Say Goodbye With A Smokey Eye

 Go out with a BANG! Leave 2012 in the dust. Say goodbye with a smokey eye. You can get away with glitter and anything else because when it hits midnight it will all be in the past :)

  You can totally pull this look off tonight because anything is accepted it is New Years!

 Lets get started. I moisturized with Simple and primed with Almay Correct and Perfect Primer. I did my Foundation, highlighting, contouring, and brows the same. If I listed that routine every time this post would be like a novel. I primed my eyelid with Two Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I took Stila Shadow Pots in Mist/01 which is a silver shade with a hint of lavender and I applied it with my finger all over the lid making sure that it does not pass my crease. I will be using most of my shadows from The Vice Palette but all these are Dupable. The next shadow I took was Armor which is a medium grey color with light silver sparkles in it and I applied it all over the lid where I placed the Stila shadow and I made sure not to pass the crease. I took Desperation which is a taupe grey and I put this on the inner corner of the eye instead of black because I did not want it so harsh.Then I took Occupy which is grey with teal sparkles and I applied that in the crease and blend up to the brow bone. Then on the outer corner I took Carbon by Mac and blended out to the brow bone. I do wish that I placed more color there because I really wanted the intensity to be great. I suggest taking the black and going over it a few times to increase the intensity. My mascara of choice is Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Volumizing Mascara. I used a Cream Colour Base in Shell by MAC as a highlight for the inner corner and underneath the brow. Now because I want my eyes to be the center of attention I am going to tone down my cheeks and lips and I am using very neutral colors. For my cheeks I am using Dream Bouncy Blush in 05 Fresh Pink and Fit Me Medium Coral by Maybelline. For the lips I used Myth by MAC and I know it is a very nude color so I went over it with MAC Dazzleglass in Baby Sparks. This will completes your New Years look.

Even if you failed in 2012 you will get a second chance in 2013 all you have to do is stand right back up. I know personally 2012 was not my best year but my modo for 2013 is "Keep moving forward." There is reason why your rear-view mirror is small. Forget all your bandages and forget everyone who has called you down. I can relate to all of you who have haters but just realize that they are just making it easier to enjoy your future. I believe in all of you and each and everyone of you are beautiful in your own way. God made you perfect and he sees you perfectly with his eyes. Why should I think any different of you. I pray for favor in 2013 and I pray for blessing and protection over everyone. It is time. Keep moving forward.

Happy New Year
2013

I Love All Of You
-Brittanie Cruz
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My Favs And NotSoFavs Of 2012

Favorite                                                                        NotSoFavorites

I hope everyone has a beautiful and safe New Years. You all are amazing and thank your for visiting my blog this year. I just started a few months back blogging about beauty and I just wanted to share with you my passion so thank you for viewing. I really appreciate you guys so much. You guys all are beautiful inside and out and I hope and pray that 2013 is in your favor.

-Brittanie Cruz

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First Video

Im editing my first video!
It will be posted tomorrow dont miss it!

I Love The Way Australian People Say Glitter

 This is the most glittery mess I have ever seen. Before I go into this tutorial I want to talk about the Urban Decay Vice Palette. When I first saw it was on a Beauty Guru's YouTube Channel and I thought it was amazing. Which turned out to be true but I did not know any of the consistencies of the colors. Some are frosted, some are matte, and some are just straight up glitter. This is just a warning for you all that do not like glitter. There are many glittery shadows in here.
   Moving on, this makeup look consist of four colors. Three from the palette and one from MAC. I did my foundation, highlighting, and contouring all

all the same. I also did my setting powder and eyebrows the same. I started to prime my eyes with Two Faced Shadow Insurance and then I took Brule by Mac and use it as a base flush of color starting from the lid all the way up to the brow bone. Next, Using the Urban Decay Vice Palette I used Laced which it a faded matte pink and I put that all over the lid not passing the crease. Then I took this straight up glitter shadow from the palette called Provocateur and this color is like a silvery pink its a lighter pink then Laced. I want to say Laced is a dulled pink and Provocateur is a bright baby pink. I Put Provocateur on the outer edges of my eye blending it past the crease just a little. Then I took Nevermind which is a grey brown color and it is also a frost shadow. I put that on the outer crease and blended it to the inner corner of the eye. After that I put on mascara from Bare Minerals and I also Highlighted underneath the brow and the inner corner of my eye with Shell by MAC.
Then you are all glittered up and ready to go :). Beauty Tip: if you do not want glitter all underneath your eye put some loose powder there when your done applying shadow just sweep the loose powder off your face and you will have no glitter there.

