Urban Decay Naked2 Look plus my new Stila products and Look of the Day!

Hello beautifuls!!

I just want to apologize for not posting as often as I would have liked this past week. As you know, I got sick last Thursday and I've been sick ever since. I tried to tough it out and continue working and going to school but my cold kept getting worse. Started losing my voice on Wednesday and I couldn't talk for the next two days. Today I'm actually able to talk and I had a final exam in Chemistry today. I've literally been in bed for the past few days. I feel like this cold is never going to end. I've been sick for at least 10 days. So I just want to apologize for not having pulled through with all the looks I promised, but I will get everything done when I feel better, hopefully by this week.

But for today I'm starting off with a look from Urban Decay's Naked2 Palette and I'm complementing that with some of the Stila products I ordered. You can view the Stila Haul here. I feel like I look super horrible in these pictures but I'm still posting. I want to know what you think of the look and the new stuff I bought and I'll be asking specific questions at the end of the post and I'd love to hear your comments and thoughts.

For later today, I want to try doing mermaid waves with my straightener. I might not necessarily post this today, but once I get the technique right I'll post some pics.

And nails!! I finally took off the nail polish I've been wearing for the last two months (red) and I'm going to be trying out one of the kits I got for my birthday. So look forward to a nail post coming really soon!!

Now for today's Smokey Saturday I'm doing a look from the Urban Decay Naked2 palette and pairing it up with some Stila. I know the lipstick is a little too bold for daytime so I've included a calmer pink lipstick by NARS that I really like. I will be showing swatches of both and of everything else I'm wearing, as usual.

Urban Decay Naked2 + some new (new for me, old for you) Stila Products

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked2 Palette

• Bootycall: apply to entire eye area, acts as a base as well as highlight
• Tease: apply to lid
• Snakebite: apply to crease and outer V. also used to line upper and lower lash line

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black

Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara

Face:

MUFE HD Face Primer

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20

MUFE HD Foundation in 110

Benefit High Beam

Stila Love At First Blush Cheek Color (valentine's day cheek color)

Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer

MUFE HD Powder

Lips:

Stila Long Wear Lip Color Matte in Exhilarating (pictured)

OR for day

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Roman Holiday

Products Used:

Urban Decay Naked2 Palette - 60$CAD
Colors: Foxy, Half Baked, Bootycall, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, Blackout

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black - 25$CAD

Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara - 28$CAD

Stila Love At First Blush (I believe this is no longer available)

Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer - 38$CAD

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

Stila Long Wear Lip Color Matte in Exhilarating - 26$CAD

From left to right:
Urban Decay Naked2 Palette: Bootycall (you can barely see it, sorry!), Tease, Snakebite
Stila Love At First Blush
Too Faced Pink Leopard
Stila Long Wear Lip Color Matte in Exhilarating
NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Roman Holiday

So that's the look!! I hope you enjoyed it. I wanted to try out the new Stila stuff I bought so I incorporated that into this look. Some stuff is still available so you can still purchase it if you want. I couldn't find the blush on Sephora's site or Stila's site but it might still be around. Let me know what you think of this makeup look!!

Outfit of the Day

So I wore this comfortable outfit to school today to write my Chemistry of Solutions exam. Leggings are always comfy. The shirt is from Dynamite and I believe the leggings are from American Apparel. No idea where my mom got the slippers. lol. And now its time for me to go style my hair. I let it airdry last night. Cuz when you're sick, you just don't care.

So that's all for now! I'll be posting the nails later and maybe some pictures of the mermaid hair if I can get the technique down. Remember, if the lip is too bold, the NARS one is softer and lighter. I wore that color earlier to school today because the Stila one is a little much for day time wear. I wish you could see me in real life, it is really really bright!!

So I want to ask you, my dear readers, what do you think of the blush? Do you prefer Benefit's Bella Bamba or this one? What do you think of the dramatic lip? Naked1 or Naked2? What products do you want to see more of?

And here are just a few things that I will be posting about in the near future:

Empties & Extras: I will show you all my empty products and the extras that I have hidden away

Fashion Friday: That 60's Mod look I was supposed to show a couple weeks ago

Too Faced's New Pink Leopard vs. the Old Pink Leopard

My Chanel Eyeshadow Quad

More Reviews

Top 5 in various subjects (eyeshadows, palettes, primers, lipsticks, blush, etc)

Hauls

A monthly Love/Hate List for all the new products that are coming out

And this is just the beginning. So keep checking back for more fun stuff. Subscribe by email or RSS feed.

