Beauty

Get Ready With Me! // Shaaanxo by BH Cosmetics Palette

Posted on May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 by amberraeanderson

Even though my love for getting ready for a night out is deep and true and pure and I like to take my time, that certainly doesn’t always happen. This video is case in point and rears it’s head towards the end as I am delicately clutching a lash letting the glue get tacky while highlighting my face… listen, it’s real life and I know we have all been there. I really, really like the way the makeup turned out even though getting there wasn’t the most relaxing experience of my life.

Let’s talk about the palette itself for a second, shall we? Shaaanxo has become a serious addiction for me over the last, I don’t know, maybe year. I watch her daily vlogs, regular beauty videos and follow her on Snapchat. I find her to be super talented, refreshingly honest, hardworking and also happens to be a dime. So when she released this palette, it was a no-brainer…I needed it and I needed it yesterday.

The Good: As I mention in the video, many of the shadows remind me of Makeup Geek shades, which isn’t a bad thing. The colors are pretty and work well together. They especially come to life with some Fix+ spray.

The Bad: I do have a couple complaints, however. I had a lot of fall out the first few times I used the shadows and still experience mild fall out but that’s not a deal breaker. I also wish there was a more neutral transition shade, as the mustard shade is a bit bright on my light skin for day to day wear. If there was a brown I would probably never use another palette again. The lipsticks are beautiful but do not appear in the lips as they do on the pan.

PRODUCTS

NYX Soft Focus Primer
Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation – 110 Porcelain
Revlon ColorStay Foundation – 180 Sand Beige
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer – 10 Light
NYX HD Studio Photogenic Finishing Powder
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Brow Color – Medium
MAC Prep + Prime 24 Hour Extend Eye Base
Shaaanxo Palette
MAC Fix+ Spray
NYX Tres Jolie Gel Pencil Liner – Black
Ardell Lashes – Naturals #124
NYX Lip Pencil – Natural
Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
Makeup Geek Contour Powder – Break Up
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

Day to Night Makeup // Cool Down Blog

Posted on May 20, 2016May 23, 2016 by amberraeanderson

Visit my post over on the Cool Down Blog for all the deets! Today’s video is all about taking your makeup from day to night by adding a few steps that transform the look easily.

Quick & Easy Holiday Look

Posted on December 13, 2015 by amberraeanderson

As far as holiday makeup looks go, this one is fairly straight-forward – it’s all about a red lip, gold, fluttery lashes & glowy skin. It’s kinda my version of makeup heaven. This look can be achieved with things you probably already have in your collection & can be adapted to your features. Want to do a cat eye? Be my guest. Want to skip that nose highlight? Good on ya. Don’t feel like applying lashes? Do ya thing, girl! (or guy!) All I ask is that you enjoy yourself, cause that’s what makeup is all about.

PRODUCTS:

Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation – 100 Ivory
Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer
NYX Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade – Brunette
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
Maybelline Master Hi-Light Blush – Pink Rose
Champagne Glow Palette – Champagne Pop, Pearl
Urban Decay Naked Palette
MAC Prep + Prime 24 Hour Extend Eye Base
e.l.f. Waterproof Eyeliner Pen
CoverGirl Super Sizer Mascara – Blackest Black
Ardell 120 Demi Lashes
NYX Lip Liner – Deep Red
Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick – 11

NAILS: OPI – My Favorite Ornament

Rainy Day Lunch Date

Posted on December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 by amberraeanderson

A couple of week ago I filmed this GRWM for a lunch date! I intended to go very light but you’ll see, it did not happen. The photo used for this post was from another date, as I genuinely didn’t have enough time to snap any pics for this post! But it is from a lunch date I had with my sister, hence the smile on the face.

PRODUCTS:

Makeup Forever Step 1 Primer – Equalizer Hydrating Primer
Revlon ColorStay Whipped Foudnation – 200 Sand Beige
Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer – Light Neutral
NYX HD Studio Photogenic Finishing Powder
Maybelline Master Conceal – Light
NYX Tame & Frame Brow Pomade – Chocolate
Kat Von D Shade + Light Palette
Revlon Blush – Oh Baby! Pink
Colour Pop Cosmetics Highlighter – Lunch Money
MAC Prep + Prime 24 Hour Extend Eye Base
Makeup Geek Pigment – Afterglow
Stila Eye Shadow – Mink
CoverGirl Super Sizer Mascara – Blackest Black
Buxom Full On Lip Polish – Dolly

Kendall Jenner Poppy Lip

Posted on July 1, 2015 by amberraeanderson

Shout out to Kendall Jenner + the makeup Godesses over at Estee Lauder for creating a truly beautiful matte Poppy lipstick shade! Generally I stay away from mattes as they can be fairly drying but this is just so beautiful I couldn’t help myself when I saw it was for sale. I went a little wild recently with makeup purchases recently (evidenced partially by my Polar Purchases post) and felt the need to showcase them in a video!

