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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Champagne Eyes with Bold Lips | Makeup Look

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So I decided to do a Makeup Look using my first Mac Lipstick - Diva. It is such a beautiful Burgundy shade with Red undertones. I kept the eyes simple for the lips to be the focus. Let's begin with the tutorial. 

Products Used:

Face:
I skipped foundation and used the concealer on the high points of my face, also I kept my face matte and the only glow/sheen that came was from the Blusher.

• L'oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Ultra Hydrating Gel-Cream.
• L.A. Girl Pro Concealer - Creamy Beige.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Milani - Baked Blush - Luminoso.

Tools Used:

• Real Techniques Blush Brush.
• Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge.
• e.l.f. Kabuki Brush.
• e.l.f Small Tapered Brush.

Eyes:

• L.A. Girl Pro Concealer - Creamy Beige.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• LORAC Pro 2 Palette - Buff, Snow, Lt. Brown, Cool Gray, Beige)
• Color Studio Professional Hypno Black Eye Marker.
• Jordana Best Lash Extreme Mascara.
• Rimmel - Exaggerate Eye Definer - In The Nude.

Tools Used:

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

Lips:

• MAC Lipstick - Diva

Steps:

Eyes:

1. After prepping my eyes with concealer and setting them with powder, I blended the Lt. Brown shade in my crease and above it making sure I don't take it up to my brow-bone. 
2. I buffed in the Cool Gray shade on the outer corner of my eyes and into my crease. Make sure you don't take it above the crease, keep it nice and precise in the crease.
3. I packed in the shade beige on to the the lid focusing it more in the inner part and blending it with the Cool Grey on the outer corner of my eyes.
4. With Snow layered over Buff, I highlighted the brow bone and the inner corners.
5. I went over my crease again with Lt. brown to blend everything so there were no harsh lines.
6. After applying the winged eye-liner, I lined my lower lash line with cool grey and smoked it out a little with Lt. Brown.
7. I lined my water line with the Nude Eye pencil and applied the mascara to my lashes. Two coats for the upper lash and one for the bottom.
8. After finishing the eyes I wiped the under eye area with a makeup removing wipe and moved on to the face makeup.

Face:

1. I kept my face very simple for this look. No foundation and no contouring.
2. After moisturizing with my favorite L'oreal Hydra Total, I only used a concealer under my eyes (in a triangle shape), in the middle of my forehead, bridge of the nose and little on the chin. With a damp Real Techniques Sponge I blended it in tapping motion and set it immediately with the pressed powder.
3. With Stay Matte, I lightly powdered the rest of my face.
4. For Blush, I used Luminoso focusing it more on the apple of my cheeks and blending it back.

Lips: 

1. I applied two layers of Mac Diva on already moisturized lips. I recommend lining your lips with a lip pencil or brush first so the application is neat.

So there's the final look. Luminoso paired up beautifully with the dark bold lip. I love how Diva looks on me, it looks slightly darker than in the pictures here. Also the necklace is from Urban Chic - I love this chunky statement necklace.

I hope you liked this look, I'm planning to start doing spring Makeup looks. I also upload tutorials on my Snapchat (gulexehra) so make sure you follow me there. If you have any suggestion for a makeup look, leave it down below.

How do you pair up your bold lipsticks?

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

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My Beauty Favorites of 2015 !

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I know this post is super late and although I had all my favorites listed with me I couldn't put it up on time but better late than never, right?
2015 was a roller coaster ride for me and the year my obsession with makeup began. Makeup products became these delicious candies that a child wants more and more of, and so I got to haul a lot and hence try a lot. But what were my favorite and most loved products out of the whole collection? Read on to find out..

I'll be sharing my favorites in the categories of Face, Eyes and Lips. I'll list all the favorites in this post and do separate detailed ones on each categories where I'll mention my thoughts on each product and why I loved it. I will also do a separate post for my Skincare Favorites. Not doing everything in one post otherwise we'll be sitting here all day!

FYI, all of the products mentioned are my favorites without any of them being the 'most' favorite, also all the products were purchased by me.

