Beauty Through The Decades: 70's!

It's Monday already! Which means it's time for this weeks beauty through the decades post. Today we are going back to the 70's! [insert disco dancing here]. Our guest blogger is Farrah from IT Girl! Unfortunately (again) I was unable to do a look for this post. I promise I will be back next week with a look. Everything is still hectic and I have no idea where my camera cord is. I must go on the hunt for that asap! -End Rant-

Today is all about Farrah and her 70's look, be sure to head over to her blog IT Girl to check out her post on her 70's look. 

For Farrah's 70's look she wanted to go for bold makeup. 

Farrah had 5 steps that went into creating her look. 

             1- Blue eyeshadow

                2- Wing your eyeliner

                         3-Tons and tons of mascara

 4- Pucker up!

5- Final Touch

For more info on her steps click here to be redirected to her post!

Doesn't she just look lovely?! I love all the exaggeration of the eyelashes! 

To head on over to Farrah's blog click here and be sure to check out some of her other posts as well!

Til next post!

Beauty Through The Decades: 60's!

Wow it sure has been awhile! I know these beauty through the decades posts are supposed to go up on Monday's but we just got our wifi set up yesterday so I had to post it late. This week is the 60's featuring the lovely Tori from Notorious Beauty Blog! Unfortunately I was unable to do a look for this post because I have been extremely busy. Between my jobs and unpacking I just haven't had the time. Don't even ask me where my camera is nonetheless my camera cord! I have no idea where they are, I need to hunt them down asap. I feel really bad that I couldn't do a look because of the craziness   going on right now. I don't know how frequently I will be able to post especially when school starts back up I will probably neglect my poor blog once again. But enough with my ranting! Today's post will be focused around Tori from Notorious Beauty Blog! and her 60's look!

Tori's 60's Look!

Here's what Tori had to say!

"I was looking up photos of iconic makeup looks from the 60's and I decided to model my look after Twiggy. I realize I look nothing like her haha but I love the intense cut crease and huge lashes that she always wore! I decided to kind of make the look more wearable for everyday as it wouldn't look as dramatic on my anyway since when I open my eyes you can't really see much of my eyelid, unlike Twiggy who had large perfect for eyeshadow eyes. When doing 60's makeup it is important to Go for neutral colored eyeshadows and apply them all over the lid and to define the crease by choosing a darker eyeshadow and apply it in your crease. I used my Urban Decay Naked Palette for this look. I used the color Naked all over my lid and up to the brow bone and the colors Darkhorse and Creep throughout the crease and along my lower lash line. Next I applied Wet N Wild Black liquid eyeliner on the upper lash line to create a cat eye and completed the eye look with Ardell Wispies eyelashes. (For more photos and a full list of products I used make sure to check out my blog!) :) I was so excited to be invited to do this look on Ally's blog because she was one of the first people to really support my blog and encourage me to keep working and I appreciate that more than she knows <3 Hugs and kisses xoxo Tori"

Doesn't she just look gorgeous! I love the look and seriously love that lip color!!

Thank you so much Tori for being a part of beauty through the decades and I am extremely sorry that I couldn't do a look for the post. 

Everyone make sure to stop by Notorious Beauty Blog! for more about her look and to explore the other things she blogs about! :)

Til next post!!

Beauty Through The Decades: 50's!

It's that time of the week again! Beauty Through The Decades. This week is the 50's and my guest blogger is Stephanie from Elegant Rebel Beauty! Let's just jump right in with Stephanie's look!

Stephanie said  "My initial plan when I snagged the 50's was to go with the iconic Marilyn Monroe look, but the more I thought about it the more I realized what an obvious choice that was, and I wanted to do something a little more unexpected.

I chose this Lucille Ball look, which was a promo for her classic show I love Lucy. The show first aired in 1951, and Lucille's portrayal of a strong-willed, mischievous housewife with a penchant for slapstick humour catapulted her into super-stardom. 

She made such amazing headway for TV actresses in wife roles, who up until then were cast to basically just stand there in the kitchen and look pretty. She was outspoken and funny, which was such a huge and courageous statement for a woman to make at that time. It also doesn't hurt that her flaming red locks make her my ginger sister!"

