Makeup is freaking expensive. I never realized how much of an investment makeup was until I got obsessed with it. On my journey with makeup, I've encountered several dupes that I thought would prove beneficial to someone whose looking for amazing quality products without breaking the bank along with products that I think provide quality in general. I'll list them out and you can check them out for yourself. I'll insert photos later.
1) Mac Diva vs Wet N Wild Cherry Bomb
2) Coastal Scents Revealed Palette vs Naked Palettes 1 & 2
3) Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette vs Naked Palette 3
4) La Splash Cosmetics Latte Confession vs Lime Crime Riot
5) Sleek Rose Gold Blush vs Nars Orgasm
6) MakeupGeek Cocoa Bear vs Mac Brown Script
7) Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro vs Lorac Pro Palette
8) Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro 2 vs Lorac Pro 2 Palette
9) ELF eyelid primer
10) Makeup Revolution I<3 Makeup vs Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
11) Wet N Wild Vamp it Up vs Mac Cyber
12) Mac Candy Yum Yum vs Milani Rose Hip
13) Wet N Wild Sugar Plum Fairy vs Mac Rebel
14) Makeup For Ever HD Foundation vs Revlon Colorstay Foundation
15) Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
16) MakeupGeek eyeshadow brushes
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
MakeupGeek Eyesahdows Review & Swatches
Ok, so recently I splurged on some eyeshadows from the company Makeup Geek. For those of you who don't know, Makeup Geek(MUG), was started by Marlena, a beauty guru/youtuber that is basically the "it" girl to the makeup youtube world. She started it all and fortunately, has been able to start her own line of MUG makeup that includes things such as eyeshadows, pigments, blushes, and brushes.
Her eyeshadows are fairly cheap ESPECIALLY for the amazing pigmentation and quality. The shadows are extremely buttery but strong enough to minimize fallout, and they last a long time without creasing, with or without primer. This is from experience, if you have oily eyelids I would strongly suggest using a primer regardless of company.
The eyeshadows retail individually for $5.99 each, which is an awesome and affordable price point for these above-and-beyond eyeshadows. I have yet to find someone, that I know personally, that has customized their z-palette with MUG eyeshadows so maybe this review will change that.
They also sell a new formulation of eyeshadows known as foiled eyeshadows. They are supposedly a powder cream hybrid and extremely shiny and glamorous so if you're a fan of satin and sparkly finishes, definitely check those out. Unfortunately, my foiled shadows haven't arrived yet, but when they do, I'll put up a post about them. They retail for $9.99 each.
MUG contains many near dupes of MAC eyeshadows which are $10 a pop for a refill pan and $18 for their regular eyeshadows that you find in their non pro stores, so if you're looking to splurge on Mac, I suggest you check MUG out first especially because I find that a lot of the Mac shadows are over hyped and either a hit or miss when it comes to pigmentation. Even though Mac has a greater variety of shades, MUG will soon put out a new line of eyeshadows for the spring season.
The cool thing is you can buy the shadows in magnetized pans which allow you to customize your own z palette, they just stick on inside the palette, which I did; or you can buy them in individual pods, that are more expensive of course.
Now onto my swatches. I've broken them down between two z palettes, one for neutrals and the other one for colors. I'm going to go through them individually and tell you what I think of each.
I'm gonna start off from the neutrals palette I created. Most of these shadows lean a bit to the warm side, but there are plenty of cool toned/neutral shades on the website. I just prefer warmer tones.