Face:

1) Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - 52.
2) Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation -53.
3) Skindinavia - The makeup Finishing Spray - Oil Control.
4) The Balm Cosmetics - Hot Mama.
5) Color Studio Professional - Audacious Orange.
6) Sleek - Contour Palette - Light.
7) Makeup Revolution London - Powder Blusher - Sugar.
8) Masarrat Misbah Makeup - Stay On Blusher - Shell Bronze.
9) e.l.f Cosmetics - Baked Highlighter - Blush Gems.
10) Rimmel - Stay Matte Pressed Powder.
11) L'oreal Paris - Hydra Total 5 - Moisturizer.
12) Wet n Wild - Shimmer Palette - Hollywood Boulevard.

1) Real Techniques - Blush Brush.
2) e.l.f Cosmetics - Studio Blush Brush.
3) Real Technique - Miracle Complexion Sponge.
4) e.l.f Cosmetics - Kabuki Face Brush.
5) e.l.f Cosmetics - Powder Brush.
6) [REPLICA] Bobbi Brown - Angled Face Brush.

Eyes:

1) Makeup Revolution London - Redemption Iconic Palette 2.
2) Too Faced - Chocolate Bar.
3) Morphe Brushes - Individual Eyeshadow Pan - Caramelized.
4) Morphe Brushes - Individual Eyeshadow Pan - Creme Brule.
5) e.l.f Mineral Eyeshadow Primer.
6) Maybelline - Great Lash Mascara.
7) Maybelline - Volum'Express The Rocket Mascara.
8) L'oreal Paris - Telescopic Mascara.
9) L. A. Girl Pro Concealer - Creamy Beige.
10) NYX - Jumbo Pencil - Milk.
11) Rimmel - Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer - In The Nude.
12) Color Studio Professional - Hypno Black Eye Marker.

1) e.l.f Cosmetics - All Over Eyeshadow Brush.
2) Color Studio Professional - Blending Brush.
3) Morphe Brushes - MB 23.
4) e.l.f Cosmetics - Blending Brush.
5) Kryolan - Eye Liner Brush.

Lips:

1) Maybelline - Color Sensational Lipstick - Lady Red.
2) Maybelline - Color Sensational Stripped Nude - Coffee Craze.
3) Maybelline - Color Sensational Lipstick - Coral Tonic.
4) Rimmel - Lasting Finish by Kate Moss Lipstick - 106.
5) Rimmel - Lasting Finish Lipstick - Heart Breaker.
6) Luscious Cosmetics - Super Moisturizing Lipstick - Daisy Pink.
7) Luscious Cosmetics - Ultra Smooth Lip Liner - Chai Latte.
8) Luscious Cosmetics - Ultra Smooth Lip Liner - Ruby. 

See, that was extensive and a detailed post would have resulted in a gigantic post. But that is the highlight of my 2015 in terms of makeup. My love for makeup started near the end of 2014 which turned into obsession in 2015 and since then it has been all about makeup.

I am on a self imposed No-Buy-Makeup ban now as I gotta use up and start using what I have and also save for soon to be released makeup goodies like the Too Faced Sweet Peaches Palette! 

Don't forget to share your 2015 favorites with me in the comments. Also if any of these were also your favorites let me know.
I'll post a detailed favorites on the categories next starting with Face then Eyes and then Lips, so stay tuned for that.

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

New Year's Glam !! (2016)

Hello Beautiful!

Did 2015 not go so fast?! Don't we say that for almost every year? Haha but no seriously 2015 really went by so quick, at least for me. So here's a Makeup Look For New Year or New Year's Eve! As it's all about Glitter and Sparkle for New Year, I did glittery eyes where as kept my lips Pinky Nude, You can definitely pair this look with a bold Red Lipstick to make it look more festive!

Also in the tutorial, I'll tell you how to make your makeup last all night so that you can party and welcome 2016 without a worry!


