Top 3

TOP 3 FAVS

I decided to do a top 3 blog, where i will be telling you what my top 3 picks are for favorite lipstick all the way to favorite nail polishes! shall we begin?

Lipstick

Hands down my top 3 fav. lipstick are the followingggg

Gosh- Darling 164 (approx. $12-16)

M.A.C.- Cyber ($14.00)

Maybelline- Color Sensational Toffee Tango ($7.49)

Eyeshadow

M.A.C.- Paint Pot in Painterly ($16.50)

M.A.C.- Paint Peintures in Bamboom or Stilife ($16.50)

Covergirl- Urban Basic($5.49)

Note: i dont really use eyeshadow on my lids and sumstimes i use substitutes so if your wondering why some arent eyeshadows..thats y.

Lipliner

Wet n' wild- Nearly Nude ($3.99)

Revlon- Chocolate ($7.99)

M.A.C- Currant - ($13.00)

Foundation

Revlon- Mineral Mousse ($13.99)

Maybelline-Dream Matte Mousse($9.49)

Dinair- ($12)

Hair Silk

Biosilk-Silk Therapy Serum ($13.99)

CHI- ($11)

Enjoy-Shine and Smooth ($26.75)

Nail Polish

O.P.I- Alice in Wonderland - Mad as a Hatter ($8)

China Glaze - Wagon Trail ($7.49)

O.P.I- You Dont Know Jacques Matte ($8)

okkkkkkay i think thats good right? tilll nexttt timeee buddddys i hope the blog was usefulll.

Hair Dye Day

Today we will be covering the basics of coloring yooo hurrrrrrrr at home...when purchasing your hair dye make sure you buy semi-permanent instead of permanent because if you buy permanent and then roots grow and, and then you color over it your gonna have a funkyyy look...sooo stick to semi-permanent. when you buy the box of hair dye they usually give you a bottle of the dye or a tube of dye so that you can mix it with the creme developer they provided. *Note: when dyeing your hair a dark color you buy a low volume developer and when you dye it platinum blonde or another bright color get a higher volume developer. ( i.e. Left is for dark hair and right is for light hair).

next, instead of mixing the ingrediants in the bottle with the creme developer mix all the items in a plastic bowl and mix it with a brush. then apply some petroleum jelly on your forehead, ears, neck, and the back of your neck so that the dye wont stick.

*Note: if you get dye on your skin you can remove buy rubbing tooth paste on it orrr you can clean the area and then apply some more dye to the stained area and wipe it clean ( i know it sounds crazy to add dye to a stained area but it will work..trust me)

Next dye your roots first, because the heat of your head will allow the dye to set really well,plus the roots are the most important part so you need to get that done first..then you can dye the rest of your hair layer by layer. once your done dying your hair comb through it with a wide comb to make sure the dye is distributed evenly.

to purchase everything from brushes, plastic container, dye (2), it will cost you about $20 totallll.

* MAKE SURE YOU WEAR GLOVES AND WEAR A OLD SHIRT YOU DONT CARE ABOUT JUST IN CASE YOUR DYE DRIPS..ALSO WHEN YOUR DONE WITH THE DYE APPLY A SHOWER CAP FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES.

Grammmyyys!!

Its the grammmyyyyyyyyyyys tonight...i decided to do a written tutorial on how to achieve previous grammy looks from the pastt.. its musics biggesttt nighttt how fantastic is that? i hope these looks will help you out...whether you guys dress up and actually go to the grammys or you dress up sit on the couch and watch the grammys..anywaysss letss begin.

i thought the looks above were the biggest missesss of the night..or in other words they looked like grenades...it looks like prom hairr. now that you know what to stay away from lets begin the tutorial..

Kim Kardashian
In the 09 grammys kim had nice bronze cheeks with a shinyy nude lip, liner, mascara, and light eyeshadow. if you have lighter skin or olive or if you just want to have a nice glow try applying some Jergins Natural Glow lotion...then if you want to have nice bronze-y contoured cheeks use a slightly dark concealer stick and line your cheeks and rub it in...thennn apply your foundation and then apply "Covergirl trublend naturally luminous bronzer golden sunshine ($7.99)" and you can apply covergirl black eyeliner along with Covergirl Voluminous Blasting mascara in Very Black ($8.99) and just sweep some light shimmer shadow with light brown corners. as for lipstick use Maybelline Color sensational lipcolor in Nearly There ($7.49).

