Christmas Themed Makeup Look

Hello glamour girls!!!

I wanted to post what I got for Christmas this year, but I'm not sure if I should. I really don't want it to be a showing off post, which is why I've been holding off on it. I don't want anyone to feel left out because I know there are a lot of people that can't afford higher end makeup, and that it's tough for some people around this time of year. So I don't know. I'm super happy with everything that I got and I'll be sharing some of it with you today!

I've got a bazillion post ideas on my mind!! I might do a Boxing Day Makeup shopping post. I ordered a few things online so I'll have to wait for everything to come. That Perfect Palette post.... oh it's coming. I just feel like I use everything I have, I always try to reach for each palette cuz I do a different look each day. I love them all! I'm going to be writing a Hits and Misses type post for all the makeup that was released this year. I also want to do a New Year's Eve look and get it up ahead of time for once.

Oh and do you just love the cat sweater?? I got it from my parents for Christmas. I love this sweater!!!! I think they got it at Dynamite.

Today I'll be doing a Christmas Themed Makeup Look using a bunch of different products by different brands! It's really all over the place so there isn't one brand that's taking over the show for once. I hope you like it! I'm just happy that I finally got to play with some of my Christmas stuff! Now this look isn't a crazy over-the-top Christmas look, but it is one that will get you noticed at parties with a sexy red lip.

Christmas Themed Makeup Look

So I hope that you're all still in the Christmas spirit!! Better late than never, I hope you enjoy my Christmas Themed Makeup Look. I wanted to use reds and greens without being overly dramatic. My parents are a little old fashioned, so they weren't impressed by the red lipstick, but come on!! That's so Christmassy!! Green and brown eyes with red lipstick? Come on I don't know what else spells Christmas than this look. Finally, I'm showing you the beautiful Too Faced A Few of my Favorite Things makeup palette! I've done 3 out of 4 makeup looks from this palette and I have to say I love it. The shadows are pigmented like they normally are and you get a nice range of colors. In my opinion, it's a very Christmas-time oriented palette. The second line of shades (the ones I'm wearing today) are perfect for Christmas day cuz you've got that green in there. This look is the "Weekend" look in the lookbook that comes with the palette. Evergreen on the lid, Buche de Noel in the crease, and Cream Colored Peonies as a highlight, and you're good to go. They tell you to put Blue Satin Sashes as both a top and bottom liner, but I only put it on my bottom lid as a liner. The colors go so well together and it looks fantastic! The last line of shades is perfect for New Year's Eve cuz you have all the glittery shades and the perfect combination to make a killer smokey eye. You also have a row of goldeny browns and a row of a mix of pinks and browns, any one of them great for Christmas Eve and the rest of the days around Christmas. I never really thought of this palette like that until I did today's look and it just hit me. The blushes and bronzers are beautiful, though I'm using something else today. My mom also stole the Lip Injection Color Bomb in Bee Sting that came with this set. She really loved the color so I let her keep it. Didn't want her to have to buy the whole thing just for that (well she really loved one of the blushes too, unfortunately that's a bit too hard to steal out of my palette).

For the face, I used my usual routine of foundations and concealers. For the blush, bronzer, and highlight, I used my brand new NARS One Night Stand Cheek Palette from the Guy Bourdin Collection. I tried Laguna for the first time and I'm pretty impressed. I was afraid it would be too dark for my fair skin, but using a light hand it looks great! It contours my face very well without looking too peachy or orange on my pink-toned skin. I used Goulue for the blush, I wanted something that was more red-toned and would complement a red lip well. I have to say, this blush was the perfect choice. As a highlight, I used Devotee and wow! It's more shimmery than I expected!! And you all know how much I love my shimmery highlighters. It's love at first sight. So far I'm loving this blush palette. I just wish it was all new colors because I have plenty of Orgasm and Deep Throat that I didn't really need any more. I do love those colors but I think another two new shades would have been better. That's not to say that I don't love this palette, because I do love it!! I think it's very versatile and along with my Adult Content cheek palette, I think I'm all set for blush shades. You can't say you can't find a shade you like with both palettes in front of you.

And lastly for the lips, I'm using MAC. I used my Cherry lip liner and my Ruby Woo matte lipstick. You can always put a clear lipgloss over the lipstick if you want a glossy finish. This is definitely my go-to red lipstick. It's that perfect bright red that's flattering on a lot of people. It's hard to find that perfect shade, but once you do, meeeowwww we have a bad girl over here!! Pair it with Cherry lip liner and you are ready to rock. I find Cherry goes well with so many reds, especially pinkier reds. I used it with Urban Decay's new Revolution lipstick in Catfight and it looked amazing. For an orangier and brighter red, go with Redd lip liner. So this is the finished look! Tell me this doesn't look like Christmas.

