Get The Look | Glowy Skin Makeup Look

Hey y'all!  

For today's blog post, I'm going to be sharing my favorite glowy-skin makeup look.

It's my favorite look for Spring & Summer and is simple to master. 

All products will be listed & linked below per usual.

:-)

I started this look by self-tanning the night before.  

I used my 2 favorite products by Million Dollar Tan, Cabana Tan Extreme FACE & Cabana Tan Extreme body.

I have a separate blog post all about my routine for self-tanning which I'll link below.

My self-tanning routine - Click Here

(I also have a discount code for MDT below.)

I think a subtle tan is key for a glowy look.

You can achieve this multiple ways..  Maybe you're just blessed with a natural sun kissed skin tone.  If not, and you're Casper's sister like me, you can self-tan, use bronzer, or even a temporary skin bronzer.  Million Dollar Tan offers one called "All That Shimmers".

Now.. For the makeup.

I started with my favorite BB cream of life, and possibly the only foundation-type of product I'll ever repurchase until the end of time... 

The Garnier BB for Combination to Oily Skin in the shade medium/deep which is my "summer time shade" is the best ever!

I apply this with a pretty soaked blending sponge, it applies it flawlessly and is a sheer-moderate coverage.

A key step to having a glowy face, is illuminating it!  I love this liquid highlighter from Revlon.

For someone who isn't a grease ball like me, you could even apply this all over your face under your foundation or mix it into your foundation.

For me, I apply this over my BB Cream all over my cheek bones and a little in the center of my forehead.

Next, I used the Garnier Anti Dark Circle Eye-Roller as concealer under my eyes and on my lids to act as a primer.

I don't personally struggle with dark circles, but this concealer is one of my favorites and it lasts forever!

Once I've applied all of my liquid products, I set my face.

Gotta control my inner grease ball, y'all! lol

I either apply this with my wet blending sponge, or with a brush.. 

Either works fine.  The wet sponge is better if you want to "bake".

I also apply a little to my eyelids to set them and allow any eye shadow to apply better.

I apply the shades Naked & Buck into my eyelid crease, just apply add some dimension.

These are the 3rd and 5th shades from the left.

This step isn't totally necessary and you can skip it if you'd like.

OR, you can go all out and do a sexual smokey eye.  

For bronzer & blush I've been loving my Benefit Cheekaton palette.

I typically bronze with HOOLA and then struggle over picking a blush.

I love mixing either Dandelion & Rockateur or Dallas & Rockateur.

Afterwards, you can also add a baked bronzer over the matte bronzer for even more GLOW.

For eyelashes, I like to apply the Voluminous Carbon Black and then Falsies Pushup Drama.

The Carbon Black will forever be my love, it's flawless.

Falsies Pushup Drama does what it says, it's pretty dramatic!  

Darkens, fills, and makes them plush.  

I find that it clumps easily though, so I usually brush my lashes out after to make them clean.

Last for face, I use Hard Candy's TIKI bronzer to even more so highlight my cheekbones.

#HighLightBling

Also, no clue why this is called a bronzer, it's definitely a highlighter.  Lol

Then for lips, just apply your favorite lippie combo.  My go-to lately is this Revlon lipgloss in Bellini.  It's so versatile for any season.  

This works great alone or over almost ANY lipstick.

And you're done!!!!  

This is the finished look.

Glowy & FABULOUS!

:-)

{Products Mentioned}

Million Dollar Tan Cabana Tan Extreme - Shop Here

Million Dollar Tan Cabana Tan Extreme FACE - Shop Here

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Garnier Skin Perfecter BB Cream for Combination to Oily in Medium/ Deep - Shop Here

Revlon Photoready Skinlights in 100 Bare Light - Shop Here

Garnier Anti Dark Circle Eye Roler - Shop Here

Maybelline Master Fix Loose Powder - Shop Here

Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette - Shop Here

Benefit Cheekathon Palette - Shop Here

(I think this was a HSN limited edition & is sold out; however, you can buy all of the shades separately at Ulta.)

L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black - Shop Here

Maybelline Falsies Pushup Drama - Shop Here

Hard Candy TIKI Baked Bronzer - Shop Here

Revlon Color Burst Lip Gloss in Bellini - Shop Here

I hope y'all enjoyed this post!!  :-)

I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments, or you can drop me a private message in the contact form up top.  

