Behind the Scenes Photo Shoot

The photo shoot I worked on Sunday was super fun the girls were wonderful. The shoot was for the March cover of Tinizine. I got to snap a few behind the scenes photos and was allowed to post them up and get them out there, so I thought I would go ahead and share!

We did a super simple eye with a pop of color on the lips since the model was changing through several different outfits. The color I have on her here is Amplified by MAC.

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I am super stoked for the final photos! I was hiding behind a fan so excuse that included in the photo… haha!

MORE SOON! :)

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Clarisonic PRO Review

I received my Clarisonic package about two months ago. I was really undecided on whether it would be worth the money or not and knew so many had raved about this product…I just had to test it out for myself. My opinion on it? I absolutely love it and can’t understand how I ever thought my face was clean until this baby!

I was so interested in stepping up my skin care routine that I went for the PRO package. The difference with this is that there is a body brush that does not fit onto any other of the Clarisonics. It also came with a few products to try out. It comes with 4 different brush heads and it is recommended you start out with the Sensitive brush.

Honestly, after the first time using it, my skin instantly showed a difference. It was super smooth and really did feel extra clean and soft. The downside is that it can make you break out in the beginning of using it, and I did. However, this shouldn’t stop you from using the product (depending on your condition, your skin type, or anything told by your professional skin care consultant). It is actually beneficial because the Clarisonic is stimulating and causes all the bacteria underneath your skin to rise, thus, causing some breakouts. After continuing with it, I rarely ever break out now. It’s a painful beginning but so worth it after!

Although some people use this everyday, sometimes twice a day, I do not personally nor would I recommend it. Your skin needs a break sometimes and you shouldn’t overdue exfoliating with this product. I use this when I need a really good cleaning, especially when having on lots of makeup.

My overall opinion is that I finally get what the hype is about and now I can join in on saying, this is truly a great product for anyone serious about good skin care! Be sure to use the right products for YOUR skin type =)

If there are any specific questions you have, send them my way! I would be happy to answer.

DISCLAIMER: I purchased this product with my own money and this is my honest opinion.

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Awesome deal at Naimie’s Beauty Supply through Rue La La

For anyone who lives in Southern California and shops at Naimie’s Beauty Supply, they have an awesome deal $40 for $80 worth of stuff! The site is similar to groupon and the deal is for a limited time. It’s through invite only so that is the invite I’ve posted for anyone interested :)

Products include stuff like MAC, Bobbi Brown, Makeup Forever, Smashbox, etc… !!!

http://www.ruelala.com/invite/sashouri02

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Valentine’s Day FOTD

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I know there are a ton of Valentine’s Day looks going around and I generally don’t likeĀ  doing holiday inspired makeup just because it isn’t anything new, but I absolutely love dealing with Valentine’s themed makeup just because pink and red are my top two favorite colors!

This was the look I went for today. I wanted it as vibrant as possible and definitely achieved that haha… this look was INTENSE!

Enough rant… here are the photos

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pink smokey eye

Products used:
Eyes:
NYX White Eyeliner
Revlon Colorstay Felt tip liner
MAC Zoom Lash
Select Lash falsies
BOTH Sugarpill palettes
Black shadow from Coastal Scents palette
Face: Usual products I post
Cheeks: Blunt by MAC
Lips: No name brand Red Lipliner

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Just an update…

I haven’t posted any new looks in a while. Part of it is due to the fact that the camera on my cell phone does not work anymore and it was usually the easiest for me to resort to when I was in a rush to leave. I’m kind of sad, I had a few great looks I didn’t get to photograph! Anyway, I have not been posting for the week because I have been pretty busy but I am planning on doing a FOTD for a while. I have some great new projects I’ve been up to that I cannot wait to share! :)

Thank you all for the comments on my posts, I love talking to everyone!!! :)

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Products That I LOVE!

The month of February is all about love. What better way to celebrate then to express my loving feelings about some amazing products? These are some of my favorite things from certain lines. Some I have just discovered and some have been my long time loves.

I’d love to know if there are any other things from these lines I should check out, so be sure to share with me what products YOU love! :)

First one up… Lush bath bombs. These smell absolutely amazing and nothing beats a long day than a nice relaxing bath. You just throw them in the water and they fizzle up. Depending on the color, you can take a pink, purple, blue, etc colored bath :)
My favorite is Sakura

Makeup Forever Uplight. This gives the most natural, beautiful, and dewy finish ever. This has by far been my most favorite highlighting product, hands down.

Lime Crime lipsticks. I have only tried one so far (D’Lilac) on my lips, but I have swatched the other colors and I must say I am impressed with the pigment payoff. I can’t wait for my second purchase! I love how vibrant the color is and how nice it feels on the lips. Not drying at all!

As an Aesthetician student, skin care has started to become a major thing in my daily routine. I decided to give into the hype of the Clarisonic (I have the Pro) and I must say, after my first wash with it, I was extremely shocked and amazed at how soft and clean my face felt. I don’t know what took me so long! I am planning to work together a review. I have had it for about a month now and I love it.

My all time favorite black shadow is by Nars. The mini palette is called Pandora. It is a true matte black and never gives the appearance of that blue tone that other brands have left me with.

