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DIY: How To Make Your Eyeshadow Last All Day!

September 14, 2011 · 0 comments

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You can make your eyeshadow last longer by using products you might already own!

Here’s what you need:

Face Powder (Loose, translucent powder works best.)
Concealer
Small Makeup Brush (I use the small blush brushes.)

Here’s what you do:

Prep your eyes by applying a layer of concealer to your eyelids.
With a small brush, set the concealer by dusting a little loose powder over your lids.
Apply eyeshadow.

This simple tip will help your eyeshadow adhere to your skin better and most importantly stay on your lids all day!

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DIY: How to Make your Own Custom Blended Tinted Moisturizer

September 14, 2011 · 1 comment

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There is nothing better than having your own custom blended tinted moisturizer. Not only will you have the perfect shade for your skin, but it will give you a very natural and even looking skin tone. So lets see how you can customize your own tinted moisturizer!

All you need is a little bit of your favorite foundation mixed in with your favorite face moisturizer. It’s that easy!

Foundation

You can use liquid foundation or mineral makeup, they both work great. If you’re anything like me, you probably accumulated a few foundation bottles that the shade you picked was a bit off, so why not try using those?

Add a little illuminating powder or bronzer to customize your makeup even further.

Moisturizer

The moisturizer you currently use should work great so, no need to go buy a new bottle. However, if you don’t currently use moisturizer or don’t have any, I recommend you get something with SPF in it, I really like Healthy Skin Radiance Cream SPF 15.

How To Start

Add 2 parts moisturizer with 1 part foundation (optional: add illuminating powder or/and bronzer), mix together in hand. Apply to your face and neck.

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Dupe It Yourself: Low-Cost but Effective Makeup Remover!

August 10, 2011 · 1 comment

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When I was younger and new to wearing makeup, my mom told me that the best makeup remover was Vaseline. So when I wanted to wear some mascara and eye liner, I would slather on Vaseline and spend some time in front of the mirror to remove my eye makeup.

It worked, but it often left my face very greasy and sometimes it wouldn’t remove all of the eye makeup. Over the years I tried lots of different makeup removers and they all had their share of pros and cons.

In recent years, I have been an avid user of the makeup remover cloths and they have worked great but recently, I noticed that my skin was starting to dry out and I needed something new to remove my makeup. I didn’t want to go out and play product roulette so I decided to go old school with a twist.

I pulled out my bottle of baby oil and poured a small amount on a paper towel [or cotton ball]. I rubbed it across my eye and was pleasantly surprised at how much of my eye makeup came off.

The great thing about using baby oil rather than Vaseline to remove your eye makeup is that it’s not as thick and twice as effective. I didn’t have to use a lot to completely remove my eye makeup. There was a small oil factor but all I had to do was wash my face and that was taken care of.

Overall, using baby oil as make up remover was a great accidental find. The great thing was that I used the store brand baby oil which costs just a little over $2 or you can get a small, travel bottle for under $1.

One small warning for contact lens wearers, make sure you’ve taken them off before you use the baby oil. Then once your makeup is off, wash the oil from your face and you have nice, clean, make-up free skin!

Thanks, Clueless Fashionista!

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MAC Pigments – The Ultimate Multi-Tasking Cosmetic

March 16, 2010 · 0 comments

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MAC Pigments are the ultimate multi-tasking cosmetic. This highly-pigmented colored loose powder is available in many shades and you can also mix them together to create your own custom color.

The Pigments are some of the most popular MAC Cosmetics products available. They are great for people who like to experiment as well as those who can’t seem to find the perfect shade anywhere.

Pigments are sold in screw-top jars that seem to contain more powder than you can ever use in one lifetime. A tiny amount of these goes such a long way, which helps justify the price somewhat. The textures vary somewhat, from the finely milled Fairylite to the downright chunky Kitschmas but overall they are all easy to blend and work with. The lighter shades are very forgiving when it comes to application so it doesn’t require great skill to get a good look with pigments. However, if you’re very artistic, you can create some really impressive looks with pigments.

The uses for MAC Pigments are numerous:

Using them as eye shadow is a no-brainer. Just dip your brush into the pot, apply, and go. Golden Olive is a pretty yellow-green with gold shimmer that looks great on the eyes and is unlike any color you can find in powder shadow. A darker shade like the silvery dark grey Dark Soul is great as a crease color for creating a smoky eye.

You can also use pigments wet as eyeliner which intensifies the color even more. In the case of Dark Soul, it becomes more like pewter when wet and lines the eyes effortlessly.

Just about every imaginable cosmetic application is possible with pigments when you mix them into your other makeup. If you have a liquid liner with a formula that you love but need a change of color, mix some pigment into the liner to create a new shade. Dark shimmery colors such as Grape and Forest Green add some life to otherwise dull black mascara.

Pigments like the pink with gold shimmer Rose, the beige-gold Jardin Aires and the golden peach Melon help transform your existing nail polishes, cream blushes, and lip glosses into completely different colors altogether.

Several pigment shades are perfectly suited for use as a highlighter. Vanilla is perfect as-is to highlight the browbone. Shimmertime is pretty dusted on the cheeks over blush. Naked is subtle enough to mix in with your foundation or moisturizer for an all-over glow.

When it comes to pigments, the possibilities are endless. With a little creativity, you can make so many different looks quickly and easily.

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Dupe It Yourself: How To Make Your Own Mixing Medium For Loose Powders

February 4, 2010 · 3 comments

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I decided to do my own mixing medium. It’s VERY easy to do and it makes your loose powders look amazing!

For all of you that aren’t familiar with what mixing medium is and what it’s used for, it is a liquid that helps your loose powders or pigments adhere to the skin.

You’ll need the following supplies:

Water
Pure glycerin
Clean empty container with lid
Measuring spoon

mixing medium-makeup tools-how to make mixing medium To do a water-based mixing medium you need to do a mixture of 3 parts water and 1 part glycerin. You can purchase pure glycerin in just about any drugstore. I forgot where I got my bottle of glycerin from, but I can tell you this, I have seen small bottles at CVS for about 5 dollars.
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After you added your water and glycerin, close your container and shake it well. Yeah. That’s it for making the acutal mixing medium. Very simple, right?
Remember, since we aren’t adding any preservatives to our homemade mixing medium, this stuff should only be used for TWO WEEKS at a time. Anything after that should be tossed out. So, just keep that in mind when your mixing your ingredients. You don’t want to make too much mixing medium only to have to throw it all out.
You can always use little stick on labels to remind you of the date you made your current batch of mixing medium.

How to USE mixing medium for loose powders:

Okay, so after you have made your mixing medium, slightly dampen your brush with mixing medium. You don’t want your brush soaked in mixing medium, all you really need is a few drops. So, if your brush is too wet, simply blot the excess off on a piece of paper towel.

makeup-mixing jessy girl-jessy girl eyeshadow dust-medium-makeup tools-how to make mixing medium-mixing medium mixture Dip your slightly wet brush into a little loose powder and apply pigment to your eye lid.

I’m using an Eye Dust from Jessy Girl Cosmetics. Unfortunately, I’m not sure what the name of the color is but it’s a beautiful, vibrant blue.
SWATCHES:

jessy girl-eyeshadow-jessy girl eye dust-iron blue-mixing medium-eye shadow swatch Applying your loose powders with mixing medium makes applying your eye dust, pigments or glitter to your skin alot easier. You don’t have any fallout, and the loose powders go on VERY smooth, it almost feels like you’re using water paints to put on your makeup. Also, using mixing medium will make your loose powders longer lasting and of course, the colors MORE intense.