Beautify and Creatify

Hello, lovelies! During the past year I have created very many looks and shared them on my social media (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter). I decided to post some of my favorites on this blog as well, so that people can get more detailed information on how-to steps, as well as, look at the pictures with better resolution. Here I am sharing with you a look with plum and golden shades, that was initially inspired by Fall colors. I used Tarte Cosmetics Rainforest After Dark limited edition eye and cheek palette to create this look. Hope you like it!

Hello, my beautiful readers! Today I am back with pretty holiday look pictorial incorporating gold and shimmery turquoise shades. I used all Motives Cosmetics to create the eye makeup look and Anastasia Beverly Hills Products on my brows. 

When I first started building my professional makeup kit, the most important criteria for my makeup purchases were quality and affordability. One of my very first purchases was BH cosmetics 120 color palette of 2nd edition. I got this palette, because it had variety of colors, as well as some neutral and earth tone shades. Moreover, it was very affordable. My first impression of the eyeshadow colors was their great pigmentation and easy application. However, looking at some colors, like vivid yellow or bright orange, I had no idea what they could be used for. I would always think that bright colors would make one look ridiculous. I was so wrong. I started practicing my editorial makeup looks using bright shades from the palette, so I would not use up the ones that I use on my subtle everyday looks. However, while exploring the world of colors I was amazed by how the harmony of few shades can bring the makeup to totally another level. I started looking for inspiration in the n...

Hello, my beautiful readers! Today I want to share with you this classic makeup look that I created a while ago. Unfortunately I don't have a pictorial of the process of creation, but I'll describe the steps for you, so you can recreate it by yourself. This makeup look is called differently: pin up look, rockabilly, Merilyn Monroe's look and etc. However, for me this will always be a classic winged liner and perfect red lip combination.  Let's get started! 1. Make sure that your brows are filled in accurately and tweezed/groomed nicely.  2. Once the eyelids are primed, apply matte white shade all over the lid. 3.  Now using small pencil brush apply matte dark brown shade on the crease line.  4. Using lighter brown shade, blend the dark brown crease line upwards, towards the browbone area.  5. Highlight the brow bone area, apply white eyeliner on the waterline and draw a cat eye winged liner on the lash line using liquid liner.  6....

Is applying winged eyeliner shape is always a struggle for you? Don't worry, with practice you'll nail this technique in no time! Today I want to share with you some tips and tricks that can make the eyeliner application process so much easier for you. Let's get started!   1. Line something straight (handle of the brush, credit card or ruler) along with the outer half of your lower lash line. Basically, place the straight object parallel to the waterline of the eye. This way you will get the angle of the wing on both eyes the same.  2. Now, holding a brush/ruler place a dot on the point where you want your wing to end. You can also add some more dots towards the outer corner of the eye to create a trace of the wing.  3. Connect the dots. Do the same on the other eye, so you can make sure you've got the same/similar wings on both eyes. 4. Line the upper lash line of the eye. Make...

 Hello, Beauties! I am sorry for being MIA last month here on the blogger. It was a very busy month for me. However, I always kept up posting different looks on other social media, such as facebook and Instagram. So, if you are not already, make sure follow me and get different makeup ideas, beauty tips and more! I decided to share some of my favorite looks I've done before with you all. Some of them, like this one today, was taken with my Iphone camera. I think the quality is good enough to post it here.   The look that I want to share with you today is created using earth toned colors and a touch of green. It is perfect for special occasion or night out. Let's get started!   1. Prime the lids. As I always write, this step is very important to keep your makeup in place. 2. Draw an extended wing as a V shape in the outer corner of the upper lid using black eyeliner pencil. 3. Smudge the liner with the use of little black shadow if needed. Use a smudgi...

Hello, my beautiful blog readers!!!  Today I'd like to present to you something extraordinary and experimental, that I've tried to do last week - Doll Makeup Transformation. I just wanted to share with you how makeup can change one's appearance and make them look so fictional. I decided to show you how you can recreate this look, so that if you might decide to transform yourself into a doll this Halloween, you'll have a reference :). I apologize for poorer quality pictorial photo, since it was taken using my phone. So, let's get started! 1. After priming the eye lids, using eyeliner pencil extend the eye shape by drawing a line along the upper lash line, bringing it outwards and then connecting with the lower lid, as shown above. 2. Fill in the space with drawn extended eye with white eyeliner or white eyeshadow. 3. Now, imagining the drawn extension as an eye shape, draw a cut crease line on crease all the way above extended lash line. 4. Ap...

