Showing posts with label Make up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Make up. Show all posts

Friday, February 12, 2016

The Right Way to Use it: Applying Foundation


                     

Hey Fashionistas!!! 

Welcome to another post of " The Right Way to Use it".  Today we are talking about foundation.  Foundation can be a very tricky product.  Like everything, what may work for one may not work for somebody else.  Also, finding the right foundation that works with your complexion, your tone and undertones can be a hardship alone.

Now what you need to ask yourself is: Is your foundation more like a thick layer of makeup than a second skin? Then you might want to reconsider how you apply it. Step away from that heavy hand and learn how five dots of foundation is more than enough to cover your entire face. Discover when in your routine you should apply foundation and concealer, along with what tools you need to make it look most natural.

With the perfect foundation application you can look everlessly gorgeous as if you were wearing no make up at all, kind of like a second skin, but there are a few tricks to achieve it.


1. Moisturize and Prime your face

The first trick to having awesome makeup is having awesome (healthy) skin.  Remember you want to enhance your beauty with your make up, therefore we must make our skin look good from the inside.  A moisturize skin will have a natural glow to it.  Try to use a moisturizer with SPF since it will help you protect your skin during the day.  Use this time to also apply your primer.  Primers make your make-up stick to your face for longer periods of time and also take away any shine and some of them prevent the shine from occurring during the day and even make pores look smaller. 

                                      
                             
  
2. Apply your eye make up

I've learn that if you do your eyes first you are preventing and fall-out from running your foundation, also by doing the eyes first it’s easier to correct imperfections or mistakes without worrying about messing up the rest of the face.  Keep in mind that if you wont be using dark color eye shadows or the shadows you are using don't have fall-out you can easily skip this step and go straight to the next one.
  
3. The tools you use

Me personally, I don't like the typical foundation brushes, I think they leave way too many lines, its really hard to blend everything when using them.  My all time favorite foundation Brush is the F-80 Flat Kabuki Brush from Sigma Beauty .  This brushes that are more dense and flat headed will help you buff everything through your face easily leaving no harsh lines and giving you a more natural look.  Remember, what may work for one does not necessarily works for everyone, find the brush or sponge that works for you and that covers all your needs. 


        



        


4. Blend, Blend, Blend....

So the most important make-up trick you will ever need to know it’s blending.  Whether we are talking about foundation, blush, contour, or eye shadows, blending will make ALL the difference in the world.  When you blend your make-up you get rid of harsh lines, you are literally creating a picture perfect canvas in your face and, in this case, basically making your foundation look like your second skin.  So apply small amounts of foundation in your T-zone, cheeks and chin, and using your brush start blending outward towards your hairline, starting with your forehead, continue doing your nose and chin blending that towards your jaw line.  After that go to your cheeks and blend up towards your temple, out towards your ears and out towards your jaw line.  Remember to drag a little bit of product down your neck to make sure it’s the same shade and color as your face. 




        

5. Conceal & Correct
Some people like to correct before applying foundation.  However, this may not be the best practice.  Once you apply your foundation you can go ahead and use some concealer and correct whatever areas where not covered by the foundation, like some redness and pimples, making your final product to look flawless.

6. Set it
I'm the type of person that doesn't like to re touch my makeup during the day.  My way to make sure everything stays in its place it by setting every cream product with a translucent powder.  I center my attention in the T zone and my under eye area, even though my skin is dry, i take whatever is left in my brush after setting my concealer and T-zone and dust it gently all over my face.  This make my face look flawless and makes my make up stay in one place, all day long.   Also after you are done you can apply a setting spray, this will help your make up look more natural and last all day long. 

    
              

Tell me your tricks and tips for applying foundation in the comments!!


Happy Styling!


