Spring/Summer Makeup Look With A Pop of Color

Hello Beautiful!

I know super late on this Spring Makeup Look as we are nearing, well, almost in Summers but let's just assume Summer starts for me from June, shall we? Thanks! :D
This look however is perfect for Summer with the over all fresh peachy bronzy look and a pop of Teal on the eyes. So let me put "Summer" right there in the title; okay done. Let's move on to how I achieved this look.

Products Used:

Face:

• e.l.f Poreless Primer
• Bourjois - 123 Perfect Foundation - 52
• Rimmel - Stay Matte Pressed Powder - Peach Glow
• Sleek - Contour Palette - Light
• NYX - Powder Blush - Pinched
• Becca x Jaclyn Hill - Champagne Pop

Eyes:

• L.A. Girl Pro Concealer - Creamy Beige
• Rimmel - Stay Matte Pressed Powder - Peach Glow
• Too Faced - Chocolate Bar 
• e.l.f - Baked Eyeshadow - Toasted
• OFRA - Blush Strips - Illuminating 
• Masarrat Makeup - Eye Varnish - Azul
• Morphe Brushes - Individual Eye Shadow - B.A.M
• NYX - Jumbo Pencil - Milk
• Maybelline - Colossal Kajal
• Kryolan - Cake Eyeliner - Black
• Jordana Best Lash Extreme Mascara.

Steps:

Eyes:

1. After priming my eyes (lids and up to the brow bone) with the concealer, I set it with a pressed powder.
2. For my crease and transition color I blended in Salted Caramel from Chocolate Bar palette and highlighted the brow bone with White Chocolate.
3. On a smaller blending brush, I took Milk Chocolate from Chocolate Bar and blended it on the outer corners of my eyes and also took it a little in the crease but mostly concentrating on the outer corners.
4. I darkened the outer corners a little with Semi Sweet from Chocolate Bar and highlighted the brow bone and inner corners with the pearly white strip from the OFRA Blush Strip.
5. I patted on Toasted on my lids and blended the whole look again to get rid of any harsh lines.
6. To brighten my waterline, I used NYX Milk and tight-lined the upper lash line with Maybelline Kajal.
7. On my lower lash line, I packed on Azul with an angled brush and layered B.A.M on top to give it more of a green tinge. I layered Azul back on top to intensify the color and then smoked it out a little with Salted Caramel on a pencil brush.
8. I decided to do a small wing for the eye look to keep it day time appropriate and fresh looking and finished the eye makeup with two coats of Mascara on my upper and lower lashes.

Face:

1. I primed my face with the poreless primer and blended in my foundation using Real Techniques sponge.
2. To set my face, I used my trusted Stay Matte Pressed Powder and lightly dusted it all over my face, with a Kabuki Brush.
3. I decided to contour my face lightly and used Sleek Palette for that with a fluffy angled brush, for a soft contour.
4. For Blush I used Pinched by NYX and highlighted my cheek bones with Champagne Pop which for some odd reason didn't show in pictures but otherwise it gave the most amazing glow!
5. I set the whole face with Skindinavia Oil Free Makeup Finishing Spray to keep all of it locked and fresh looking in this hot and humid weather.

I really like how it turned out, specially how smokey the outer corners of my eyes looked against the highlighted inner corners giving it a beautiful shape. For a more night time appropriate look you can definitely pair it up with a brighter lipstick, a bright pink would compliment the eyes so much and it'll look perfect for Spring. Also, you can switch the white in the waterline to a black to make it look more smokey and sultry.

Let me know what lip color would you wear with a look like this and don't forget to share your looks with me using the hash-tag #gulezehrasblog.

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

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Silver Glittery Winter Glam | Makeup Look

Hello Beautiful!

I recently asked all the lovely ladies what kind of "Winter" Makeup Look would they want me to do and some of you replied with a Silver eye look along with Winter Day Time/Neutral Looks, so I decided to do a more glam look before doing a day time look! 

