Tutorial | Simple and Polished Silver Eye with Nude Lip

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What I Used:
MAC Select SPF 15 Foundation
MAC MIneralized Skinfinish in Dark
MAC Spiked Brow Pencil
MAC Silver Eye Shadow
Sleek Storm Palette- Brown
MAC Blunt Blush- in crease
MAC Blacktrac Fluidline
Black Eyeliner
MAC Studio Finish Concealer
MAC  Sweet as Cocoa Blush
MAC Frecklestone Lipstick
MAC 2N Lipglass

Makeup For Absolute Beginners: Concealer

Concealer is one of those products that we're are not really sure if we reeeally need it or not.  The right concealer can hide just about every imperfection and give you flawless skin. Liquid concealer is especially recommended for dry skin and for concealing large areas like under-eye circles. Solid concealer is necessary to hide stubborn pimples, scars and bruises.

1. Start with a clean moisturized face.
A clean, moisturized face will allow the concealer to go on your skin smoothly and it will blend easier. If done on dry skin, your concealer make your skin look cakey and more dry.

2. Choose the right color.
Just like foundation, choosing the correct concealer can be daunting. Your best bet is to go with shade that matches your skin perfectly, of course. If you are using concealer for highlighting/contouring purposes you would want to go a shade or two lighter for your highlight and a shade or two darker for your contour.

3. Pat, Don't Rub!
I like to use my fingers when applying concealer. To me it gets in tight spaces better (under the lower lash line, around the nose) and blends a lot easier. No matter if you're using your finger or a brush, its better to pat the product into your skin rather than rubbing it.

4. Blend!
Make sure to blend the edges of the concealed area with the surrounding skin by patting on the product in a circular motion to avoid harsh lines in the finished look.

5. Use it to make brows, eye shadows and lipsticks POP!
- Applying a concealer a shade lighter to your brow bone can do wonders for your brows and overall look. It gives your brow a "wow" factor while also covering any new growth you may have.
-Your concealer can also work as an eyeshadow primer when applied to your lids (be sure to use a shade that matches your skin ), helping the shadow to pop and stay on longer.
-Adding a little concealer to your lips just before applying color will help neutralize the lips so that the lipstick color will remain true. You can also add concealer to the perimeter of your mouth get a more defined lip (works great when wearing bright colors like red and pink). 

Do you have any tips to help our beginners? What are some of your favorite concealer brands?

I'm BACK!

Hey ladies! Long time no chat. When I decided to take some time away from blogging I did not think it was going to be a whole two months. It still doesn't feel like its been two months because time is literally flying. Can you believe that its going to be July come Friday?? We are past the half year mark, soon we're going to be planning for the holidays and a new year.



So what have it missed? Have you all been keeping up with your goals? What about the spring cleaning we talked about? Me, well I've made some progress. I've sorted through what I wanted to do with my future and I made some progress but more on that another time. As far as the mental spring cleaning, that's a work in progress. After doing an assessment I realized I don't have many negative people in my life (thank God) so all the work that needs to be done is internal. I needed to just enjoy life. So that's what I did and that's what I'm going to always do.



So while away I enjoyed time with my boyfriend, traveled to Pennsylvania to watch my baby brother graduate high school, spent countless hours at the dog park, over indulged in Caribbean and Chinese food, slacked off at the gym, suffered a major breakout, made my own Shea Butter, planted a killer flower bed that I am SO PROUD of, got a pedicure with a design on my big toe (its been years since I had a design lol), walked Coney Island and got a hot dog from the original Nathans, became completely obsessed with McDonald's smoothies, learned how to do the wobble. Its been a good two months.


So I did think about the blog a little while I was gone, lol. While keeping makeup the main focus of the blog, I think I'm going to blog about other things that interest me. I enjoy cooking, home decor, landscaping among other things and I wanted to share those things here. As much as I love makeup, natural hair, shopping and all that jazz; I do enjoy other things. Would you all mind the blog branching out just a little? Let me know!



Lastly I want to thank you all for visiting the blog, tweeting me, liking me on Facebook and subscribing to my Youtube while I was gone. I really appreciate your patience while I took a moment for myself. THANK YOU!

What have I missed? Are there any new blogs I need to check out?