Get The Look

Face: She applied Revlon colorstay whipped creme makeup in ivory, in two coats, to get that flawless, matte finish, followed by Painted Earth HD concealer in fair. 

Eyes: She started with an off white matte (Painted earth mineral eye shadow in Toast) all over her lid to her brow bone. She added Painted earth mineral eye shadow in polished copper over the lid halfway to the brow bone. In a windshield wiper motion, she added a medium matte brown (Key botanicals mineral shadow in Hazel) to just above her natural crease, to create a higher, exaggerated crease. She then added Chickaboom jet set gel liner in black to her upper lash line, very thin from the outer corners and gradually thickening the outer half. She swept Hazel on the outer half of my lower lash line. Quo falsies and Painted Earth super lash mascara in black finished the eyes!

Brows: She drew thin, high arches with big curves, using Painted Earth super wear felt tip brow liner in blonde.

Cheeks: just a little sweep of Painted Earth baked blush in Rose Gold for subtle rosiness. 

Lips: She drew a heart shape, adding two half circles above my upper lip, and a larger half circle on my lower lip, avoiding portions of the lower lip on each side, which she had applied concealer to (to make my bottom lip look longer and more narrow, which creates the bottom of the heart shape). She used Essence lip liner in Red blossom. Then she added Essence lipstick in Red carpet.

Doesn't she just look gorgeous?! Absolutely love the heart shape effect she did with her lips!

Make sure to head on over to Elegant Rebel Beauty to check out Stephanie!

I just want to apologize now for my photos. I have been EXTREMELY busy to the point where I almost forgot to do my look :/ I didn't have a lot of time to do my look and take pictures so they aren't the greatest and I feel bad.  

When I was thinking of my 50's look I had no idea what I wanted to do. Stephanie sent my a picture of Liz Taylor so that was the look I was going to try and recreate! It was out of my comfort zone because of all the eyeliner. I can't wear that much eyeliner because my eyes look extremely small and weird! 

I used a thin coat of the Rimmel London Clean Finish Foundation in Soft Honey. I used the black  e.l.f. cream liner to line my upper and lower lash line and my water line. My eyelashes are naturally pretty long so I applied a few coats of my Wet N Wild Megalength mascara to enhance them.The one thing I was happy to see what Liz's thick eyebrows! It was very easy for me to do that since my eyebrows are already pretty thick! I use the e.l.f. brow kit in dark to fill in and shape my brows. Lastly for the red lips I used the Wet N Wild megalast lipstick in Red Velvet. 

I again want to apologize for my photos!

I also want to thank Stephanie for being apart of the series! I loved your look. Make sure to visit her blog Elegant Rebel Beauty.

Next week we will be visiting the 60's with another guest blogger!

Til Next Post!

Naturally Radiant Summer Skin Featuring a Guest Writer!

Hey everyone! Today I have a special post for you all. I was recently contacted by Michelle from Skana Spa in New York to do a post about the dangers of the sun and some all natural skin treatments that anyone could make at home. As we all know it is summer and most people are spending a significant amount of time outside under the sun. There can be many dangers associated with prolonged sun exposure and safety should be everyone's primary concern when outside in the sun. Michelle put together a wonderful piece including an exfoliating scrub that you can make on your own at home! 

Hope you enjoy her piece as much as I did!

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Naturally Radiant Summer Skin

Healthy, glowing summer skin doesn't happen without some work. Heat makes sweat, and sweat can lead to breakouts. The sun doesn't do the skin too many favors either. Those damaging UV rays can lead to fine lines and wrinkles. Let's face it, the heat and sun are rough on your skin, but radiant summer skin does not have to be difficult or expensive.

Regular exfoliation works wonders to combat the damage that heat and the sun do. Exfoliation helps remove sweat, oil and old, dead skin cells that clog pores and make skin look dull. However thanks to the experts at Skana spa of the New York resort Turning Stone we have a recipe to make your own exfoliating scrub at home.