I hope you enjoyed this fun look :)

I love you all and you are all beautiful :)


Have a wonderful day

-Brittanie Cruz
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I Can't Believe It's Make-Up

This look is so naked, so bare people will not notice that you are wearing makeup



      This look is so simple it will blow your mind. I only used two colors and they are from the Urban Decay Vice Palette. Anonymous was placed all over the lid and up to the brown bone for a wash of color. Anonymous is a nude color very similar to Brule by MAC. Then I applied Echo Beach all over the lid. This color is like is like a taupe with frosts of gold in it. These colors can be duped so it is not necessary to buy the Vice Palette to create this very simple look. And of course I applied mascara which was the Bare Minerals Volumizing Mascara.
That is it I told you it was very simple and soft. it is very pretty for any where.


I hope you guys enjoy

Have a Beautiful Day

-Brittanie Cruz
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Foundation Routine

This is an updated foundation routine

I like this foundation routine better becaue it is way more flawless then before and I am using diffrent makeup brushes. I start with my moisturizer by Simple and then my Almay Smart Shade Primer. I am using Bh cosmetics 10pc brush set specifically the powder brush. I am using Bare Minerals Medium Beige N20 all over my face and focusing this shade on the outer edges of my face. Next I am using Rimmel London Stay Matte Compact Powder Foundation in Shade 03 Pale Biscuit for the highlights of my face. Then I contour (Check out my updated highlighting and contouring post) and I use my handy dandy trusty Setting Powder by Bare Minerals in Translucent. It was not much of a change but a huge difference in how my face looks :)

I hope you enjoy
You are all beautiful

-Brittanie Cruz

Highlighting and Contouring

I promised you guys and updated Highlighting and Contouring Tutorial so here it is.
Lets start with the basics, meaning where you should highlight and where you should contour. By the way contour means exaggerating your face structure. Moving on, to find the place you want to contour is easy it is basically all of the hollows of your face and more. The main places for you to contour is your cheeks, temples, nose, and You can either do your forehead and jaw or not. I like to do my forehead because it is to big for my liking. Surprisingly a lot of people do not know where the hollow of their cheeks are all you have to do is suck in your cheeks and that is it. Now your temple is located right above your cheek bones. Do not be afraid to touch your face. Hollow areas are very easy to detect when you touch your face because they are sunken parts of your face and as long as you are a 3D person then you will have many dimensions to your face. For contouring your nose you want to contour the sides of your nose and then that will leave the center for highlighting. When you do this it makes your nose seem slimmer and it straightens your nose by appearance. Now for the forehead just take your brush and align it to the hairline. From one ear all around to the other ear. Then for your jaw line I suggest only contouring your jaw if you seriously do not have a jaw meaning your face is more round shape. Feel the shape of your jaw I like to start from the back where my ear is and follow my jaw all the way to my other ear and I use my brush and do the exact same thing. But I rarely contour my jaw because it very visible so I do not have to exaggerate it even more. I will say sometimes if you do contour your jaw do it underneath the jaw because then you will not have several harsh lines. That brings me to my next point when you do contour your face make sure to blend out the color you want it to look as natural as possible. Also when blending if you are contouring any where near the hair line blend the color into the hairline. What I use to contour my face is a V angle Brush from Bare Minerals and my bronzer is i.d. Bare Minerals in Faux Tan.

    Now for highlighting it is much easier then contouring. I like to go where natural sunlight is and take my mirror and find my glowing areas. Most likely the center of your face will be more highlighted then the outer edges of your face. So my natural highlights on my faces are the center of my forehead, the bridge of nose, my cupids bow, my chin. and the half circle of my cheeks. I put this Chanel Poudre Caresse which is a Matte highlight. Down the bridge of my nose which starts from the top right between the eyes and down to the tip. I also put this on my half circles on my cheeks. What I mean by half circles is put your finger on center of your cheek bone is basically where your pupil is. Then draw a half circle that connects to your the end of your eyebrow that is where my highlight is. Then I use Shell by Mac on other places like my chin, center of the eyelid (sometimes). inner corner of the eye, underneath the brow, cupids bow, center of the forehead (sometimes). 

