Celebrity Inspired: Rhianna 2011 Grammys

This is my attempt to recreate the look Rhianna wore to the 2011 Grammys.  It's not a look I would ever wear... red eye shadow and red lips?  Weird... lol  But that's why I'm not Rhianna! :-P

Main Products Used:

• MAC e/s:
  - Passionate
  - Brule
  - Soft Brown (crease and brows)
  - Carbon
• Estee Lauder e/s:
  - Honey Drop
  - Copper Penny
  - Petal
• NYX e/s:
  - Wild Flower
  - White
• L'Oreal cream liner in Black

On the cheeks I have MAC l/s in Viva Glam I.  Yes... on the cheeks.

On the lips I have NYX l/l in Auburn.  Estee Lauder l/s in Fig and MUFE l/s in #22 (to lighten up the inside of the lips) and Cherry Culture l/g Cherry.

Celebrity Inspired: Jennifer Lopez

Here's my Jennifer Lopez look that I've had up on my "Upcoming Posts" list forever! :)  This is similar to a look she wore on American Idol the other night (actually, not the other night... more like one of the first episodes).  I couldn't find a picture to reference online so I just did my own thing how I remembered it.  It's basically a gold eye with a pink lip.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a GREAT picture of this.  It was way better in person.  My camera has a very difficult time picking up the true majesty (lol) of the BFTE 24kt Gold pigment.  Woe is me!


Main Products Used:

• MAC paintpot in Rubenesque
• MAC e/s in Soft Brown (crease and brows)
• MAC e/s in:
  - Brule
  - Woodwinked (over liner)
  - Dazzlelight
• BFTE minerals in 24kt Gold
• Urban Decay e/s in Whiskey
• Ardell lashes in Demi Wispies

On the cheeks I used Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sunlight 021 and Smashbox Fusion Soft Lights in Revolution.

On the lips I used YSL l/s No. 7 Lingerie Pink and CoverGirl l/g in Shimmershell.

^^ I'm proud the J.Lo. glow I've got on my cheek there!  :-P

Celebrity Inspired: Katy Perry Grammys

This is a Katy Perry inspired look from the 2011 Grammys.  It's kind of odd, but it's cute.  It's a light purple with glitter on the lid and a glittery green under eye.  I think it looks better on her, with the blue eyes and all, but here is my recreation anyway!  :)

Main Products Used:

• Tarte Jewelry Box e/s:
  - Matte Light Pink
  - Matte Light Purple
  - Matte Yellow
  - Matte Dark Purple
  - Shimmery Purple
• MAC e/s in Juxt
• BFTE minerals in Envy (under eye and lower waterline)
• Estee Lauder quad in Tulip (used the dark matte purple)
• Estee Lauder duo in Sage (used the green to line the lower lash line)
• MAC Kohl e/l in Smoulder (upper waterline)
• L'Oreal HIP cream liner in Black (top lash line)
• Ardell lashes in 120 Demi Wispies

On the cheeks I used Smashbox Blush/Soft Lights duo in Super/Model.

On the lips I used Rimmel l/l in Eastend Snob with MAC l/s in Brave.  Over that I have OCC lip tar in Memento and finally, CoverGirl l/g in Shimmershell.

So many products!  Can you tell I was trying to get the color right?  Her lid is lighter than mine turned out, but whatever! :)

Here's the palette with the colors I used pointed out.

lol :)

I look snobby in this picture!  lol

I like the shimmer on the lips, but note that hers don't look like they have any shimmer (I was just trying to lighten the look of mine).

Celebrity Inspired: Nicki Minaj 2011 Grammys

This is a Nicki Minaj 2011 Grammy inspired look.  I couldn't find a decent picture of the makeup up close because everyone was so focused on her outfit (all that leopard print).  But anyway, I did the best I could.  I put Print on the lid (close to the lash line) but that was just a guess as to what was actually going on.  Her eyelashes were too big to see!  So I had huge lashes too!  :-P

Main Products Used:

• MAC e/s:
  - Soft Brown
  - Dazzlelight
  - Print
• NYX e/s:
  - White
  - Highlight
• BFTE minerals in Peacock
• Smashbox e/l in Onyx
• MAC Kohl liner e/l in Smoulder
• Ardell lashes in Tyra
• Estee Lauder brow powder in Brunette

 On the cheeks I have Smashbox Blush/Soft Lights duo in Super/Model.

On my lips I have Laura Geller Lip Spackle and MAC l/s in Saint Germain. 

Celebrity Inspired: Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga has a million different looks, as I'm sure you're all aware!  This particular one is inspired by her Grammy 2010 look.  It was fun to do and turned out a lot better than I thought it would!  :)

Main Products Used:

• MAC pigments
  - Copperized
  - Dark Soul
• Urban Decay e/s
  - Creep
  - Sin
• MAC kohl liner in Smoulder
• L'Oreal HIP cream liner in Black
• Ardell Lashes in Gisele 

On the cheeks I used my trusty Smashbox Blush/Soft Lights duo in Super/Model.

On the lips I used MUFE l/s in #36 Fuchsia and MAC l/s in Colour Crafted.  Also!  NYX l/g in Whipped and CoverGirl l/g in Shimmershell.

Celebrity Inspired: Nicki Minaj

I was flipping through channels on TV the other day, and stumbled across a music video featuring Nicki Minaj.  She had really pretty colorful make up, so I thought I'd give it a try and show you all!

