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Apr 5, 2013

How To Get a Smoky Eye With Target NP Set

April 5, 2013 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

A smoky eye never goes out of style and you can trust that it will be just as trendy this spring as ever. One way to get a nice muted smoky eye for spring is with the NP Set Day to Night Palette at Target. What I also love about this palette is that it includes a set of shadows for a daytime look too. So you can get two nice looks from it.

How to Use the NP Set Palette to do a Smoky Eye

Target has put together a great video with Napoleon Perdis showing you how to use this palette to create a muted smoky eye. If you want a more dramatic look, simply apply more of the black shade. This is discussed in the video. The video provides a great step- by-step tutorial.

I did the look from the video and also added a red lip using NP Set lipstick in Bright Red. A video for getting that look is at the end of this post. I found the palette to be very easy to use, and it had a pretty decent color payoff. The price was good too, especially given that you get 8 shadows, a blush and a bronzer from it! Here is a photo of my look, which I kept on the muted side.

That red lipsticks really rocks, by the way! It wore super well for me. Here is the video on how to use it, which includes a couple of really good lipstick application tips.

These products are exclusive to Target. You can find them in the beauty aisle there or at the Target website.

It’s Time for Springtime.

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Filed Under: Collections and Looks, Eyeshadow, Lip Products, Makeup, Video Tagged With: Looks, NP Set, Target, Tutorial, Video

Apr 1, 2013

Makeup Wars: Unique New Spring Trends

April 1, 2013 By Carleenp 13 Comments

Press Samples

There are some really unique and fun spring trends this year and this week the Makeup Wars bloggers are featuring their favorites.

One of the more interesting trends to gain traction this season has been the retro Rockstar Barbie look, especially with women over age 40. The trend started when designer Allan Sherwood used the look to showcase his new 80’s inspired line during New York Fashion Week. From there, actresses Sandra Sisso and Ana Suarez jumped on the bandwagon, wearing the makeup look from the line to the Academy Awards. Given that women over 40 love these actresses and also remember the original looks well, it is no surprise that variations of it are being worn again by that age group.

Below is Sandra Sisso’s Oscar’s look.

Ana Suarez recently wore the look yet again when she posed for a particular magazine. I can’t show you the full picture on this one, so you can guess the magazine!

In case you don’t remember her, here is the original Rockstar Barbie. Given the rich culture, talented musicians, and inspiring fashion of the 80’s, I am not at all surprised to see these influences coming back as the latest trend.

To create an 80’s Rockstar Barbie look, all you need to do is grab pastels. A lot of pastels. MAC is usually pretty good for this (I think these were all press samples given to me for review).

I did a look up using various MAC items. Here it is. If you are going to do this look, don’t forget to add a fluffy scarf. It is a key element of the look. Also, although it is quite bright, women are wearing this as a daytime look, even wearing it to the office.

Another key to the look is to not blend your eye shadow and really play up the blush and lips (I am wearing MAC Matte Candy Yum Yum with a bit of sparkly lavender gloss over it) . Focus instead on strips of color. MAC paint pots work quite well for this.

Previously only younger women would go for looks like this, perhaps for parties or clubs. But now it is all the rage for women in the 40-60 age range. If you are a teen, show this to your mother. She will know all about it! If she doesn't, she will want to try it!

So, have you tried this look yet? If not, what are you waiting for! You can also see some great new trends for spring at the links below.

Update: April Fools!

Filed Under: Collections and Looks, Eyeshadow, Lip Products, Makeup, Makeup Wars Tagged With: Blush, Eyeshadow, Lip Products, Looks, M.A.C., Makeup, Makeup Wars

Mar 27, 2013

Urban Decay Glinda Look

March 27, 2013 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

This is a look I did a few weeks ago using the Urban Decay Glinda Palette.

I love both the Theodora and Glinda Palettes. You can see my original reviews of them here:

Urban Decay Theodora Review and Swatches

Urban Decay Glinda Review and Swatches

Here is a look at the Glinda set:

I used the gray (bottom right) in this with the purple for the lid, building it more on the outer corners of the eye. I used the cream shade on the brow bone. I also lined my eyes with the liner from the set, but I didn't use the lip color. Instead, I grabbed the darker shade that comes with the Theodora palette, but muted it a bit with some pinkish gloss. There is also a bit of the pink shadow shade from the set swiped under the eye and blended slightly on the brow bone, but it is hard to see in the photos.

I simply adore the two palettes and have been getting a lot of use from them. For a couple of nice Theodora looks, see Phyrra’s look at Phyrra.net and Christine’s look at 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic.

Get the palettes at Sephora