HAIR AND MAKEUP INSPIRED BY DEMI LOVATO @ the AMA's

If you watched the 2015 AMA's you would know how flawless Demi Lovato looked on the red carpet and during her performance! Once I saw her, I knew I had to recreate this look! She had lovely finger waves in her hair, a super dark smokey eye with black on the lid, and a beautiful burgundy lip. If you're feeling bold, this look would be perfect for a holiday party or a night out!

Let's start with the hair.. I always like to begin with my hair first to avoid getting hairspray on my face and ruining my makeup! Demi's hair has a vintage feel to it, so I wanted to create old Hollywood waves. To do this, you can use a curling iron, wand, or straightener. (YES! A straightener!) I prefer to use my straightener because my hair tends to last longer that way than with a wand. I created a deep part on the right side of my head then I sectioned my hair. Starting from the bottom I curled all my hair inwards towards. The key to this look is to curl all the hair the same way. If you want your hair to last all night, I would recommend that you pin each curl while its still hot, and leave until it is completely cooled. Once I curled all the hair in the same direction I let my hair cool. I usually let my hair cool until I am done with my makeup, this will also help the hair stay curled longer. Once the cooling process is done, I brush out the curls until they turn into waves. Be very gentle with your hair at this point. Start at the top of your head and go straight down. This may take a while but you should end up with waves that create an "S" shape.

Now, onto the makeup.. I created this look using my BH Cosmetics 5th Edition palette. But, you can use any shadow palettes you have.

First, I start with my usual Master Conceal by Maybelline as a base. I use a chocolate shadow as my transition shade with a large fluffy blending brush. I start every look with these two products, they're definitely my GO TO products!

Then, I take my black shadow on a shader brush. I like to pack on the product, the darker the shadow, the better this look will turn out. QUICK TIP: I recommend doing your foundation last because you will have a TON of fall out from the black shadow. I pack on the black shadow only on my eyelid.

Now, BLEND until your arms fall off. If your arms aren't hurting, you didn't blend enough. Adding the chocolate shade at the beginning of the look will make blending the black so much easier. I use a clay/brick red color to blend out the black with a tapered blending brush. I like to use circular/ windshield wiper motions to blend out the black. TAKE YOUR TIME. This is the most important part of the tutorial, you don't want to end up with a black eye, so be sure to take your time blending.

At this point, I took a baby wipe and cleaned up all the fall out under my eye (IT WAS A LOT). I highlighted my inner corner with a champagne color and also my brow bone with a flesh toned color.

Time to apply Falsies! I am using Grand Glamour by Vegas Nay. Of course you dont have to use falsies but it will bring the whole look together. I also smoked out the bottom lash line with black and the two other shades I used in the crease.

Here's the finished look! I hope you enjoyed this look inspired by DEMI. Please leave any comments down below. If you have any questions/ business inquires please email me @ beautyinsiderbyna@gmail.com.

xoxo
-Feliciana

Everyday Natural Brow!

Brows shape and frame your face. Some people are blessed with thick beautiful brows, others were given tweezers in the 8th grade and no longer have much brow to work with. If that is you, don't give up, you too can give the illusion to beautiful brows! I have naturally thick brows, but on my left eye I have two scars that I like to fill in without making my eyebrow look too harsh. Here's my tutorial on how I do my everyday natural brow.

For this look I am using Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in the shade Ebony, Maybelline Master Conceal in Fair, a shader brush, small angled liner brush, and a brow brush.

To begin I brush my brows into the position I want them. I like to make sure all the hairs are going with the shape of my brow. The Brow Wiz is double sided- on side is the product and the other is a spooly. To brush my brows I either use the spooly that comes with my Brow Wiz, or I will use a brow brush. 

  Next, with my brow pencil, I line the bottom of my brow using short strokes and applying light pressure.  I do this starting at the beginning of the brow (use your nostril as a guide to the start of your brow) until the tail of the brow. Your arch should be inline with the pupil of your eye.

Then, I focus on the tail of my brow and the scar in my brow. I like the tail end to be darker than the beginning for a more natural look. I fill in everything except the front of my brow. I use short strokes to achieve a natural hair like look.Then, I blend the color with my spooly to disperse some of the product evenly.

 

  The next step is optional, you don't have to do it. I like to take my concealer on a small angled liner brush and line under my brow, I also conceal the top of my brow from the arch to the tail. This will give the brow a clean and highlighted look. After, I blend in the concealer with a shader brush to get rid of any harsh lines.

Here is my finished look! I hope you enjoyed this natural eye brow tutorial! If you try this look out, post a picture on IG with the hashtag #beautyinsiderbyna so I can see your take on this tutorial. 

If you have any questions/ business inquires please email me @ beautyinsiderbyna@gmail.com 

xoxo
-Feliciana

Beauty Tip Tuesday: Color Correcting

What if I told you, you could hide every blemish, dark circle, or hyper-pigmentation using green, orange, and purple.. Would you believe me? Maybe, maybe not.


 It's not as scary as it sounds; it's all about knowing what colors go where. Let's take it way back to elementary school when we learned about the color wheel. On a color wheel, there's colors called COMPLEMENTARY COLORS, theses colors are what we will be working with when we color correct. Complementary colors are colors that are across from each other on the color wheel. For example, red and green are diagonal from each other which mean they complement each other. Blue and orange; purple and yellow; these are all complementary colors.

 Okay, let's talk about how this works, the science behind color correcting! So you wake up one morning and have a huge, red pimple on your face. Concealer just isn't going to cut it. What do you do? Using NYX Color Correcting Palette, you would take a small amount of the green concealer and cover your pimple. Watch as the green cancels out the redness of your pimple. Once you've blending the green concealer onto the red blemish, finish off your face by putting your favorite foundation and completing your foundation/concealer routine. Since green is complementary to red, green concealer will cover all red imperfections on your skin.

Hyper-pigmentation around the mouth is troublesome to cover up. If you have a light complexion, a pink concealer will bring that area back to life and cover up the darkness. For ladies with a tan or darker skin tone, orange will cover the hyper pigmentation for you!

Dark circles? Cover them up with an orange concealer. Since dark circles have blue undertones to them, orange concealer will wipe them away!

Don't be afraid to use colors to conceal, you will get a perfect, even toned finish to your makeup look! Try this beauty tip and let me know what you think about it.

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