REVIEW

     I am going to review this product I guess because I wanted kill two birds with one stone. Anyways this is Poudre Caresse Powderlights by Chanel. I use it as a highlight on my face it is a beauty Matte highlighter and if your looking for one I recommend this. It is translucent but does indeed reflect light. When I first put it on I was amazed that it did and it is not sparkle which I am happy about. No Offense to Shell by Mac but sometimes I want a matte look. I use this on my cheeks and nose and it just perfect. You can also use this as a setting powder if your skin is that fair.

Enjoy!

I hope everyone has a beautiful day!

-Brittanie Cruz

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Thank You Santa

This is some of the things that I got for Christmas these were the bigger gifts. I also got a camera and some cloths and other stocking stuffer. But I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and you got everything you wanted :)

Have a great day

-Brittanie Cruz

Church Time!

This past sunday my church had a holiday service and this is what I wore.

 My hair was natural and it was orginally in a bun but my head started to hurt so I took it down. The sweater was from Ross, the jeans were from Wal-Mart, and the boots were ordered from Charlotte Russe online. No accessories because I am not that kind of girl. For my nail polish I had Sally Hansen stick polish the pattern was little poinsettas. My perfume was Snowberry Frost from Bath&BodyWorks.
:)
-Brittanie Cruz
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Holiday Glitter!

 

Have a little twinkle in your eye



     I am just going to focus on what I used for the eyes. I did change my foundation makeup but I will not go over it in this post. I will update my new foundation routine in a newer post. Also I will do an updated highlighting and contouring post. I got a new camera so I think I will do video tutorials also in the future. Enough of the updates lets get started. I started with my eyebrows and I am using Shiseido Pencil in shade 3 Light Brown. Then you always have to prime your eye makeup because it prevents creasing and gives you a true color. My primer that I love to use all the time is by Two Faced called Shadow Insurance. Next I used Stila Shadow Pots in shade Mist/01 and it is beautiful silver with a hint of lavender.I put the Stila color all over the lid make sure not to pass the crease. Then I used Leisure Time by MAC in the crease to the outer corner of the eye. I also blended the color past the crease up to the brow bone just a little. This color is more of a copper tone with a hint of gold shimmer because this pot by mac is Frost that is why it has a hints of shimmer. Then I wanted to match my eye makeup with what I was wearing. I was wearing light blue knitted sweater and so I just put Urban Decay in Height right in the center of my lid and blended it out. Then I used Estee Lauder Eye Defining Pencil/ Smudger in shade 04-Slate. I put this only on the outer corners of the eye. Then I used my lovely Bare Minerals Mascara and for a Highlight under the brow and the inner corner eye I use Shell by MAC.

I hope you enjoy

All of you are Beautiful even WITHOUT makeup

Have a great day

-Brittanie Cruz

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Merry Christmas

I am so sorry I was trying to post yesturday from my phone but it was just not haveing it. But I hope everyone had a beautiful christmas and I wish happiness upon you and your family and pray that 2013 is in your favor.
I was so busy the past couple of days I just could not find time to post my pictures and I do have some holiday looks to post and I also want to post what I got for christmas.
I will just post more things now because I have more time :)


Merry Late Christmas

Have a wonderful day :)

-Brittanie Cruz
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Update!

     I have a pretty cool idea and I want to start after christmas. My idea is to start reviewing brands as a whole both drugstore and highend. When I look at beauty blogs I see a lot of post reviews on certain products but never the whole brand. People want to know about the entire brand before they purchase from them well atleast I do. What I am trying to do is review each beauty brand and give some background to the people. Also answer some of the questions people want to know. Just think that this is just a background check for all beauty brands.

I will get the scoop for you guys

-Brittanie Cruz
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Because Every Girl Has To.

In every girl's life there is a special someone that is always safe to run to and that is the winged eyeliner.

