More 10 Minute Makeup - Light, Summery, and Fast

Hello to all my glam girlies and guys!!

It was another hot day here in Montreal and I was not in the mood at all to do heavy makeup, so I thought I would make the 10 Minute Makeup post into a series or something. Whereas yesterday's look was very professional looking and very natural, today's is going to have some color!! Because it's not a summer makeup look without a bit of color.

I want to apologize again for the last post being posted super late. My camera batteries died on the 2nd to last shot and the whole next day was a bit busy with all this window business.

I also have a very important question for you. I am seriously thinking about getting into the whole youtube thing. For years I've thought about it but I was never in a good place to be able to do it and now I finally am. I want you, the readers, to tell me what the first video should be. Should it be a makeup tutorial? What kind of makeup? Nails? A random vlog? Leave your suggestions here in the comments, or over on my Facebook Page, Steph Stud Makeup. You can also follow me on twitter, @stephstudenny and use the hashtag #stephstudrequests to let me know what kind of tutorial or post you'd like to see as my first video. I really do appreciate thoughts and suggestions and I want to know what you want to see!!


More 10 Minute Makeup - Light, Summer, and Fast

The products I am using today are almost the same as yesterday's. I'm just a little bit happy with the new Chanel stuff I bought but I'll try to use other stuff next time haha. I'm using the same MAC Concealer and Too Faced Tinted BB Cream on my face. I like to wear something light and the BB cream has SPF 20. It feels great on my face, it is very sheer though so if you have redness or other problems, I would wear something with a bit more coverage. MAC Studio Finish Concealer is the best for covering redness, pimples, etc though I'm not using that today. I'm really loving the Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in 64 Pink Explosion, it's such a nice pink color and it looks beautiful on my skin. It's also dark enough that darker girls can pull this off too. I can't wait to try it with my usual foundation routine to see how nice it is on a flawless face. I'm also using the Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless bronzer to lightly contour the face again. I also didn't use any primer again, though I should have. When I do fast, I tend to skip on face primer, but not on eye primer.

Now onto the eyes. They are pink and blue! The list of products might seem long but it isn't. If you want the colors to pop and not crease, I recommend using a primer. You want to apply Pink Freeze onto the inner and middle part of your eyelid and into the crease and just a little bit past. You also apply it on the inner corner of the bottom lid. Then you apply Tilt to the outer part of the lid and up into the crease, past the pupil of your eye. You want the pink and blue to blend together when they meet. You also apply Tilt to the remaining part of your bottom lid. Then you take Seedy Pearl and apply it above your crease and basically anywhere where there is no eyeshadow. You also blend it into the pink and blue colors. Touch up the pink and blue eyeshadows as needed. If you really want your brow bones to pop, add a touch of Phloof! on the high points of your brow bone. Take a black eyeliner and do the top waterline only. This will make your lashes seem fuller. Don't forget about your eyebrows, fill them in lightly using a pencil. Lastly, put a couple coats of mascara on and you're done!

An alternative to the blue would be to use Aquadisiac or Steamy with the pink, Pink Freeze. I've done a look using pink and green using the same techniques shown here and it's beautiful. I used Tilt because I had never used it before and wanted to find a way to wear it. So if you don't like blue, you can always try with green, and of course, send me a picture of it!

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Eyeshadow in Pink Freeze
MAC Eyeshadow in Tilt
MAC Eyeshadow in Seedy Pearl
MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof!
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
Benefit They're Real! Mascara

Brows

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium

Face:

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
Too Faced Tinted BB Cream in Snow Glow
Too Faced Primed and Poreless Powder
Chanel Joues Contraste in 64 Pink Explosion
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Lips:

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in 68 Candeur

Products Used:

MAC Eyeshadows (18$CAD each) in:
Pink Freeze
Tilt
Seedy Pearl
Phloof!

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved - 19$CAD

Benefit They're Real! Mascara - 12$CAD for the mini, 29$CAD for the fullsize

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium - 25$CAD

Too Faced Tinted BB Cream in Snow Glow - 42$CAD

Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in 64 Pink Explosion

Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in 64 Pink Explosion - 48$CAD

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless - 38$CAD

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in 68 Candeur - 39$CAD

From left to right:
MAC Eyeshadow in Pink Freeze
MAC Eyeshadow in Tilt
MAC Eyeshadow in Seedy Pearl
MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof!
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in 64 Pink Explosion
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in 68 Candeur

I hope you enjoyed this look and thank you for reading and thanks again for your support. I'd love it if you sent it your versions of this look, or your perfect summer makeup look. How do you survive the heat without your makeup melting away? I think that the lighter you go, the better your look will be, especially in case of accidental smudging or creasing. If you're going swimming or out to the beach, make sure you wear a waterproof mascara and even waterproof makeup if you have.

