Moxie FOTD: Rihanna-esque Clean Neutrals With a Kick!

I love me some 

Ri-Ri! She's got some drool-worthy style and her makeup is always flawless. Most of the time she's rockin' a cleanly blended look, fairly simple, a dash of color here and there, topped with her signature cat-eye liner and faux lashes. 

Don't get me wrong, I love when she sports a bright or dark/edgy smoky eye, but let's be real, you'll look pretty odd meeting up your Boo for a walk in the park looking like you stepped out of her S&M vid! With that in mind, today I dolled up in some natural shades, added some spice with a bit of bright yellow, and was on my way...

  

What I Used:

Eyes

-Base MAC Painterly Paint Pot (from lid to brow)

-Brows MAC Dipdown Fluidline (for definition) & Swiss Chocolate eyeshadow (for a more reddish tone)

-Rock & Republic eyeshadow in Ambition swished, NOT packed from the inner crease to the brow bone

-Crease MAC Tete-A-Tint eyeshadow

-MAC Canary Yellow eyeshadow packed on the inner third of the eye

-Upper Liner MAC Boot Black liquid liner

-Lower Liner Rock & Republic eyeshadow in Ambition on the inner half, MAC Knight Divine on the outer half

-Lashes Maybelline One by One Waterproof Mascara & MAC faux lashes in style #2

Face

-MAC Face & Body Foundation, set with Invisible Set Loose Powder

-MAC Well Dressed Blush

Lips

-ELF Glossy Gloss in Berry Blush

Here's two of the many pics of the red-headed beauty flaunting natural yet amped up looks:

Remember neutral doesn't always have to be boring!

(Cue the False Lashes) My, What Big Eyes You Have!

Have you ever thought to yourself, "mannn, I just spent a good amount of time on my eye makeup, but what the heck is missing?"

LASHES MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE! 

Seriously, take the extra time you are using to blend a bazillion shadows into oblivion and pop on some faux lashes. Lush lashes are the perfect way to amp up your look!

(taken with flash) I took this prior to blending the faux lash band with my own lashes using
Ardell Lash Magic Blending Mascara, so you could see how I "flip" the middle part up a tad to open up the eye more. 

When I'm feeling like I want an EXTRA oomph I double them up-yes-I double stack them (I tend to do this with my bridal clients. When the right pairs are stacked, you get lashes that flirt with the whole room every time you blink!) 

As for the eye products I used:

-NYX Eye Shadow Base in Natural (from lid to brow)

-Brows Dipdown Fluidline (for definition), Cork eyeshadow (for filler)

-Highlight just swished on some MAC Invisible Set Powder (there was already tons of shimmer going on!)

-Crease MAC Club eyeshadow

-Lid NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean, set with MAC Old Gold Pigment

-Inner Lid a mixture of MAC Gorgeous Gold and Forgery eyeshadows

-Upper Liner NYC Liquid Liner in Black

-Lower Liner Graphic Brown Fluidline, set with MAC Old Gold Pigment, defined with Contrast eyeshadow

-Waterline MAC Humid eyeshadow

-Lashes Maybelline Waterproof One by One Mascara and Red Cherry Faux Lashes style #600

In the future I'll have to post on my favorite lashes out there and how I apply them (I promise you'll be able to pop 'em on at a stoplight! -you shouldn't if you're driving of course *wink,wink*) I've seen tons of awesome posts using everything from toothpicks to tweezers, my method's a smidge more straight forward I assure you! Happy lash batting!

Get The Moxie Look: Latin GaGa

SO, I'm sitting on the couch relaxing with my sister, while my Godson is taking a long and extremely rare daytime nap... 

Sis: *as we are catching up on our fave reality shows* So I was at work, and I saw this beautifully ethereal pic of the Gaga (we LOVE HER btw), I think its the look I want to do for this weekend's wedding...DO IT ON ME!

