Throwback Thursday

Here is my picture for today. This was when I was a weeeee little baby and I had blonde hair. When I tell people I was born with blonde hair and blue eyes they do not believe me when here is proof that I had blonde hair. This was taken during my birthday I think and my grandmother was feeding me cake.

I want to see your throwback Thursday picture so post it in a comment below!






Brittanie Cruz
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Sunday Best!

 Hey everyone! so I am here with a make-up look that is one of my favorites when I have some place to be like church or a nice dinner. I think it is very sophisticated and it gives your eyes a nice glow. Definitely a good look for a summer night or Sunday best! Any of the products in this tutorials have dupes

 and can be replaced with other colors as well.

Okay lets get started. I have recently changed my foundation routine to something lighter because it is starting to get hot and way to humid for me. So I recently purchase Maybelline's Dream Fresh BB Cream. I just apply that all over my face.

Then I start to conceal and right now I am using three concealers because they all work differently. I am still using Covergirl Concealer Stick in shade light because I am trying to use the product all the way up before I buy another. I ended up purchasing another concealer because I had lost my Covergirl one but then I found it. So the one I purchase is NYC Liquid Concealer in shade 787 Medium. This concealer is better for under eye circles because it does not crease and it definitely brightens the under eye. So I apply Covergirl on my blemishes, down my nose, and on my eyelids. Then I use my Maybelline's Age Rewind Under Eye Concealer and my NYC concealer to conceal and highlight my under eye circles. Then I do my eyebrows and set everything. Depending on your mood you can contour if you want but I did not because it would melt right off. Now for the fun part and you have to start of priming your eyes with any kind of primer I like to Two Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I like to put a base shadow and I use Brule by MAC. The I took four colors from the Urban Decay Vice Palette which is Echo Beach, Penny lane, Muse, and Desperation. I took Echo Beach and placed it all over my lid and this color is like a sand champagne. Then I took Muse and placed it on the outer corner of my eye and blended it into the crease. Muse is a deep brown with copper and gold shimmer. I wanted the crease to be a little bit darker so I only took just a littler of Desperation and blended it into the crease. Desperation is a dark gray and can almost appear black on the lid and that is why I took only a little. Then I took a little bit of Penny Lane and applied it to the center of my lid to act as a highlight color. Then to highlight the inner corner of my eyes I used Stila eye shadow in shade Kitten and this is one of my favorite eye shadows right now it is the frostiest color ever. After that I took a really thin eye liner brush and Maybelline's Master Duo Liquid Liner and applied a fine line from the inner to the outer corner and I winged it out just a little bit. For mascara I used Maybelline's The Rocket Mascara. My blush I used a cream Blush from Maybelline called Dream Bouncy Blush in 05 Fresh Pink. Then I wanted to go with a natural matte lip so I used Sally Hansen Lipstick in shade Perfect Pink. This is the completed look I hope you guys like it.


Have a beautiful day!


Brittanie Cruz
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POTD

She is drop dead gorgeous

Benefit's They're Real Review

Hey everyone! Here is my review on Benefit's They're Real Mascara. I got this about month ago when I got my birthday gift from Sephora. It is the travel size which usually cost about ten dollars and the normal size tube cost abut 30$. I was really excited to get this mascara because all the beauty gurus were raving about it. There was so much hype about this product that I was expecting so much from it. Because if it is truly a great product people will rave.

Anyways I have had this product for about a month or so and I do like it. I tend to use up my mascara around the 6 month mark right when they expire. So the travel size I will probably use up in 3 months time.although I do have another mascara so it might be longer then that. So the travel size is about 0.1 oz which is not a lot and I do not think its worth the 10$. Honestly I was not impressed with this mascara. I think there was to much hype around the product. This mascara is a very light in application so if you want thicker application go with Maybelline The Rocket or something other then this. This does not make my lashes look fuller which makes me sad. It does help with with volume but not by much I get better volume out of Maybelline's Lash Stiletto Mascara. I did not even get any compliments when I wore this mascara. When I applied Maybelline's The Rocket Mascara someone asked me if I was wearing false lashes and to me that is compliment and ironic because the name is "They're Real." They should of produce a product worthy of that name. I will say that I love the brush of this

product because if you take a look at this picture. You can see the normal wand and at the end it has a ball shape brush at the end that can help reach inner and outer corner lashes.
Do I think this travel size is worth 10$?
No
Do I think the regular size is worth 30$?
No
Would I buy this product?
No
Are there better brands that can do much more for lashes?
Yes. There are multiple brands that can do so much more for your lashes. They cost way less too.
Do I think you are beautiful with out mascara?
Yes of course! No one needs make-up everyone is beautiful in there own way and do not ever forget that!




