Thursday, December 10, 2015

Swatches & 2 Looks with the Morphe 35W Palette

Hello my beauties!
I originally was going to do a review on this palette, but lesbehonest...
Morphe products are amazing and don't need an in-depth review.
All of their palettes are super affordable & are amazing quality.

So if you've been thinking about buying this palette, keep scrolling for swatches and 1 dramatic look & 1 day-time look!
No Flash

Take a closer look! This palette is a mix of matte & shimmer shades.
 Here are the swatches!
1st row
2nd row
3rd row
4th row
5th row
 Looks!
Dramatic


Simple Daytime
Just a touch of 2 different browns all over my lid and in my crease

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Black Friday Brides

There's nothing like working off all the turkey I ate,
like some Black Friday Brides!
There was no bridal party, so I had the pleasure of making up the bride, the mother of the bride, the mother of the groom, and the sister of the groom!
All were an absolute blast to work with & they even bought me a mimosa!

Mother of the Bride
Before:

Products Used:
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer
NYX Correcting Concealer Palette; Salmon
BH Cosmetics HD Studio Pro Foundation; 104
NYX HD Photogenic Concealers to highlight & contour; CW04 & CW07
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder
BH Cosmetics Professional 10 Color Blush Palette
Covergirl Loose Powder to bake; Translucent
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Palette
Rimmel London Match Perfection to carve out brows; 230
Maybelline Great Lash to set brows; Clear
NYX HD Eye Shadow Base
Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette; Dust, Limit, Nooner, Liar, & Blackheart
LORAC Front of the line eye pencil; Black
Eylure Lash Glue, (she brought her own lashes)
Too Faced Lip Insurance Lip Primer
Essence Lip Liner; Satin Muave
Urban Decay De-slick Setting Spray

After:

Mother of the Groom
Before:

Products Used:
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer
 BH Cosmetics HD Studio Pro Foundation; 103 
NYX HD Photogenic Concealer to highlight; CW02
NYX Professional Highlight & Contour Palette to contour
 Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder
 BH Cosmetics Professional 10 Color Blush Palette
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Palette
 Maybelline Great Lash to set brows; Clear
Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette; Naked
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black
Too Faced Lip Insurance Lip Primer
Essence Lip Liner; Wish Me A Rose
BH Cosmetics 28 Color Lipstick Palette
Urban Decay De-slick Setting Spray  

After:

Sister of the Groom
Before:

Products Used:
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer
 BH Cosmetics HD Studio Pro Foundation; 103 & 104 mixed
NYX HD Photogenic Concealer to highlight; CW02
NYX Professional Highlight & Contour Palette to contour
  Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder
 BH Cosmetics Professional 10 Color Blush Palette
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Palette
 Maybelline Great Lash to set brows; Clear
NYX HD Eye Shadow Base
Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette; Naked & Sin
  L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black
Eylure Lash Glue
Elyure Naturals Lashes; #20
NYX Eye & Eyebrow Pencil; Dark Brown
Too Faced Lip Insurance Lip Primer
Jordana Lip Liner; Tawny
Urban Decay De-slick Setting Spray

After:


Bride
Before:

Products Used:
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer
Covergirl Coverstick; Green
BH Cosmetics HD Studio Pro Foundation; 104
NYX HD Photogenic Concealer to highlight & contour; CW04, CW02; CW08
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder
Covergirl Loose Powder to bake; Translucent
 BH Cosmetics Professional 10 Color Blush Palette
 BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Palette
 Maybelline Great Lash to set brows; Clear
NYX HD Eye Shadow Base
Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette; Naked, Sidecar, & Buck
LORAC Front of the line eye pencil; Black
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara; Carbon Black
Eylure Lash Glue
 Salon Perfect Lashes; 110
Too Faced Lip Insurance Lip Primer
Essence Lip Liner; Honey Berry
Urban Decay De-slick Setting Spray

After:


I wish the bride Erin, all of the happiness in the world!
As always, please leave love/comments/suggestions down below!
XoXo 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Surprise Pictures!

Ssssshhhhhhhh! It's a surprise!
This beauty was getting these pictures done for her boyfriend.
She was such a doll to work with & she was absolutely hysterical.
I've never had a client keep me laughing like this.
Loved her!

Before:

Product List
NYX Shine Killer Primer
NYX Color Correcting Palette; yellow & green
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro HD Foundation; 115
NYX HD Photogenic Concealer to highlight & contour ; CW03 & CW08
NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette; 2nd row 1st pan
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder
BH Cosmetics Professional 10 Color Blush Palette
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Powder Palette
Rimmel London Match Perfection Concealer to carve out brows; 230
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara to set brows; clear
Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette; Naked & Buck
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette; YDK
Essence Liquid Liner; Black
LORAC Front of the Line Eyeliner on waterline; Black
L'Oreal Telescopic Carbon Black Mascara
DUO lash glue; dark tone
KISS Lashes; 11
Covergirl Loose Powder to bake; light/fair
BH Cosmetics 28 Color Lipstick Palette

After:

Products Used:
Tresemme Thermal Protection Spray
Aussie Aussome Hairspray
NuMe 25MM Wand


As always, please leave comments/love/suggestions below!
XoXo

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Beautiful Fall Weddding

This beautiful bride was one of the calmest Brides I've ever encountered!
She was an absolute pleasure to work with & a great catch.
Below are the Before & After shots of the her, her Maid of Honor, the Mother of the Bride, & the Mother of the Groom!

