Sunday, February 25, 2018

Revlon | Colorstay Exactify Liquid Liner | Review


In today's post I'm going to do a little review of Revlon's Colorstay Exactify Liquid Liner.


At first glance it appears to be your average liquid liner, but looks can be deceiving.
This is more than your typical liner.




It has an innovative roller-wheel applicator. It reminds me of a pizza cutter!
It gives a nice smooth line of color. I think it's a bit easier to use than the standard liner brush.
MAC and Nudestix have similar products as well.


 You can get a nice thin line, or go over it a second time for a thicker line.
Getting a flick or cat-eye at the end takes a little practice but isn't too complicated.
I like to use short stokes and connect them rather than rolling it all the way across my lash line, but that's just my personal preference.


Another thing I like about this eyeliner is goes on like a lacquer and stays put.
I had it on for 9 or 10 hours and it didn't crease or smudge!
And best of all it is quite affordable!


Check out my quick video review here 
for a star rating!



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Sunday, February 18, 2018

Day-to-Night Makeup Look


In my latest video I talk about how I take my neutral everyday work/school makeup look to a more intense night look.


My first piece of advice is to keep an "emergency" makeup kit on you at all times.
Keep it in your purse, the glove compartment of your car, your desk drawer, backpack, etc.
Many times in the past I have been caught off makeup guard by an event that came up after school or work that I was not prepared for.
This lead to frantic runs to Target or Sephora and impulse buying products, some that I already had at home.
So keeping some inexpensive favs stashed will save you time and money.


The other scenario that I have found myself in is knowing about an event before hand but not having time to run home to reapply my makeup after work or school.
But have no fear I have some suggestions on how to go from day to night makeup seamlessly. 

Step 1: Get a Makeup Bag


You can get a makeup bag in nearly every store on the planet.
So find one that is the right size for your needs, and that you think is cute!
Then the night before (or that morning) load it up the makeup you plan to wear for evening out.

Step 2: Smokey Eye = BFF

Left to Right: NYX Ipsy Eyeshadow Trio (NYX Love in Rio Eyeshadow Palettes are very similar), Clinique Lulu Dk Palette (Try Clinique All About Shadow Quad in Teddy Bear), Urban Decay Naked Smokey Palette, Ulta Complete Eye Palette in Indie

I like to go with more neutral colors for the day because it gives me more options to play with later.
In my video I went with the Urban Decay palette.

 My base day makeup was Combust on the brow bone, Radar on the lid, and Whiskey in the crease.
Also, Almay TLC Foundation, MAC Black Tied Eyeshadow, Clinique High Impact mascara and Hikari Shimmer Bronzer in Flush.



At the end of a long day eyeliner and eyeshadow can streak and run, but we can work with that!
As I show, at apparently 4:50, in my video, I blend and smudge any left overs.

Then I add a fresh line of eyeliner and blend.
Then I think I used Password or Radar on the lid.
Smolder in the crease.
Blend, blend, blend!
Reline lower waterline, run Smolder along lower lash line. 
Mascara: Roller Lash from Benefit.

Step 3: Reapply Contour/Highlighter/Blush


Fix up any face colors that have faded or streaked.
I used:
e.l.f. Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder in St. Lucia
Too Faced Love Light Prismatic Highlighter in Blinded by the Light

Step 4: Clean up Oil/Streaks/Smears


Clean up any fallout from shadow, streaks from oil or perspiration, and so on.
I used:
Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Fair.
MAC Studio Fix Powder in NW10.
If you have oily or combination skin like I do the powder foundation is a great way to freshen up your look and give your skin a nice matte finish.
If you have dry skin you may want to opt for a BB cream or tinted moisturizer instead.

Step 5: Set Makeup

Once you put all this work into your look you want it to stay put for the rest of the evening.
There are some great makeup setting spays out there:
Urban Decay All Nighter Spray
Too Faced Hangerover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray
NYX Makeup Setting Spray (in Matte or Dewy)

And your all set to go!



You can watch the video here


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Sunday, February 11, 2018

the Balm | Balm Jovi Rockstar Face Palette | Review & Look



"Balm Jovi" "Livin' on a stare" was the first thing I read on the cover of this album--er, palette and I was hooked!





And if the shades weren't enough to make you want to crowd surf, the names of the shades are clever and entertaining.


You get 12 head-banging shadows (well 8, and 4 lush classical shades),
1 far out shimmery disco highlighter,
 1 totally tubular pop blush, 
2 lip and cheek stains, no duh!


