Face of the Day: xeverygirlx Style

I liked how my makeup turned out today. I followed a video by xeverygirlx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-VbwRR8NB0 I will tell you what she did, and then what I did to copy her look. This video is only a tutorial on her eyes. I chose the rest of the products for my face.

Eyes
1. She did her eyebrows. I skipped this because I already have really full eyebrows.

2. She put Urban Decay Primer potion all over her eyes. I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance.

3. She used Foxy from the Naked 2 Palette by Urban Decay and put that under her eyebrows and inner part of her eye using the Sigma 252 brush. I used Wet 'n Wild's Vanity Palette, the top left shade with an Ecotools brush. It's from the Alicia Silverstone collection. It is a really fluffy brush with an angle to it.

4. Underneath the highest part of her brow she put Bootycall from Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette. I used the first shade on the right of Wet 'n Wild's Lust Palette.

5. She took Naked from the Original Naked Palette by Urban Decay on a Sigma 217 brush on her crease. I used the 2nd color on the left of Wet 'n Wild Vanity palette on my Loew-Cornell AMM Mini Mop 1/4 brush.

6. She took Chopper from Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette and put it on her eyelid with the Sigma 239 brush. I used the second color from Milani Runway Eyes Fashion Shadows in 01 Designer Browns with my Elf Professional Eye Shadow Brush.

7. Next, she used Tease from Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette using the fluffy side of the brush that came with the palette. She put this onto her crease. I used Mac Quarry using my fluffy brush from Confidential.

8. She put Busted on her outer corner. My dupe for this is the 2nd color from Elf Brightening Eye Color in Day 2 Night. She went on to blend this out.

9. She put NYX Milk in her inner corner. I have NYX Cottage Cheese that I used. It works just as well. The only difference between the two I think is Cottage Cheese has a shimmer to it, but it is just as white as Milk.

10. She used Aspen Summit Eyeshadow from Sephora. It is a white glittery shade. You can use whatever white shimmery shade you have. I used that color from my Wet 'n Wild Sand Castle 8-Pan Palette. It has been discontinued. She put that shade on top of NYX Milk.

11. After that she used the Urban Decay Glide On 24 Eye Pencil that came in the Naked Palette on her lower lashes. She used Whiskey which is a brown color. I used Stila Eye Pencil in Lionfish that came in my January Birchbox.

12. She put Blackout on an angled brush to her top lashes. She didn't make a wing, she just pressed it to her lash base. I used Wet 'n Wild Greed Palette's matte black shade to do this with my angled brush from EcoTools.

13. Then she put on mascara to her top and bottom lashes.

Face
This is not part of her tutorial this is just what I did.
Primer: Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
Foundation: Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation in Blush Ivory
Concealer: Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer
Powder: Bare Minerals Mineral Veil
Blush: Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso

Lips
Revlon Colorburst Lip Gloss in Rosegold

I'm sorry my pictures are blurry. My camera seems to go out of focus the closer it gets to something. I wish I had a better camera.

I hoped you liked my face of the day!

Stila Road to Radiance Across the USA Dupes

For swatches and a review:http://www.musingsofamuse.com/2010/06/stila-road-to-radiance-across-the-usa-palette-review-and-swatches.html


For swatches and review of Stila Smudge Sticks: http://makeupforlife.net/2010/08/stila-smudge-stick-waterproof-eye-liner-review.html


For the actual face chart, palette, and cute journal entries: http://www.stilacosmetics.com/feature/travel/map.asp?map=usa


Face Chart
1. Base shade Valley Girl using #9 brush all over lid starting from lash line to brow bone.
2. Crease shade Souther Belle using #15 brush large side and blend in the crease/hollow of eye.
3. Liner and lid shade City Chick using #4 brush. Dampen the brush tip for a dramatic look and start at the lash line top and bottom lash line lid softly brush the City Chick shade onto the lids.
4. Using #15 brush small end wrap the City Chick under the lower lash line to complete the look and add a smoky effect.
5. Cheeks and lips: Apply Hibiscus to both.
6. Mascara top and bottom lashes.
7. Purple Tang and Lionfish smudge sticks to add intensity to look.
8. #9 Lip Pencil and Grapefruit Lip Gloss