The Bride!

The Maid of Honor

The Mother of the Bride

The Mother of the Groom

I wish them all the happiness in the world!
XoXo

Thursday, October 8, 2015

First October Wedding of the Year! Bride & Mother of the Bride

Meet the Bride!
Brittany

This wedding I went in completely not knowing what to expect!
We didn't have time to do a trial run or even a consultation about what they were looking for!
The bride explained she never wears makeup,
so she wants to look natural but also very soft & romantic.
I went with soft browns and a little copper shimmer on her eyes, all from the Jaclyn Hill Favorites palette by Morphe & Eylure Volume lashes.
She looked absolutely stunning!



Now meet the Mother-of-the-Bride!
Beth

Now Beth was the same situation; she very rarely wears makeup!
But she said she definitely wanted eye shadow and lashes!
I used the same lashes on her that I used on her daughter.
I also went with the Naked 1 palette
& the new Carli Bybel palette by BH Cosmetics.


As always, please leave love/comments/suggestions down below!
XoXo

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Product Review: BH Cosmetics 28 Color Modern Mattes Palette

I don't know about you guys, but whenever BH Cosmetics comes out with a new palette I get like almost anxiety until I can get on their website to order it & that feeling lasts until that first swatch is on my arm!
So clearly when an ENTIRE palette of mattes, with everything from warm tones, to cool tones, to bright colors came out, I was like GGGGAAAASSSSPPPPPPP!!! YYYYAAAAASSSS!!! GGGIIIIIMMMMIIIEEE!
Introducing the new BH Cosmetics 28 Color Modern Mattes palette!

Let's just get right into swatches!!








These swatches go from top to bottom and the coincide with the palette left to right.





The 1st & 2nd swatch are very hard to see since they are very light & close to my skin tone. But as you go down my arm, you can see how the shades become warmer and then turn into cooler tones.






















2nd row of swatches have more pink & purple tones in it, with a few peachy, orange-y shades.








Again, the last few bottom shades are very hard to see on my arm.























The 3rd row definitely continues with the pink & purple colors, but with a more cool toned base to them.































The last row is definitely one of my favorite rows!







The last row has the green, aqua blue, & violet colors leading all to black at the end.















I am seriously in LOVE with this palette. it has colors that can be used year round. The colors are versatile, soft, & easy blend! I definitely recommend this palette to everyone!

Here is a fall look I created using 5 colors!
 Colors I used:
1st row 3rd color as transition shade
2nd row 4th color on inner to mid lid
2nd row 5th color on mid to outer lid
1st row last color in inner corner to mid crease
1st row 4th color mid crease to outer corner

Other products used:
Essence liquid liner
Ardell Wispies
BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Brow Palette

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Product Review: Carli Bybel Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette by BH Cosmetics

If you watch beauty videos on YouTube, then you know who Carli Bybel is. Or at least you should if you don't! She is an extremely talented, self-taught makeup artist out of New Jersey.

About a month ago, she announced her collaboration with BH Cosmetics, who I also have an affiliation with. I was so excited for this to come out because I know the level of standards that both BH Cosmetics & Carli Bybel had, that I knew this palette would not disappoint.

I literally sat at my computer the morning it launched and counted down the seconds & it's a good things I did because the thing sold out in a matter of hours! Then the pre-order sale sold out! The first order didn't even ship until 2 1/2 weeks after it launched.

I can't even begin to tell you the amount of pumped I was when it finally came in the mail! 


This palette featured 14 different eye shadows with a mix of mattes & shimmers & 4 larger size highlighters. All of these shadows & highlighters are extremely versatile & work with many different skin tones.

EYE SHADOW SWATCHES


They go from top to bottom on my arm & coordinate from left to right, top row to bottom row.


These shadows are VERY pigmented, very soft, & very easy to blend, as most BH shadows are.


One thing I was very surprised about was that the mattes were very hard to swatch! They were very chalky & needed to be built up very heavily, but this was NOT the case on my eyes! I'm not sure if it was my body lotion or something, but the color payoff was easier to achieve on my eyes.





 


HIGHLIGHTER SWATCHES



So these are the 4 highlighters swatches dry from top to bottom.


As you can see, these shades go from very light to gold-pinkish to a very deep bronze; so they are very versatile!


The pigmentation is crazy & they definitely catch the light!



















Now these are the 4 highlighters swatches with a brush that has been dampened with a dewy finish setting spray (by NYX).


As you can see, it definitely intensifies the color payoff, especially in the lighter shades.


Personally, this is almost always how I apply my highlight since I like a really intense & dramatic look.












Now, if you can look past my HORRENDOUS brows (I had to film this look in the morning & I couldn't get my brows done until 7 that night! Trust, they look where better now!), here is a look I came up with using this palette!
 
I used the the 3rd color in the 1st row as my transition shade. Then the 2nd shade in the 2nd row all over my lid; the 4th color in the 1st row in the inner corner and middle crease; & the last color in the first row in my outer crease and outer v.
  
Overall, I DEFINITELY recommend this palette to everyone! All of the shades are absolutely beautiful & easy to work with.
 And for under $20, you can beat that for 14 eye shadows & 4 highlighters.
 
Go to the main page & find the BH Cosmetics ad on the right to score this amazing palette in their next shipment!
 
 As always, thank you lovelys for checking out my page.
Leave comments/Suggestions/Love down below! XoXo