Hi everyone! Hope you’re all having a fabulous Labor Day. Below you’ll find my August Hits and Miss video. If you like what you see, please subscribe to my channel, and stay tuned here on the blog, because I will be giving you a written tutorial on how I got the look I wore at my housewarming party last weekend!
Tag: Makeup
Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation
So, while I won’t be posting a video on YouTube this week as we are gearing up for guests to stay with us and a housewarming party, I did want to write a blog post or two. This one is about the new All Nighter Liquid Foundation from Urban Decay. Now, I am an avid Urban Decay lover. I use their eyeshadow primer potion, setting spray, B6 spray, have many of their palettes… When I saw that they launched this completely matte foundation, I knew I had to give it a try. I purchased it last Saturday and have worn it the last three days.
Unfortunately, this is one of the worst foundations I have ever purchased. I have tried with with different hydrating and moisturizing or tacky primers, but this foundation leaves my skin cakey, flakey and makes me look 30 years older than I really am.
When I first apply it, it goes on smooth – and when they say a little goes a long way, it really does. I applied a pump and a half on my damp beauty blender and dotted it all over my faced and then proceeded to tap it into my skin. It goes on flawless. Adding the Urban Decay Naked Skin concealer in the shade Light Warm (one of my new faves) ties the whole look together.
After setting my face (just a little since it’s a full coverage concealer) my face looked really amazing. Flawless, even. Fast forward five hours later and the foundation has started to come off around my nose and chin (my oiliest points of the face) and has cracked and looks cakey. My not-deep laugh lines look deep (I’m talking, I need botox deep) and it just doesn’t look good.
Here’s a right after application photo (from Sunday) and a five hours later photo (from just now):
As you can see from the first photo, it looks really pretty when it first goes on. The second photo is only after five hours of wear! That’s ridiculous. My chin looks all cakey and my laugh lines look so deep. Mind you, this is after blotting the oil away from my face.
Looks like I’ll be sticking with the Born This Way foundation from Too Faced for a while.
Have you tried the Urban Decay All Nighter foundation? Do you like it? If you have any advice on how to avoid the cakeyness, please leave me a comment below.
August Ipsy Glam Bag | Haul & Swatches
Hey guys! Check out my video for my latest ipsy glam bag! Loving the products I received this month, especially the 12-in-1 haircare. If you don’t know what ipsy is, it’s a $10/month subscription service where you receive customized beauty and makeup products. Plus you get to keep a super cute makeup bag, perfect for travel. If you’re interested in trying them out, here’s a link to get you started: http://bit.ly/2bBZMuA.
If you already receive ipsy I’d love to know what you got in your glam bag this month! Leave a comment below. 🙂
Swamp Queen Palette | Tarte x Grav3yardGirl Summer Look
I finally got around to using my Swamp Queen, tarte x grav3yard girl palette over the weekend. It has been a while since I ordered it from Ulta, but I was wearing the right colors Saturday night to pair with an eye look. I also used some of my new ColourPop products, which I unbox in this video.
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Here’s the look!
Palette photo courtesy of tarte cosmetics.
Face:
- Hangover Rx Primer by Too Faced
- Born This Way Foundation in Warm Nude by Too Faced
- Primed & Poreless loose powder by Too Faced
- Cocoa Foundation in Light/Medium by Too Faced
- Cocoa Contour Palette by Too Faced
- Super Cheek Shock in Aphrodisiac by ColourPop Cosmetics
- Super Cheek Shock (pearlized) in Butterfly Beach by ColourPop Cosmetics
Eyes:
I will provide a step-by-step application on how to get this eye look.
- Apply Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion (in original) on lid and a little above the crease.
- Using the Makeup Revolution Affirmation palette and a firm eyeshadow brush, I applied the matte white shade on my lid up to my brow bone.
- Taking a fluffy blending brush, I applied natural peaches from the Grav3yardGirl x Tarte Swamp Queen palette in my crease, blending up.
- Once I had the right color with natural peaches, i took a firmer blending brush and applied dogman in the crease, slightly below natural peaches, and in the outer “v” of the eye.
- Using the same firm eyeshadow brush I used to apply that white matte shade from the MR palette, I applied sassy bun on my lid, adding a little glam to the look.
- If needed, reapply natural peaches to the crease to soften the look a bit.
- Using a clean, fluffy blending brush, blend the crease up a little more to get rid of harsh lines.
- Liquid eyeliner in Jet Black by e.l.f cosmetics
- They’re Real mascara by Benefit Cosmetics
Lips:
- BFF pencil liner by ColourPop Cosmetics
- Melted Matte Liquified Liquid Lipstick in Child Star by Too Faced
If you like this look and want to see a tutorial of it on my YouTube channel, leave a comment below! Also, what looks have you created with the Swamp Queen palette by Grav3yardGirl x Tarte? I’d love to know.
YouTube Channel Launch & First Video
So, I took the plunge. I finally launched my YouTube channel. Now that I am 98% settled into my new house, I figured today would be a good day to film my first video. I didn’t film anything too intense, just a haul video of my latest ColourPop purchases. If you like this blog, like what I post and want to see live action tutorials, please subscribe to my channel. Here’s my first video below!
