Summer Everyday Makeup

Hey guys,
I've been super busy with some work stuff, but I have a great post for you guys. Summer Everyday makeup!

Summer Makeup is so confusing for people, because everyone says different stuff, so I wanted to come up with a look that you can wear everyday or night and not look overdone.

Hayden is  my summer makeup icon, she knows how to work summer!

Moisturize SUN SCREEN AND PRIME NEVER FORGET THESE STEPS.
Start with a dewey skin, stick to tinted moisturizers/sheer/medium coverage foundations. Use a concealer instead to conceal any blemishes or acne.

Make sure to powder your face if you get a little oily.

Fill in your brows lightly, because nothing is unsexier then oscar the grouch eye brows that are smeared all over your face.

Skip the contouring and use a highlighter on your cheeks and nose area. Use concealer if you like a less shimmery look.

Skip the eye shadows for everyday and apply some liner and mascara instead. Dab a little color lip gloss or NYX matte lip creame and your ready to go.


For a night out, try applying a shimmery bronze color or gold all over your lid, and use a matte brown in your crease to define and deepen. You can even use a darker matte color eye shadow to define your crease. Add a little rouge to your lips and you're look is summer ready and very fresh faced.

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Get the Look: Vanessa Hudgens Spring Peaches

Face: 

• You want to make sure your skin is dewey and glowing!
• Start off by moisturizing and Priming your skin.
• Use a medium-full coverage foundation, Mac has great ones. and set it with a hydrating powder like Smashbox.
• Conceal your eyes with a liquid/creamy concealer 
• Fill in your eye brows with a soft brown powder and make sure they are in place, and use a brow gel to make sure they arent messy.
  
  Cheeks:
• Contour your face with a color thats 2-3 shades darker than yours.
• Use a lumanizer like Benefit Sun Beam or Moonbeam to highlight the tops of your cheeks.
• Apply a gorgeous Orangey shadow like NYX Cinnamon or Hard Candy Fox in a Box *orange one* on the apples of your cheeks.

Eyes:

• Apply a peachy brown eye shadow like Burberry Gold Trench all over your lids. Blend it into your crease but not too much. 
• Apply a dark brown eye shadow like Bobbi Brown Java on the outter corners with a pencil brush..and on the lower lash line.
• Take a peachy gold eye shadow like Beauty Rush in Hot ginger on the lower lash line. 
• Use a matte shadow on the brow bone, thats a shade lighter than your skin color.  
• Line your top and bottom waterline with a Black liner like NARS or NYX jumbo pencil in Black bean. 
• Apply a volumizing and lengthning mascara to the top and bottom lashes. 

Lips:

• Use a nude peachy color like Clarins Rouge Prodige in 122 Nude. 
• Dab a little bit of lip balm  like Cerry Culture lip balm, or Eos for moisture smoothness. 

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Get the look: Candice Swanepoel Purple Satin Makeup

Base
Start the face off with moisturizer and Primer *wear sunscreen if youre wearing this during the day*
Use a mattifying foundation like MAC Studio Tech *cream*
Fill in your brows..make sure theyre not too dark 

Eyes
Use a lavender color shadow *preferably a little satiny..otherwise a matte one is fine, just go over it lightly with the rose gold shadow* and apply it all over your lid. Use a darker purple Matte eye shadow and apply it to the outter corners. Take a Rose Gold shadow *Peach shadow from the NYX nude on nude pallete is great*
and put it on the inner corners, and take the brush and blend it towards the lid.
Use a darker color and brush it around on the lower lash line.
Take a nude liner and line the lower lash line, and use a black liner to tight line add a little black liner on the bottom lash line too. 
Do Candice's signature Cat Eye liner with a wing. Load on the Mascara or wear some sexy wispy lashes!!

Cheeks
Use a matte bronzer to bronze your skin a bit/contour and then add a coral blush *use a very light* on the apple of your cheeks.


Lips:
Use a purple fade pink like Rimmell Asia to the lips

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Maybelline Fit me Foundation

Maybelline fit me is my HG foundation, I've been using it for a long time, and I absolutely love it. I have bought 4-5 bottles of this shampoo, and haven't dabble to any other foundation.