Beaches & Cream: this is a nude matte with peach undertones, it can be used as a brow bone highlight or a blending color, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Creme Brulee: a nude cream matte with peach and brown undertones, reminds me of Mac's Tete a Tint, a slight bit more warmth and brown than Beaches & cream, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Cocoa Bear: this is a dupe of Mac's Brown Script, I prefer this due to the price point and because personally, it applies more smoothly, it is a cocoa chocolate brown with reddish undertones, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Mocha: this is a cool toned neutral brown matte, reminds me of Mac's cooler toned Ground Brown, I use this as a substitute for black for the day time smokey eyes, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Pretentious: a beautiful bronze gold satin, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Shimma Shimma: a very buttery neutral white champagne satin, perfect for the inner eye, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Prom Night: a satin grayish taupe satin with purple undertones, it's a cool toned shade but I love it for smokey gray eyes, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Glamorous: a honey gold satin, reminds me of Mac's Amber Lights, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Goddess: an orangey gold satin, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Brown Sugar: a chocolate brown satin, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Corrupt: the darkest blackest matte eyeshadow I've ever encountered, it swatched gritty but applies rather smoothly to the eyes, however it requires a steady hand
Drama Queen: a very lovely dark purple satin that almost comes off as black when applied with purple duochrome, love this, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Dirty Martini: a dirty green matte with olive undertones, I like this because I don't have many green eyeshadows, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Envy: a dark green satin with hints of black, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
www.makeupgeek.com
---Mehrab xoxo
Her eyeshadows are fairly cheap ESPECIALLY for the amazing pigmentation and quality. The shadows are extremely buttery but strong enough to minimize fallout, and they last a long time without creasing, with or without primer. This is from experience, if you have oily eyelids I would strongly suggest using a primer regardless of company.
The eyeshadows retail individually for $5.99 each, which is an awesome and affordable price point for these above-and-beyond eyeshadows. I have yet to find someone, that I know personally, that has customized their z-palette with MUG eyeshadows so maybe this review will change that.
They also sell a new formulation of eyeshadows known as foiled eyeshadows. They are supposedly a powder cream hybrid and extremely shiny and glamorous so if you're a fan of satin and sparkly finishes, definitely check those out. Unfortunately, my foiled shadows haven't arrived yet, but when they do, I'll put up a post about them. They retail for $9.99 each.
MUG contains many near dupes of MAC eyeshadows which are $10 a pop for a refill pan and $18 for their regular eyeshadows that you find in their non pro stores, so if you're looking to splurge on Mac, I suggest you check MUG out first especially because I find that a lot of the Mac shadows are over hyped and either a hit or miss when it comes to pigmentation. Even though Mac has a greater variety of shades, MUG will soon put out a new line of eyeshadows for the spring season.
The cool thing is you can buy the shadows in magnetized pans which allow you to customize your own z palette, they just stick on inside the palette, which I did; or you can buy them in individual pods, that are more expensive of course.
Now onto my swatches. I've broken them down between two z palettes, one for neutrals and the other one for colors. I'm going to go through them individually and tell you what I think of each.
Row 1(L to R): Beaches & Cream, Creme Brulee, Cocoa Bear, Mocha, Pretentious
Row 2(L to R): Shimma Shimma, Prom night, Glamorous, Goddess, Brown Sugar
Row 3: Corrupt
I'm gonna start off from the neutrals palette I created. Most of these shadows lean a bit to the warm side, but there are plenty of cool toned/neutral shades on the website. I just prefer warmer tones.
Beaches & Cream: this is a nude matte with peach undertones, it can be used as a brow bone highlight or a blending color, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Creme Brulee: a nude cream matte with peach and brown undertones, reminds me of Mac's Tete a Tint, a slight bit more warmth and brown than Beaches & cream, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Cocoa Bear: this is a dupe of Mac's Brown Script, I prefer this due to the price point and because personally, it applies more smoothly, it is a cocoa chocolate brown with reddish undertones, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Mocha: this is a cool toned neutral brown matte, reminds me of Mac's cooler toned Ground Brown, I use this as a substitute for black for the day time smokey eyes, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Pretentious: a beautiful bronze gold satin, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Shimma Shimma: a very buttery neutral white champagne satin, perfect for the inner eye, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Prom Night: a satin grayish taupe satin with purple undertones, it's a cool toned shade but I love it for smokey gray eyes, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Glamorous: a honey gold satin, reminds me of Mac's Amber Lights, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Goddess: an orangey gold satin, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Brown Sugar: a chocolate brown satin, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Corrupt: the darkest blackest matte eyeshadow I've ever encountered, it swatched gritty but applies rather smoothly to the eyes, however it requires a steady hand
Top to Bottom: Corrupt, Brown Sugar, Goddess, Glamorous, Prom Night, Pretentious, Mocha, Cocoa Bear, Creme Brulee, Beaches & Cream
Now on to the colorful shadows, these contain some of my favorite color shadows out of all of my palette collection due to pigmentation and because I've never seen the shades duplicated anywhere else.