     This is such a safe makeup that will go with any look so it is the most seen throughout the Internet. I am so tired seeing this but that does not mean I do not wear it. If you have seen my other post "Intense. Yes, That Is My Name" I was talking about starting a new trend of eyeliner. But anyways I want to teach you guys how to do this and I will give you some beauty tips.
     I am using the Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner. Take your brush and place it where your pupil is meaning in the middle of the lash line. Drag out your liner to the end of your outer corner stop when the lash line ends. This should be a thin line at first but then take your brush to the inner corner of the lash line and line it till it meets the middle. Line the middle to the outer corner again until it appears thicker. Now for the wing, hold your eye taught (just pull the skin towards your hair line) and draw out the liner to the appropriate length. Beauty Tip: If you want your liner to last longer take a black shadow I use Carbon by MAC and just press it on top of the liner it will matte it and also will keep it from melting.
Beauty Tip: I suggest not putting liner in the waterline because it can lead to infections. But if you still line it make sure to press in black shadow so it will not bleed down to your under eye.


I hope you guys enjoy!

Have a great End of the World

-Brittanie Cruz
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Almay Primer Review

Recently Almay came out with a new primer and currently I do not use primer I just moisturize with Simple. Anyways they came out with a new primer.

          I was able to sample this and now I want to buy it because it was so amazing on my hand. I cannot imagine how it will be on my face. Almay is made for sensitive skin so I do enjoy a lot of their products because it does not make my skin go crazy. This sells for $10 and the green is to cancel out any redness and the purple is to brighten your glow. I do recommend this product but I will buy and test it out on my face to see how it really is and I will let you guy know. But when I tried it on my hands it completely took all the redness from it and it almost seemed like airbrush compared to my other hand.

I hope you guys enjoy

-Brittanie Cruz

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Christmas List!

Dear Santa,

 


     Everyone has heard of Violent Lips which are temporary lip tattoos. This is awesome and I would just love these for Christmas and they are made by the same company. They are called Violent Eyes which are temporary eyeliner tattoos. They cost $9.99 on their website and each pack comes with 8 sets of tattoos. They are temporary they only last 16 hours. They are smudge proof and fits all eye shapes with 8 different patterns.


    Urban Decay came out with their new holiday palette awhile ago but I still have not purchased it. It is called the Vice Palette and this is one of their newest product. It cost about $59 and you get 20 never before seen colors with a dual ended brush and a case that opens by itself with a mirror inside. Each color highly pigmented with nudes and brights to satisfy any look. Must-Have beauty palette for this year. 





Make Up Forever has been around for a long time and so has this palette. Just like the Vice Palette I still have not purchased this Flash Palette. It comes with different fun color but what makes this palette so different is the consistency of the product. I think it is almost like a paint but I would love to have this it would definitely expand my looks. But it is a little expensive it is $99 and you get 12 different colors and a good amount of it and I think it is totally worth it.


I hope I get to see all these under the christmas tree santa. I have been a really good girl this year :)

-Brittanie Cruz
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It Is Back!

Lips Gone Wild

        Recently I went shopping for Christmas gifts and stocking stuffer... But I still ended up buying something for myself. I know I should not be buying gifts for myself but I just had to buy this wine color lipstick. I never really obsessed over wet n wild I do not use a lot of there products but I am really broke right now and I need to save money. This costs me .99 cents and when something cost that cheap you have to doubt the quality. Which I did and because it was drugstore I doubted it even more. It does not help that in the past I bought lipsticks from them and it was just dry. I think they changed their formula because this is the creamiest lipstick. I applied chap stick before I applied the lipstick and it made it better because my lips did not dry out. The color I got was 522A Dark Wine. If you want to see the color you can check out my post Beauty Fades But Class Is Forever. I totally recommend it if you are on a budget but want great quality lipstick.

Have a great day!

-Brittanie Cruz
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Permanently!