So I'm going to review it for you guys, so you guys can find your perfect fit!
I will also include some personal tips and tricks ;)

1. This foundation is Sheer-Medium coverage, but it's very buildable without looking cakey.
2. It has a great selection of colors, and a lot of them are yellow toned, so it's perfect for my warm ladies.
3. Its long lasting and Non oxidizing
   
   
4. It does transfer
5. It gives a flawless dewey finish
6. This is great for dry skin girlies, i suggest the oily girls go for something else.
7. SPF for that extra sun protection I love
   
8. easy to blend and use
9. No pump
10. Cheap and readily available...Dupe of Nars Sheer Glow
    
    
    
    
    Tips and Tricks
    

•  I use this with a stippling brush, to get that soft airbrush feel.
• Use a mattifying powder if you get a little bit oily
• Use a layer and then powder it, and then restipple some more if you want extra coverage.

From left: Maybelline fit me 310, L'oreal True Match W6, L'oreal Concealer Crayon W123

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Get the look: Miranda Kerr Vanity Fair

 

 

Get the Look: Miranda Kerr at Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Feb 28, 2013 - At the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Miranda Kerr wore a show-stopping, ‘40s style gown by Valentino. Celebrity Makeup Artist Lisa Storey created a makeup look for Miranda that played up the glamour of that era, but with a modern, sexy sensibility.

FACE
Apply VS Makeup Tinted Moisturizer/Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 15 in Golden Medium (Available in Stores) to give skin a flawless finish. Dust VS Makeup Pressed Mineral Face Powder all over before applying VS Makeup Luminous Mineral Blush Duo in At Last to the cheeks for a fresh glow.

Lisa’s celebrity makeup artist trick? Keep VS PRO Anti-Shine FX Oil-Free Mattifier on hand for last-minute touch-ups!

EYES
Prep eyes with VS Makeup Hypergloss Eye Shimmer in Golden Lights. Using VS Makeup Eye Shadow Quad in Heiress, apply the Base color on the lid and use the Crease color to frame the contour of the eye. Starting at the inside corner and moving outward, line upper lash line with VS Makeup Precision Liquid Liner (Available in Stores), keeping the line thickest at the outer corner.

Frame countours of the eye with VS Makeup Shimmer Eye Shadow in Between the Sheets for more emphasis. Enhance natural brow shape with VS Makeup Brow Pencil and Brush Duo (Available in Stores). To finish the eyes, apply two coats of VS Makeup High Definition Mascara for full and lush lashes.

LIPS
Apply a sheer coat of VS Makeup Color Drama Lipstick in Pulse to complete this chic and glamorous look.

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Get the look: Ana Beatriz Barros Golden Peaches

Ana Beatriz Barros is my favorite Victoria's Secret Model of all time, along with the obviously stunning Adriana Lima, Miranda Kerr, and Candice Swanepoel. I love this bronzey gold look on her, she looks so effortlessly gorgeous, its hard to see Victoria's Secret not having her in their shows anymore. Her bedroom eyes, plump lips and gleaming cheeks are mesmerizing, so I wanted to recreate this look for you guys.


Prep+Prime:
- Apply a Moisturizer *Cetaphil*
- Use a illuminating primer all over your face and neck. Estee Lauder makes a great one and for a cheaper alternative you have Victoria's Secret Illuminating Primer or Hard Candy.

Face:
- Apply a medium foundation all over your face and neck, this will give you a more dewey look. NARS Sheer Glow/ Maybelline Fit me.
- Apply a light liquid concealer, so its not cakey on the eyes. MAC Concealer
- Apply a powder to set your makeup. Preferable Mineral setting powder. Everyday Minerals or Bare Accentual




Cheeks:
- Use Victoria's Secret highlighter stick or MAC Base in Impropper Copper to highlight cheeks, chin, nose, and forehead.
- Apply Tarte's cheek stain Tipsy or MAC Ripe peach, or a simple peachy bronzer over the apples of your cheeks and making a 3 on each side of your face.

Eyes:
- Apply a gorgeous gold shadow in the inner corners of your eyes..NYX Antique Gold is Ah-Mazing or Cargo Mediterranean Collection.

- Apply a Matte dark chocolate brown eye shadow on the outter corner of your eyes making a > on each side. Apply a black pencil liner halfway where the brown shadow is. Apply it half way on the lower lashline, and apply gold on the inner corner.
- Apply tons of mascara and only apply falsies if you want to. 

Lips:
Apply a color like Mac Brick on your lips..

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3 spring looks

Want to look sexy but add a hint of oomph, rock a sexy one tone eye shadow on the lids, and add a shocking pink on the lower lash line, with liquid brown liner and loads of mascara, top it off with glamorous lustrous pink lips

Keep it neutral, but don't forget peach! Go for an orange coral lipstick, with sexy peach cheeks. Keep the rest natural and stick to liner and a matte skin shadow. Add a little matte white shadow in the inner corner.

