Super Soft Smokey Eye Using Naked 2

Hey guys! So this is just a super quick post to give you a run down of one of my favorite eye looks I've been doing lately. It's super quick and simple and I've been loving how these colors make my eyes seem to pop. 

I've been using my Mac paint pot in Painterly as a base. I then take my Naked 2 palette and apply Foxy on my brow bone and inner third of my eyelid as well. Next I take Tease (my favorite shade from this palette), and apply it all over the lid and just to the crease. I take a fluffy blending brush with more Foxy on it and blend it into the crease so both colors transition nicely into one another. To deepen up the outer portion of the lid and into the crease I apply Busted.

To finish off the look I apply a mixture of Busted and Tease to the bottom lash line. I then apply my favorite liquid liner - Loreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense, and Loreal Miss Manga mascara - full review of this mascara here. I always highlight my inner corner very last, and for that I take Bootycall on a small precision brush and apply it to my inner corner as well as a very light touch under the brow.

Ready In A Rush | My Five Minute Face

Being rushed in the morning to get all the things done that you need to before you have to get out the door and on with what your day entails can be a struggle for everyone. Some days I just find myself wondering where the time has gone, and realize I need to get myself publicly presentable in only a matter of minutes. 

The look may change slightly (specifically my lip color of choice), but in general these are the products I use to get my face and hair looking fresh and awake without taking up any extra time. 

When time is of the essence I love to reach for a BB Cream. I've really enjoyed this Loreal Skin Beautifier BB - it primes, perfects, hydrates and corrects. It leaves my skin looking good and natural, but much improved on my bare face. Once I've applied my base I have to reach for a good concealer. The one I love to reach for is the Maybelline Age Rewind because it conceals my under eye circles, and also does a nice light cover up of any blemishes I may have going on. 

Brows are a must for me, I just don't feel like I look right if I don't give my brows a quick fill in. This Revlon Brow Fantasy is the quickest and best for the job, and there has been a reason I've been raving about it constantly lately. It's both a pencil and brow gel, so it seriously doesn't get any easier than this two in one product. 

To wake myself up a little more I like to add just a touch of color to my eyelids, and the easiest way for me to do that is with a cream product. You all know I love my Mac Paint Pots, but I adore the Maybelline Color Tattoos as well - today I used the shade 'Bad to the Bronze', simply applied with my finger tips. 

We're almost there, next is mascara. Obviously any mascara will work the exact same, I've just been really love this Miss Manga mascara from Loreal. When it comes down to it I can really skip the cream shadow step, but there is absolutely no skipping mascara for me, I truly don't feel human without it. 

Finally I like to add a touch of color and moisture to my lips, and my favorite product for being able to accomplish both is the Revlon Lip Butters - today I went with the shade 'sweet tart'. Once I've gotten all that done I spray some dry shampoo through my hair to freshen it up and then do my go to quick hair style of a couple bobby pins to pin my hair half up. 

There you have it! The products I use and steps involved in me getting ready in a rush! 

Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous Foundation | Review

Hello all! I know it's been quite a long while since I've done any sort of foundation review/demo on the blog and since I mentioned this foundation was a November favorite of mine I decided a full review was in order. 

I bought this after seeing Makeup by TiffanyD talk about it in this video and rave about how much she was enjoying it. Lets be serious, if it's good enough for Tiffany, I'm certain it's good enough for me! 

The Claim

The product is described as a 'fresh complexion oil free foundation'. 

"One simple step for a flawless, natural look that lasts all day. The formula blends easily to even skin tone and reduces shine all day."

Bare face 

I actually decided doing this post now would be beneficial as well as I've been experiencing a lot more redness than normal around my nose and cheeks, and I've also been quite sleep deprived lately, so my dark circles are quite pronounced. I thought this would be the perfect way to display how well the foundation covers on its own.

After foundation

It does an amazing job of covering up imperfections, reducing redness, and disguising discoloration. I only used about a pea size amount, maybe a touch more to cover my entire face. To blend this product out I've tried several different foundation brushes as well as my finger tips. I've found there is really no wrong way to apply this, no matter what way I choose to go about it, it always ends up looking amazing. Today I just used my Real Techniques buffing brush. 

The product is super easy to blend out and almost melts into the skin for a super natural true skin looking finish. It is extremely light weight, but at the same time provides a good medium coverage. 

