Phoenix

as it was dubbed by a friend of mine. bh cosmetics 88 color matte palette has an awesome red in it, and this was the first time i used it. the red was a major selling point for me, but i couldn't figure out where to start. so, here's what i finally came up with!

white, pink, purple

day 5 of Mario's Make up Madness is here!

Mario had originally chosen browns for today, which would have been a walk in the park and, for me, an great and easy way to end the week.

yesterday, upon seeing the penguin look, Mario decided that he wanted to change to something blended, preferably with pinks and purples, so, this is what i came up with.

white, pink, and purple from the bh cosmetics palette, black liner and mascara, tinted moisturizer and powder.

penguin!

day 4 of Mario's Make up Madness!

for today, Mario originally requested orange, so i showed him a picture of make up that i'd done for mine and my bf's one year anniversary. the colors were supposed to look like that of an emperor penguin (if you know us, it makes sense). Mario decided that he like that one better, so he wanted to see the penguin look, so, here it is! 4 colors (white, yellow, orange, dk brown) out of the bh cosmetics 88 color matte palette, black liner and mascara, tinted moisturizer and powder.

this look might be a little more wearable as is, even more so if the yellow is left out.

blue!

so, guy i work with picked my make up for the week, making this day 3 of Mario's Make Up Madness! yes, he is reading these haha.

anyway, for today, he picked dark blue and, according to him, this wasn't dark enough. so we're gonna try this one again some time next week. but, for now...2 blue's from one of sephora's color play palettes, black liner, black mascara, mac tinted moisturizer, MUFE foundation powder, no blush.

still a much brighter look than most people would wear day to day.

purple!

so, decided yesterday that the guy at work that picked out greens for monday got to pick colors for the entire week, so...today's color scheme is purple! simple look, 2 purples from bh cosmetics 88 color matte palette (i love that thing, probably gonna be using it as much as i can this week haha). then my usual, black liner and mascara finish the look...no blush.

as yesterday, this look may not work as an every day look for everyone.

greens

so, i managed to wear make up twice last week at work (i'm not a morning person, so i normally don't have time), and a guy at work specifically requested thursday that i wear greens on monday. this happened to work out well because my boyfriend's cousin is having a scheduled c-section today, and i'm thinking there's gonna be a lot of pictures taken.

this is an exceedingly simple look, being that it was 6.20 when i did my make up and i had to leave the house at 6.30. i used 3 colors from the bh cosmetics 88 color matte palette, 2 greens and a highlight. black liner and mascara finish the eyes, and of course, tinted moisturizer and MUFE foundation powder. no blush today, don't think i needed it, plus i forgot to grab it...oh well, i think it looks fine without it :-).

this look is a bit brighter. i'm ok wearing this to work, or on a day-to-day basis. some people may not be.

simple brown smokey

and when i say simple, there's only 2 colors in this look, both from one of sephora's color play palettes.

tip for those of us who don't like wearing a lot of make up in the summer:
tinted moisturizer + foundation powder = medium coverage! see, there is a way to create a more flawless look in the summer, without wearing a lot of heavy make up! mac's tinted moisturizers don't have quite as much coverage, but stila's seem to work fairly well when coupled with a good foundation powder.

black liner and mascara, and a nude blush finish the look.

simple black and grey smoky

ok, honestly, i do feel like smokey eye is incredibly overdone, but for good reason...it's a classic look, and there's a variation for everyone. here's my latest take on it...

btw, I'm loving this mascara...it's by covergirl, $9 or so, i think...

hey, guys!

sorry i haven't been around much...been really.busy over here. i'll try to get to posting some new looks asap!

new looks?

Ok, I'm well aware that it has been quite some time since I've updated my looks, and I do apologize. Though I've been quite busy, that does not mean that I've stopped doing make up. How could I ever? Make up is my passion, it's what I'm good at. To everyone that has been checking back in the hopes of seeing something new posted each time, I thank you. It's getting towards that time of year when holiday parties are going to be coming up. Over the next few weeks, I promise I'll try to get a few new looks posted...maybe some smokey, possibly a neutral or 2...or if anyone would like to request a color scheme (light purple, smokey greens, etc) feel free to send me an email! And, if you're keeping up on here, once again, thank you very much, and, if you have a facebook, shoot over there and become a fan of Make Up Art and Design!

simple green, brown and black

udpp
mac surreal e/s
mac buckwheat e/s
mac carbon e/s
mac soft force e/s
mac rapidblack e/l
urban decay zero e/l
udbf mascara

very bright white, pink and black

i was quite literally inspired by what i was wearing...all mac unless stated otherwise.

udpp sin
gesso e/s
passionate e/s
carbon e/s
rapidblack e/l
urban decay zero 24/7 e/l
rose pigment
dark soul pigment
urban decay eyeshadow transforming potion
urban decay big fatty mascara

another wedding look

i think this one is better than my old ones...i don't know why, i just think this one is more on point...

all mac unless otherwise stated

face:
stila sheer color tinted moisturizer
mac studio fix powder nc25
mac powder blush mocha

eyes:
udpp sin
honesty
texture
espresso
brown border
powersurge
falsies #41
ud big fatty mascara

lips:
soar l/l
what a do! l/s
lustrewhite l/g





last one was take on my phone...sry.

winter wonderland

this look is a little more intricate, and took significantly longer than most other looks i've done...the way it came about, i was on my way to class one night and it had just started snowing...not very heavily, but it was still coming down...something clicked in my head, and i had an overall idea of how i wanted it to look. how the actual look came out was vastly different from what i had initially pictured in my head...

udpp
mac shadows - fogery, electra, knight devine, black tied, jest
mac pigment - pink opal
some no name clear lip gloss

st pat's day

udpp
mac shadows - swimming, sumptuous olive, humid, femme-fi
mac pigment - vintage gold
rapidblack, graphblack liners
urban decay big fatty mascara
mac hello kitty false lashes (half strip)

lucky tom

udpp
mac lucky tom quad (from hello kitty line)
penultimate in black
mac x in black

sunset-ish look

udpp
mac shadows - goldmine, passionate, prussian, naked lunch
mac fluidline in black
no mascara, no lips

wedding look 2

another wedding-esque look i did...

eyes:
udpp
bisque
texture
brown down
rapidblack
graphblack
wet n wild black mascara

*note - black eyeliner will not be used for a wedding...i only used it for myself*

just a little something i got bored with...

this was actually a couple of weeks ago...the look was meant to match the shirt that i was wearing that day, which was black with a green, purple and blue design.

products used (eyes only):
udpp
mac eye shadows - aquavert, hepcat, prussian, femme-fi
mac penultimate liner in rapidblack
mac lash prep + prime
mac x mascara in black

nuptual browns, look 1

this look is meant more for a wedding, or formal event where the make up has to be subdued, but still complement the eyes/skin...colors can easily be adjusted to fit skin tones...





used on eyes
urban decay primer potion (udpp)
urban decay 24/7 liner (burbon)
mac eye shadows - grain, haux, embark
urban decay big fatty mascara