New Year’s Eve Beauty Essentials

December 31st calls for the best of beauty looks.  It’s that time of the year where you can be elegant, flirty, glamorous and vibrant.  It’s your choice, and being the belle of the ball, can be yours with these New Year’s Eve beauty essentials, loved by the stars.

For this festive New Year’s Eve look, I have partnered up with Paula Dorf Cosmetics. These cosmetics have been seen in the latest issues of In Style, Allure, Harper's Bazaar and Elle and on celebrities including Jessica Simpson, Sandra Bullock, Debra Messing and Reneé Zellweger! And now you too can dazzle these looks loved by the stars, on New Year’s Eve.

Ring It In With Red:  Bold lipsticks are a must this season. Plus, red lipsticks can reflect off your lips, helping your teeth to look brighter.  And the Lip Color Cream Legend (in red) will do just that!

Dazzling Eyes: There is much more than just a sparkle in the eye for New Year’s Eve.  Amaze them by creating a dramatic & sultry look with Paula Dorfs Smokey Eye Collection.  This palette has all you need, with eye color glimmers to include, shades like marabou, twilight, fire dance, and midnight; the names say it all.   Plus, it includes an eyeliner, to create that perfect cat eye that will take you late into the night. (the eyeliner can also be used as a lip liner as shown in above image)  And don’t forget to finish it up your dazzling eye with mascara that is also included in the set.

Luminous Glow:  You can achieve this with one product, the Eye Lite.  This multifunctional product will give your skin an instant refreshed glow. It can be applied to the inner corner of eye, mixed into concealer for a luminous camouflage, and used to highlight the cheekbones, bridge of nose, under brows, or any place that needs a little lift.

Nail It This New Year’s Eve, with these Trio Nail Lacquers.  They are vibrant and long lasting and perfect for this merry night.

So there you have it, looks from a dramatic smokey eye to a red lip that will sure to secure that midnight kiss.  And to start the New Year off right, Paula Dorf is offering all of my readers 20% off any Lip Color Cream purchase. Just use code LIPCOLOR!

Tips To Finding The Best Eyeshadow For Your Eye Color

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post by GlamSt. and contains affiliate links.  While compensation was gained for writing this post, all views expressed are my own and were not influenced in anyway. 
 
I am really excited to share this information with you today, as I know finding the right eyeshadow colors can be difficult, costly and downright overwhelming.  But no worries, as GlamST. and I are here to help you find that perfect shade to enhance the color of your eyes!

For those of you who may not of seen some of my past posts about GlamST.  They are the first virtual makeup tester on the market! It’s a makeup lover’s dream come true. The site allows you to test makeup, try out other looks from other users,  give tips, while sharing the experience with your friends & more!  And the best part, if you don’t like how something turned out, who cares as you can try another!  Plus, you didn’t waste money on a product that wasn't right for your eye color! 

Anyways back to the exciting news! GlamST. has just launched a new version of their virtual program. This new feature will allow you to try different eyeshadow colors and apply them to the different areas on your eyelids. Enabling you to see what colors & shapes work best with your eye color!

A Closer View Of The New Features

As you can see from the above images, you can try numerous shades and color combinations.  However, if you really want to have your eyes stand out and demand the attention they deserve.  Consider using shades with similar hues or colors that are on the opposite end of the color wheel.  By taking this approach,  you will step up your game and really complement the intensity of your eyes.  Don't know what colors to test? Then check out my cheat sheet below on how to find the best eyeshadow for your eye color.

Blue Eyes:
Warmer colors make blue eyes appear brighter.  Also, if you have light eyes (close to gray) you want to stay away from really dark shades, as they can minimize the look of your eyes.

Colors: Copper, gray, rose, champagne, and bronze complement blue eyes the most. 

Brown Eyes:
Women with brown eyes have the most color options. Why?  Because brown is neutral and you are not competing with other colors.

Colors: Purple, teal, green, and bronze complement brown eyes the most.

Green Eyes: Violet colors will help to enhance the emerald color in your eyes the most.
Other colors that complement a green eye are rust, wines, and rose gold’s.