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Hola Chicas!! Bienvenidas nuevamente a mi blog.  Hoy quiero hablarles acerca de “La manera correcta de utilizarlo”.  Este es el Segundo post de esta “serie” y en esta ocasión estaremos hablando de la base.  Encontrar la base correcta puede ser un proceso muy complicado. Como todo, lo que puede funcionar para uno no necesariamente funciona para otra persona. Además, la búsqueda de la base correcta que vaya acorde con tu tez, su tono, matices y las necesidades específicas de tu piel pueden ser una tarea difícil.

Ahora lo que hay que preguntarse es: ¿Cuándo aplicas tu base, se ve más como una mascara artificial o como una segunda piel? Si tu respuesta fue como una máscara entonces es posible que debas examinar la forma en que la estás aplicando y los productos que estás utilizando. Es hora de dejar atrás las grandes capas de maquillaje y aprender paso a paso como con tan solo cinco toques de base en lugares específicos de tu cara lograras cubrir todo tu rostro y obtendrás un acabo único.


Con la base perfecta y la rutina correcta puedes lucir radiante así como si estuvieras andando sin maquillaje en absoluto, algo así como una segunda piel, continua leyendo para que te enteres de algunos trucos para lograrlo.


1. Hidratar y la Pre-base de cara


El primer truco para tener el maquillaje impresionante es lucir una piel saludable.  Recuerde que usted quiere resaltar su belleza natural con el maquillaje, por lo tanto, debemos hacer que nuestra piel se vea bien desde el interior. Una piel hidratada tendrá un brillo natural que se reflejará a través del maquillaje.  Trate de usar una crema hidratante con SPF, ya que esto ayudará a proteger su piel de los rayos del sol y las luces blancas ( en caso de las oficinas) durante todo el día. Utiliza este tiempo para aplicarse también una pre-base o “primer”. Las pre-bases hacen que su maquillaje se adhieren a la cara durante períodos de tiempo más largos,  también sirven para minimizar el brillo en el rostro durante el día, e incluso hacer que los poros se vean más pequeños e invisibles.

2. Aplicar el maquillaje de ojos

He aprendido que si aplicas el maquillaje de tus ojos primero tu base tiende a lucir más perfecta.  Esto es porque estás evitando que el “fall out” de las sombras arruinen tu base, además al hacer los ojos primero dejando la cara limpia es más fácil corregir imperfecciones o errores sin tener que preocuparse por echar a perder el resto de la cara. Tenga en cuenta que si usted no está utilizando sombras de ojos de color oscuro o la sombra que estás utilizando no es polvorienta y no tiene “fall out” puedes saltar fácilmente este paso e ir directamente a la siguiente.

3. Las herramientas que se utilizan


A mi personalmente,  me gustan las brochas típicas de maquillaje.  Mi favorito de todos los tiempos es la Kabuki Plana F-80 de Sigma Beauty. Estas brochas que son mas densas y planas ayudan a difuminar y colocar la base de manera uniforme a través de su cara y dándole un aspecto más natural. Recuerde, lo que puede funcionar para uno no necesariamente funciona para todo el mundo, dese a la tarea de encontrar la brocha o esponja que funcione para usted y que cubra todas sus necesidades.

4. Difuminar, Difuminar, Difuminar....



El truco más importante de maquillaje que necesitas saber es el arte de difuminar. No importa si estamos hablando de bases, rubor, contorno, o sombras de ojos, el difuminar el producto que utilices hará toda la diferencia en el mundo. Cuando se difumina el maquillaje nos deshacemos de las líneas muy marcadas, lo que automáticamente crea una imagen de lienzo perfecto en tu rostro y, en este caso, básicamente, hacer que base luzca como una segunda piel. Así aplicar pequeñas cantidades de base en su zona T, mejillas y la barbilla, y utilizando tu brocha o esponja favorita comienza a difuminar hacia fuera hacia la línea del cabello, empezando por la frente, luego la nariz y la barbilla difuminando hasta la línea de la mandíbula. Recuerde que debe arrastrar un poco de producto hacia el área del cuello para asegurarse de que este tiene la misma tonalidad y color de su cara.

