Valentines Day 2018 Date Night Inspired Makeup Look Using Only One Eyeshadow Palette!

 Happy February my beautiful people, I am so happy to finally have a video up for you guys. If you follow me on Instagram (you should be) then you saw that I lost almost 4 hours worth of makeup tutorials! Completely erased and as you can imagine I was very upset, but the surprising thing is I was only upset for a few minutes. After that I was just back to business, I tried to recoup as much as I could save and here is this super fun makeup tutorial. 

So there is this "challenge" its been around for at least a year now, where the challenge is to create a makeup look using all the colors of one palette. The real challenge of course is to come up with a wearable look, and my friends I think I accomplished that! Would you agree? 

The Huda Beauty Rose Gold Edition comes with 18 colors, the palettes has mattes, chrome, pressed pearls, and metal eyeshadows. I was very impressed at how most of the eyeshadows blended do nicely together. The pressed pearls and chrome were more tricky to blend but that is to be expected with the formula. 

The staying power was very impressive, the above picture was taken 4 hours after I had recorded the look and everything was still very much set. For people with hooded eyes, this is very rare that the colors don't start to blend in with one another and crease. 

Check out the video below and let me know what other looks I should create for you? 

Products Used:

Huda Beauty Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette

Ardell Lashes Demi Wispies 

Benefit Brow Pencil In Shade 5

Jouer Slim Eyeliner In Matte Charcoal

MUFE HD Foundation In Shade N153 Golden Honey

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder Medium 

Charlotte Tilbury Cheek To Chic The Climax Blush

IBY Beauty Highlight & Contour 

Huda Beauty 3D Highlighter Palette

Nars Concealer in Biscuit

Lancome Grandiose Extreme 

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Lip liner in Ex- Girlfriend

DIY Of The Week: Have Minty Fresh Breath Always With These Three Home Remedies!

  Lets start this post off but stating the following, there is very few things more tortures than speaking to someone that has bad breath. Its also one of the most uncomfortable feelings when you suspect your own breath is not as fresh as it can be so here is three reasons people can have halitosis (aka stinky breath). 

1. Poor Hygiene is probably the most common and the most obvious. If you don't brush your teeth, floss and rinse properly at least twice a day then this might be the cause of your not so fresh breath. Its also important to not forget to regularly clean your tongue. If you are doing all this and still don't feel like your breath is as fresh as it can be, invest in a mouth wash that contains Zinc like Tom's of Maine Wicked Fresh! mouth wash sold HERE. 

Supplementing with oral zinc and eating zinc-rich foods like spinach, oysters, pumpkin seeds, and wheat for instance, might be an even better approach, as it can address the problem from the inside. 

"Zinc deficiency is associated with poor healing, immunity and inflammation. Halitosis from oral disease can benefit from zinc supplementation".-via The book Drug-Free Guide To Digestive Health By: Heather Caruso .

2. Another main cause of bad breath is not drinking enough water throughout the day. Our mouth is filled with Bacteria that feed off the food particles left behind after we eat. Rinsing your mouth out with water after every meal or snack can help prevent them from eating, which avoids the releasing odor-causing byproducts that end up stinking up breath. There now you have another very important reason to start drinking more water. 

"Believe it or not Dehydration is one of the most common causes of bad breath" - via @foodmattersfilm. 

3. Gut health is also a main cause of bad breath and one very effective way to keep your gut clean is by consuming probiotics. Probiotics are good live bacteria and yeast that are good for your digestive system and overall health. I take HUM Gut Instinct available HERE  if you want to purchase ever Code:121384 to save $10 off your order of $29 or more. 

Extra Tip: Herbal Teas also help flush your system of heavy metals, bad yeast and many other toxins in our body. Teas like stinging nettle tea, fennel, sage, peppermint or lemon are all great options. 

Please Note: These are not sponsored links or a sponsored post, all opinions are my own from research and if not my own word the author is given credit. 

Best Dressed, Makeup And Hair At The Golden Globes 2018!

I love award shows they are not only great as entertainment but also as makeup and fashion inspiration. The Golden Globes is definitely one of my favorites, its always so exciting to see which movies take the price and when one of you favorites get the globe its even better. 