Products, pictures + music info listed down below, as always! Hope you enjoy this one 🙂

PRODUCTS:

Nivea After Shave Balm, Sensitive
L’Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation in W1-2 and W3
Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer – 10 Light
Kat Von D Shade & Light Palette – Lucid
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder – Translucent
Anastasia Brow Wiz – Dark Brown
Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze + Glow Palette
Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner – Lionfish
L’Oreal Soft and Full Mascara
House of Lashes – Au Naturale
House of Lashes Adhesive
NYX Lip Liner – Hot Red
Kendall Jenner Estee Lauder lipstick – 340 Restless
Milani Baked Powder Blush – Rose D’Oro

MUSIC:

“Chemical Reaction” – Sucré

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Polar Purchases

Posted on June 11, 2015 by amberraeanderson

Recently, Mr. ARB and I have been house saving. With that comes a strong urge to buy basically everything. While I have been practicing some super serious restraint (and using up tons of products I already have), a gal also has to get her Treat Yo Self on, know what I mean?

AFFORDABLE: The gorgeous KathleenLights created some absolutely stunning eye shadows with the every popular and insanely amazing Colour Pop. After this talented beauty hit 1 Million subscribers I decided that enough was enough and it was time to get my paws on these shadows and I am so glad I did! Two mattes, a pearlized and a shimmer offer everything I could ever want in an eyeshadow quad. The eye shadows themselves are extremely creamy to the touch but apply like a powder. Granted, I haven’t slapped these on my eyeballs yet but I have swatched them and oh hot damn.

In addition to the shadows I picked up a couple of more natural lippies, as I currently only have very bright ones (red, hot pink + a very deep plum). I grabbed Rocket, which is a beautiful pinky coral, and Button which is a pinky nude. I absolutely love both of these Satin finish lippies and will definitely be wearing them all the time! They’re a nice addition to the family because I don’t really have anything like them.

LUXURY: Charlotte Tilbury’s Filmstar and Glow Palette also sucked me in. BEAR WITH ME! I know, I know…this is the beauty bloggers dream but it is for a very good reason. This duo is insanely luxurious, highly pigmented and comes in some of the most stunning packaging I have ever seen. Rose gold, solid, huge mirror and lots of product made the purchase a little less painful. So did a Beautylish coupon and free shipping. Y’all know me! I can definitely do a tutorial with these in the very near future. For now, I hope you enjoy these photos!

Peachy Glowy Sping Makeup

Posted on May 10, 2015May 10, 2015 by amberraeanderson

Who doesn’t want glowy, gorgeous, healthy looking skin?! No one, is the answer. In today’s video I show you a few of the skin care + makeup steps I take when I want to have skin that looks like an angel’s. I’m going to toot my own horn here for a sec… I couldn’t stop looking at my skin in the light the day I recorded this because it looked so dang good.

PRODUCTS:

The Body Shop Vitamin E Cleanser
Simple Kind To Skin Smoothing Facial Scrub
m-61 Fast Blast 2 Minute Vitamin C Facial Mask
Lather Ultra Light Face Lotion
Burt’s Bees Sensitive Eye Cream
Olay Fresh Effects Soak Up The Sun Protection! Lightweight Moisturizing Sunscreen
L’Oreal Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer
MAC Face + Body Foundation – N1
MAC Prolongwear Concealer – NW20
Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
Beauty Blender
Revlon PhotoReady SkinLights Face Illuminator – 100 Bare Light
Maybelline Master Hi-Light Blush – 10 Nude
Milani Blush – Luminoso
Anastasia Brow Wiz – Dark Brown
Pixi Eyeshadow – Apricot Glow
Tarte Gifted Mascara
Stila Lip Glaze Melon

MUSIC:

“Memories” – Petit Biscuit

Essie Button Inspired Bright Orange Lip

Posted on April 26, 2015April 26, 2015 by amberraeanderson

I love me some Essie Button, aka Estee. She is a down to earth, hilarious, genuine + talented Canadian who has been living in London for the last four or five years. Whenever I watch her videos, I feel like I am catching up with an old friend + just hanging out. She posted this photo to Instagram and I thought DAMN I have to recreate this look! Estee’s makeup is usually on the more natural side but she does love a good bright lip and that’s exactly what this look is all about. I used products that I know she has and loves, including the Honey Bronzer by The Body Shop (I picked it up because of her!), the bareMinerals base + the Maybelline Dark Circle Eraser Concealer.

