FOTD: Happy Easter

Happy Easter lovelies! As an adult, I have found that Easter is a holiday that I don't really celebrate anymore. I am sure that will change if I ever have children though. For now, I will do my makeup and eat some Marshmellow Peeps. It's raining and nasty here in the Midwest, so I thought that I could do some pastel like makeup to liven it up. I came up with this look this morning and am pretty happy with how it came out. 


Products used:
Face:
Monistat Anti Chaffing Relief Powder Gel (primer)
MUFE Mat Velvet +
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Exposed
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
MUFE Full Cover Concealer

Eyes:
BH Cosmetics 88 cool matte palette 
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
UD Primer Potion
Covergirl Clump Crusherh Mascara
Sleek iDivine in Storm (for the highlight color)
ELF Liquid Liner

Lips:
L'Oreal in Fairest Nude

FOTD: St. Patrick's Day

Today's makeup look is inspired by today's holiday - St. Patrick's Day. I originally wanted to do a BRIGHT green look like I did last year, but the look came out darker. I was actually surprisingly happy with the darkness of this look. I also received a compliment while I was out eating breakfast with my boyfriend. I think that the darker greens bring out my brown eyes more. 

 Here is what the eye makeup looks like up close on the eye. I started with a lighter green in the inner corner and worked out to a darker green mixed with black to define the outer-v area. 

Products used:
Eyes:Urban Decay Primer Potion
L'oreal infallible in Golden Emerald (as a base)
BH Cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer
BH Cosmetics 88 Cool Matte
Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara
ELF Liquid liner in Black
Naked and Buck for eyebrows (Urban Decay Naked)

Face:
Monistat Anti Chaffing Gel (primer)
MUFE Matt Velvet + Foundation
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Exposed
MUFE Full Cover Concealer
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

Lips:
L'oreal lipstick in Fairest Nude

Let me know what you think of this look and share with me your St. Paddy's Day Makeup!

FOTD: Colors!

Hello everyone! I have a FOTD for today. I was inspired by this PInterest look and wanted to try my hand at recreating it. It looks like a basic look, but it took me about an hour to really blend out the purple, so that it wasn't too crazy and dramatic for day wear. I had a lot of fun using this much color for the first time in a long time. With Spring just around the corner, I am ready to create some fun and colorful looks for you.  

Products used

Eyes:

ELF Eyelid Primer

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

BH Cosmetics 88 Cool Matte Palette (purple is two colors mixed)

BH Cosmetics 88 Cool Matte and LA Colors 6 pan for the blue (mixed)

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Blackout

Sleek palette Storm (For the highlight)

Revlon Brow Fantasy in dark Blonde

Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara

ELF Liquid Liner in Black

Face:
Monistat Antichaffing Gel (primer)

MUFE Mat Velvet + Foundation

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

MUFE Full Cover Concealer

NYC Bronzer in Sunny

Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Exposed

Lips: 
L'Oreal Fairest Nude

 Let me know what you think of this look!

FOTD: Fall Inspired

With the weather changing, I have realized that my makeup is changing. I am going toward darker, more natural eyes. I wanted to share this look that I created today using brown, burgundy, green, and black. I think these colors are very fall appropriate. In the photo on the left, the lighting is natural without flash. The other two photos were taken with flash outside. I like to give you guys two different perspectives on the looks that I do. I hope you guys liked this look! Let me know if you want more Fall inspired looks!
Products used:

BH Cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer Palette
Wet n Wild comfort Zone palette (brown and green)
Urban Decay Naked two for the black
Elf liquid liner
Ulta Volumptous Volume Mascara
ELF Eyelid primer
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde

Face:
Rimmel 25 hour lasting finish foundation
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
Sigma Paris Palette Blush in Peche
NYC Translucent Setting powder

Lips:
Ulta lip gloss duo

FOTD: Oil Slick Inspired

Yesterday I saw this photo of this makeup and I absolutely fell in love with it and wanted to re-create it. I  have been feeling in a bit of a makeup rut. With working again, I have mostly been doing neutral looks. It felt really good to get out and do something a little more dramatic. I made the rest of my face very neutral to balance out the heavy eye makeup. 

Products used:

Eyes:
BH cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer
ELF Liquid Liner
ULTA Volumptous Mascara
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Revlon Brow Fantasy Eyebrow Gel

Face:
Revlon Whipped Creme Foundation
ELF Blush in Candid Coral
NYX HD Concealer

Lips
Ulta Lip gloss in Flirtini

FOTD: Orange

 Hi lovelies! The weather is really kind of overcast and gloomy today, so I thought it would be nice to try out some bright makeup to cheer myself up. When I get an idea, I tend to run with it. So, when I started thinking orange, I knew I was going to do everything orange. I decided to use my orange NYX blush, which is incredibly pigmented. If you haven't tried their blushes, I would recommend trying it out. 

 Products that I used:
Eyes:
BH Cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer Palette for the lid colors
I used the black out of my UD Naked 2 palette to darken up my waterline as an alternative to eyeliner.
Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof Mascara in Very Black
ELF Liquid Liner in Black
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde




Face: 
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Foundation in Shade 5 - Light
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
NYX Blush in Cinnamon

Lips:
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendevous

Thoughts on this look? Want more face of the day posts? Let me know what you think below.

