Tropical Inspired Eyes & Glossy Pink Lips - Makeup Tutorial using the Urban Decay Electric Palette

Happy Hump Day Makeup Junkies! Today's makeup tutorial is inspired by colors you would find on a tropical vacation. I used the Urban Decay Electric palette, which I am absolutely loving right now, to create the entire eye look. Every time I use this palette, I am surprised at how pigmented they are and how easily they blend. Out of all the bright shadows I have used, these are definitely some of the best. Since I've had the palette, I've mainly stuck to using the pinks, purple, and blue shades in the palette; so I decided it was about time I did a look using the gorgeous greens. Since the eyes are so dramatic and the main focus of the look, I kept the rest of the face more toned down. I focused on keeping the skin dewy and glowing, then added glossy baby pink lips to complete the look. I am super happy with how everything came together and I think this is a perfect look for Summer!

Products Used:

EYES

-MAC "Painterly" PRO Longwear Paint Pot

-Too Faced "Heaven" eyeshadow

-Urban Decay Electric palette- Thrash, Gonzo, Freak, Chaos, and Fringe

-Starlooks "Exit To Eden" eye pencil

-Lorac "Gold" 3-D Liquid Lustre drops

-ELF "Black" Liquid Liner

-Maybelline Pumped Up Colossal Volum Express mascara- Glam Black (hate this mascara!)

-DUO Lash Adhesive- Clear/White

-Kiss "Flirty" false lashes

FACE

-Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Perfector

-Urban Decay NAKED Skin foundation- 0.5

-NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer- Chantilly

-MAC "Emphasize" Shaping Powder

-Cargo "Matte Medium" Bronzer

-Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit- Java & Fawn

-TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

BROWS

-Anastasia Beverly Hills "Chocolate" Dipbrow brow pomade

-Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

LIPS

-Whitening Lightning Color Your Smile lighted lip gloss- Pink Tiara

Well babes, I really hope ya'll liked this look and don't forget to leave any comments or requests for makeup looks down below- I love hearing from ya'll. Also follow me on Instagram - talesofamakeupjunkie - for daily updates!! <3

FOTD - Matte Brown Eyes with a Pop of Neon Glitter + My Blog's First Birthday!! *Lots of Pictures*

Happy Monday (hopefully!) makeup junkies! Today is a super exciting day for me: It's my blog's 1st. birthday! I want to start off by saying thank you to all of you who follow and read my blog, and give me feedback- you guys are the reason I started sharing my makeup in the first place. I love getting to chat with all of you and I hope that ya'll learn from me like I do all of you. I also just want to say how proud I am of how far this blog and my skills have came. Looking back at my early posts, I almost have to laugh at how bad the quality is, but I stuck with it and things are looking better. I'm so excited to see my blog grow even more and I really want all of you to join me on this journey. I'm also thinking of doing a small little giveaway soon, just to say thanks to all of you for supporting me so much!

Back to what you came on here for: today's makeup! I've been having so much fun playing around with the Urban Decay Electric palette and finding ways to incorporate the bright colors into more neutral, everyday looks. So for this eye look, I used all matte browns to create a smokey and grunge-y eye; then I added some some of "Thrash" from the Electric palette into the inner part of my crease, to add a fun pop. Then to make the look even more fun and dramatic, I added some matching neon green glitter right over top. I'll add a picture down below of what this look looks like before I added the glitter, so just in case the glitter is too much for you, you have another option. Since the eye look is mainly all matte I decided to keep the skin matte as well. I used a fuller coverage foundation, because I wanted my face to be as flawless as possible. I also stuck to matte shades on the cheeks and lips as well, but I did add a pretty natural highlight powder to the tops of my cheek bones just so my face didn't look to flat. I really love the way this look came out and I can see it working on lots of different people. Also if you're not a fan of the lime green accent, you can add in any color you prefer. Any color you want should work great!