I love you guys and I think you are all beautiful :)


Have a great day!


Brittanie Cruz
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Funnnn Fact

Did you know the average women consumes 6 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.









Ew....


Hahaha Have a great day!


Brittanie Cruz
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Boscia BB Cream Review

Alright, This review is on Boscia which is a high end BB cream that they sell at Sephora. While I was there I was interested in other purchase but this lady asked me if I was interested in a sample this BB cream and she was telling me all about it. It won some awards for best BB cream and the reason why is only has one shade is because it matches to your appropriate skin tone. As you can tell you 1.75 oz of this BB cream for 38.00$. I think that is a lot of money and way to over priced for something that sucks so bad. I was able to get a sample and I used it everyday for a week and it did nothing for my skin except leaving it oily. And it gets worse there is actually glitter or freaking shimmer in the BB cream. I do not know about you guys but I hate having glitter in my foundation or anything besides eye shadow or lip gloss. I am not talking about just a little shimmer no full on glitter. My boyfriend noticed I was wearing make-up ( never good when people can tell you are wearing make-up) he was telling me I had glitter on my face. So I took a look and what do you know glitter was all over my face. I was really upset but I continued to use it so I could see the benefits but there were none. You are better off buying some cheap no name brand from a truck in an alley then to use this. Sorry Boscia you are not good. I will have a review on a drugstore BB cream that cost 3 times less than this nonsense.

I hope you guys are having a beautiful day!! :)

Brittanie Cruz
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My Everyday Make-up Routine

This picture was taken when I finished my make-up. My hair is not finished and I am in pj's. So do not judge me if I look like somewhat of a mess. Okay so this post is obviously on my everyday makeup look. But in the past couple of days I have changed from everyday make-up look for the summer. It is definitely lighter application.

First I start with my Covergirl Concealer Stick in shade Light. I apply that down my nose and my eyelids and on any blemishes. I use my Maybelline Age Rewind Under Eye Circles for my under eye bags. I use the triangle trick and if you do not know what I am talking about check out my earlier post on how to get rid of under eye circles. I take my favorite powder brush by Mary Kay and apply Bare Minerals in N20 Medium Beige. I some times contour so I use Faux by Bare Minerals. Check out my contouring and highlighting routine post if you want more details. I do my eye brows and powder down with Translucent Veil by Bare Minerals. What makes this make-up so simple and this is why I do it everyday is because I use only two eye shadows that make me look more awake.The first shadow I use is a all over base color from Mac called Brule and the next eye shadow which is the newest shadow that I have purchased is from Stila called Kitten. I apply that all over my lid and I apply mascara and I am done with my eyes. I put a light color blush any will do and I put a pink color lipstick. All Done!

I hope you guys are having a beautiful day!


Brittanie Cruz
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Birthday Haul!

I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo late on this. Like a month and a half late haha! But on my birthday I did buy a few things for myself as a gift to me. Also I got some gifts from my family and friends. So first I went to Toni&Guy to get my hair cut for my birthday. After that I was suppose to go to sephora to pick up my birthday gift and it was the Watts Up and They're Real by Benefit (travel size). But I thought I would give some gifts to my self I also purchase an eye shadow from Stila called Kitten. Now that I think about it I really liked the sample palette that I got and I really should of bought the palette from Stila "In The Light" which also has Kitten in it. Anyways, then I also bought the eyeliner stick on which is new they are created by the same people who created the lip tattoos. Then my family bought my two Maybelline Vivid lipsticks on in Shocking Coral 870 (on the left) and the other is Electric Orange 880 (on the right). Then mom also got me a set of brushes from Mary Kay which I have fallen in love with and it is the set from the Signature collection. I will be doing many reviews on these products later on :)


Have a beautiful day.... and..... Remember you are more beautiful then you know!


Brittanie Cruz
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Maybellines Age Under Eye Circles Review

Maybelline Age Rewind

As you can see in the picture above my eyes are terrible. I have such bad bags because I am prone to anemia. It runs in my family and if you do not know what anemia is well it is basically when your body lacks iron in your blood. With out that nutrient your body is more tired. Combine that problem with having a lot of trouble sleeping that equals horrible under eye bags. The discoloration and bags are cause by lack of sleep. This is my only problem with my face I do not suffer from acne or anything just horrible under eye bags. 

Now, there are many easy fixes for this problem. If you have under eye bags like me I will definitely share with you my eye routine. To solve the iron problem if you are suffering from lack of iron find another substitution. If you really want to remove the bags instead of covering them up take some iron pills or B12 shots. But talk to your doctor first if it very severe. Okay what I recommend next is some eye nutrients like under eye roll on. They usually reduce redness and puffiness. I use the roll-on by Simple I also heard from the girls on Beautylish that All About Eyes by Clinque is a fan favorite.

To cover up the discoloration and hide the bags in the mean time I use Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle. This is a treatment and concealer so that means while you are covering up this is working to diminish circles and reduce puffiness. I do not know how accurate this is but I have been using this since the beginning of February and I will say that it has reduce redness and puffiness but my circles are still dark and that bags are just less puffy. The middle picture you can see that some of the darkness does from through a little but that is my fault. When you want to conceal dark circles you need to get a shade lighter from your skin tone because you are trying to highlight that area. I accidentally took the shade that matches my skin tone so that barely does anything. So when you buy this product go a shade lighter. I do recommend this product because I think it is worth the money. If there are any other under eye concealers that you think are better let me know in a comment below :)

I hope this helps you guys. Hope you having a beautiful day!

Brittanie Cruz

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Throwback... Wayy Back

This is way back.. Like I think this photo was taken when I was in 7th or 8th grade. I use to do a little bit of modeling and I think I stopped by the time 9th grade ended. But yeah I cannot remember what the theme was for this photo but I was modeling for this new photographer who was trying to build her portfolio for school. It was a lot of fun because the photo shoot was at this abandon area with a vandalized bus. It was sprinkling and very cold. I had a good time though there were other gorgeous ladies involved as well. 

-Brittanie Cruz

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Rant!!! WARNING!

I am so freaking pissed at MAC because they launched riri new lipstick and I was ready to buy it and I clicked on it and it said please wait for a response and I was just getting super anxious. It was taking forever to load the dang page. Like what the heck MAC seriously. So I tried to reload the page right... welll it did the same "please wait as we submit you order" Okay so I wait... and wait.... and wait..... AND WAIT!!!!!!. I am super mad because I am at work right now and I decided to check out MAC again to see if I can purchase it..... Well NO! it will not let me because they are sold out! I had my item in the basket... IN THE BASKET. I checked and it said "We are sorry but riri is sold out so we have removed your items from your basket" That's so ughhh. Annoying. I am so mad.
Whatever I guess if you missed out on riri's lipstick then this is an update for you. Then are coming out with another collaboration that will be release in June. If you want know about it before anybody else then you can go onto MAC's website and register for updates. If you do not know what riri collection is well it is Rihanna's and MAC's collaboration and I am so mad that I missed her lipstick. but whatever. I better not miss the next one because of MAC's stupid website errors. Ugh...


I hope you guys are having a better day then I am >:(


-Brittaine Cruz
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Throwback Thursday

I know its a late Thursday night but what do you better to do than look at my blog haha. Just kidding, if you are by chance checking out my blog I thought I would give this a shot. I decided to jump on the throwback Thursday bandwagon. So here is a pick of me and my good friend from back in high school. This picture was taken back when I was in freshmen year. Jeez.I hate my eyebrows....

I hope you enjoyed my big eyebrows and it made you laugh. Have a great night!.. or Day?

-Brittanie Cruz
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First Impression

Hey everyone I'm back with a tutorial about first impressions I was trying to get a job at Sally's beauty store and I had to turn in my application. So everyone knows you have to look good even if you're just turning your application in or you want to meet the manager and make a good first impression. So that's what I wanted to do and I always thought your outfit was the most important but its not its your face and that's what this to tutorial is about. When you greet someone the first thing I notice is your face and how you express yourself next I look at how you hold yourself together what you're wearing and so this is what this tutorial is about.  When you're going in for an interview or just turning in your application or just wanting to meet the manager you always want to look your best you don't want to wear too much makeup or too little makeup and your outfit should be professional. I applied my regular foundation, contouring, and highlighting routine then I went and applied primer to my eyelid an added just a base of brule. And I wanted it to be really simple. I wanted a really thin liner nothing too dramatic so I took my Mary Kay angle brush and my Maybelline eyestudios duo and applied a thin line right above my lash line and winged it out just a little. Then I went ahead and applied mascara I used Maybelline the rocket. And for my blush I used Maybelline's fit me in a medium coral. And for my lips I didn't want anything to dramatic so I just used Maybelline Baby Lips in pink punch. Because I was just turning in my application I wasn't going in for an interview I wore a maxi skirt with tribal print on it with a black tank and I left my hair natural. So it was still elegant and sophisticated yet pretty casual to wear out during the day. So just remember that your face is most important because it's the first thing people see. So you just want to make a good first impression especially when you're applying at a beauty store you want everything to look perfect because you want to look like you know what you're doing. And the best thing to wear when you're going in for an interview or applying for a job is confidence so don't walk out the door without it.

