by dollcosmetics | Dec 17, 2013 | Makeup, Reviews
Hello there =). So I made and edited this video before all the craziness of Halloween ensued so forgive the outdated comments =). Hope you enjoy! I really loved these Ipsy treasures and have used quite a few of them almost daily! The tinted lip balm that has a crazy handle actually comes with a brush…I later discovered lol. Hence the long handle =D. The neutral lipstick is also a daily treasure. What did you love?
by dollcosmetics | Dec 13, 2013 | Makeup, Tutorials
There is nothing like a “berry”
red lip for the cold winter blues. I myself love wearing all shades of red but do tend to gravitate toward bright with just a hint of darkening around the corners. I’m wearing just that today! MAC Russian Red with a hint of MACs Dark Side (any dark hue will do). Long before the whole ombre craze there was just plain contouring around the mouth and this lip embodies that. I used a red lip pencil that I bought in Russia EONS ago, to line and fill in my lips. Then used my MAC 219 brush (obSESSing over that bad boy as a lip brush right now) to brush on some Russian Red. I then took a maroon lip pencil that I grabbed from a shimmering glass bowl in Forever 21 years back to add some definition to the outer corners of said lips. Last but not least I used my trusty 219 once again, to LiGhTlY add some Dark Side to the outer corners. *WARNING* Dark Side is sooooo pigmented and a dab will really do it (insert promises here on that!). Viola! Your perfect winter lip =). Now keep in mind that you can do this same technique but add YOUR perfect colors in there. Are you more of a blood red gal? Do you gravitate toward a more orangey red? The sky is the limit!!! Send in your pretty pout to dollcosmetics@gmail.com and show me how YOU get through the winter
blues =).
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| Red smudge ;), MAC 219, Dark Side, Russian Red, Forever 21 lip pencil in Berry |
*extra tip* looooooooove that gorgeous lip and want to take your face to the next level? Pair it with bold brows and you will be the talk of Tinsel Town muuuuaaaahhhh!!!
by dollcosmetics | Nov 16, 2013 | Makeup
My bestie is at it again! My beautiful friend Jess shares her Holiday secrets for beauty! Sure this segment was recorded for Halloween but I am SO all about trying this pumpkin mask NOW!!! Find out about “wakeup makeup” and a few hair secrets from this celebrity makeup artist!
by dollcosmetics | Oct 31, 2013 | Makeup, Transformations
Here’s the third character in our Wizard Of Oz series. This was by far the most detailed and super fun! The cowardly lion was always my favorite. He was hiLARious!!!! The song he sings is by far one of my family’s favorites. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!!!
by dollcosmetics | Oct 30, 2013 | Makeup, Transformations
I am SO excited to do the Wizard Of Oz this year for Halloween. It is just so perfect that I have two boys, a hubby, then ME ; D lol. I am wanting to do all of the looks this year so here is the second in my series. The Scarecrow. I am super pleased with this look (seeing as I had from start to clean up 45 min to be at my son’s school!). Had I had more time, I would have for SURE done some highlighting with white or cream around the dark lines that I made. I also think that I would have cut smaller squares of burlap and overlapped them to make a diamond shaped pattern on my cheeks. Other than that, I loved it =). Doing the Cowardly Lion as we speak….I mean, the kiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnng Ha!
by dollcosmetics | Oct 26, 2013 | Makeup, Transformations
I aDORE the wizard Of Oz! I am an old soul to begin with so I love the charm and memory that old movies and old movie stars evoke. I watched every musical I could growing up and had a fascination with the stories that were “behind the scenes”. My dad and his brothers are all movie buffs and I would LOVE sitting and listening to them tell stories about the interesting, little known facts about all the movie stars that I dreamed of being and the movies I would have died to be in. I used to get up and tap with Gene, twirl with Ginger, slink around with Cyd and bop with Ann Miller. I just loved them all! I crave the fashions from back then, I want singing and dancing in movies to come back to poularity (no I don’t mean like High School Musical or remakes of classics). I mean all kids are put in dance and voice lessons if they want to get into the business =D. I digress….were any of you TOTALLY and completely freaked out by Margaret Hamilton as the wicked witch????? I was TERRIFIED of her and would hide behind the t.v. every time she came on. LOL even now when me and the boys watch it I get the chills when she came on {shudder}. Not withstanding the Springer family has decided to be all things Oz this year for Halloween and I could NOT be more excited!!!!!!! I can just see it in my mind and I really hope I haven’t built it up too much in my mind. I am literally giddy about being Dorothy. My sweet mama was her years ago and made the costume I get to wear. That alone makes my heart melt a little =). I’ve ordered the boys costumes online this year instead of piecing them together. Older boy will be the tin man and the younger wants to be the scarecrow. That leaves the cowardly lion for the hubs (he’s sooooo enthused about the idea…insert all my sarcasm there!). But he will do it cuz he loves me and doesn’t want to break my heart =D. I am trying to get his costume done but I can’t find ANYthing!!!! He said he would totally wear the lion head piece that Luna Lovegood wore in Harry Potter but how can I find THAT???? I’ve Googled it but I’m not spending that kind of money = /. I would like to do all of the characters form the Wizard Of Oz so here is the first. The Tin Man!!!! I do two separate chins so pick your fave (you could say this tutorial comes with a double chin ha!). I know bad joke, but enjoy and Happy Halloween!!!
