11 September 2016

Blue eye shadow and berry colored lip gloss. :) 

What's in my box?

A few days ago, I was watching this video called "What's in my bag?" on YouTube about a girl showing off what she had in her purse. So I thought it would be fun to show you my makeup box and most of the stuff that's always in it. 

My makeup box - I got it for Christmas a few years ago. Yes, I put the stickers on it.

Mostly my eye makeup and makeup brushes; concealer stick, eye makeup remover lotion, and cotton swabs are there too.  

This is just my foundation, pressed powder, blush and various lipsticks I use. And of course, I have a bottle of my favorite perfume called Chantilly.

The Clara Bow look (again!)

Pinup look 22 August 2016

Newer version of my pinup look. My hair looks a lot better in this one. lol :)

21 August 2016

This time I did the Carrie prom inspired look for the 2nd time ever. The last time I did it was early this summer as you probably guessed from a previous post. It looks better this time around because I have shorter hair and it's more curlier...even without having to put stuff in it like I did the last time I did this look. :)

2 keys to a good makeup look

Makeup is a lot of fun to experiment with. Whether a person's an amateur at it or a professional makeup artist, I've learned from various users on YouTube that there are 2 keys to having a great makeup look...

• Self-confidence
• Practice

You may wonder what having good self-confidence has to do with makeup. And the answer is more than you'd like to think. 

Whether you're using makeup as just a day-to-day routine to look nice, going to a party, as a costume, or even if you're a professional makeup artist in films, self-confidence is a big deal! If you're happy and feeling comfortable with your makeup look, that's what's important. Makeup is totally not all about covering anything that looks unsightly because let's just face it, we all have imperfections that no amount of makeup could ever cover up. 

How you use the makeup is totally up to you. You just can't rely on other people's opinions of how you look. If you're always doing that, then no, you're really not going to look good wearing makeup. 

So that's why self-confidence is key. Now on to practice.

Nobody's perfect, we all know that. Sometimes it just takes a few tries to get that eyeliner just right, or (if you're a fan of these) how to properly place false eyelashes onto your natural lashes. And it can even take a few tries to discover what kind of foundation will work for you. Point is, watch and observe whether it's somebody on YouTube doing a makeup tutorial or even a female family member of yours how they do looks and try them on yourself. Take risks to see what works for you and always remember: Practice does indeed make perfect. :) 

Peacock inspired makeup look

Here's what I did:

• I started from my outer eye corner and met in the middle with purple eye shadow and then went from the inner corner and met in the middle with the green.
• On the bottom lids I used light blue shadow.
• Very light blush.
• Tinted pink lip balm. 

Note: You really don't want to get too crazy with color on the lips or cheeks because the shadow is vivid enough as it is.