Cause that’s about all I can do right now with this specific brand! I’m going to go ahead and post the MAC goodies that *one day* I might be able to acquire….hint hint if you are reading this honey……..hehehe
I have seen an absolute ton of tutorials using these products. Enough now, where I am not afraid to shell out the dough for some of these goodies. I am just going to list them out in order of what I want the most!
“For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.”
— Audrey Hepburn
There are many reasons I adore this woman. Not just for her films, but for her humanitarian efforts, heart, and outlook on life. She was simply stunning inside and out. She figured out what she liked, what worked for her and stuck with it. You certainly can’t fault that attitude! I quote her often, and for good reason. I could go on and on but I think I will leave that for another post. (with pics!)
I ran across a new tutorial from one (of a duo) of makeup gurus on youtube that I follow. It was an updated Audrey Hepburn inspired look. I am dying to try some of the products mentioned by Too Faced Cosmetics, if not for an Audrey look than I think it will work beautifully for an everyday look. I am drawn to the more neutral colors like soft browns and champagne colors. A good peachy-pink eyeshadow and nude lipstick is hard to find. Especially with my fair coloring. I used to hate my complexion in school where it was very “in” to be as tanned as a piece of shoe leather. I can’t count the times I was told to “go find a tanning bed”. Now that I have learned to love myself just as I am I say to them- pppfffffffffffbbbbbllllllll!!! Instead of trying to be something I’m not, I’ve decided to run with what I have. Which is a very fair, pink complexion. Like Miss Audrey once said-
“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”
Products I WANT from this tutorial:
The eyeshadow quad she uses (as far as I know) comes in a deluxe kit with a few other Too Faced Products I would love to try anyway!
$42.00 from amazon.com
Another Palette I think would work very well for this look is also from Too Faced. It’s their Natural Eye Palette/kit. Retails for $35.00 from Sephora and Amazon.
If you can’t afford these I am sure a nice neutral drugstore dupe or even the Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette would be just fine! You don’t have to spend a fortune to achieve this look.
The lip products she uses in this tutorial I am falling in love with. The more I look at them, the more I like them. I just hate that one of them is MAC. I am NOT on a MAC budget…..but hey…Christmas is coming up!
MAC Cremestick Liner in Sublime Culure:
$14.50 from Nordstrom.com
Another lip liner I wouldn’t mind nabbing from MAC is-
Subculture from their regular pencil lip liner line. ($13.00 Nordstrom)
Lastly the lipstick she used for the tutorial was Too Faced Totally Nude.
$20.00 found on amazon.com
HONESTLY any nude lipstick or gloss you like that works for your individual skin tone and lip color will be just fine. No need spending the big bucks if you have already found something that works.
A few very helpful links to tutorials by emilynoel83 via youtube on finding inexpensive neutral/nude lipcolor that will work for you:
The lovely Nic from Sam & Nic’s channel “Pixiwoo” (http://www.youtube.com/user/pixiwoo) on youtube. While I wouldn’t wear Audrey liner and brows on a daily basis, I LOVE the eyeshadow and lip colors she chose here. Enjoy!!
*Note- you don’t have to use the pricier products she used in this tutorial. These colors and products are easily duplicated with drugstore products.
Finally decided on a color scheme for the main living area. I say “living area” because the kitchen, dining area, and living room are all one big space. To create division of the two spaces I am using contrasting color schemes on either side. I used Polyvore to create a collage of items we already have and things on my wishlists from Target and Amazon.
We already have the sectional, ottoman/coffee table, and wall shelf.
Kitchen and Dining “Room”
Dining Area is to the left:
“After”
Ikea.com Bar Stool 29,99 Euro
(My bar stools for the kitchen)
Ikea.com
I have one of these that I have stained green. (looks more like a green wash) I am contemplating painting it black to match the bar stools. Either way it will match and Short Stuff loves it.
And that means I get to decorate! YAY! I have far too many bookmarks to find the items and ideas I am trying to save. I guess I will just consolidate it all into a blog post I can come back to later.
I will post some “before” pics of the new place- specifically the areas I am working on decorating.
Future makeup room!!! (and your typical spare bedroom stuff)
Living area (balcony to the left)
As you can see it’s open to the kitchen and dining area. So much space!
My sweet new kitchen!
Dining area to the left-
Master bath-
Now to decorate!
So far the only rooms I am actually sure of what I want are the master bedroom and bath. The main living area/kitchen I am just going to see how all of our current things fit and go from there. I sure could use some ideas on my makeup room. I am not a girly girly pink person. I have been more of an antique/traditional person for as long as I have been decorating (I can remember redecorating my parents living room and my room when I was about 12) but now that I have seen/lived in European homes and grown accustomed to the clean lines and bold colors I am falling in love with a more modern feel!!
Decorating, art, and makeup are my loves! I guess you can call me an “aesthetic artist”? I like to always leave things better than I found them. It’s become sort of a mantra for my whole life.
What I am doing in our bedroom and bathroom:
This is a print that I already have by Gustav Klimt. (purchased from Ikea here in Germany) I am taking all of my color inspiration from it. Deep purple, royal blue, burnt orange, and white.
Sheets:
Burnt Orange Pillow cases. We have a queen but I ordered them in king size so I can have them behind the purple set of queen pillows as an accent.
Plum/Purple Sheers. These aren’t what I am actually getting but the color is the same. I wanted a more sheer fabric. I found them at Ikea but the image they have online is not true to color.
Lastly for the bedroom is a comforter we already have that I don’t want to cover with a duvet because I like the contrast. We have a white down alternative comforter just like this one.
I am most likely going to put what I have already gotten in the room first and see what final touches I need. I know I will skip a large area rug that I would normally gravitate towards because our room is very long and narrow. I think instead just for comfort’s sake and more color I will add a rectangular “mat” on either side of the bed in one of my accent colors. The room is all tiled and that is going to be quite cold to wake up to in the mornings here in Germany!
Master Bath:
I’m carrying some of the color scheme from the bedroom over to this room. It is all white tiles (like the pic I showed above) I want to keep that clean modern look so I chose a black and white shower curtain from Target.
Accessories in rugs in the orange or deep purple. Or both!!
I will hopefully have “after” photos up after the 14th of December. The place will be officially ours by then! Now to work on that makeup room. Woohoo!!
Just wanted to write about how excited I am about an upcoming move for my family and myself before I start. It actually is sort of related! Not only are we getting a cleaner, bigger, newer, safer place to live- but I get a spare bedroom that will most likely end up being my makeup room!!! (among other things)
While looking up swatches of NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils(that you can get for $3.50 at cherryculture.com!), I stumbled on to a few makeup blogs and celebrity looks that I would really like to try.
Here are just some random looks I am going to try to recreate. These next few are from killercolours.blogg.se Yes, she is swedish but is kind enough to include an english translation!
killercolours.blogg.se
And YES I plan on trying that headband look!!
One last look that I am going to try. I have blogged about a tutorial that is sort of like this look before. Makeupbytiffanyd did a Megan Fox tutorial that would definitely work for recreating this.
tutorial that will work for this:
Hopefully I can try these out soon after this move in a few weeks and post pics of my results!