Full makeup

I find this product has extremely amazing lasting power (for my skin I would say between 8-10 hours), and I find this is the only foundation I own that I don't need to set with a powder for the long wearing result if I so choose.

What else I wore on my face

All in all I give this product two really big thumbs up! If you've yet to try it I highly recommend running out and picking one up. They have a great shade range, and the price point of 6-8$CAD is just one more reason you need to give this a shot.


Tried this for yourself yet? Let me know what you think of it, I love hearing other peoples opinions on products! 

FOTD - July 1st 2012

(photo taken on my iPhone) 

Toasted - all over the lid 

(this is probably my favorite color out of the whole Naked 1 palette!) 

Naked - used to blend into the crease 

I've done this eyeshadow look so many times over the past month or so especially. I love it because it's really flattering to my blue eyes, and also super easy to pull off, even on an every day basis. 

For the rest of my face I went very light, I decided to not use foundation at all. 

Face;

Rimmel Fix and Perfect Foundation Primer

Maybelline Age Rewind Under Eye Concealer 

Mac MSF Natural 

Mac Blush in Fleet Fast

Eyes;

UD Primer Potion Original

UD Naked 1 e/s in Toasted & Naked

Loreal Carbon Black Liner

Maybelline Falsies Mascara 

xo, Hannah

FOTD Thursday June 28th

(For my base I used Bare Study Paint Pot by Mac - silly me I forgot to include it in the picture!)

Eyes;

Mac Quarry e/s

Mac Mineralize e/s Twilight Falls (this shadow was limited edition, but essentially any dark purply-plum would do for this look)

Covergirl Champagne e/s 

Maybelline Eyestudio Blackest Black Gel Liner

Covergirl Lashblast 24hr

Lips;

Rimmel Exaggerate lip liner in 030 Natural 

Loreal Color Riche l/s in 235 Nude

Hope you enjoyed this look - I personally loved it and got several compliments throughout the day on it as well. Also, the lip combo I used is my go-to combo at the moment, I absolutely love that Loreal lipstick! 

Until next time! 

xo, Hannah

Burnt Orange FOTD: Tuesday June 26th

Products Used;

Urban Decay Primer Potion - Eden

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Dark Brown

Orange e/s from Coastal Scents 76 Combo Palette 

Mac e/s Soft Brown

Mac e/s Mulch

Urban Decay e/s Dark Horse (Naked 1)

Mac e/s Honey Lust

Urban Decay e/s Virgin (Naked 1)

Loreal Liquid Liner - Brown Topaz

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara

I don't ever do many face of the day posts as I feel I do many of the same looks, can you tell I love neutrals? I am going to make an effort to do better at this though and in doing so, use it as motivation to switch up my mundane routine of simple brown shadows!

xo, Hannah

Get Ready With Me: Taupe Smokes

Products I Used

Eyes
- Urban Decay Primer Potion (eden)
- Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow (tough as taupe)
- MAC e/s (copperplate)
- MAC e/s (quarry)
- MAC e/s (naked lunch)
- MAC e/s (mylar)
- Naked Palette 1 e/s (sidecar)
- Loreal Carbon Black Liner
- Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Face
- Nars Laguna Bronzer
- Rimmel Blush (peach sorbet)

Lips
- Revlon l/s Soft Nude

Hope you guys like this look,

xo, Hannah

Get Ready With Me: My Baby Shower Makeup

Products Used;

[Face]

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

Garnier Anti Dark Circle Roller

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

Rimmel Brow Pencil

Nars Laguna Bronzer

MAC Blush in Melba

Hard Candy Bronzer (use as a highlight) 

[Eyes]

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC e/s Soft Brown

UD Naked 1 e/s Sin

UD Naked 1 e/s Smog

UD Naked 1 e/s Virgin

UD Naked 1 e/s Sidecar 

Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black Liner

Covergirl 24hr Mascara

xo, Hannah

Face of the Day: Taupe Eye

My face of the day for Monday April 23rd 2012. 

FOTD January 22nd

Face

Garnier dark circle minimizing under eye roller

Maybelline Fit Me foundation

Maybelline Fit Me concealer

Maybelline Fit Me pressed powder 

Eyes

Urban Decay eyeshadow primer

Mac painterly paint pot

Grain e/s 

Cork e/s

Almay liquid liner

Maybelline Illegal length mascara

Lips

Revlon lip butter 

If you have any questions or would like to see a review on any of the products mentioned, please let me know in the comments! 

xoxo