Hazel Eyes: You have many options here.  Depending on the color you want to pick up, there is a eyeshadow color to help you do that.

Colors: Burgundy, rust, deep purples, and grays best complement the hazel eye.

Want to try out a color that best suits your eye color, click here to start with GlamSt.   Also, make sure to tweet or Instagram your pictures by using #glamstapp

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How To Make Your Eyeshadow Last Longer

I love dramatic and bold eyeshadow looks, especially those created for a Smokey eye look. Hence, today I wanted to share with you a short but sweet FUN FRIDAY TIP on how to make your eyeshadow intense and adhere longer! 

The best way to achieve that dramatic look is by fusing or combining together, both your eye shadow and your eyeliner.  By doing this it wears much better and the dimension is much greater than if you were to use alone.


So How To:

1. Prime your eyes: This is one step you should never skip, using primer allows your makeup to last longer and blending is easier too.  Apply an eye shadow primer to the entire eyelid, from upper lash line to brow, and don’t forget the lower lash line if you are doing a Smokey eye.
2. Put your eyeliner on along your upper lash line and smudge it with a short shader brush (214 Mac Short Shader Brush) or some eyeliners come with a sponge at the end to do this.
3. Take your shadow brush an apply your eye shadow, it is important to blend it into the eyeliner; you can do this my wiggling it along the line creating a dark line of color. 
4. For the Smokey eye look, .you want one side a bit darker than the other,
5. Keep color to the lid and just under the lower lash line. Don't extend color above the crease.
6. Repeat the process one more time, by applying eyeliner then shadow.  And don’t forget to have one darker side and one lighter side.
7. Use a blending brush to blend out the last application of eyeliner into the shadow.
8. Mess, there will be some shadow fallouts, but don’t worry you can wipe it off later.    
• HOWEVER it is important to make sure that you apply your foundation after your eye shadow, otherwise you’ll end up blending the dark eyeshade into your face. 
• To remove shadow fallout, I prefer to use eye makeup pad removers. But you can also use loose powder under the eye and wherever else some color may have dropped.  Once you have applied the powder, take a large powder brush and sweep both the powder and shadow away.

Makeup Monday BB Bits For Your Eyes

 Happy Monday Lovelies’!   

To start off the week, I’m going to share with you some 

short but sweet makeup tips to achieve a glamorous eye.

BB Bit 1: For The Smokey, Eye Look:  To get the best  smokey eye, it is important to prime both your eyelid and lower lash line, basically all areas that you will place your makeup, you should also place primer.

BB Bit 2: Ensuring Your Fake Eye Lashes Are The Right Size:  To get the best look, you want to make sure that your fake eyelashes are the correct size prior to applying glue.  You can do this by placing the eyelash on your lash line starting from the outside in.  If the eyelash is too long, you want to cut it from the outer corner (the longer area), to the appropriate size.

BB Bit 3: You Don’t Have To Be Perfect:  I bet you’re glad to read that, aren’t you?  As I’m sure a lot of women would agree, one of the most difficult things to accomplish when using fake eyelashes is making sure they are perfectly in place.  This is hard, especially if you only use lashes occasionally.   However, I have a great tip for you:  Prior to positioning your lashes, you want to put eyeliner on your eye, as close to the lash line as possible. By doing this you will help to hide any imperfections.  For example, you’ve applied your eyelash and there is a small gap between the fake eyelashes and your real ones, where you can see skin or shadow.  But, if you’ve placed eyeliner here prior, you will see the black, hence camouflaging your mistake.  I would also suggest, after your lashes are applied, to go back over with more liquid liner, covering any glue or additional gaps.

BB Bit 4: When To Apply Your Lashes:   After you have situated the eyelash glue, whether on your lash line or on the fake eyelash itself, it is imperative that you wait for the glue to dry a bit before arranging the lash.  The glue should be tacky, as wet glue will not stick as easy, causing your lashes to move around.

BB Bit 5: Ensuring Your Eyelashes Will Stay in Place:  To do this you want to apply more glue to the ends of your fake eyelashes, as this is where it seems to lift most. 

Until next time!