As you can see in the video I used the eyeshadows Metal-ica (silver-white shimmer),
rem (matte purpley periwinkle),
Blink 1982 (shimmery soft brown),
Alice Copper (metallic dark copper-plum).


The shadows have great color payoff even without a primer.
The highlighter is very pretty and the blush is flattering on most skin tones.
The lip colors start sheer but can be built up to a stronger pigment. 
The powders can crumble a little when you use a brush in them, but there is very minimal fallout when being applied.



This was my first video with my new Super Nova Diva Ring Light.
Still getting used to it but I think I'm going to like it.
I'm no longer at the mercy of the sunlight, or lack there of.


Watch the video here


Products:
MAC: Studio Fix Fluid in NW10
the Balm cosmetics: Balm Jovi Rockstar Face Palette
Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush
the Balm: Metal-ica Eyeshadow
the Balm: rem Eyeshadow
Real Techniques: Base Shadow Brush
the Balm: Blink 1982 Eyeshadow
MAC: 217 Blending Brush
the Balm: Alice Copper Eyeshadow
Lottie London: Perfectly Precise Eyeshadow Brush
Mally Beauty: Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Eyeliner in Shimmering Black
the Balm: The Stroke Eyeshadow 
Tru Rituals: Dual Ended Eyeshadow Brush
Luxie: Rose Gold Flat Definer Brush 221
Benefit: They’re Real Mascara
Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Fair
NYX: Wonder Stick in Light
MAC: 168SE Brush
the Balm: Solid Gold Luminizer 
Real Techniques: Contour Brush
the Balm: Don’t You Want Me? Blush
Luxie: Rose Gold Blush Brush 514
the Balm: Milly Lip/Cheek Color
Beautique: Sienna Defining Lip Pencil

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Saturday, February 3, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles Inspired Makeup

Collage of five photos: Text reads "Ultima Beauty Philadelphia Eagles inspired Makeup". Photo 1: Ultima Beauty with Closed eyes wearing Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup; Photo 2: Philadelphia Eagles Team Logo; Photo 3: Close up of Ultima Beauty's closed eyes wearing Eagles inspired eyeshadow; Photo 4: Ultima Beauty with opened eyes wearing Eagles inspired makeup; Photo 5: Close up the right side of Ultima Beauty wearing Eagles inspired makeup with closed eyes.


The Philadelphia Eagles are in Super Bowl LVII (57)!
And it is well deserved after the season they have had🦅

I originally posted this Eagles inspired makeup look in 2018 for Super Bowl LII (which the Eagles won, btw).

I have updated it a bit for 2023 and added some dupes for the makeup products that have since been discontinued (Why? 😭)

You can watch my video tutorial here



The colors for the Philadelphia Eagles are midnight green, silver, black, and white.
Playing off the Eagles' logo, I attempted to create a "feather" like eye design.


Collage of three photos: text reads "Eagles Makeup" Photo 1: Ultima Beauty with Closed eyes wearing Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup; Photo 2:Ultima Beauty with opened eyes wearing Eagles inspired makeup; Photo 3: Ultima Beauty with closed eyes wearing Eagles inspired makeup




How to create a Philadelphia Eagles Inspired Makeup Look


1. Eyeshadow Primer & Silver Shadow: To get a nice blank canvas to create our Eagles inspired eyeshadow, start with an eyeshadow primer all over eyes.
Next take a silver shimmer shadow and sweep that all over lids and bit into the crease.

I used the shade Mushroom by Urban Decay. At the time of this update (February 2023) it is still available for purchase 😀
Ultima Beauty with an eyeshadow brush on her eye




2. Black Eyeshadow & Liquid Eyeliner: Use a black eyeshadow on an angled eyeliner brush to start to etch out a feather-like shape. Start by tracing what resembles a crown across the crease of your eye, extending the points at an angle to give a more feathery appearance.
Next, go over the eyeshadow with a liquid eyeliner. Add additional "flicks" with the liner to enhance the feather idea.

The eyeshadow I used was MAC Black Tied which appears to have been discontinued (gasp!) 
But Dazzleshadow Extreme from MAC in the shade 'Illuninaughty' is very close.
The liquid eyeliner I used is Fierce Flicks by Ciate London and is still available.
Ultima Beauty drawing eyeliner "flicks" on her eye with a liquid eyeliner pen





3. Green/Blue Eyeshadow & More Liquid Liner: On another angled eyeliner brush I took a jade eyeshadow (the closest shade I had to midnight green at the time) and traced lines next to the black ones, at about the same angle.
I used more liquid liner and ran it across my lash line and winged it out to connect it to the line in the crease. 