Beauty Fades But Class Is Forever

This is Christmas make-up look #2
Well I started off with my same basic foundation routine. Check my other blog post to see what I use. Moving on I primed my eyelid with Two Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I applied Brule by MAC all over the lid and used Ricepaper by MAC as a under brow highlight and the inner corner highlight. Then I took Woodstock from Urban Decay and applied it from the pupil of the eye to the outer corner. Then I applied Psychedelic Sister on top and blended it together. Then I took my fluffy brush and applied brown from the Almay Trio palette into my crease and blended out to the brow bone. My blush was the Dream Bouncy Blush by Maybelline in Fresh Pink05 and then Fit Me in Medium Coral. This lipstick is my new favorite lipstick it is by WetNWild in 522A Dark Wine. It applied so beautiful I just love it. Next I did my eyebrows and applied Shell highlighter by MAC. All Done!

I hope you enjoy
Remember all of you are Beautiful!


-Brittanie Cruz
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Merryy Christmas Picture

You Want Lush Bangs?

 Well first you need some of these

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You need this thing---------->

 Now let us get started. okay well first you need to identity which side your bangs lay in this photo on the left my bangs lay to the right. If your hair is on the left then you can do the same thing just visa versa.

If your bangs are laying on your right side of the face then you bring then over to the left. (left to the right). Now you just take sections of your bangs and cut just straight across. DO NOT cut it straight across when your bangs are laying on the original side. When you bring it to the opposite side and cut it straight it creates layers when your move it back to the original side. Once you have move everything over take sections and cut it straight across. When I have finished I usually just like to straighten my bangs.

YAY

Now your bangs look all beautiful :)

Have a great day

Lots of love

-Brittanie Cruz

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You Better Not... Im Telling You Why

Simple Holiday Look

I wore this to the Christmas party last night and this is surprisingly simple. Remember, anything I mentioned can be Duped. So I started priming my face with Simple Moisturizer then I applied my concealer by Covergirl in shade Light 710. I put foundation on and I used Bare Minerals Original Medium Beige N20. I used my brown shade from my Almay Trio palette to contour and do my eyebrows. I set everything with my Bare Minerals Touch Up Veil in Translucent. Now that all that boring stuff is out of the way I can move on and tell you what I used next to create this look. I primed my eye lid with Two Faced Shadow Insurance and applied Brule by Mac as an all over color. Then I took Ricepaper by MAC as a under brow highlight. I use Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner and I did not do a winged liner. I lined my eyes and ended it when my lash line ended and I did the same thing with the bottom. Except for the bottom I smudged it with a brush so it would not bleed. For my cheeks I used Maybelline Bouncy Blush in Fresh Pink 05 then applied my powder blush on top which was Fit Me in Medium Coral. For the lips I used two colors and it was Lacome in Camisole and Maybelline 635 Very Cherry. For my highlight I used Shell by MAC. I got dressed in my cute outfit and spray Frosted Snowberry by Bath&BodyWorks to finish the look. I left my hair natural so nothing exciting about that.

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Love You All

Merry Christmas

-Brittanie Cruz

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Early Christmas

My boyfriend's family will not be here on Christmas and they are having Christmas early so I will be posting many tutorial for christmas looks! Do not miss out :)

Do Not Mess With My Moose

   I know you love me and my moose.
This was my own white elephant gift but I ended up taking it home with me. There are those annoying bells I put it on his antlers. I was really looking for an ostrich pillow pet but a moose will suffice.
   So I just wanted to tell you guys that I have been thinking about the giveaway and I will be posting it soon I hope you guys participate. I will give more details later.


Lots of Moose Love
Merry Christmas

-Brittanie Cruz
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How To Dress For Santa Baby

Okay I went to a Christmas party last night and it was the scariest drive up there. Like fo-real I was about to die, we took so many back roads like the type of road where the zombie apocalypse or axe murderers would live. I was not havin it I will never go to another Christmas party that is held out in the middle of the nowhere. But other than that I had a good time I had to leave early because it took almost 45 minutes to get back to my house. There was a white elephant gift exchange and I actually ended up with my own gift because I really wanted it. I will post pictures late but it was a cute pillow pet Moose! But anyways it was a fun party and I did not win the tacky winter sweater contest I actually got disqualified because I had a button that said "Be Naughty save Santa the trip" and it was to inappropriate. But this is what I wore last night and I will do a make-up tutorial on this to. I wore my sparkly red toms authentic. Some brand of skinny jeans and please do not make fun but I did buy these from Wal-Mart. I wore my tacky Christmas sweater it had a penguin on it with a Santa hat and a rainbow colored scarf. I did my nails with Sally Hansen stick on polish and I loved them they have little poinsettias on them. I also have little bells on both of my wrist but they made so much noise it was really annoying so I took them off when I got home. If you do not get duplex and checks with this outfit then I do not know what to say.