Products Used:

Face:

• L'oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Ultra Hydrating Gel-Cream.
• e.l.f Poreless Face Primer.
• Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in Vanilla-52.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso.
• Wet n Wild Fergie Shimmer Palette in Hollywood Boulevard.
•  Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray - Oil Control

Tools Used:

• Real Techniques Buffing Brush.
• Real Techniques Blush Brush.
• e.l.f Studio Blush Brush.
• e.l.f. Kabuki Brush.

Eyes:

• e.l.f Mineral Eye Primer.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Too Faced Chocolate Bar - Salted Caramel, Triple Fudge and Champagne Truffle.
• Morphe Brushes Individual Eye Shadow in Caramelized and Creme Brule.
• Inglot AMC Pure Pigment Eyeshadow - 14.
• Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner - Midnight Cowboy.
• Color Studio Professional Hypno Black Eye Marker.
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Milk.
• L'oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara - Carbon Black.
• Maybelline Rocket Volum'Express Mascara.

Tools Used:

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

Lips

• Luscious Cosmetics Ultra Smooth Lip Liner in Chai Latte.
• Luscious Cosmetics Super Moisturizing Lipstick in Daisy Pink.

Steps:

Eyes:

1. After priming my eyes I set them with Stay Matte Pressed Powder so that rest of the eyeshadows can blend easily.
2. With Morphe MB23 I blended Salted Caramel as my transition color, on and above my crease.
3. With e.l.f blending brush which is smaller than the Morphe one, I blended Caramelized into my crease. With MB23 I blended the two colors together.
4.  I blended Creme Brule on the outer corners of my eyes, with an angled blending brush, and took it into my crease and blended everything again with MB23.
5. On Color Studio Blending Brush I packed and blended Triple Fudge on the outer part of my eyes.
6. I blended my crease again with a little Salted Caramel on MB23.
7. I used Champagne Truffle with a little Fix Plus to highlight the brow-bone area.
8. With the shader brush I packed the Inglot Pigment on to my lids and blended it into the Triple Fudge. To make the pigment adhere to my lid I used it with Fix plus.
9. On my lower lash line, I blended Caramelized with a pencil brush and lined my water-line with Milk.
10. After creating a winged-eyeliner I coated my lashes, first with Telescopic and then with The Rocket Mascara.
11. I finished the eye makeup with the Glitter Liner on the inner part of my lid and a little on my inner corners (be careful with that though, it irritated my eyes as I put it too close to my inner rim and so I had to clean it therefore it looks a little untidy).

Face:

1. After moisturizing my face I primed it with the Poreless Primer concentrating and patting it near my nose and on nose and spreading the rest all over my face.
2. I buffed in my foundation with the Buffing Brush.and set it with Rimmel Stay matte Powder.
3. For my blush I used Milani's Luminoso with Real Technique's Blush Brush. It's such a gorgeous shade! I used it for the first time!!
4. Highlighted my cheekbones with Hollywood Boulevard and applied a little on the bridge of my nose (but not the tip of the nose).
5. At the very end I sprayed the Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray!

Lips:

1. I lined my Lips with Chai Latte and filled them in a little.
2. For Lipstick I used Daisy Pink by Luscious Cosmetics. It's such a beautiful muted pink.

 To make the makeup last all night I used the e.l.f's Poreless Primer at the beginning and finished th whole look with a spray of Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray. This combination has made my makeup last through all the weddings this month!

So here's the final look! I really love how it turned out with the sparkly eyes and the muted pink lips. You can definitely use more glitter on the lower lash line, I didn't because for some reason my eyes were very sensitive that day also I did a look recently where I lined my lower lash line with glitter. You can check that here. That is even perfect for New Year, if you don't want a lot of Glitter. Definitely check my Quick Holiday Look!

Anyway, I hope you like this look. I definitely loved it! The eyes were so sparkly!! Let me know what you plan to do on the New Year's eve and don't forget to share your Makeup Looks with me using #gulezehrasblog.

I hope you all have a very happy New Year and a blessed 2016. Thank you for all the love and support you have showed me here, on my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! It all means a lot to me. As a token of gratitude I am having Giveaways on my blog (Facebook and Instagram) with the first being 'Guess The Product to Win The Product". Make sure you all take part in that!

