My first Hair Care post

It recently hit me I have yet to post anything about hair i.e. care, styling, tip, tricks. So today I'm gonna talk about my personal hair care. I personally wash my hair everyday it helps to get my day going plus I hate that grimy feeling you get when you have like two day hair I cant handle it yuck. So for daily shampoo I like to use something that is clear as apposed to a shampoo that is creamy or opalescent looking. Clear shampoo has less conditions so it will give a better clean. For conditioner I like something that says smoothing or sleek any of those type adjectives I really don't know if it really works but I tend to gravitate towards those conditioners. The next part of my daily routine is to spray Apple Cider Vinegar in my hair I spray this all over from scalp to ends brush my teeth then rinse the vinegar out thoroughly so you don't end up with vinegar smelling hair. I wrap my hair in a towel to dry it a little bit put on my makeup then go back to my hair I spray a leave in conditioner on my ends my favorite one is from Big Sexy Hair the health Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat leave in conditioner. This product smells so good and works wonderfully like my tangles just disappear and my hair just feels like silk. I like to use a paddle brush with plastic bristles and boar hair bristles mixed. The boar help close the hairs cuticle to make the hair smooth and shiny. If I'm going to flat iron my hair I use a heat protecting spray. For the finishing touch I use just a little but of Moroccan oil to help keep some moisture in my hair and add just a touch of shine. 

XOXO Brooke

 

 

My Favorite Drug Store Blush

I guys I just wanted to do a quick post and share my favorite drug store blush. Which is Milani in Luminoso. I bought this a long time ago used it put it in the back of my drawer and forgot about it re found it and fell in love with it. I love to wear this with dark grey smokey eye the warmth of the blush really complements the look but you can wear this with any eye look. If your pale to medium skin tone I definitely recommend this blush its a good price.

XOXO Brooke

 

 

 

November Favorites

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Thanksgiving. I don't have alot of Favorites this month some good older stuff I had and a few new things. 

1. Is a new item to me its Urban Decays All Nighter setting spray I got a free sample and it really works for me I do have to touch up my nose and forehead because they do get shiny but my makeup stays in place all day.
2. Number two is a blush I found while organizing my vanity its Milani's Luminoso Baked Minerlized blush its such a nice blush to wear with dark smokey looks because it doesn't compete with any eye look.
3. The eyeshadow look I wore most of the month is from my smoked palette I really enjoy this palette but the look is Mushroom on the lid Freestyle in the crease and backdoor in the outer V and a little bit in the crease. 
4. Four is my new highlight shade in Whisper of Guilt its such a nice golden glow.  

 

 

 

XOXO Brooke

 

Urban Decay Haul

I little while back Urban Decay had a deal were if you bought two single eyeshadows your got the six pan eyeshadow palette free. I thought this was a great deal you got a free palette that comes with an eyeshadow and brush there were also doing free shipping during that sale so you get a total of three shadows and a palette for like thirty dollars. I eyeshadows I picked were Sellout and Blunt the free shadow was Walk of Shame. Sellout is a frosty light pink highlight shade, Blunt is a peachy gold shade its really pretty on blue eyes, and Walk of Shame is a Matt pale skin tone shade its got a slight pink undertone. The palette is like the Naked 2 palette were its metal and has clasps it really durable I would feel safe traveling with this palette. oh you also got a sample size of All Nighter there setting spray which I have never used before and really enjoyed it and would purchase it on its own. 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Demi Lovato Makeup Break Down

 

 

