Thursday, January 26, 2012

Daytime makeup #1

So today I decided to try to capture a daytime look on camera for you guys. I had some problems capturing the look since daytime looks are softer and lighter looks. I hope this helps out though.
I tried explaining the steps but if you'd like anything elaborated please let me know. Maybe on the weekend I could do a more detailed night time look :) I hope you guys like!!


These are the products I used today:


These are all of the products I used today.
Thought I would make them look pretty for you <3



I used these on my face.
  • Face Primer: Smashbox Photo Finish
  • Foundation: Maybelline's Dream Liquid Mousse (Honey Beige)
  • Foundation: Chanel's Mat Lumiere (50 Naturel)




For my brows I use Anastasia's Brow Wiz in brunette





For my eyes I used Urban Decay's Naked pallet. I primed my eyes with Urban Decay's eyeshadow primer potion.
For my lids I used half baked (6th color in). For my darker contour color I used buck (5th color  in).  To blend buck in and any harsh lines I used naked (3rd color in). For my highlight color right under my brows I used sin (2nd color in). I also used a little bit of darkhorse (8th color in) for the outer corners of my lids.






I lined my lids with Maybelline eyestudio gel liner. I lined the bottom with Urban Decay's 24/7 double ended pencil liner. I used the black side.




I curled my eyelashes with a regular eyelash curler. The mascara I used today was Salma Hayek's Nuance mascara.




For blush I used MAC's mineralize blush in moon river. I used that on the apples of my cheeks. I mixed top and bottom just a little. To contour my cheeks I used light over dark and just used the bottom color.




I lightly dusted the pinky color on. I like using it more for a shimmer during the day and more of a blush at night.




Lastly, for my lips i lightly lined them with Mary Kay's signature lipliner in chocolate. VERY LIGHTLY!
I then put a little bit of NYX's soft matte lip cream in Istanbul all over my lips blending it with the lip liner using my fingers. I then used a little bit of MAC's satin lipstick in myth just in the center of my lips. For a little gloss I used Nars turkish delight all over. <3




This is the final look. Hopefully you could see the colors more in these pictures. Usually daytime looks are a little harder to capture on camera just because they are a softer lighter look so hopefully you could see the jist of it. Hope you like :)



2 comments:

  1. I like that you use a variety of makeup, not just expensive ones. I would like to know what are some of the things you would recommend we splurge on vs. drug store brands and what are just as good. Thanks

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  2. I suggest you splurge on good foundations. If you buy a really cheap one, in my opinion and experience, it makes me look really cakey and I never find the right color. Also eyeliner. Especially pencil eyeliner. If you find the right one it won't smear.

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