Row 1(L to R): Cupcake, Mango Tango, Cosmopolitan, Bitten, and Razzleberry
Row 2(L to R): Unexpected, Drama Queen, Dirty Martini, and Envy
Cupcake: a neutral taupey pink matte, reminds me of Urban Decay's Naked 3 Nooner but a slight more pinky, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Mango Tango: a vibrant pink matte with warm red and orange undertones, this color is eyecatching but not too crazy, a beautiful crease color, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Cosmopolitan: these types of shades are my obsession, this is a peach pink gold duochrome satin, similar to Anastasia Beverly Hills China Rose and Mac's Expensive Pink; however this is more pigmented than Mac and more gold than Anastasia, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Bitten: a deep berry burgundy matte, one of a kind in my collection, chalky pigmentation, tons of fallout but it's worth the buy because it still applies beautifully when applied patiently
Razzleberry: ohmygod THIS SHADE THO, it's a raspberry pink with red undertones and gold flakes of glitter, when you pack it on, the glitter shows but when you apply it by spreading it around, the glitter falls off which is unfortunate, this has tons of fallout but once again, it's one of a kind
Unexpected: a taupey purple matte, this and Cupcake combined probably would create a color similar to N3 Nooner, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Drama Queen: a very lovely dark purple satin that almost comes off as black when applied with purple duochrome, love this, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Dirty Martini: a dirty green matte with olive undertones, I like this because I don't have many green eyeshadows, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Envy: a dark green satin with hints of black, smooth application, amazing pigmentation
Top to Bottom: Envy, Dirty Martini, Drama Queen, Unexpected, Razzleberry, Cupcake, Mango Tango, Cosmopolitan, and Bitten
There you have it! My review and swatches of each of these shadows. I am not affiliated with MUG and I bought these shadows with my own money.
Go here to check them out! They also have reviews, tutorials, and a makeup/idea gallery for tons of products other than MUG:www.makeupgeek.com
---Mehrab xoxo
Saturday, February 21, 2015
3 Tricks to avoid eating mindlessly
Before I get started, let me just say it means so much to me that so many of you have been showing support and giving me feedback about my blog. It's very sweet and thoughtful! Oh and sorry for the absence, I've been super busy these past 3 days but I'm back.
I know everyone eats mindlessly, whether it's because you have nothing to do or because you catch yourself finishing a whole bag of party size chips while watching television. I also find myself to crave food even after eating a meal. Here's some advice on how to avoid that unwanted and undesired eating:
1) Chew gum: this helps a ton. It gets your mouth moving and keeps it busy, therefore you don't feel the need or urge to eat. Plus the slight flavor of the gum may satisfy some craving your brain might be looking for
2) Exercise: you may be "hungry" because the reward pathways in your brain are starving of dopamine, thus working out can work as a reward to your brain and satisfy that unwanted craving. Not only does this reward your brain, it'll leave you happier and healthier.
3) Eat food with a high water content such as celery or apples: the fibrous texture of these foods will keep your mouth busy and burning calories and quench any bad cravings you may be seeking. Plus some studies show that you burn more calories chewing celery than you eat when eating celery.
I know everyone eats mindlessly, whether it's because you have nothing to do or because you catch yourself finishing a whole bag of party size chips while watching television. I also find myself to crave food even after eating a meal. Here's some advice on how to avoid that unwanted and undesired eating:
1) Chew gum: this helps a ton. It gets your mouth moving and keeps it busy, therefore you don't feel the need or urge to eat. Plus the slight flavor of the gum may satisfy some craving your brain might be looking for
2) Exercise: you may be "hungry" because the reward pathways in your brain are starving of dopamine, thus working out can work as a reward to your brain and satisfy that unwanted craving. Not only does this reward your brain, it'll leave you happier and healthier.
3) Eat food with a high water content such as celery or apples: the fibrous texture of these foods will keep your mouth busy and burning calories and quench any bad cravings you may be seeking. Plus some studies show that you burn more calories chewing celery than you eat when eating celery.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
5 Delicious Drinks that stimulate weight loss
These are my go to drinks on an everyday basis, they boost metabolism and help to burn fat. The best thing about these is that they are extremely delicious!
1) the obvious one: cold water! The chilling effect causes your body to warm itself thus boosting metabolism; the same goes for showers, if you start your shower with 30 seconds of the coldest water possible, your body will boost metabolism and you'll see results if you do this everyday.
