Sparkly makeup MUST HAVE: Lorac Liquid Lustre

Hello, my gorgeous fans! So, as I've told you in the past, one of my favorite things to do is a GLITTER eye, where you put eyelash glue on your eyelid and then spread glitter on it...it will NOT move, BUT it is messy and you may not want to put eyelash glue on your eyelid, but you just want an amazing glittery look. Well, now you can have glittery eyes without the mess! Glitter fallout is the WORST. Lorac 3D Liquid Lustre is a fabulous product that took me a little while to figure out. It comes in a VERY liquidy form and you apply it with a dropper. When I first got it I used WAY too much and couldn't blend it and it creased and I was mystified as to why everyone was so excited about it. 

After almost a year, I found it in my makeup case and gave it another go. I read up online about ways to apply it. The amazing thing about this stuff is that even though it appears white, when spread and blended it is actually just a silvery glitter, and in each drop there is an impossible amount of glitter particles. What I do is apply my base colors first and then I open the container and dip the dropper in...ironically I don't even use the dropper itself, just the side of it, and dap little dots on the area I want to be glittery. Then I take a brush and lightly blend it in. TA DA! Magic glitter eyes! Also, this will NOT change the color of your base shadow, it will only create a top coat of silvery glitter magic, almost making it look like you have real glitter on. They also now make a gold one, which I haven't gotten yet, but will get it as soon as I can get to Sephora. I can only imagine it's the same thing, but with a golden effect as opposed to silver.  Check it out.

P.S: You do NOT need to use a lot of this product. ONE DROP goes a LONG way.

Eye Glitter Application Trick!

Hello my gorgeous, glittery fans! I wanted to share with you a makeup trick of mine that I came up with a friend of mine and then the other part is a pixiwoo tip. So, if you're going to do a glitter eye, you must NOT apply any face makeup before you do it. You SHOULD apply an eye shadow primer and then a base color that is similar or complimentary to the color glitter you want to apply to your eyelid. You apply the shadow primer and base color, AND THEN, you use a clear eyelash glue, and spread that carefully over the lid where you want the glitter to stick. You can find clear eyelash glue at drug stores. They're a little harder to find, but they're there. Once the glitter is on, take your glitter and a brush you don't care about, and press it onto your lip. The glitter will stick and literally will not move for the whole night/show, etc. If you're concerned about putting glue on your lid, don't be. Eyelash glue is meant to be near your eyes and doesn't cause any damage or hurt. I've done it tons of times.

The second part of this is a clean up tip! You will have A LOT of fallout from the glitter, and there is NOTHING WORSE than glitter face. So, you can take a brush, or even a pencil, or pen, or anything small that you can use, and put tape on it and then gently press it over areas of your face that are covered in glitter. It will pick it up, AND, if you usually dust off glitter fallout with brushes, this is a way to avoid getting glitter out of them. Glitter eyes are definitely my favorite. I like to use MAC glitter pigments, Makeup Forever Diamond Powders and glitters, etc. GO FOT IT!

MAC Pigment

Hello, my gorgeous, makeup loving fans! Today I want to talk about my love for a certain product. This is nothing new, though. MAC Pigments are loved and used by many people, but just in case you're unaware of these pretty products, I thought I'd share my thoughts. MAC Pigments are a highly pigmented loose powder that can be used for eyes, cheeks, probably lips, thought I haven't tried that. They come in loose powder form in many, many shades. Some of my favorite shades are: Vanilla, Naked, Tan, etc. They also come in the form of super colorful, sparkly glitters. The glitters are harder to find because they're usually a special edition product, or a MAC Pro product. Two must have MAC Pigment glitters are Crystallized yellow (if you like below eye shadow) and 3D Glitter.

While MAC Pigments are on the expensive side ($20 a pop), you do get a good amount of product and they really do have multiple uses. Unless I want a specific look (like the Crystallized Yellow), I buy these in the more neutral colors because they are SO pigmented and gorgeous and can be used on eyes AND cheeks. The bright greens and blues aren't so wonderful for cheeks...unless you're going for a Little Mermaid theme. As for the glitters, in an upcoming post I'll be sharing my trick for applying glitter on the eyes without making a complete mess and having fallout through the night. Kisses!

(P.S: If you're looking for discontinued pigments on ebay, don't be fooled by the enormous, too cheap to be real lot of pigments. Really read reviews carefully of the seller. There are so many fake MAC products on ebay!)