Fall Face of the Day

Today was the first day that Michigan felt like fall and so of course, I went all out. I donned my new leather jacket, pulled on a pair of Steve Madden combat boots, and did my makeup the way I love to do it the most. I broke out my Naked 3 palette, layered it over a paint pot, and gave my cheeks some color with a favorite blush. Here's one of my go to looks for fall.

As you can tell I went for a warm, bronzed eye look with a little bit of smoke and a lot of blending. First I put Trick, a beautiful golden peach shade, across the lid, then added Buzz, a darker pink color, to the outside corner. I blended it all together with the two matte shades, mainly Limit in the crease and then Nooner on the outer corner and lightly through the crease. Then I highlighted with Strange on my brow bone and innter tear duct because your girl can't not highlight.

For my face I did my normal concealer/powder routine to perfect my skin. To add color I put Rockateur, Benefit's best boxed powder in my opinion, across the apples of my cheeks and up farther back onto my cheekbones. It's a gorgeous bronzed, pink shade with enough shimmer in it to give a nice natural sheen. to highlight even more I added my all time favorite highlighter, The Balm's Mary LouManizer highlighter, across the top of my cheekbones, on my cupid's bow, and as another highlight on my eyes. This stuff gives the most beautifl gleam to the skin, giving my ever-pale complexion much more depth and life. 

For my signature dark lips, I utilized two Mac products. I lined and filled in my lips with Currant lip liner and then applied Media lipstick. It turns into a gorgeous vampy shade with a bit of shine, which is odd for me as you all know matte is the way to go for me on most occasions.

Here's the look again!

Why yes, that is a lipstick patterned sweatshirt I have on. Fitting, no?

But yes this is a normal fall day's makeup for me. Personally I love a multitude of options for a fall look but it usually boils down to a bold lip and smoked out eye. 

What do you wear for fall? Do you go all out or go for a more natural look?

My No Makeup- Makeup Look

Contrary to popular belief, some days I don't work and I don't apply a full face of makeup. For some, what I slap onto my face on these days would be more than enough for a daily basis. As we all know, I don't feel complete unless I have mascara, blush, and a lipcolor on. Now, I don't do this on days I have off and I don't go anywhere. If I'm spending the day in my house with my kitten and a mug of coffee I look like a homeless fourteen year old complete with my boyfriend's sweatshirt and yoga shorts. This is what it looks like when I have things to do on a day off and I don't want to get all dolled up. 

And these are the products that I used:

I started off by covering up the red spots and undereye circles that I have with my MAC Studio Finish Concealer because let's be real, that shit isn't cute. I then dusted a light layer of Rimmel Stay Matte powder over my entire face, focusing on my t-zone (nose and forehead) because that's where I get the most oily. To warm up my face a little I put my NYC Smooth Skin bronzer in Sunny under my cheekbone, up on my temple, and under my jaw in the motion commonly called the "3-S shape". I put some life back into my cheeks with Revlon's blush in "Haute Pink". For my eyes I used MAC's Painterly Paint Pot to even out the colors, then I used my Naked Basics palette from Urban Decay. I used the cream shade over my eyes and then shaded in my crease with a blending brush dipped in the light brown shade. I finished it off with a coat of Tarte's Lights, Cameras, Lashes mascara. For lips I put on some Benetint and then when it dried I applied some Vaseline Rose Lips Salve. 

Overall I feel like this look is about as basic as I get if I'm going to apply makeup. If you looked at me quickly it might actually look like I woke up like this, not like a vagabond, which is how I usually look when I wake up.

What's in my Makeup Bag

While it's probably not necessary to bring around a bunch of makeup items in a little pouch on a daily basis, I do it. And odds are, you do it too. I'm one of the most nosey people I know and I love youtube videos and blog posts where people show what's in their various bags so  I figured I could show you guys exactly what I tote around with me to attempt to keep my face looking presentable.

First off, this is my makeup bag. It came to me courtesy of my best gal Leanne. She sent it to me as a surprise for my graduation, (THANK YOU LEANNE IT'S STILL TOO MUCH YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO ME). It's a red leather pouch by Jouer Cosmetics and it says "Paint the Town Red!" in gold script. It's roomy and utterly perfect.

So these are the contents of my daily makeup bag. In it I always have a powder and a chapstick. Those are the most important because my lips are often dry from my tendency for matte lipsticks and my face gets shiny, a lot. I hate when my face gets shiny, it's a thing. Currently I have Maybelline Fit Me Powder in the lightest shade for my translucent skin. I also pack my Eco Tools retractable kabuki brush (which is no longer retractable because it broke and I had to hot glue it together), to apply the powder. I have an array of neutral lipglosses and two mini travel sized Tarte Lipsurgence Lip Pencils (also gifted by Leanne like who are you and why are you so nice?). They are travel sized so why not travel with them, amiright? I also have blotting papers (see hatred of personal shine), a Mac Bare Study Paint Pot in case I need an eyeshadow, a mini of Benefit's Boxed Powder in Dandelion, a mascara (Clinique's High Impact), Nyx's eyeshadow pencil in Milk, an old Revlon eyeliner, two perfumes (Marc Jacobs Daisy and an Aerie scent that is apparently nameless), and whatever lipstick I have on that day. Phew. That was exhausting and no, there probably isn't a reason for me to have all of this but hey, at least I'm prepared.

Thanks for reading guys, I'll be back soon! 

December 2013 Favorites

I'm addicted to watching other bloggers/vloggers describe their monthly favorites. I think that it's an excellent view into what my favorite beauty "gurus" are using at the moment and it's one of the main places I get recommendations from when I go on Ulta and Sephora buying sprees. Also I mean come on, we all like to snoop at each other's makeup collections. We're only human. So these are my December Favorites!

