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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette Look

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! Today I have a fun, going out look for you. I created this look using Urban Decay's Gwen Stefani palette. Don't pay attention to my crazy hair, it is doing it's own thing today :p. If you would like to know how I did it, keep on reading.

I started off by priming my lids using my Lorac mini Behind the Scenes primer and blended that out with my ring finger.

I then applied NYX jumbo pencil in electric blue to the outer 2/3 of the lid. It doesn't matter if it is a messy application as we will be putting powder shadows on top. I used my ring finger to blend that out.

I then went in with the color Danger and "packed" that shade on top of the NYX electric blue.

I then went in with the color 1987 which is a very pretty gold shade, and used the other side of that flat shader brush and appied that to the inner 1/3 of the lid.

I then used the shades Anaheim and Zone in a small crease brush and applied that to the crease to create a little dimension and bring in some warmth to the look. I used windshield wiper motions to blend that shade in.

I then applied my foundation, Lorac Natural Performance in the shade porcelain. This is such a smooth, liquid consistence that you can really apply it with your fingers. But if you do not like to get your hands dirty with foundation you can use a brush or a beauty blender (which will sheer it out a bit more).

You can't see what the little tube says but this is NYX HD concealer in the shade 01, which is the lightest. I applied this to conceal my under eye circles and blended it out using my real techniques expert face brush.

I then went in with my Mary Kay loose powder in ivory and a powder brush and set my concealer and foundation.

I then went in with my NYX eye brow pencil in dark brown and filled in my brows, focusing more on the arch and tail. I had never used a brow pencil before but I can say I am really enjoying it, it really does make a difference.

I then used my Tarte Amazonian clay eye brow gel in dark brown to fill in a tiny bit more, and to set my brows.

I took this tarte eye liner pencil and applied Danger to the lower lash line. And I used the UD double ended brush that came with my Smoky Palette (the pencil end) and blended out that color Danger on the lashline.

I then took the color Blonde on a crease brush and applied that as my highlight.

I then used my NYX felt tip liner in black and lined my top lash line and created a subtle wing.

I curled my lashes and applied Too Faced Better than Sex mascara.

I used my Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil bronzer and a big powder brush and applied this all over my face to warm up my skin.

I then used my Too Faced Chocolate soleil in medium deep and my Sephora contouring brush set to contour my cheeks, chin, and nose (just a little, not too dramatically).

I used the shade Dream on from the Too Faced Everything Nice palette from 2014 holiday collection and a small blush brush and applied that between my cheek and chin contour to clean the look up a bit. You can also use other shades in your collection, colors like Cream from the Lorac Pro or Vanilla from MAC, or Naked Truth #2 from Wet & Wild.

I then used Too Faced highlight Inner light from the Everything Nice palette and that same blush brush and applied that in a 'C' shape on my temples, a little down my nose, and a bit in the middle of my forehead.