Video: Beyonce Countdown Music Video

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I decided to give my take on one of the many beyonce music videos that are out there right now. I didn't really fancy the make up she had in the "Party" music video. In the video for "Countdown" she had the make up look pictured above in various colors (green, orange, etc). All of them featured a bright pop of color on the lid space, and a cut crease with winged liner. A cut crease is a popular arabic make up technique where the eyelid is "cut" by using a dark color to create a line of separation between the lid color and the crease color. The separation of these two colors is very obvious and not blended. It's a challenging look to do because the crease cut must be very precise and clean. The crease color has to be blended upwards, not downwards onto the lid space.

Products Used:

FACE: 

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation 115

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation 153

MAC Studio Finish Concealer NC20

Make Up For Ever HD Powder

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish "Soft & Gentle"

MAC Blush "Mocha"

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer

BROWS:

Make Up For Ever Eyepencil #6

EYES:

Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes "0L"

Red Earth Multipencil "White"

Make Up For Ever Flash Colors "White", "Yellow"

MAC Eyeshadows "Carbon", "Wedge"

Make Up Store Cybershadow "Ra"

MAC Fluidline "Blacktrack"

L'oreal Million Lashes Mascara

Ardell Demi-Wispies False Lashes

LIPS:

MAC Lipstick Fleshpot

Revlon Lipstick Pink Pout

MAC Clear Lipglass

Video: Nicki Minaj "Y.U.Mad" Music Video Make-Up Tutorial

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Nicki Minaj has been featured in almost every video it seems lately. In all of her latest videos she's been rocking the orange lids and pale lip combination. Her eyeshadow seems simple but its all about the seamless blending to really make it look good. As a base i used a white eyepencil which was creamy enough to be blended by fingers. The white will brighten and make any eyeshadow applied over top of it pop. Then I blended a bright neon orange eyeshadow into a softer muted brown as i went towards the brow bone. Of course Nicki Minaj always has her outrageous false lashes. I went for the Red Cherry 100s which are full and drama and long. In order to avoid the "sleepy eye" that falsies can give you if they're too heavy, make sure to curl your false lashes so that it gives them some lift and allows for more of your eye to be seen. Her lip was pretty simple, a pinky nude but always with plenty of shiny gloss. 

Products Used: 

Chanel Vitalumiere Foundation "20"

Chanel Loose Powder "20"

MAC Studio Finish Concealer NW20

Sleek Make Up Blush "Life's a peach"

Make Up For Ever Eye Pencil #6

Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes "0L"

Red Earth Multipencil "White"

Sugarpill Eyeshadow "Flame Point"

MAC Eyeshadow "Soft Brown"

Make Up For Ever Star Powder 902

MAC Fluidline "Blacktrack"

L'Oreal Million Lashes Mascara

MAC Lipstick Fleshpot

Revlon Lipstick Pink Pout

H&M Gold Lipgloss

Red Cherry False Lashes "100"

Video: Bold Christmas Party "Ombre Lip" Trend

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Christmas is only a month away! With the holidays coming up i decided to film a series of holiday party looks, this being the first one! I've seen the ombre trend everywhere lately, and it seems no one does a single lip color anymore. Ombre lips combine dark, medium, and light tones of the same color to make the lips look full and more 3-dimensional. I chose a really dark vampy red because it is almost winter, and what's more christmas-y than red lips at a holiday party! Paired the dark lips with a copper cream shadow that stayed put the entire night and a dramatic winged liner that extended more than i normally would.

Merry Christmas :)

Products Used: 
Make Up For Ever HD Foundation 115
Make Up For Ever HD Powder
MAC Studio Finish Concealer NW20
Make Up For Ever Eye pencil #6
MAC Blush "Mocha"
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish "Soft and Gentle"
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow "Flatter Me"
Make Up For Ever Eyeshadow 122
Maybelline Gel Liner
Red Earth Multipencil "White"
L'oreal Extreme Collagen Mascara
MAC Lip Pencil "Brick"
MAC Cremestick Lip liner "Velvetella"
Estee Lauder Pure Color Lipstick "Fig"

xo