Fourth of July

 Happy Independence Day everyone! I really wanted to do a fun patriotic look to celebrate this holiday. I used shades of blue and white on the lid with some fun gold glitter to spice it up a little bit. I also created a winged liner look using some red eyeliner to give a little pop. I kept the rest of the face neutral to balance out the dramatic eyes. I'm really happy with how the look came out. Let me know what you think!

Products used:
Eyes:
BH Cosmetics 88 Cool Matte (white)

BH Cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer

Sigma Paris Palette (dark blue in corner)

Wet n Wild Gel Liner in Black

Red eyeliner from Hot Topic

Ulta Volumptous Volume Mascara in Black

ELF Liquid Liner in black

Face:

Rimmel Lasting Finish 25hr foundation

NYC Translucent Powder (setting)

Pech Blush from Sigma Paris Palette

Lumiere highlighter from Sigma Paris Palette

Lips:
Wet and wild pink gloss

Makeup Challenge - St. Patrick's Day

 Hi lovelies! I did not have a chance to post my St. Patrick's Day makeup that I wore yesterday, so here it finally is. I wanted to create the look using different colors of green, rather than using green to compliment. I really love the color green as it is, so this look was really fun. I would definitely do this look again to wear on another day.

 Products used:
Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance

ELF Liquid Liner in Black
Ulta dual ended eyeliner in Black

Revlon Fabulash Waterproof Mascara (Black)
BH Cosmetics 88 Standard Shimmer

BH Cosmetics 88 Cool Matte Palette

Face:
Revlon Beyond Natural - 220 light-medium foundation 

Ulta Baked Bronzer
Ulta Cheek Color in Flush

Lips:
Ulta Dual Ended Lip Gloss in Flirtini

The last photo here is in natural lighting :)

What do you think of this look? Would you wear your St. Patrick's Day look again on a different day of the year? Leave your thoughts below!

FOTD: Day at the Beach

 Hi everyone! I wanted to create a spring look inspired by a day at the beach. The weather where I live is extremely unpredictable, so I am always wishing it was warmer/sunnier out. I wanted the face to be light and "sun-kissed" and the eyes to be bright and pink/peach tones.

I used BH Cosmetics 88 standard shimmer for the eyes and ULTA's baked bronzer (radiance) to give the bronze glow
I also used an Ulta Blush (unsure of name) - from the free gift pack they just did

Soft Look

 Hi everyone! I created this look yesterday as a soft/professional look. I really wanted to create something that was "light" and pretty. I used a green eyeshadow from my BH cosmetics 88 standard shimmer palette and a brown eyeshadow from the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I think the lipstick really compliments the look. I hope you all enjoy this look and let me know what you think!


Products used:
Eyes:
BH Cosmetics 88 standard shimmer 
Urban Decay Naked Palette
ELF Liquid Eyeliner
BH Cosmetics Waterproof Eyeliner in ONYX
Maybelline the Colossal Mascara (Black)




Face:
Revlon Beyond Natural - 220 light-medium foundation
Elf Fushia Fusion Blush

Lips:
Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

FOTD: Rocker Girl Inspired

 Hi lovelies! I wanted to go ahead and post some of the makeup looks that I tried while my computer was in the shop. I created this look to show off a sort of "rocker girl" look. I let the eyes be the focus of this look and kept the lips bare. I think this look is really fun to wear.

Products used:
BH Cosmetics Standard Shimmer Palette
BH Cosmetics Cool Matte Palette (for the black)
ELF Liquid Eyeliner
BH Cosmetics Waterproof Eyeliner in Onyx
Unsure of Mascara

I also wanted to show off this fantastic earrings that my best friend mailed me. I will be showing a full haul on some other goodies that she sent me, including the most adorable makeup roll I have ever seen!

FOTD: Metals Inspired

 Hi everyone! I finally have my laptop back with Internet, so I figured that I would create a Face of The Day to share with you. I took my inspiration from different colored metals. I used a soft color that is almost gold because it really helps bring out my eyes. I layered the colors with a lot of heavy blending to get a more gradient effect. I was really unsure as to what color lipstick would fit this look. Before I started the look, I was really leaning towards a red lip, but as the look developed I ended up changing  my mind. I hope you all like this look. :)

xoxo xmissgumdrop

 Products used:
Eyes:
BH Cosmetics Standard Shimmer Palette for all of the colors except....
Urban Decay Naked Palette Creep (outer-V)
Elf Liquid Eyeliner for upper lash line
BH Cosmetics Waterproof Eyeliner in Onyx for lower lash line (smoked out with a smudge brush that is almost by BH Cosmetics)
Revlon Fabulash in Black


Face:

Revlon Beyond Natural - 220 light-medium foundation
Elf Fushia Fusion Blush


Lips:
Nyx Round Lipstick in Margarita

Any feedback would be fantastic :)

Tutorial: Makeup Challenge - Girl's night out

 Hi everyone! Today's makeup challenge was to create a look for a girl's night out. I really did not want to do a super dark smokey eye because I haven't been using color very often lately. I looked into my BH cosmetics palette when I saw this beautiful pastel greenish color. I instantly fell in love with it and decided to create a sort of smokey eye using it. I also thought it might be helpful to sort of explain how I created this look. This will be my first ever attempt at any kind of tutorial, so I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me know what you thought about the process. Well, let's get started!