If you decide to recreate this look, be sure to show me!
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XO,

Terin

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The Best of Beauty 2015

As we're saying hello to a New Year, I want to take a minute to share some of my most-loved beauty products of 2015.  

These are a few of my favorite things....

Skin Care:

I'm only sharing the products I use in conjunction with my makeup, because I intend to do an entire "Skin Care Routine" post in the near future.  ;-) 

1. Clean & Clear Spot Treatment

2. Garnier Skin Renew Anti Puff Eye Roller

3. Garnier Moisture Renew Gel-Cream

4. Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel

I love to use the clean & clear treatment over blemishes prior to applying any moisturizer or makeup because I feel like it provides a barrier while healing the blemish.  I've been using this product for years, literally, years and I love it.  My only gripe is that it can be drying with continued use.  

Garnier is my holy beloved, especially for skin care.  Their products never seem to cause breakouts for me.  The anti puff eye roller is great under makeup or concealer if you didn't get enough sleep and need that extra somethin' somethin'.  I use the gel-cream moisturizer pretty much every day and it gives me life.  I recently switched to the "Normal/Combo Skin" version after using the "Dry Skin" one for a while, and truthfully I don't see much of a difference.  I don't think the "Dry Skin" version provides much more of an extra quench to your thirsty skin.

Lastly, the Clinique moisturizing gel is a new love that I discovered over the summer.  I have combo to oily skin, but when wearing makeup it's pretty hard to contain my inner grease ball.  My nose is like an oil slick.  A tech at Sephora recommended this to me when I purchased an item that will be shared below and I pretty much can't live without it now.  It's definitely a must for Summer makeup, and is great for controlling your face's oil production, especially under makeup..  It's just flawless.  Definitely reduced and nearly eliminated my need to "touch-up" throughout the day..   

  

Foundations/ BB Creams, Powder, and Setting Spray:

1. Garnier Skin Renew BB Cream for Combo to Oily Skin in Light/ Medium

2. Garnier Skin Renew BB Cream for Combo to Oily Skin in Medium/ Deep

3. Clinique Stay- Matte Foundation in Sand

4. Neutrogena Shine Control Powder

5. Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

So I lost my makeup virginity to the Garnier BB Cream.  It was the first ever foundation-like product I had used.  

Fun story: I legit got so sun burnt that I had to use something because I was a fresh ripe tomato. Anyway, it's a product that I instantly fell in love with and continue to repurchase.  I am not someone who actively struggles with acne, blemishes, etc so I just don't feel that I need something full coverage.  This BB cream is nearly sheer and just simply evens your skin tone.  I definitely have to set it with a powder to avoid my grease ball curse, but other than that it's fab.  It's a very natural "I woke up like this" look.  

Next up is the Clinique stay-matte foundation.  I discovered this during the summer while looking for a matte foundation.  I use this with the Clinique moisturizing gel I mentioned above and even in the strongest humidity over the summer, I stayed matte.  It was incredible.  I definitely don't think Clinique products get the hype they deserve.  This foundation is a thicker consistency so I apply it with a brush rather than a blending sponge.  I just don't feel it applies right with a sponge.  It's medium-full coverage, is buildable, but I think it definitely has the potential to cause the ever dreaded "cake face" so beware.  

No matter what BB cream or foundation I am using on a particular day I ALWAYS ALWAYS set my concealer & t-zone with my Neutrogena shine control powder.  I hit pan on this in no time.  Lol  I apply it like a crazed maniac.  It claims to have "rice protein complex" not totally sure what that is but it soaks my oil up like a sponge and I love it.  

Finally, the Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray...  After I complete my makeup I generously, okay, I drown myself in this, all over my face.  The name is pretty self explanatory... It makes your makeup last all night!!  Or all day... Whatever your routine is.  ;-)

Concealer & Highlighter:

1. Maybelline Master Conceal in Fair

2. Maybelline Dream Lumi

3. Garnier Anti Dark Circle Roller

4. NYX Illuminator in Narcissistic

5. Hard Candy Bronzer in Tiki

The master concealer has had some negative feedback, but personally I've never had an issue..  It's pretty thick so I only use a little..  

The dream lumi is a favorite for summer time because it's a concealer and a highlighter.  I use this under my eyes, down the bridge of my nose, chin, and forehead.  

Now, the Garnier dark circle eye roller is a holy grail for me.  I use this EVERY single time I do my makeup even if I use another concealer, I use this first!  I discovered this when I discovered the BB Cream and although I don't feel I have dark circles, I think this is just an amazing under eye concealer.  It doesn't crease or become cakey.  It just gives an awesome natural look and feel.  

