Fabulously Flawed Beauty is a blog written by a wife and a mom who is a working woman, loves beauty and fashion, but does not want to break the bank. Fabulously Flawed Beauty is all about affordable luxury!
Today I was feeling some type of way and decided to play in makeup as a little therapy lol. What I did was this smoky peach look using yet another unopened Wet n' Wild palette. I wanted to focus on the eyes because I used a different pencil to fill in my brows today (click here for that blog post) so I opted for a very nude lip to accompany the smoky eye. Below is everything I used to achieve this look. Hope you enjoy and Happy Saturday! On the face: Kevyn Aucoin Skin Enhancer as a concealer MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC 43 Ruby Kisses Mineral Powder in Cognac as a contour Milani blush in luminous On the eyes: Wet n Wild Greed palette NYX light brown and taupe pencils to fill in brows Rimmel London Day to Night mascara (lengthening side) Maybelline great lash mascara Wet n Wild gel eyeliner On the lips: Wet n Wild just peachy lipstick NYX currant lipliner NK taupe lipgloss
If you follow me (@Pretty_Mickey) and my Partners In Pretty on Instagram then you will have seen that we posted our Winter to Spring Essentials. Now this doesn't just mean beauty products...we've included fashion too. So here are a few of my essentials...what are some of yours?
1. Colored blazers are great for the inconsistent weather spring sometimes gives us 2. Aquaphor skin conditioning products to prep your skin for the harsh sun that's starting to rear its head 3. @maybelline Baby lips for soft smooth lips 4. Colored skinnies go perfect with a cute tank or tee shirt and flats or sandals 5. Sunscreen 6. Sunnies aka sunglasses to protect your eyes 7. Bronzers for that summer ready glow 8. Bright lippies!
So I'm back with prom look number 2. I thought some girls may not want to wear a whole lot of makeup and go for a more natural/neutral look. I was reminded of this when two of my nieces went to their "Spring Fling" last month. They are just starting to experiment with makeup and to be honest...neither one of them need it. Plus their mom and dad are not going for the "beat" face look for them. Here is the look what I came up with. This look is my everyday/go-to look. I decided to show you how you can easily change up this look with two different lip options. Enjoy!
On the eyes:
Wet N' Wild Vanity palette
E.L.F liquid liner
Maybelline great lash mascara
On the face:
MAC Studio Fix powder foundation in NC 43
Tarte Matte waterproof bronzer in Park Avenue Princess for the contour
Milani blush in Mai Tai
On the lips:
NYX round lipgloss in Pinky Natural
NYX round lipstick in Femme
Have you seen these in your local drugstore? Please check them out! As you know the Partners in Pretty do a #prettypout tag on Instagram with a different brand each week. And this week was Maybelline week. So I'd heard of these vivid lippies but could never find them. I finally got my hands on two...Hot Plum and Vivid Rose. Gorgeous!!! (The pics do them no justice) Now I've got to get my hands on a few more that I have been eyeing. What colors of these vivid lipsticks do you have? And are you participating in the #prettypout on IG?
So in celebration of health and beauty week, I decided to share with all of you my favorite drug store beauty products. These products are very reasonably priced and also offer good quality. Many of these products are also known for having great dupes for some of the higher end lines. So here are my favorite drugstore beauty products...what are some of your favorite drugstore beauty products?
Wet n' Wild MegaLast lipsticks. This collection has a great array of colors...they're super inexpensive ($1.99 @ CVS) And the possibilities are endless! Take a look at how some of us rocked Stoplight Red (919D) Click here for my previous post on these lippies.
Another one of my favorite drugstore beauty products are the Milani blushes. My all-time favorite Milani blushe is Mai Tai. It gives my cheek just the right amount of rosey-ness (if that's a word lol)
My next beauty products are three mascaras that I am totally in love with. I'm all for mascaras that give the appearance of false lashes...becuase I haven't quite gotten the hang of applying lashes yet. First is Rimmel London's Day 2 Night mascara. The lengthening side...love it...and the volume side gives the right amount of oomph to your lashes.
The second mascara is Maybelline's Great Lash Waterproof Mascara. Although I use this mascara with the volumizing side of the Rimmel London one...the way this mascara separates and makes your lashes look natural is awesome!
The last mascara is one that I found at my local Dollar Tree. (Check out your stores to see if you can get this mascara for a really reasonable price.) Almay's 1 Coat Dial-up Mascara. Now this is my mascara of choice when I am headed out on the town. I love how this mascara gives you the option of a lot or a little bit of volume. I love how the brush allows you to lengthen your lashes to almost falsie status.
Please do not judge me for this one...and I do not recommend using them on clients...but...
Baby wipes are great for removing makeup! And even great to use for cleaning your brushes! I prefer Pampers Baby wipes. They are a little thicker than some others and a little more durable. But yes...baby wipes :)
I got this brush set on sale on time from Coastal Scents for $17.50! And they are some really nice brushes. I was shocked when I started using them and they have yet to fail me.
Another inexpensive company to get brushes from is ELF (Eyes Lips Face). Their Studio Brushes are great for everyday use and you can find them in Target!
Check out my Partner in Pretty Naima's video showing you more great drug store beauty products.
Alright...it's day 2 of my work ready FOTD in under 15 minutes. Here are the products I used. Feel free to join me in this challenge. I'd love to see your looks!
Eyes:
Elf primer, elf 100 color palette pinky shimmer shadow on the lid and a brown for the outer corner, milani liquifeye liner, almay one coat dial up mascara
Face:
MAC studio fix powder foundation and milani blush in luminous
Lips:
Maybelline baby lips in pink punch, MAC chestnut lipliner and NYX lipgloss in pinky natural
Hey hey. So I'm always rushing in the morning to get out the door and to work. I rarely have time to "beat my face". So I was given a challenge this week to do a full face of makeup every day in under 15 minutes. And here is today's face...
Eyes:
Elf primer, elf 100 color palette pinky/natural shimmer shadow on the lid and a brown for the outer corner, milani liquifeye liner, maybelline big lash mascara
Face:
MAC studio fix powder foundation and milani blush in luminous
Lips:
Maybelline baby lips in pink punch, wet n wild lipstick in sugar plum fairy
Why don't you do this challenge with me? I'd love to see your 15 minute makeup looks!