Tutorial Directions:
Step 1 - Creating the Base:  
To begin creating this look, you should put down an eyeshadow primer to keep your eyeshadow lasting all day (or in this case night). I chose to use Elf's Eyelid primer that is only $1 at Target. I've found that it works great. After you have your eyelid primer down, put a white base down to make the pastel green show up brighter and more vibrant. I chose to use NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk. Using your finger, spread it all over the eye until it is mostly blended out.

Step 2 - Creating the Shape:
This step is the most time consuming (at least for me!). To begin creating your shape, use an eyeliner pencil and draw a line from the lash line up and around to your crease area. I have created a red line to show you how to do this.

Once you have created this line with the eyeliner pencil, take a smudge brush and begin to smudge the liner across the shape you have created. You want to get rid of the harsh line from the eyeliner WITHOUT losing the shape. You should also take the smudge brush and pull the eyeshadow down onto the lid from the line. Keep doing this until it looks exactly like you want it to look.



Step 3 - Filling in the Color
After the shape is how you want, it is time to get the color filled in. It is best to fill in the black in the outer-V shape that you created. Put just a little bit of black shadow (I used a matte black from BH Cosmetics.) Use a blending brush and blend it in a circular motion to keep the shadow concentrated in that area. Taking the green pastel color, work from the outer-V to the corner of your eye by patting the shadow onto the lid. Blend the color into the black to create the gradient effect. If you lose too much of the black, make sure to fill it back in to keep the corners darker. Taking a light highlighter color, use your fingers (or a brush) to apply the color to your brow bone to make your eyes pop. Your makeup should be looking like something similar to this picture to the right. Remember to BLEND BLEND BLEND.

Step 4 - Eyeliner and Mascara
The 4th step would be to line your upper lash line with a liquid or cream eyeliner. This will pull the smokey look together. I also smudged black shadow under neath my lower lash line to smoke out the eye even more. Use a eyelash curler to curl your lashes and then apply your favorite mascara. Make sure to apply mascara to your lower lashes, too! (If you prefer fake lashes, this would be the time to apply them). Line your lower waterline with black mascara and smudge it using the smudge brush.

Step 5 - Finishing the Face
After that is done, you should apply your foundation. I used a foundation brush and carefully colored the area around my eye makeup with the foundation. Apply your blush to your cheek bones by making a fishy face. I used ELF Fushia Fusion blush (which I love!) I applied a lipstick by NYX called "Margarita" to finish off the look.

The final look is here to the left! I think this look is very pretty and nice to wear out. It is a little more subtle if you are not so comfortable wearing DARK DARK eyeshadows. I hope you all enjoyed my first tutorial. :)

 Here are the colors that I used.

Products used are featured here in this photo. I did forget to picture the NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk and the ELF eyelid primer!

Makeup Challenge - Steampunk Inspired

Hi everyone. Today's theme is Steampunk inspired. I'm not 100% happy with how this look came out. I really struggled to get the eyeliner the way that I wanted. I went for a gold/black look with orange lipstick. I wasn't sure if I should go with red or orange lipstick, so I just chose orange. I hope that you all enjoy this look. Feedback is appreciated! I also layered my mascara to get length and more volume.

Products used:
Face:
Elf pressed powder (not sure of color)
Covergirl TruBlend Bronzer in 440

Eyes:
BH Cosmetics 88 standard shimmer palette
Bh Cosmetics 88 cool matte palette (for the black only)
Elf Liquid Eyeliner in Black
BH Cosmetics Waterproof Eyeliner in Onyx
Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara
Revlon Fabulash Waterproof Mascara

Lips:
Nyx round lipstick in LSS507

Makeup Challenge - High Fashion/Runway Model Inspired

Hi everyone. I am sorry that it has been a week since I have done any sort of post. I did just purchase 6 NYX lipsticks that I will be doing a review/haul on very soon. I wanted to try this purple lipstick and step out of my comfort zone of pink/wearable lip colors. I thought that the makeup challenge for today would be perfect (High Fashion Inspired). I just used images.google.com to search for high fashion makeup and then just sort of combined the looks I saw to create this look. I wanted to do a more wearable version, rather than have color all over my face. I hope that this look is interesting to you and make sure you let me know what you think! :)

Products used:
Eyes:
BH cosmetics 88 cool mate palette
BH cosmetics 88 standard shimmer palette (outer V area)
ELF Liquid Eyeliner for upper water line
BH Cosmetics Waterproof Eyeliner in Onyx
Revlon Fabulash Mascara (Black)

Face:
Revlon Beyond Natural - 220 light-medium foundation
Elf Fushia Fusion Blush (I used way more blush than I normally would)

Lips:
NYX Round Lipstick in LSS 601 "Castle"