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2015 Favorites

01/06/2016

2015 was a truly fantastical, magical year in beauty. We were still obsessed with contouring,liquid lipsticks had their moment, as did strobing, and though softer, our brows were still on fleek. I loved and I hated in 2015. I discovered some of my favorite makeup and skincare products but was disappointed by a few as...

Sparkly Copper Eyes & Nude Pink Lips

01/01/2016

I know you gotta go for the gold but I don’t mind a bronze medal if it looks like this. I love copper bronze shades, especially if you have cool-toned eyes like me. Blue or green eyes will totally murder this look. Like, in a good way. I can’t get enough of these colors. The more...

Sephora Sale

12/23/2015

If you’re a Sephora VIB Rouge, you can score some seriously legit deals right now in their sale section! Make sure to enter EXTRAROUGE to save 20% off sale items! Here are my 6 tops picks. Hurry because they’re selling out by the hour! 1. KEVYN AUCOIN The Contour Book The Art of Sculpting + Defining...

Lavender Cut Crease

12/21/2015

I was always intimidated by the cut crease eyeshadow look. If the placement isn’t exactly right, it looks weird, but when done right? Uh huh honaaaay.I won’t lie-cut creases are hard. I had to practice a lot to find just the right placement for my eye shape. Ideally, the cut crease color placement will be in and just...

Green and Gold Holiday Makeup

12/19/2015

Does anyone else have an aversion to a certain eyeshadow color? For me, it’s green. I have grayish-green eyes so putting a green shadow around them has never done them any favors. I usually just think it looks gross, hence avoiding the color all together. When I saw the colors Forest and Black Ivy in the...

The best eyelash curler

12/17/2015

There is one step in your makeup routine that takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference. It requires no artistry or precision and it only takes one tool. Girl/boy, if you aren’t curlin’ them lashes, I gotta ask why?! I got my mom to start doing it, so you can too. Now, if...