Top 5 Favorite Products of the Month

Hey! These are my top 5 favorite products of this month. Towards the end of every month I will be posting my top 5 most used products. All of the products listed below are for the month of June.

MAC's Lipstick in "Angel" along with MAC's Lipglass in "CultureClash" on top

Urban Decay Palette
MAC's 187 Brush
Benefit's Hoola Bronzer

Coastal Scents Creative Me #1 Palette

Love,

Brittany

Inspiration

Lately many people have been asking me how did I get into makeup, or what inspired me to do my fan page/blog. Basically it took a long way to get up here, and I still have a long way to go. I started wearing makeup when I was in 8th grade. I pretty much only wore eyeliner, and maybe a little bit of mascara. As I got into high school, I started to wear more makeup such as, eye shadow, lip gloss, face powder, etc. When I entered my junior year of high school I saw myself, and my makeup collection growing. I wanted to do certain looks but I wasn't 100% sure how to achieve them, so I went to YouTube for advice.


I searched for makeup tips, and the first video that came up was from, JuicyStar07. I watched Blair's(JuicyStar07) videos, and loved everyone of them. I then started to find other gurus who also had makeup channels, such as Allthatglitters21, MakeupByLeinaBaaaby, DulceCandy 87, JLovesMac1, and soooo many more! From there on I was hooked. I noticed my makeup was advancing, and I was finding which products were good, and which ones were bad.


After watching almost 3 years of beauty related YouTube videos I wanted to get my stuff out there too. I'm not so much a camera person so I decided to create my own fan page on Facebook; Makeup By Brittany.( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bayonne-NJ/Makeup-By-Brittany/114612301902145 ) I never thought anyone would join it, but they did. My page now has over 200 fans. Also when I started the page, I began to free lance. The fan page opened up many opportunities for me. All of the guru's on Youtube really taught me what I needed to know, and inspired me to go forth with my fan page, and blog. I'm very happy where my page as taken me. I'm now defiantly looking towards becoming a professional makeup artist in the future. Thanks for reading (:


Love,
Brittany

Smokey Eyes

Just a few pictures of a smokey eye I wore out tonight. This look is a lot more wearable compared to my other looks. Enjoy!

Love,

Brittany

Coastal Scents Haul

Hey Everyone! Here's just a few items that I ordered from Coastal Scents. If you want any reviews on any of the products, please leave a comment.

Creative Me #1 Palette

10 Color Blush Palette

Camouflage Concealer Palette

Gold Dust E/S

Autumn E/S

Brush Belt

Love,

Brittany<3>

Skin Tips

Hey everyone! So now that summer is officially here, most of us are having problems with our skin. The sun is very damaging to our skin, and leads to an excessive amount of dead skin cells on your face. For some others your skin will be very oily as well. I found out a quick, and very accessible way to help clear your skin (: All you need is a lemon(or lemon juice) & a teaspoon of sugar. Try to use organic lemons, so you're not putting chemicals into your pores.
This is all you need to do...

1. Wet your face with luke warm water.
2. If using a lemon, squeeze out the juice onto a cotton ball/round pad. (if you just have the juice already made, you would obviously skip this step.)
3. Take a teaspoon of sugar, and put it on the cotton ball over the lemon juice.
4. Then rub onto your face, mainly focusing on your problem areas.
5. Rise with warm water.
6. Finish off with cool water.

& that's it! Yes, it's that easy! This trick leaves your face feeling soft, and smooth. I recommend to do this process every 2 to 4 days, depending on how sensitive your skin is. I hope this helped!

Love,

Brittany<3

Lemonade Look

Lemonade look for the summertime(:

*Products Used*

NYX Jumbo Pencil in "Milk"

Coastal Scents Creative Me #1 Palette

-Dark Yellow ; Light Orange ; Hot Pink-

MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

Urban Decay Eyeliner in "Zero"

Cover Girls Lash Blast in "Very Black"

Love,

Brittany

MAC's To The Beach Collection

Here are the three shadows that I promised I would post pictures of.

Sweet&Punchy, Firecracker, and Shimmermoss

All of the shadows shown are veluxe pearls

The paint pot Rollickin' is a perfect primer for Shimmermoss. I don't believe MAC counters sell Rollickin' anymore, yet you should be able to find it at your local CCO.

Swatches

Sweet&Punchy, Firecracker, Shimmermoss, and Rollickin'

Love,

Brittany

Quick Tip

If you use a light golden eyeshadow instead of white during the summer it brings out your tan more.



-Please let me know if you like the quick tip posts.


Love,
Brittany

Blue Smokey Look

Hey everyone! Here's a blue smoked out look I did. Hope you enjoy!

Love,
Brittany

The Art Institute of New York City Senior Collections Fashion Show

Hey again everyone! On June 10th I went to The Art Institute of New York City Senior Collections Fashion Show to do makeup on the models. This was my first time doing makeup in a fashion show, and I must say it was absolutely amazing. Here are a few pictures from that day. Sorry for the blurriness/bad lighting, I really do need to invest in a good camera.

First Model

Blue, Green, and Black Look
(Again, sorry for the bad lighting you can hardly see the colors)
On the runway

Second Model

Grey, Blue, Gold, and Black Look

On the runway

Paul Mitchell School was also with us helping with the show. They did a great job, and were all so sweet!

Love,

Brittany

Update

Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't posting lately I've been so busy. Now that my schedule is winding down, I want to update this blog a lot more. I'm starting to big up my portfolio now. Today I did my cousins makeup for her dance recital. She looked gorgeous, and will definitely be an addition to my portfolio. My aunt, and uncle both have professional cameras, so I will be taking a lot more pictures of my clients, and hopefully will have my very own photo shoot.


Now I'm trying to build my collection up even more. Yesterday I got three eye shadows by MAC's new To The Beach Collection. The colors are amazing, and very pigmented. If you love shimmer these will be a great buy. Also the packaging is adorable! I will be posting pictures up as soon.


Thanks for reading
Love, Brittany

Mermaid Eyes

Mermaid look; using blues, purples, and pinks

Ever since I was a little girl, I always thought mermaids were beautiful, and magical. The colors of their fins, and hair always drew me into the whole legend. And of course you can't forget about Ariel.

This was my view on a mermaid eye; shimmery, with a blend of light colors.

Love,

Brittany