Eyes

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Too Faced A Few Of My Favorite Things

• Evergreen
• Buche De Noel
• Cream Colored Peonies
• Blue Satin Sashes

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Face

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
NARS One Night Stand Cheek Palette

• Luminizer: Devotee
• Blush: Goulue
• Bronzer: Laguna

Lips

MAC Lip Liner in Cherry
MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo

Products Used

Too Faced A Few Of My Favorite Things Palette - approx. 65$CAD

Too Faced A Few Of My Favorite Things

Too Faced A Few Of My Favorite Things

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline - 19$CAD

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - 30$CAD

Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Benefit Brow Zings in Light - 36$CAD

NARS X Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette

NARS X Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Cheek Palette - approx. 75$CAD

MAC Lip Pencil in Cherry - 18$CAD

MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo - 18$CAD

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed today's Christmas-y Makeup Look!! While it wasn't crazy and colorful or anything like that, it is a perfect look for a family get-together or evening out with friends. If you aren't into red lips, I would suggest going with a nude lip and going darker on a red-toned blush. And if you're doing this look for a party, I suggest some green glitter on the lid and you'll be looking fierce. And maybe a green liner too. So again, hope you enjoyed the look! Have you gotten your hands on the Too Faced A Few Of My Favorite Things set? Is it worth it? And which is your favorite look out of the four? I'll have to do the rest of them and show you! And oh my gosh the NARS One Night Stand Cheek Palette!!!! I was sooooo excited to finally use it! I'm so happy I got it. So far I'm loving it. I'm really happy about it. I just haven't tried the light pink blush yet but knowing me, it'll look great on me. I'm just happy that Goulue turned out really nice one me cuz it was the one blush I wasn't sure about. So did you get your hands on the NARS One Night Stand palette? Was it worth it to you? And let's not forget about the killer red lipstick! Ruby Woo and Cherry are my favorite pair when it comes to doing a red lip. I'd love to try out some other reds, but I'm definitely loving Ruby Woo. Which is your favorite red MAC shade? So let me know which products you are digging this holiday season!

Oh and before I go,

isn't this the BEST sweater EVER?????

Steph xo.

P.S. my camera is being weird and not focusing correctly so some images are blurry. I'll try to fix this.

P.P.S. I've got a ton of ideas for blog posts so look out! I really want to blog more now that I'm on break from school

Cat Halloween Makeup

Hello dolls!

I realize that I don't really write that often lately. Sorry. Schoolwork is really eating away at me and it takes up most of my time. When I have a moment to spare, I like to watch an episode of two of tv or read a book. Also, it really does take a lot of time to prepare a post, time that I don't really have anymore  :(

So it was Halloween a couple weeks ago. I dressed up as a kitty. Unfortunately I thought it would be a good idea to not take any pictures until after I put in some false lashes. I suck balls at putting on false lashes. I managed to get glue seeping into my eyes and it hurt so bad. I ended up ruining the eye makeup. So I only have a few crappy photos I took on my iPhone but I guess it's better than nothing. So again, really sorry that I don't have many photos. For the eye look, I've done countless smokey eye tutorials so I will link some that I have done. I know the makeup isn't theatrical or anything, I just added some cat qualities to beauty makeup. I also didn't have very much time to do this so I realize it isn't the best, but I figured it was better than nothing at all.

Here is a very old post using the Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette

I know Halloween was over a long time ago but I thought it would be fun nonetheless. Hopefully it'll inspire you for next year's costume!

For the costume, and I forget what they're called but they're not headbands exactly. Like it's curved and you stick it in your hair? Anyways they have ears with little bits of feathery fluff. The material is faux-leather. The tail is also made out of the same material and the tip of the tail has some of that black feathery fluff. It has a loop at the end of the tail so I just put a skinny belt through it. In previous years I took a safety pin and clipped it to my clothes so it would stay in place but it always pulled at my clothes and made a whole. With the belt, it moves around a little but at least I didn't ruin my dress. The dress I bought is dark grey with black leopard spots. I bought it at Dynamite very recently. It has long sleeves and is more of a winter dress (it's not revealing at all). I wore black leggings with it since it was cold that day and I wore my Aldo boots. It's not the world's most creative costume but I liked it.




Cat Halloween Makeup

The Eyes:

Start by priming your eyes with Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Now using the Too Faced Smokey Eye palette, take a tapered crease brush (Sephora Pro Crease Brush) and lightly apply White Lie all over the eye, from lash to brow. Then take a medium shadow brush (MAC 239 Shadow Brush) and pat down Nice Ash onto the lid. Take a blending brush (MAC 217 Blending Brush) and apply Smokin Hot to the crease and blend into the outer V. Now take a liner brush (Stila Smudge Brush) and apply MAC Fluidline to the top lashline. You want to make an exaggerated cat eye, so don't be afraid to wing it way out. Also, you want to apply a bit of liner in the inner corners and really define the inner corners of your eyes. This also deepens the cat eye effect. For the bottom lid, I took MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline and I smudged it on my bottom lid. I also tightlined top and bottom lash lines. I made sure that the Fluidline went from the bottom inner corner and blended into the Feline smudged part and that the bottom liner connected to the winged out top liner. If you know what I mean. I applied Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. Then I filled in my brows using Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium, but you can fill them in much darker and draw in some cat hairs coming out of the brows if you want. I took my MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White and I accentuated my brow arch by highlighting it ever so lightly under the arch. I also lined around the inner corners of my eyes to draw more attention to the cat-like eyes.

