HI Guys and Dolls! I recently got a bunch of sample jars from BFTE and when I was opening them (and Ohing & Ahing) I opened a bunch of greens around the same time, the last being Kiss the Frog. So little light went on over my head: PRINCESS & THE FROG TUTU! While I haven’t seen the Movie yet (shame on me) I’m really excited about it, since it takes place in Historical New Orleans, AND Disney (FINALLY) made history with this movie having the first Black Disney Princess! YAY!
Entries categorized as ‘Celebrity Looks’
Anti Valentine’s Day
January 23, 2010 · 7 Comments
Categories: BFTE · Celebrity Looks · Disney · Holiday · Movie Inspired · Tutorials
Tagged: Anti valentines day. v-day, BFTE green, Disney, princess and the frog, smoky
Cheshire Cat
January 16, 2010 · 12 Comments
Categories: Celebrity Looks · Disney · Eyes · General Beauty Information · Makeup · Movie Inspired · Teaching Tutorials · Tutorials
Tagged: cherry blossom quadriset, cheshite cat makeup, harajuku hunnies, Hot Pink, makeup vintageortacky, Purple
Jennifer Love Hewitt Bronze Smoky Eyes
November 22, 2009 · 10 Comments
Hi Guys and Dolls! I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last post/video, but I have a lot of things cookin’ right now, so be prepared for a lot of stuff in the next few weeks. I love this look and I’m satisfied with how it came out, and I hope you like it as well. If you want a darker or more dramatic smoky eye, simply add more of the black, or use a starker black, like MAC’s Carbon, or NYX’s Black. I was trying to keep it light, similar to how Melinda wears in the show. It’s a fairly simple to do warm smoky eye what you can tailor make to fit your mood/skin tone/hair color/eye color. The last pictures of the post is a few different type of bronzes and coppers.What do you think of the new site layout? I thought that the 3 column one was maybe distracting, let me know what you think!
Enjoy !
<3 Cora





Products used & Dupes:
Face:
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer SPF 15 with Dermaxyl Complex ( I also LOVE their “Light” primer, it feels weightless)
Hard Candy Nobody’s Perfect Concealer Palette in Light (REVIEW)
L’oreal True Match Foundation in N1 (I’d probably be better off with W1 or C1, I’m not sure)
MAC Studio Fix Powder NW15 (dusted lightly over the foundation to set it. This is what I use as my regular summer foundation, but I apply it with a kabuki for medium coverage , instead of as a setting powder)
Hard Candy Honeymoon Blush (highlight, Review SOON!)
Cheeks:
NYX Mocha Blush
MAC Petticoat MSF (discontinued bronzy-raspberry pink with iridescence . If you know of a GOOD dupe for this, that is still available, PLEASE TELL ME!)
MAC Emote Blush (Discontinued. but Ben Nye’s Contour 1 works well for a light skinned contour)
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP)
BFTE Black (any soft black or very dark brown)
BFTE Earthy (I’m sorry, I know there is dupes, but I can’t think of one. Basically instead of these two, you could have done a dark golden brown like MAC’s Espresso, or Leather from the Kat Von D Beethoven Palette. In this post I show a few other dupes for this sort of golden brown color.
BFTE Amber -Really, dupes for this depend on what you want, your coloring, your eye color etc. I’ve included some pictures at the bottom of this post with some colors that would all work for this purpose. Not necessarily “dupes” but colors that serve the same/similar purpose. A simple guideline is if you have green eyes red toned coppers will work for you, Brown eyes work well with yellow bronze-golds, pink-coppers and also cool bronzes, and Blue eyes pop with any yellow or orange based-bronze or gold. Hair color and skin color also play a role, & I’m a big fan of making your own rules, and wearing what you like.
MAC Blanc Type
Migi Velvet Liner (this is a liquid liner pen. it’s like drawing on your eyeliner with a VERY fine tipped marker. several companies make eyeliners like this, a few that come to mind are MAC, Cargo, and L’oreal (I think). Really any liquid eyeliner you like is fine, some people like pen ones, some like gel-liners & cake-liners you apply with a brush, some prefer the felt tip types like L’oreal Liner Intense)
A black eyeliner for the waterline: I prefer waterproof eyeliners in my waterline because they last longer, and they set quickly, so they don’t ruin my contacts. three I love are MAC’s Technakohl, Sephora’s waterproof Retractable Liner, and Urban Decay’s 24/7 Liners.