First off, the C.Booth Egyptian Argan Oil Body Butter. Holy grail product alert! My best gal Leanne bought this for me for Christmas and I'm pretty sure it's going to be in my bathroom for the rest of my life. It's super thick, moisturizing, and quick to soak into the skin. I have very dry skin in the winter and this has been an absolute lifesaver. Plus, it's not too expensive. All in all, I recommend it to anyone who has dry skin. It can be bought at Ulta!

Next, the Naked 3 Palette. Refer to my full review if you want to hear me go on and on about this new favorite item in my collection. It's just repetitive to talk about it more. Just. Yes.

Benefit's Rockateur Blush is my perfect bronzy, glowy, everyday blush. I'm obsessed with wearing it on days I want to liven up my skin. It pairs very well with just about any and every dark lipstick that I throw on my lips. I highly recommend it.

MAC's Warm Soul blush does a lot of what Rockateur does but it is slightly less warm and less shimmery. It has a more plum undertone when paired with certain lipsticks. It definitely still gives a glowing look just not as obvious and is another great blush for winter. Or anytime, let's be real it's an all time favorite.

Rimmel's Lasting Finish lipstick in 10 from the Kate Moss Collection is a newer favorite. It was my go-to red for Christmas. It's just the perfect bright cherry red with a relatively matte finish and is incredibly long lasting for the price.

MAC's lipstick in Diva was my go to shade this December. It's a great dark reddish burgundy matte that I can alter with either a red lip liner or a plum one. I have featured it in face of the day posts before and I'm sure it will pop up again. 

With Diva I loved MAC's lip liner in Currant. I used it with all my dark plum lipsticks and all I can say is that it adds a little something extra to all of them. It adds a lot of wear time like all of MAC's lip liners and I have just really been enjoying it.

Lastly I loved Tarte's Lights, Cameras, Flashes! mascara this month. It was a new purchase and it took me a while to figure out how to use it correctly but there's nothing that has both worked this well on my lashes to lengthen and volumize without irritating my eyes. I'm already planning to repurchase it. 

So those are my December favorites! If you want me to continue doing this monthly or every once in a while then please let me know. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope your New Year has started off well. Until next time!

A Very Rosey Christmas- Makeup Look

 As we near Christmas I keep seeing gorgeous holiday looks being put together by some of my favorite bloggers and youtubers. I felt like I should throw in my current favorite festive makeup look and luckily it includes my newest baby, the Naked 3 Palette. I went for something a little different than the norm because quite frankly I wore a bronzey eye and red lip all summer and that didn't seem festive enough for me personally. I call Christmas the time when everyone else starts wearing red lipstick and I lose my originality. POSERS.

Joking. Sort of.


Here are all the products I used:

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette, (full review here!) Benefit Rockateur Blush, MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle, Tarte Lights Camera Flashes Mascara, MAC Lip Pencil in Brick, Rimmel Lasting Finish Kate Moss Lipstick in 06.

Here's the look!

So for the eyes I used Dust all over the lid, then worked Burnout and Limit into the crease. I built those up and blended them, then added Buzz to the outer corner. I blended them all together with Nooner. I then defined my lashline with Blackheart and highlighted both my brow bone and inner corner with Strange, the lightest shade in the palette. (These are all shades from the Naked 3 Palette). I used my new favorite Tarte mascara (it's a holy grail product) and voila!

For cheeks I buffed on some of Benefit's Rockateur blush, which I am absolutely obsessed with. This gives off a nice sheen but I wanted to add a little more since it's the holiday season and when else do we get to pack sparkles onto our faces and have it be socially acceptable? I highlighted the tops of my cheekbones with MAC's MSF in Soft and Gentle.

For lips I layered up my all time favorite lipliner, MAC's Brick with a new find, a beautiful berry red hue from Rimmel's Kate Moss collection.

Overall I find this look very glowy and I plan on wearing it in different variations throughout the holiday season and most likely after, because let's be real when we figure out an awesome combination we're going to slap it on all the time. Or at least I am.

Here it is again! I hope you guys found this post helpful. I truly hope everyone has a beautiful holiday with their family and friends. This time of year is my favorite not because of anything other than the large amount of time I get to spend with my family. So kick back, drink a glass of wine, and soak in the love. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog and sticking with me. <3

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

*screaming* GUYS IT'S HEREEEE.

I'm having actual heart palpatations. I ripped open the box so fast I thought I may break it. This, my dears, is the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette. I love my other two Naked palettes, (Yes. I have all three. Judge me if you must) but this is the best one in my humble opinion. This may be because I have the complexion of a newborn and the first Naked palette can be too warm and the second can be too cool for my weirdly neutral pale skin. This is a perfectly rosey toned offering that is great for all the fairer skinned gals out there. I'm not sure if I would recommend this for darker skinned girls only because it's quite pink toned. They might not show up as well on darker skin, I would recommend going and checking it out in store and swatching it on your skin. But if you're like me and love anything rosey toned on your eyelids you will be obsessed like I am. 

The quality of these is the same as all other Urban Decay shadows, amazing. There are 12 creamy, long wearing, and blendable beyond belief eyeshadows. The shades are varied in finish, if you want swatches I would hit up Temptalia. We all know she has the best swatches. The palette also came with a dual ended high quality brush and a sample of primer potion. A great deal for $52 I must say. It's all housed in a gorgeous rose gold metal tin case that makes traveling a breeze. 

I ordered this on the first day it released from Urbandecay.com because I am impatient and have an addiction. I was planning on waiting until Sephora got it in so I could rack up some beauty inside points on this rose gold baby but alas, my impatience won out. I'm not mad about it. Looks using this little guy will be coming soon.

Are you going to indulge? I'm still hyperventilating over this new baby.