12 Days of Christmas- Can't Believe We're Only On Day 6! :)

Daaaayyyyy 6 lol....for my pink and purple lovers. I'm not a fan of pink makeup in the winter. Idk why, but pink always reminds me of Spring and Summer. Nonetheless, I went for a frosty pink cut crease eye

Love me a good cut crease, but I must say attempting to do it on myself is a challenge sometimes. I have such creasing eyelids, and it smears easily if I don't do it right...but this turned out cool.

*Side note: For you who don't know what a cut crease is, its using a color (usually a very dark color) in the crease of the eye that drastically contrasts with the color on the lid- giving the appearance that color on the lid "cuts" off at the crease, oppose to blending/transitioning into another color. (that make sense????? ugh lol)* Like so....

and a closer look...

I am almost wearing a complete drugstore face.....with the exception of Blackout by Urban Decay in the crease (only because its by far the blackest of black eyeshadows), MAC's Graphiology (the deep purple-also in the crease); and, my Lorac Pro Eyeshadow Primer. I wish I had used a base that had a bit of color because this happened =>

As pretty as the eye turned out, it creased and smudged almost immediately. I used a frosty pink on my lid that came from a palette by my fave drugstore brand for eyeshadow- Wet n Wild of course. My motto is if you're going to use an inexpensive eyeshadow, always combine it with high quality primers. While Lorac does well with most shadows, the pink didn't adhere to if for some reason. If ever I do this eye again, I'll most likely use a paint pop by MAC, or something of that nature. 

On my lips is my fave- Wet n Wild's Vamp It Up. I paired it with a black liner to deepen the color. I repeat and recycle colors because I love what I love on myself, and I'm stuck in my ways. lol Also, this is a blog of a cheapy. I'm aware that not everybody is gonna go out and spend their life on makeup.........................like me. :) So, using the same products to achieve different looks is a must, right? 

So, I lied when I said that I didn't care for pairing a bold eye with a bold lip. I suppose I dig it when its done right...or my opinion of right lol 

I hope you all are enjoying this as much as I am. lol Please follow me via email or google+ for updates, and tell a friend! Also, I am always booking. For bookings, shoot me an email- flyyfaced@yahoo.com. The holidays are quickly approaching. We must be beat for the festivities! 

   

12 Days of Christmas- Day 5

Hey! Ok we're back....

Ya know....lol I swear I've been big into head wraps lately. Since STGC has to wear African attire in the Christmas show, including hats and wraps, I've been taking it back to my roots! lol Well it could be just some laziness thrown in somewhere too...don't judge me

This here iridescent greenish/brownish with gold undertones eyeshadow on the lid came from the Greens Wet n Wild palette. I adore it...its so pretty in person...the camera doesn't do it justice. 

Still obsessing over the White gold which comes in a duo palette by Black Radiance, and the color is called Island. Thats the highlight under the brow. The shadow is a powder but its so creamy and buttery.lol It blends so well, and gives me a Christmasy feel. My transition colors are MAC's Brownscript- a matte burnt orangey/brown shadow, and Sable which is a darker brown. In my crease is Espresso. Both the Sable and Espresso come from my trusty Lorac Pro palette.  

*Side note: My eyebrows don't seem to love me lately. They are just doing what they want... growing the opposite direction and whatnot! RUDE! Ugh!*  But at least they are growing.... thank you 33 yr old JESUS!!!!! lol 

Another view of the shadow...its my fave thing about this look

Paired it with a burnt orange lip that I created using a bright orange lipstick mixed with a deep brown creme foundation. I'd much rather create my own color lipstick sometimes, opposed to going out and buying a billion of the same colors everyone else is wearing. Its the cheap rebel in me. :) lol

Alright, I'll see ya on Day 6! 

  

12 Days of Christmas-Day 4 and LA Girl's Pro Concealer

And Day 4 is simple.... Some Copper/Burnt Orange and Purple love... Good earthy colors <3 I'm digging purple lips lately

*Side bar: If you haven't jumped on the LA Girl Pro Concealer craze, you are missing out! The color, coverage and consistency (3 important Cs) of these are amaze balls! Not to mention they are under $5 on sale on cherryculture.com. I got mines from ebay; however, gotta be careful with ebay b/c I swear one of them was filled with water when I got it (smh). Anywho, they are very similar to MAC's Pro Long wear, and last just as long when set with powder. I think I am most impressed with the range of colors they come in. Undertones are important when it comes to concealers, and I think they have the best variety. I have shades Cool Tan, Warm Honey and Fawny. They appear close in color but are significant difference in undertones. Try them!* 

See ya tomorrow! 