My Dupes
1. Valley Girl: e.l.f. Essential Beauty School Book - Eye Bright Look, pink
2. #9 brush: blending brush
3. Southern Belle: Physician's Formula Hazel Eye Candy, pink
4. #15 large side of brush: regular eye shadow brush
5. City Chick: Smashbox Ultimate Eyes Hazel Quad, deep eggplant shade
6. #4 brush: liner brush
5. #15 small side of brush: Eco Tools brush that comes with a sharpener attached to it, looks like a pointed crease brush
6. Hibiscus Convertible Color: Physician's Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural
7. Hibiscus for lips: Softlips spf 20 Lip Balm with the Physician's Formula blush (see above) on my finger and applied to lips
8. Purple Tang Smudge Stick: Smashbox Limitless Eye Liner in Plum
9. Lionfish Smudge Stick: didn't use
10. #9 Lip Pencil: No.7 by Boots in 20 Nude
11. Grapefruit Lip Gloss: e.l.f. Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Pink Lemonade


My Thoughts: Overall this is a very pretty, dramatic look. This is definitely for night time. It is like a deep purple, smoky eye. I used the purple shadow and eye liner from my Smashbox kit that was specifically for hazel eyes, so this look is flattering to my eye color. 


I think there was a mistake though in the face chart because for some reason they never used one of the colors in the palette, the Snow Bunny. Maybe the artist didn't feel a need to use it or maybe there was a mistake. I thought it was odd how many times they said to use the City Chick color. Maybe they meant Snow Bunny one of those times. Also this chart is the only one out of all the palettes that mentions a lip pencil, lip gloss, and 2 eyeliners to use with the look. I also didn't understand why they said to use a dark purple eye liner when I already had a wet purple liner around my eyes AND purple shadow smudged around the line. I couldn't figure out how to use the Lionfish liner because it's a brown color and it wouldn't have even showed up with all the purple. So this look was kind of confusing, but overall it turned out really pretty in the end.


I look forward to more Stila palettes that I can dupe! 

Stila Pretty in Paris Dupes

For swatches and a review: http://vintagemakeup.blogspot.com/2011/03/swatched-stila-pretty-in-paris.html


For the actual face chart, palette, and cute journal entries: http://www.stilacosmetics.com/feature/travel/map.asp?map=paris


Face Chart
1. Dust Crepe all over the lids for a soft sheen glow. Use brush #9 to blend shadow.
2. Apply Cherie on the lower lids and  under the lower lash line to achieve a sultry eye. Apply with brush 15 small end and dampen the brush for added intensity.
3. Use Jolie in the crease of the eye to add definition and contour. Use brush 15 large end. Apply to lower lash line for added drama.
4. Chocolat can be used as a soft liner at the lashes, gently press the shadow onto the top lash line for a natural look.
5. Apply Jolie damp with a thin liner brush #4 and create a cat eye line on top lashes.
6. Complete with 2 coats of mascara.
7. Apply Rosebud convertible color to the apples of cheeks.
8. Gently tap Rosebud on the lips with fingertips.


My Dupes
1. Crepe: Milani Runway Eyes Fashion Shadows 01 Designer Browns, first shade
2. Brush #9: fluffy, blending brush
3. Cherie: Milani Runway Eyes Fashion Shadows 01 Designer Browns, mixture of 3rd and 4th shade
4. Brush #15 small end:  Eco Tools brush that comes with a sharpener attached to it, looks like a pointed crease brush
5. Jolie: Milani Runway Eyes Fashion Shadows 01 Designer Browns, 5th shade
6. Brush #15 large end: regular eye shadow brush
7. Chocolat: Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity 249, 3rd shade a matte brown
8. Brush #4: liner brush
9. Rosebud Convertible Color: Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Rose 040


My Thoughts
This is a pretty look. A smokey brown eye with a pretty flush to the lips and cheeks. I used the lipstick as  a blush and blended really well. I used the Jolie color under the eye like they suggest for added drama because without it, it looked too red and didn't look very flattering to me. This isn't a look I normally wear, but it is very beautiful. Maybe if I was going out with a handsome stranger in Paris.

