Arabic Eyes

Arabic Eyes are always HOT HOT HOT , but sometimes it might be a bit much for an everyday look to work or school. But thats not true anymore. You can have dark eyes yet still keep it playful and toned down. Here is my watered down version of Arabic eyes. I mentioned Urban Decay 24/7 ZERO in this video.. but thats just my experience. It lasts just for a few hours. But if you find ANYTHING that will stay comfortably on your water line let me know. I’d really appreciate it. I think i’m going to try MAC’s next and/ or something from NYX.
Products used, all MAC unless stated

Eyes

Cream Color Base Luna
Vanilla Pigment
Quick Frost Pigment(White highlighter with hint of green)
Quarry Shadow(White highlighter)
Tectonic (Shimmery Green)
By Jupiter (Shimmery Browns)
Urban Decay 24/7  in Zero

Lips and Face

Soft Lust- Lipstick
Flashtronic Lip Glass
Northern Light MSF

Organization For Your Makeup

Are you looking for a cheap way to organize your make up and hair products? I have a large train case, but since I’m not traveling around with it anymore I can just leave it at home. My boyfriend knows I LOVE LOVE rainbows so he got me this cute 12 drawer rolling cart. Its small yet soo handy. I even put a silverware organizer in some of the drawers as dividers. On ebay someone is selling it for $48, and supposedly retails for $75. But if you are a Costco member its ONLY $25.00. ONLY AVAILABLE IN STORES.

Kabuki Brush

As promised here is my Novel Twist Kabuki Brush from Nordstroms. I haven’t really tried the pearlizer but the brush is tooo cute and really full. See after you give it a good wash and groom(fan it out and let air dry) its pretty darn good. $24 goes a long way on this one. Three items from MAC. That doesn’t happen very often now does it. Bag, Brush and pearlizer

Orange Flashtronic and Rushmetal

These videos are a bit light but you get the idea. Camera had a bad day I guess
Mac Cream Color Base in Luna
Pigments
Off the Radar
Quick Frost
Gold Mode
Vanilla
Rushmetal

Lipstick


MAC Thrills
MAC Lip Glass Flashtronic

Face
MAC Hyperreal foundation and powder
MAC Mineralize Skin Finish -Northern light

5 Min Prep Face
Orange Galore

Exfoliating in a Whole New Way

Most of us spend tons of money on exfoliating, chemical peels and all that “rubbish” to look our best. Ricebunny here has showed us a brilliant way to leave our skin younger, cleaner and brighter :)Typically this is known to be done with a regular old toothbrush, but this idea is way better!!!
However, you have to be very careful not to go near your eye area…this will only lead you down a bad path of wrinkles and sadness. The best thing is to either try this after a hot shower.. or in the shower when the pores are open at its fullest.

Concealer

Never use your concealer the same way again!
Quick Concealer Notes
White-Whitens reddish coloration and brighten dull skin
Green-Conceals redness
Purple-Adds glow to yellow skin tones
Yellow-Tones down purples and marks

Liquid concealer-Great for Dry skin
When in doubt use a concealer lighter than your skin, that way when you are using your foundation it won’t be as obvious as a dark blob on your skin.

Tip- Use the foundation that is in your lid as concealer. Its thicker and will match your foundation exactly.

For dark circles, there isn’t a product that will make it go away. That is under your skin. Getting a lot of rest and drinking water will help it. Products can only “puff” up the skin in the area so that its no longer visible. When I find something that really works I’ll let you guys know
Or if you know of something let us know

Flashtronic Tutorial #1

This is my first tutorial with photos so please bare with me. I tried to use 90% Flashtronic items. The shadows also work REALLY well with a wet brush, so try that out too! The Diagram below should say lovestone, not lovestruck.. opppsy

1. Apply moisturizer all over eye area. Then add a light shade of concealer to hide dark areas. Then blend with sponge. Apply orangish -salmon color to eyes to bring under eye color back to even out your skin tone.

2. Apply Mac base in Luna, then apply Quarry all over lid from lash to brow bone. This color will be used as a highlighter too.

