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