2) watermelon juice: perfect for the spring time, watermelon contains arginine which promotes fat burn and prevents fat storage! And it's totally delicious!
3) green tea: this has many provided benefits like fat loss, cancer prevention, and proper brain functioning; it contains antioxidants and nutrients that help build your body! I like mine iced with pure came sugar and honey
4) a banana smoothie with cinnamon: this is one of my top drinks! It's sweet, contains my favorite fruit, and makes your body feel good. Banana contains vitamin b and magnesium, which helps weight loss while the cinnamon hypes your metabolism! 2 birds, 1 stone
5) berry yummy smoothie: this one is a special of mine; 1/3 raspberries, 1/3 blueberries, a small banana, 1/3 pineapple and water depending on how thick you like your smoothies! This has antioxidants and contains nutrients that block fat uptake!
That's my list of healthy/delicious smoothies! They really do work! I have tried and fallen in love with these 5 :D let me know what you think lovelies
Oh and if you haven't yet, the post before this one has a list of tips on how to lose weight effectively so feel free to read up on that :)
1) the obvious one: cold water! The chilling effect causes your body to warm itself thus boosting metabolism; the same goes for showers, if you start your shower with 30 seconds of the coldest water possible, your body will boost metabolism and you'll see results if you do this everyday.
2) watermelon juice: perfect for the spring time, watermelon contains arginine which promotes fat burn and prevents fat storage! And it's totally delicious!
3) green tea: this has many provided benefits like fat loss, cancer prevention, and proper brain functioning; it contains antioxidants and nutrients that help build your body! I like mine iced with pure came sugar and honey
4) a banana smoothie with cinnamon: this is one of my top drinks! It's sweet, contains my favorite fruit, and makes your body feel good. Banana contains vitamin b and magnesium, which helps weight loss while the cinnamon hypes your metabolism! 2 birds, 1 stone
5) berry yummy smoothie: this one is a special of mine; 1/3 raspberries, 1/3 blueberries, a small banana, 1/3 pineapple and water depending on how thick you like your smoothies! This has antioxidants and contains nutrients that block fat uptake!
That's my list of healthy/delicious smoothies! They really do work! I have tried and fallen in love with these 5 :D let me know what you think lovelies
Oh and if you haven't yet, the post before this one has a list of tips on how to lose weight effectively so feel free to read up on that :)
Monday, February 16, 2015
Simple tips on dieting and losing weight
As many of you know, I used to be obese. Even though I was bullied for it, I didn't start wanting to lose weight till I realized how unhealthy I felt about myself. I figured I'd list out some tips and tricks to losing weight effectively. Hopefully this will change someone's life :)
I know at first you may seem skeptical, but take it from me. I used to weigh 170 lbs in high school and now 6 years after I first started losing weight, I've constantly remained at about 100lbs.
1) Change your outlook. Stop being pessimistic and take it a day at a time. Wake up every day and tell yourself you can change and you will change.
2) Drink more water. I know there are some people out there that say they drink enough, but regardless, increase your water intake. Drink AT LEAST 8-10 glasses of preferably cold water a day. I say cold water because it tends to make your body work to keep yourself warm thus giving yourself a mini calorie boost.
3) Reduce meal size and increase frequency. Try to eat 5-6 small meals instead of 3 large ones a day; try to have dinner by 8, at the latest. My usual meal plan used to be:
-Quaker Maple & Sugar Oatmeal with Almond Milk, and 1 cup of whole milk with 1/4 cup of coffee, and a fruit of some sort (apple)
-Scrambled eggs and a can of tuna with black pepper and chili flakes with an orange and 2 cups of water
-handful of almonds and a salad with honey
-roasted turkey sandwich on rye bread, with white american cheese, lettuce, tomato, and peppers
-baked tilapia with onions, lemon zest, and cilantro
Yes, I would eat this every day. Not the same thing, sometimes I'd substitute salmon for tilapia, I would eat a Boca burger from Publix instead of the turkey sandwich, I would add meat to my salad, or whatnot. But the general gist of it is: EAT HEALTHY.
4) Make sure you're getting enough proteins and carbs in your diet, and good fats. If you decrease your fats too much, you'll be prone to weight gain later on.
