ELF quad series: MATTE MAUVE

Hey Everyone! Here is the second installment of my ELF quad series! This time it is in Matte Mauve.

This quad can be found in the "eye" section at eyeslipsface.com for $1!

Enjoy!!



here is the link to watch it on YouTube! Don't forget to subscribe to my channel and rate 5 stars!! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjVBXq9oCac

PRODUCTS USED:

eyes:
UDPP
ELF eyeshadow cream duo in Eggplant
ELF eyeshadow quad in Matte Mauve
Revlon colorstay pencil liner in black
Covergirl lashblast mascara in black

face:
ELF blush in Coy from $1 line
ELF bronzing powder in warm tan

lips:
NYX lips in Mute
Sephora lipgloss (light pink from the birthday trio)

Valentines Feature

Hey Everyone! As you may remember, I showed a valentines look the other day but I didn't have any photos!

Well the photos of the look as well as the tutorial are LIVE over at Fashion Court! I was so honored when Tiffany asked me to be part of her Valentines day count down series called Conversation Hearts!

I am day 7...CLICK HERE to check it out! :)

And make sure to leave some comment love for Tiffany, she is one awesome chick! :)

ELF quad series: BUTTERNUT

Hey chicadees! (and chicadoos! lol)

So I decided to do an entire makeup series on the ELF quads from eyeslipsface.com. All of these quads are $1 each!! NO JOKE! For 4 eyeshadow colors! Such a steal and they are great quality!

So the first installment is in the quad butternut (found here)
It's a beautiful brown smokey eye that you can wear everyday! I do all the time and always get compliments!

here are some photos of the final look!





So watch the tutorial here and scroll down to see everything I used!



Items used:
ELF all over cover stick in Honey
ELF butternut quad
ELF waterproof eyeliner pen in Black
ELF Studio waterproof lengthening and volumizing mascara

face:
ELF warm tan bronzer (contour)
ELF studio peachy keen blush (on cheek bones)
ELF shy blush (on apples)
ELF bronzing powder in luminence (highlight)

lips:
Wet n' wild 547B lipstick
ELF sugar kiss lipgloss in starlit

Beautiful Green Eye tutorial using 72 Palette

Hey everyone! A new makeup tutorial! This is the look I wore HERE.
ENJOY!!



products used:
UDPP
Revlon cream shadow in Khaki suede
72 eyeshadow palette ($4.99 @ CVS)
Prestige liner in intense olive
ELF liquid liner pen in Coffee
Mary Kay ultimate mascara (LOVE!...Ask me how to order!!!)

blush: milani minerals in sunset beach
Lips: NYX round lipstick in iris and NYX gloss in smokey look

Look of the Day: January 22 and 24

Hey Everyone! I hope your having an awesome weekend!
Here are my outfits from Friday @ work, and today @ Church! :)

What I wore on the 22nd:
black tank: Old Navy, $2.00
blue tank: Old Navy, $0.99
white top: target, $3.97
scarf: Walmart, $5.00
Jeans: Old Navy, $7.00
Tennies: Nike Outlet, $19.95
Bracelets: Dots, $2.00








What I wore on the 24th:
Black Tank: Old Navy, $2.00
Purple Tank: Old Navy, $3.50
Jeans: Old Navy, $7.00
Black Flats: Target, $6.74
Necklace: Dots, $6.00
Headband: F21, $1.50











and my makeup from the 24th...this will be a tutorial in my new ELF quad series!! SO EXCITED!!

Outfit of the Day: January 21st

Hey Everyone! YAY! It's almost the weekend!
So today's inspiration calendar called for "Dress with a Major Necklace"!! So exciting for me, I LOVE me some necklaces!!

So here is what I wore:
black cardi: walmart, $3.99
Dress: Old Navy, $0.97!!!!!!
Leggings: Walmart, $6.00
Necklace: Kohl's $4.00
Shoes: Target $6.74

and a close up of the make up today:

eye shadow is ELF quad from the $1 line in "brownstone" LOVE IT!!