5. Cubre y Corrige

Algunas personas, como parte de su rutina tienden a utilizar el corrector antes de colocarse la base, sin embargo, puede que esta no sea la mejor práctica. Una vez aplicada la base de maquillaje puedes ver en que áreas aún necesitas corregir, al aplicar el corrector luego de la base, no lo mueves de su lugar al colocar la base ni gastas producto innecesario.  Por el contrario, lo colocas solo en esas áreas donde la base no cubrió a la perfección creando un “look” delicado que no se verá cargado.


6. Sella tu base

Soy el tipo de persona que no me gusta tener que retocar mi maquillaje varias veces durante el día.  Mi manera de asegurarme de que todo se mantiene en su lugar es sellando mi cara con un polvo translúcido. Concentro mi atención en la zona T y en el área debajo de los ojos, para así asegurarme de sellar bien el correctos.   A pesar de que mi piel es seca, tomo lo que queda en mi brocha después de sellar mi corrector y la zona T y suavemente la paso por todo mi rostro para sellar el resto de la cara. Esto hace que mi rostro se vea perfecto además de que el maquillaje se quede en el mismo lugar todo el día.  También después de que haya terminado puedes aplicar un “spray” fijador.  Varias marcas tienen estos “sprays”, esto ayudará a su maquillaje se vea más natural y dure todo el día.

Dime tus trucos y consejos para aplicar la base en los comentarios !!

Happy Styling!

“This is not a sponsored post, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.”

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Monday, February 1, 2016

Maybelline FaceStudio Master Countour Kit

Hi Dolls!!

I'm finally back making post on the blog and today I want to talk to you about the Maybelline FaceStudio Master Contour Kit ($12.99 at Ulta.com).  This kit is brand new for Spring 2016 and I first spotted it at CVS last month in a huge Maybelline display that had a bunch of new products in it. However, I ended up picking this up at Ulta last week. Since then I have used it twice, so to hear my thoughts on this palette, just keep on reading! 

Hola Chicas! Por fin ya estoy de regreso en el blog, y hoy quiero hablarles del nuevo kit de contorno llamado Maybelline FaceStudio Master Countour Kit.  La primera vez que lo vi fue aproximadamente hace un mes en CVS, sin embargo lo compre hace una semana en la tienda Ulta. Ahora mismo en Ulta tienen una venta donde compras un producto de la marca Maybelline y el segundo sale en mitad de precio.  Para conocer mi opinión acerca de esta nueva paleta, continua leyendo. 



Contour palettes have been around a while and the trend doesn't look like it's going away any time soon, so I'm super glad that the drugstore brands are releasing some budget-friendly options. Some kits such as the new L'oreal Infallible Pro Contour and the Wet n' Wild Coloricon Contouring Kit have only two shades...a highlight and a contour, but the Maybelline Master Contour also contains a blush, similar to the Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palettes (fyi, in case you didnt know-- Maybelline and Urban Decay are both owned by L'oreal by the way).

Las paletas de contorno han sido un "trend" desde hace un tiempo atrás y por lo parecido no creo que el auge ternime en ninguna fecha próxima.  Hasta ahora habian sido las marcas "high end" las que sacaron este tipo de productos, es bueno ver que finalmente las marcas de farmacia han decidido sacar paletas a precios accesibles para todo tipo de consumidor. Algunas otras paletas como la L'oreal Infallible Pro Contour y la Wet n' Wild Coloricon Contouring Kit solo tienen dos colores disponibles, un bronceador y un iluminador. Por otro lado la Maybelline FaceStudio Master Contour tiene tres tonalidades una oscura y/o bronceada para contornear, un iluminador y un rubor o "blush" matte, en esto esta paleta se parece a la creada por Urban Decay, la Naked Flushed Palette.

The Master Contour kit comes in two shades...Light to Medium and Medium to Deep. I opted for the Light to Medium, simply because since moving to a really cold place my skin has been very pale (plus it was on sale and was the only one available).  Just looking at the shades in the pan, I was happy with the shades they chose...the bronzer doesn't appear too orange or too warm, the blush is a light matte pink that seems pretty universal, and the highlight is a light frosty beige with a hint of gold in it.

