July Favorites!

Hello there! It is so incredibly hard to believe that it is August already! This summer flew by! I've never done one of these posts before, but I thought I'd start doing monthly favorites.  I tend to favor the same products every month, but I figure as the seasons change, there will be more variety in my favorites. I feel like I chose too many favorites....I have many makeup products, one hair product, and a few fashion favorites. Let's get this started then!

Makeup Favorites:

-Tweezerman ProCurl eye lash curler: Curls ALL of my lashes really well, and who doesn't love rose gold?? Review for this will be up soon!

-Maybelline Master Drama pencil liner: I typically reach for brown gel liners during the summer months, but this black pencil has really held up well in humid, icky weather. Lasts fairly well on the waterline, and good for lining the upper lash line.

-Revlon Grow Luscious mascara: I picked this up on a whim because it was super cheap, around $4 or $5 at Target. I LOVE this mascara. It does a good job of lengthening my lashes, and does wonders for my lower lashes! However, I don't believe it "grow" your lashes.

-Mac Painterly Paint Pot: This is the only Mac product I own. I'm such a drugstore lover that I hardly buy high end products, but I've changed that recently. This product is incredible! It is so creamy, and really lasts on my oily eyelids. Even if you wear it alone, it really makes your eyes look fabulous.

-Urban Decay Naked 2 palette: I purchased this last month. You have no idea how excited I was to be an owner of an Urban Decay product! We just got a Sephora in town, and I went a little nuts. This has definitely been my go-to eye shadow palette, mostly because I've been trying different looks with it. I really love these shadows, and I'm even tempted to pick up the original Naked. Haven't decided if I should splurge or not. ;)

-Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting concealer: This works amazingly at brightening up my under eye area. It does a decent job of covering up blemishes and redness, but this is best for under the eyes. 

-Maybelline Dream Matte powder: This powder really helps control any shine, and it is wonderful at setting foundation. This helps to give an almost flawless finish.

-NYC Smooth Skin bronzer in Sunny: This is basically the only bronzer I own. I have the ELF blush/bronzer duo, but Sunny is the bronzer I used daily. I love that it is matte, and it isn't too brown or too orange.

-Milani Baked blush in Dolce Pink: I really don't wear blush that often in the summer. When I do, I go for pinks and peaches. Dolce Pink is a very pretty warm pink blush with gold shimmer. It applies very lightly, but its definitely build-able.

*A little side note about my lips: the entire summer, I have been dealing with some sort of lip rash on and around my lips. I believe it is some form of dermatitis, but I'm not sure. I've been given several antibiotics, and they have all failed. It looks terrible, and my confidence is at a level of zero when I'm out in public. Because of this condition, I haven't been able to wear any lip products, but these would be my favorites if I could wear them. Just wanted to mention this, I don't really know why. :)

-EOS lip balm in Strawberry Sorbet: I love all EOS lip balms, but the strawberry one is my favorite scent for summer! Very cute and moisturizing.

-Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in Coral Reef: Revlon hands down has the best drugstore products. They are the high-end makeup of the drugstore world. This gloss is great! It feels amazing on the lips, and it is a nice pigmented coral. Perfect for spring/summer!

-Cover Girl Lip Perfection lip stick in Fairytale: Talk about a bright coral pink lip color! It is a very bold color, but so pretty. It feels so smooth on the lips and lasts a great time.

-Sally Hansen nail polish in Pacific Blue: I've worn lots of colors on my nails this summer, but this is my most worn. I love it! It's a beautiful cornflower blue, made for summer. I have swatches of it right here.

Body/Hair/Fashion Favorites:

Scent: B&BW Forever Sunshine: I picked this up during Bath & Body Work's semi annual sale. This smells like summer. It is light, but just enough to give you a pleasant, fruity floral smell. 

Organix Nourishing Coconut Milk serum: I picked this up after eyeing it for weeks, and after Emily Eddington and MakeupByTiffanyD reviewed it on Youtube. This stuff smells incredible! Coconut is a definite favorite scent of mine. This makes my hair feel so silky and smooth.

Hairstyle: Sock buns: This is the perfect hairstyle for lazy bums like myself. It literally takes 2 minutes or less or more, depending on how you do it. It's so cute, and can be casual or dressy. I have a few posts on sock buns. Click here and here to take a look at some sock buns I've done!