Used Flash when snappin’ pics of this makeup look, FYI!

PRODUCTS:

Too Faced HanoveRx Replenishing Face Primer
Benefit Puff Off!
bareMinerals Complexion Rescue – Vanilla 02
Maybelline Dark Circle Eraser
Maybelline Fit Me COnealer – 10 Light
Revlon Naked Skin Powder – 020 Light
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz – Chocolate
Maybelline Color Tattoo – Creamy Beige
Tarte Gifted Mascara
The Body Shop Honey Bronzer – 01
Makeup Geek Blush – Bliss
Maybelline Master Hi-Light Blush – 10 Nude
Rimmel Show Off Lip Velvet Matte -Orange-Ology

Meghan Trainor Dear Future Husband Video Look + Foolproof Cat Eye Trick

Posted on April 5, 2015April 5, 2015 by amberraeanderson

Guys, I am on a serious Meghan Trainor kick. When her album first came out a few months ago it was on heavy rotation but then, as it always happens, I put her on the back burner. The recent release of her video for the song “My Future Husband” has put her album back into my life! Aside from the song being super cute + catchy, the makeup in this video is my idea of perfection – cat eyes, bright lips + contours. To me, it doesn’t get much better than that! The look I chose from the video is actually the thumbnail + the photo that comes up most often when you Google image search Meghan Trainor My Future Husband. To watch the video, click here.

In this video I show you a foolproof way to accomplish a cat eye! All you need is some tape + whatever eyeliner poison you prefer – gel, liquid, pencil or even eyeshadow for a soft wing. You really can’t screw it up using this method, it makes it so easy to create a wing, big or small.

PRODUCTS:

Too Faced HangoveRx Replenishing Face Primer
NARS Sheer Glow – Mont Blanc
Revlon ColorStay Foundation – 180 Sand Beige
MAC ProLongwear Concealer – NW20
NYX Eyeshadow Base – Skin Tone
Maybelline The Nudes Palette
L’Oreal Infallible Gel Liner – Blackest Black
NYX Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade – Chocolate
Rimmel ScandalEyes Waterproof Kajal – 005 Nude
Rimmel Wonder’Lash Mascara – 003 Extreme Black
XO Beauty Lashes – The Stunner
Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
Kat Von D Shade & Light Palette
Revlon Blush – Oh Baby! Pink
Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector – Opal
Revlon ColorBurst Balm Stain – Smitten

Get Ready With Me // PAX East 2015

Posted on March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 by amberraeanderson

This year Tristan + I attended PAX East for the third time. PAX is essentially a giant gaming convention filled with vendors, game developers, streamers, companies involved with all aspects of the gaming world + so much more. It is an insane but very cool experience! I actually vlogged my weekend so stay tuned for that on Wednesday, if you’d like to see what PAX is like.

I know, I know. This isn’t a celebrity look and I JUST promised to make Sundays celebrity inspired. Well, as you’ll also see on the vlog, I did film something. I just forgot to turn my microphone on. So it will have to wait until next weekend + I hope this makes up for it. The star of the show is definitely the Colour Pop Lippie Stick in Feminist, which was perfect for today because it is International Women’s Day! I could write the world’s longest blog post about equality and the importance of women having the power to make their own decisions. I really could. But for now, makeup. Enjoy!

PRODUCTS:

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation – Mont Blanc
Revlon ColorStay – 180 Sand Beige
MAC Prolongwear – NW20
Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer + Highlighter – 230 Fair/Light
Revlon PhotoReady Skinlights – 100 Bare Light
Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
Maybelline Master Hilight Blush – Nude
NYX Brow Pomade – Brunette
Benefit Gimme Brow – Medium/Deep
ColourPop Lippie Stick + Pencil – Feminist
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow – I ❤ This
Kat Von D Tattoo Liner – Trooper
Rimmel Wonder Lash Mascara – Blackest Black
Tresemme Heat Tamer Leave In Spray
Not Your Mother’s Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray