BIRTHDAY BLISS

I had the loveliest 26th Birthday imaginable! Thank you to all my friends, party guests and most of all my beautiful partners, John & Jess.

BROWS

Anastasia Beverly Hills

DIPBROW Pommade in Ebony

Dermablend

Quick-Fix Concealer in Medium as Highlight

EYES

Lancome

Color Design Sensational Effects Eye Shadow in Madison Avenue from lash line to brow

URBAN DECAY Smoked Palette

Evidence from top lash line to crease and on bottom lash line

Lancome

Le Stylo Waterproof Long Lasting Eye Liner in Noir Intense in top and bottom waterlines

Kat Von D 

Ink Liner in Trooper on top lash line in subtle cat eye

URBAN DECAY

Perversion Mascara on top and bottom lashes

Ardell

120 Demi Lashes in Black

Fright Night

Pixie Dust Lashes on outter corners

(See my false eye lash D.I.Y. HERE)

LIPS

Kat Von D

Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Bauhau5

Whats your go to birthday makeup look?
What did you do for your last birthday?

Love, Light & Glitter Always,

Valessia

NEW YEARS EVE 2015

I brought in the New Year in the best way possible, with good friends, new friends, my partners and whiskey punch! I hope all of you had an amazing time too!

A couple of weeks ago I posted A Marsala New Years Makeup Tutorial (see it HERE) but that look didn't really match my New Years Outfit. (See it HERE). Scroll down to see what I did instead.

I promise I was happier than I look in this picture haha

BROWS

Anastasia Beverly Hills

DIPBROW Pommade in Ebony

Dermablend

Quick-Fix Concealer in Medium as highlight

EYES

URBAN DECAY NAKED On The Run Palette 

(See my review HERE)

Dare from lash line to brow 

URBAN DECAY Smoked Palette 

Blackout from lash line to crease

Asphalt in the center of the lid

STILA

Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Snow in a subtle cat eye

Lancome 

Le Stylo Waterproof - Long Lasting Eyeliner in Noir Intense on the waterline

Ardell

120 Demi Lashes in Black

Kat Von D

Ink Liner in Trooper to cover the band of the false lashes

LIPS

Kat Von D

Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Vampira

How did you spend your New Years?

Love, Light & Glitter Always,
Valessia

NOT FAIR #1: Lady Gaga's Mod Makeup Tutorial

Unicorns come in all shades, so why don't Celebrity Makeup Tutorials? NOT FAIR tutorials show the makeup of fair skinned celebrities on brown skin.

The only thing better than watching Lady Gaga sing with the legendary Tony Bennett for H&M is dying over how amazing her makeup is! Also, points for not using a Christmas song in the Holiday Campaign. Check out the full commercial and my version of Lady Gaga's mod look below.

To begin I pulled out my favorite foundation, Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24H in 530 Suede C. To get Gaga's subtle glow, I mixed my foundation with Murad Absolute Bronzing Boost, a low glitter liquid bronzer. Using the pads of my fingers, I applied a quarter sized dollop on my cheeks then blended it out with my Sephora Collection Classic Mini Multitask #45.5.

Awkward selfie smile...

Next I blotted my L'Oreal Paris True Match Crayon Concealer in Medium/Deep Warm W6-7-8 in an triangle under my eyes, extending it all the way to my hairline - Pictured below on the left. On the right - my concealer after smoothing everything out with my Beauty Blender.

I follow this by highlighting my forehead and cheek bones with Benefit Watt's Up! Using a fluffy blush brush, I then set everything by stippling Sephora Collection Smoothing Translucent Setting Powder all over my face.

To start the eyes, I used Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer from my lash line to just about my brows.  drew in a full, extra round eyebrow with Anastasia Beverly Hills DIPBROW Pommade in Ebony and their eyebrow brush #12.

As a base, I used NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean on the mobile lid, winging it out into a chunky cat eye. I then used NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in Pots & Pans in the crease and halfway to the brow.

