Monday, May 9, 2011

Inspirational Words: Bag Lady

Morning,

Today I woke up with same feeling that I usually feel when I wake up,  tension. I won't go to far into it out of respect , but I know that I am not the only one waking up angry every morning . (This tension is coming up on its one year anniversary!)  We have all been through things with people in our lives, which we have no control over. However, we can control how these conflicts effect us.  I know for a fact the person I'm upset with  is not waking up tense everyday, but I am ( not fair lol!).  After listening to Erykah  Badu song  Bag Lady it made me really think about how I'm hurting myself by holding on to this situation .  Harboring  negative feelings or events only hurt you. So, if you got  to scream it out, write it out, talk it out with someone. Do it. Let it go and be free.


Wednesday, May 4, 2011

GG Makeup : Serena

The effortlessly beautiful Blake Lively plays Serena Van Der Woodson.


Main deets of her makeup uniform
1. Dewy skin (supple and moist looking)
2. Striking eyes

To achieve her look and any other makeup look make sure to implement a good facial washing routine.

Face
To achieve the dewy skin of Ms. Van Der Woodson use a tinted moisturizer , like Mark get tinted moisturzer to give you light coverage , which creates  a  nautral looking face. If you need a heavier coverage  either opt for a concealor  to cover imprefections , or try a heavier formula foundation to go over the problem areas. This way you keep the barely there makeup plus have the  coverage you need.

Serena is also has a very warm sun kiss complexion . No matter your skin color anyone can use bronzer to add warmth to their faces. A great one to use is  by Mark called  Glowdacious Illuminating Powder . This is a great bronzer just like the higher end brands and it comes in various shades to compliment every  skin tone.

To add a pretty  flush to the face use a  blush like Mark's  Good Glowing custom pick powder blush in Golden Glo or Sun Love Glo .
Lastly, conceal undereye circles to complete the  fresh awake look.


Eyes

Blake has a very sultry eye look that is very simple to create and can be worn day or night.

She uses pastel and golden colors to highlight her eyes, and brown eyeliner  to define her eye shape. The most important tool is her mascara to darken and length her length.  . Try

Mark Mini Mark it stick hook up stick for eyes in color Gold Opal and Cocoa Bean and
Superextend mascara in blackest black.

Lips

She plays it very simple with the lips usually a very soft pink or daring with a red lipstick. A great product that will get you long lasting color by Mark Gloss Gorgeous Stay on Lip Stain . This product goes on as a lip gloss and wears to a stain so very long lasting , plus is comes in four different shades. For this look try bare and lolli.

Check out the tutorial below to see how this look is applied.


Check out my website to achieve this look.










Gossip Girl makeup

Morning Everyone!

Anyone who watches Gossip Girl is usually blinded by the fashion and drama. But, what about the makeup? Each actress has her own unique makeup uniform. Yes, I said uniform because they typically wear this youthful look on the show and red carpet events. What I love about their  makeup is that it's very youthful and even when you see the stars without their  make up uniform,  they look exactly the same. No big tranformations  like with J.lo or Miley Cyrus. Also, having a makeup uniform look is great for everyone  because no matter the trend , you have a go to look that will always look effortless and flawless which is the objective of makeup anyway.

This week is Gossip girl makeup using affordable MARK/AVON products!