Sunday, August 30, 2009

Tip of the week!!!- How to make your eyes look bigger!

I think everyone i work with wants their eyes to look bigger, well with some makeup and and little know how you can have those bigger eyes you've always wanted!

Here are some tips:
  • Line your lower lashline with a dark color only halfway in! It'll open up your eyes more.
  • Use white eyeliner on the waterline, not only does it make your eyes look bigger it also makes you look more awake espcially if you've had a rough night.
  • Keep your eyebrows well groomed, it may not seem like it would matter but without all that excess hair it opens up your face
  • Use a light frosty color on your eyelid and a midtone shadow on your crease, i know it sounds like eyeshadow 101 but colors that are too dark can weigh down your eyes
  • Curl your lashes and add alot of mascara..and i mean alot, dont be stingy
Thanks for reading the tip of the week!!! Come back next week for more!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

One Year Older..

Tomorrow is my birthday.

I'm not totally sure about how i feel. It seems to me that after a certain age, getting older is not measured by birthday's anymore. It's about fine lines, wrinkles and age spots.

In the beauty industry we have to do our best to stay young and hip and with the trends so we can relate to the demographic. I'm not middle aged or anything im actually just turning 20. Im the youngest person where i work and sometimes i feel like the oldest.

Anyways, this blog isnt about my age.

Thanks for reading!

PS: Your only as young as you feel.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Makeup Tip of the week...How to Keep Eyeliner from Smudging

Every week im going to put a new tip on here just so i can make sure that i keep up with my blog and it dosent just diffuse into nothing, so here we go with our very first tip!


Here are some tips to keep your eyeliner from smudging:
  • Eyeshadow Primer, its not just for eyeshadow, it really does help with liner, just apply all over your eyelid , and your lower lash line to help liner stay.
  • Use a water proof or a water resistant formula, it gives it more staying power
  • Use a form of sealer like Bare Escentuals "Weather Everything", Benefit "She Laq" or Ben Nye "Final Seal"
  • Use an Eyeliner brush, even with pencil liner! Just take the brush (a flat angled brush works well for this) and run it over the tip of the pencil , then apply it. For liquids or gel/cream liners i like a slim pointed brush, but you can use whatever you prefer.
  • Use an eyeshadow or powder close to your liner color to set the eyeliner in place
  • Take your face powder with an eyeshadow brush and press it right under the liner on the lower lashes, it acts as a barrier to keep the liner from going places you dont want it.

Thanks for reading and tune in for next weeks tip!

Friday, August 21, 2009

Coastal Scents Gel Liners Review

So, about a month ago I ordered 2 coastal scents gel liners in Deep Plum and Platinum,after watching video after video of review i decided that the only way to know if im going to like it is to try it out myself.



I loved them so i decided to get 8 more. The only ones that i dont have are 24k, maroon, peach bellini, and truffle. There will be swatches and pictures at the bottom of the review.


So lets get to the review, Shall we?


What i like:


-These are very pigmented , i love the color pay off


-The Conisistancy is very creamy and they glide on pretty well


-They are long lasting and pretty water resistant, if you have oily lids you might need to set them with an eyeshadow


-You can layer them if you want it darker


-They would be great as a base under your eyeshadow if you wanted to make the shadow POP



-I'm im love with the packaging they come in glass jars , some people dont like them because they think they might break easily but unless your slamming it on concrete it shouldnt break.



-The shipping was pretty fast, i ordered on a saturday and it came on a thursday and it was with the cheap shipping.




What I don't Like:





-The true black and the skyline got kind of melty in the heat, i put it in the freezer for a couple minutes and it was fine


-You have to let it set for a few minutes after you apply it so it can dry


-You also have to use a good eyeshadow primer so it doesnt flake off or wear away, The only reason i know this is because i tested it with and without primer on my hand and rubbed over it. I havent tried it without primer on my lids but it has good staying power , i just wanted to share my findings.




Over all i give this product 9 out of 10 stars





The product is really good and for $6.95( I think thats the price) on CoastalScents.com it's a really good deal. Also if you sign up for the coastal scents newsletter they will email you when they have like 14% off or buy 3 gel liners get one free.


Thank's for reading and i hope this was helpful!

Swatches/Photos:










In the above picture the pink one is labeled skyline but its not , its Sexy Pink




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