I hope this helps and I hope everyone's having a beautiful day I know where I'm living it is sunny and warm and I'm so excited for summer I'll be coming out with more summer tutorials and outfits and I'm so excited to show you guys.

Brittanie cruz <3
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Prom! Outfit&Make-up

I know most of you went to prom already but I just wanted to share my outfit and makeup from when I went to prom. I know there were so many good tutorials out there and I just did not find some time to post :)

Flashback

My hair was done at Toni&Guy
My makeup was done by BareMinerals
The dress was from a thrift store ;)
My shoes were from Macys
My jewelry was from Forever21

March Madness

                 Hey everyone! I am back and I have missed you guys a ton! I also have missed posting for you guys and March has been madness to say the least. I have not posted since March 14th so I have been gone for about a month. I am going to tell you why I decided to take a break from blogging. First, My spring break was the first full week of March and that within itself was crazy. During that week I got into a bad car accident. Yes! A car accident even though I do not drive. I was with a friend who was driving and we were heading back from the mall. We both did not see the red light and just kept going and T-boned the other car that was making a left turn. The impact turn our car completely around and I thank God that I only walked out with a bruised sternum. I was pretty medicated the last couple of days of my spring break so I posted some on the blog. Week after that I started school which was pretty crazy and I also I had received some bad reports which I will not share. Then my boyfriend and I spent our birthday having a nice lunch and just hanging out for that weekend. After that I realized I only had a couple of weeks left before my competition which I am excited to show you guys my make-up for it. I had to get started on it ASAP and I almost finished. I just had to give up some time to finish the art pieces that I am entering. But after Competition I will definitely be posting more I have some exciting post for you guys. I just had a lot of personal issues going on in March. But I hope you like the new stuff I will be posting.

Brittanie Cruz
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5 Minute Make-up

Hey everyone this make-up look is for mommys or teens or basically anybody that is on the go and I guarantee you that it is 5 minutes or even less because yo are not going to be doing much detail. Lets get started, I started off with concealing my under eyes circles with "Maybelline age rewind eraser dark circles"and then of course I concealed my blemishes. After that I didn't use my regular foundation I used a BB cream by Boscia. I like BB creams because it is really easy to apply and they can be buildable so you don't have to use concealer if you don't want to. It's just a quick Application of BB cream. I just used one layer and I was ready then of course I said it with my powder from bare minerals and translucent and then I didn't do my regular highlighting or contouring routine because that's not really important. I did apply primer on my eyelid which is "Two Faced Shadow insurance" and then on top of that I just used a light eye shadow color by Mac and the shade Brule. A lighter shade on the eye will make you look more awake as well as concealing your under eyes. After that I use Maybelline The Rocket mascara and for my blush I just use Maybelline Dream bouncy blush in a fresh pink and for my lips I just use a tinted lip balm by Maybelline its Baby Lips in pink punch. Then I wanted a little gloss so I used covergirl Wetslicks fruit spritzers in guava splash. This is an extra step it's also optional if you have time but I have to have to have to fill in my eyebrows before I go out anywhere. I use two colors and that is a brown from the Almay Trio palette and then I use desperation from Vice palette by Urban Decay. Then all you have to do is get dressed and braid your hair or put your hair in a up do and you're ready for work. I hope you enjoy this. I hope this helps a lot basically my goal for a simple 5 minute makeup is just to look more awake than I was and I just use the lightest colors to look more natural. If you have any other makeup looks just leave a comment below and I will definitely do that make up look for you I hope you guys are having a beautiful day and I love you guys. -Brittanie Cruz Blank Canvas

Skin Loving Haul!

