Tutorial | Graze Over The Grass

Hi my loves,

Every Tuesday and Thursday, I will post a new video on YouTube, just so that I can stay active and up to date with my subscribers. Today I did a neutral eye with a pop of color on the lower lash line and lips. I wanted to play around with a few of my palettes in my pro kit because I get bored with my personal makeup at times.

*SN: I do sanitize my pro kit makeup before and after use on clients and after I use for a tutorial*

This look can be worn every single day if you want a little glamour and can be intensified into a smoky eye for night if need be. This is just completely universal and was actually created off of a spontaneous whim. I wanted to do a complete matte neutral eye, but I'm not too fond of a matte eye look at all unless it's a colored eyeshadow.

This has to be one of my new favorite eye looks to create.

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• Revlon Beyond Natural Primer
• Revlon Vital Radiance Age Spot Concealer in Medium-Deep
• BH Liquid Foundation in D2 Mocha
• Palladio Rice Powder in Translucent 
• Palladio Rice Powder in Warm Beige

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• Coastal Scents Sleek Silhouette Palette - first contour shade
• Coastal Scents Blush Too Palette - mauve & mocha shade
• Milani Baked Bronzer in Glow 

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Portfolio | Sneak Peek Latest Shoot

Morning my loves!

I hope you all are doing extremely well. I know with all that's been going on in my life I'm grateful to just be alive and well.

Today I wanted to share a quick inside look on my portfolio and behind the scenes from my latest shoot (May 5th) with an outstanding team. To start off the theme of the shoot was retro...really 60's styled shoot. The creative team consisted of the following: Photography by Amelia Calderon • Makeup by Trés Beau Glamour (me) • Hair by Nick Shatarah • Wardrobe by Cameron Carpenter.

The models were both outstanding. Both agency represented and both from Europe (Germany to be exact I believe). I had an awesome time doing their makeup and talking with them: Alexandra Costin (Major Model Management) and Bine (represented in Germany, UK, Italy and Scandinavia)

So far I've only received one final image and I absolutely love it.

Beat The Heat

Hello my loves!

Tis the season to be bright, bold and electric. This spring is all about being sweet as candy, but bold and noticed. From pretty pouts to flawless skin to even stepping your fragrance game up to sexy, you will finish reading this post confident in what to have in your personal beauty collection this spring.

 Pretty Pout
Leave your nudes and safe colors at home! Whether you are a lipstick junkie, lip butter lover or lip stain newbie have some outrageous fun this spring (and summer). Don't hold back and be a simpleton, join the rave! Try a neon lipstick on for size such as Maybelline Vivid lipstick in Shocking Coral ($8) or Topshop Makeup lipstick in Bombshell ($18). If you're not fond of lipstick, try a lip butter such as Revlon ColorBurst in Sorbet ($7.49) or even a a lip laquer such as the Bite Beauty Honey Lip Laquer in Ruby ($24). If you're nervous, start off slow with a sheer gloss, Mabelline High Shine lip gloss in Electric Shock ($8) or Revlon ColorBurst lip gloss in Orange Glow ($8), and then bump up to a lip butter or lipstick.

Perfect Skin
During those hot & bothered days you may not want to wear foundation. You may want to stick to mineral or powder foundation, but alas...there is a solution! What you may ask? A BB Cream (Beauty Balm Cream). A BB Cream gives you the ability to hide imperfections while providing coverage, skin treatment and UV protection. Whether you go on the high-end, Shiseido's Perfect Hydrating BB Cream ($33), or on the low-end, Garnier Skin Renew Miracle Perfector for Combination to Oily Skin BB Cream ($12.99), you're bound to find a BB Cream to your liking. Avoid going on the heavy side of things, spring makeup makeup should be light and airy.

Nail It On

Orange Lip Lovin'

Hi my loves!!!!

Here's a quick kiss for you all!

I know it's been forever, but I am still waiting to get a router in the new apartment so that Wi-Fi can work a bit better. Thankfully, I'm at my boyfriend's this weekend so I'm able to do this post for you all. I am joining another beauty blogger, Leticia - Cosmetics Aficionado, for a blog hop she just started based on Orange lipsticks called:

 

You can read her blog here. Me being a fan of bright, bold lipsticks I just had to join in. I decided to make a "Get Ready With Me" video using one of my new favorite orange lipstick... Maybelline Vivid Lipstick in Electric Orange #880.

Check the video:

Fashion Icon | Angela Simmons

Hey everyone,

It's Fashionista Wednesday which means I get to share my fashion insight with you all. Most Wednesdays I will have outfits of the week posts, fashion hauls and how I style trends and items, but until then I'll be posting my fashion inspirations. With these upcoming posts you will see what designers, celebrities and people inspire me and my sense of fashion.

The first fashion inspiration is Angela Simmons. I am in love with her style for many reasons due to the work that she and her stylist, Kanayo Ebi, create together.

Manicure of the Week | 4.5.13

Hello my loves,

It's Friday and that means that it's time to post. Until everything is settled with this move doing fashion posts on Wednesday will be hard to do (will probably post my favorite celebrity fashion inspirations). However, today is Friday and this is a nail post! Trying to keep my nails nice is crazy, but thanks to the polishes you've seen in Monday's post it's a bit fun to do.

My manicure of the week involves two Nicole by OPI nail polishes from two different collections; the Modern Family and Selena Gomez. The two colors are Stand By Your Manny and Love Song. Stand By Your Manny is considered a periwinkle blue. I like that it has a ton of silver shimmer particles in it, looks lovely on the nails. Love Song is a true cream purple; you can never go wrong with a basic purple.

Spring Beauty Haul

Hi my loves!

I know its been a while since I did my last post, but this living situation is almost over thankfully. Any who, since Spring is here I figured that I should add to my wardrobe and makeup collection. The fashion haul will be up once I am settled as it will be in video form, but today's post is on beauty. *keep in mind, these products weren't bought all at once. Got them in NJ, so not sure if NYC prices are the same*

I've been going crazy for new polishes and lip products and got my hands on a few that I am very satisfied with!

LIPGLOSS

I'm not a huge fan of lipgloss because I have a ton as it is, but these two seriously caught my eye and I got my eye on two or three more.

These are the Maybelline High Shine lipglosses. They are absolutely amazing! I have two from the permanent collection and one that seems to be a LE gloss.

The LE one is called Punch Of Pink (#230) and it's a gorgeous blue based pink with a juicy glossy finish to it. It has an electric feel to it. I paid $7.99 from Walgreens.

The second one I got is called Raspberry Reflection (#100) and it is a fabulous a plummy magenta with very little micro shimmer. It's a color that would be perfect to wear to work and out to party hard. I paid $6.99 from Walgreens.