Rihanna

This looks pretty easyy to achieve i actually dont know if its from the grammys but i just like it...all you need is just some cover up...foundation..lid liner..bronzer ..lipstick and mascara...for bronzer i wud recommend dont go with something over the top bronze and keep it more naturall so go with Physicians Formula ($12.99)for lipstick Maybelline Pink sand ($7.49) and finally you can use any lidliner and mascara and your finitoooooooooooooo..

Carrie Underwood

For carries look apply a teal eyeshadow Sally Hanson Natural Beauty ($7.99) and sweep on some copper shadow in the corners. for blush use sally hanson Sheer cream blush ($8.99). as for lips apply some wet n wild sun glaze lipgloss ($2.49) .

quick note: you can get alll these items at cvs or walgreens . =]]]

Whitening

I'd like to dedicate this blog for people who want to have brighter smilesssss =]]]].

tons and tons of people go spend $500 or more just to get there teeth bleached, and the sad part is is that they have to go constantly to maintain the whiteness. Well i learned a new method to teeth whitening that is inexpensive and it works great. what you need is "Plus White Speed Whitening Gel" and you can buy it at walgreens or cvs for $5.99. Then you'll need mouth guards ( refer to pic. below) which are $1.00 at wal-mart. The whitening gel might come with a blue mouth guard, but i suggest you just buy the seperate bottle, since you cant mold the blue mouth guard to your teeth.

Note: there are different sized mouth guards, and i only found ones for just the top row of your teeth, so i decided to buy two mouth guards ( one for top row, one for bottom). for those of you who are wondering, i got the youth version mouth guards, which might be small at first but you will mold them to your teeth later on.

Then you take a bowl of boiling water and place both your mouth guards in the bowl. * Dont leave them in for more then 1o seconds or else the plastic will melt, keep them in until you feel it becoming flexible. Once you see it flexible, immediately place them on your teeth and bite down and make sure you press the guard with your fingers so the it takes the shape of your teeth. ( if you messed up the first time, you can always place it in the boiling water and re-apply the guard so that it can shape your teeth better =)).

After you have completed that step all you need to do is apply the gel to the surface of your teeth and then wear the guards for about 5- 10 minutes depending on how your teeth look.

NOTE: Dont sleep with the guards and when applying the gel make sure you apply it on your teeth using your fingers or a q tip, because the bleach will hurt your gums.

you'll see results within the first time you try it =]]

Quick tip: The color blue gives the illusion of making your teeth and eyes appear whiter. another way to whitening your teeth is by wearing lipgloss with blue undertones, you can get these lipglosses at victoria secret usually 2 for $12 . if you want to make the white part of your eye look whiter then buy the H.I.P. blue eyeliner paint pot, or any blue eyeliner/lid liner that works for you.

Reminderrrrr!!

So i decided not to do any make up tips this week instead i want to talk about why i decided to do beauty blogs. i do them because i like giving you guys tips and tricks you all can use on a daily basis. buttt i want you guys to remember that im not giving these tricks so that you guys will think you have tons and thousands of flaws and theres a solution to everything.. even though there is a solution to everything.. all of you should be happy with what you have..and i dont give the tips to add on to the materialistic world out there. i do it so that you wont have to go to extreme measures if your not happy with yourself..theres always alternatives for everything. for example when i give tips on how to make your face slimming, i tell you so you guys wont spend money on surgeries. since we live in a materialistic world we cant help but be self conscious and i give the beauty advice just to help you guys out..remember make up is to enhance your beautiful features not cover it..anywaysss i noticed that i have been placing some pricey make up on my blogs and i decided from now on im going to post everythinggg at a bargain price..i know times are rough for everyone so im gonna list make up products that are great and absolutely affordable.. soooo what the moral of the story? you guys should feel beautiful with or without make up tips, im just posting make up advice because as much as we hate to admit it we all love to know knew tricks to make us look skinnier, younger, or tricks to make our lips look bigger, our nose smaller, out teeth whiterr, etc...soooo i thought i would post this blog purely to tell you guys thatttt everyyyyyyyyone is beautifulllll and i give you these tips because its everyday problems we run into..alsoooo i want you guys to use these tricks at a much afforable price..=]

Work/School Look

Back to reality...