May you all have an amazing, joyous, successful 2016 full of love and blessings!

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

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A Quick Holiday'15 Look !

Hello Beautiful!

Here's a last minute quick Holiday Look with a little sparkle and a bright Red pout. Aren't Reds all the rage this Holiday season? I feel you can never go wrong with a Red Lipstick (given you choose the right one with the right undertone for you). A Red Lipstick makes one look put together and classy instantly and it doesn't really require a lot of eye makeup too!
I know I'm late for a Holiday look but not too late yeah? That's why this is a last - minute makeup look that you can totally rock this Holiday!
Now for me anyhting quick or last minute doesn't involve foundation and contouring, therefore I haven't used foundation or contour but you can totally use a BB Cream or even a foundation if you like, you do you boo! 

If you do recreate this look, don't forget to share it with me using the hashtag #gulezehrasblog

Products Used:

Face:

• L'oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Ultra Hydrating Gel-Cream.
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 15. 
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Makeup Revolution Powder Blusher in Sugar.
• Wet n Wild Fergie Shimmer Palette in Hollywood Boulevard.

Tools Used:

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

Eyes:

• L. A. Girl Pro Concealer in Creamy Beige.
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow.
• Morphe Brushes Individual Eye Shadow in Caramelized and Creme Brule.
• Wet n Wild Fergie Shimmer Palette in Hollywood Boulevard.
• Maybelline Colossal Kajal in Black.
• Maybelline Rocket Volum'Express Mascara.
• L'oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara - Carbon Black.
• Sweet Face Sparkling Eye Liner in 10. (You can use ANY glitter eyeliner. I used this because it was locally available).

Tools Used:

• Morphe Brushes Blending Brush MB23.
• e.l.f. Blending Brush.
• A pencil Brush
• An Angled Blending Brush
• e.l.f Angled Eye Liner Brush

Lips:

• Luscious Cosmetics Ultra Smooth Lip Liner - Ruby
• Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick - Lady Red

Steps:

Eyes:

• After priming my eyes with the Creamy Beige concealer (up to my brows and near the lower lash-line), I set it with Stay Matte Powder so that rest of the eyeshadows can blend easily.
• With Caramelized, as a transition color, on the MB23 brush I blended it well in my crease and took it a little higher. Blended it well from the outer corner to the inner corners of my eyes.
• With Creme Brule on an Angled Blending Brush I patted it in the outer corners of my eyes and took it into my crease blending it well.
• Again with a little Caramelized on MB23 I blended the two colors together so there are no harsh lines.
• I highlighted my brow-bone and inner corners with Holly Wood Boulevard.
• After lining my upper lids with Colossal Kajal, I smudged it with an Angled Eyeliner Brush and created a soft wing.
• For the Holiday sparkle I lined my lower lash line with two coats of Glitter Eyeliner.
• At the end applied a coat of Rocket Mascara and topped it with Telescopic Mascara.

Face:

• After moisturizing my face I applied the concealer under my eyes and blended it in with my ring finger with a tapping motion.
• I set the concealer with Stay Matte Powder and dust it lightly all over my face.
• For blush I used Sugar and highlighted my cheek bones with Holly Wood Boulevard.

Lips:

• I lined and filled in my lips with the Lip Liner in Ruby.
• Finished the whole look with two swipes of Lady Red on my lips.

I have no idea why my neck looks so different in tone than my face although it matched fine. Maybe because of the lighting because I had nothing but a light dust of Stay Matte Pressed Powder on my face and neck. Well, that's the Holiday Look. The steps for eyes might seem long but they don't take long when you're actually doing the eye makeup. The smudged eyeliner can be skipped altogether and you can also use just one mascara that provides both length and volume. 

I hope you like this quick, last minute makeup look. Let me know how you plan to spend your Holidays and don't forget to share your makeup looks with me by using the hashtag #gulezehrasblog. I'll be doing Winter looks very soon too!

Until next time, Good Luck and Ciao!

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