5) Give in to temptation. If you crave sweets or junk food. Give in. Eat a tiny piece of chocolate (not the whole bar), eat a handful of chips (not the whole bag). Or you can just eat a sweet fruit to trick your mind into thinking it got what it was craving. In the long run, you will be happier with your weight loss and more efficient at keeping at it than if you were to completely cut out sweets from your diet.
6) Workout. Cardio. Muscle. Combo. It doesn't matter. Switch it up from day to day to keep your body confused. Run on the treadmill for 30 minutes one day and then do squats and abs the next day. Always keep your body guessing because the last thing we need is hitting a weightloss plateau.
Remember: it takes 28 days to form a habit, so keep going :) you'll see progress eventually.
P.S. I will be writing more in depth about weightloss so keep your eyes out!
I know at first you may seem skeptical, but take it from me. I used to weigh 170 lbs in high school and now 6 years after I first started losing weight, I've constantly remained at about 100lbs.
1) Change your outlook. Stop being pessimistic and take it a day at a time. Wake up every day and tell yourself you can change and you will change.
2) Drink more water. I know there are some people out there that say they drink enough, but regardless, increase your water intake. Drink AT LEAST 8-10 glasses of preferably cold water a day. I say cold water because it tends to make your body work to keep yourself warm thus giving yourself a mini calorie boost.
3) Reduce meal size and increase frequency. Try to eat 5-6 small meals instead of 3 large ones a day; try to have dinner by 8, at the latest. My usual meal plan used to be:
-Quaker Maple & Sugar Oatmeal with Almond Milk, and 1 cup of whole milk with 1/4 cup of coffee, and a fruit of some sort (apple)
-Scrambled eggs and a can of tuna with black pepper and chili flakes with an orange and 2 cups of water
-handful of almonds and a salad with honey
-roasted turkey sandwich on rye bread, with white american cheese, lettuce, tomato, and peppers
-baked tilapia with onions, lemon zest, and cilantro
Yes, I would eat this every day. Not the same thing, sometimes I'd substitute salmon for tilapia, I would eat a Boca burger from Publix instead of the turkey sandwich, I would add meat to my salad, or whatnot. But the general gist of it is: EAT HEALTHY.
4) Make sure you're getting enough proteins and carbs in your diet, and good fats. If you decrease your fats too much, you'll be prone to weight gain later on.
5) Give in to temptation. If you crave sweets or junk food. Give in. Eat a tiny piece of chocolate (not the whole bar), eat a handful of chips (not the whole bag). Or you can just eat a sweet fruit to trick your mind into thinking it got what it was craving. In the long run, you will be happier with your weight loss and more efficient at keeping at it than if you were to completely cut out sweets from your diet.
6) Workout. Cardio. Muscle. Combo. It doesn't matter. Switch it up from day to day to keep your body confused. Run on the treadmill for 30 minutes one day and then do squats and abs the next day. Always keep your body guessing because the last thing we need is hitting a weightloss plateau.
Remember: it takes 28 days to form a habit, so keep going :) you'll see progress eventually.
P.S. I will be writing more in depth about weightloss so keep your eyes out!
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Tarte Tartelette Palette Review, Swatches, & Tutorial
Today's review brings to you the new Spring 2015 Tartelette Palette by Tarte. This palette consists of 12 beautiful, versatile, highly pigmented matte shadows that range from white to black. The only things missing are shimmers and satins which I don't mind because the Naked palettes give me an excess of those.
This palette can be purchased at Sephora and Ulta for $44.00 which is great for the quality and amount of product you get with this palette!
This palette can be purchased at Sephora and Ulta for $44.00 which is great for the quality and amount of product you get with this palette!
It comes in a travel-friendly compact case and includes 12 beautiful eyeshades; they range from cool neutrals to warm neutrals and essentially makes up for what Urban Decay's Naked Palettes lack in matte shades.
SHADES:
Free spirit: yellowish cream matte
Force of nature: peachy matte
Dreamer: light chocolate brown matte
Multi tasker: dark chocolate brown matte
Caregiver: powdery pink matte
Natural beauty: taupe plum matte
Best friend: puple plum matte
Bombshell: a deep plum matte
Super mom: cooler toned pinkish cream
Wanderer: neutral cocoa brown matte
Power Player: grayish taupe matte
Fashionista: flat black matte
SHADES:
Free spirit: yellowish cream matte
Force of nature: peachy matte
Dreamer: light chocolate brown matte
Multi tasker: dark chocolate brown matte
Caregiver: powdery pink matte
Natural beauty: taupe plum matte
Best friend: puple plum matte
Bombshell: a deep plum matte
Super mom: cooler toned pinkish cream
Wanderer: neutral cocoa brown matte
Power Player: grayish taupe matte
Fashionista: flat black matte
The Palette also comes with two suggested looks for beginners which is great!