Want to do chrome? Go wild with this sexy matte grey shadow all over your lid, and add a brown shadow in the crease. Line your eyes and smudge it and make a < on the outter corner. Lots of mascara and sweet pink lips and a bronzer.

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Golden Globes: Miranda Kerr Oscars

If Orlando couldn't keep his eyes off Miranda..How can We!!

For the face:

• Prep skin with VS PRO Airbrush FX Bronzing Primer ($18) for a natural, all-over glow.

• Lightly dust VS PRO Flawless FX Translucent Finishing Powder ($18) over the entire face for a flawless finish.

• For touchups throughout the night, dab VS PRO Anti-Shine FX Oil-Free Mattifier ($15) on high-shine areas, like the center of the forehead, nose, and chin.

For the eyes:

• Before applying eye shadow, prep lids with VS PRO Lasting FX Eye Shadow Primer ($12) to create a smooth, long-lasting base.

• Hide dark shadows under eyes with VS PRO Camouflage FX Universal Concealer Palette ($18). Apply VS PRO Light FX HD Eye Brightening Pen ($14) around the entire eye area and blend up into cheekbones to lighten and brighten dark shadows and conceal fine lines.

• Using VS Makeup Eye Shadow Quad in "Eye Contact" ($18), apply the lid color all the over lids, blending up into the crease and out toward the outer corner of the eye. Use the same color under the bottom lashes. Then, apply the highlight color under the brow bone and add a touch to the inner corners to open the eyes.

• Define upper and lower lashlines with VS Precision Liquid Liner in "Black" ($13), exaggerating the outer edges for an eye-opening effect.

• Finish with two coats of VS Makeup Volume Lift Mascara in "Black" ($14).

For the cheeks:

• Apply VS Makeup Luminous Mineral Blush Duo in "Meet Up" ($15) to apples of cheeks for a sexy flush.

For the lips:

• Prep lips with VS PRO Pout FX Lip Primer and Definer ($12). Complete the red carpet look with a swipe of VS Makeup Color Drama Lipstick ($14) in "Intensity."

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Benefit Lemon Aid Dupe

Hey guys,

I absolutely love Lemon-Aid by Benefit, and I personally use it as a under eye concealer, since I don't really need a lot of concealer. I like how it brightens up my under eye area!!!


DUM DUM DUM DUMMMMMM

The dupe for Lemon Aid is NYX CONCEALER in Yellow

 

Side by side swatch (R LEMOND AID L NYX YELLLOW)

Slightly blended in (R LEMON AID  L NYX YELLOW)

Blended in (R LEMON AID  L NYX YELLOW)

Conclusion:

I prefer the NYX Concealer in a Jar in Yellow, because it has slightly more yellow undertones then Lemon-Aid.


Tips: Use a hair dryer to melt the concealer for PERFECT application

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Skin Rehab / Recovery *Extra Strength*

Okay this is one of the bad habits I really want to deny, but I can't help myself. After a long night at the club or a party, or simply just crashing, I sometimes Don't wash my makeup off. It's one of the worst things you can do to your skin! But accidents happen and I try my hardest to slather on Vaseline on my face and eye lashes to soften the makeup. Sometimes I even try to use my Equate exfoliating wipes.

I have put together a treatment for my face, to help myself recover from the toxins and dirt that I left behind, due to my selfish reasons.

1. Apply any kind of oil to your face, and leave it on for 10-15 minutes (i usually leave it on for 30, because my skin is super dry). This will help break down your makeup and moisturize your skin, while also supplying your skin with some much needed nutrients. Blow Dry your face periodically to open up pores, and let the oil seep in. (careful not to burn yourself)
   
   
2. Exfoliate! This will help remove any stuck on microscopic makeup and remove dead skin cells. Also will help wash away the oil.
   
3. Put on your favorite pore cleaning mask! I personally like to mix Freeman masks: Strawberry and Chocolate: Detoxifying, Dead Sea Minerals: To clarify and Purge and Add a bit of the Pineapple Enzyme Mask: AHA for a delicious skin treating concoction. If you want to go a natural route, you can always just apply Honey+Lemon Juice.
   
4. Wash off your mask after 10-20 minutes
   
   
5. apply your favorite extra moisturizing face cream. I like Cetaphil for myself!
   
