Weekly Makeup Basket

Makeup Basket: November 27-December 3

Hello everyone! I am here for a quick makeup basket. The following are products I will be focusing on this week.

For eyes, I will be focusing on my UD Gwen Stefani eye palette. This is probably one of my favorite "neutral" palettes ever. Sadly, it was limited edition. Some of the colors are pretty basic so you should be able to find something similar in your collection.

For blush, I will be focusing on iSOCiETY COSMETICS lady bug. This is a beautiful brick red that upon sheering out, looks like a perfect "just been out in the cold" look. 

I apologize for the quality of these pics, but for lips, I will try to focus on Kat Von D's Lolita II and Project Chimps (LE).

Thanks for reading! I look forward to posting a look or two using this palette.


     ~Naty

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette

Every day Look: Urban Decay Naked Smoky palette 

Hello everyone! Happy Saturday! I hope you are all doing very well. Today, I decided to play with my UD Naked Smoky palette again. I like the shades in this palette. The only downside for me is that there are not a whole lot of transition shades, so if I want a specific look that needs a specific transition shade, I have to reach for another palette. Now, this is not necessarily bad if you have a ton of palettes, but it is something to consider if you want an "all in one" type of palette. 

This time, I decided to go with a more muted eye look and a day time appropriate lip. I hope you enjoy it!

I started off by priming my lids with primer potion and setting that with the shade combust. 

I used the shade password and applied that to the crease and blended it out to the outer v.

I then picked up the shade Smolder, a shimmery eggplant shade, and focused that on the outer v.

I went light on the lid and used the shade High a shimmery champagne like shade. It kind of reminds me of the UD shade Sin. 

To moisturize my face, I used the farsali rose gold face oil.

For under eyes, I used the Nyx corrector and Too Faced concealer in fair.

For face, Tarte Amazonian Clay in fair beige.

As usual, to set the under eyes, Laura Mercier Secretly brightening powder and a dry beauty blender.

Physicians formula powder applied with a big fluffy brush to set the foundation.

Clean off the excess powder with a clean brush.

I got a sample of the ABH dipbrow pomade, so I used the shade dark brown and the tiny brush that came with it. This product seems amazing! It is super easy to apply and you do not need a whole lot of it. The downside of this sample for me is that it is a bit too dark for my liking, makes me look even pale-r than usual!

As a brow bone highlight, I used the shade thirteen.

The shade Taupe from Lorac Pro serves as a perfect contour shade.

For blush, I used Tarte Peaceful.

I used iSOCiETY COSMETICS highlight in oh baby as a face highlight.

To set everything, the Mario Badescu rose water spray.

For liner, I used iSOCiETY liquid liner in the purple orchid

For mascara, I used roller lash from Benefit.

To finish off the look, I used the Tarte lippie lingerie in racy (deep brown). 

I hope you enjoyed this look! I enjoyed creating it and combining the brownish lips with the purple tones in the shadow.

As usual, thanks so much for reading!

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette

UD Naked Smoky Look

So, I completely missed posting my makeup basket this week. Anyways, I focused on my UD Naked Smoky palette (will be discontinued but it still appears on the UD site and currently on sale!). I paired it with a berry lip, very appropriate for the fall. If you want to know how I achieved this look, keep on reading.

I started off priming my lids with UD primer potion and set that using the shade combust, a flesh toned matte.

I applied the shade armor to the inner third of the lid. This shade is a silver almost greenish looking shade.

I applied the shade slanted (a slightly darker silver) to the outer 2/3 of the lid.

I used dagger, which is a matte dark grey on the outer v.

After that, I used black market (a black with a few specs of shimmer) and used that as a liner on the top lashline. I extended it a bit for a soft wing.

For a crease/transition shade, I used the color password which is a cool purple/gray.

Moisturized my face with the farsali rose gold elixir.

I used NYX color corrector in fair and Too Faced Born this Way concealer also in fair to correct my dark circles.

For foundation, I used my Tarte Amazonian clay foundation in fair beige and blended that with a damp beauty blender.

To set the under eyes, I used Laura Mercier secretly brightening powder and a dry beauty blender.

To set my face, I used Physicians Formula powder and a big fluffy brush.

I used a clean brush to clean off the excess powder from my under eyes.

For brows, I used NYX brow pencil in dark brown and essence gel in brownie brows.

For brow bone highlight, I used thirteen, a cream or off-white matte shade.

To contour, I used the shade Taupe from Lorac Pro palette.

For blush, I used Tarte Peaceful, a shimmery coral shade.

For face highlight, I used iSOCiETY COSMETICS in oh baby and dabbed it on with my ring finger.

I set my makeup with my Mario Badescu rose water spray.

For lashes, I used Benefit Roller Lash.

Finally, for lips, I used iSOCiETY COSMETICS liquid velvet lipstick in drama.

I hope you enjoyed this look! Thanks for taking the time to read this.

    ~Naty