Swatches
Bottom to Top(Free spirit, force of nature, dreamer, multi tasker, caregiver, natural beauty, best friend, bombshell, super mom, wanderer, power player, fashionista)
Swatches with flash
I also came up with a look with this Palette which showed up very well on me!
How to create this look:
Prime eyes (ELF eyelid primer)
Use a medium eyeshadow brush and sweep caregiver all over the lid
Use a blending brush and thoroughly blend best friend and natural beauty into the crease
Take fashionista on an eyeliner brush and buff it into the lower lash line along with wanderer
Sweep super mom onto the brow bone
It's a super simple look!
I would HIGHLY recommend picking this palette up due to the amazing arrays of mattes in this palette; it's perfect for creating a day or night look but if you need satins or glitter, then you'll have to buy another palette to pair with this.
Thanks for reading!
---Mehrab Hashin <3
Friday, February 13, 2015
Naked 3 Palette Swatches, Review, & Tutorial in honor of Galentine's Day
Galentine's/Valentine's is in about 2 hours. The chocolate. The flowers. The romance. The desperation. The tears. It's finally here! So I've created 2 looks using the beloved Naked 3 palette, one for day and the other for night.
As you all know, Urban Decay has come out with 3 Naked palettes known for there neutral shades. The Naked 3 contains 12 neutral rose gold shades that look amazing on nearly every skin tone. I've heard that people with pink undertones have a difficult time sometimes but I can assure you that the looks I've created won't magnify that "pink eye" problem.
THE BASICS:
Naked 3 Palette ($54)
Comes with 12 neutral rose gold shades
-Strange: a matte cream
-Dust: a very chalky glittery pink (use with a wet brush unless you want to be a disco ball)
-Burnout: a satin taupey pink
-Limit: a matte taupey pink, Nooner's lighter sister
-Buzz: a beautiful rose pink shimmer
-Trick: a subtle rose gold with little sparkles
-Nooner: a darker taupey pink, very beautiful matte crease color
-Liar: a taupey pink like Burnout but a tad more pink
-Factory: a shimmery taupe with dark brown
-Mugshot: a silverish taupe
-Darkside: a brownish shimmer
-Blackheart: black with reddish pink glitter, makes it look like a purplish red (my FAV)
It also contains a double-ended shadow and liner brush
Hopefully you can see from these unprimed swatches on my arm that these rose gold colours show up quite well even on medium skin tones. My initial thought when I bought this palette was "Oh oh..I'm screwed, I can't wear these shades," but after playing with them I realized just how beautifully they can appear on indian skin despite the pinks being a little shimmery.
I highly recommend this palette for people with the darkest, lightest, and anything in between skin tones because UD did a really amazing job coming up with a palette that contains rose gold neutrals suited for many skin tones. I am in love with this palette.
TUTORIAL on creating this look:
Steps:
I primed my face with ELF lavendar primer and then used Revlon Colorstay's foundation to suit my skin tone. I primed my lids with ELF's eyelid primer.
Take your eyeshadow brush and apply Trick, the gold shade, all over your lid.
Then take your blending brush and apply Limit on your crease, blending it back and forth
Afterwards take your blending brush again and apply Nooner to your crease but try to keep the depth of Nooner towards the outer end
Apply Strange with either your finger or angled brush into your inner eye
And last, take Blackheart on an eyeliner brush and smudge it into your lower lash line
I completed this look by tight lining my upper eye with eyeliner and then adding mascara.