6. Finish and seal your whole face off with some Aloe Gel, this will also help to soothe the skin.

Disclaimer: this may not work for you, but this works amazingly for me. You can change a few things to suit your skin. Before doing this always make sure you know Exactly what your skin likes or dislikes, reacts to or doesn't react to. It's important to know your skin and body before attempting ANY form of home repairs.
 Do a Patch test behind your ears if you need to be sure. Substitute for your favorite products if need be.

Drink tons of water and don't forget the chapped lips!

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Original Fresh Fall looks ft Barbara Palvin

*Pumpkin Pie*
Start off by a fresh base, with a little bit of contouring. Since your eyes and lips are the statement, skip the blush and opt for a sexy highlight. Take some bright orange eye shadow and put it all over your lid, extending it to your crease. Add a little bit of a taupe brown in the crease for definition. Add a Liner on your top water line and a lash define mascara. Add a bright yellow on the bottom lash line and a gorgeous orange coral lipstick.

*Haute Look*
Fall is the time for fashion gurus to whip out all things creative. So get creative with this sexy Haute look.
By Keeping a sexy matte face, add some contour , add a gorgeous golden peach blush. with some nude lips. As for eyes get creative. Start off by using a plum purple shadow all over, extending it towards your inner lid, going slightly above the crease. Pat on a orange shade on the lid. Shape it so its somewhat like a super thick winged look. *Look at the picture if you dont know what I mean* and at the bottom add a color of your choice, since Barbara has gorgeous blue eyes, I added a blue liner to the lash line. Mascara and Liner on the Waterline (top) !!

Snow Storm Orchids
This look is my favorite, start off by a a dewey base, and adding tons of highlighter like Benefit Moon beam. Contour and apply a matte peach blush. Add a sexy muted Fuschia pink to the lips. For eyes apply a sexy grey eye shadow (matte) all over the lid and on the lower lash line. Contour the crease with a slightly darker grey. Add liner to the top water line and finish with a sexy Mascara.

Vamp apple
This is so rocker chic, so bring out your inner Rockstar.
Start by doing a medium brown smokey eye over a matte face. Add a purpley red blush on the cheeks, and a dark plum lipstick. add highlighter and Mascara. Line your top water line from inner corners to the outer corner, and add a little > on the outter corner. Add Moon Beam type of highlighter on the inner corners, and the typical places on face. Skip the cupid bow.

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Cosmetic Dupe List

 



NARS Laguna/Orgasm Duo- E.L.F. Blushed & Bronzed Compact
NARS Blush in 'Taj Mahal'- NYX Powder Blush in 'Cinnamon'
NARS Blush in 'Sin'- Milani Powder Blush in 'Temptation'
NARS Lipgloss in 'Orgasm'- NYC Liquid Lip Shine in 'Sun Gold'
NARS Lipgloss in 'Turkish Delight'- NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in 'Sugar Pie'
NARS Blush in 'Orgasm'- Mark Good Glowing Powder Blush in 'Afterglow'
NARS Highlighter Powder in 'Ablatross'- E.L.F. Studio Blush in 'Gotta Glow'
NARS Blush in 'Desire'- NYX Powder Blush in 'Pinky'

 
Beauty Blender- Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge
Benefit Benetint- The Body Shop Lip & Cheek Stain in 'Rose Pink'
Benefit Coralista- Jordana Powder Blush in 'Coral Sandy Beach'
Benefit High Beam- E.L.F. Shimmering Facial Whip in 'Lilac Petal'
Bobbi Brown Eye Smudge Brush- Spa Resource Crease Blender Brush
Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks- Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Blush & Highlighter
Clinique Almost Lipstick in 'Black Honey'- Maybelline Wet Shine Lipstick in 'Drippin Honey'
Illamasqua Powder Blusher in 'Hussy'- E.L.F. Cream Blush in 'Heartbreaker'
Lancome Hypnose Mascara- Maybelline The Falsies Mascara