Both the NYX & Hard Candy highlighters I typically only use on my cheekbone.  They're perfect for that goddess glow.  I've also used Tiki as an eye shadow and an eyebrow highlight.  Love.  

Eye Shadows: 

1.  Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette 

2. Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette

3. L'Oreal Infallible Shadow in Iced Latte (DUPE for Stila Kitten)

My first palette was the Urban Decay NAKED and it's a product I will forever love and buy.  These shadows are so versatile and gorgeous.  Buck & Naked are literally the most perfect transition and crease shades of life!!!  

I purchased the Vice 3 palette shortly after is was released..  I reach for it quite often but only for a few specific shades.  This palette is the only Urban Decay palette that I have experienced extremely powdery shadows that tend to just crumble.  They're really pretty shadows though and love using them for a good ol' smokey eye.  

Last stop on the shadow train is the L'Oreal single shadow in Iced Latte which is pretty much an exact DUPE for Stila "Kitten" which is why I bought it.  You can't beat $8 compared to $18.  

This shadow is just beautiful for any way that you choose to wear it.  A few of my favorites is a full lid color (especially in the Summer), inner eye highlight, and brow bone highlight..  This shadow is so illuminating and shiny..  It's like a pressed pigment.  

Eye Liners and Mascaras:

1. Urban Decay 24/7 Black Velvet Liner

2. Cover Girl Perfect Point Liner

3. Maybelline Master Smokey Line & Smudger

4. L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black

5. Maybelline Mega Plush

6. L'Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga

These are my most reached for liners and mascaras..  

Voluminous Carbon Black is my absolute #1 love.  It just gives me that perfect length every time.  I sometimes add the Mega Plush over it for some extra thickness.  

Blush & Bronzer:

1. Maybelline Master Hi-Light Blush in Mauve

2. Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso

3. NYX Blush in Terra Cotta

4. NYX Matte Bronzer in Medium

5. Palladio Baked Bronzer in Caribbean Tan

The Maybelline blush in Mauve is seriously such a GORG color for any time and any season..  

Everyone has probably already heard of most of these so I won't waste time raving about them even more..  I wanted to share them because they're products I reach for the most and are versatile for year round use.  

Lippies:

1. KIM - NYX Pump it Up Lip Plumper

2. Life's a Peach - Maybelline Baby Lips Gloss

3. Eclair - NYX Butter Gloss

4. East End Snob - Rimmel Retractable Lip Liner

5. Kitten Heels - NYX Liquid Suede 

6. Sandstorm - NYX Liquid Suede

7. Divine Wine - Maybelline Mattes Collection

8. Peach Poppy - Maybelline Rebel Bloom Collection

9. Coral Ambition - Maybelline Color Whisper Collection

10. Fergie Daily - Wet n Wild Fergie Collection

11. Nude Attitude - Revlon Super Lustrous Matte Lipstick (DUPE for Viva Glam GaGa III)

These are my favorite/ most reached for lippies..  I keep most of them with me at all times.  :-)

Personally, I love the way lip plumpers feel.  That tingly burn, yeah, love it.    

I really enjoy mattes and nudes, but everyone needs a good ol' bold red lip, right?  Right.  

(My go to red lip will be featured below.)

I use my Rimmel lip liner for pretty much everything.  The color is so versatile I even use it with lighter or darker lip looks.

(For this lip color, I lined my lips with the Rimmel liner in East End Snob, then applied Maybelline Divine Wine, and NYX Kitten Heels in the center.)

Well, that's all she wrote, Folks.  I hope y'all have enjoyed my Best of Beauty 2015!!!  All of these products are great quality and great for any beginner or growing makeup collection.  Per ush feel free to drop any questions or comments you may have either in the comments or privately with my contact links at the top of the page.  

The End...

XO, 

Terin

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Beauty Beginners | How To Contour & Highlight

So we've all seen those photos on Facebook & Instagram, usually of Kim K, with faces covered in concealer & bronzer during the "contouring process".  No doubt, it's super intimidating!  Truth be told, unless you're going to the Met Ball, all of that really isn't necessary.  In this post I'm going to share some of my own tips & tricks that I use to contour my face.  

What is contouring??