I should note that there is no mirror in this palette, but it does have a see-through lid which is great for being able to identify what it is in your makeup drawer. This kit also comes with a brush, however, I find it to be so tiny and stiff, I feel like no one could use it on their face, that's my opinion anyway. 

Esta paleta de Maybelline viene en dos tonalidades, una para pieles claras a medianas y otra para pieles medianas a oscuras.  En mi caso me decidi por la de claras a medianas, ultimamente mi piel esta bastante pálida y ya que los tonos se veian suficientemente cálidos funcionaron a la perfección. De solo mirar el empaque, el cual debo añadir no tiene espejo, me encantaron las tonalidades que escogieron. El bronceador no se ve para nada anaranjado y es lo suficientemente cálido, el rubor o blush es un rosado matte que le iria bien a casi cualquier tono de piel y el iluminador es un color crema claro con una pizca de tonalidades doradas. Debo mencionar que, como veran en las fotos,  la paleta viene con una brocha, ahora bien, en mi opinión es taaaaan pequeña y rigida que no creo que nadie pueda maquillarse con ella, nuevamente es mi opinión y puede que exista gente que si le de uso. 

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   Each pan is labeled for the makeup newbie who's just getting into contouring and there is also a guide on the back of the palette that shows you where to put each color on your face.

   Cada color tiene un número y un nombre indicando en que area de la cara colocarlo. Además, en la parte trasera del empaque hay una guia con dibujos enseñando el modo de utilizar cada color.  Esto es perfecto para todas las chicas que están empezando a utilizar maquillaje y/o a realizar contorno en sus rostros. 

                   

   When I first swatched this palette, I was impressed with how soft and blendable the powders are. They're nicely pigmented and sit really nicely on my skin. Just a quick tap into the pan with my brush picks up a good amount of product and it blends so beautifully. 

   Color-wise, I think the contour shade is perfectly warm for my skin tone and I'm happy that it leans pink versus orange. The blush is a really pretty matte pink that looks very natural on me. The highlight gives you a good, natural glow thats is easy to blend. A lighter shade would pop a lot more if your skin is really fair but overall, this one does look really pretty when it catches the light. Also, if you have more medium-toned skin, like me, the highlight will probably be light enough for you.

   Hablando de los tonos, creo que el tono #1, para contorno, es perfectamente calido para mi tono de piel y nuevamente, me alegra que los subtonos se inclinen más a los rosados que a los anaranjados. El rubor, como menciones es un rosado matte, que me da un color bastante natural y bonito. El color iluminador te da un brillo natural y bonito que es fácil de difuminar en la piel. Debo decir que un iluminador con una tonalidad mas clara resaltaría más en pieles que son mas claras a la mía, pero en general esta tonalidad queda muy bien especialmente cuando le da la luz natural. 


               
     

   La primera vez que hice "swatches" de los colores de la paleta quede bastante impresionada. Cada tonalidad es bastante pigmentada, son muy buenas para trabajar en la piel y bien fáciles de difuminar.  Creanme cuando les digo que un poco de producto es más que suficiente. 

   Overall, the Maybelline FaceStudio Master Contour Kit in Light to Medium is a pretty good drugstore option if you're looking for a contour palette. The formula is beautiful...highly pigmented and blendable and the shades would work well enough for those with fair to medium skin. Maybelline Master Contour is available at your local drugstore or at Ulta.com

   En general, la Maybelline Master Contour Kit en la paleta de claro a mediano, es una muy buena opción si lo que buscas es un producto de farmacia dentro de un presupuesto módico.  La fórmula es muy buena, cremosa, facil de difuminar y luce hermosa una vez puesta en la piel. Como dije esta paleta esta disponible en cualquier farmacia y en Ulta.com. 


 What do you guys think of the new Maybelline FaceStudio Master Contour? Have you tried it yet? 

