Vacation? Summer Party? Hot Date?: Tropical Tutorial

Good Mooooooorning Lay-days and Gentles!

I murst say that I am feeling myself today chile! Having an awesome hair day and I did sooooo good with today's eye look. I am getting so much better, I can't lie. I had my transition color all the way off and I really wasn't using the proper brush(es) for my crease. I ordered MAC Saddle for transition and being as though I have very small, "chinky" eyes, I should've been using a smaller-more pointed brush for my crease. I heard all about the glorious MAC 226 brush (the unicorn of MAC brushes lol) and some use the 224 or the 217. I opted for the MAC 226 dupe from coastal scents, based upon online reviews. Because I just recently ordered these products, I do not have either one yet. So what I did was I found a color in one of my CG Quads that was similar but had a little shimmer and I wet my current crease brushed and pinched it for a much finer tip and Waaaaah-Laaaaaah! Still not perfect but much better and a very pretty look! Check it out:

　

　
The Eyes: Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box, Primer Potion, Ruby Kisses Liquid Liner - Carbon, Maybelline Stilleto Mascara

First I started off with the color "Honey" in my inner v and tear duct. I blended honey over to about 1/2 of the lid. Next I used "Graffiti" on the 2nd half of the lid while blending honey and graffiti together in the middled. I then used "Peace" in my outer V and begin to bring the color into graffiti and blended the two together. So you should have a nice rainbow or Yellow-Yellowish green-Green-Greenish Blue. I used my transition color in the crease and blended it out some, I then went back into my lid to place "Fishnet" in between the Yellow and Green. Used a matte neutral tannish-nude color for brow highlight. Added my liner, mascara and here is the finished look:

The Lips: NYX Hot Pink Lip Liner & MAC Rose Maiden (LE)

This was pretty simple, as always I moisturize my lips at least a half hour prior to lining them or addidnt lipstick. Just something I do to let the moisture really sink into my lips. I then applied lined my lips with NYX's Hot Pink and filled them in. I then went over the liner with MAC's Rose Maiden and because this is a frost its super creamy and has sheen, take a look:

  

　


The Face: Iman Shade Stick Foundation - Earth 2 & MAC Hot Nights

As always my face was primed with M.O.M. I used the Beauty Blender to blend my foundation to my skin, I must say that I LOVE Iman's foundation stick. It does not rub off easily and its so easy to use and the clean up? There is none. I used FitMe concealer in #30. On my cheeks I used MAC's blush in Hot Nights (Temperature Rising Collection). For contouring and highlighting I used my go-tos Ben Nye's Luxury Powders in Banana and Sienna. I also use Ben Nye Luxury Powder in Topaz as a finishing powder.
　
　

Here is the finished Look:

　

　

　　

　

Have a Great day and BE YOU!

MAC Temperature Rising Collection Swatches

Good Morning Make-up heads and MAC lovers. I was so excited (as always) to see the UPS man walking up the driveway with that small black box in his hands, for I knew it was my TR collection as us MAC fanatics have been referring to it. I did not purchase a lot from this collection as there were only 2 items that I really wanted. Well 3 but I really would like to see a swatch of "Ripe for Love" blush on someone closer to my complexion before purchasing. Well without further or do... LET'S GET TO IT!



THE BLUSH: "HOT NIGHTS" - Bright Mid-tone Berry Pink - Frost finish

Very pretty blush in the package it reminded me of "Prom Princess" the Team Veronica blush from the 2013 Archie's Girls collection however, they swatch completely different. Prom Princess is definitely much lighter than Hot Nights although HN is a frost. Here are comparison swatches:

Left: Hot Nights, Right: Prom Princess

Left: Hot Nights, Right: Prom Princess

One layer of Hot Nights applied to my cheeks

THE LIPSTICK: "FEEL MY PULSE" - Vivid Magenta Violet - Cremesheen finish

PURPLE POWER!!! Yes another purple from MAC this year. FMP is pretty and reminds me of Maybelline Vivids Collection's "Brazen Berry". It even applies kind of the same. Maybe because this is a cremesheen, so its very creamy and moisturizing. I wore it with "Heroine" lip liner and it blended in perfectly. Its almost as if this is a cremesheen, iridescent version of Heroine. Of course I did comparison swatches but that is another post by itself. Here we are:

Here is my FOTD using these Products along with: L'Oreal True Match in Cappuccino, Urban Decay Shadow in "Fishnet", Ruby Kisses Liquid Eyeliner in black, Maybelline Stilleto Lash Mascara, Ben Nye Banana powder for under eye highlight, Ben Nye Sienna for contouring, Hot Nights on the cheeks, Lips lined with MAC Heroine liner, MAC Feel My Pulse lipstick applied and finally I set my look with Ben Nye's Topaz powder:

Have an Awesome day and BE YOU!