I did a Silver glittery eye makeup and paired it up with a Muted Pink Lipstick. I usually do more warm eye looks but this time I did a cool-toned eye makeup as I felt it'll compliment the Silver more. Also I did a completely different foundation routine, for this look, than I usually do and it turned out pretty good!

As always I'll try to keep the steps precise!

Products Used:

Face:

• L'oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Ultra Hydrating Gel-Cream.
• Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation in 53.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Masarrat Misbah Makeup - Stay on Blusher - Shell Bronze.
• Becca x Jaclyn Hill - Shimmering Skin Perfector - Pressed - Champagne Pop.
• Sleek Contour Kit - Light.

Tools Used:

• Real Techniques Blush Brush.
• e.l.f Studio Blush Brush.
• e.l.f. Kabuki Brush.
• Angled Contour Brush.

Eyes:

• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer - 15.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Makeup Revolution - Eyeshadow Palette- Iconic 2. [Dupe for Urban Decay's Naked 2]
• Christine - Glitter Pot - Silver.
• e.l.f Makeup Mist and Set.
• Color Studio Professional Hypno Black Eye Marker.
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Milk.
• Maybelline Rocket Volum'Express Mascara.

Tools Used:

• Morphe Brushes Blending Brush MB23.
• Color Studio Professional Blending Brush.
• e.l.f Shader Brush.
• A pencil Brush

Lips:

• Luscious Cosmetics Super Moisturizing Lipstick in Daisy Pink.

Steps:

Eyes:

1. After priming my eyes with Fit Me Concealer up to the brown-bone, I set it with the Pressed Powder.
2. For the transition color I blended in the 5th (from the Left) shade [UD Tease] with MB 23. I layered and blended this shade until I was happy with the intensity. I used it as a transition shade initially so kept it light and diffused.
3. With a denser blending brush like the Color Studio Blending Brush I buffed in the same shade into my crease and the outer corners, building up the color and blending the edges with MB23. I did it a few times until the edges were soft and diffused while my crease and outer corners were darker but blended. 
4. With a shader brush I applied the 9th (from the Left) shade [UD Verve] to my lids and further packed it with elf mist and set for that foiled look. Spray e.l.f Mist and Set on any shimmery or glittery eyeshadow to immediatey intensify the pigmentation.
5. With Color Studio Brush I blended the creases.
6. With a flat shader brush sprayed with Mist and Set, I picked up the Glitter from the pot and patted it on the center of the lids.
7.  (Okay Gul, enough with the with-s!) I lined my waterline with NYX Milk and smoked by lower lash line with the same crease shade with a pencil brush.
8. After applying a rather long winged-eyeliner, I coated my lashes using Maybelline The Rocket Mascara.
9. I also applied a bit of the Silver eyeshadow on inner corners of the lower lash line.

Face:

1. I mixed the moisturizer and foundation in 2:1 ratio and applied that all over my face and neck with my fingers. I wasn't able to use 123 Perfect in this season as it emphasized my dry patches but with this technique I loved the finish -comfortable and not completely matte on the face, rather it had a healthy looking glow.
2. I set my foundation lightly with pressed powder so that other powders (such as blusher & contour etc) could blend easily on top.
3. I contoured my face using the Sleek Palette with an Angled Brush.
4. I used my Holy Grail Blusher on my cheeks (duh) and highlighted the high points like the top of my cheeks, bridge of the nose and cupid's bow with Champagne Pop. It was hard to stop bathing in Champagne Pop!

Lips:

1. I had already prepped my lips with Rosebud Salve when I started with my eyes.
2. For lipstick I applied Daisy Pink by Luscious Cosmetics. It is such a beautiful everyday muted pink color! 

So here's the Silver Glittery Winter Glam Makeup Look! (and that was a mouthful!). I really like how the eye makeup turned out, it sparkled more than it has come out in the pictures. This is definitely a party/night out look but if this is Day Time for you then, well you know, you do you boo! I'll do a more Day Time/Natural Winter look in a week's time.

I would love to see how you recreate this and don't forget to share it with me with the hash-tag #gulezehrasblog! Also tag me in your Winter Makeup Looks!! I would love to see what you talented ladies come up with! 