¿Què ustedes creen de la nueva paleta Maybelline FaceStudio Master Countour? ¿Ya la trataron? 


Happy Shopping!!



Disclaimer: This is Not a sponsor post, ALL opinion are my own. 

                                       
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Monday, April 6, 2015

Summer Glow with Avon and Mark Beauty

Hello Dolls! 

It's a new week and you know what that means, new Beauty Blogpost. I have been wearing the heck out of pink blushers this whole winter season! Pink is just a color that I am comfortable with and it always looks good on my complexion. Well, summer is almost here so I am trying to update some of my makeup to include warmer toned products. So when I heard that my friend became an Avon representative I had to take a look around for some fun new products to try out!


Mark Juice Gems and Shimmer Cube Palette

She recommended the very popular and youthful Avon brand Mark.  Mark is an expertly edited beauty and fashion boutique. The Brand distinctive items are Magnetic, sassy, unexpected and fresh,  With this brand, Avon gives every young woman the opportunity to mix it up and make her own mark. Shopping mark means finding cutting-edge fashion, accessories and customizable color palettes, all inspired by the hottest runway looks of the season. Women who love beauty and fashion will love mark.  Their items are very good quality, cutting edge and very trendy, making them suitable for any age, skin type and complexion.  

My friend recommended me to try 2 products, first the Juice Gems lip glosses and second, the new Mark Touch & Glow Shimmer Creme Cubes in Coral Glow. Their original Touch & Glow cubes is Pink toned and it is insanely popular, but I thought I’d give the Coral version a try to coincide with my warm themed ideas.  For those of you that dont know, Mark. also makes, clothing, body & hair care, and jewelry…its really quite the spread!
Mark. Juice Gems High Shine Lip Gloss:



Mark Mango Tango Juice Gems Lip Gloss

As you may know about me by now, I'm NOT a lip gloss kind of girl.  I tend to lean more toward regular lipstics specially if they are matte.  However, I wanted to give this one and my friend a chance and try it out.  I chose the color Mango Tango, a sheer pearlescent peach. The gloss comes in a long squeeze tube with an angled plastic tip for application. It is fairly light pigmentation, but gives a super glossy shine to my lips and it smells just like peach! Yum! I  must say It is only slightly sticky, nothing too bad, and it lasts about 2 hours before I have to reapply. So plan on keeping this in your bag for touch-ups.

Mark Touch & Glow Shimmer Creme Cubes:

Mark Coral Glow Shimmer Cream Cubes

I love my blushes and anything in a cute packaging.  Although the blush comes int he regular Mark Compact the inside I love!  This palette is sooooo gorgeous and so interesting to look at! It has 9 raised shimmer cubes in shades of coral, bronze and gold. They say that the raised cubes also allow for individual application of a specific color or highlight. However, I found that once I run my brush over all of the shades to blend them together, the darker shades kind of smudge up the lighter ones. The color is fairly sheer, but you can build it up by doing another layer or by only using the bottom 6 shades. It blends easily and I think it gives a great glow without being overly shimmery.

Over all, I have to say Mark Products are very good and I was very please with them.  Have you try this brand yet?? Let me know your thoughts.

Happy Styling!!


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  Disclosure: "I am working in collaboration withAvon and Mark Brand and samples were provided for review. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. " 

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Milani | Moisture Matte Lipstick!

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Hi dolls!!! I've been MIA since I was taking my not so fun Bar Exam.  But now that thats done let s go back to talking fashion, beauty and all pretty stuff.  I recently bought of a couple of the Milani’s Moisture Matte Lipstick shades and I liked the formula so much that I decided to tell you all about it.  Im a fan of Milani Cosmetics.  They are affordable, easy to find, and great quality items.  
These new “moisture matte” lipsticks are infused with grape seed extract and they promise smear-proof wear and mega color that won’t budge. Milani also claims that this is a “matte that not only feels great (yes, you read that right – it’s actually comfy.)” I’m all about a comfy feeling matte, I mean who doesn't like that!!

