Neutral Eyes using MAC Crushed Metallic Pigment in Roasted Chestnut

      MAC has been selling their Crush Metallic Pigment Stacks pretty often recently. They released three sets in their Holiday collection and the upcoming MAC Collection, Vera, features another three sets. They come with 4 rich, metallic, extremely pigmented shades. My wonderful boyfriend got me the Crushed Metallic Pigment stack in Smoky Berry from the holiday collection and he couldn't have picked a better set! I absolutely love it.
     With these pigments, I find that the best way to wear them is to pick one shade and pair it with all matte shades. This is because they are very shiny and when put together, your eye can lean more towards looking like a disco ball. While that might work for a night out, it's not exactly practical for everyday use. For this look, I chose to wear Roasted Chestnut, which is a dark brown with gold sparkle.

FACE: 
Physician's Formula Green Concealer
Boots No. 7 Intelligent Balance Mousse Foundation in Blonde
Maybelline Dark Circle Eraser Concealer
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Silky Beige
MAC Blunt to contour
MAC Warm Soul Blush

EYES:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Inglot Matte 318 e/s (lid, inner corner)
MAC Quarry e/s (crease)
MAC Crushed Metallic Pigment in Roasted Chestnut (crease)
Ivory e/s from Wet N' Wild Vanity Palette (highlight)
Maybelline Line Stiletto Liquid Liner
MAC Smolder Eye Kohl
Covergirl Lash Perfection Mascara
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
MAC Brun e/s (brows)


LIPS:
MAC Honeylove l/s
NYX Sugar Pie l/g

Hope you guys enjoyed this look!
P.S.- I decided to do a little editing on my photos when I post pictures of myself- usually I have none. I won't edit any part of the look I am featuring or alter my skin if I am reviewing a product. But for this, I airbrushed my skin to look more flawless, since my skin has been horrible lately. I really like how it turned out and I would love to continue to do so. Let me know what you guys think and if you prefer it this way.
xoxo.

Dramatic Cut Crease FOTD

I did a look on the spot when I was in a time limit to get ready for work one day and even though I rushed, I loved the way it turned out. I also got a couple complements on it from customers, which is always nice. I tried to re-create it, but it didn't look the same. This is how it turned out this time, but I still liked it so I took some photos for you guys. I hope you guys like it!

Also, just a little side note: I'm currently at 150 followers and I'm thinking of doing a little 'Thank you' giveaway once I reach 250 followers! So stay tuned for that :)

EYES:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Inglot Matte 318 (lid, inner corner)

MAC Wedge (crease)

Dark Brown from Lorac Haute Couture Palette (to define cut crease, lower lashline)

MAC Black Tied (to darken cut crease and lower lashline)

Ivory from Lorac Haute Couture Palette (browbone)

Physician's Formula Glam Eyes Gel Liner

Avon Eyeliner

MAC Dazzlelash Mascara

Loreal Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara

CHEEKS: 

Bare Minerals Warmth

NYX Pinky Blush

MAC Soft and Gentle MSF

LIPS:

MAC Honeylove l/s

NYX Sugar Pie l/g

My Everyday Makeup

This has been my go-to look for the past couple of weeks, so I thought I would share it with all of you. While this is my "Everday" makeup lately, it is on the more dramatic side so it might be a little much for those of you who like to keep it natural during the day. Myself, on the other hand, I'd rock glitter eyes at 6 a.m. so this is just right for my taste :) I incorporated neutral shades, like white, brown, and black.

Click for more photos and products used!

On my eyes, I started off by priming my eyes with MAC Painterly Paint Pot. I applied MAC Wedge through the crease with a fluffy brush to act as a transition color, so that all the colors blend together well. Then I took the dark brown from the LORAC Haute Couture Palette (an exact dupe for this is MAC Espresso) and applied that through my crease as well, but not as close to my browbone as Wedge. Then I applied a matte white to my lid and inner corner. I used Inglot Matte 318 to do that. I took MAC Black Tied and applied that in the outer corner. I used the dark brown and black colors I used and applied them to my lower lashline. I used NYX Highlight as my highlight. Then I winged my upper eyeliner with my Physician's Formula Glam Eyes Gel Liner in Black (It's not my favorite gel liner by any means, but it has silver sparkles in it so I like that aspect of it). Lined my upper and lower waterline with an black eyeliner by Avon, and then used a combination of MAC Dazzlelash and Loreal Voluminous Mascaras. (Voluminous is one of my favorites, I combine it with Dazzlelash because it gives great separation).

To amp up this look even more, I sometimes add a little bit of glitter liner in the inner corner. My favorite to use is NYX Candy Glitter Liner in Crystal.

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On my lips, I used NYX Lipliner in Nude Beige, MAC Honeylove over top of that and mixed it with MAC Hue to make it a more pinker nude.

Lastly, on my cheeks I used Bare Minerals Warmth to contour my cheeks and temples. I used NYX Pinky on my cheeks and MAC Soft and Gentle to highlight.

Hope you all enjoyed and are having a great weekend!

September Favorites!

MAC Warm Soul Blush- This is the blush that I wear almost every single day, because it is so natural and versatile. It's a shimmery, peachy bronze mineralized blush that gives a sun-kissed glow to your cheeks. It goes well with any kind of eye look, blues, purples, neutrals, smokey eyes, you name it- which is why I love it.

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer- I stopped using this concealer for awhile because it was too light for me, but recently I rediscovered it, and though it is still too light for me, I put it under my eyes before foundation and just apply my foundation over that for more coverage and so it matches my skin. This is a full coverage concealer. It's so creamy and blend-able. 

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder- I've been trying not to splurge on my usual MAC powders lately, (I switch between MSF Natural, Studio Fix, and Careblend because I love them all) since I feel like I go through powders so quick, that paying almost $30 is too much to keep repurchasing every two months. So I've been trying to find a good drugstore powder. This one was about $4 and I absolutely love it. It definitely keeps me matte for the entire day whereas with MAC powders, I touched up 1-2 daily. This also comes with 4 grams more products than a Careblend powder, for reference, and for a fraction of the price, so it's a steal :)

Boots7 Intelligent Balance Mousse Foundation- I won't say much about this, because I have a review on it. Click here to see it. I just had to include this though, because it still amazes me how good this makes my skin look and how well this combats my oily skin.

Nivea Kiss of Milk and Honey- I'm really picky when it comes to chap sticks. The smell and taste of them tends to get to me after awhile, no matter how much I loved it at first. The smell of this is pretty natural and I don't get tired of it. The chapstick itself is kinda thick, but extremely moisturizing. 

MAC Viva Glam V- This is another rediscovered product. Hadn't used this in months and found it when looking through my lip collection for fall lipsticks to wear. I've been wearing this constantly with neutral and bronzy shades on my eyes and it plays well with them.

Inglot Eyeshadows in Matte 318 and Pearl 435- These are both stark white shades, one being matte and one being shimmery. I alternate the two as a lid shade. I literally use them almost every day too. For some, a stark white would be too harsh to use, but I have hooded eyes that are brown and it really makes my eyelid stand out and makes my brown eyes pop. Also, when blending it together with other colors, it really doesn't look that stark. It leans more of a creamy-off-white when combined with other shades in the crease and outer corner. 

Favorite lip combo of the month: 

NYX Lipliner in Nude Beige, MAC Honeylove, and NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Sugar Pie-

Together these make the perfect nude lip. The lipliner and lipstick are literally the EXACT same color, no differences at all. They are also darker than your average pale nude like MAC's Creme D'Nude or Myth, so it doesn't wash you out. The lipstick is light so it goes well with the darker nudes.

(all three on top of each other)