Contrasting Colors Addiction

Mix up your colors!! In an art aspect contrasting colors compliment each other beautifully. It may seem weird but some gorgeous combinations that you can make are yellow and purple, orange and blue, and green and red. Incorporate these into your makeup!! My favorite combo is yellow and purple. To acheieve this look without looking like your dipped your face on a color pallete is by using subtle shades of yellow and purple. Go for a light gold with a yellow tone all over your lid. Next blend a rose gold shimmery color next to the gold allowing both to show. Next go for a mauve or purple brown, or even plum to blend into your crease and outer corner. Allow the crease color to be subtle enough to wear you dont look like a clown. Blend, Blend, Blend! Add a shimmery ivory or any ivory as a highlight below your brow bone and in the inner corners of your eye. Use a brown pencil for a more subtle day look on the top and bottom lashes or a black pencil or black liquid eyeliner for a more dramatic night time look just on the top. Use a black mascara to make your eyes pop on both upper and lower lashes. For cheeks a subtle mauve is great on the apples of your cheeks with a little bronzer applied on the cheekbones before hand. A fabulous lip color would be a peachy pink lipstick with a pink lipgloss on top. This simple look is beautiful with a floral outfit that is perfect for spring and summer!!

YouTube Guru Addiction

Sooo I know it has been ages since I have made a post but here we go. I. love. youtube makeup gurus. I go to these girls for everything from new makeup ideas to product reviews and just for entertainment. I seriously wont buy a product without seeing a review on it because I trust their opinion and I dont want to spend my money on something that may not work at all. So I have created a list of girls that I subscribe to and basically follow religiously. I will attach for you guys a link under each little speal about them!
(P.S. These videos are chosen by random, they do not mean they are my favorite because it would be so hard for me to pick one but they are just a random preview of who these girls are)

The first makeup guru I ever really started watching was ahanhbarbie34. I have seriously been watching this girl for about 3 years. She helped push my passion for beauty so far. I would watch video after video every night copying makeup looks, hairstyles, even learned how she would cut her hair. Although I watch other people she is still the one that I will swear by.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ahanhbarbie34?blend=1&ob=5#p/u/236/1E6Jg-avkrk

The next girl I love I actually recently came across a few months ago and her channel name is fleurdeforce. She is from london and is just so adorable. I love her reviews on products because she really goes in depth and talks about everything from affordable drugstore brands to more pricey high end brands which I love because its nice to not just watch what they can do with products such as nars, stila, laura mercier, etc but I can actually easily afford a product they are using! So anyways fleur does hair and makeup tutorials and then random clothing hauls which I find very interesting because I love seeing what is over there in London. Also she doesnt load on the black eyeshadow and create looks that are not very realistic for day to day looks but everything that she does it more ideal for work, school, and going out. She is quickly becoming my new favorite guru.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FleurDeForce

The next one I wanna show you guys is actually fleurs friend Ingrid. Her channel name is missglamorazzi. She is from America so you dont have to worry about any accent if you get annoyed by it which I have no idea if you would with fleurs. I havent gotten as "hooked" on her channel as I have on  some of the other girls but I have only been watching her for a couple weeks so Im sure that will change. 

She does basically all the same tutorials and reviews as Fleurs but of different products of course. 

http://www.youtube.com/user/missglamorazzi

My last makeup guru I wanna talk about is one that I actually discovered tonight. Her name is Allison! How exciting right?! Well I thought so :) So anyways, her channel name is amarixe. I havent watched tooo many of her videos but her makeup tutorials that I have watched are so good. I love her makeup style and the looks she puts together. Thats all I can really say about her because well I havent known her channel for more than a couple of hours but I can already tell that I like her. 

http://www.youtube.com/user/amarixe

I hope you all found this helpful and that you watch at least a couple of their videos and maybe find one that inspires you!!

