FOTD: Hot Pink & Burgundy + My Weekend.

Friday I went out with two of my best friends to dinner and to a hookah bar in Indiana. I'm really sick of Hookah.. all of my friends love it though.. because we're all middle eastern. lol We had a good time. We got a private room with a big flat screen TV. It was pretty nice. I always have a blast with my girlies. My friend took pictures on her camera.. so I'll probably put up a couple pics when I get them. Yesterday, my boyfriend, his sister and her husband & I went to a Casino and stayed there for like 8 hours! I wore high heeled sandals, and my feet were killing me!! By the last couple of hours I was walking around like I was a drunk or something. I had a really fun time. Slots are so addicting! I went to bed around 5 am and slept most of the day away today.. what a bore! And it's so cold out! I went outside for a bit and it was like 62 degrees. Chicago weather stinks. and I've been just lounging around the house. I think I may treat myself to a foot bath, massage and pedi. I asked my boyfriend and he said no. LOL, How rude.

Here's today's face :P

Face:
Rimmel Lasting Finish 16 hr Foundation in "Soft Beige" (This shade is too light)
Bare Essentials Bronzer in "Faux Tan"
Smashbox Soft Lights Blush in "Blushing Pink"

Eyes:
YSL Faux Cils Mascara
MAC "Falling Star" eyeshadow in crease
Hot Topic Hot Pink eyeshadow blended into "falling star"
MAC "Pink Bronze" Pigment
Sephora colorful e/s in #05 (the bronze)
Urban Decay e/s in "Flash" (the purple)
MAC "Your Ladyship" Pigment for a highlight
Wet n Wild Pink Glitter
Revlon Colorstay eye liner in Black (on the waterline)
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Modlash #45 falsies

Lips:
MAC Spice Lip Liner
MAC Shygirl lipstick
Smashbox Pout lig gloss

Haul: Drugstore Makeup! Lots of Revlon & Rimmel Foundation!

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I never really buy drugstore makeup, but I wanted to give some highly rated items a try. Walgreens has 40% off all Revlon Colorstay Makeup, so I checked the reviews and purchased a couple items. I'll have reviews for everything soon. :) I haven't tried anything out yet.

From Revlon, I bought Colorstay Eyeliner Crayons in Navy and Black. I heard that these are amazing and they last, so I can't wait to give them a try. These came to $4.49 each. I also got Colorstay Under Eye Concealer in Light/Medium. I also heard good things about this, and I've been wanting to try something different from what I use.. I always use cream concealers. This is a liquid. I got that for $5.99. And I got three different lip colors. The Colorstay Mineral Lip glaze in Unlimited Nectar, which is a very pretty beige coral, Colorstay lip color in Smooth Nude, which to me looks like a cross between MAC Myth and Freckletone (which are two of my favorites!) and lastly, a lip gloss that wasn't on sale; Pink Whisper.

Also, I got my favorite set of falsies.. Modlash #45 and Rimmel Lasting Finish Mineral Enriched Foundation (16 hr makeup) in #200 Soft Beige. This is supposed to be pretty good, I'm going to try it out today. This color looks light, but Sand looked really pink.. did not want that!

I also wanted to pick up Max-factor PAN-STIK foundation stick but, Walgreens didn't have it, so I'll be picking up that up pretty soon, probably from ULTA since I have a coupon.

Have you tried any of these? What are some of your drugstore favorites you'd recommend?

FOTD: A Smokey Look Using Brown/Gold Eyeshadows

I took the pictures at the end of the night.. so my makeup isn't looking the greatest.

Face:
Revlon Colorstay Foundation # Medium Beige (Giving this a try)
MAC Select Cover up NW25
MAC Refined Golden Bronzer
Christian Dior "Sunrise Party" Blush

Brows:Urban Decay Twice Baked e/s

Eyes:
HIP Paint in #Secretive for a base
Urban Decay Twice Baked e/s (mainly in crease)
MAC "Interview" Mineralized e/s (darkened the crease w/ the brown.. and filled lid in with the coppery gold color)
MAC Carbon e/s, Ricepaper e/s (Carbon for top liner, ricepaper for highlight)
MAC "Coco Bar" Liquidlast Liner (Brown liquid liner on lid and below eyes)
L'Oreal Extra Intense Liquid Liner Pencil (on waterline)
Benefit BADGAL Mascara

Lips:
MAC "Myth" and "Hue" lipsticks with Clear gloss over it.
I have some residue from "Vegas Volt" being on my lips.. that's why it looks like I have liner, or a reddish tint to my lips.

Hair: Beach Waves with a Flat Iron!

How to create Beach Waves using a Flat Iron

 

I was browsing YouTube for hair tutorials, and I came across a bunch of beach wave tutorials. There are so many video tutorials on how to do it, and there are many different techniques.

I tried it out myself using my 1" Jibere flat iron, which isn't the best flat iron for creating curls, but it's the only flat iron I have right now. **As a side-note, using a flat iron with rounded edges will work the best for smooth curls. Plates with square edges can cause crimps in the hair, and the flat iron won't glide through the hair as easy.

Step 1: Start out with completely dry, brushed hair. Distribute a heat protector to all of your hair to minimize breakage. I like using Tresemme Heat Tamer Protective Spray or Fantasia IC Hair Polisher Heat Protector.

Step 2: Section your hair off in four sections, starting underneath your hair, take one inch sections of hair at a time, clamping the flat iron near the roots, and slowly pull the iron down rotating the iron in a half-way turn. Slowly bring the iron down the stand of hair, making sure the iron is slightly turned the whole way down.

**The way you hold the iron wand how long you hold it through the strand will impact the look of your waves. Holding it horizontally will create more rounded curls, and holding it vertically will create looser waves. Also, holding the iron for too long down the stand can cause tighter waves. If your waves are too tight, don't worry, because they can be combed out later.

Continue with the rest of your hair, going through each section. When you get to the area of hair that falls on the sides of your face, make sure to rotate the iron away from your face.





Step 3: (optional) For a more natural effect, lightly comb or brush through your waves. (Don't worry, you won't ruin all of your hard work).

Step 4: Finish your hair off with a finishing cream or balm. All you need is a little dab and work it through the curls with your fingers. This will define the curls and reduce frizz. (Although frizz isn't a bad thing when you want to look like you've been at the beach!) My favorite finishing cream of all time is Bed Head After-Party Smoothing Cream.


I didn't use a finishing cream because I wanted my hair to look really natural and effortless - frizz and all. I love the look, and it's so simple to do! It's a great look for the daytime or for going out!

I also went for a more natural, summery makeup look today using one of my favorite summer foundations - Make Up Forever Face & Body.

Face: Make Up Forever Face and Body Foundation #34 (Perfect light, summer foundation!)
Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer Concealer
Chanel Bronze Universel Bronzer

Eyes: Yves Saint Laurent Faux Cils Mascara
Urban Decay "Midnight Cowboy" eye shadow (in the corners of my eyes near my tear ducts)

Brows: Urban Decay Twice Baked Eyeshadow (Yes, this eyeshadow has shimmer, but it doesn't show up unless applied heavily)

Lips: MAC Spice Lip Liner
MAC Sandy B Lipstick

Hope you liked this look! Let me know if you give it a try.