Florida Bound and a Product Breakdown!

Happy Tuesday!

I am en route to Orlando Florida, to go to Disney World!

This picture was taken just before I dyed my hair dark, DARK brown.. which I'll post pictures of after I get home from my trip (or during, if I'm feeling up to it...)

I was going for glow-y skin and a simple smokey eye.

Here's what I used and some quick product breakdowns:

-YSL Touche Eclat Foundation- BD 50 (THE BEST foundation anyone with normal/dry skin will ever use in their lifetime, I am hooked! Will be my foundation for the spring and summer again this year for sure).

-Smashbox BB Eye Cream (Somewhat new, super hydrating with medium coverage. It reminds me of a less illuminating version of the YSL Touche Eclat illuminating pen).

-NARS Laguna Bronzer and Orgasm Blush (Need I say more? I used both out of the Guy Bourdin palette that was in their holiday collection).

-Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel Fluid Illuminator (I will never use another highlighter. Ever.  Perfect color and gives you the perfect amount of radiance all year round.  It is expensive but lasts forever.)

-Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Luminous Light (Amazing. Adds the perfect glow and blurs the look of pores and dry skin. I used it as a setting powder).

-Urban Decay Naked Palette (Buck, Naked, Virgin, Smog, Half Baked)

-Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Mascara (My favorite mascara)

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline (Best Gel Liner ever... used with Bobbi Brown liner brush its perfect).

Will post many more pictures, including what's in my travel makeup bag, very soon!

Have a great week!

XOXO

Lex

My Christmas Eve Eye Look!

A THIRD post in one day!? I am on a roll. Here's my makeup for Christmas Eve.. a little late.

This is my first post of makeup on myself.. ever! Hope you all like it!

Products Used:

Hourglass Immaculate foundation- Golden

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder- Luminous Light

NARS Laguna Bronzer

NARS Orgasm Blush

NARS Highlighter in Goldmember

MUFE Brow Pencil in #2

MAC Charcoal Brown Shadow (For Brows)

Shadows:

MAC Naked Lunch

MAC Soft Brown

MAC All That Glitters

MAC Carbon

Urban Decay Smog

MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

Benefit They're Real! Mascara

NARS Satin Lip Pencil- Hyde Park

Necklace- J. Crew

Let me know if you have any questions/comments/feedback.. As always!

More posts like this one to come! Maybe even a few video tutorials.. :)

Have a great night, xoxo Lex

Purple Everyday Eye Look

2 posts in one day.. what is this?

Here's another eye look I did for my friend Hope for an everyday eye look.  I used mostly Smashbox products and Sephora collection brushes.

I used Smashbox Liquid Halo foundation to even out her skin, and to hydrate it and reduce any redness.  I also bronzed her skin with Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer, and used Nars Deep Throat Blush and Benefit Watts Up highlighter to finish off her face.  I also used Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla to help conceal any under eye circles.  

For the eyes, I used a Smashbox trio of purple eyeshadows and did a simple highlight, all over color, and crease.  I lined her eyes with Smashbox Always Sharp Liner in Navy (which I absolutely LOVED with the purple! Probably the best liner ever, perfect pigmentation and I love the sharpening feature). We finished the look with DiorShow Exstase Mascara and a Laura Mercier Lipstick.

As always, let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you love this look!

Xo, Lexi

Copper Smoky Eye Using the Naked Palette!

Hey guys!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  I am currently snowed in, snuggled by the fire with my laptop and some tea. I did this look on my friend Lauren a while ago, but just remembered to post it now! Here's what it looked like:

For this look, I used the Naked palette from Urban Decay.  I first mixed the colors Buck and Naked and placed them all over the lid.  Then I used Virgin to highlight her brow bone and placed it rather heavily in her inner corner to brighten up the look and to make her eyes stand out.  I used Smog in the crease, and followed with Darkhorse and Creep and then blended until I felt the crease was just dark enough to define her eyes, yet would still give her a little bit more of a dramatic nighttime eye look.  I lined her upper lash line and half of her lower lash line with Bobbi Brown Black Ink gel eyeliner, and to finish her eyes, I used YSL Babydoll mascara (it is AMAZING).  I wanted to keep her skin at a very natural finish, so I used Clinique CC cream on her in the shade light, and then did a quick all-over bronze instead of a contour.  

This look would be perfect for an evening look, or you could stop at the Smog color in the crease to make the look a little lighter for daytime wear.

Hope you like this and happy new year!

Love, Lexi