What you need:

1/4 cup coffee grinds from coffee maker or french press

1/2 cup aloe vera gel

1/2 cup coconut oil

To create your radiant summer skin recipe, begin by straining the coffee grounds. They should not be soaking, but do not have to be completely dry. Next, you will melt the coconut oil in the microwave or on the stove-top. When it is melted, pour it over the coffee grounds and stir. The aloe vera should be added last. This mixture should be set aside to cool at room temperature or can be refrigerated until it has set. The coffee grounds will settle, but as the mixture is setting it can be stirred several times for better consistency. This stirring, however, is optional. Once the mixture is no longer hot, it can be used to exfoliate the skin.

This scrub works best in the shower. It can be used all over the body, particularly on rough areas such as elbows and feet. Areas such as the belly, thighs and bum that tend to develop cellulite could use a little boost from this scrub as well.

For best results, gently scrub in circular motions. Using hands, you will scrub towards your heart. Rinse the skin clean after several minutes of scrubbing with cool water and pat dry with a towel. The face should be scrubbed very gently.

Done twice a week, this all-natural remedy produces beautiful, glowing skin without the use of chemicals. This recipe is effective because of the combination of ingredients. Coffee grounds protect the skin with powerful anti-oxidants and tighten unsightly pores. Coconut oil rehydrates the skin better than most commercial lotions, and being natural is a healthy option. Finally, aloe vera moisturizes and helps fight acne. This quick and easy recipe will leave skin feeling soft, fresh and summer ready!

Sources:

http://www.webmd.com/beauty/sun/sun-exposure-skin-cancer

http://lenalena2013.hubpages.com/hub/-Used-coffee-grounds-fantastic-skin-treatment-at-no-cost

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7654/the-benefits-of-using-aloe-vera-for-skin-care-and-more.html

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Did anyone else know that coffee grounds could benefit your skin? I definitely didn't! That was one of the things I learned from her piece. I can't wait to give this scrub a try! If you try it out let me know how you like it!

Thanks so much to Michelle from Skana Spa for putting this piece together!!

Til next post!

Beauty Things I Suck At Tag!

Hello everyone! Today I am going to do the Beauty Things I Suck At Tag! I have been extremely busy lately so I haven't really been able to prepare any looks for tutorials. But after next week I should be back on a regular schedule of posting. I have watched so many YouTube Beauty Gurus do this tag and I  think it is so much fun. So here are the beauty things I suck at!

1. Natural Curly Hair

I naturally have very very curly hair. I am mixed (Italian and Black). I straighten my hair every week because whenever I want to wear my hair curly naturally it just doesn't happen. I have pretty curls when it is wet but that is a different story once it drys! Not cute! I just can't seem to figure out how these girls get their curls to stay so pretty and bouncy all day. I need to go on a hunt for hair product that will work in my hair. That's also something I have an issue with.

2. False Lashes

It just doesn't happen. I recently wanted to get into wearing lashes so I purchased so e.l.f. lashes since I don't know what I am doing and didn't want to spend a lot on them if it wasn't going to work. I did purchase the Ardell lash glue because I have heard the glue that comes with the e.l.f. lashes is no good. No matter what I do I can't seem to get the lashes to stick! Pretty sure they just hate me. I have even watched tutorials on how to apply them and I still can't seem to do it. I guess I will have to keep practicing!

3. Winged Eyeliner

I can do winged eyeliner great....on one eye. If I get one eye "perfect" the second eye always looks terrible. It never fails. That or the wings are COMPLETELY different! Therefore I just hardly ever do winged eyeliner even though I really love the look of it!

4. Concealing my Under Eye Circles

This could have to do with the fact that I am absolutely TERRIBLE at choosing concealer. I have tried like 5 different ones and they were useless on my under eye circles and a few just made them look gray and cakey. 

5. Picking Foundation Shade

I HATE shopping for foundation, mainly because I can't pick the right shade to save my life. I find that in brands that don't have a huge selection of color I always seem to be a tad too dark to the darkest light shade and too light to the lightest tan shade. Makes no sense! I have been suggested to try the loreal true match because of the shade selection so I think that I am going to give that a try. I am just not good at judging what my shade is. I went to Sephora to get foundation and the girl was trying to match shades to my face and she was also having a hard time. "Your not completely yellow but your not completely olive either" is what she said to me.

Those are some of the beauty things I suck at!
What are some things you suck at?

