC

10. For the face, I applied MAC Pro Longwear foundation using my fingers.

11. I applied Bobbi Brown Peach corrector and MAC Pro Longwear concealer under my eyes.

12. I applied Benefit Moon Beam highlighter on the bridge of my nose, on top of my cheeks, and cupid’s bow.

13. I lightly contour my face using Smashbox contour kit and NARS Kabuki Ita brush.

14. On my cheeks, I applied MAC On a Mission beauty powder blush.

15. I set my face using Cover FX translucent setting powder.

16. I also lightly applied Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder all over using a powder brush.

17. On the lips, I applied Lime Crime Wicked.

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Products used

Eyes – Urban Decay Primer Potion (original); Kat Von D Monarch Palette (upper/lower lids: Delaney, inner corner: Telepathy; liner: Deadhead); Kat Von D Trooper eyeliner; Revlon Photoready Kajal eyeliner Carbon Cleopatra; Anastasia Brow Wiz in Taupe and Brunette; Maybelline Express Volume Turbo Boost mascara; Gwiyomi falsies #3.

Face – Benefit Porefessional face primer; MAC Pro Longwear foundation; Bobbi Brown Peach corrector; MAC Pro Longwear Concealer; Cover FX setting powder; Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder.

Cheeks – Benefit Moon Beam highlighter; Smashbox Contour Kit; MAC On A Mission beauty powder blush.

Lips – Lime Crime Velvetines Wicked.