NFL Playoffs - Steelers VS Ravens 1/15/2011

Sorry. If you were looking for a post about how the game was going or an in-depth commentary of either team, you have been mislead. The title is pretty normal of a sports blog, but alas, THIS is a beauty blog.

..I love to watch football and I like to have fun getting ready for the games. Why not do something that goes with the theme? My last football related eye look was for my home team the MN Vikings. I thought it would be fun to do a playoff theme. Plus, it was also requested that I do a Pittsburgh Steeler eye as well, so the two just came together. Funny how things work out....enjoy and good luck to both teams!



Pittsburgh Steelers



Baltimore Ravens

side view

Next up, I already have 1 team done, we'll see if it's going to be New York Jets or New England Patriots in the AFC Championships. Who do you want to win?

Inspiration Pic: Make Up For Ever

Goes with the Rock For Ever products. You can get the look, by going to the MUFE website. They are working hard on updating it and looks alot better than before. Although, sometimes I have a hard time navigating through it. A lot of missed connections I think. Also includes a "making of" video of the photoshoot. It's pretty neat.

MUFE website - Smoky Rock

OMG *gasp*

Someone pinch me. Am I dreaming? Urban Decay just put up a teaser pic of this beautiful, awesome set of 24/7 eyeliners...FULL SIZE! More details to come.

Victoria Secret Sets

Never had the chance of using VS before but these looked really pretty. Just happened to see the eye shadow set and looked it up. The prices are pretty reasonable too. I'm really interested in the Hypergloss Eye Shimmer. They have some cute gift sets on the VS website too. You should check those out as well.


Midnight Glamour Eye Palette

Midnight Glamour Lip Palette

Midnight Glamour Luminous Highlighting Powder

Midnight Glamour Hypergloss Eye Shimmer

Midnight Glamour Eye Palette ~ $24
Midnight Glamour Lip Palette ~ $16
Midnight Glamour Luminous HIghlighing Powder ~ $16
Midnight Glamour Hypergloss Eye Shimmer ~ $12
Limited Edition
Only at Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret

Stila Holiday sets



Stila Color Wheel

Stila Color Wheel Eye Shadow Palette
$38
Limited Edition

Stila makes great eye shadows that are really soft and full of color. You only need the tiniest of swipes of an eye shadow brush to put color over the entire eyelid. Imagine all of the wonderful colorful eye looks you could do with this! Just amazing. Comes with a 16 page look book showing all the different possibilities you can achieve with this palette.

For more info
Available at Stila, Sephora, and Ulta
Stila
Color wheel eye shadow palette
Ulta color wheel

Lip Glaze Set

Lip Glaze Set
$25
Limited Edition

Stila lip glosses are so versatile. Some have shimmer and some are just glossy. They come in a clickable pen and a synthetic brush tip. I went through 1 pen in a month cause I loved clicking away and brushing on the luscious color. Plus I'm a lip gloss freak. So that helps. OK back to the set...there are 8 total colors, 4 best sellers and 4 new holiday exclusive colors.

For more info
Available at Stila, Sephora, Ulta
Stila
Sephora Lip Glaze Set
Ulta Lip Glaze Set

Brush Set

5 piece Brush Set
$28
Holiday Exclusive

Pink and Black brush set. 5 of the best selling brushes at Stila. Top quality brushes and perfect for adding to your collection or for someone who needs to start. All at a very reasonable price.