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I  own a few Milani lipsticks before this line, but never a matter formula before.  Also, I’ve heard they used to have a melon scent that a lot of people detested. So, if you are one of those ladies, you’ll be happy to know these don’t have that melon scent. Instead, they have a light vanilla scent that is pleasant but doesn’t linger too long.
The formula of these moisture mattes is pretty great. They are extremely pigmented and glide on very easily. They do give that matte finish, but they are still creamy enough where you can rub your lips together. It’s almost like a waxy chapstick feeling texture. They aren’t transfer proof but they will last you through a light meal and drinks without having to reapply.  Take a look below, I swatch them on the inside of my hand so you can see the color payoff from each one of these shades.

Milani Matte Lipstick Swatches


Matte Orchid:


Matte Orchid is a bold bright pink fuchsia shade. The intense colors last a long time, about 5-6 hrs on me and they leave a noticeable stain behind. When they were almost completely gone, the stain was clinging to some dry patches on my lips that I had to use makeup remover to get completely off.

Matte Naked: 


Matte Naked is a cool medium taupe. When I tried Matte Innocence it was too light for me, so I decided to try Naked since it was a few shades darker. It works very nice with my skin tone and doesn’t make me look like a zombie from TWD! This shade lasted about 4 hours on me.

Matte Confident:


Matte Confident is a striking cool toned brick red. You now I LOVE my reds and this is such a sexy red! I think it’s a great red for any skin tone even for fair skinned girls and would be great for date night because of it’s long lasting formula. I also got about 6 hrs of wear from this shade.

Like I said, the formula of these is very nice. My personal favorites are Orchid & Confident (obviously.) The lipsticks retail starting at $5.99 and you can find them at CVS and Walgreens. Also, Milani is a cruelty free brand which is ALWAYS a plus! 


What do you think of these Moisture Mattes? Have you tried any?

Happy Styling!!!
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Oh Dear Lashes!!! Maybelline Lash Sensational

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Review

Hey Dolls!!!

New day = New Blogpost!!  I been so busy with work and school I barely had any time to write.  But I'm back now! I tried this new Mascara and felt the instant need to share it with you guys.  I’m usually some what picky when it comes to mascara. As long as it doesn’t flake onto my face or give me raccoon eyes, chances are i’ll probably like it, however I do like to have long and sensational lashes all the time regardless what the rest of my makeup looks like. I DO tend to prefer natural bristles over synthetic, but thats not a deal breaker. I currently have a few mascaras that I love, but they were getting on the old side ( any excuse to shop its a good excuse to me) so I decided it was time to search for something new.


Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

While out shopping last week, I came across a display of new Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara and was intrigued by the brush shape and the claims to give a “full fan effect.” I picked up the shade Blackest Black but it’s also available in Very Black and Brown Black.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Wand


This is yet another lust worthy mascara from Maybelline! It claims to reveal, "layer upon layer of lashes" for a full fan effect, and thanks to a brilliantly designed brush and formula, it really does. The rubber brush features short, densely packed bristles along the inner curve (intended to deposit mascara at the root of lashes) and longer bristles elsewhere to sweep through lashes all the way to the tips.
Just a coat or two is all it takes to achieve cleanly separated yet volumized lashes for a beautifully fringed effect. Better yet, the buildable formula isn't prone to clumping, flaking or smudging.
The formula is thin and covers lashes easily with minimal clumping. When applying the mascara, you use the curved short brittle side to coat the lashes and get close to the roots. Then you can use the fanned out larger bristles to separate and fan out lashes to give a fluttery effect. I have to say it works extremely well at delivering lengthened fanned out lashes with minimal effort. I also want to note I didn’t have any smudging or flaking when using this and removal is a breeze with my trusty Philosophy Eye Makeup Remover! Of course you can use your favorite product to take it off.  

So let me know what do you think of this product and which is your favorite mascara.

Enjoy!
Happy Styling!!
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