In the past I would share my favorite and worst but this year I want to be more respectful of others taste and idea of beauty. So instead 

I rounded up only my top favorite dress, hair and makeup looks from this years 2018 Golden Globe. 

I love Angelina Jolie, she will forever be my WCE, I think she looks so stunning. Her hair, makeup dress I love everything! I think I sense a makeup tutorial on this look maybe?.... 

Eva Longoria looks absolutely stunning pregnant! I love her in this phase of her life, and her makeup looks beautiful. 

Halle Berry is Goals, I  mean she looks AMAZING! She stood out to me because of how comfortable and relaxed she looked. Her makeup artist created the most perfect minimal makeup look on her, its flawless.

Can we please take a minute to appreciate Jessica Biel's toned and sexy ass arms! Her makeup is giving me all the spring vibes that my cold feet need right now and her Dior dress is stunning! 

I am so proud of my girl Mariah Carey, I mean she looks so good! This is one of her best looks in my opinion, we all know she's a lover of the mermaid cut dresses but she wore this one perfectly. Her hair and makeup look great too. 

I really love how Zuri Hall looked on the red carpet, everything from her makeup to her hair and dress I was really loving. It reminded me of a long version of a dress I wore recently. Her confidence on the red carpet is just everything!

Last but not least the beautiful Dove Cameron AKA Mal from Disney Descendants, my daughter Valentina will be so happy her favorite villain is in my list of best dressed. She looks beautiful, the simple bow brings back youth to her formal back gown. Her hair and makeup look flawless she really looks beautiful here. 

I Got To Try Dermablend New Flawless Creator Foundation Drops And These Are My Thoughts!

I get so excited to try new makeup, will I love it?, will I hate it?, will this product become a holy grail? These are all questions going thru my head right before the product touches my skin. I know, I know it just makeup but well makeup is a very important thing in my life. I got to try Dermablends new foundation and I'm just going to cut thru the chase and tell you I LOVE IT! I was so relieved, yes relieved when I applied this foundation looked in the mirror and saw perfection. I could end this review right here and leave it at that but I'll tell you more details about why its AMAZING.....

Heres some important details about Dermablends Flawless Creator Foundation Drops: 

• Contains 33% concentrated pigments for weightless, customizable coverage anyone can wear.
• Uniquely silky texture is blendable, buildable and customizable.
• Multi-use: water-free and oil-free foundation formula for seamless blendability when used alone or mixed with skincare.
• Flawless Creator is formulated without parabens and is a vegan formula: no animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

I loved it because of all that and it simply made my skin look perfect, even my grandmother commented how great my skin looked. The wearability is like no other foundation I own, the first day I used it I wore it for 16 hours, yes you read that correctly 16!!! I looked at the mirror right before I jumped in the shower and to my surprise my face was still on, even my highlight was still barely but showing. Thats a big deal for us makeup lovers, especially for me, a mother of four two of them under two that are constantly touching my face, I'm kissing them all day, I sweat a lot, I have combination skin that starts to get oilier by mid day. These are all factors that play against the longevity and quality of my makeup, but on this day it was not even an issue. 

As I demonstrated on this video I mixed it with my favorite sunscreen, my idea behind this was to make it more of a bb cream, and then I applied it solo on the areas I wanted to contour/bronze. Since then I have used it almost every way possible. However as my summer tan sadly is fading this shade is a little darker then my complexion so mixing it for a lighter coverage will definitely be my go to. 

I also tried their translucent powder and a buffing brush, they both work to perfection. 

FTC: Sponsored by Dermablend Professional. I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my viewers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising.

How To Prep Your Skin Before A Big Event!

I don't know about you but I get so anxious about the condition of my skin before an event, the makeup artist in me knows that for a flawless makeup application one must have a perfect canvas. Thanks to the years of beauty product hoarding and well being completely obsessed with makeup I found the perfect routine for me. 

EXFOLIATION is key people, if you ignore everything else in this post don't ignore this part. Exfoliating your skin will not only remove dull, dead skin, it will give you an immediate glow and allow every single product you apply after to go on smoothly and with minimum effort. Great skin will make any makeup you use work to its best potential I promise you. 

Below is my current go to for an instant face glow and makeup ready skin, everytime I do this my makeup looks absolutely stunning and wears all night. 

