Good Morning, Sunshine!

Today I had to wake up at 5:10 AM. Almost needless to say, I am exausted. But, I still did my makeup! After applying foundation and powder, I focused on my eyes. They looked a tad bit puffy, but I couldn't fix that. All the way. I've learned a few "wakeup makeup" tricks from my used-to-be makeup artist/dealer mom, my friends, books and magazines and, of course, the good old internet, so I was ready for this challenge.

I started out with a shimmery light pink from a Wet 'n' Wild eye makeup pallette. I then applied a rose gold to my crease and the outer edge of my top eyelid. I finished my shadow application with a white-cream highlight on the brownbone.

Then I moved on to eyeliner application. I took a grey-black and lined the top of the lashline, continuing across the entire top eyelid. I took a creme shadow in a beige and lined the lower waterline. I then lined my below the waterline with the grey-black liner and blended them a bit together. A coat of mascara finished it off.

After a powder/foundation touch-up, I used bronzer. I dipped a big puffy brush in the compact, blew off excess and brush it on to wherever the sun would hit (nose, forehead, chin, cheeks) with a bit more color on the cheeks for a rosy glow. On top on that, I added a brighter rose pink blush on the apples of my cheeks.

A pink gloss completes this look. Good morning, Sunshine!

Welcome Matte

Matte makeup. It's a trend that swept the nation last Spring. Well, today I was bored and I needed to do my makeup for church this evening, so that's what I did! Actually, I researched makeup looks be I wanted something new and different. I came across a picture of Bella Thorne and immediately knew what I wanted to do: this matte look!

Here are the steps to get this look.

Step 1: apply moiturizer and primer. I actually mixed my aloe cream and E.L.F. mineral infused primer together to create a very shine-free base. I blotted away any extra before moving on to step 2.

Step 2: apply foundation and set with loose powder. I used L'oreal True Match in porcelain (W1) and Artistry Loose Powder in Medium.

3: apply a very small amount of gold shadow to you entire eye, followed by a very small amount of matte brown shadow to add some contour in your crease. I used a golden-pink shimmer shade from a Barbie Stila palette and a deep brown from the Wet'n'Wild palette "Floating On a Cloud". I used very, very little.

Step 4: line eyes with a dark brown gel liner. I used Essence gel eyeliner.

Step 5: take loose powder and dab it on the eyes, creating an even more shine-free look.

Step 6: apply a few coats of mascara. I used one by Wet'n'Wild called MegaLash.

Step 7: brush on a powder blush. I used the blush from ICING by Claire's City Nights palette.

Step 8: exfoliate lips and apply a matte lipcolor. If you don't have one, use a gloss or lipstick and brush powder over it. I used E.L.F. Matte Lipcolor in natural and some loose powder over it.

Viola! You're done! You've rolled out the Welcome Matte.