I tag:

• Notorious Beauty Blog
• Amriaa
• Elegant Rebel Beauty
• Kateflowermaquillage

and everyone else reading!

Til next post!

Beauty Through The Decades: 40s!

It's Monday! Are you ready for today's Beauty Through The Decades post?! Today's look is from the 1940's featuring Siri from Scribbled with liner as the guest blogger! Make sure to stop by her blog, have a look around and say hi! I was excited for the 40's look because finally a decade where my eyebrows aren't an issue! They did not need to be pencil thin for this look.

 Let's start off with Siri's look. 

Doesn't she just look lovely?! 

Here is a list of products she used to achieve this look.

• Urban Decay Eyeshadows: Foxy, Walk Of Shame, Naked2, Tease
• 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero
• 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Perversion
• Naked Skin Foundation
• Ardell Sweeties Lashes
• Clarins Minute Eclat Brush-on Perfector
• The Balm Balmbinis Palette/ Downboy, Hot Mama
• Makeup Store Lipliner in Burlesque and Lipstick in Pout
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light
• Guerlain Cils d'Enfer Mascara in Noir

May I just add that her hair is adorable! My hair was not liking the 40's style!

For a full tutorial click here to head on over to Siri's post.

My look

For my 40's hair I tried to do the bold side bang they had going on but like I said my hair just wasn't digging 40's style because it did not want to corporate at all! For this look I wanted to keep it super natural with the shadow and really let the brows, lashes and lips have the spotlight. I just used a light tan color on my lids. I did not define the crease with any colors. Just a swipe of eye shadow and that was all. I used a liquid liner to create a winged looked. I filled in my brows the way I normally would with my e.l.f. eyebrow kit. Of course for my lashes I packed on my Wet N Wild Megalength mascara. I naturally have pretty long lashes so I used multiple coats just to exaggerate them.

I used a bright pink blush by L.A. Colors in blushing pink. For my lips I used a red lip liner all over then I added one coat of Revlon's Colorburst lipstick in Coral on top. For some reason my lipstick looks a little pink in the first picture. 

Don't forget to head on over to Siri's blog Scribbled with liner and check out her 40's post!

Next Monday I'll be rocking a 50's look with another lovely blogger! Stay tuned!

Til next post!

Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Twenty-Five!

Favorite Body Lotion

I chose my Mango Body Butter from The Body Shop. I got this for Christmas a few years ago and I really like it. Mainly because it doesn't irritate my skin or eczema and it smells great! I can't use scented lotions on my eczema but I can use scented body butters. Not quite sure of the logic behind that I just know from experience lol. This body butter is for very dry skin which is also a great plus, is is super moisturizing.

What is your favorite body lotion?

Til next post!

Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Twenty-Four!

Favorite Blush

Well that was easy! Everyone knows that the blush in this duo is my favorite blush. I use it just about everyday. 

What is your favorite blush?

Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Twenty-One!

Favorite Lipstick

I know I know. I was supposed to pick my favorite lipstick but I love these so much I wanted to just pick the brand! These are the Wet N Wild Megalast Matte lipsticks. I love these. I am really into matte lipsticks. They can be a little drying so I put a little but of lip balm on under them. They last a very long time and the pigmentation is amazing. As well as the price of $1.99 each!!

Til next post!

Collaboration with Elegant Rebel Beauty: Khloe K Inspired Makeup!

So today I was honored to be apart of Stephanie's, from Elegant Rebel Beauty, Try this look Tuesday. If you are unfamiliar with Try this look Tuesday here's what happens. Every week Stephanie partners up with another blogger to recreate celebrity looks. She chooses a celeb look for the blogger to recreate and photograph and vice versa. This week I tackled a Khloe K look and Stephanie dominated a Deborah Ann Woll look!

~Deborah's look~

I chose Deborah because she just really reminded me of Stephanie. Between the hair color and the facial features I thought it was a look that she would be able to pull off well. I really thought the colors in the look would compliment Stephanie just as well as it complimented her.

~Stephanie's Recreation~

Stephanie did an amazing job replicating it to a T! It looks great with her hair and brow color! Absolutely love this replication! She looks gorgeous!