Just a quick reminder to please let me know what you think I should do for my first video. Do you want a makeup tutorial? A vlog? A nail tutorial? A haul? A best of? Suggest anything! You can "Like" my Facebook Page, Steph Stud Makeup and write to me there. You can also follow me on twitter, @stephstudenny and use the hashtag #stephstudrequests so I can find your suggestions more easily. And of course, you can leave me a comment on this blog.

My next post will be my 2nd Shopping List post where I show you what new products are coming out that I wish I had! It isn't a normal shopping list where you buy all the items, it's more of a wishlist. The last one I did was a long time ago and I didn't realize how much new stuff has made the list. I also explain why I want a certain item. It isn't strictly makeup, there are a couple nail products I want. I hope you enjoy it.

Steph xo.

Day Look using Too Faced Natural Eye Palette and Secret to No Makeup Makeup Palette

Hello glam babes!!

I cannot believe all the hits I'm getting on my post about the new Too Faced Fall 2012 Collection entitled Pretty Rebel. You can see that post here. So in honor of Too Faced, this is another Too Faced Look. I decided to do a very casual day look, the type of look you'd wear at the office. Or, well, the kind of look I'D wear at the office. You can always tone it down if you want. I always thought I had done at least 1 look using the Too Faced Natural Eye palette, but it seems I haven't. So I will eventually do all 3 looks, but for now, here's the first.

I used the Too Faced Natural Eye palette for this look as well as their No Makeup Makeup palette. Since I wanted to do a very soft, casual look, I also opted for the Too Faced Tinted BB Cream. I did the "Day Look" in the Natural Eye palette. I put Heaven all over my eye, from the lashes to the brow. I put Velvet Revolver in the crease and above, for a cut-crease effect. I also did the outer V and the outer lid with that shade. I lined my eyes in cat eye fashion using Sexpresso and I also lined the bottom of my eyes. I used Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black to line the upper and lower waterlines. These eyes are sexy, sophisticated, yet simple and casual. It can be worn day or night. You can even wear Sexpresso just as a normal line and add the cat eye wings at night when you're going out. These 3 eyeshadows are also all matte shades, so they're also great for older women.

For the face, I used my MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer as usual and I used the Too Faced Tinted BB Cream. I used the Too Faced No Makeup Makeup palette next. I used the Bronzing Veil to contour, meaning sucking in your cheeks and applying bronzer to the line and above the line. I also outline my face with bronzer and down the sides of the nose. I used the Cream Blush on my cheeks and the Luminize on my cheek bones, middle of nose, forehead, chin and the bow of the upper lip. On the lips I used the Cream Blush from the Too Faced No Makeup Makeup palette. I also used Lip Injection Extreme to create big pouty lips.


"Day Look" using Too Faced Natural Eye palette

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Too Faced Natural Eye palette

• Heaven: apply to entire eye area, from lashes to brow
• Velvet Revolver: apply to crease and above for cut-crease effect, also apply to outer V and outer lid
• Sexpresso: apply to upper lashes in cat eye fashion and line lower lashes

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara


Whoops! Forgot to close my eyes, but I have good pics so hopefully this will be okay.

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
Too Faced Tinted BB Cream in Snow Glow
Too Faced Primed and Poreless Powder
Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup Makeup 

• Bronzing Veil: contour the face as mentioned above
• Cream Blush: apply to cheeks
• Luminize: apply to cheekbones, center of nose, forehead, chin, and bow of the upper lip

Lips:

Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup Makeup Cream Blush
Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme

Products Used:

Too Faced Natural Eye palette

Too Faced Natural Eye palette - 44$CAD
Day Look: Heaven, Velvet Revolver, Sexpresso

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black - 25$CAD

Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara - 28$CAD

Too Faced Tinted Beauty Balm in Snow Glow - 44$CAD

Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup Makeup - 48$CAD

Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup Makeup

Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme - 39$CAD

From left to right:
Too Faced Natural Eye palette: Heaven, Velvet Revolver, Sexpresso
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup Makeup palette Luminize, Cream Blush, Bronzing Veil

I hoped you like this day friendly look! I enjoyed doing this and it's definitely a work appropriate look. I will also be doing the other 2 looks from this palette. I hope you liked this look, leave me a comment telling me what you liked most about it! Did you like the eyes and the added cat eye wings? What did you think of the Too Faced Natural Eye palette? Yay or Nay? What did you think about the Too Faced Tinted BB Cream? Personally I like this one much better than their Air-Buffed BB Creme. I also really liked the Secret to No Makeup Makeup palette compared to their Natural Face palette. The No Makeup Makeup palette is a lot lighter and it is better for lighter skinned girls, like me. The blush is the perfect shade of pink and the bronzer is light enough for me to wear. I really like this palette. Did you like it or did you prefer the Natural Face palette and why?