Jewelry: colorful friendship  bracelets: Who doesn't love a nice arm party? I made these bracelets this summer, and it took forever! But they are just so fun and colorful. During the summer, I hate the feeling of necklaces when I sweat, so I prefer earrings and bracelets.

Shoes: rose gold rhinestone Mossimo flip flops: I eyed these flip flops at Target last spring. I saw these in a Missglamorazzi video, and that was the final straw. I had to have them! These are so gorgeous and so comfortable. They make a casual outfit look a bit more glamorous!

Handbag: Nine West Tunnel Mini Crossbody bag: LOVE THIS BAG! I picked this up at Ross one day at random. I just saw it, and it spoke to me. I hadn't owned a cross body bag before, and this was just so perfect for summer. I have a long post on this bag right here. Love love love this handbag, and I love Ross and TJ Maxx for purchasing handbags. They seriously have the best deals!

Speaking of TJ Maxx, it am dubbing it as my favorite store of the entire summer!! I've bought a bunch of adorable tops there over the last few weeks, and that store is just so incredible. Here is a post showing some tops I've picked up this summer.

I hope you enjoyed this first favorites post! I don't know if I did too many, or not enough! But I enjoyed sharing my favorites with you. I'd love to know what your favorites are! :)

Pretty Peacock Eyeliner Two Ways: A Tutorial

Hello there! I have been addicted to Pinterest lately, and I came across a beautiful picture, which I'll share at the end of this post. I wanted to recreate the look for my brown eyes. After doing it similar to the picture, I decided to put the color on my upper lash line instead. So here are my two different peacock eyeliner looks! I'll have a list of products used below the pictures!! Make sure you click on the pictures to get a better look at them!

Lower Lash Line Peacock Liner:
This is a subtly dramatic look that is good for a night out. 
-Maybelline Color Tattoo in Too Cool as overall base.
-Mac Painterly Paint Pot as base for lower lash line.
-Sweep shimmery bronze shade all over lid and crease area.
-Take purple, blue, and green liner to line bottom lash line. This will be a base for the eyeshadow. I used a Turquoise and Amethyst liner.
- Pat coordinating eyeshadow on top of the liner. Start with the purple, then work your way from blue to green. This makes blending much easier.
-Apply shimmery champagne shade to inner corner & brow.
-Line upper lash line, I used a liquid liner & line lower water line, I used a pencil.
-Also, I think it would look better if you tight lined your upper water line. I didn't do this, but I think it would have looked better.
-Curl lashes & apply mascara!

Upper Lash Line Peacock Liner:

This is a more wearable colorful look.

-Apply base all over lid, I used Maybelline Color Tattoo in Too Cool.

-Again, use the colored pencil liners as a base for the eyeshadows, this time on the upper lash line.

-Dampen a thin liner brush in water and squeeze excess water from the brush.

-Start with purple eyeshadow, then blue and green. Make sure to pat it on, don't sweep it. Gently blend.

-Sweep a bronze shade all over lid and crease, avoiding the liner.

-Apply shimmery champagne shade to inner corner & brow.

-Line as close to your lashes as you can with a black gel liner. 

-Line lower water line with black pencil & lower lash line with a bronze pencil.

-Again, I think it would have looked better if it tight lined my upper water line.

-Curl lashes & apply mascara!

Inspiration For This Look:

Products Used:

Elf Little Black Beauty Book Vol.1

L'oreal Hip Duo in Showy

Maybelline Duos in Lasting Lilac & Shocking Seas

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Too Cool

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

L'oreal Voluminous mascara

Wet n Wild Color Icon pencils in Bronze, Amethyst, and Turquoise 

Maybelline Master Drama eyeliner in Onyx

Maybelline Line Stiletto liquid liner in Blackest Black

Physicians Formula gel liner

I hope you enjoyed this eye look! I love doing colorful looks every now and then. I like to believe that I am improving on applying makeup, being more creative, and taking better photos of my makeup looks. Here are the eye looks I have done in the past, and you can expect to see more in the near future! Click on a look if you are interested in learning how to do them! :)

-Summer Sun Flower Tutorial

-Summer Baby Brown Eyes Tutorial

-Tropical Sunset Smoothie Tutorial

-Turquoise & Bronze Liner Tutorial

-Mermaid Freeze Tutorial

Please have a lovely day!!!