I used Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments in Never Fade Jade, which has been discontinued.
A dupe for it and an even closer shade to the actual team color is' Conjour Up' pressed eyeshadow from Colourpop Cosmetics. A very affordable emerald-like green.
Ultima Beauty using an eyeshadow brush to add Jade eyeshadow "flicks" next to the black eyeliner "flicks"




4. Silver & Black Eyeliner + Mascara: Run a silver pencil liner along the lower water line.
 Take a black pencil liner and do the same only across the lower lash line.
Give the lashes two coats of volumizing mascara, on top and bottom lashes.

The silver liner (ha-ha, get it?) I used was Ulta Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Silver Dust. The shade is discontinued but NYX Epic Wear Liner Stick Long Lasting Eyeliner Pencil in 'Silver Lining' is very close.
Smashbox liner & Tarte mascara are still on the market 😉
Ultima Beauty using an eyeliner pencil to line lash line




5. White Pigment + Concealer + Highlighter: Take a shimmery white pigment on a small brush and tap it in between the jade and black shadows and in the inner corners of the eye for a nice highlight.
Clean up any shadow fallout there may be a liquid concealer.
Use a pearly light highlighter just on the high points of the face.

At the time of this update all three of these products were still available! 
Ultima Beauty using a small eyeshadow brush to apply vanilla pigment to the inner corner of her eye




6. Vaseline + Eyeshadow: I didn't have a lip color in the right shade so I mixed my jade eyeshadow with some Vaseline to get a light jade gloss.
You can do the same with the Colourpop dupe; just scrape some shadow off and mix with Vaseline, or you could get a closer shade with something like NYX Shine Loud Shine High Lip Color in 'Self-Taught Millionaire'.
Ultima Beauty using a small brush to apply jade eyeshadow on top of Vaseline on lips



And then we get...


Ultima Beauty with Closed eyes wearing Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup

Our Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup look!

Ultima Beauty with opened eyes wearing Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup

I wanted to create a play off of the Eagle's feathers with the flicks and angles of the shadows.

Close up the right side of Ultima Beauty's face wearing Eagles inspired makeup with closed eyes.

I didn't have the exact shade of green back in 2018 so there is a slight variation on the shades but the overall idea of eagle feathers is still well represented.

Ultima Beauty's closed eyes wearing Eagles inspired makeup
 
Not the most wearable everyday makeup look but it's pretty fun for the Super Bowl.

Ultima Beauty with opened eyes wearing Eagles inspired makeup

A stronger lip color in a shade closer to the team's color would have worked wonders right here 😅

Various makeup and makeup brushes with a stack of shoe boxes on top of a closed upright piano

"Some of the products I used in this look.
My little set up for recording videos. Not an ideal studio but it gets the job done :)" 
- Ultima Beauty 2018

I can't believe that was my "tripod" and my work station was a closed piano! How things change 😆



The makeup used to create Ultima Beauty's Philadelphia Eagles' inspired makeup


Products I used:
Almay: Truly Lasting Color Liquid Makeup in Ivory
elf: Eye Primer and Liner Sealer
Urban Decay: Eyeshadow in Mushroom
Real Techniques: Deluxe Crease Brush
MAC: Eyeshadow in Black Tied
Tru Rituals: Dual Ended Eyeshadow Brush
Elizabeth Mott: you're so FINE Liquid Eyeliner
Ciaté London: Fierce Flicks Precision Tip Liquid Liner
Maybelline: Eye Studio Color Tattoo Pure Pigments Loose Powder Shadow in Never Fade Jade
Luxie: Rose Gold Small Angle Eye Brush 215
Ulta: Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Silver Dust
Smashbox: Always On Gel Eye Liner in Fishnet
Tarte: Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara
MAC: Pigment in Vanilla
Real Techniques: Accent Brush
Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Fair
Pixi by Petra: Beauty Blush Duo in Rose Gold
Luxie: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush 522



Again, you can watch my video tutorial here




That's a wrap on my (updated) Philadelphia Eagles inspired makeup tutorial.
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Thanks for checking out my Eagles post

XOXO


Ultima Beauty 



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