About Face

For some strange reason I've just come to realize the beauty of instructional makeup books... does that make sense? Anyways, after many rave reviews from fellow bloggers, YouTube Gurus, and people that I just all around admire, I finally decided to purchase the book About Face by Scott Barnes. Scott Barnes is an AMAZING makeup artist who has worked on celebrity's such as Jennifer Lopez, (hello cover girl!) Beyonce, and Kate Hudson! Scott's specialty look is "the glow" and that is what I was hoping to learn by reading this book. His technique is amazing and one that once you learn it you think... "Why didn't I think of that?" So I skimmed through it, then went back and back some more and decided to do a sort of... first impressions type video. With basically no practice, this is what I came up with... and let me tell you, if this is just the start I can't tell you how amazing these techniques will work once given some time and practice. If you are a makeup artist, please go buy this book. Read it, learn it. 

Ashley Greene covers ASOS Magazine!

So if you haven't already seen on basically all of the (gossip) sites and blogs, Ashley Greene was recently the cover girl on ASOS Magazine. The pictures are gorgeous and the makeup is pretty darn beautiful as well. What most people don't realize though is that a lot of the makeup that you seen on the covers of magazines is really pretty attainable and easy to re-create! Case in point- Ashley Greene's cover. So, after coming home from Los Angeles I was eager to do some more tutorials and after I seen these pictures Of Ash, I knew this was the look for me! It's sultry, sexy, and great for a night out, OR you can go a little bit more light handed and it becomes a glamorous daytime look. Whichever way you decide to rock this look, I tell you how to achieve it in the video down below!
ENJOY!
xoxo Daniela

(CLICK THE 4 WAY ARROWS TO VIEW FULL SIZE!)

Glamour Magazine 5 Miracle Workers UNDER 5 Dollars!

When it comes to beauty and fashion, Glamour Magazine is the way to go! I recently purchased the June 2010 issue and inside I found an article titled 5 Miracle Workers Under 5 Dollars. If you frenquently buy makeup from places such as MAC or Sephora then you know how expensive it can be! So when I seen this article I thought Whoa! I can go buy all 5 of these items for less than 30 bucks (I've spent more than that on 1 item... shhh) and 5 "Miracle Workers" no less! So it took a little while but I finally got all these little beauties in the same place at the same time and this video is the product of that...

Rihanna Old vs. New

So I was browsing JustJared.com and came across these really OLD pictures of Rihanna... So my question is which do you prefer? Old Rihanna or NeW Rihanna?

Let me know in the comments down below!

How to get the fiercest eyebrows!

I know that I have written a post about eyebrows before but now that I have created a tutorial over it I think it's a lot more easy to follow and understand!
Products Used:
Eyes Lips Face Tweezers- Eyeslipsface.com
Tweezerman Tweezers- Sephora.com
Eyebrow shaver- Drugstores
Razor Blade (not quite sure of the name, lol)- SallyBeauty.com
Eye Brow Kit in Dark- Eyeslipsface.com
Ardell Eyebrow Pencil- SallyBeauty.com
Great Lash Clear Mascara- Drugstores

Aqua Blue Summer Look

When I do my makeup I usually stay away from any sort of color. I'm not afraid of it, I just prefer more neutral colors like tans, browns, and especially bronzes (hello Urban Decay YDK!) But recently when playing around with my makeup trying to brighten up my look for the warmer months I tried out this Aqua Blue look, and MUCH TO MY SURPRISE I got tons of compliments from my customers at work. I was very pleased but went back to my neutrals, well about 2 weeks later I wore the same look and AGAIN I got tons of compliments! Anyways, the moral of this story is colored eye shadows get noticed much more then the neutrals, and they definitely get more compliments (and I like those ;) After I came to this realization I decided to go ahead and do a tutorial over this look, not only is it great for the summer but it is insanely easy to create! Below is the list of products I used to create this look and the tutorial itself!

Products Used:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot MACCOSMETICS.COM

Sephora Jumbo Eye Pencil in Blue SEPHORA.COM

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Sellout EBAY.COM (Book of Shadows II) or UrbanDecay.com (Single)

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Flipside EBAY.COM (Book of Shadows II) or UrbanDecay.com (Single)

Maybelline Eyeshadow Ivy League Trio in Gold Drugstores

NYX Eyeshadow in White Pearl NYXCOSMETICS.COM or Drugstores

Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Black Drugstores

L'oreal Paris Double Extend Tubes- Primer Only Drugstores

Maybelline Colossal Volum Express in Black Drugstores

E.L.F Eyebrow Kit in Dark EyesLipsFace.com

MAC Creme Blush in Posey MACCOSMETICS.COM

NARS Blush in Orgasm SEPHORA.COM

Victoria's Secret Lip Gloss VICTORIASSECRET.COM

Deals and Steals

“If you can, you will quickly find that the greatest rate of return you will earn is on your own personal spending. Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.”

- Mark Cuban

I'm am forever on a hunt for deals and steals... Sometimes I find them, other times they find me. For me it's not the product I buy but how much I saved buying it. Haha, I'm not sure if that is good or bad. It's a good thing as long as you 1. Never sacrifice quality for price and 2. Never buy just because it is on sale (which I'am guilty of quite often). BUT as long as you can stick to those 2 rules then shop away! I'm a firm believer in shopping freely as long as you search for the best price, make sure their isn't a coupon offered or some sort of discount. I do this so much so that I consider myself an expert and even wrote a speech and put together a power point presentation for my B&P communications class (that's Business & Professional for those who don't know.) Now that is hardcore! LOL :)

So today I will impart some of my shopping wisdom on you...

Designer brands at a fraction of the cost:

The 4 sites listed above are all exclusive members only sites that offer designer and luxury brands at up to %80 percent off the cost. I'm talking Juicy purses for way less then 100 bucks and those BCBG heels you been dying for wayyyy cheap! You do have to sign up for these sites to be able to shop but let me tell you, it'll be the best 60 seconds you ever spent!

Discount Codes:

If i'm shopping on line then it is not without a discount code! There are tons of places to find these little gems and we all know shopping online you need to save money to compensate for shipping costs... UNLESS you find a code for free shipping!

Some of my favorite sites to find discount codes are:

These sites make it so easy to save money, just go to the site and search whatever website you are shopping at. The site will then tell you all the codes out there and their "success rate" which means if the code worked or not when people tried to use it. One time while shopping on victoriassecret.com I got a hoodie and a perfume set for like $13.00 including shipping all because of 2 codes I found on retailmenot.com!!!

Another website I love to check out is peoplestylewatch.com. I'am a subscriber to the magazine People Style Watch and in there is a tear out page that has select websites that offer discounts (usually 20%) to People Style Watch readers. BUT you don't have to be a subscriber to take advantage of these discount! If you go onto peoplestylewatch.com and click the link that says "SHOPPING", scroll down and find the link that says "EXCLUSIVE DEALS."

There you will find about 15 to 20 different stores that are offering discounts to YOU!

Another AMAZING thing I just discovered is on one of my favorite places to shop's website...

I know that you all LOVE Forever 21!

Recently while browsing their website I discovered (at the bottom of the page BARELY noticeable) a link that said "Daily 21 Specials" this link will take you to a page that has 21 items at 20% off! The fun thing about this is that these items change daily!

So it's something new everyday!

Check out www.forever21.com to check out these specials!

Well it's about 5 am and I'am OFFICIALLY exhausted! I hope this post will help you to save money! If you know of any other great sites that I don't have listed please let me know!

Happy shopping! xoxo Daniela