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Steph xo.

Sexy Smokey Boudoir Eyes using Too Faced Boudoir Eyes

Hey glamour dolls!!

Today I'm doing a Sexy Smokey Boudoir Eye look using Too Faced's Boudoir Eyes palette. I saw this look on Maryam Maquillage's website and I really really loved what she did using this palette. I would have never thought to use 7 different eyeshadows for one look, and her look was so beautiful and perfect that I just had to try it myself and show you how you can do it too. I find when I use the Glamour Guides and I do the looks using the 3 eyeshadows in a row, I find a have a harder time thinking outside the box and figuring out how I can use a palette and mix all the eyeshadows together into a new look. Maryam's look is just sooo gorgeous and really inspires me to start thinking outside the box more. Especially with this palette, you're totally able to create a new look, whereas with the Smokey Eye palette, you're pretty much limited to your browns, blacks, and purples. It's harder to mix and match when the looks are so different. But with the Boudoir Eyes palette, the eyeshadows in all the looks can definitely be rearranged to form a new look.

So my look turned out to be its own thing. I find in Maryam's look, the colors are extremely well blended and I just don't have the patience for that sort of thing. It already took me quite a while to just do what I did. Not to mention you're using 7 eyeshadows. 7!! I decided to use the new Too Faced Pink Leopard bronzer and test it out. I wore it with Benefit Bella Bamba because I usually wear this blush all the time, so it would help me determine how I liked the bronzer, and the differences and all that. And for a change, I opted for NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in International Velvet.

So I want to note again that from now on, I am using the NEW Too Faced Pink Leopard Blushing Bronzer. So far, I noticed that it is a lot lighter than its predecessor. I would call it more of a brightening bronzer than blushing, the pink is not half as deep as the previous one. I find the new one reminds me of Snow Leopard. I do think I prefer the old one, but old habits do die hard. I'm going to test it out for a few more days and I'll eventually write a comparison between the two. I would very much like to know what your preference is, so be sure to leave a comment at the bottom. Old Pink Leopard or New Pink Leopard??

Sexy Smokey Boudoir Eyes using Too Faced Boudoir Eyes

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Too Faced Boudoir Eyes palette

• Sugar Walls: apply to the lid and slightly past the crease
• Voulez-Vous: apply as a cut-crease, meaning slightly above your crease, and continue to your eyebrow, and make a V shape going down to your lower lash line
• Fuzzy Handcuffs: blend above Voulez-Vous
• In The Buff: highlight below the brow bone
• French Tickler: smoke out the V
• Satin Sheets: apply to the inner corners
• Lap Dance: apply to the bottom waterline

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black: line your upper lashline and the upper and lower waterlines
Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
Too Faced Air-Buffed BB Creme in Snow Glow
Too Faced Primed and Poreless Powder
Benefit High Beam
Benefit Bella Bamba
Too Faced Pink Leopard

Lips:

NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in International Velvet (pictured)
OR
Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Barely Legal

Products Used:

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes - 45$CAD

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black - 25$CAD

Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara - 28$CAD

Too Faced Air-Buffed BB Creme in Snow Glow

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

Benefit Bella Bamba

Benefit Bella Bamba - 36$CAD

Too Faced Pink Leopard

Too Faced Pink Leopard - 38$CAD

NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in International Velvet - 32$CAD

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes
In The Buff
Fuzzy Handcuffs
Voulez-Vous
Satin Sheets
Sugar Walls
Garter Belt
Birthday Suit
Lap Dance
French Tickler

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Benefit High Beam
Benefit Bella Bamba
Too Faced Pink Leopard
NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in International Velvet

And that's it!! I did swatches for the entire palette, seeing as I'm using 7 out of 9 eyeshadows and I forgot to do it when I did one of my very first posts. So It's finally done. Let me know what you think about my take on Maryam Maquillage's Boudoir Eyes look!!

And of course, what did you think of the new Too Faced Pink Leopard bronzer? Do you prefer the old one or the new one?? Let me know what you think of the look and if this is something you would wear on a night out. What did you think of Too Faced's Air-Buffed BB Creme? And finally, did you like the NARS Lipgloss?

Thanks for reading!

Steph xo.