makeup – Amateur Connoisseur

Setting Spray

I feel like I let you all down. I walked you through steps to care for your face, and apply makeup, if you choose to do that. But I left you all hanging, I didn’t tell you how to finish the makeup look! I forget that last step, setting spray. So, let’s get down toContinue reading “Setting Spray”

Lipstick

Hello again to my beautiful lovelies. It’s the beginning of another new week, and I for one am excited. Halloween is approaching and a lot of wonderful things will be taking place. And I’m going to have to get my practice in for that wonderful time of the year, All Hallow’s Eve, after the trickContinue reading “Lipstick”

Eyeliner

Hello my lovelies! Today’s venture into beauty brings us to eyeliner. Your eyes are the window to your soul, and they are as unique as you are. If eyeshadow is the little black dress of your eyes, then the eyeliner is killer heels to go with that dress. Eyeliner can make a great eye lookContinue reading “Eyeliner”

Dressing Up Your Eyes

As I sit here and type this post again, I’m annoyed that the original was lost when I went to post if for your enjoyment. So please accept my apologies that this one is coming to you late, but I hope that I can make it just as good as my original that I thoughtContinue reading “Dressing Up Your Eyes”

The Blush of a Rose

Women and men have always strived to look younger and to have a youthful appearance. And outside of proper skin care, make up can help do that. The one thing that women (and men too) have done for generations to give that rosy glow, that youthful shade of pink is to wear blush. Some mayContinue reading “The Blush of a Rose”

An Outline of a Curving or Irregular Figure

Also known as Contouring. Facial contouring with makeup has really taken off and become super common now. Contouring is simply allowing you to enhance what you have and disguising things you may not love. Yours truly has gotten into contouring my chin and neck area, because sometimes, I don’t want to have extra chins. **ThisContinue reading “An Outline of a Curving or Irregular Figure”

The Tools of Our Trade

Plumbers have wrenches and pipes, electricians use wires and outlets, teachers use chalk and books. We all have our own tools we use to do our jobs, hobbies, and perform life events. Especially true with beauticians, influencers, and others in the beauty industry. I’m not talking about make up palettes or other cosmetics. I’m talkingContinue reading “The Tools of Our Trade”

To Conceal or not to Conceal

**This post is not sponsored by any of the products or brands mentioned therein** Concealer can be your best friend and take a make-up look from good to amazing. But it can be your worst enemy too. Before we get too far on this I personally want to stress that concealer is not foundation andContinue reading “To Conceal or not to Conceal”