Merry Christmas!

Lots of Love

-Brittanie Cruz

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Massacre.... No Hunny It Is Pronounced MASCARA

    Since we are talking about Massacre today I would like to express my opinion about what had happen today in the elementary school. That is sick and corrupt and I pray for all those families. Shooting is no longer just a crime. It is a trend and it is so common that I am starting to become numb to it. I am not shocked at all, just broken hearted.
     Sorry to start on a rotten note but I wanted to review a mascara only because I have been getting some questions which one is good and not good. I never really cared if my eyelashes looked long enough but I do care about how the mascara makes my eyelashes fuller. I really enjoy using Bare Minerals Volumizing Mascara because it gets the job done. It does not leave clumps, Helps my eyelashes look fuller and longer, and it is easy to remove. I use to have a problem when I used drugstore brand it would run of my lashes and leave me looking like a raccoon. In this picture I am wearing the Bare Minerals Volumizing Mascara and I just love how my lashes look. By the end of the day they look the exact same as if I just put the mascara on. No clumps and no raccoon eyes. This is kind of pricey and you do not want to spend 20$ on mascara I do suggest some drugstore brands. First I would always use Lashblast by Covergirl but then they came out with their Natural Luxe line and I fell in love. I loved the Natural Luxe because it felt like I was wearing nothing and it was so easy to remove. I totally recommend Natural Luxe Mascara by Covergirl because it has a creamy consistency, leaves no raccoon eyes, and it is easy to remove and totally light weight. This is totally affordable and just a great quality product. You can try Lashblast but I do not 110% recommend it because I had the worst time trying to get it off and I had the non-waterproof one. It was even worse when I slept with it on it would stain my under eyes. But Lashblast had no clumps and volumized as well the only thing I did not like about it was that the formula was so harsh it was almost impossible to get it off. If your younger like in middle school I suggest using Clear Mascara, I would use the one by Covergirl all through sixth grade. You do not need to wear that much makeup during that time of year. Trust me Make-up is a drug. Once you start using it you never want to stop. Then you become a makeup artist and paint peoples faces and write blogs like me.

I hope this helped!
Now I am on my way to the Christmas party and I will be blogging about it tomorrow!

Computer Hugs for Everyone!!

-Brittanie Cruz
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Kiss Me... If You Dare

            When I was searching on Tumblr I saw these beautiful ombre lips and I wanted to know how they did it. I am not sure if I did this the correct way but they do look pretty cool. I did a lip scrub ( I will post later on how to make your own or where to buy it) first so I could rid my lips of any peels and then added some Burt's Bees chapstick. Then I applied Maybelline Lipstick in 635 Very Cherry and I took my Urban Decay 24hr Glide-On Eye Pencil in black and outlined my lips. Next I took Carbon Eyeshadow by MAC and place it on the outer edges of my lips. Then I took my lip brushand blended the black with the red and applied more red. That is all I used to create this lip look I am not sure if this is the correct way to do but I like it. I do not recommend going out during the day with this on.. People might think your a vampire.




Have a Beautiful Day!

Lots of Hugs

-Brittanie Cruz
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Guess What Came In The Mail!

               Awhhhhh Yeah! That is right my business cards came in the mail. To be honest I do not know why I bought them but they look fabulous. I ordered them online from VistaPrint.com and they are giving 250 cards for free and I believe this is only a limited offer. So if your just wanting to have business cards then go get some from Vistaprint. All I had to pay was was 6$ for shipping and I also got a gift with my purchase. The gift is a beautiful business card case and it fits 10 and it is also a mirror. I cannot wait to give someone my card and say "Heres my card."


More beauty is on its way!

-Brittanie Cruz
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Did You Use Those Fancy... No I Used A Sock.