My lips have been outlined with Jordana's lip liner in berry to create a fuller look, I then applied Mac's Mehr, and dabbed on Mac's Ruby Woo on top to create a bit more reddish color
I contoured my face with Anastasia Beverly Hill's Contour kit in light to medium
I also filled in my brows with the Lorac Pro's brown shade of eyeshadow
Tutorial on creating this look:
The foundation and priming steps are the same as the above look
First apply Burnout with an eyeshadow brush all over your lid
Then gently brush Buzz, into the center of your lid to create a pop of glittery pink
Next, take an angled brush and apply Blackheart to your inner and outer eye very carefully, try to slowly brush it upwards towards your crease
Take a blending brush and buff it out to create a smokey allure
Then, take your blending brush again, and using Nooner, blend out your crease
Complete the look by going in once again with Buzz and making sure it's popping out of the black
I ended up lining my lower lash line with UD's Electric Palette's Savage and their 24/7 Perversion liner in black
My lips are lined and filled in with Jordana's lip liner in berry
I really hope you find these looks useful :)
Thanks for reading!
---Mehrab Hashin :)
As you all know, Urban Decay has come out with 3 Naked palettes known for there neutral shades. The Naked 3 contains 12 neutral rose gold shades that look amazing on nearly every skin tone. I've heard that people with pink undertones have a difficult time sometimes but I can assure you that the looks I've created won't magnify that "pink eye" problem.
THE BASICS:
Naked 3 Palette ($54)
Comes with 12 neutral rose gold shades
-Strange: a matte cream
-Dust: a very chalky glittery pink (use with a wet brush unless you want to be a disco ball)
-Burnout: a satin taupey pink
-Limit: a matte taupey pink, Nooner's lighter sister
-Buzz: a beautiful rose pink shimmer
-Trick: a subtle rose gold with little sparkles
-Nooner: a darker taupey pink, very beautiful matte crease color
-Liar: a taupey pink like Burnout but a tad more pink
-Factory: a shimmery taupe with dark brown
-Mugshot: a silverish taupe
-Darkside: a brownish shimmer
-Blackheart: black with reddish pink glitter, makes it look like a purplish red (my FAV)
It also contains a double-ended shadow and liner brush
Top to Bottom: Blackheart, Darkside, Mugshot, Factory, Liar, Nooner, Trick, Buzz, Limit, Burnout, Dust, and Strange
L to R (Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit)
L to R (Buzz, Trick, Nooner, and Liar)
L to R (Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, and Blackheart)
Hopefully you can see from these unprimed swatches on my arm that these rose gold colours show up quite well even on medium skin tones. My initial thought when I bought this palette was "Oh oh..I'm screwed, I can't wear these shades," but after playing with them I realized just how beautifully they can appear on indian skin despite the pinks being a little shimmery.
I highly recommend this palette for people with the darkest, lightest, and anything in between skin tones because UD did a really amazing job coming up with a palette that contains rose gold neutrals suited for many skin tones. I am in love with this palette.
TUTORIAL on creating this look:
Steps:
I primed my face with ELF lavendar primer and then used Revlon Colorstay's foundation to suit my skin tone. I primed my lids with ELF's eyelid primer.
Take your eyeshadow brush and apply Trick, the gold shade, all over your lid.
Then take your blending brush and apply Limit on your crease, blending it back and forth
Afterwards take your blending brush again and apply Nooner to your crease but try to keep the depth of Nooner towards the outer end
Apply Strange with either your finger or angled brush into your inner eye
And last, take Blackheart on an eyeliner brush and smudge it into your lower lash line
I completed this look by tight lining my upper eye with eyeliner and then adding mascara.
My lips have been outlined with Jordana's lip liner in berry to create a fuller look, I then applied Mac's Mehr, and dabbed on Mac's Ruby Woo on top to create a bit more reddish color
I contoured my face with Anastasia Beverly Hill's Contour kit in light to medium
I also filled in my brows with the Lorac Pro's brown shade of eyeshadow
Tutorial on creating this look:
The foundation and priming steps are the same as the above look
First apply Burnout with an eyeshadow brush all over your lid
Then gently brush Buzz, into the center of your lid to create a pop of glittery pink
Next, take an angled brush and apply Blackheart to your inner and outer eye very carefully, try to slowly brush it upwards towards your crease
Take a blending brush and buff it out to create a smokey allure
Then, take your blending brush again, and using Nooner, blend out your crease
Complete the look by going in once again with Buzz and making sure it's popping out of the black
I ended up lining my lower lash line with UD's Electric Palette's Savage and their 24/7 Perversion liner in black
My lips are lined and filled in with Jordana's lip liner in berry
I really hope you find these looks useful :)
Thanks for reading!
---Mehrab Hashin :)
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