Me: OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! *as I pop up from the sofa, like someone said there's free MAC products in the kitchen* (mind you my sis pretty much OWNS in the beauty department, so I hardly get the chance to "paint her face" hahah)
  
First off, let me start by saying my sister usually falls under a NC35, Lady Gaga looks like she's naturally a C2/NC25, on the MAC skin spectrum, so certain products won't read the same on both. Here's what MAC suggests Gaga is wearing in her newest Viva Glam Ad:

On my sis, I ended up creating a more "wearable" look, being that she was thinking about wearing it out to a daytime wedding and she's a brunette. Since Gaga's Viva Glam 2 campaign launched I've seen a bazillion blog posts on this look, this is just my take on it. 

What I used (all products MAC unless noted):

Face:

-Studio Moisture Fix mixed with Strobe Liquid

-Premium Triple Cream (around the eyes)

-Amazing Cosmetics Concealer (super blended)

-NO FOUNDATION, I hate her for her perfect skin! LMAO

-Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing Powder

Cheeks:

-Physicians Formula Powder Palette Bronzer (for contouring)

-Tenderling Blush throughout & Pinch O' Peach Blush (on the apples)

Eyes:

-Untitled Paint (from lid to brow)

-Brows Dipdown Fluidline (for definition), Cork eyeshadow (for filler)

-Highlight Brule eyeshadow, Mylar eyeshadow (tracing under the brow)

-Crease I mixed Girlie and Haux eyeshadows

-Lid NYX Cosmetics Eye Shadow Base in White, Gleam eyeshadow (scrapped off so its chunky)

-Inner Lid Vanilla Pigment

-Upper Liner NYC Liquid Liner in Black

-Lower Liner Graphic Brown Fluidline, Swiss Chocolate and Handwritten eyeshadows

-Waterline Fascinating Eye Kohl

-Lashes Cover Girl Lash Blast (she's a huge fan)

-Faux Lash #3 Lash stacked on the ends with Love & Beauty Full False Lashes (cut in half)

Lips:

-Viva Glam Gaga 2 Lipstick

-Smashbox Lip Gloss in Champagne

Off to put some goodies together for my 100+ follower giveaway, thanks for all the love!

How are you spending your Saturday?

There is nothing I enjoy doing more (haha, non-family, friends, bf related) than pounding some faces with makeup!  The blending, lining, contouring, enhancing, beautifying, and basically helping someone feel like a million bucks is what keeps me going.  Whether it be a fashion show or wedding day, I love meeting new people and being an essential part of his or her day...
  With that in mind, aside from my clients in the morning, I will be joining MsBellezza Jewelry again for their last trunk show of the year.  Stop by, say hi, mingle, check out some gorgeous bling, and leave with some Christmas shopping completed, sporting some luscious lips, and batting a fresh set of lashes!  There is no cost to come party and OoooOo don't forget to RSVP for your chance at having an extra GRAND in your pocket this holiday season...

Here's more info that was sent out by Jen, MsBellezza's rocking "go to" gal:

MsBellezza Jewelry is having their very LAST Trunk Show of the year, and we're going out with a BANG! There will be tons of raffle prizes, jewelry, music, sales, live demonstrations of body painting, a lash and lip bar, acoustic music, and a Grand Prize valued at $1,000!
 
In brief, MsBellezza [miz-ba-LET-za] Jewelry is an established local Bay Area jewelry line, whose owner and designer is Catherine Potgieter [pot-guy-ter]. MsBellezza Jewelry has three collections: everyday, cocktail and special occasion, and bridal.

Eat, mingle & network, enjoy good people and delicious looking jewelry! Our prices will be the best of the year! So get there early and buy the piece you've had your eye on, or get your holiday shopping done early!

We cater to an upscale clientele; our clients range from wives and women (and their husbands) coming from backgrounds of public speaking, leading top companies in Silicon Valley's industry, CEO's and Presidents of new and/or established companies in the Bay Area; Canadian popstar, Kreesha Turner; a mother of a Housewife of Beverly Hills (the new Bravo series that recently aired); and other various people in the fashion and styling industry.

RSVP you and your friends to events@msbellezza.com, and your name(s) will be entered into our raffle drawing for some fabulous prizes!

Only those who RSVP in advance will be eligible for the drawing.

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