FOTD: Pumpkin Spice

I've been searching for the perfect pumpkin-colored lipstick and I came across this one by Limecrime. I'll admit that I was hesitant to purchase due to the controversy behind the Limecrime brand but it seems that they are improving on some of the areas that needed work.

Dark, Sultry FOTD

Hello everyone! Today's post features a look that is fairly simple but great for the Fall season. I did a soft, brown smokey eye and paired it with a brown lip. I wanted to keep my eyes looking bright so I skipped the eyeliner and rounded out the eye shadow in the outer corner of my eyes. This helps in keeping your eyes look bigger.

Smokey Pomegranate Punk FOTD

I just want to start this post off by saying I have THE WORST luck with cameras. Only two years into blogging and I have gone through four cameras already! This time it was Jeremy that broke it :/. I'm hoping I can find a repair shop that can fix it until I can save up for a DSLR one finally. I think it's time that I splurge. Anyway, I've been taking photos with my iPhone and they don't do the "Pomegranate Punk" color tattoo shadow by Maybelline any justice. The pictures would've come out better if I had used natural light but these are pretty decent.

"Pomegranate Punk" is the perfect shade for a subtle smokey eye. Even for daytime! A cool tip I learned was to blend out the black shadow with bronzer. This warms up the shadow for us gals with warm skin tones. I love how soft the black looks with "Pomegranate Punk". Also with this eye look, I was able to wear  a deep red on my lips and not look like a cheap hooker, yay!

FACE

NYX Stay Matte Not Flat Foundation "Tan"

MAC Select Moisture Cover Concealer NW35

Makeup Forever HD Powder 

NARS bronzer "Laguna" (also used for blending in crease)

Latina Bella blush "Peaches & Cream" (favorite for September)

EYES

Milani Easybrow Mechanical Pencil "Dark Brown"

TFSI 

Maybelline Color Tattoo "Pomegranate Punk" (lid) (favorite for September)

TooFaced eyeshadow "Stiletto" (crease, outer v, upper lashline)

NARS bronzer "Laguna" (blend crease)

Wet n Wild Perfect Pair Eye Wand (stick shadow part) "112" (tear duct)

Urban Decay eyeshadow "Twice Baked" (lower lashline)

LIPS

MAC "Diva"

Fall Smokey Eye Tutorial (Inspired by Kim Kardashian)

This is a smokey eye that's great for Fall because of the brown added to it. It's inspired by Kim Kardashian. My first celebrity-inspired tutorial, yay!

For smokey eyes or other looks with dark eye makeup, I recommend putting your concealer on AFTER. It's easier to tidy up and your under eyes won't come out looking greenish which tends to happen. A little tip I forgot to include in the video. Anyway, Enjoy!



PRODUCTS USED:
ELF Eyelid Primer
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil "Black Bean"
NYX e/s "Black"
Brown e/s from Jesse's "Brown-Eyed Girl" Palette
Taupe & Ivory e/s from Wet n Wild "Vanity" palette (I said Pride in the video, oops!)
L'oreal Infallible 16 hour eyeliner "Black"
L'oreal Voluminous million lashes mascara

Salma Hayek Nuance blush trio in "Mauve"
NYX lipliner in "natural"
Revlon l/s in "Soft Nude"
NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss "Smokey Look"