A POP of Color!

Another great thing about Spring is all the new colors that the weather brings! In order to be prepared for this, you need to get on this amazing trend...Colored lined eyes. You can use either a liner or a powder shadow (which ever you prefer!) to pull off this look. Here are some great tips and photos to get you started and inspire your look!

Tips:

• If you are using a powder though, you want to be sure to wet the tip of your liner brush before dipping it in the shadow to define the line and make the color more bold.
• Great for day or night, colors are an awesome way to make your eyes pop and match that top you have been dying to wear!
• The colors can be worn on the top or bottom lash line for a great contour for your eyes.
• Don't forget the mascara! It can pull the whole look together!

Colors:

I'm About to Make You Blush!

Cheeky!!!

So, the best thing you can wear is your smile. But, sometimes we want to enhance out smile a little. Makeup is the best way to do that. However, if you are looking to enhance it with a great glow, blush is the way to go!

This is no longer your grandmother's plum or rouge blush....the colors we have for today's world are here to give you that 'just flushed" look. Its flirty and fun, you can mix up colors and change them with your color pallet. But, here are my person favorites and all the information you need to grab your self some blush and get glowing!

Tips:

• Light colors are easy to apply because you can layer them to be darker or lighter. This makes it easy to not add too much blush at one time. You don't want to look embarrassed all day!
• To apply blush smile big! And then with a blush brush sweep up the apples of your cheeks and up your cheek bones to highlight the contour of your smile. People will notice your glow!
• Adding a shimmer blush to any blush color can add a nice highlight to your cheekbones for a night look. The shimmer will play off of any light no matter how dim of a place you are in. This shimmer will just add a whole new glow!

*Colors:

Coral; "Peaches" by MAC Cosmetics...$$23.00

***Great daytime blush, adds a cute flush to any skin tone! Looks amazing with a tan!***

 Shimmer; "Bubbles" Sephora Cosmetics...$$13.00

***amazing for a natural highlight or blend!***

 Hot Pink; "Flowers" BareMinerals...$$19.00
***Great "flushed" look, can go daytime or night time!***

 

 Light Pink; "Pop" BareMinerals...$$19.00
***easy to apply less or more of, for a great warm glow!***

Obsessed with: Maybellne BabyLips

Okay, so the new trend this spring is Tinted Lip Balm! It has been around for a while but, there is a new product out there that caught my eye and has started a almost cult following with makeup snobs everywhere. I'm talking about Maybellne's new product BabyLips.

 

This product is an amazing conditioning lip balm mixed with fun tints that can really add a lot of color to your day. The best part about this lip balm is that it colors like a lipstick but conditions like a lip balm. It won't crack, it won't dry out your lips. It just stays and has great color. Add layers for more color or just one quick swipe for sheer color. And for those of you who don't want the color but love the balm, it comes in a sheer pink or clear formula just for the conditioning.  I have the Hot Pink tint and I LOVE IT!

Price is 2.99 at most drug stores!! 

Tint Colors:

Mascara: A MUST!

So, its not hard to know the basics of putting on make up. And one of the very essential pieces of that puzzle is MASCARA! Honestly, I love mascara. I own about five to eight tubes of it at any given time from varying brands. But, I thought that I would share with you my favorite brands and what they are best at doing for your lashes. I also have the link posted on where to buy each mascara after its title!

Best Overall: One by One; Maybellne
Price: ($) 8.15
What it Does: Separates the lashes with a rubber brush, so each lash gets the most color for a great every day eye that won't smudge or look too dramatic!

Best Length: Volume Express; Maybellne 
                                      OR
                     Voluminous; L'Oreal
Price: ($) Both around 8.00
What they Do: Though both titles of the mascara's say "volume" they actually work best as lengtheners. The fiber that is mixed in with each mascara formula clings to the end of lashes as you swipe to add a "fake lash look". Great for going out, and having a flirty look on eyes. Also great for people with shorter lashes!

Best Waterproof: Colossal Lash; Maybellne 
Price: ($) 8.00
What it Does: We all need a waterproof mascara. Its allergy season, eyes are watery. We don't need runny mascara when we go out at night. This works great as almost a top coat for your other mascaras. When applied over a favorite mascara, it will create a shell that won't mess with the coat you just put on but will ensure that the only time it will wash off, is when you need it to!

Best Drama: Dior Show; Dior
                            OR
                    Million Lashes; L'Oreal
Price:($$) Dior; 25.00
         ($) L'Oreal, 9.00

What they Do: So, you can either go high end or drug store for this mascara. They both work equally well so the choice is in the price. But, if you really want an amazing lash I would splurge on the Dior! They create volume and length to add dimension to any eye. It should only really be worn at night though, the drama and volume is a lot for a day time look.

Best Volume: BadGal Big Lash; Benefit
                                 OR
                     Big Lash; Maybellne
Price: ($$) Benefit, 19.00
          ($) Maybellne, 6.50
What they Do: Again, you can choose to either splurge or go drug store here. But, I love love love BadGal and the volume that the large brush creates. Each mascara has an extra large brush in it. This grabs every lash and brings them up and to their FULLEST potential. Great for a date night, dinner with the girls, or a drink at the bar.