Glowstar Foaming Peeling Perfection Puff

Description from their website: 

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STARSKIN® Glowstar™ Foaming Soft Peeling Perfection Puff is a unique patented peeling and exfoliating puff that removes pore-clogging dead skin cells that cause dull skin. A blend of natural Alpha Hydroxy Acids, carrot and broccoli extract create a rich lather that effectively and safely slough away dead skin, to help visibly reduce wrinkles and brighten skin tone. This easy, at-home treatment can be used twice a week after cleansing, to help boost the efficacy of the organic and innovative skincare routine that follows. Skin glows as if lit from within. The secret to flawlessly radiant celebrity skin, now revealed.

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KEY BENEFITS

- Removes clogged pores and dead skin cells, reusable up to 3 times

- Reduces the appearance of wrinkles and reveals radiant skin

- Easy to use, at home peeling treatment with professional results 

My Review: 

This peeling puff is the bomb you guys, I have purchased this like three times and its so worth it. My skin is left exfoliated, looking brighter, clearer, smother and its so simple to use. 

I love using eye masks, I have puffy under eye bags that are a pain in my butt. I fin that when I use under eye masks they do improve and the concealer wears more smooth and I need less product. One brand I recently used and really liked was Wish Formula panda eye essence. My eyes definitely looked fighter and less swollen after 30 minutes of wearing this mask. 

Lips need love too, I purchased this pack of lip masks from Homegoods for $2.99!!

Finally after exfoliating your skin, you need to hydrate it and give it some nutrients! I love applying sheet masks after I exfoliate so that my skin can absorb all the goodness. 

This one from Peach And Lilly is really nice, I love how my skin feels after I use it and I don't have to rinse it off because it wears great under makeup. 

Products:

Starskin Foaming Peeling Puff

Panda Eye Essence Eye Mask

Peach And Lilly Reset Button

Shea Butter Lip Mask 

Tarte Tartelette In Bloom Palette Review And Makeup Looks!

This palette is EVERYTHING, I mean I seriously haven't been this in love with a palette in a long time. First impression when it arrived in the mail was how freaking gorgeous the actual palette is, like the type you want to keep in your vanity even if the actual colors aren't cute. Then I played with the colors and WOW this is what you call a win win. The colors are gorgeous, apply like butter and are highly pigmented...... Oh and they smell yummy! 

I took the risk and tried it on my client that same day I received it, and the colors complimented her so beautiful and photographed beautiful too. I used it for my birthday date and could not decide for which colors to use since they are all so gorge. 

The palette is only sold at Tarte for $45 and its worth every dollar!

Left To Right: charmer, jetsetter, rocker, smokeshow

Left To Right: flower child, smarty pants, firecracker, activist

Left To Right: funny girl, sweetheart, rebel, leader

My birthday date look! 

My Beautiful Clients Wedding Trial!

Ciate London High Definition Tip Eyeliner Review!

I think we can all agree that creating a perfect eye liner is tough! For me is getting them to look remotely similar, sometimes is like they're not even related! The trick is to practice and practice, but also to have great tools that work with you. 

I came across this eyeliner while shopping online, and decided to give it a try. My first impression is how black it goes on, and stays that way! The felt tip is easy to work with and glides smoothly on. Easy to fix mistakes if wiped off immediately but once dried it's super long lasting. 

Overall a great find the only negative for me was that if you press the ink comes out and runs, ruining your perfect cat eyeliner..... It happens! 

Dont mind my brows..... 

Friday Favorite: Motives Red My Lips Lipstick Palette

Motives cosmetics is ranking pretty high in my lists of favorites brands right now. They are doing a great job at creating not only trendy beautiful makeup but very versatile and all age appropriate and at a decent price mark. I am loving their Red My lips quad palate for many reasons but mainly because god knows I live red lips. The colors apply like a lip balm and look like lipstick, the colors range from a subtle pink to bold red. The palate is a great addition to my pro kit as well as personal, and its rich in vitamin c so no dry lips now in the colder weather. 

La marca de cosmeticos Motives esta haciendo un gran trabajo creando productos no solo lindos y a la moda si no que también apropiado para el uso de cualquier grupo de edades. Esta paleta de labiales rojos me fascina y esta bien balanceada con tonos rosa y rojos intensos que lucen en todo tipos de pieles. Compre dos una para añadir en mi kit profesional y otra para uso profesional, también me encanta que tiene vitamina E hacia no reseca los labios para la temperatura mas fría que vienen. El producto aplica como una balma pero luce como pintalabios.

