Valentine's Look 3

Valentine's Day Cut Crease

For my final Valentine's Day look, I wanted to attempt a cut crease. I've technically done one on here before, but that was before I fully understood what a cut crease was. Now that I actually know what a proper one looks like, I decided to try it again, and made it pink for Valentine's day. I used the Makeup Revolution Iconic 3 palette and the Urban Decay Naked Smoky to create this look.

First, I put the shade Combust from the Naked Smoky palette in my crease and blended it up really far, being careful not to blend it onto the lid at all.

Next I put the shade Whiskey from the Naked Smoky palette in my crease, this time making sure it didn't go up as far and still not blending it onto the lid at all.

After that I put the 5th shade from the left in the Iconic 3 palette all over my lid, making sure not to blend it into the crease.

To make it a cut crease, I put a line of the shade Black Market from the Naked Smoky palette in my crease and blended it upwards only. I need to practice not making the line as far down but for a first attempt it isn't bad.

The next step is taking the 2nd shade from the left in the Iconic 3 palette and putting it on your inner corner and lower lashline.

The last things I did were use a makeup wipe to make a straight edge, apply eyeliner, and apply mascara.

I paired this look with the Urban Decay Revolution High-Color lipgloss in Anarchy. You could also use a nude gloss or lipstick if you want all the attention on your eyes.

Valentine's Look 2

Valentine's Day Eye Look

This is the second Valentine's Day look I'm posting this year, and I'll probably have at least one more. I don't like this one quite as much as the first, but it's more light and it doesn't have a bright pop of color like the last one, so it's suitable for if you want a more subtle look. I used the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette and the Urban Decay Electric palette to create this look.

Start by putting the shade Salted Caramel from the Too Faced palette in the crease lightly. I didn't want it to be too bold so I didn't make it as opaque as I usually would.

Because we're using a light lid shade, you may want to use a white base so the lid shade is more visible. I used the L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil in Sea Shells.

Apply the shade Champagne Truffle from the Too Faced palette all over the lid and blend it into the crease shade for a more seamless look. My iPhone camera doesn't pick up on shimmer very well most of the time, so this picture doesn't really do the shade justice. It's really pretty and shimmery in real life.

I decided to put the shade Strawberry Bon Bon from the Too Faced palette on my lower lashline, but this step is optional. You could also use any other shade you want.

I also used the shade Revolt from the Urban Decay palette as an inner corner highlight. It's very glittery but I like it a lot.

Apply liner and mascara and you're done! You could pair this eye look with pretty much any lip color and I think it would look nice.

Valentines Look 1

A Very Pink Valentines Day Look

I wanted to do a couple of looks for Valentines day, and I really wanted to do one using the shade Strawberry Bon Bon in the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette because I never use it and I wanted to play around with it. I'm very happy with how this one turned out so I'm posting it. I also used the Urban Decay Electric palette.

I started by putting the shade Salted Caramel from the Chocolate Bar palette in my crease and blending it out. I went with this color because I wanted my crease/transition shade to be warm to match the bright shade I use later.

Next, I applied a white cream base to my lid so that the light lid shade will pop and be more visible.

After that I used the shade Strawberry Bon Bon from the Chocolate Bar palette and put it all over my lid, making sure to blend it into the crease. This shade doesn't show up on my unless I use a white cream base, but it would probably show up fine on darker skin colors without a base.

Then I slowly layered the shade Savage from the Electric palette into my outer v, making sure to blend it really well so it looked soft and had no harsh lines.

To finish off the shadow, I took Savage and put it on my lower lashline and I used Champagne Truffle from the Chocolate Bar palette as a browbone and inner corner highlight.

I added liner and mascara, which are optional, but I think it makes the eyes look bigger and brighter. I would pair this look with a pinky-nude lip color and I think that it would look really nice.