Hey everyone! This is a skin loving haul that I thought I would share with you. I have been shopping around for new skin products and I did my research and Olay Fresh Effects got good ratings. I thought I would try it out so I bought the Make-up Remover Wipes and the Exfoliate. I will do a review on these two products but it will take a while to see what the results are. Awhile back I tried the Freeman Dead Sea Mineral Mask.... OhMaGoodness. This stuff is amazing, well anything from the dead sea is amazing. But seriously I put this on and waited for it to dry. I washed it off and my skin was glowing and my skin has never felt so soft I could not stop touching it. I totally recommend these I will leave a link down below. Because I loved the Dead Sea Mask I went ahead and purchased 3 more masks. I repurchased the Dead Sea Mineral Mask, I purchased the Clay Mask Mint and Lemon, and also a Revealing Peel-off Mask Pomegranate. Then I purchased blotting papers because they were cheap and I needed some.

I hope you have a beautiful life.

-Brittanie Cruz
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Top Ten Concealors

Laura Mercier Camouflage
Boi-ing by Benefit
True Match by L'oreal
Dermablend Smooth Concealer
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
Mac Concealer
Covergirl and Olay Simply Ageless Concealer
Coastal Scents Concealer



This is top 8 because this was all based off of research. I did a lot of research depending on the rating of the product and quality. I could only find 8 because I felt these are the best concealers out there. I tried to pick both Drugstore and High end products. If you feel that I missed something please feel free to comment below.
One more thing this is in no particular order.


I hope this helps and please let me know some of your favorite concealers.

Have an amazing day.


-Brittanie Cruz
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February Favorites

FEBRUARY FAVORITES!!!!!!

 Eeeekk!! so sorry this is late but I have been super busy. Better late then never, Anyways, I have a lot of favorites from last month because I wanted to try so many things for valentines day. There are some things that I used for a long time that deserved to be in a the favorites of last month because I used them like every single day. Lets get started! So first I have been using Mac eye shadow in Brule every day as a base layer on my lids up to the brow bone. I use BH cosmetics flat shader brush to apply it. I used this brush so much in the last month and I continue to use it this month as well. I really love liquid eyeliner and when I saw that Maybelline came out with the Master Duo I had to try and I loved it so I bought a second one in 520 Navy Gleam. I also bought Maybelline's Baby Lips because I thought I would give it a try again and I purchased Fruit Punch and it smells delicious but I wish it had taste to it. I also purchase Maybelline's Age Rewind Under Eye Circles because a bunch of girl on Beautylish recommended it to me. It works great I absolutely love it and there will be a review on it soon. I purchase LA Colors Nail Growth and Strength polish and I really liked it I only applied it twice and in 2 weeks my nails look great. Also a review on those will be coming out soon. In the very back there is a Covergirl Wetslicks and I do not know what flavor it is but it is so yummy. I have been wearing that every single time I want to apply lipgloss. Last but not least.... The product everyone has been raving about.... MAYBELLINE... THE ROCKET... Haha. everyone has been raving over this so I did buy and did a review on it. I do have a love hate relationship with this product but more love because it did make it to my favorites list. I just really love how it pronounces my lashes.

But my Number 1 favorite of February is.... This beautiful necklace that my boyfriend bought me for our 2nd Anniversary.

I hope everyone enjoyed this post. This does not by any means tells you to buy all the products. I am just simply expressing my opinion on the products.

Have a beautiful day :)

-Brittanie Cruz

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Review Maybelline's Rocket Mascara

       Hey everyone here is a review for all you that have not purchased the Maybellines Rocket Mascara. What are you doing? Go purchase it. Just kidding after this review you can still debate whether you want to or not. As far as drugstore mascara goes this is pretty good. I apply just one coat and people compliment me and ask if I am wearing false lashes. So for 6$ it is very good quality as you can tell in the photos above. The first photo is an unedited picture of my eyes before applying Rocket. The second is an edited photo of my eyes after applying Rocket. (disclaimer: the second photo is edited but for lighter filter editing purposes.) The only problem that I have with this mascara is that it is impossible to remove and this is the non-waterproof one. I always hated that about drugstore mascara they are so difficult to get off. When I was using Bare Minerals Mascara it was so simple to remove. I have a love hate relationship with this product. I most likely will not repurchase this product because I hate buying drugstore mascara. This was a rare occasion because everyone was raving over this. The raving was appropriate because it is a great quality product. I would recommend this to people who are on a budget.


Hope this helps!