Thank you for reading, 

Steph xo.

Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette and Outfit of the Day

Hey everyone!!

I really wanted to show you my makeup looks for yesterday (friday) and Thursday but I was really really sick and just wasn't in the mood. Today I had to go to school so I figured I'd do the makeup I wanted to do for this post. It's Smoky Saturday baby!! For the first Smoky Saturday post I wanted to do the traditional black smoky eye look and of course I had to use my favorite smoky eyes palette, Too Faced's Smokey Eye!! In terms of trying new face products out, I wasn't in the mood (I mean, hey, I am still sick after all) so I just used the usual products. I got a little dressed up today. Outfit of the day will be further down after the makeup. Yay It's finally summer outside!! I'm including a ton of pics because I finally got some great shots during the day with natural sunlight.

If you're really into smoky eyes like me, this palette is a godsend. The 'day' look is a dark brown smoky eyes which matches my hair and looks good. The one I did today is the 'classic' look and the 'fashion' look is a silver and purple look. That look also looks very nice, but it isn't everyday kind of makeup.

I also decided to include a picture of that set of 5 Stila Eyeliners they had around Christmas. I think you can still get it on Sephora's website.

I mentioned in my last post that I will be doing this week's Fashion Friday next week instead. I was really sick that day and I just didn't want to do makeup. Sorry!

 

Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Too Faced Smoky Eyes palette "classic" look

• White Lie: use as a base and highlight, apply all over eye area from lash to brow. reapply as needed under the browbone to highlight
• Nice Ash: apply to the lid, but leave the outer lid blank. This is where we will do the outer V.
• Smokin Hot: apply to the crease and outer V, bring it down from the crease to the outer lid. Can also be used to line the eyes

Stila Smudgestick Waterproof Eyeliner in Stargazer (from the christmas collection, line the top and bottom lashes)
Some substitutes: MAC Black Swan, MAC Blitz n Glitz fluidline
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black (line the upper and lower waterlines)
Too Faced Better Than False Lashes (apply the mascara twice. apply the cotton. apply the mascara twice. all done!)

Face:

MUFE HD Face Primer
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 (for under eye circles)
MAC Studio Finish in NW20 (for blemishes)
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
Benefit High Beam (apply it to cheekbones, chin, tops of eyebrows, anywhere to draw attention, and anywhere the light naturally hits)
Benefit Bella Bamba blush box
Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer
MUFE HD Powder

Lips:

Too Faced La Creme in Marshmallow Bunny (pictured)
OR
NARS Lipgloss in Turkish Delight

Products Used:

Too Faced Smokey Eye - 45$CAD

Too Faced Smokey Eye

Stila Smudgestick Waterproof Eyeliner in Stargazer

Stila Christmas 2012 Smudgestick Eyeliner Set - 42$CAD
All colors are shimmer

Too Faced Perfect Eyes Eyeliner in Perfect Black - 25$CAD

Too Faced Better Than False Lashes - 46$CAD

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

Benefit Bella Bamba blush box - 36$CAD

Benefit Bella Bamba

Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer - 38$CAD

Too Faced La Creme in Marshmallow Bunny - 25$CAD

From left to right:
Too Faced White Lie, Nice Ash, Smokin Hot
Stila Smudgestick Waterproof Eyeliner in Stargazer
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Benefit High Beam
Benefit Bella Bamba
Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer
Too Faced La Creme in Marshmallow Bunny

So that's today's Smokey Saturday Look! I hope you enjoyed my take on the traditional black smokey eye. And now for my outfit:

So what do you think of the form-fitting skirt?? Makes me look a few pounds lighter. The t-shirt and tights are both polk-a-dot. I got the shirt, skirt and sweater at Dynamite. Got the earrings at Ardene. Cat necklace was a gift. I did my bun using one of those donut things. If you want me to show you how to do your hair using the donut, leave me a comment. The flats are Michael Kors.

So yeah, that concludes this Saturday's Smokey makeup.

Did you love/hate the Smokey Eye palette? What's your favorite look from it? What brand and colors do you use for your black smokey eye? What lipstick/lipgloss do you pair it with? What do you think of "Better Than False Lashes"? What do you like/not like about my whole look? What should I try next?

Remember to keep checking back for more posts. I always try to post at least once a day. Again, here's the sneak peak of Fashion Friday's 60's mod makeup.  Left side is fashion and right side is basic. For the basic look, draw a thick line with white liner and go over it with black. It'll look like two lines. Liquid liner works best for this.

Thanks for reading,

Steph xo.