Outfit of the day: January 20th

The inspiration calendar today called for Stripes and a Vest! :) I threw this outfit together in 5 MINUTES this morning! LOL So...I apologise if I look like poo!!

What I wore today:
stripe shirt: Borrowed from my mom :)
Cardigan Vest: Old Navy $6.99
Jeans: Old Navy, $7.00
Shoes: hand me downs from my sister
headband: F21, $3.80

the reason I was late...doing my makeup for too long while checking my messages! lol

This is my stylish smokes look in natural smokes!

Outfit of the Day: January 19th

Hey Chickadees and Chickadoos!
I hope you are all well! I am posting so late tonight because my little one is sick, and I am really behind in my work! So I have been trying to focus on that! But, I didn't want to leave you all hanging, because I love you! The inspiration calendar today called for combo of pants and navy. Well, I dont have navy pants, so I mixed pants with a navy top! hehe So here is my outfit for today!

What I wore:
navy sweater: Target, $3.74
Black Swing Jacket: Lane Bryant, $10.00
White Jeans: Old Navy, $2.79
Shoes: Target newstock @ Goodwill: $6.99
Headband: Myself...needs a little embellishment still! :)

and here is my makeup for the day! Let me know if you want me to do a tutorial and I will! :)

Outfit of the Day: January 17th, FOTD, and a review for Revlon Photo Ready foundation and powder!

Hey Everyone! Hope your weekend was awesome! Mine was really great! And then I guess I didnt want it to end, because I work up 10 minutes before I needed to leave to get to work this morning!! So I dont have an outfit post from today! lol
But I remembered that I hadn't shared my Sunday post, so here is what I wore to Church on Sunday :)

green 1/2 cardi: goodwill, $3.99
Brown tank (has matte sequins at the neck line!): Goodwill, $3.99
Jeans: Old Navy, $7.00
Shoes: Goodwill, $3.99
earrings: (that you cant see) made by me!

here is my makeup look from the day...the tutorial and products will be listed soon! :)


And finally...a review on the new Revlon Photo Ready foundation and powder, as well as some info on my buying freeze, feather headbands, and more! :)

Bronze in the Winter makeup tutorial

Hey Everyone!
I wanted to create a warm color combination that you can wear on a daily basis during the winter to warm up your face! :) Enjoy the tutorial!

Here is the Video tutorial:











Products Used:
on eyes:
UDPP
revlon cream eyeshadow in skin lights
Coverfirl coffee shop quad
revlon color stay eyeliner in black brown
rimmel glam eyes in black

Face:
rimmel renew and lift foundation in Ivory
rimmel mineral powder foundation in Ivory
MAC studio sculpt concealer in NW20
rimmel blush in spicy nude
revlon colorstay mineralized powder in brighten (highlight)

lips:
NYX round lipstick in honey
ELF liquid lipstick in baby lips

Disclaimer:
I purchased all of these products with my own money! None of the companies sent me these or are paying me to use these products.

Outfit of the Day: January 14th

Hey Everyone! So, today was like my Friday because I have tomorrow off!! Whoo Hoo!! (except I have to go to the doctor...boooo! lol)
But the inspiration calendar called for "Shades of Gray"! LOVE IT! I actually chose my outfit in about 45 seconds this morning because I was running late and I forgot to pick it out the night before!

Here is what I wore:
grey shirt: DOTS, $6.00
Grey Vest: Target, $3.74
Black Jeans: Old Navy, $6.00
Silver Shoes: Target $3.74
Necklace: Borrowed from my mom's collection
Watch: family heirloom
Headband: The Childrens Place, $3.50

Here is the makeup look for the day:

I used the ELF quad in Drama! I will be doing a tutorial series on all the ELF quads here pretty soon, so keep your eyes peeled!!

