Thursday, November 28, 2013

Holiday Party Look No.1~ Cranberry Dream

Hello Wonderlandians!

Recently I have been very busy with both of my jobs, but I did promise 3 things and today I will be shoing you my holiday look. I love the color of cranberries and so I used them as the inspiration for this look. I tried toning down the intense cranberry colored eyeshadow with a reindeer brown color (can you tell I am in the holiday spirit?). This looks works well as an evening party look, but feel free to rock it when you please.

So now on to the tutorial:

Today I will be showing you how to achieve this cranberry inspired holiday look:



Here is a step by step on how to achieve this look. Bare with me as I am not used to having to take a picture after each step in the process is done. I also have realized that I do not have adequate lighting so the colors are a bit off. Still I hope you like this look.


 First thing is first we must prep our canvas and in this case, that is the face. I used Urban Decay's Naked Skin in shade 2.0 and then I used the Hard Candy concealer in the color Light. I powdered my face with the MAC Mineral Finish in Medium. I also took the liberty of filling in my eyebrows with the Chella eyebrow pencil I received in my Ipsy bag.


I then primed my eyes with the Lime Crime eyeshadow Helper. I used the Nyx Jumbo pencil in Milk to create a lighter base around my inner corner and brow bone. I used Nyx eyeshadow in Aloha, which is a beautiful light champagne color. I then took a cranberry shade from my BH Cosmetics 120 1st edition palette and focused the color in the center of my lid.


I then took the reindeer brown shade right next to that color and used it on my crease and blended it in to towards the inner corner of my eye without quite getting all the way there. I used windshield wiping motions to blend the colors and to fade out the brown into my crease highlight color. I also took some of the brown and ran it underneath my lash line.





 Tight line your eyes  and wing out your eye. Feel free to make the wing as exaggerated or as subtle as you would like, I went for something in between.










I decided to throw on a pair of false lashes in order to give the look a bit more of an edge. I used Le'Creme eyelashes not really to sure on the name, but I got them on my Mexico trip a couple years ago. Make sure to coat your bottom lashes with mascara in order to balance out the lashes.






As finishing touches I contoured my face using Pixi's Bronzer in Subtly Tanned, which I also received in my Ipsy bag. I also used the Orchid blush by MaryKay. 


Of course last, but definitely not least, the lips. I used a berry liner I own. I then used the Be a Bombshell lip pencil in Shameless from my November Ipsy bag. On top of that I put on a bit of Lime Crime's Present to add shine.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and keep an eye out for more to come! 

Yours Truly,

Abstract Alice
xoxo




Wednesday, November 13, 2013

California Love

Hello Wonderlandians,

I wanted to let you know about a recent decision to move back to California. I will spare you the details of my decision, but I do have to let you know that postings will be minimal for the next month. I will be back on a regular schedule, once I am home and settled. I have a couple looks and reviews scheduled for the rest of this month. I hope to do a daily December Christmas special of sorts. Let me know if this is something you would be interested. I'm not too sure on the details on that yet, as my tentative date for my return to California will be in December. Well either way keep an eye out as there is more to come.


Yours Truly,

Abstract Alice
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Monday, November 4, 2013

October Favorites

Hello my Wonderlandians!!

I would like to share with you my October Favorites. As you may know I have recently moved to Alaska. I made several goals for myself whilst I am here. One being that I would write more. Having this blog is a way I hope to accomplish that goal, not to mention that I love all sorts of things and while I know my focus has been on beauty thus far, I hope to expand my posts into more of the things I love. Such as reading, writing, painting, and more.

Anyhow back to the main point about this blog post favorites.

In the month of October I have been pretty busy with interviews and then finally landing a job. With an up and go routine such as mine I like to keep things to the basics. So the first item I would like to share with you all in my October favorites is my Holika Holika Petit Jelly BB Cream.


This product is amazing and lasts all day, perfect for those on the go days. This BB cream is also mattefying so no powder needed. Which is a bonus on those hurried mornings.

For lip products I have been loving is my Urban Decay Lip Envy in the color Greedy. This is a lip tint in a berry color perfect for Fall/Winter. You can bet I will be rocking this tint for the next seasons to come. Another lip product I have been loving is the Mirabella sheer lipstick in Daydream. This lipstick looks pink, but I find it to be the perfect pinky nude on my lips. It is very moisturizing and creamy on the lips.
For eye products, I have been loving the Maybelline New York Great Lash colored mascaras. These mascaras are great, not only are they a great way to add something extra to your look, but they are pretty inexpensive which is great if you are trying out new things.

For my face products, I have really been enjoying the Simple Face Wash. It is non-drying which I really like although here in Alaska I do find it does dry my skin out a bit, a problem I did not have in California whilst using this product.

 That is all for this post. Be sure to keep an eye out for more to come.

Yours Truly,

Abstract Alice
xoxo

P.S. let me know in the comments below if you would like a makeup tutorial.