Fall Inspired Smokey Eye

Okay, finally I've posted my video onto Youtube, yeee! I originally had edited it and found that it was too long, so to shorten it for Youtube, I had to cut some things and speed up some others...but, all in all, I'm still happy with the turn out.

Towards the end of August up til now, I started transitioning out my summer wardrobe and trying to incorporate some fall pieces/colors into it to match the weather and the season. By having the contrast of the black and the light chiffon color, I wanted to show the main contrast between the change in my seasonal wardrobe, and the green and purple seemed to compliment them (obviously because it was an eyeshadow quad) and it just so happened to reflect the colors I was changing into as fall approaches. I love a smokey eye, and I saw that Make Up Forever came out with a smokey eye palette and I was in love. <3 I love smokey eyes, but only when there's color incorporated into it. So I took my inspiration from fall, and my excitement from this smokey eye palette and decided to do this look.

Products Used:

• Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion
• Clinique Even Better Makeup (16 golden neutral)
• The Body Shop Lightening Touch (03)
• CoverGirl Professional Loose Powder (110 translucent light)
• The Body Shop Baked Bronzer (02 warm glow)
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
• The Body Shop Shimmer Cubes (palette 14)
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencils (zero)
• Kiss iEnvy Lashes (au naturale 01)
• The Body Shop Waterproof Mascara (01)
• Sephora Lip Liner (11 chair obsession)
• The Body Shop Honey Bronze Lip Nectar (01 honey bunch)

Well that's it! Watch the video, try something similar, or different! Hope you liked it & hope it was helpful! Until next time <3


--xtinee

Previously done....

I figured I'd feature some of the older looks I've done...maybe I'll revisit them later...we'll see. But for now, here's just a brief look (omg, I had long hair! 8D). If you want to see what products I used, you can see them in my makeup looks album on Facebook.


Sephora Summer Catalog (wayyyy back)


(Classic smokey eye, nude lip)


(50's inspired makeup w/ red lip)


(Two-Face: Cover of Petrilude's When Love Takes Over (left) and Nouveau Electrique (right))


Dreamcatcher (inspired by earrings shown in photo...sorry for blurriness)


Urban Decay Spring 2010 inspired look


Rihanna "Hard" MV inspired look


Inspired by Aurora Borealis (did this after my Alaska trip)

Currently: re-editing my first video, so I will be posting that very very soon!

Videos!

Finally started recording! I know it's very long overdue, but I promise I will post a video by the end of this weekend! So excited :D

Tribal Makeup

Hey hey! So senioritis has officially taken over and on Monday I tweeted "what should my next blog entry be?" My bestie Vida (www.vidacarson.com) tweeted me back and said "TRIBAL to go with your nails". At first, I was like, mmmm I don't know, maybe I'll wait, but 2 seconds later I was like, what the heck, why not? As you're looking through the pictures, you might notice a color scheme, and yes! it is inspired by my nails, with the turquoise and black eye, the orange/coral frame & contour, the white and gold cheek and brow highlight...all colors I used on my nails...hehehehe.


This is pre-transformation, basically my makeup from the day, just powder, some light bronzer and mascara. Nothing big, so I just built on top of it.


To start, I took a darker concealer to "dirty" up my face a little and contour. I put it on my nose, my eyes, and under my cheekbones. I also put concealer on my lips to match it to the rest of my skin.


After contouring, I blended a white and a gold pigment and used a stippling brush to create this lighter area around my eyes. It's not showing up as light as it was in the picture, but you can still see the difference right?

After finishing the face part, I took a black cream liner and used it as a base for my eyeshadow. I put it all over the lids and blended it out up to my eyebrows as well as underneath my eye to create a dark, "wild" (lol) look. Then once I blended it the way I wanted, I added the turquoise into the socket and blended it upward, building up on the color. To get an idea of how I wanted to do my lip, I drew the line, but I changed it later.

After that, I just took black cream/gel eyeliner and drew lines/patterns on my face. I used a black eyeshadow to lightly outline what kind of design I wanted and then used the cream eyeliner to make it more intense. After that, I touched up the white gold around the eyes and used a fan brush to dust orange blush around my face and on my cheeks where I contoured.









Products Used:

• The Body Shop All in One Face Base - 04
• e.l.f. Under Eye Concealer - Light
• Cover Fx Setting Fx Translucent Mineral Powder - Light
• Coastal Scents Camouflage Concealer Palette (04 & 08)
• Coastal Scents Mineral Eyeshadow - Mayan Gold
• L'oreal HIP Matte Shadow Duo - 207 Animated (White)
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• L'oreal HIP Color Truth Cream Eyeliner - 905 Black
• Hot Topic Eyeshadow - Turquoise
• L'oreal HIP Matte Shadow Duo - 907 Striking (Black)
• Maybelline EyeStudio Gel Liner - Black
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencils - Zero
• Make Up For Ever Blush Powder - Tangerine 18
• Eyes By Design Volumizing Mascara - Black
• Kiss iEnvy False Lashes - Au Naturale 01
  

I hope you guys enjoy this creative look, maybe next year around Halloween you'll actually see me rockin' it...SIKE. Well, just maybe.