12 Days of Christmas- Day 3

Ok, lets just jump right into it....

Day 3 of 12...I'm singing in the annual Philly Pops Christmas concert at the Kimmel Center with St. Thomas Gospel Choir (s/o to them!), so my African attire was berry purple and gold. Since I loved the white gold shadow by Black Radiance I used in the previous post, I decided to pair that on the eyes with a bronzey gold and browns from the Lorac Pro palette. The pro palette is probably my fave palette this yr...you can't go wrong with neutrals.

My foundation is Black Opal's Creme Stick foundations in Heavenly Honey and Truly Topaz of course....Love this stuff. However, it does give me a yellowy look on camera. Nevertheless, I promise it matches perfectly in person...It has an SPF of 15 I think, so that's possibly why it appears a lil off in some lighting. Plus, I just have bad lighting period lol  

These pix are all up close and personal...a lil too close for comfort at times lol....but as an artist, I feel its best to show the details of your work.... flaws and all....Although I do use it to fill in these huge pores, Photoshop paints too many perceptions of "flawlessness" that most of us cannot and DO NOT live up too... no matter how much makeup we use. We have to learn to be comfortable in our own skin....LOVE ME! HUGE PORES AND ALL! LOL ok enough of the preachin'... 

 Wet n Wild's Vamp It Up is probably my favorite lipstick of all time. It's a really deep purple that looks gorg on most complexions. I paired it with a Navy Blue liner, and popped the white gold shadow in the center...turned out cute...think I may wear this lippie more often lol

Alright....by now y'all can tell that I'm having too much fun with this....and don't you dare judge my messy background lol

See ya later on

      

12 Days of Christmas-Day 2

Here's Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas...I never know what my inspiration is until I sit in front of the mirror.......nope that's a lie...until I actually start applying the paint is more like it lol...so I grabbed some blues and white golds and thought CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT??

Darker brow today...and tho the camera doesn't do it justice, A pretty shimmery gold lipstick on the lips with a dab of a white gold shadow in the center. Also used the white gold underneath the eye instead of a liner 

My new winter fave blush- MAC's Amber Rosing...its so red and shiny...And since I'm so 80s, I extended the color upward twd my temples. Warning tho, if you have large pores on the cheeks like I do, I'd be careful of shimmery blushes. The shimmer will attract attention to them. However, as you can see, I couldn't care less...my messy skin gives me character, as youtuber EnkoreMakeup would say. *facetious face* lol *Side note: There are products that will reduce the size of pores, but I always run out of them quick :/ We'll save that for another time*

I've been in the mood for heavy eye and subtle lips lately...or vice-versa. I think its best to keep one simple if the other is bold...unless I'm playing drag ;)

 Hope ya likey!

12 Days of Christmas-Day 1....I'm BACK!

WELL HELLO THERE!!!!! I have been so neglectful and for that I apologize!! :( I could give a whole sob story of why I've been M.I.A., but who cares really? lol So, I'll just jump right to the important stuff. I thought I'd come back and do a 12 Days of Christmas series where I will be posting 12 looks in 12 days (may not be consecutive :)). The looks will be inspired by the season and holidays. Here we go! Day 1: 

I dark shimmery green and red smokey eye seems appropriate, right? lol

I used 3 colors from various inexpensive palettes and Sable from my Lorac Pro palette on the eyes...However, I'd rather you go out and find colors that you all would like to blend with ...There's a really dark shimmery green with gold flecks color from a Wet n Wild palette all over the lid, a pop of a lighter shimmery green in the center of the lid from a LA Colors palette, Sable in the crease which can be duped with any dark brick hued brown, and Red from a Color Workshop palette (which are on sale now in Walmart I'm sure in the cheap gifts section) as the transition color.

(Pix were all taken in different lighting as you can see) I contoured with some of my usuals- MAC blush in Blunt and Black Opal's Deluxe Finishing Powder in Dark for the gradient effect. 

Highlighted a lil with a shimmery loose pigment (that would suck as an eyeshadow lol) by LA Colors, and paired dark brown liner and a reddish hued nude lipstick on the lips. Hope you like! Day 1 of my 12 Days of Christmas!  

See ya soon