Makeup Revolution and ColourPop
Now that I have my office/vanity room set up, I’ve been able to organize everything so it’s super accessible. Over the weekend I had to venture out for lunch in San Francisco and decided to play around with my new Makeup Revolution Affirmation palette. Super affordable, the colors are quite pigmented and who doesn’t love 32 shadows for $15. The look pictured below includes the affirmation palette, as well as ColourPop’s liquid matte lipstick in the color Trap. Read below to see how I got this look. If you’ve created a similar look, please let me know! I’d love to see it.
Face:
- Hangover primer by Too Faced
- Born This Way foundation in the color Warm Nude by Too Faced
- Born This Way concealer in the color Light by Too Faced (placed under the eyes, forehead, bridge of nose, cupid’s bow, chin and laugh lines)
- Primed & Poreless loose powder by Too Faced (placed wherever concealer was applied)
- Cocoa Powder Foundation in the color Light/Medium by Too Faced (stippled on and then blended out)
- Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil in the color 04 Medium by Benefit Cosmetics
- Cocoa Contour palette by Too Faced
- Sweetheart Blush in Something About Berry by Too Faced
- Candlelight Glow highlight in the color Warm Glow by Too Faced
Eyes:
Affirmation palette image provided by Makeup RevolutionAffirmation palette image provided by Makeup Revolution
- Eyeshadow Primer Potion by Urban Decay (placed on lid up to brow bone)
- Affirmation Eyeshadow palette by Makeup Revolution (see image for step-by-step placement of color)
- Using a clean eyeshadow brush, place color A on lid up to brow bone.
- Using a clean blending brush, place color B in the crease, blending in windshield wiper motions. Blend color B into the outer “V” of the eye, placing a little on the outer corner of the eyelid.
- Using the same eyeshadow brush you used to apply color A, apply color C on the eyelid, covering any empty spots with color C. Apply color C on inner corners.
- If necessary, apply color B into the crease again to deepen the color.
- Using a clean fluffy blending brush, blend crease out so lines aren’t as harsh.
- Using either a clean eyeshadow brush or an eyeliner brush, apply color D to brow bone (under eyebrow) to highlight.
- Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in the color jet black by Bobbi Brown
- They’re Real mascara by Benefit Cosmetics
Lips
- Lippie Stix Primer by ColourPop
- Ultra Matte Lip in the color Trap by ColourPop
- Melted Matte Liquified Lipstick in the color Miso Pretty by Too Faced (applied a few dots over Trap by ColourPop and blended to lighten the color a bit)
Setting Spray:
- All-Nighter Setting Spray by Urban Decay
National Lipstick Day
Lipstick has always been a staple in my makeup collection, however, I haven’t religiously wore it until recently. Something about a matte liquid long-lasting lipstick intrigues me. So, in honor of National Lipstick Day, I decided to list some of my favorite lipsticks here, followed by a gallery of some of my favorite colors I’ve swatched. I’d love to know what brand you use for your go-to lip color, as well as types (satin, matte, gloss, etc.). Leave a comment below to tell me!
Note: Too Faced is offering 15% off their lipsticks in honor of National Lipstick Day, so take advantage!
Lipsticks
Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Lipstick in Child Star
Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Lipstick in Sell Out
Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Lipstick in Queen B
Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Lipstick in Miso Pretty
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Unicorn (comfort matte)
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Backtalk (comfort matte)
Tarte Cosmetics Tartiest Creamy Matte Lip Paint in Namaste
Tarte Cosmetics Tartiest Creamy Matte Lip Paint in TBT
Latest Ulta Haul: Urban Decay & Benefit
I am so sorry for the lack of posts lately. We bought a house and are in the process of packing up our apartment and moving things over. But I am excited for the new house since I’ll have my own beauty room and office! I will be starting a YouTube channel shortly after we move (and after I get everything set up), but in the meantime you can still follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Now to the post. About a week ago I placed an order on Ulta.com after they sent me an email that Benefit just launched their new brow collection online. I normally don’t do anything with my brows, but had heard great things about this new collection so I thought I’d give it a try. Loving the packaging for both Goof Proof Brow Pencil and KaBrow! I have yet to use it (I overslept this morning and barely made it out the door on time), and I’m excited to give my eyebrows a cleaner, less patchy look. Have you used these new Benefit brow items? I’d love to know. Since I purchased the Benefit items, they sent me a free variety pack. Love those items, too.
Also in my haul was another Urban Decay Vice lipstick. I have been obsessed with this collection since it first launched. This is the second lipstick I’ve purchased – I am obsessed with their comfort matte finish. The color I purchased this time around is called Unicorn and is a pale, peachy nude color. When I applied Unicorn today, it seemed brighter than what the shade looks like in the lipstick tube. To darken it up, I took a little bit of Urban Decay’s Backtalk (another Vice, comfort-matte lipstick) and dabbed on my lips. Worked really well, actually.
Here’s a photo of the lip color. What do you think of this shade? Let me know in the comments.