After a wonderful winterr breakkk....noww that christmas and new year are "finito" its time to get rid of those crazy reds and greens and go back to more neutral and work/school friendly make up.

For those of you that attend school:

Wear light colors its not like your going to a fashion show or walking on the runway..so be chill about your make up. in other words wear something like dream matte mousse, which goes on very lightly and doesnt look like you have layers and layers of foundation you want to look natural without looking naturall..because wee alll know that in order to be natural you must wear make up to achieve that look ( note: not everyones blessed w/ flawless skin).

Next, you can either use the dream matte mousse rouge (blush) or where M.A.C.'s "Posey"which is about $18. 50.

*Below the blush is obviously not the actual blush color..it is there to show you guys the textureee of the blush.

For eyes you can use the Bare Escentuals Get started Kit $49, and you can get that light and natural look to cover up those tired eyes.

Finally for lips go with either a clear lipgloss orrrrr go with chapstick :0

For those of you who go to work:

You guys can go with a M.A.C. studio fix foundation or you too can wear dream matte mousse.

For blush i reccommend a bronze color and contouring. for example you can make contour lines with a concealer stick.. i use NW45 which is the darkest one since i really like deep contouring and i go over it with Blunt blush..for those who dont want to go so dark you guys can use a lighter contouring blush or concealer stick and then on the cheekbones add M.A.C. "Margin."

For eyes go with either the Dior 5 colour" All in one Artistry set- nude pink design " ($56) or go for the Cargo- Essential Eyeshadow Palette ($32) which shows you where to apply the eyeshadow, but ofcourse you can always mix it up and use the shadow labeled "Crease" as a outercorner shadow or however you like.

Finally for lips go with a nude gloss or a light pink gloss. you can use the Cremesheen Gloss from M.A.C. in either Boy Balt or Partial Pink ($18) . For a nude color you can use the M.A.C Tinted LipGlass in the color "Revealing" or "Explicit" ($14).

If you want to get any of these items you can purchase them at sephora/M.A.C. store or online:

http://sephora.com/

http://www.maccosmetics.com/

Merry Late Christmasssss!!!!!

Tis' the season to be jolly..

in honor of christmas time im gonna go over some make up styles you can do for christmas, prior to christmas, or even new year. i had troubles figuring out last night what type of make up do you wear for christmas? not too dark, but not too light, i figured out that you can do a crisp snowy color..meaning you can add nice shine to your cheekbones with a rosey blush. i got a Too Faced palette as a gift the other day and its great for xmas make up.By acheiving a light yet smokey christmas look i used the top left color called "milk chocolate" and i did the corners of the eyes with the bottom left shadow which is called "dirty bag" and to top it off i used the rosey blush along with the mirror mirror gloss. btw the two faced palette is about $39.50.

if you wanna go totally deckeddd out in xmas colors watch Miss Chevious's tutorial either the holiday greens tutorial or you can watch the fall inspired look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6otR3hwyzM <---Holiday Green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb2YygQZMSA <----Fall Inspired

other colors you can mix up for the holiday looks are mostly cranberries, forest greens, browns, coppers, golds, and you can also use Retrospeck from M.A.C. which will give you a great frosted look.

now that the make up is down, and you know what you are going to apply on your eyes, its crucial that you prep your face before applying foundation. wash your face with philosphy...literally: ($78)

Since the set is pricey, you can buy the purity by itself for about $10. after washing your face make sure you apply some moisturizer and then apply primer to your face (M.A.C. primer or smashbox photo finish)

hope you guys have a happy holidays!!