Cierra Mais: smashbox

Sultry Beach Photo Shoot Makeup

11:57 AM

I had a beach shoot the other week and I was in control of doing my own hair/makeup. It was so early that I didn't really take any photos of my makeup that day so I recreated it a couple days later!

I hope you enjoy!

So first you will want to prime your face,

I used the Skindinavia Primer Spray.

After that prime your eyelids- Urban Decay Professional Eye Primer.

For eyeshadow I used a couple palettes:

Smashbox Full Exposure-M2 in the crease with a blending brush w/ windshield wiper motion. Then added some of M1 in the outer corner w/ the same blending brush.

Then with my Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics- Stark with a blending brush and used that in the inner lid/crease. Skimp on my brow bone with a flat shader brush.

Then on my lid with a flat shader brush I patted on an individual eyeshadow from Smashbox in the shade ASAP.

Eyebrows I used a pencil by Rimmel, in 002 Hazel. And used a spooli brush to blend the hair & color then added a clear gel over to hold my brows in place.

Eyelashes-

Brushed through eyelashes, then curled them.

Loreal Telescopic mascara (gold tube)

*top & bottom lashes*

Face-

Foundation; Covergirl 3-in-1 (shade 845 warm beige). Applied w/ damp beauty blender

Powder; Rimmel Stay Matte (shade 020 nude beige). Applied w/ fluffy powder brush.

Highlight/conceal; Maybelline Age Rewind (210 fair Claire) on forehead, bridge of nose, under eyes, Cupid's bow & chin (blended w/ beauty blender).

Bronzer; Victoria's Secret Baked Mineral Bronzer (shade Goddess). Applied w/ a finishing contour brush, then with a precision sweep brush, then blended with my dense powder brush.

Then added a blush by NYX (shade terra cotta) with a blush brush to give a blush/bronze/highlight effect (3 in 1 lol).

Lips-

Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (shade Bettina).

Then added a lipgloss I got w/ one of my naked palettes from UD (lip junkie- Naked).

Then sprayed my setting spray with my Skindinavia Makeup Setting Spray.

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beauty

Valentine's Day Makeup Look!

3:58 PM

Good afternoon lovelies! I'm excited to share this pic-tutorial I put together and created for this coming Saturday for Valentine's Day! It's more of a glam and lowly look but you can tweak it to your liking. Enjoy xx

First prime your eyelids- unused urban decay primer potion.

Then I used the 3rd to last shade (M3) from Smashbox Full Exposure palette

In my crease with a blending brush & did the windshield wiper technique.

Then do darken up the crease gradually I used M2- same brush & technique but mainly outer-V

Then M1 I used a finishing crease brush in the outer-v to smoke it out-

Also can add on bottom lash line too.

Now to highlight the brow bone- skimp from the urban decay naked 2 basics w/ a flat shadow brush.

Now back to the Smashbox palette- use S4 on the lid & inner-corner tear duct w/ flat eyeshadow brush.

Eyelash time! First comb through your lashes, then curl them and give a few pumps to them. *Do NOT curl lashes AFTER mascara*

Then use any mascara(s) you want! I first use 1 coat of the loreal telescopic then the rest with Benefits They're Real mascara.

Foundation & powder! I dampen my beauty blender, then a couple spiritz of my cover girl 3-in-1 foundation (shade 845 warm beige), blend all over face. Then I get my Rimmel stay matte powder (004 sandstorm) and use a powder brush and mattify my face.

Now tame those brows ladies! I come through them then do SHORT strokes of my eyebrow pencil (too dark for my hair color)- Rimmel professional eyebrow pencil in 002 hazel. Then brush/blend with an angled brush.

Highlight! Concealer that's light helps- 2 shades lighter than skin! Under eyes, bridge of nose, middle of forehead, chin & Cupid's bow. Maybelline instant age rewind (210 fair Clair)

Use your beauty blender or brush to blend in- stipple motions.

Bronze baby! I used Victoria's Secret baked mineral bronzing powder-goddess. & loreal glam bronze- matte bronze 947. Brushes: finishing contour, precision sweep & a dense fluffy brush (from vs)

Then do blush- I chose a deep rose: Mac pinch me & finish with a setting spray!

Now lips!

No flash

With flash.

Left to right: macs creamsheen- creme d'nude, Victoria's Secret lipgloss- shine drama -infinite, revlon butter 047 pink lemonade, macs creamsheen- sweet&sour, Bobbi Brown- wild rose 26, Sephora brand- R33 unfaithful- cream, NYX lip liner pencil- 845 hot pink, Chanel- rouge coco 19 Gabrielle.

I ended up wearing the pink lemonade for the day so it wasn't as dramatic buy for v-day/night do whatever makes you comfortable and confident!

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Angel

Victorias Secret Angel/Model makeup

4:09 PM

Long time no talk! Sorry for not posting in over a month, been hectic with school and life in general. I hope you all are doing fabulous and mid-terms are coming up so I wish you all the best of luck with those! I put together a little look that inspired me by the victorias secret angel/models!

Let's start with the eyes:

I used 3 different palettes but you can use any similar shades/colors of your preference or for price wise.

In the crease I used M2 from the smashbox full exposure palette.

Then outer V I used M6 from the same palette.

All over the lid I used S3 from the smashbox full exposure palette, then on the outer half of lid I used light strokes of the shade Trick from the UB naked 3 palette.

Brow highlight: M4 from smashbox full exposure palette.

Inner corner/tear duct: no name given but it's a shimmery gold/champagne color from the Stila-complete day to night look |the talking palette~patent pending|

Brows: Rimmel professional eyebrow pencil in shade: 002 Hazel.

Eyelashes: Loreal telescopic mascara (original gold tube) in blackest black. More natural look- could use brown mascara.

Face: