Beauty: Cat Eyes

Cat eyes are: a bold, sophisticated, and sexy look. That are stunning on all shapes and sizes of eyes. Many ladies, myself included, fear replicating the sassy look on themselves because they claim to lack the artistic intent required to pull off the look. Creating a bold yet beautiful cat eye is easy. A classic cat-eye is a perfect compliment to showoff your stunning complexion. Spring beauty is all about a bold yet natural look. Fresh made fierce. The trick with drawing cat eyes, is to be patient, and to work step by step.  

First you will want to prime your eyelids. A primer will just neutralize the color variation of the skin. A primer will also help keep eyeshadow and eye liner fresh longer.

Use a light neutral color to highlight the inner corner of your eye, and a darker neutral to lightly couture. Blend the colors together to maintain a very light and neutral eye. 

Once a base shadow is applied you can start working the cat-look. You will need a strong liner. I like to use a liquid liner, however liquid liners are unforgiving. Make-up artist; Shalaine Howell, recommends starting with a pencil, or a shadow liner. Find a thin angled brush and coat it with eye liner. Starting just above the pupil of your eye draw a line on an upward slant. Fan the line out about 1/4 inch.  

Once the line is winged out, you will need to bring the line back by drawing a little triangle to connect the lower eyelid and the upper eyelid. This is a trick to custom fit the cat look to your eye shape. Use a blending brush to help enhance or soften the look. You can play with the thickness of your eyeliner. 

For a more dramatic cat eye, line your inner eye lid after you have winged out your liner. You will want to line your inner eyes at different angle. Carefully using the slanted brush dust a fine line under your lashes. This will create an illusion of a larger and wider eye. 

If you need to mute the look gently blend in another layer of eyeshadow. 

Mascara is the ultimate icing for the feline look. You will want to curl your lashes. You can do this by bending your mascara wand to give it a curl. (Eyelash curlers, crimp the lashes which can accidentally cause the lashes to break.) When applying mascara start in the center of your eye and fan out the brush, being mindful to reach all of your lashes. If you mess up, weight for the mascara to dry  before rubbing it off to avoid smudging your makeup.

On your bottom lashes you will just want to separate the lashes and then lightly coat with mascara. 

And Voila, Your eyes look stunning!

Beauty: Bold yet Minimal

The makeup trends that are emerging across fashion magazines, pop culture, TV, and the runways; is a look of simplicity. The look is strong, polished, bold, and neutral. It is a look of classic elegance with an attention to details. A good friend of mine, Shalaine Howell, is a makeup artist with loads of experience both in movies, fashion, and for the every day girl. Shalaine broke down the look of Bold Minimalism for me, and gave me some tips on how to master  the look. 

Your skin, and your natural complexion is what the look strives to showcases. Take care of you skin by exfoliating regularly and by using product that are a good match for your skin. You should always strive to look red carpet ready, easily achievable through proper skin maintenance, healthy diet, sunscreen and sleep.

For the look of bold minimalism, you will need a neutral pallet of eye shadow, blush, mascara and lip stick.

Start with your eyes, apply a gentle primer to hold color in place, and use a light shade to highlight the inner corners of your eyes. Contour the eye with a more brownish hue, and start just above the pupil. Work the color into the eye crease and then gently pull it down and blend the colors.  Add a gentle touch of eyeliner and mascara. I personally love cat eyes, and the look of spidery lashes.

Always start you look with your eyes, then move to your foundation. The bold minimised look is about having perfect skin. So use a foundation rich in moisture and preferably with an SPF. As Shalaine says: "You can't paint a house with your fingers, so use a brush!" Apply the foundation with a brush this will help to work the product into your skin making it look fresher and last longer. When you apply foundation with your fingers, you run the risk of spreading bacteria from your hands all over the face. In addition the natural oils and warmth of our hands can react with the make-up causing a change of color. 

On the apples of your cheeks, what balls up when you smile, gently dust on a light brush. If you have any blemishes cover with  concealer. Dust your face with a non-bronzing powder.

To finish the look, pick a very bold yet neutral lip color. Line your lips, I always like to use a nude liner. With a brush fill in your lips with the color. Apply two layers, and blot after each layer.

So Pretty! 

Beauty Revised

Beauty ruts are bummer; for some crazy reason we all tend to get stuck in black hole of beauty don'ts and regrets. Whenever I start to feel down on myself or my look, I first make a mental note of what I like about myself, and then I frame my wishful look improvements in a positive statement. Getting out of a beauty ruth is easy, as long as you are gental on yourself.

To freshen up your look can be as simple as going trough old photos. Check your tagged Facebook photos and make a note of the pictures you like your look in. If you like your hair a certain style or yourself in a particular color incorporate that look more into your present style.

Clean your cell phone, ever notice that one side of your face is a little more mountainesk than the other. Chances are that you will have more zits on the side of your face in which you hold your phone. Cell phones are thrown in our bags and pockets, and they are dropped in who know what. Cell phones are covered in germs, which then make contact with your face causing breakouts. Wipe your phone off with a cleansing anti-bacterial cloth, or baby wipe at once a week to help keep cell phone germs off of your face.


 Say no to moisturizer without spf, the best anti-aging remedy is prevention. Keep your skin young by protecting it from uv a, and uv b rays. Yes A tanned sun kissed appearance looks nice now, but it will prematurely age your skin.

Experament with "beauty dares" Bright red lips, Crazy eyelashes, funky hair accessories...etc. A bold look can boost your confidence and encourage a sense of play and creativity that can be translated into other areas of your life.

Brush your eye-brows and your eyelashes to get a more defined and a natural look. Neat and tidy eyebrows can instantly transform your face. Freshly combed eye lashes can help to define your eyes and make your lashes appear longer.

Grow up your skin care regime; as you age your skin requires different nourishment. The acne tough products of your teens could be flipping off your more sensitive mid 20's skins, ect. Not to mention it is never to early to start using an eye cream. Try to find time to figure out an appropriate ski care routine for your age and skin type.

Attone for bad hair health; get regular trims, take a hair strength supplement, and add in a once weekly deep conditioning treatment.

 Watch out for bad habits. Smoking causing wrinkles, over drinking causes dehydration, and puffy skin, bad diets and crash diets can cause hair loss and a yellowing of skin pigmentation.

Stop Picking! ( I'm bad for this), A zit might be annoying but compared to a massive scab it is unnoticeable.

Get your sleep. If you have trouble falling asleep try calming down with some rental breathing exercises. An eye mask can be a useful tool in helping block out any visual distractions preventing sleep.