-Brittanie Cruz
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Staring Evil In The Face

   This is actually a half&half I did not actually paint my entire face. I was searching through Google for ideas for fun make-up looks and I stumbled upon this cool half&half face. I thought it looked kind of devilish and evil. This is really fun for Halloween or just a costume party. It is really simple and all you need is white, black, and red face paint. Some paint brushes , baby powder, and matching eye shadow colors to set the paint. You can make any design you want I just use a stencil you create the red lines. One thing you should do when you are paining you face is to definitely prime your face. I use Almay correct and perfect face primer then I apply foundation.





I hope you enjoy and have fun with this look. If you have any crazy looks feel free to post a picture down below :) I would love to see all you creative scary make-up looks.

Have a beautiful day. Cyber hugs for everyone.

-Brittanie Cruz
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Foundation

    A beautiful makeup starts with a beautiful foundation application. Now there are different types of foundation and formula and I'm going to go through all of them too help you understand which one is best for your skin.

   Tinted moisturizers: This is for normal or normal dry skin. Gives this shear lightweight coverage and is alternative to foundation. Provides a totally natural look.

Tinted face balm: For extra dry skin. Provide sheer coverage intensively hydrate and gives skin a dewy finish. Balms actually plumps the skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines.

Sticks foundation: For all skin types except oily. Provides easy spot coverage and is also buildable for medium to full coverage. Best foundation for photography.

Liquid foundation: For dry to extra dry skin. hydrates and smoothes providing medium to full coverage.

Moisturizing Compact: For dry to extra dry skin. Hydrating formulas provide medium to full coverage.

Whipped foundation: For combination skin and great for skin with texture. Balances the skin by hydrating dry areas and absorbing oil in the T zone. Provides median to full coverage.

Oil free liquid foundation: For oily skin. For combination skin in the summer. Absorbs oil and still smoothes while providing light to medium coverage.

Oil free cream foundation: For normal to oily skin. Absorbs oil providing medium to full coverage. A good choice to cover acne and large pores

Oil-free powder compact: For oily skin. Provides medium to full coverage. Because of the portable packaging compact foundations are great for touch ups

Mineral powders: Suggested for very oily skin (be careful when choosing color. Oily skin can change color of powders and they may appear dry and pasty.)

   There are exceptions to the rules because many companies make different products for example something new that has been added or people have been raving over lately is BB cream which stands for beauty balm. It's a tinted moisturizer to help cure acne and also cover acne. I tried a BB cream a couple days ago when I went to Sephora and I really like it so I am going to do a review over it soon.
   I preferably like light mineral powder Foundation. I use the Bare Minerals Originals and I really like it. It is really light weight and natural sometimes a lot of liquid foundations can really clog pores and cake so I tried powders and I just like them so much better.

I hope this helps. Feel free so ask me any questions :)

I love you guys and I hope everyone is having a beautiful day . I just want to give a shout out to my best friend Isaac, today is his birthday. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC :)


-Brittanie Cruz
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Preparing face

          Begin with these steps before applying any makeup. By this time you should know the type and condition of your skin from the previous skin analysis post. The next step is to decide which product will improve your skin condition. That includes determining what weight moisturizers are appropriate and whether an oil controlling gel, a skin soothing lotion, or a combination of skin care products is needed. Next you have to choose the right foundation formula for your skin. Options include stick foundation, lightweight tinted moisturizers, denser tinted balm, fuller coverage liquid foundation, powder, and oil free formulas. Picking the correct foundation shade is very important. If it is possible always try to match foundation to your face and not to your hand. Because we wash our hands more than our face it strips away the skin from our hands causing our face and hands to have different shades. select an under eye concealer 1 to 2 tones lighter than the foundation to highlight your under eye circles and determine if corrector are needed. Select the perfect shade of powder is in order.'to ensure that makeup stays fresh looking and last for hours you are going to need powder.Choose a lighter power to set concealer and that will double as an eye primer, and a deeper shade that works with the foundation tone. Always test the colors don't just pick randomly in hopes that it will match. You can never go wrong with translucent powder because it will blend with your foundation.

These kind of post are more for beginners to learn about make-up if you want more leave a comment below. If you want more information than just basic post then also let me know. I can be very flexible because at the end of the day I am doing this for you guys :)

I hope everyone is having a beautiful day 

-Brittanie Cruz

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Micheals haul

So I went to Michaels and I know I should not be purchasing anything, but I ran into these Marilyn Monroe items and I just had to buy them. One is a little bag and one is a book and I think it's so adorable I love Marilyn Monroe they also had Audrey Hepburn book and bag and they also had pens and other nicknacks as well but I just like the book and the bag.