Outfit of the Day: January 13th

Hey Everyone! So the inspiration calendar today was a little challenging for me....a skirt with a hoodie! Well, I only own like 1 hoodie worth wearing outside of the house which has short sleeves (and its really cold! lol) and I only own like 4 skirts, because I just dont like them that much. BUT...I did manage to put together something...so here it is! :)

What I wore:
Hoodie: Target, $3.74
grey shirt: Ross, $4.99
Purple Skirt: Old Navy, $0.97!!
Leggings: Walmart, $6.00
Boots: Ebay, $12.20 with shipping
necklace: Charming Charlie, $4.95

here is a photo of the makeup from today...I filmed a tutorial on it this morning that I will be loading tomorrow! :) So keep an eye out!!

Outfit of the Day: January 12th

Hey Everyone! :)
So today's inspiration calendar called for a wrap dress....which I do not have! So just like the sweater the other day, I just wore one of my favorite dresses!!
tank: Gap, $3.49 (I got a ton of these on black friday!)
Dress: Walmart, $5.00
Tights: Walmart, $6.00
Boots: Torrid, $62.00
Necklace: Charming Charlie, $4.98
Bangles: all mixed and matched, so who knows where they are all from! lol
Watch: Family Heirloom :)


here is a photo of my makeup for the day:

I used the E.L.F. eyeshadow quad in pretty in pink, just the white and the dark purple/pink color! So simple! Eyeliner is Revlon colorstay in black/brown and the mascara is Rimmel Glam Eyes (LOVE!!) Blush is Rimmel Plum and Im just wearing chapstick on my lips! The weather is SOOO cold and windy here, I have gone through a whole tube in the past 2 weeks!! INSANE! :)

Outfit of the Day: January 10th

Off to church today!
As you can see, I embellished my cari today! I am going to have a tutorial up for it in the next few days so you can see jut how easy it was!! :)

Here is what I wore:
Dress: Goodwill, $8.99 (originally from NY&Co. with the tags on it for $89.99!)
Cardi: Goodwill with embellishment by me!, $4.99 (tutorial coming to my blog soon!)
Tights: Walmart, $0.47
Boots: Target, $7.98

and here is a closeup of the makeup for today

what I am wearing on my face:
E.L.F. eyeshadow quad in butternut with a hint of the purple from my Maybelline Stylish Smokes collection in Amethyst Smokes.
Revlon colorstay liner in blackbrown, and Mary Kay ultimate mascara (LOVING this!! Review soon!)
Blush is "Plum" from Rimmel, lipstick is Mahogany from NYC and ELF liquid lipstick in babylips.

I hope everyone had an amazing weekend! :) See ya Monday!!

Outfit of the Day: January 7th

from my buddy Kimberly at fabfindsunder50.com's inspiration calendar...today's theme...color combo: yellow and tan!

just hanging out at work! :)

here is what I wore:
yellow cardi: Old Navy, $9.99
Brown Top: Old Navy, $5.00
Pants: thrift town, $3.99
shoes: Old Navy, $2.99
necklace: Kohl's, I think this was around $3 or $4...really cheap!
Bag: Old Navy, $??? had it FOREVER!!!
(I think I'm seeing a trend here int he Old Navy thing! lol)

and here is the makeup of the day:

They eyeshadow is Cafe Latte I believe from Covergirl with Olive eyeliner from Prestige Cosmetics! :)

Look of the Day: December 20th

Went to church today and had a BEAUTIFUL service! :)
I also wanted to mention, if you dont have a home chruch where you live, or even if you do, but you would like to check out somewhere that is like a concert every Sunday with amazing messages that arent "preac-y" then you can now check out the church I go to, Shoreline Christian Center, on live streaming video on Sunday mornings!!

Just check out this link: http://www.shoreline.net/live

So, here is what I wore today:
pinkish top: Target $3.74
leopard cardi: Target via Goodwill $4.99
jeans: Old Navy $9.99
shoes: Old Navy, $2.00
headband: I have NO idea where this came from! LOL
necklace: I made it! :)

here is the makeup for the day:


I followed a tutorial from TiffanyD here: REVERSE LINER TUTORIAL
I used a new palette that I will have a video on very soon with my Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero and covergirl lashblast mascara for the eyes. On the cheeks I have Rimmel Spice Nude (I think thats the name! lol) and the lips is Revlon cream gloss in Nude.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Only 5 more dys till Christmas!!! :)