Purchased: Shop.com
Price: $35

Product Rave: Color Switch Solo

I first saw a video of the Color Switch on Instagram and my first thought was of disappointment of myself for not thinking of creating something like this. As a makeup artist I go thru a lot of makeup brushes. I have purchased many brush cleaners but they require that you wet the brush and that is not very helpful at all. I purchased one at the IMATS and now I wish I would have purchased a few more since they were like 40% off! 

Primero vi un video del Color Switch en Instagram y mi primer pensamiento fue de decepción de mi misma por no pensar en crear algo como esto. Como un artista del maquillaje voy a través de un montón de pinceles de maquillaje. He comprado muchos limpiadores de cepillo, pero requieren que se moje la brocha y eso no es muy útil en lo absoluto. Me compre uno en el IMATS y ahora deseo haber comprado un poco más ya que eran como 40% de descuento.

The way that the Color Switch works is simple after applying your first color to your eyelids, swirl the brush a few times on the sponge and boom your bush is clean and now can be used to apply a different color! 

La forma en que funciona el Color Switch es simple después de aplicar el primer color a tus párpados, mueve el cepillo varias veces sobre la esponja y ya está limpio y ahora puede ser utilizado para aplicar un color diferente.

As you can see on this napkin (bad lighting) I apply a very pigmented bright purple, then cleaned it up with the Color Switch and then rubbed the napkin on the bottom, as you can see the napkin is clean and clear of any product, the sponge really picks up all the pigments from your brush! 

What is your take on this Color Switch sponge, is it a must have or skip? 

Como se puede ver en esta servilleta (mala iluminación) aplique un color muy pigmentado brillante púrpura, luego roce mi brocha en el Color Switch y luego frotó la servilleta en la parte inferior, como se puede ver la servilleta es limpia y clara de cualquier producto, la esponja realmente recoge todos los pigmentos de tu cepillo!

¿Qué es tu opinión sobre esta esponja Color interruptor, es imprescindible tener o saltar?

Can Be Purchased: http://www.veramona.com

Price: $16.99

Good Luck/ Buenas Suerte! Xxx

Makeup Haul: MUG Eyeshadows And Pigments!

I have been anxiously waiting to get my hands on some MUG eyeshadows, more specifically their most popular ones like cocoa bear that was always sold out but I was finally able to order the 9-eyeshadow starter kit and two pigments. I received my package incomplete which was very disappointing but really loved the ones that I did receive, I emailed them to let them know of my missing eyeshadows and they said they will take care of it and almost two weeks later I received the rest of my order. The eyeshadows are absolutely beautiful and are everything I was hoping for, highly pigmented, very smooth and long lasting. I love that they fit perfectly in my MAC pro palettes so no need to go out and buy other ones, the pigments are beautiful and I will definitely be purchasing more. Have you tried any makeup geek makeup, which one is your favorite? 

Estoy tan contenta que por fin me decidí tratar estas sombras de Makeup Geek. Resivi mi orden hace ya tres semanas pero llego incompleta y estaba esperando tener todas las sombras para darles mi opinión sobre la calidad de esta marca. Definitivamente son súper pigmentadas, se aplica suave y uniforme, y no se corren. Los colores que vinieron en el kit que compre son preciosos y van con todo tonos de piel. Tambien ordenes dos pigmentos que tambien me encantaron. Estoy muy contenta con mi compra y voy a ordenar mas sombras y pigmentos, también me gusto que las sombras caben perfectamente en las paletas de MAC. 

Bronzy, shimmery gold

Matte golden brown

Densely dark purple with a shimmery finish

Shimmery highlight

Light and subtle pink matte purple blend

Intense matte black with small bit of sparkle

Matte Warm medium brown

Pale purple with hints of grey and a shimmery finish

Medium sand color with a soft matte finish

Left To Right: Shimma Shimma, Glamourous, Unexpected, Prom Night, Cocoa Bear, Mocha, Drama Queen, and Corrupt

Creme Brulee

Good Luck/ Buenas Suerte! Xxx