MAC Studio Fix Fluid- Revlon Colorstay Foundation
MAC Mineralize Satinfinish- Revlon Photoready Foundation
MAC Lipstick in 'Angel'- Revlon Super Lustrous Matte Lipstick in 'Pink Pout'
MAC Paint Pots- Maybelline Color Tattoo 24Hr Cream Gel Shadows
MAC 226 Eye Brush- Quo Crease Shadow Brush
MAC Eyeshadow in 'All That Glitters'- NYX Eyeshadow in 'Champagne'
MAC Paint in 'Bare Canvas'- L'Oreal HiP Paint in 'Secretive'
MAC Fluidline in 'Blacktrack'- Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in 'Blackest Black'
MAC Creamsheen Lipglass in 'Boy Bait'- NYX Round Lipgloss in 'Whipped'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Carbon'- Essence Eyeshadow in 'Newcomer'
MAC Lipstick in 'Chatterbox'- NYX Round Lipstick in 'Louisiana'
MAC Lip Pencil in 'Chesnut'- NYX Slim Lip Pencil in 'Espresso'
MAC Lipstick in 'Creme D'Nude'- Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in 'Soft Nude'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Expensive Pink'- NYX Eyeshadow in 'Peach'
MAC Pigment in 'Dark Soul'- Jane Eye Zing in 'Clubbing'
MAC Lipstick in 'Girl About Town'- Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'In Vogue'
MAC Viva Glam Gaga 2 Lipstick- NYX Round Lipstick in 'Circle'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Amber Lights'- Milani Powder Eyeshadow in 'Sun Goddess'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Woodwinked'- Milani Powder Eyeshadow in 'Golden Bronze'
MAC 187 Duo Fibre Stippling Brush- Flirt! Skunk Brush
MAC Pigment in 'Silver'- Milani Smooth Finish Eyeshadow in 'Mercury'
MAC Lipstick in 'Lady Danger'- Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 'Fire & Ice'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Naked Lunch'- Wet 'N' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow in 'Fine Wink'
MAC Lipstick in 'Dainty Cake'- NYC Ultra Moist Lip Wear in 'Firefly'
MAC Powder Blush in 'Peachykeen'- Revlon Matte Powder Blush in 'Peachykeen'
MAC Pro Lash Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Satin Taupe' - Covergirl Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow in 'Tapestry Taupe'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Shroom'- Annabelle Mono Eyeshadow in 'Helium'
Make Up For Ever HD Powder- E.L.F. High Definition Powder
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencils- Milani Liquif'Eye Metallic Pencil Liner
Urban Decay Naked Palette- NYX Nude On Nude Natural Look Kit
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion- E.L.F. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in 'Mildew'- Prestige Eyeshadow in 'Iguana'
 


Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat- Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch
Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer- Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer
Stila Eyeshadow in 'Kitten'- Sally Girl Eyeshadow in 'Silver Lining'
Stila Lip Glaze in 'Apricot'- Prestige Jet Stream Lipgloss in 'Fuzzy Navel'
Stila Lipstick in 'Jane'- Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'Birthday Suit'


Chanel Glossimer in 'Blizzard'- Wet 'N' Wild Mega Slicks Lip Gloss in 'Bronzeberry'
Chanel Glossimer in 'Giggle'- Neutrogena Moistureshine Lipgloss in 'Chic'
Chanel Precision Lip Definer in 'Nude- Max Factor High Definition Lip Liner in 'Nude'

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makeup looks

I put together a bunch of makeup that you guys could get inspiration from. It's the simplest timeless looks, just altered slightly to give you ideas and a little extra boost to try these simple looks with twists.

*CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE*
So you can better see the looks!
Tweet me @livechiclove for any questions, concerns or step by step on specific look.

Beach Bunny rejoice!
apply some waterproof liner with shadow *winged* and apply a matte white shadow on lower lashline with tons of waterproof mascara. Finish with a self-tanner on the cheeks and sexy pink lips like NYX MATTE CREAM in SAN PAULO mixed with some berry colored lipstick.

Amp up your everyday smokey eye, with orange blush and some rose colored lips!
Try Rimmell ASIA lipstick. with MATTE gun metal grey in the inner corners of your eye instead of silver, and some NAVY (not blue) mascara and navy liner on the top waterline

Skip the red lips and get fall ready with these berry colored lips, top with some berry lip gloss. Stick to a Taupe neutral smokey eye, with greys instead of darkbrowns and blacks.

Contour your cheeks to perfection, try a matte strawberry pink lipstick. Use a Champagne colored shadow (preferably MATTE) with rose pinks on the outter corner. skip the dramatic liner and opt for thin line as close to your lashes as possible. and lash defining mascara.

add a twist to your neutral smokey eye by adding a copper pencil like NYX bronze on the lower lash line and coppering shadow on the lid.

Use a Matte shadow thats 2-3 shades lighter than your skin, and a white liner on your lower waterline. tight line with some black liner and load on the mascara. Go for a sweet pink cheeks and berry lipstick

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