Some of My Favorite Looks of 2012

This post is just a look back at some of my favorite #FOTD's that I have posted to Instagram over the last couple of months. Since joining Instagram my makeup game has really grown and given me a new passion. I've always loved everything beauty and hair including makeup, clothes, shoes, etc...but here lately I have taken it to new levels.  I want to try to do better with this blog and actually detail what I have used to create the looks and the inspiration for it. I am a horrible procrastinator and always say I'm going to do it later and it never gets done. And also in the back of my mind i'm like..."aint nobody reading my blog anyway." So I take my time about getting things done but my promise to me is that i'm going to do better! Because I really do want folks to read this blog! lol

My four most fav looks of the last couple months.....

love this lip color! Wet n Wild Cherry Picking and Mac Currant lip liner

love love looooove this!!! I can't believe I did it.

Makeup Look: Coastal Scents Creative Me Palette #1

I thought I posted this look a long time ago but just found it today sitting in my drafts. Well its a look that I did with the Coastal Scents Creative Me Palette #1.

Happy 2013!

Video: My Natural Eye Makeup Remover

This video was posted a few days ago on my You Tube Channel. I'm just now getting around to getting it up on the blog.

So I have very sensitive skin around my eyes. And of course with me getting older I want to protect my skin from aging as much as possible. I've tried several different eye makeup removers and finally I found one that I may stick with for awhile. Along with sensitive skin I also have very combination skin. Oily around the nose...dry forehead...normal cheeks and chin. So in the winter my face gets extremely dry. I started using coconut oil to remove my eye makeup. This is the best thing I could have done! Not only do I not get red, dry skin around my eyes from the oil free eye makeup remover but I get a great skin moisterizer and age fighter in the process....Check out this video!

-muah! oxox

Video: How to Make Beautiful Waves with a Waving Iron

I am sooooo late updating this blog! Forgive me...

Anyhoots...here is a video that I made on how to wave your hair with one of those "old school" waving irons. I bought the iron because I like the company who made the iron so I figured it HAD to be something good.  This waving iron came from www.drugstore.com and its made by Pro Beauty Tools. Pro Beauty Tools has some awesome styling products. I have 3 other ceramic curling irons from them and I absolutely love them.

Some Recent Makeup Looks - 7 Day Coastal Scents/BH Cosmetics Challenge

This colorful look came from one of my BH Cosmetics Palettes. I was playing in makeup last Saturday and decided to try the double wing eyeliner look that I saw on You Tube. It came out pretty good in my opinion. I will definitely do it again! I already have the look in mind that I want to do with it.

Used:

Cool Shimmer BH Cosmetics Palette (orange, fushia, purple, blue)

Mac Dirty Plum on cheeks

Viva Glam Nicky Lipglass

BH Cosmetics tropical matte palette (was going for a bronze/orange smokey eye look)

Mac Ambering Rose on Cheeks

Sephora Lipgloss - i cant remember the name

This is one of my favorite color schemes to use. FUSHIA!

I used the 78 color eyeshadow/blush palette from Coastal Scents

as well as the blush in the palette

This was my first time using the Luxurious Pink Lip Look Bag from the MAC Glamour Days Collection.

Cremesheen Lipstick - Lickable

Lip Liner - Great Catch

Cremesheen Lipglass - Call Me Gorgeous

This one and the one below is a look that was inspired by one of my Instagram buddies. I was going for a yellow look. However, her yellow was a super awesome bright yellow. My palette only included mild, neutral yellow tones.

Again this is the Coastal Scents Palette

Mac Ambering Rose on cheeks

Loreal Volcanic

Beauty on a Budget: Ruby Kisses 3D Concealer

Ruby Kisses 3D Face Creator 12 Hour Long Wear Concealer.

$4.99 at my local beauty supply store

I recently picked this up at the beauty supply store last weekend. I've been wearing it all week and so far I love it! I've been trying to find a concealer that matches the way I want it to match. This item has two colors that closely match. I purchased a level 9 which after looking at the Ruby Kisses website seems to be the lightest shade in the african american skin tones.

I use concealer to sculpt my eye brows and for a little highlight under my eyes. I dont use a lot of it but it still needs to be the right concealer to keep me from looking like a ghost.

I have several different brands of concealer and so far this is at the top of the list. 2nd on the list? Mac Studio Fix Concealer with spf 35. I love those to but I dont quite have the colors that I like. I have them in NC45 and NC35. I need once in between those two colors. The cost of those are $15 which is a little pricey. I also have a Revlon Photo Ready concealer stick. I think that cost me $7.99. I like it enough but its not one of my favorites. I do like how it looks in photos so it serves its purpose.

I'm glad I purchased this.  I had seen it a few times and was thinking about checking it out and I'm glad I finally did.