3. Take 217 brush and apply Ether into crease and a bit above your crease.
4. Apply lovestone into crease with a 224 or 222 brush
5. Blend and soften outer corners with blending brush

6.Take a large fluffy brush like the 227 and add Quarry to your inner 1/3 of your eyes and brow bone. Blend blend
7. Using your 219 add Quarry to your inner corner of your eyes. Use a wet brush for best results.
8. Using your 212 damp with water, fix + or mixing medium. Then swipe a bit of Ether ( from the darkest corner of the pot) and line top and bottom outer part of your eyes.

9. Blend blend blend, remember light to dark

10. Line your water line and squeeze so that the color will be on top and bottom. Fill in any parts that are missing.

11. Prime lashes with Clinique primer, and Clinique High Impact Mascara.

Nordstroms Brush Review

181SE- Kabuki Brush
This brush is used to buff and smooth out any hard lines and create full coverage. It also is great at picking up loose shadows that have fallen on your cheeks. The one that came with the pearlizer set is very cute and its actually very full. The trick is to wash it first and fan it out so its a full fluff once its dry. I’ll take a pic of mine once it is dry.
187SE - Very nice and soft. I have no complaints about this one. Again, after washing it mine fluffed right up and is at full force!
I like to use this with powder for a light coverage, use with foundation for a light coverage or with Blush for a light hint of color. The white “hair” is synthetic so the liquid will not absorb into the hairs.
168SE- This one is kind of slim brush, not as dense as I would like. But thats just from a visual standpoint. This brush comes in very handy when trying to contour your face and defining your cheekbones.
219SE- I love this brush, its soo great as a smudger, crease and eyeliner blender and great for precision.
212SE- This is a great brush for extra fine eyeliner, to apply glitter and fluid liner. This creates a much thinner line than the 266.
275SE- This is the only brush that I do not have. And for good reason. It might be one of those I have to get use to. Its very flimsy and doesn’t help blend at all. If only it had just a few more hairs I might be able to find it useful. Denser brushes are better This one kind of reminds me of the brushes that comes in gift sets with Clinique and Estee Lauder around the holidays. Almost good, but not good enough.

SE= Special Edition

Another footnote
I have a full size 239 brush from Japan and one 249 from France. The only thing I find bad about the brush sets (Made in China) are the paint on the handle tends to chip. That could be me though, because i’m rough with my brushes. But as far as performance goes, I have no complaints!

Flashtronic Face of the Day

Here is my look at this weekend’s wedding at the Venetian in Vegas. It was a beautiful wedding, about 40-50 people showed up, so very intimate

Make up talk
Face

• Basic Skin Care and Concealer
• MAC Hyper Real Foundation in NC 25 (took a powder brush, sprayed brush with FIX+ then put a bit of foundation from cap onto brush. Then very lightly dusted all over the face.
• Hyper Real Powder in all over (available at MAC PRO)
• Dusted Flashtronic’s Gold Spill all over face
• Cheeks -Northern Light
• C -shape around temples in Vanilla Pigment
• Spritzed with Fix+ All over
• Brows- Mac’s Blonde set

Eyes

• Cream Color Base in Luna
• Vanilla pigment all over eyes
• Flashtronic “By Jupiter” in crease
• Red Cherry Lashes in #12
• Urban Decay 24/7 in Electric
• Benefit’s Shelaq over eyeliner to prevent smudges

Lips

• Vivacious Lipstick
• Electric Lush Lipglass

Regarding hair…
Its this exact technique as the Pam Anderson hair, but with a cheap curling iron. To make a long story short, my hot tools 3/4 inch curling iron broke in my luggage and I just used this spare that was brought. You can achieve this look on purpose by using two different curling irons a 3/4 inch and a 1 1/4 or bigger. Curl the ends under with the larger iron, and curl the rest with the smaller iron and larger in a rotating motion
Then in the front take the clip and instead of going directly on top bring the piece of hair to the side clip and voila!!

Curly Twisters

Remington Twisters
I have both the travel and the home version of the twisters. Very cute!
When I’m back home and life isn’t so hectic there will be a video on how I do this. FOR SURE!! But its very similar to how its done in this video. But its not as wavy crazy curls. Check it out! The twisting works with a reg 3/4 inch curling iron too. Its a beachy hair look Here is my sample pic with my hair done with the twisters. This was taken last year.. we were trying to go for the “Prom” pics for fun.. hahaha

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