BLOGMAS | Day 7: Candy Cane-Inspired Christmas Makeup

Christmas is less than seven hours away as I'm writing this post! I've been super behind on #Blogmas due to family commitments but I'll continue to post what I have planned because I think they still fit it with the winter season. This look was inspired by a candy cane, though it's a shame I don't have one to eat right now. I'm also documenting the Anastasia Modern Renaissance Palette for y'all so I'm doubly excited! So let's head into the tutorial!

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FOTD | Sparkly Purple Prom Makeup 2.0

I meant to post this up waaaay earlier than this to make it in time for prom season, #storyofmylife, BUT if your prom has already passed, take this as a #throwbackThursday! My senior year prom was back in 2011, which isn't that long ago, now that I think about it...I was adamant about doing my own look after a friend's quinceanera fiasco a year back. At the time, I was super proud of my look, evidenced by my wide smile. I usually don't smile as wide anymore but I was also ecstatic about getting my braces off in time for prom, haha. 

While my 2011 look isn't horrendous, there are many things I would improve upon, like my base makeup, which was virtually nothing, and eyeshadow. So, I decided to call my updated look "Sparkly Prom Makeup 2.0", abbreviated to SPM 2.0 for future reference. Unfortunately, I no longer remember or have the original items used in SPM 1.0 so I substituted with items readily available in 2016. So with improved product formulas and additional experience, I'll walk you through my updated look! 

Oh gosh, the nostalgia of 17-year old Cindy...

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FOTD | "Gilded Onyx": using the Lorac Pro Metals Palette

Photos via screengrab from Demi Lovato's music video "Cool for the Summer" (2015) 

Hey everyone! I'm a bit embarrassed that this post is barely coming now since I promised it 2 weeks ago but personal issues and not having my laptop for the past week hindered my plans greatly. Anyhoo, it's here now, just in time for the weekend! 

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FOTD | Shadow of a Glimmer

Luxury and designer beauty products are  scary, scary worlds to jump into. The items are beautifully packaged and performance is impressive, luring in unsuspecting wallets.  I've been pretty good at avoiding the counters (other than purchasing gifts for others, then I spare no luxury!) because I'm not ready to make that leap yet xD That having been said, the new Armani Eye Tints really drew me in and they got a great review on Temptalia. I feel naked without eyeshadow on because it evens out my lids. Hence, this seemed like a good choice for my first luxury purchase--and I am not disappointed!

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FOTD | Naked and Exposed: The Valentine's Day Special

I'm (perversely?) satisfied with my title, haha. 50 Shades of Grey has been on my mind lately as the movie hit theaters this past Valentine's Day weekend here in the States. With everyone on my social media feeds talking about it and extensive PR, I couldn't avoid it--if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! My friends and I planned on going to see it but as I wasn't feeling well, we settled on dinner and movies at home instead. So grateful for friends that are willing to change up their plans for little ol' me at the last minute--thanks y'all! 

I've been a bit under the weather lately so blog posts have been scarce around here. I actually tried this look out a week ago so that I could post it as a Valentine's Day look but we all know how that turned out (╥︣﹏᷅╥) Anyhoo, no use crying over spilt milk so let's get on with the show! It's not exactly a tutorial but hopefully my explanations will help you see how I created this look :D

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FOTD | "Sweet on You": Valentine's Day Edition

History repeats itself on my blog as last year's Valentine's Day look was also late. However, I decided to go ahead and call it this anyway even though Valentine's Day has come and gone. The important part is the makeup, not so much the holiday itself, amirite? I love applying my makeup and such more than going to the actual event so consider this my playground results! I've heard tons of good things about the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette so I decided to grab and test it for myself. I'm still in my honeymoon (testing) phase with this so I'll share my thoughts soon! I decided to use products whose names reminded me of love and romance in honor of Valentine's Day. Anyway, on with the look~

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FOTD ┊"Be Bold": Smokey Plum Makeup for Fall

I posted this eye look a while ago on my Instagram a while back. I loved how it came out so I just decided to write up a very short tutorial for those who wanted to achieve a similar result! 

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FOTD | ❤ Romantic Prom Look ❤︎

Prom season is well under way in many schools and some of you might be wonder what you should do about your makeup. Don't worry--I have you covered with this Romantic Pink semi-Smokey Eye Look using the popular Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette! Keep scrolling down for pictures and tips.

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FOTD | New Year's Eve look using Naked 3 Palette ♡

Happy New Year everyone! I'm so excited to post this up for you as this is my first post of 2014! I meant to post it yesterday but I was busy helping my mom cook some things for the family New Year's Dinner we're having later tonight. Even though New Year's Eve is over, this look might come in handy for other parties you want to attend throughout the new year! This is also my first tutorial so I hope you enjoy!

An overview of all the products and brushes I used :)

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