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I thought this was the coolest thing.

Ying Yang

Immmmm Bacccckkkkk!!

Sorry I have been gone :( But this past week was mid-term week so I was like super busy :( Also the week before I got some bad news to I just had a really hard past 2 weeks. But now I am back :)
With this look it is really simple. I primed my lips with chap stick and I used black and white paint. Yupp! it is that easy and I also used a picture to help me draw the Ying Yang symbol correctly. For my eyes I did not anything special I just applied Carbon by Mac everywhere. I hope you enjoy this look and if you want more crazy looks like this just leave a comment below :)

I love and miss you guys. I will be post everyday from this point :)

Have a beautiful day

-Brittanie Cruz
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I cannot wait!

Rihanna and Mac making 4 collections this year:)

Sheesh

I am having such a hard time this week .All I can ask is for your prayers and because this is such a difficult week for me I will be taking some days off from the blogging. I might post some POTD but that is about it.

I hope you are having a beautiful week.

-Brittanie Cruz
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Picture of the day

The Adventures of BC and Her Nonsense

Hey everyone! I miss you guys!
     First off let me tell you what happen in my past week. Just completely chaos. I am so sorry for not posting but I did not have time to create make-up looks. Last weekend my cable and internet connection went out because the wire or main connection was broken in half. I was so mad because I had no connection and I could not even do my homework and I had a huge essay due Tuesday  After it got fix I had Fine arts practice and all this week I have been working on my project because I have one month left until my competition date. Then of course my essay was due and my homework that I missed was due as well. I had absolutely no time to paint my self hahaha. So do not think I just abandoned you :)
     "Would you like cheese with my wine" Enough. Moving on, this make-up look is called Pop Art and it has been really popular lately. I have seen a lot of photos on Tumblr. I wanted to join the bandwagon and give it a try. I think I did a pretty good job tell me what you think in a comment below.
I started with a primer and concealer  I made sure that I concealed my entire face because for a comic character they are 2D. Then instead of foundation I put a light layer of white face paint. Then with black paint I took a liner brush or just a simple painting brush and lined my eyebrows, contoured my cheeks, lined my nostrils, down the nose, lined my chin, the inner corner of my eye, lined my whole entire outer face, including ears, lined two little lines in front of my eyebrows, and lined my lips. Then i primed my eyes with Two Faced Shadow Insurance and applied mix of two deep purples. One from the UD Vice Palette called Vice and another by UD called Psychedelic sister. I only applied that on my lid and no further then my crease. I took my eye liner then lined my lash line and winged it just a bit. I also lined my crease with the liner and connected it to the wing. The I took UD 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in black and lined my waterline. I applied Maybelline Very Cherry 635 lipstick on my lips and took some white paint and applied a highlight on the side of my lip. The final touch I took a red face paint and applied polka dots all over my face where there were no black lines. This is two additional steps applying mascara I used Maybelline The Rocket in black and I dyed my hair white/yellow. Ta-Da You are all done and ready to hit the cover of your favorite comic book.


I hope you guys enjoyed :)
I love you so much and remember you are beautiful

Have a great night :)

-Brittanie Cruz
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Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentine's Day everybody I hope your day is filled with love and it's a beautiful day to celebrate with the people you love and if you feel like you're unloved well it's not true because I'm pretty sure that there's someone out there just perfect for you so dont feel bad or sad on this beautiful day I will be your Valentine and I love you guys anyways cuz your my blog family.
I wish happiness upon everyone and I wish I love upon everyone's life and I bless you guys so go out and have a beautiful day with your family friends and your loved ones.

I love you guys :)

-Brittanie Cruz
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Be My Valentine?

I just got home from a pre-valentine shopping. I went to wal-mart and here is my littler haul. I got 3 Maybelline products. The rocket, everyone is ravingnover this so I bought it. I got the rewind under eye circle because someone of beautylish recommended it. Then I got another baby lips in pink punch and it is so delicious. Then I got nuetrogena hydrating cleansing wipes and mouth wash some razers and batteries. And a beautiful card for my wonderful boyfriend.
As I went through wal-mart I saw all the men picking out flowers and cards and boxes of chocolates and romance was in the air. I just wish love upon everyones life and even if you do not have Valentine just remembered you are  loved. I will be your valentine if you dont have one.

