ColourPop Cosmetics Haul, Swatches, Review, and Tutorial

I uploaded a haul, swatch, and review video on YouTube. This was my very first purchase, and I intend to purchase more of their products since they came out with blushes and limited edition collections (the newest one is the Spring 2015 Pastel collection that's available on the website today!)

 

Then I uploaded another video which is a metallic smokey eye makeup tutorial featuring some of these ColourPop eyeshadows, and you can check out below as well.

 

I won't go into depth about these eyeshadows because I think whoever tried them love the pigmentations and color payoffs. The price for ColourPop is drugstore price which is $5 each for single eyeshadow, lip liner, and lippie stix(lipsticks in pen forms). The newest blushes are beautiful, and they are $8 each which is still very inexpensive consider the quality and the amount you get. I have yet to lay my hands on any of their lip products, but that shall soon come. I just get overwhelmed by how many color selections this brand offers. Again, people who tried their lip products also love them, so I don't think I will be disappointed. Below, I will provide close-up swatches of the eyeshadows from my haul video. This way, you get to see them up close with all the pretty shimmers and layers of goodness:)

 

Amy Lee inspired soft smokey purple makeup look

I was requested to do a look that's inspired by the musician, Amy Lee. After researching whole bunch of photos of her, I decided to "recreate" this particular look. I noticed she wears mostly soft smokey eye makeup with a bit of shimmer which gives a more romantic and pretty spin on the typical edgy, rock n' roll look. I think it's very pretty, and purple looks great on everyone with every eye color so I chose this one instead. Amy Lee has a beautiful voice, and she used to be the front singer of the band, Evanescence. A very popular hit song, "Bring me to life", from their first album "Fallen", rocked top of the chart in the early 2000.

I remember staying up late at night watching VH1's insomnia music video marathons at 3am:) Those were the days! One of my favorite was "My Immortal" because it's soft, and really showcased Amy Lee's voice.

I just remembered hearing songs from this album over the radio during that time, and it was a refreshing mix on rock especially when most 90's rock bands were mostly males. Her voice was so different and very clean which puts a more delicate and prettier spin on rock/alternative rock music. You can read more about her bio and check out her website here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Lee
http://www.amyleeofficial.com/

Going back to her makeup look here, and I wanted to point out few things about her makeup. I also mentioned in my video that she tends to have a rather softer smokey look around her eyes. Nothing very harsh except in music videos. It's easily to achieve a much darker look with a black kohl pencil or black liner. She also takes her shadows a lot more farther down on the lower lash line. Most of her daytime/neutral looks involve either purple/brown eyeliner in the inner rims, or nothing at all. A soft wash of purple with a little shimmer and some mascara are the staples to her regular looks. At least that's what I noticed in most pictures. This picture is probably for a red carpet or some event where her eyeliners are a bit darker than normal, which I thought is a nice combination of both edgy and pretty purple smokey look.

I hope you enjoy this Amy Lee inspired makeup look:)

Miley Cyrus 2015 Oscar party makeup tutorial

I was inspired by this makeup look because of the fun soft golden beige glitter eyeliner paired with a bright traffic cone shades of orange. I like the fact that Miley's makeup has been quite simple but young and fun at the same time. She always has these spiky eyes wide lashy look that I love without using false lashes. I for one, do not like to wear false eyelashes, unless I need to do a dramatic/Halloween type of look. I'm not so blessed with beautiful lashes like her, but I try my best to achieve it by constantly testing out mascaras. The L'Oreal miss manga mascara really works in this case, but I had to re-curl my lashes in order to get that curled effect. However, I don't really recommend curling lashes after mascara, so if you need that extra lifted look, you can use a heated lash curler or hold and press your finger against the lashes for few seconds instead. Anyways, according to her makeup artist, the top layer is MAC lip mix in orange. I believe it's a lot more yellower and sort of pumpkin toned than my OCC lip tar in beta. I think if you are bold enough to rock either, that's awesome. If you are not into the whole neon thing, opt for something that's a bit more sheer like an orange tinted lip balm or an orangey red lip color. I think this is a great look for party, girls night out, or fun date. The soft golden glitter eyeliner is such a fresh twist on the dreaded black winged eye look. I don't think I have done a look with black winged eyeliner in years except for the most recent Grammy makeup tutorials since most of the celebrities were wearing it. I personally don't have the time to do that, and if I do, I usually use an eyeshadow, a pencil liner, or colors other than black. I mean there are so many fun colors around for us to play with, why keep adding the same old black winged liner to every single look? Unless that's your signature/staple everyday look, but definitely experiment with different colors if you don't like to wear the same makeup looks everyday:) Hope you enjoy this makeup!

2015 Grammy Awards Celebrities' Makeup Looks/YouTube Tutorials