by dollcosmetics | Oct 22, 2013 | Makeup, Tutorials
I had posted that I had a few videos where my camera died and cut off the end. Thiiiiiis is one of those =). I am going to post it anyway seeing as the only thing missing is the lashes. Hope that you like it and sorry I didn’t post it sooner so that said lips could have been worn in the actual Summer. There’s always next year right??? ; D
by dollcosmetics | Sep 24, 2013 | Lifestyle
Ode To My Bow Bracelet
{Ahem}
I love you, I love you, I love you
I do.
I love you, I love you…..
and now I am through.
LOL I really am so in love with this thing. I wear it any chance that I can. Whenever an outfit needs a touch more class, a touch more bling, a statement! I rocked it around Disneyland a few weeks ago, then up in Sacramento for my little sister’s wedding (guess who the makeup artist waaaaas??? lol). I have gotten so many comments on it that I had to share where YOU can get it too. Are you ready? Click
here before they are all gone!!! and go to Chic jewelry. I can’t believe it’s only $15.99!!!! The owner of this fabulous site is Summer and is a dear friend. She will take care of you for SURE!!! Her button is on the side bar of the blog or you can click
here to go to the homepage of her site. Happy shopping and bow wearing!!!!!
by dollcosmetics | Sep 12, 2013 | Makeup, Tutorials
Here is my journal entry that I wrote about me and my friend’s aMAZing day on August 31st. This was the day before our little family packed up and took off for Disneyland. I almost missed out on this day and I am SO glad we decided to leave a day later!!!! Enjoy a look into my funny life =).
Psst…are you awake? I can’t sleep because WHAT an amazing day!!! The plan was simple, Maria‘s birthday was today/yesterday so we were to get ready at my house, go shopping, go to lunch and then to see Sara Bareilles up in Park City. We ended up leaving super late but still in good spirits ready to shop! All the way there and through out we would joke about meeting Sara (yeah right!) and how we would totally be best friends. We found SO many cute things, most of them the last in the shop or just our sizes. Sign of good things to come? We ate at the California Pizza Kitchen for lunch which was beyond yummy and topped it off with a birthday sundae. Then it was off to Park City. Let me tell you one thing about Maria right now. She has been SUCH a dedicated runner that she actually injured her foot and has been wearing a boot for the last few days after seeing the doctor. There were over 5,000 people at this outdoor concert so we ended up parking VERY far away and having to walk quite a bit all the way uphill. I could tell it was hurting her foot so we decided to check out the merchandise and use the restrooms. The line to get in was even longer than the hike to get up there (literally) and hoping the people at the front would have pity on at least her I explained the situation. They let her sit up there as I went to go all the way to the back of the 5 mile line to wait. I had barely left when I ran into someone I had met through my cosmetics blog (love you Heather!). We chatted and giggled about seeing each other and crazy life events. Then she tells me she actually won a radio contest and she was waiting around to meet Sara!!!! Hearing this sent chills through me and I just started laughing and petting her arm, “I just have to touch the person going to meet Sara . Tell her I love her, and that we should be friends and…”. “Excuse me but do YOU want to meet Sara too?” I turn to see the guy in charge of this little group going backstage. After picking my jaw up off the ground he tells me that another person that had one hadn’t shown up and there was an opening. I told him about Maria and he said to go and get her. WE WERE GOING TO MEET HER!!!!! I just couldn’t believe it! We went backstage, shook her hand, chatted, got pictures and I showed her a video of Branson singing her song “Brave”. She loved it (hi, he’s darling LOL) and just like that we had met the girl we had only joked about meeting. EPIC!!! Upon leaving I asked if we needed to go stand in line now (lawn seating so I’m sure all the lower areas were taken). He said we were good to just walk in AND that Maria’s boot qualified her to sit in the handicapped seating. THIS DAY COULD NOT GET ANY BETTER!!!!! We were able to sit right at the feet of Miss Bareilles as we belted out our favorite songs and snapped picture after picture. I could not have imagined a better day and am SO glad I got to share it with such a dear friend. Happy Birthday Maria of mine. Love you!!!!