I built on my base by stippling Lancome Color Design in Style Section over the silver and Lancome Color Design Infinite 24H  in 602 Forever Noir  over the black. I followed by using my usual contour - Black Opal True Color Stick Foundation in Suede Mocha - as blush just along by cheek bone.

To finish everything off I added top and bottom lashes (Ardell #109 and Ricky's Care #49 respectively) and Lancome L'Absolue Nu lipstick in 311 Pale Petal.

Love, Light and Glitter Always!

Valessia

THIS POST WAS FEATURED ON THE WEEKLY ROUND UP AT INDEPENDENT FASHION BLOGGERS!

Holiday Happy

Ok, usually there's a lot of complaining about the holidays. Stress. Shopping. Crazy Family. But for some reason, and by all means this is awesome, people are really happy about the holidays this year. Well, at least in this roundup. Getting festive, not worrying too much and having a fun time, that's what these final days of 2014 should all be about!

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BEYWATCH #1: "Haunted" Music Video Makeup Tutorial

 You're already a flawless beautiful unicorn, BEYWATCH tutorials are here to show you how your makeup can be flawless too!

When Beyonce's Haunted video popped up in the news today, I knew it had to be my first blog post. Featured in the film adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey, check out the video below.

Here's my take Beyonce's makeup from the Haunted video. Keep scrolling to see how I did it.

STEP 1: BUILD YOUR BASE

Apply your foundation, focusing mostly on your T-Zone. 

I used Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24H in 530 Suede C. 

STEP 2: CONTOUR & CONCEAL

Use a foundation in a color 2-3 shades darker than your skin tone to contour below the cheekbones and along your jaw. I used Black Opal True Color Stick Foundation in Suede Mocha. Use your Beauty Blender in a patting and rolling motion to blend your contour into your foundation. Use a foundation or concealer in a shade 2-3 shades lighter than your skin tone to highlight your forehead & nose, under your brows, under your eyes (extending out along your cheekbones to your hairline), your cupids bow and your chin. I used L'Oreal Paris True Match Crayon Concealer in Medium/Deep Warm W6-7-8. Use your Beauty Blender in the same patting and rolling motion to blend your concealer into your foundation.

STEP 3: HIGHLIGHT

To achieve Beyonce's glow, I applied Benefit Watt's Up! everywhere I applied my concealer. I then blended everything out with my fingers.

STEP 4: SET YOUR BASE

Using a fluffy blush brush, set everything with a translucent powder. I used the Sephora Collection Brush #52 and Sephora Smoothing Translucent Setting Powder.

STEP 5: BROWS

Prime your lids and eye brows. I used URBAN DECAY Eyeshadow Primer Potion - Original. Using a color one shade lighter than your hair, lightly fill in your brows. I used Anastasia Beverly Hills DIPBROW Pomade in Ebony and Anastasia Beverly Hills Brush #12.

STEP 6: EYES

Use a light blue eye shadow on the mobile lid, bringing it up just above the crease and around the entire eye. I used  Lancome Color Design Infinite 24H in 401 Magnetic Teal. Lightly dust a navy shadow over the the light blue, work it in heavier on the outer corner and under the eyes. I used Lancome Color Design in Sapphire Lace. Tight line your eyes with black waterproof eyeliner and apply a thick coat of black mascara on your top and bottom lashes. I used Lancome Le Stylo Waterproof in Noir and Lancome Hypnose Drama in Excessive Black

STEP 7: LIPS
Finish everything off with a swipe of deep red lip gloss. I didn't have the right shade so Imixed Kat VonD Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Vampira and YSL Gloss Volupte in Smoking.

Let me know your thoughts and share pics of your own take on this look in the comments below!

Love, Light and Glitter Always!

Valessia

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Keep it Clever

Do you know the difference between a cocktail dress and a gown? Do you know how a man's suit should fit? How about what you should buy on vacation (as there are SO many things!)... Well, for all the little bits and pieces you need to know this season, we've got you covered in this week's links!

Links à la Mode: December 4th

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