Urban Decay Corrupt 24/7 liner for the lower lashline
Mascara: I used Clinique’ High Impact Mascara
Lips:
Lipsmacker Lipbalm
MAC Star Nova Lusterglass
Here’s some Different types of Bronzes, Golds, and Coppers.
Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
BFTE Colors: Copper, Big Island (one of my faves), Chocolate, Amber, Autumn, Rock Star
Urban Decay’s UnderGround, Scratch, Chopper, Smog (FAVE) MAC’s Goldmine and Milani’s Flare
Categories: BFTE · Celebrity Looks · Dupes · MAC · Makeup · Tutorials
Tagged: BFTE, Bronze Smoky Eyes, Calypso Minerals, Dupes, Ghost Whisperer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, MAC
Kat Von D Sinner/ Goth Makeup
October 15, 2009 · 4 Comments
Hi Guys and Dolls! So here’s my Kat Von D Makeup Sinner look. I wanted to do something was was a different way of putting makeup on that I normally do: A darker color on the lid and liner colors in the crease/brow-bone. I really like the way this turned out, and I think it’s really easy to do compared to my normal “using makeup to create a deeper crease” -type makeup. I think I’ll be doing more makeup with a similar method!
I wanted to clarify something: in my review for this palette, many of you got the impression I just flat out don’t like it, or that I don’t like neutrals/lighter/paler colors- I do! I think that this palette is REALLY GOOD if you don’t already have dupes for it! I have a lot of dupes, which is not the makeup’s fault, but all my fave colors from this palette are easily dupable. Also, I like lighter colors, but I just don’t get all excited about dusty Mauve.
Anyway, here’s a perverse amount of pictures, & a few pictures of dupes (click on pictures to make them larger):
And the Dupes:
NYX Brown and Dark Brown, The two Browns in the 88 Palette I showed in the Saint Video with a little black, Two Matte Browns and a Black from the 120 palette, and Leather from the Beethoven Palette. None are exact dupes, but they are pretty close.
Purples blues and a black from both the 120 and 88 palette, and Rad Purple. As you can see, Rad Purple is clearly the most pigmented
MAC’s Blue Flame (from Cool Heat 2008) Calypso Minerals Mez Mer Eyes (Vintageortacky Stacker), Speed Blue, MAC Sea and Sky (solid side)
Tequila, MAC’s Gold Dusk Pigment (LE) MAC’s Creme Royal (LE) 120 Palette Bottom 2 from the left 2nd tray)
Products used for the Sinner Look:
Face:
MAC Prep and Prime SPF 50
MAC Studio Fix Powder (NW15)
Cheeks:
Ben Nye Contour 1
Kirkland Signature By Borghese Primrose Blush
Eyes:
Udpp
Kat Von D Beethoven Palette (Rad Purple, Lucifer, Speed Blue, Razor Gray, Tequila)
MAC Blanc Type
Migi Velvet Liner
Urban Decay 24/7 liners in Zero, Binge and Ransom)
Imju Fiberwig Mascara
Lips:
NYX Deep Purple Lipliner
MAC Rapturous Mattene Lipstick
MAC Young Punk Mineralize Eyeshadow
Categories: Celebrity Looks · Reviews · Swatches · Tutorials
Tagged: Black, Blue, goth makeup, Kat Von D Beethoven, Kat Von D makeup, Rocker Chick makeup, smoky eye
Kat Von D “Saint” -Kat’s Classic Look
October 14, 2009 · 5 Comments
Face:
MAC Prep and Prime SPF 50
MAC Studio Fix Powder (NW15)
Cheeks:
Ben Nye Contour 1
Eyes:
The Kat Von D Beethoven Palette:
Leather (dupe with any medium Golden Brown, try mixing NYX’s Brown & Dark Brown, MAC’s Espresso, )
Lucifer (Dupe with NYX’s Black, MAC’s Carbon, or any other matte black.)
Tequila (Dupe with any shimmery pale yellow or gold, Try MAC’s Creme Royal, MAC’s Gold Dusk Pigment, NYX’s Sahara, or Beauty From the Earth’s Sunshine)
Migi Velvet eyeliner in “Brown”
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in “Zero”
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in “Corrupt”
Migi Velvet Liner in “Black” (stars)
Imju Fiberwig Mascara
Lips:
Lipsmackers Lip Balm
MAC’s “Brick” Lip Liner
MAC’s Russian Red lipstick
Categories: Celebrity Looks · Dupes · Makeup · Tutorials
Tagged: BFTE, Black, Brown, Dupes, Eyeshadows, Kat Von D Beethoven, Mattes, NYX



