                               Girls can Survive
      Girl I need to put my hair up in a perfect bun Mmmm I got you covered here take my sock.
Hahaha! So I hope you enjoyed my little skit. I am going to teach you how to get the perfect bun with a sock and scissors. I have always heard about the sock bun but I never really wanted to try it because I never liked my hair put up because I have such a long face and I just want to cover my face with my hair. I got up one morning and took a shower but
my hair was just not havin it. I decided to try the sock bun and I got a lot of compliments. Now it is your turn to get compliments.
    Take a long sock and take your scissors and cut off the toe part.Then brush your hair back into a ponytail and tie your hair back on your head where ever you want the bun to be. Roll up the sock until it looks like a donut then take the end of you hair put it through the hole of the donut sock. Bend the tip of your hair over the donut then continue to roll the donut along with your hair. Tuck away flyaway and boom you have a perfect bun. I used John Freida hairspray and sprayed and comb down the flyaway. Then I straighten my bangs and I went out and received many compliments. Now try out this look if I did not explain it enough try searching it on YouTube or I can make a video for you guys just let me know.


I hope you guys receive many compliments.
All of you are beautiful in your own way.


Computer hugs <3

-Brittanie Cruz
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PINK!

I know you like pink.



          I always want to wear pink or reds on my eyes but it just looks sickly looking. I am not a huge fan of the effects it has on eyes. When you are normally sick you get red around the eyes and the nose. So when you apply color that  had a red base or pink tones you look kind of sickly. Anyways I wore this look during the day it is very soft and neutral look and goes with any eye color and and skin tone.
         Lets get started. I first applied concealer from Covergirl in 710 Light on my eyelids because I just want a solid firm base for my eye shadows. Next I applied primer and I chose Two Faced Shadow Insurance. For an all-over color I used Brule by MAC. Then I applied Woodstock by Urban Decay on the lid from mid lid to the outer corner. Then I applied a brown from Almay Intense Color Trio palette on the outer corner and the crease. Then I took Ricepaper by MAC on the inner corner as a highlight.  Now you can use any colors that are similar to the ones I used and you will have a soft pink look just the same. I applied my favorite mascara (which I am going to do a review on different mascara) which is Flawless Definition Volumizing by Bare Minerals. If you notice I have a bit of glitter on my face it is actually a highlighter cream by MAC called Shell. Do your eyebrows, add blush, lipstick and you have completed your look.


Enjoy! Have a great rest of your day!

-Brittanie Cruz
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Get Ready With Me

   

To start my wonderful day I take a shower and I like to use soft soap body wash in heavenly mango. I am not going to bother to tell you what shampoo and conditioner I use because it literally changes every week. I also like to exfoliate my face with Simple Smoothing Facial Scrub.
     After I get out of the shower I put some comfy pj's. Since my skin gets really dry after I shower I like to put on Simple Moisturizing Cream, then I brush my teeth with Crest Pro-Health. I also never blow dry my hair because... This is embarrassing because I am terrified of hairdryers. I towel dry instead but after it drys a little and my hair feels damp I put in John Freida Leave-In Conditioner.
    Then I go down stairs to my kitchen to grab my V8 Energy Drink. Most people like to have coffee to  start their day but I like to stay healthy and get my serving of vegetables out of the way. Then I finish by applying my makeup and I will show you this particular make-up look and it is a wearable Pink Look. As you can see I was in my closet getting my outfit ready for the day.
   You might ask where I was going well I just went to my boyfriend's house to play Black Ops. What can I say a girl has to look good while she kills people ;)


I hope you have a wonderful day and may it be filled with lot love

Hugs to all :)

-Brittanie Cruz
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Finals Are Over!

         I have not been posting as much as I wanted to because this past week I had finals for my classes. Now they are over and I will be posting some new make-up looks and hair tutorials. I really want to do a give away for christmas but I am not sure what to give away. Let me know in a comment below.
I will be posting some stuff tonight do not miss it!

Have a wonderful day!

Much Love

-Brittanie Cruz
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I Know This Is Nothing To Rave Over... But Today's Gift Is...