For more info
Available only at Stila
Stila

Thanksgiving Look: Tutorial

MMMmmm Turkey Day. To create a Thanksgiving look, I thought about the warm colors of.....the turkey. Yes, turkey. Brown, black and gold. Feathers that is. Complete the look with a nice wing to go along with a turkey wing. Eh, let's face it. Coming up with a "turkey" look can go wrong in so many different ways, so let's go simple and focus on the warm colors of the holiday. Goes well with the stuffing, I might add :)

Products Used:

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion - Original
2. Too Faced "Natural Eye" Palette - Fashion Trio - Nude Beach, Honey Pot, Cocoa Puff
3. Bare Minerals Eye Liner - Black Leather - loose powder
4. Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes Eye Liner - 0L black
5. Sephora Mascara Lash Extender - Black

Tools Used: Eye:

1. Eye Shadow Brush - Medium
2. Eye Shadow Brush - Small
3. Crease Brush
4. Smudge Brush
5. Angle Eye Liner Brush

How to:

1. Apply eye primer all over lid, from lash line to eyebrow.
2. Using medium eye shadow brush, apply color "Nude Beach" under brow to the crease.
3. Using small eye shadow brush, apply color "Honey Pot"  to inner corner of eye to center of eye lid.
4. Using small eye shadow brush, apply color "Cocoa Puff" to outer corner of eye meeting up with "Honey Pot" and blend up into crease.
5. Blend crease with crease brush. Reapply colors as needed to create as much depth as you desire.
6. Wet angle eye liner brush and apply "Black Leather" to top lash line. Extend line to outer corner and wing line. Thicken line as you go out. Takes some practice to do, or you can use a liquid liner or pencil.
7. Apply "0L" to lower lash line and water line. Smudge with smudge brush.
8. Apply "Cocoa Puff" to outer 1/3 lower lash line and apply "Honey Pot" to inner corner, meeting the two colors together. Can use smudge brush or small eye shadow brush.
9. Finish look with 2 coats of mascara on top lashes and one on bottom.

Urban Decay Sets

Urban Decay is a brand that is known for it's crazy awesome eye shadow colors. Not to mention their purple packaging. They also had some innovative "Book of Shadows" come out, like the "Alice in Wonderland" palette and their recent "UD <3 NY" palette. They have such great palettes, it would take me forever to name them all but I must mention a couple that are top sellers that would also make great gifts:

Deluxe Shadow Box
Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box
Naked Palette
Show Pony Shadow Box
Vegan Palette
The Black Palette Sephora Exclusive
(can also find the others at Sephora and Ulta as well)


For the Holidays, Urban Decay does what they do best. Make exclusive palettes of their top selling products. And it is a great buy because they last throughout most of the year.

24/7 Jackpot

24/7 Jackpot
$39
Limited Edition

A collection of U.D. top selling waterproof eyeliners. The colors are very vibrant and they glide along the eyes for easy application. You have about 45 seconds to smudge them out before they set, to get budge-proof lines that last all day. No smudging, smearing or fading here. Works even better if used with a eyelid primer. Set includes 9 miniature sized pencils and 1 full sized pencil in "Zero". Great way of trying new colors without buying a full size pencil that you might only wear on special occasions.

For more info
Available at Urban Decay, Sephora, Ulta
Urban Decay
24/7 Jackpot
Ulta: 24/7 Jackpot

Little Sins Primer Potion Set

Little Sins Primer Potion Set
$29
Limited Edition

A cute primer potion set that includes all of the different finishes U.D. made. One exclusively made for this set, "Greed", has a metallic gold finish. The others, Original, Eden and Sin are available individually. Primers are made for the eyelid to control any oils and helps eye shadow pigments hold better, making them more brighter and last longer without creasing. The colored ones can be used alone as a natural look, or for adding more shimmer or evening out skin tone on the eyelid. Provides the perfect blank canvas for your eye shadow masterpieces.

For more info
Available only at Sephora
Little Sins Primer Potion Set

Beauty in a Box

Urban Decay Beauty in a Box
$52
Limited Edition

Sephora teamed up with Urban Decay to create a fun package to show the many different products U.D. has. This box contains unique items such as the "Gem Rocks" which are tiny gems that you can stick on your face. There is also the loose eye shadow, 2 glitter liquid eyeliners, 2 miniature 24/7 eye liners and a full size primer potion in "Sin". If you know someone who loves glitter and sparkle and fun colors, then this would be a great gift for them.

For more info
Available only at Sephora
U.D. Beauty in a Box