I hope your day is full of love
I hope is beautiful like all of you

-Brittanie Cruz
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I Cant Believe It.

      I am so sorry for not posting but something weird happen. The wire to connecting to my house and the main connection that allows my house to have cable and internet connection. The whole thing broke and the wire just eroded because of all the rain. So I was not able to post anything because I could not access the internet. But I am so sorry I am currently at Caribou Coffee trying to do some homework but Paymon is distracting me.

What do you want to see next?

I am working on some makeup looks to post soon. I know have not posted a makeup look in a while but I hopefully will be posting them tomorrow. But I just wanted to know your opinions what would you want to see next?

The Picture Of The Day

I have a lash fetish

Analysis of the skin

The following descriptions will help you recognize skin conditions and make decisions about skin care products.

Normal skin
Analysis
Comfortable feeling, smooth, even texture with small pores. Cheeks are the driest area but not excessively so. May experiance some shine and larger pores on the forehead nose or chin. water and oil content in the skin is balanced.
Care-
Normal skin needs a routine cleansing with a foaming cleanser exfoliation twice a week moisturization with lightweight lotions and the use of a sunscreen to keep it healthy. A diet rich in vitamins ac&e helps keep skin smooth and soft sufficient fluid intake is important to maintain hydration and rid the body of toxins.

Dry/Extra Dry
Analysis
Feels tight after washing, may look dry or flaky feels rough and uneven dehydrated maybe sensitive pores are small almost invisible show fine line faster than other skin types.
Care
Dry skin requires special care a lifestyle that includes a healthy diet with foods high in water content such as fruits and vegetables and at least 8 glasses of water a day keeps this skin type hydrated. Caffeine and alcohol cause dehydration so limit in take to 2 cups of glasses a day. Using richer cleansers limiting sun exposure and using a good moisturizer can protect your skins natural oils. Layering different textures of moisturizer can do wonders to hydrate the skin begin with lightweight face oil and then layer a richer cream over that. Night creams with alpha hydroxy acid AHA help remove the dry dead skin while moisturizing  the new. Air conditioning and heating create dry environments correct this in your home by using humidifiers.

Oily Skin
Analysis
Oily skin is shiny especially through the t-zone the forehead nose and chin it is a condition caused by overactive sebaceous or olive oil producing glands may have large visible pores frequent breakouts few signs of aging such as fine lines
Care
Management of oily skin and the prevention of breakouts requires a healthy diet and a regular skin care routine cleanse the face at least twice a day to prevent dirt accumulation and to keep pores open use an alcohol free astringent to remove excess oil used oil free moisturizers to keep the skin from over drying

Combination Skin
Analysis
Oily through the t-zone dry cheeks or spotty hydration larger pores on the forehead nose and chin
Care
Care for this skin type requires regular cleansing toning and moisturizing of the oily areas and the use of a milder cleanser and denser moisturizer for the dryer areas. Moisterising products containing AHA will benefit this skin type

Sensitive Skin
Analysis
Can range from dry to oily easily irritated by cosmetics moisturizers and cleansers sensitive and prone to redness itchy or blotchy
Care
Sensitive skin requires mild non perfume cleansing products use an alcohol free toner formulated for sensitive skin also use cleansers and moisturizers specifically formulated for this type of skin.

Misleading Skin Conditions
Do not be fooled the skins condition can be quickly impacted by changes in the environment healthy diet and even current product choices for cleansing toning moisturizing or makeup there are many skin conditions that can hide your actual skin type redness and dryness or flaking can be caused by a medical condition or medication skin care products can be overused causing oily skin to become dry or flaky dry skin that is over moisturized can appear greasy redness and irritation can be caused by low grade allergies to cleansing moisturizing or makeup products necessitating a change to gentler product.

Self-Test: Skin Analysis
Look at your own clean unmoisterized  skin in the mirror is the overall texture flaky dry shiny oily or smooth normal

How does your skin feel after you wash it with your current cleansing regimen tightness through the forehead is an indication of dry skin

How does your skin normally look by mid day is there oil break through or dryness even though you have moisturized

What lifestyle factors are influencing your skins current condition stress hormonal fluctuations sun exposure diet

Does your skin have noticeable sun damage how are you protecting yourself against the Sun

An accurate skin analysis will help you determine the most effective cleansing hydration and makeup product for your skin type and condition however when problem skin shows no improvement or worsens see a dermatologist

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