Aquaphor Addiction

Yes its true, I love it. Seriously this stuff is way more than just something to cure chapped lips. The new use I have discovered is that it is a great night time eye cream!! Okay so using an eye cream I know makes you sound like your 60 but trust me it will be worth it to start early. Getting a jump start on trying to prevent crows feet and wrinkles is so important. Aquaphor's thick formula is perfect for a night eye cream because at night your face takes in as much moisture as it can and does most of its repairing while your sleeping. I would recommend taking off any eye makeup with dollop of Aquaphor or at least vaseline with a tissue or cotton ball. Wash your face as normally and apply any face lotion. Apply a little less Aquaphor to your entire eye than you did to remove your makeup. Don't forget to get underneath your eye because this will help dark under eye circles!! I've been using it for 4 nights so far and have already noticed a great significance with my eyes. Their brighter and my eye lashes are way more conditioned and mascara even goes on and looks better now! I swear there is magic in this stuff.
You can find Aquaphor basically anywhere like Wal-mart, Target, and drugstores. The bottle comes in all different sizes and can range from $4-$7. It is definitely worth buying. You can also use this amazing stuff for dry cuticles, heavy-duty hand creme, and of course chapped lips!

Hookups Addiction

As a mark representative, I am allowed to play with makeup all day... and I love it. Mark created the most amazing invention, the hookup. I never thought a black tube could be so amazing. Mark offers a ton of various eyeliners, lip glosses, eyeshadow sticks, facial treatments, makeup brushes and more that come with a "snap-able" end that you pop into one side of tube. Then you mix and match any other mark hookup into the other end and you have a simple, connected, on the go whatever you want! I love to pair up my eyeliners and mascaras in a hookup and then throw it in my bag for on-the-go touchups. Its so quick to pull out one thing and have everything you need together. Theres no searching around what seems to be the endless bottom of your bag for that perfect lipgloss. The hookups can also be easily switched out!!

Also when you buy any two mark hookup products you get a free hookup!

Bohemian Addiction

Hair feathers create an effortless Bo-Ho look. Are you obessed? I am. Who doesnt want to look like they  just stepped off of an indie photo shoot in California??

You can curl them, wash them and do what ever you want with them! They also last from 1-3 months depending on the feather and salon. My best friend Alex got a peacock feather and a red feather. 

 DIY:

If getting feather extensions is not for you make a clip or headband that embodies this carefree boho look. You can easily find leaves, and feathers from arts and crafts stores such to attach to hair clips or headbands with some hot glue.  

 To achieve the perfect wavy boho hair:

1. let hair dry naturally without any product

2. when hair is about 60% dry spray with a sea salt mist. 

3. Scrunch hair either with your hand or with an old t-shirt. Using a towel creates too much friction and will cause your hair to become frizzy. 

4. When hair has completely air dried use a wide toothed comb and gather hair at the roots then blow dry just the hair at the roots. This will add volume. 

5. To add more waves take a 1inch or 1/2 inch barrel curling iron and hold downward. Without opening the clamp grab a section about an inch big and wrap around away from the face. Do not wrap hair all the way around instead stop when your about 2 or 3 inches from the bottom. Roll on unroll the separate section on the bottom onto the barrel about 5 times. Let go of the hair and left it fall. You should have a beachy effect. I would do this to random sections of your hair and mainly around your face but remember NOT TO USE THE CLAMP and ROLL HAIR AWAY FROM FACE. You don't want prom curls. 

6. If desired spray sea salt mist again and scrunch with your hand to incorporate the waves into the rest of your hair

Recommended Products:

David Babaii Bohemian Beach Spray:  Runs for around $12 and you can get it at most drug stores. I found it at Rite Aid. I love this product but along with many other sea salt sprays you have to reapply throughout the day. It smells like coconuts and I have gotten many compliments on the how my hair smelled!

Hot Tools Ceramic and Titanium Curling Iron: Best Curling Iron I have ever used. It can be found at most ever beauty store for about $40. The Ceramic and Titanium feature improves shine, eliminates frizz and doesn't cause as much damage as other curling irons.