Until next time <3
--xtinee

Nails: Tribal Print

Hello my fellow obsessors~

So I had seen pictures of people doing tribal print on their nails and I wanted to try it out! It's relatively simple, but takes time and patience if you aren't very coordinated with your left hand. Overall, I'm really happy with my results!


First Step: Pick two colors as your base and paint in varying diagonals on your nails.
Second Step: Once that dries, take a white nail art polish and draw thick and thin lines to create some basic shapes.
Third Step: When that dries, take a black nail art polish and draw lines and patterns. The less planned it is, the better it'll turn out!

Here are my results!





Products Used:

• SEPHORA by OPI - Caliente Coral
  
• SEPHORA by OPI - Mermaid to Order
  
• Kiss Nail Art - White
• Kiss Nail Art - Black
• Kiss Nail Art - Gold
• Sally Hansen Dries Instantly 30 Second Top Coat
  

Hope this was helpful! :)
Leave comments below!
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Until next time <3

--xtinee

What Happens in Vegas....

So after a week of madness, I decided to make the most of my night off. This look is something that was just for fun. While watching this weeks episode of The Real World: Las Vegas, I was inspired by the bright lights at night, and I wanted to capture the fun atmosphere and beautiful view of nighttime Las Vegas. I wanted to use a lot of color and make it really dramatic. It uses lighter greens and blues with a bold purple for the sharp line, and softer pink and gold to highlight. I used two sets of dramatic lashes on the top and bottom as well as a hot pink blush (which is a first for me). I hope you like it! Leave comments below!









Products Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
  
• e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow - Dreamy
• e.l.f. 100 color Mineral Eyeshadow Palette
• The Body Shop Liquid Eyeliner - Black
• Benefit Bad Gal Waterproof Mascara - Black
• Kiss iENVY False Lashes - Paparazzi 03 (top lashes)
• Forever 21 False Lashes - Black (bottom lashes)
• Clinique Even Better Makeup - 16 Golden Neutral
• e.l.f. Under Eye Concealer - Light
• Coastal Scents Exotic Skin Mineral Foundation - 03, 04
• The Body Shop Kiss of Color Blush - Vibrant Rose
• The Body Shop Sun Lustre Bronzer - 01
• Coastal Scents Lip Smacks - Pep Pink

Stay tuned for this summer, I'll be starting my youtube videos :D www.youtube.com/whatsahoho


Until next time dahlings....<3

--xtinee

Spring Trend: Coral Lip

This spring and summer, the makeup trend is all about brights. One thing, that I've really loved is the coral lip. A twist on a classic red lip, this is perfect for the warm weather, and is wearable day or night.

The key to wearing a bold lip, is toning down the makeup everywhere else. Instead of looking like Mimi, keep the focus on the lip and do a neutral eyeshadow, a light blush/bronzer, and a fresh face.



When doing a bold lip, I like to prep my lips so that I can make sure the color stays on all day.
- Before getting ready, I exfoliate my lips using the corner of a towel. It's important to have a smooth base, otherwise the color doesn't look as even.
- Once I exfoliate I put on lip balm and finish getting ready.
- Once I'm ready, I blot my lips and start lining and filling in my lips with a nude lip pencil (Sephora Maniac Liner: 11 Chair Obsession). The lip pencil gives the lipstick something to stick to, so it stays on all day. I use nude so that it allows the color to pop more.
- After filling in my lips, I take a lip brush and start filling in my lips with the lipstick (Sephora Lip Stick: R06 Rouge). I prefer using a lip brush, because you can build up the color exactly how you want, and it gives you better precision around the edges of the lip.
- To set my lip for long lasting wear, I use a lip fix (Sephora Lip Last) and dab that all over the lip.
- And you're done! If you want just a matte coral lip, you're good to go! If you're like me and you want to add some dimension to it, add your favorite gloss on top. I used a coral lip gloss with gold shimmer (The Body Shop Love Gloss: 18 Tropical Pink) to add more pop to this already bold lip. *Quick tip: Dab gloss in the center of your bottom lip to give the appearance of a fuller lip*

That's all for now! Thanks for tuning in & leave questions and comments below!
<3 xtinee

Zoya Nail Polishes + Beauty Online Supply

Hey! So for the first half of my haul I talked about the Zoya Nail Polishes I got, as well as the stuff from Beauty Online Supply. For those of you that have seen the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4nt_YFiyo I'll put pictures of the swatches below:

- Ibiza



- Kotori



- Hope



- Suvi



- Tosca



- Cassi



- Clara



- Luna



Kiss Nail Art Colors from Beauty Online Supply::

- White and Silver



- Black and Gold



aaaand, last but not least, a close up of the falsies I wore today <3 tee hee.


Spring Break starts tomorrow...Good Night!
<3 xtinee

Hello!

I'm Christine. A soon to be graduate of University of Pittsburgh, looking to finally do something with my love of makeup, cosmetics, fashion, dance, modeling, etc. Having suppressed these aspects of my life for too long, I've created this blog to share with you (whoever you may be) the joy I find in these things. I'm not a guru, or a professional anything, just your typical girl who loves life and wants to share this part of her world. So join me and let's see where this thing takes us :) Welcome.