The Face:

I started off by doing my usual face routine. I primed my face with Too Faced Primed and Poreless. Then I concealed my under eye circles using MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 with a concealer brush (Sephora Pro Concealer Brush). Then I applied my MUFE HD Foundation in 110 using a stippling brush (Sephora Pro Stippling Brush). I covered any blemishes with my MAC Conceal and Correct Palette in NW20. Then I powdered my face using MUFE HD Powder and my kabuki brush (MUFE HD Kabuki Brush). I picked a darker bronzer than I usually wear to contour with since we really want to exaggerate the cat-like appearance. By contouring, we are making our cheeks look thinner, just like a cat's face. So, using Too Faced Chocolate Soleil and a contour brush (MAC 168 Large Angled Contour Brush) I sucked in my cheekbones and contoured there. I also contoured the perimeter of the face, the temples, the sides of my nose, etc. I wanted to add the tiniest touch of color to my cheeks (and I really mean the tiniest bit of color) so I used Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph and I applied that extremely lightly using my blush brush (Too Faced Powder Pouf Brush). I also highlighted using Too Faced Candlelight and that same blush brush. All that's left now is the cat detailing.

So to draw on the cat features, you only need one main tool. Any good jet black gel liner is perfect. I used MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack and it was more than amazing. Start off by filling in the nose. Remember that a cat's nose is sort of like an upside down triangle. The top part of the nose isn't a straight line, it's more like a very wide parabola shape. It curves up a bit and then back down the sides of my nose. Make sure to fill in the underneath of your nose and around the nostrils. Draw a line going down from the middle of nose and you're going to make a triangle from it, down to your lips. Take a white liner, like MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White and fill in that triangle above your lips. Then make three dots on each side of the triangle. Those are going to be the whiskers. Take your black gel liner and fill in the middle of the white dots. It helps to do this before the next step, it helped me to see where exactly the mouth part of the cat should be. This next part doesn't need to be dark and thick in color. Just lightly outline the muzzle part of the cat's mouth. Start at the edge of your nose and draw a round circle ending at the outer edge of your lip. Do the same on the other side. Now draw in the whiskers from the black dots. Tah-dah you are done! I took a concealer brush and MAC Concealer in W10 and I cleaned up some of the black edges, especially around the nose and lips. I also highlighted the under eye area a bit using a mix of W10 and NW20. Once you're done, spray Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray to hold your makeup in place, especially if you're going out partying.

For the lips, start by lining them with MAC Lip Liner in Cherry. Then fill them in with MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick. If you want a glossy effect, dab on a bit of MAC Lipglass in Clear.

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette

• White Lie
• Nice Ash
• Smokin Hot

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Brows

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in Light: W10, NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil
Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph
MAC X Antonio Lopez Pink Face Palette: luminizer
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

For the cat designs:

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White
MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in W10, NW20

Lips:

MAC Lip Liner in Cherry
MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo
MAC Lipglass in Clear




Products Used:

Too Faced Smokey Eye palette

Too Faced Smokey Eye palette - 45$CAD

MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in Pure White - 19$CAD

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline - 19$CAD

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack - 19$CAD

Too Faced Better Than Sex - 30$CAD

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium - 25$CAD

MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in Light

MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette in Light - 48$CAD
NC15, W10
NC20, NW20
Pale Yellow, Pale Pink

MAC X Antonio Lopez Pink Face Set

MAC X Antonio Lopez Pink Face Set

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Nymph - 26$CAD

Too Faced <3 Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette

Too Faced <3 Sephora 15 Years of Beauty Palette - 62$CAD, on sale for 47$CAD
Chocolate Soleil bronzer

MAC Lip Pencil in Cherry - 18$CAD

MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo - 18$CAD

MAC Lipglass in Clear - 18$CAD

The lovely MUA at MAC drew this out for me to help me get inspired!!

Thanks for reading. I hope this wasn't too pointless, as I know none of you will be dressing up for the next 12 months until the next Halloween. I would have liked to have more time to perfect this look and to really go deeper into theatrical makeup. This look was more of a beauty cat look than a theatrical one, so you don't need to tell me that it isn't very realistic. I know it's not my best work but I still like it and that's all that matters.

I'd like to see all of your Halloween costumes and makeup, especially fellow kitties!

I'll try to starting posting more regularly. I've gotten a bunch of new stuff to play with but I haven't had a chance to do a tutorial or a review yet. Target just opened so I finally bought my first NYX products and it's actually pretty good. I already know some of the things I'm getting for Christmas and I can't wait to play with it all! So I promise to start posting more regularly. I'll also try to catch up on all the posts I said I'd do but didn't.

Steph xo.