(natural light)

Products Used:

EYES

-MAC "Painterly" PRO Longwear Paint Pot

-Makeup Geek Eyeshadows- Frappe, Creme Brulee, Cocoa Bear, Peach Smoothie, Mocha

-Josie Maran Magic Marker argan liquid eye liner- Ink

-Urban Decay Electric palette- Thrash

-Too Faced "Heaven" Eyeshadow

-Rimmel Scandaleyes waterproof kohl liner- Black

-Benefit They're Real mascara

-DUO Lash Adhesive- Clear/White

-Ardell Glamour "105" false lashes

-LASplash Splash Proof Sealer

-Sally Girl Sparkle Effects glitter- Neon Green

FACE

-Dr. Brandt Pores No More pore refiner primer

-MAC Studio Fix Fluid- NW10

-NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer- Chantilly

-MAC Studio Fix powder foundation- NW10

-Josie Maran Argan Brightening Bronzer sun spot corrector

-Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour blush- Exposed

-Laura Mercier Matte Radiance baked powder- Highlight 01

BROWS

-Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz brow pencil- Medium Ash

-Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

LIPS

-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On lip pencil- Midnight Cowboy

Well babes I really hope you like this look and thanks again for reading my blog and supporting me! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram- talesofamakeupjunkie -and also leave any thoughts or requests you have down below, I love talking to ya'll!!

Before The Glitter:

Dramatic Purple & Gold Eye Makeup How To - Recreation of an old look

Happy weekend makeup junkies! Going along with what I said in my last post about loving me some dramatic makeup right now, we have this fun purple and gold smokey eye. I decided to do a "sandwich" smokey eye, which just means that you keep the darkness on the outer edges and "sandwich" a lighter color in the middle. I love to use this technique because it creates a more open, rounded eye, and when combine it with a sharp edge at the outer corner, it just creates a very elongated but still wide and open eye. These techniques are great if you want to do a smokey eye, but feel like your eyes are too small or that the deep colors will close them off; or if you just think it looks cool and want to make your eyes look a little larger. This look is actually a recreation of mine, from one of my very first looks I posted on here and with my blog's first birthday coming up in a couple days I thought it would be fun to see how far I've came since I started on here. I have to say, when I went back and looked at that old post, it literally made me laugh at how huge of a difference there is between the two looks. I've gotten way better at placement and blending, and just taking pictures in general. I'll link my old blog post below, so you can see the transformation for yourself.

Old Post: http://talesofamakeupjunkie.blogspot.com/2013/06/golden-plum-eyes-using-lorac-3-d-lustre.html

How To: EYES

-Apply a piece of tape to the outer corner, to ensure that you get a sharp outer edge. This will also help you with blending out the bright colors. Also go ahead and apply your favorite eye primer/base to the lids and lower lash line.

-Blend a matte white or cream shadow underneath the brow to act as your highlight shade.

-Next, blend a medium or deep matte purple shadow into the inner and outer corners of your lid. You also want to run this shadow into the crease. Make sure to leave the center of your lid blank. This is where you will apply the shimmery gold later.

-Take a light, matte purple and blend out the crease. You may need to go back and forth with the two different purples to get the intensity you like.

-Add a shimmery gold base to the center of your eyelid, then apply a shimmery gold pigment or shadow right over top. Make sure you blend the gold into the purple a little bit, just so there are no distinct lines between the colors. 

-Using either gold glitter, or the Lorac "Gold" 3-D Liquid Lustre like I used, and apply it right over that gold shadow. Blend some of this around the tear ducts as well.

-Apply some winged liquid or gel liner to the lids and also rim your waterlines with a black kohl pencil, as well.

-Blend the dark purple all along your lower lash line, then blend it out with the lighter purple.

-Curl your lashes and apply mascara to the top and bottom lashes, then apply your favorite pair of falsies.

Products Used:

EYES

-MAC "Painterly" PRO Longwear Paint Pot

-Sugarpill "Poison Plum" pressed shadow

-Make Up For Ever Techni Color palette- 91 and 72

-Flower Cosmetics Color Play creme shadow- Good As Mari - Gold

-Sugarpill "Goldilux" loose shadow

-Lorac 3-D Liquid Lustre drops- Gold

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

-Benefit They're Real mascara

-DUO Lash Adhesive- Clear/White

-Ardell Glamour "105" false lashes

FACE

-Josie Maran Argan Illuminizer

-MAC Studio Fix Fluid- NC15

-MAC PRO Longwear concealer- NC15

-MAC Studio Fix powder- NC15

-Josie Maran Argan Brightening Bronzer sun spot corrector

-Estee Lauder Pure Color illuminating powder gelee- 01 Heat Wave

BROWS

-Anastasia Beverly Hills "Medium Ash" Brow Wiz brow pencil

-Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

LIPS

-MAC Viva Glam "GaGa 2" Lipstick

Well babes, I hope ya'll liked this look; it was so fun to create. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram- talesofamakeupjunkie - and also leave any requests or comments down below. I love talking to you guys!! Hope everyone has an awesome and safe weekend <3