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I Hauled! -Becca and L'OREAL.

Hello Beautiful!

Hope you all are doing well and transiting well into Winter. This haul is pretty small, actually it's just two products but I'm over the moon for finally having them in my hands! Well you can see why the excitement from the title only, can't you? So let's just jump right in!

What I Hauled?

a) Becca x Jaclyn Hill - Champagne Pop

b) L'OREAL Paris - Telescopic Carbon Black Mascara

So you know why! I've been on a fence about Champagne Pop for a long time now because I didn't want it to be a reckless purchase or an impulse buy but after reading a million (figuratively speaking) reviews I just gave in and boy oh boy I'm so glad I did!

I also have been eyeing the Telescopic Mascara for a long time now and since I have been in a mascara phase lately (which you can see from this post ) I finally got it. Haven't opened it yet because I gotta use up my opened mascaras first! Waiting to get another shipment and then thinking to do a mascara collection! Would you like that? Let me know in the comments!

Also! I finally got to cross these off from my September and October WishLists! *Alhamdulillah* (Click on the months to check the respective wish-lists)

L'OREAL Paris Telescopic is priced at around $9.00 and Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop is priced at $38.00. I got both of these from my favorite Facebook page Zensky! They have some amazing stuff in stock right now which you must check.

I'll wrap up this post here on my mini haul. Let me know how much you like your Champagne Pop? Also what are you favorite mascaras? I'd love to pick up some more!

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

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Previous Haul Posts:

a) My First INGLOT Haul.

b) I Hauled! Wet n Wild, Milani & Rosebud Perfume Co.

c) The Palette Haul!

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WishList - September

Hello Beautiful!

I have decided to share my Wish-List with all of you from this month (:
Now as we all know, our wishlists are always so long, I try my best to keep it short & realistic but alas! I'm going to select 5 things that I really really want like NOW and share them here with you! Hope we all get to get & cross things off our wishlist this month! *fingers crossed*

Let's just dive right in my Wish-List for the month of September!

Looks like I'm into peachy nudey things this month!

1. Milani baked Blush in Luminoso:
This went straight in to my wishlist after Kathleen Lights showed it in her blusher collections and said its one of her top favorite! This looks so pretty for an every day peachy wash of color for the cheeks with that beautiful sheen! I'm so gonna get this, you just see! :D

2. Becca x Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Champagne Pop:
Just look at this one, gosh!!! How can I not wish to get this?! The question is, why have I not got it yet?! Becca collaborated Jaclyn Hill to create this Highlighter that is drool worthy!! I neeeeed this!

3. The Balm - Hot Mama:
This looks so pretty in the pan and the swatches I saw in different reviews and gives such a pretty healthy sheen to the cheeks and I feel this will look great paired with any eye makeup, dramatic or subtle. I wish I get this in this month only! Amen!!

4. Wet n Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana:
This is definitely not a bronzer but a very pretty subtle highlighter. After raved about by Jessica Braun (Youtuber) and looking at the beautiful sheen it gives I really really need to get it! It'll be perfect for minimal looks that I wear most of the times I do my makeup. Plus it's such a big amount of product with a very small price tag, definitely getting it! 

5. MAC Lipstick in Velvet Teddy:
I am always looking for nude lipstick to compliment my NC 25 skin tone. I've got one in Maybelline that I really like and now I have my eyes on this! It's such a pretty peach toned beige color and I cannot wait to start my Nude Lipstick Collection with this in it and also finally get a MAC lipstick. Yes, I do not own any MAC lipsticks yet and I will start with this one.

So there, that's my wishlist for the month of September, hopefully I get to get some of these if not all. I try my best to control the urge to shop for makeup but well, after many self imposed bans that were unmet I'm thinking to just give up - my wallet might be giving me a death glare at this very moment! Well who am i kidding, I am a very cautious buyer and try my best to not hoard.

I cannot wait to read about what you wish to get this month so do share your wishlists with me!

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

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