Make sure to head over to Elegant Rebel Beauty for the post to see more on this look from Stephanie.

~Khloe's Look~

~My Recreation~ 

Stephanie says: "I chose this Khloe Kardashian look for Ally because something about Khloe’s smile reminded me of her. I was pleased to learn that Ally loves purple and had fun with this look. Isn't her eye makeup cool? And she totally nailed Khloe’s awesome brows! Thank you so much Ally! You’re beautiful!" 

I loved my look! Purple is my favorite color and I love doing bold looks so when Stephanie sent this picture to me I was beyond excited to replicate it! I did do a few things different so that it would compliment my eye shape better. Khloe had eyeliner top and bottom and that doesn't look well on me. This was an amazing experience. I am so glad Stephanie contacted me to participate in this collab. It is such a wonderful idea. I've never picked a look for someone else to replicate so it was a fun first time for me. I loved working with Stephanie on this! 

~Products I Used~ 

Sephora Palette (Colors I used have a box around them)

Wet N Wild megalength mascara, waterproof

Rimmel London ScandalEYES eye shadow stick in Witness White

e.l.f. Cream Eyeliner in Punk Purple 

e.l.f. Baked Blush in Peachy Cheeky

Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft nude

Revlon Super Lustrous lipgloss in Peach Petal

~Tutorial~

Apply the Rimmel London eye shadow stick everywhere you are going to put shadow. The lid, crease and a little above. Apply the light purple in the inner corners and the dark purple everywhere else. Work with it until you get the shape that you are going for with your shadow. I always go for the cat eye look because it is my favorite. After you want to take the light purple and dab it on top of the dark purple. I did this to lighten up the shadow. Take the e.l.f. cream liner in punk purple and line your lower lash line with it. Then take the dark purple shadow and go over it to set the liner. Apply the Wet N Wild megalength mascara to your top and bottom lashes. Take the baked blush in Peachy Cheeky and apply a generous amount on the apples of your cheeks. Lastly apply the Revlon lipstick in Soft nude then a cost of the Revlon lipgloss in Peach Petal on top. 

Voilà! 

I just want to say thank you again to Stephanie for letting me be apart of Try this look Tuesday. It was a great experience and I had loads of fun. Stephanie will be doing a 50's look for the Beauty Through The Decades series so stayed tuned for another collab between us!

Make sure to head on over to Stephanie's blog Elegant Rebel Beauty to check out the other lovely blogger that was apart of today's Try this look Tuesday and to see the other look that Stephanie recreated! 

Til next post!

Beauty Blog Challenge: Day 20!

Favorite Mascara

It is not secret that this is my favorite mascara! This is the Wet N Wild Megalength Waterproof Mascara. I use this ALL the time. I used to use the regular one that wasn't waterproof and I loved it so when I found out they finally had a waterproof version I was ecstatic! This mascara makes my lashes nice and long and separates them perfectly. It doesn't clump on my lashes. I apply this to my top and bottom lashes. Definitely a holy grail product. I can't even tell you how many tubes I've gone through.

What is your favorite mascara?

Til next post!

Beauty Through The Decades: 30s!

Now I'm not gonna lie I had a pretty hard time with this 30's look. It wasn't easy finding pictures on Google. From what I gathered they kept it pretty natural on the eyes with some type of red lip. A lot of the looks I found the lid color was almost the same color as their skin tone how ever I don't have a shadow that's the same color as my lids so I went with a matte taupe-y color. 

I used a matte taupe color on the lid. For the crease I used a matte brown that was only a few shades darker. I didn't want it to be really dramatic. I didn't put anything in the outer corners. I used a liquid liner for the my top lash line. Unfortunately I couldn't do my brows like in the 30's because they had they tiniest penciled on eyebrows and my brows are pretty full there was nothing I could do. For my lip I used a berry red lip liner all over my lips. 

  

I tried to really make my contouring darker than usual for this look. I used the bronzer from the e.l.f. blush and bronzer duo because it is a fairly dark bronzer. For my blush I used Peachy Keen by e.l.f.

Next week is the 40's and I have a guest blogger that will be participating !

I still need a guest blogger for the 70's, so if you would like to do a 70's look please let me know!

Til next post!