  Overall, contouring is just a way to make your face appear thinner while highlighting to accentuate specific parts of your face.  Typically highlighting your eyebrow bone, cheekbone, or nose.  Done the right way contouring can make your nose appear smaller or your cheek bones appear higher.  

What products do you use to contour??

BRONZERS::

Bronzer is what you use to contour..  You can use powder or liquid.  Liquid bronzer is usually used for that more dramatic and chiseled look.  Personally, I prefer powder bronzers.  There's 2 types of powder bronzers you can use, matte and shimmer.  

Shimmer bronzers can be added all over in the hallows of the cheeks to make them pop as well as the temples, but matte bronzers should be used more sparingly and concentrated in specific areas.  It's important that you find a bronzer with more of a brown or golden undetone, NOT orange.  We aren't auditioning for Willy Wonka.  ;-) lol

HIGHLIGHTERS::

Highlighters are usually a shimmering powder used on cheekbones, eyebrow bones, as well as the cupid's bow (the arch of the top lip).  However, you can also highlight other areas such as your under eyes, forehead, and bridge of the nose with a liquid concealer.

To highlight with a liquid concealer, you want to pick one that's 1-2 shades lighter than your skin/ foundation.  

Some of my go to products when contouring.

(All items will be listed below with links and info on how I use them.)

Now let's get to the good stuff....

How To Highlight & Contour:: 

On the left is the areas you want to apply your bronzer. 

 For cheekbones, start at the arch of your ear on the side of your face and go at a downward angle toward your mouth.  I go downward until it's aligned with the outside corner of my eye and blend it in well for more of a natural look.  

For temples, go over both sides of your four head (or 5 head if you're like me) hairline to about an inch above the eyebrows and then lightly across the top of your four head at your hairline.  

I don't contour my nose, but if you choose to you'll want to put a thin line of bronzer down each side of the bridge of your nose (I suggest liquid or matte).

Throughout Summer time, I only used a shimmer bronzer.  It really looks fab with a tan, and I apply it with the small powder brush pictured above.  It's perfect for shimmer bronzer because it's dense and doesn't pick up a ton of product so there's very little risk of accidentally looking muddy.  

Who wants a mud pie on their face, right?? 

Matte bronzer I apply with my Real Techniques sculpting brush and concentrate it right in the hallows of my cheeks.  Starting at the top of my ear applying in a downward angle towards my mouth.  

If you're feeling bold and want to use both matte and shimmer, I suggest applying the matte first and then shimmer on top.  

On the right is the areas you want to apply your concealer and/ or highlighter.  

I apply concealer under my eyes, middle of my 5 head above but between the brows, and sometimes down the bridge of my nose if I'm feeling frisky.  

I use a damp Real Techniques blending sponge to blend my concealer.  It gives a more even airbrushed look.  

Then I highlight my cheek bones with either my NYX illuminator or my Hard Candy bronzer in Tiki.  Sometimes both, again, If I'm feeling frisky.  Lol.  Sometimes I'll use a liquid illuminator and then a powder one on top.  (Never do liquid on top of powder.)

(Ps.  No clue why the Hard Candy one is classified as a bronzer.  It's definitely a highlighter. lol)

Highlighter I apply with the small angled brush pictured above.  

Shew!!  I think that's all.. Let me catch a breath now.  

I hope this helps anyone struggling with the world of contouring..  Remember, less is more... Unless we're talking about cheekbone highlight... In that case, bathe yourself in that shit!  :-)  

Til next next time, y'all!

XO

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Products Mentioned:

Real Techniques Sculpting Brush  (Ulta, Walmart, or Kohl's)

Essence of Beauty Small Powder Brush (CVS travel brush set)

Essence of Beauty Small Angled Brush (CVS travel brush set)

Real Techniques Complexion Sponge (Ulta, Walmart, or Kohl's)

Maybelline FaceStudio Master Fix Conceal in 10 Fair (CVS, Rite Aid, Target, Walmart, or Ulta)

Garnier Skin Renew Dark Circle Roller (CVS, Rite Aid, Target, Walmart, or Ulta)

Revlon PhotoReady SkinLights in 100 Bare Light (CVS, Target, Rite Aid, or Walmart)

NYX Matte Bronzer in Medium (Ulta)

NYX Illuminator in Narcissistic (Ulta)

Hard Candy Bronzer in Tiki (Walmart)

Palladio Baked Bronzer in Carribean Tan (Ulta)

-Special thanks to Trusper who provided the awesome contour sheet!