Grav3yardgirl x Tarte Swamp Queen Palette First Impressions
If you’re an avid YouTube beauty vlogger follower like me, guaranteed you’ve stumbled across Grav3yardgirl’s channel. The quirkiness of Bunny is so appealing and her looks are super unique. So when other people like Jeffree Star and MannyMUA were reviewing her new palette (a collab with Tarte Cosmetics), I knew I had to buy it. I mainly purchase my makeup goods from Ulta, so the moment they told me it was available online, I added it to my cart and bought the palette. Unfortunately, the liquid lipsticks that came with the palette were sold separately and sold out when I last looked (I may have to go to my nearest Ulta location to purchase).
In Grav3yardgirl’s palette you’ll find a brush, a bronzer color, a highlight and a blush. You’ll also find nine eyeshadow colors including some matte, some shimmer and some glitter. The names are super cute. When I swatched after I got the palette (and then stupidly deleted the photo of the swatches), the colors are super pigmented. This palette helps you accomplish a full-face glam or natural look. I can’t wait to experiment more with these colors. Take a look at the palette below. I’m in love with the packaging and the sturdiness of it, too.
Here are the color names and the type of shade from the Tarte website:
- #SFS (rose gold)
- natural peaches (peachy nude)
- dogman (burnt sienna)
- big baby (cream)
- sassy bun (copper peach)
- sippy sippy (glittery brown)
- haunting (lavender)
- uncommon (purple slate)
- mancat (deep plum)
- sweet tea (bronzer)
- gator wings (highlighter)
- does this thing really work? (blush)
Have you used this palette or created looks with it? Let me know in the comments.
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick First Impression
While making a purchase on Ulta.com, I needed an add-on item to get free shipping. That day, Urban Decay had just launched their Vice lipsticks (100 different shades in 6 different finishes), so I decided to pick a color and lip liner and add it to my bag to get that free shipping.
What a good decision that was! I’m in love with the color I got, as well as the finish. I am obsessed with matte finishes right now, so when I saw that the Vice lipsticks come in a comfort matte, I had to try it. The shade I purchased was Backtalk (a mauve-nude pink) in a comfort matte finish. The comfort matte finish feels like a regular, creamy lipstick, but looks 90% matte after it dries. I am really digging it. I will probably purchase a few other colors. Look at that packaging! Loving it. The Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on lip pencil in Rush (pictured) is super pigmented, so keep that in mind. Ulta’s site has a perfect couples section that matches a shade of the Vice lipstick to a lip liner, so give that a whirl if you’re interested.
Have you tried Urban Decay’s new Vice lipstick? Let me know in the comments.
YouTube channel coming soon! Stay tuned for how I get this look.
Born This Way Concealer & Lip Injection Glossy Review
Finally! My Too Faced Born This Way concealer came in on Monday (I teased a photo on my Instagram). When Too Faced teased this concealer weeks ago, I was so excited. I swear by the Born This Way foundation and I had high expectations for this concealer. Let’s just say I wasn’t disappointed. I purchased the concealer in Light Medium, which is one shade lighter than my foundation (in warm nude), giving my face a highlight.
The concealer smells amazing due to the coconut water ingredient. The applicator is perfect for big areas (like under your eyes) or smaller areas, like near your nostrils or your laugh lines. You don’t need to blend this concealer right away (which I do anyway) in order for it to look great on your skin. I find it super hydrating. I have not been disappointed with this concealer. It provides a flawless look all day, which is great for me.
I also purchased the Lip Injection Glossy in the color Angel Kisses (a super sheer light pink color). I haven’t used a lip plumper lipgloss in quite a while, so I totally forgot about the subtle burning sensation it has in order to plump your lips. I applied the lipgloss before leaving the house for work at around 8 a.m. and the burning sensation didn’t really subside until about 8:45 a.m., but it wasn’t super intense either. I’d say that’s the only thing I don’t really like about the lipgloss. The color is pretty and the gloss lasts. I didn’t put a lip primer on, so surely it’ll last longer with that (mine lasted a little past lunchtime). I’d probably layer it with another pink lipstick.
All in all, it was a good purchase. I will keep using both products. Have you tried either of these yet? Let me know in the comments.
Mascara Melt-Off Review
In my last big Too Faced haul, I had purchased their Mascara Melt-Off as I always seem to have trouble getting all the mascara off my lashes. After having dinner with my father-in-law in San Francisco (if you’re ever in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco, highly recommend Beso), it was time to take off my full face of makeup. First thing’s first – get rid of the mascara. Per the instructions, you’re supposed to coat your lashes with this conditioner and leave in for 60 seconds. The applicator looks like a traditional mascara wand, with way shorter bristles.
All in all, I think the product works really well. Even better if you wipe off the mascara with a makeup wipe (which Too Faced suggests in the instructions, too). I do, however, feel like if you leave it in for more than 60 seconds, you’ll be better off. I still had a little mascara on my lashes this morning.
All in all, I am loving this product and will continue using! 😀
Have you used the Mascara Melt-Off by Too Faced? If not, what’s your way of removing all your mascara? Leave a comment below.
Update: Letting the conditioner sit on my lashes for 2 minutes worked better. Still use a makeup wipe to remove it all.
Blush and Lipstick 