Urban Decay

Ends Tuesday 12/11 at 8AM Pacific

      Hautelook is having a sale on one Urban Decay item and it is not a big deal but they did knock of 20$. The Deluxe Shadow Box is usually 38$ and I do enjoy the palette a lot all the colors are beautiful and it is great that they took 50% off. I am just bitter because I paid 38$ for it instead of 20$. But if you want it I definitely recommend it all the colors are beautiful and highly pigmented. The palette contains some crazy and some classy colors. I believe you can only get The Deluxe Shadow Box today for 20$.

Fun Facts About Urban Decay

      Urban Decay is beauty with an edge. It is feminine, dangerous and fun...appealing to anyone who relishes her individuality and dares to express it. From brazen shade names and an insane range of colors to innovative (and ultra long-lasting) products, Urban Decay has been revolutionizing the beauty industry for over 15 years. With an endless array of high-performance products that includes unique eye makeup, performance foundations, primers, and setting sprays that give makeup serious staying power, Urban Decay has always found new ways to shake up the prestige beauty world and excite beauty junkies and makeup artists alike.

 

Facts About The Palette



Each eyeshadow is pigment-rich: Urban Decay loads the shadow with color, and add very few binders (the stuff that holds shadow together), resulting in beautiful color that blends easily and lasts. Also included is the most coveted eyeshadow primer on the planet for a good reason, it keeps your eyeshadow true, vibrant and CREASE-FREE for 24 hours.
- Made in Italy (assembled in China)

Set includes:
- 9 Eye shadows in Fishnet, Honey, Ransom, Graffiti, Zero, Peace, Shag, Scratch & Underground (0.04 oz. each)
- Primer Potion (0.09 fl. oz.)

This item does not ship to Australia due to customs restrictions or the nature of the product.

http://www.hautelook.com/product/6666867 (Link is directly to The Deluxe Shadow Box)

Go Rave :)

Have a great day. Lots of hugs and eye shadows :)

-Brittanie Cruz

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It Is The Season To Be Sneezin

        I promise I really did not look like this when I was sick. I use some editing to make me look this green. But I was feeling ill and it was not fun. Usually when I am sick I stay in my home and rest up. But when I have to go out I do not want to look or feel like this picture. I do not like applying makeup either because it leaves all my germs everywhere. So it is a love/hate relationship when I am sick. But I am here to show you a look that will help if you have to go out and you do not want  to look like this. I also have some beauty tips for you :).

       Like I said I hate wearing make-up when I am sick but I do not want to go out looking sick. I do not apply a ton of make-up while I am sick and I did not in this picture. It is just super simple. BeautyTip: If you had some of stomach virus like me and you look kind of pale-ish or green-ish, Then I suggest using some self tanner I like St.Tropez foam. It will just help give color back to your face and concealer and foundation will not cut it. You need a base of color and green is not a good look so apply your self tanner. Then I used Covergirl Concealer Stick in shade Light to conceal my under eye circles and highlight some other places. After that I applied my foundation which is Bare Minerals Original in N20 Medium Beige. Because I have to do this every time I apply my makeup I contoured my face with a Brown Shade by Almay Trio Palette. I also did my eyebrows which was an extra step. Then I applied mascara from Bare Minerals Volumizing Mascara. I put Burt's Bees Chap stick and Estee Lauder Peach Blossom Lipstick. I put my hair in a fishtail braid and then straighten my bangs and was ready in under 10 minutes.

I cannot express how much I hate putting make-up on when I am sick because I feel that my germs are just all over my make-up. Even thought I clean my brushes after I do not feel that it will help because how am I suppose to clean my makeup? Well the world's first beauty sanitizer not only for your brushes but for your makeup! Which is awesome because now I do not have to worry about make-up being germy on my next model. I use beautysoclean to clean my make-up every time I use it . It is so perfect for my train case after every shoot I just spray and wipe all of the makeup that I used and that way it will be ready for my next model. http://www.beautysoclean.com/ This is there website where you can purchase there products. I totally recommend it especially if your a germ-a-phobe(I do not know if I spelled this right) like me. But it will help keep your makeup clean even after you use it when your sick. They also have a blog if you want to check it out http://sanitizeyourmakeupeveryday.com/.

I hope you guys enjoyed this and if your feeling sick... Feel better soon :)

Lots of hugs

-Brittanie Cruz

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