Stila Make an Impression in Moscow Dupes

For swatches and a review: http://www.beauty-reflections.com/2010/11/stila-make-impression-in-moscow-travel.html


For the actual face chart, palette, and cute journal entries: http://www.stilacosmetics.com/feature/travel/map.asp?map=moscow


Face Chart
1. Dust Matruschka from lash line to brow.
2. Apply Nadia damp on the lids with the small end of the number 15 brush.
3. Apply Mink into the upper and lower lash line with the small end of the 20 brush and blend into the crease.
4. Use the number 4 brush wet to apply Chill to the inner well of the eye to brighten and add color.
5. Complete the look with 2 coats of mascara.
6. Apply Lily convertible color to the apples of the cheeks.
7. Press Lily into the lips using the fingertips.


My Dupes
1. Matruschka: e.l.f. 32 Palette Everyday Brights, 1st row, 6th shade
2. Nadia: e.l.f. Little Black Beauty Book Warm Collection 3rd column, 5th shade down
3. Small end of number 15 brush: Eco Tools brush that comes with a sharpener attached to it, looks like a pointed crease brush
4. Mink: e.l.f. Little Black Beauty Book Warm Collection 4th column, 5th shade down
5. Small end of number 20 brush: Eco Tools angled brush, This isn't a dupe, this is just what I used.
6. Chill: e.l.f. 32 Palette Everyday Brights, 2nd row, 2nd shade
7. Number 4 brush: tiny detail brush like the brush that comes with the Maybelline gel liner
8. Lily: e.l.f. Blush in Peachy Keen
9. Lily for lips: e.l.f. Super Glossy Lip Shine in Goddess with the e.l.f. blush (see above) on my finger and applied to lips


My Thoughts
This is too dark up to the brow in my opinion. On the face chart on the website, the color doesn't go up so high. It looks pretty when it doesn't go up to the brow. The eyes look pretty with the lips and cheeks. I don't like the blue in the tear duct. I think it looks really weird.

Stila Fabulous in Fiji Dupes

For the actual face chart, palette, and cute journal entries: http://www.stilacosmetics.com/feature/travel/map.asp?map=fiji


This is one of five palettes that came out the summer of 2010. It was so popular that they came out with the beach palettes this year.


Face Chart
The face chart is sort of hard to read, so I retyped it for myself. I like the one on their website though because you can see how the colors are supposed to work together on the face.


1. Dust R&R from the lash line to brow.
2. Apply Escape to the lids using the large end of the number 15 brush.
3. Create a cat eye by applying Wave damp with the number 4 brush to the top lash line.
4. Soften the look by adding Palm to the lower lash line with the small end of the number 15 brush.
5. Complete the look with two coats of mascara.
6. Apply Plumeria convertible color to the apples of the cheeks, blend up for a contoured look.
7. Press Plumeria into the lips using the fingertips for a bronzy look that is ideal in the islands.


My Dupes
1. R&R: Wet 'n Wild Blue Had Me at Hello, 5th shade
2. Escape: e.l.f. 32 Palette Everyday Brights, 2nd shade on the 2nd row
3. Number 15 brush: I just used a regular eye shadow brush.
4. Wave: Wet 'n Wild Blue Had Me at Hello, 7th shade
5. Number 4 brush: I used a regular eye liner brush.
6. Palm: e.l.f. 32 Palette Everyday Brights, 2nd row, shades 5 and 6 mixed
7. Small end of number 15 brush: Eco Tools brush that comes with a sharpener attached to it, looks like a pointed crease brush
8. Plumeria: Wet 'n Wild Everything Under the Sun Bronzer (don't be too heavy handed)
9. Plumeria for lips: bareMinerals Natural Lip Gloss in Cassis (it was the brownest shade I had) mix with the wet 'n wild bronzer (see above) on my finger and applied to lips


My Thoughts
I feel clownish. I wonder if it would look better if I had tan skin. I don't think blue eye shadow looks good on me.


Alternate Look
1. Palm to inner half of eye
2. Escape to outer half
3. Wave as liner for the upper outer third and connected to the bottom lash line.


My Thoughts
This looks good when I added black eyeliner to the upper lash line. I used Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel Cream Liner for Hazel Eyes, the black shade.