Hope you enjoy!

 Top: With Flash.

Bottom: Without Flash (without flash is way more forgiving! lol)

Due to the fact that my lips were SUPER chapped and not in fine form, there's no up close of the lip color.  

Main colors I used:

• Beauty From The Earth multi-purpose minerals
  - Lemon
  - Envy
  - Raspberry
  - Grape
  - Green Apple
• MAC e/s in Dark Devotion (brows)
• L'Oreal HIP cream e/l in Black
• MAC Kohl e/l in Smoulder
• MAC pigment in Dark Soul (over liner and under eye)

On the cheeks, I used MAC blush in Gingerly.

On the lips, I used Sephora l/l in Candid Candy, MAC l/s in Saint Germain and Colour Crafted.  As well as NYX round l/s in Harmonica.



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Celebrity Inspired: Kim Kardashian

A Kim Kardashian inspired look - often duplicated, never replicated.  Haha!  But here's my attempt anyway!  I really liked this look (in person, it was soooo much better than these pictures)!  I wish I would have done this in the day time so I could take a picture in natural light... but, what can you do?!  :)

Hope y'all enjoy anyway!

I did research the products that Kim K actually wears, but I don't own ALL of them.  But the ones that I did have, I used!  :)


Main colors I used:

• MAC e/s
  - Satin Taupe
  - Print
  - Carbon
  - Naked Lunch
  - Dark Devotion (for brows)
• MAC Kohl e/l in Smoulder.
  

On the cheeks, I used MAC cream blush in Posey and MAC powder blush in Gingerly.

On the lips, I used Sephora l/l in Candid Candy MAC l/s in Angel and NARS l/g in Turkish Delight.

Celebrity Inspired: Adriana Lima

Here's my attempt at Adriana Lima inspired make up.  I think what makes her's look so good is that she has super bright blue eyes and lines the eyes heavily with black liner, so they really pop.  Unfortunately, I can't do that... so it doesn't really have the same affect.  lol  But!  It's a look inspired by her makeup, so there we go!

According to my reference picture:

Key Elements:

• She's obviously pretty tan, so bronzer is a must.
• The eyeshadow is pretty neutral, which the eyeliner is thick and black.
• Doesn't look like she really wears anything on her lips other than a gloss.
• If I was going to do this again, I would have smoked out the liner with my Sigma E30 brush.  But hindsight is 20/20!  lol

Main colors I used:

• MAC e/s in Brule (matte cream color)
• MAC e/s in Carbon (dark matte black)
• Urban Decay e/s in Buck (matte medium brown)
• MAC e/l in Smoulder
• Bobbi Brown e/s in Cement (a subtle shimmery taupe)
  

Brows are filled in with Bobbi Brown e/s in Mahogany (a matte dark brown).

On the cheeks, I used Stila Sun SPF 15 bronzer in Shade 01 and MAC blush in Gingerly.

On the lips, I used just chapstick with Stila Plumping Lip Glaze in Citrus Mint (I can really see the plumping effect here.... lol.  Wow!).


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Celebrity Inspired: Gisele Bundchen

This is a Gisele Bundchen inspired look based off the Ardell Runway lashes in Gisele.

Key Elements:

• Gisele is a blonde and has blonde eyebrows so I tried to keep mine light as well.
• From what I can tell, she seems to keep her makeup really subdued and natural looking.
• She usually kind of looks peachy and glowy.

Main Products Used: 

On the eyes:

• Tarte Jewelry Box Shadows (no names)
  - A shimmery burnt orange all over lid
  - A shimmery peachy color to blend the crease
  - A shimmery taupe on the brow bone
• Tarte Jewelry Box liner (the plain black one)

On the cheeks and all over, I used Stila Sun Spf 15 Bronzing Powder in Shade 01.Also used MAC blush in Gingerly.
 
On the lips I used MAC l/s in Hue and a Tarte Jewelry Box l/g (no name, again - it's a light shimmery berry pink).




You can create this look using the Tarte Jewelry Box.  

I'm working on posting about it soon, including 32 swatches of the eye shadows!

You can look forward to looks from these other lashes!

Pictured: Ardell Fashion Lashes in 120 Demi, Ardell Runway Lashes in Tyra (posted), Ardell Runway Lashes in Gisele (posted).

Celebrity Inspired: Tyra Banks

This is a Tyra Banks inspired look based off the Ardell Runway lashes in Tyra.


Key Elements:

• Tyra's brow is usually pretty light colored.  Mine are naturally super dark, so I did what I could.
• The photo I was looking at had a dark smokey eye with big lashes.
• The reference photo also had a nude lip (nude on Tyra is NOT the same as on me... so I worked with what I had!)

 

 ^^Goofy Picture just for giggles!

Main Products Used: 

On the eyes:

• MAC e/s in Dark Devotion (a matte black/brown)
• MAC e/s in Dazzlelight (a shimmery cream color)
• Estee Lauder Signature Eyeshadow Duo in Ginger (a lightly shimmered dark brown (make sense? lol) and a beige-pink)
• MAC e/l in Smoulder
• Smashbox e/l in Onyx

On the cheeks and all over, I used Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 021 Sun Light.

On the lips I used MAC l/s in Hug Me.






You can look forward to looks from these other lashes!

Pictured: Ardell Fashion Lashes in 120 Demi, Ardell Runway Lashes in Tyra (posted), Ardell Runway Lashes in Gisele (posted).