If you ask me this is makeup Perfection! A perfect smokey eye the perfect amount of blush and bronzer and the perfect lip color. This is gonna be a long one so buckle up and lets go. This is defiantly party or going out makeup so were gonna take some extra steps so the makeup stays on all day. After toning and moisturizing your skin apply a foundation primer I like Urban Decay brighting and tighting or Hourglass mineral veil. For foundation use something that's more of a fuller coverage than a day to day foundation like Mac Studio Fix Fluid or Revlon Colorstay Oily/combo skin. Buff that into your skin using a Beauty Blender or Flat top Kabuki style Brush. You don't see one blemish or under eye circles so for concealer use something like Mac studio Finish type concealer or Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer. Use your finger to rub it in the heat from your fingers will get a better result. Don't powder for face yet save that for the end. Next prime your eye lids and fill in your brows. dust a light layer of your face powder over the eye to set the primer this will also help the other colors blend. So for eye shadows your going to need a matte black eyeshadow a really nice velvet-ty and pigmented, a medium to dark warm shimmery gunmetal color and a transition shade which is a matte eyeshadow that is 2 to 3 shades darker than your skin tone for me that's Macs Moleskin, Wedge, kid or Urban Decays Naked eyeshadow and a highlight shade. Now take a flat concealer brush and a black base you can use a gel eyeliner or a product like  NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean. Apply it to your lid stay under your crease (be very careful about that part) using a blending brush blend that out, next pat your black shadow all over your lid stay out of the crease. using a clean blending brush and using your transition shadow use wind shield wiper motion and blend the black out. Wipe off that blending brush and use the shimmery gunmetal color and buff it in to the black you blended out use just enough so its noticeable but not over powering the black now take a little bit more transition shade above the black and gunmetal your doing that to warm it back up. Now apply more black base to the lower lash line and buff the black into it and then some gunmetal over that take it all the way into the tear duct. Finally apply your highlight shade and just a touch of it in the tear duct. Apply a thin line of liquid liner to the top lash line and gel or pencil to the lower lash line make sure no flesh is showing. Get out you volume mascara and false lashes out I'm gonna use Ardelle Demi Wispies and Revlon Precision lash glue. Now finally powder your face and apply a light dusting of Bronzer, for blush I would use something like Nars Deep Throat. Her lips are nude and glossy so use the nude lipstick that looks best on you and a clear gloss. Now your finally finished and look as fab as Demi!

 

XOXO Brooke

October Favorites

October Favorites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first favorite is my Disney for Sephora Cinderella Compact. I love Disney Stuff I have a small collection of Marie Stuff from aristocats she is my favorite character. I hope Disney and Sephora keep doing princess collaborations I would love to collect all of the compacts.  On the Inside of the compact it says "Time for your moment."

 

Number 2 is a blush from Lorac that I totally forgot I owned this blush I bought it in a set it came it a beautiful little lace makeup bag 3 lip glosses 1 blush and 2 eye shadows. So I was shopping my stash and found this blush its called Rendezvous. To put it in Mac terms I would call it a sheertone Shimmer its a medium pink with a pretty pearl sheen to it it gives me that "I just walked through a snow storm Pinched cheek look" I think ill will defiantly be wearing this more this season. It is so soft and almost creamy feeling. 

 

Number 3 is the eyeshadow combination Ive been wearing this month is from the Urban Decay Smoked Pallet. Its really simple but looks smokey and complex on the lid. On my tear duct and brow bone I use Kinky, on the lid and a lil bit on the crease I sweep on mushroom using a flat soft blending brush like the Sigma E25. then using a angled shading brush use just a little bit of Backdoor shadow in the outer "V" and in the crease. lastly using a blending brush use just a small amount of Freestyle to buff out and warm up the Mushroom and Backdoor. On the lower Lash line buff in Mushroom all the way across and Backdoor on the outer corner. Add some black liner and mascara and call it a day. 

 

 

So not a lost of faves this month but some pretty good ones! I hope everyone had a great month and safe Halloween.

 

XOXO Brooke 

 

 





Emily Fields makeup Break Down

 

Emily is an athlete and trying to figure out her friends murder. Her skin is matt and long lasting so break out Macs Prolong Wear Foundation and buff and blend it into your skin and set it if you need to. For concealer I would use either Macs Prolong Wear concealer or any full converge long wear concealer. I don't see any blush but if you need to use it I would suggest using Macs Peaches Blush. Shes very tan I would only suggest using a matt bronzer no shimmer I would use Urban Decays Toasted sweep this on the hallows of your cheeks and along your hair line.

Usually she doesn't have much of an eyeshadow look like the other girls mostly just eyeliner but every now and then she and a medium matt grey shadow on the lid and strong black liner. For Shadow I could really only find one shadow the really fit and it was Macs Copperplate so sweep at on the lid and lower lash line use gel line on the upper lash line in a thick line. no liner on the water line just the shadow to add definition. Fill in your Brows and apply favorite mascara. 

For lips use any nude lips color that looks good on you. use gloss if you want to.

XOXO Brooke