Makeup Chronicles

The Ardell lashes I like to use for natural looks are the wispies and demi wispies: 

Wispies: 

The wispies are longer towards the center and will make your eyes appear larger and more doll-like.

Demi Wispies:

With demi wispies, they are longer towards the outer edges. This will help your eyes appear more elongated and give more of an almond shaped eye.

Both the wispies and demi wispies have an invisible band which help to make them appear even more natural.

Some other Ardell lashes that are natural are: 

#110:

Fairies: 

You can also try Ardell’s Lash Accents which are smaller pieces you can apply to the outer edges of your lashes to make them appear longer, but it’s a much more natural look because it isn’t a full strip.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions :]

I think EcoTools brushes are good. I haven’t used all of them, but the ones I do have I’m definitely satisfied with. 

As far as eye shadow brushes, you can check out a post I did that talks about some core eye shadow brushes I recommend you have in your collection. I give some different brush options ranging from high end to drugstore. 

You can see the post here. 

Hope this helps!

I purchased it off Groupon. It’s by Beaute Basics.

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^^ Hey anon with straight lash problems, here’s some great tips ^^

You’re doing the right thing by curling your lashes then applying mascara. I don’t ever recommend curling your lashes after you’ve applied mascara.

What you can try is putting the mascara on the tops of your lashes as well. By doing this and sort of twisting/rotating the brush as you do it will help to further curl your lashes.

I hope this helps!!

Thanks for featuring a look of mine, that’s so exciting!! :]

I love your blog as well, lots of great posts. Congrats on your Versitle Blog Award!!

A lot of people go by the rule of focusing on one feature of your face, so if you do a bold eye you should do a subdued lip and cheek, likewise if you do a bold lip, do a subdued eye and cheek.

A silver smokey eye is a pretty bold eye look. A red lip is definitely a more dramatic lip. So by the rule I outlined above you should pick one or the other.

HOWEVER, I think you should do what you like. I don’t think there is anything wrong with weaing a bold lip and eye together, especially if you’re going to an event at night. Just go with what makes you feel most beautiful :]

Here’s a look where Emma Stone has a silver smokey eye and red lips and I think she looks gorgeous!

Image source: http://www.shanicexoxo.info/2011/10/emma-stone-style-watch-help-premiere.html

First, here are some great blue eye shadows worth checking out: 

- NYX Atlantic

- MUFE #159

- Sugarpill Afterparty

- Revlon Venetian Blue

- MAC Blue Calm

Here are all of the images that I’ve tagged as “blue” on my blog: http://makeupchronicles.tumblr.com/tagged/blue

This is a look I did a few weeks ago that has teal, gold, and brown blended together.

http://makeupchronicles.tumblr.com/post/21143027124/yesterdays-makeup-teal-gold-brown-ombre 

I got a lot of compliments on my eye makeup this particular day. I definitely think you could swap out the teal for a truer blue. And the brown and gold will really help to warm up your eye.

You have to be careful when using blue around your eyes, it can make you look like you have a black eye very quickly if you aren’t careful and make sure to use colors to help warm up the look when blending out the edges.

Here is a tutorial for a GORGEOUS blue look by Pixiwoo: 

Hope this all helps! :]

Ohhh, that sounds gorgeous!

This is really pretty: 

More pinky nudes will look better with silver in my opinion. Some drugstore lipsticks you can try are:

Revlon Pink Pout

Revlon Soft Nude

NYX Strawberry Milk

NYX Summer Love

Wet ‘n Wild Pink Champagne 

L’Oreal Caring Coral

First, if you face shape is oval…you can pretty much get away with any shape you’d like. If you’re fuller through your cheeks, you face shape may be more round or even heart shaped or diamond shaped.

For hair, you could possibly try something like this if you want to wear it down: 

I still like the idea of braids or twists. I think they are really fresh for this season. 

Since you undertones are cool, you can swap out the gold in the look I suggested for silver. Navy will look really pretty with silver as well. For you cheeks, I’d go with something pink. Peach or coral would be better suited for warmer skin tones. 

Hope this works a little better. Lemme know what you think!

I love navy on fair skin. Good choice :]

For hair…It’s really going to depend on your face shape, I really like low styles. I think they’re more classic. You can add a youthful twist to it by adding braids to the front. This will also help keep your hair out of your face while you dance the night away :] Maybe something like this:

What do you think?

For the makeup, I thought I would describe two different looks, one that plays up the eyes, and another that’s all about the lips, and from there, you can tell me which one your prefer and if you’d like, I can show you the look on myself so you can see exactly what I meant.

Look 1: Gold smokey eye with a nude lip

I think this would be a fun look for prom and if you have warm undertones would look really great on you. It’s a great look to really play up your eyes.

For the eyes: Apply a nice warm gold to your entire lid. Then take a navy and smoke out your outer corner. Using that same navy shadow, smoke out the lower lash line as well. Then apply a lighter gold to the inner corner of your eye to really make your eyes pop. Next take a navy blue pencil and line your water line. Blue next to your brown eyes is really going to make them light up. Then add some black liner to our upper lash line. Add a little flick at the end to  play up the almond shape of your eyes. Finally add mascara to the top and bottom lashes. Add some falsies as well if you’d like the extra drama :]

For the cheeks: I’d go with a nice coral color. Maybe something like e.l.f.’s Candid Coral or NARS Orgasm. Make sure to keep the blush light so that you don’t have too much color on your face and competing with your eye makeup.

For the lips: I’d go with a nude lip. If you have a natural color to your lip you can neutralize the lip color by applying foundation over your lips. 

Look 2: Winged liner with a red lip

I love a winged liner with a red lip. It’s super classic, think pin-up looks. I love red lipstick with navy. This look is all about the lips.

For the eyes: You can add a little bit of color to your lid and through the crease, but it’s really all about the liner. You’ll want to create a nice winged liner. 

For the cheeks: Try something peachy or light pink. This will give a nice natural flush for fairer skin.

For the lips: Go with a nice bold red lip. When applying your lipstick, you’ll want to make sure you use a lip liner so that your lipstick will last as long as possible. Also apply the lipstick with a lip brush. This will help push the product into your lips. Blot after you apply your lipstick to get rid of any excess product. You can also outline your lips with concealer. This will help make your lip line look super crisp and keep the red lipstick from bleeding.

I hope that helps! If you like either of those looks and would like me to show you on myself I’d be more than happy to. Just let me know. Have a great prom!! :]