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FOTD – Cobalt Blue and Gold Smokey Eye

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I wish I could come up with a much more creative title for the look, but I have about 10 pages of workbook stuff to do for my aesthetician class that is just staring at me. I just wanted to get this look up so I can go back to skin analysis studies! Haha.

I happened to find this headband in some drawers I cleaned out yesterday that I purchased probably over a year ago. This is my favorite tone of blue, I love how vivid and bright it is. Most of all, I love that I had a pigment JUST as vibrant and pretty much the exact same color!

cobalt blue eyeshadow

I bought this pigment from IMATS probably about three or four years ago… I rarely ever use it. It’s such a beautiful color but for some reason I always had a hard time trying to figure out what to do with it. I was never really into smokey looks as much as I am now and felt I could take on an arabic inspired look for this.

blue smokey eye

I love love love inner highlights because I have such small eyes that this helps give the illusion of larger eyes. Also by bringing out the black shadow, extending almost to the end of my brow. I decided to go with a gold highlight because the two colors paired together compliment each other so well. Originally, I was only going to highlight the tearduct area, but by extending it all the way across, it helped open my eyes more since I had so much dark shadow.

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Products used on the eyes:
Nars Pandora
Beauty Treats Liquid Liner in Gold
NYX White shadow base (Milk)
MAC Rule
Makeup Forever Off white shadow
NYX Eyeliner in Seafoam Green
OCC Pigment in Ultramarine
MAC Zoom mascara

Lips:
MAC Lipconditoner in Calm Mode
BeautyRush Lipgloss in I Want Candy

Blush:
MAC Blunt
MAC Gold Deposit

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Tip for Red Hair! Reviving Your Color Before Your Next Dye

A well known fact about becoming a red head is not only how hard it can be to get your hair up to that color, but also how to maintain the color between dye jobs and avoid the color from fading into an unpleasant brassy orange color. There are things to do in order to prevent the fading from happening to quickly. However, it is inevitable. Your color will fade and unless you have a good amount of money to dedicate to up keeping your color that often, there are other methods to help revive your color until you’re due for your next dye.

It’s as simple as this: Purchase vegetable based dye (semi/demi-permanents) and mix it into your conditioner! What I like to do is to start off by washing my hair first then soaking my hair in my conditioner mixed with my Manic Panic and then continue on doing everything else then washing it out just before I am about to get out. That let’s it sit on for a while and allows my hair to absorb the color. It has been helping me out a ton since I need to get my hair done pronto!

I used Hot Hot Pink in my S Factor conditioner (smells like heaven).

How to make manic panic last

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FOTD- Retro, Bat Wing Liner, Pin up Makeup

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Today’s inspiration was none other than the “Bat wing” liner! I absolutely fell in love with it when I first saw the photos and knew I had to incorporate it into a look. Top liner is my absolute favorite part of makeup and this took the ideal winged liner to the next level!

Here was my take on the eyeliner. The makeup totally transformed into this very bright and retro inspired look. I was totally going for a classic pin up look, but this is what happened!!! I did like it, since I absolutely love bright and fun looks.

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My brows took on a more natural red appearance today.

Face products are my usual foundation, concealer, blush, and highlight.

Eye products are from the Sugarpill palettes (Both) and Folie by MAC. I used L’oreal’s HIP gel liner and MAC Zoom Lash mascara. I believe I have on NYX #105 lashes as well. NYX

Eyeliner in white and MACs Chromaline pencil in Yellow.
Lip products are Lime Crime D’Lilac, and MAC shadows in Seedy Pearl, Digit, and Sugarpill’s palette

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Tips and Tricks ~ Red/Burgundy Eyebrows

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So….red eyebrows! I have been looking into the secret of it forever to avoid dyeing my brows as much as possible. I first began filling my brows in with “Fever” blush by MAC, which is the perfect burgundy and literally looks exactly like my hair color.

However, I am a fan of pencils to fill in my brows because I don’t like to have to have an angled brush, a shadow, a spray bottle, etc… just to get my brows filled in. I like to get on with my makeup as simple and quick as I can, since I fill my brows in every single day! It seems a bit of a hassle for me personally when I could just simple use a pencil and move on with my look. I also love the control the pencil gives me when redefining my shape and the strong edges.

If you are a fan of a more natural brow, shadow is definitely recommended, but not necessary. When filling in with a pencil, simple brush through afterward and it will soften the intensity.

For these brows, I used a bright red lip liner. It’s tricky to fill in with a lip liners consistency, but possible… there is just a bit of clean up involved.

I first brushed through a bit of foundationĀ  through them then lined with the lipliner. I then took my brown eyebrow pencil and shaded in with that as well to darken the red. MAKE SURE YOU SET YOUR BROWS! I set mine with Fever by MAC. I then used Makeup Forever’s Full cover concealer to clean up and then brushed through them. *Trick* is to spray some hairspray on your brow brush to help keep the hairs in place!

My favorite trick with these brows, since I normally have my brows my natural dark brown color, is to fill them in this bright when my hair is FADING and I am in desperate need for a dye job! Yup. Red brows intensifies the look of red hair and makes it stand out more. This helps me last a bit longer without worrying about needing to dye my hair asap.

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