Hello my beautiful readers! Today I'd like to show you how to recreate the following subtle and soft purple and pink smokey look. This is one of my favorite makeup looks, since it is colorful, yet so subtle. You can combine this look with soft pink lipstick or lip gloss. Let's get started!      1. Start by priming your lids. I never get tired of emphasizing how important this step is, especially when you want to create smokey effect. Priming helps blend the colors better, as well as increasing longevity of shadows. 2. Apply shimmery white shade in the inner corner of the eye, bringing towards 1/3 of both upper and lower lids. 3. Apply rosy pink on the remaining 2/3 of the lid. For both steps 2 and 3 you can use eyeshadow brushes. 4. Using small angled brush apply black eyeshadow on the outer 2/3 of lower lid and bring the color upwards along the crease, over the pink shade. 5. Apply purple shadow over the black trace and using blending brush ...

Hello beauties! Today I would like to present another makeup tutorial, which will show you how to create soft winged colorful makeup look. You can recreate this look with any color you want and it is wearable everywhere, everyday! It is perfect for summer, fun, yet very subtle look. Let's get started! 1. Begin by priming your lids. 2. Apply white matte shadow all over the lid up to an eyebrow. Then using matte light beige color define your crease, this will accentuate natural depth of the lid by avoiding the eye/lid look pale. 3. Using angled brush and turquoise(or any other color) eyeshadow draw the outline of the thick wing above your lashline.  4. Using smaller brush start blending the line outwards, by adding some color if necessary.  5. Apply white shimmer color within the outlined wing line.  6. Spray MAC fix+ spray on your brush (you can also use eye drops instead of fix+) and using the same turquoise shadow define the line once again. ...

Today's post will be about how to create neutral thin cut crease cat eye look. This look can be worn anywhere, whether it is special occasion or just a daily life event. This look is also a perfect elegant bridal look for any bride on her special day. Let's get started! 1. Start off by priming your eyes using eye shadow primer.  2. Using a black eyeliner pencil draw line by defining your crease and creating cat-eye shaped edge on the outer corner of the lid.  3. Apply light beige colored eyeshadow on your lid, within the limits of the drawn cut crease line.  4. Draw several strokes using pencil eyeliner by darkening outer corner of your lid.  5. Using matte black eyeshadow start gently blending the eyeliner towards the center of the lid until you reach smooth and gradient effect.  6. Using a black eyeliner pencil draw a line on the lower lid, right below the lashline/lashes. 7. Using matte black shadow blend the eyeliner by extending it ...

I love purple! Especially, I love wearing purple eyeshadows on my eyes. Purple has so many different shades that could look great on any eye color. In today's blog post I want to show you an easy tutorial of how to create pretty purple eye makeup for everyday life. Let's begin! For this look you'll need 3 different shades of purple. But if you don't have 3 shades of purple, you can always replace lightest shade with soft pink color. Or, you can create darkest shade of purple by mixing the purple shadow with darker gray or black shades. So, here are the steps: 1. Apply eyeshadow primer all over the lid. You know how I always emphasize the importance of this step... 2. Using eyeshadow brush, pack lightest purple shade all over the lid. 3. Using bit darker purple and pencil brush, define your crease and blend out the color nicely with blending brush. 4. Take the darkest purple and apply it on the outer "V" of the eye by bringing it down to the e...

I'm sure many of you have heard about beautiful cut crease technique of eye makeup application. If not, in simple words, cut crease make up is the way of applying eyeshadow by accentuating and defining the crease line of an eye. In today's tutorial I decided to do a cut crease makeup look with a little twist. Hope you enjoy it! I named this look Inverse Cut Crease Eye look. In regular cut crease technique the line which defines crease is usually dark and distinct. As opposed to typical cut crease look in this tutorial the crease line is light and defined by dark bordering lines on the lid. Let's get started! 1. Once your eyelids are primed using eyeshadow base/primer, draw two lines bordering your crease line using eye pencil. 2. Using angled brush, smudge upper line upwards and soften the line.  3. Apply eyeshadow of your choice on the upper line and blend out the line. For this look I would recommend mid-toned shadows, I went with purple. 4. Take your...

In my glitter collection there is such a beautiful plum-burgundy colored glitter, that I always wanted to put in use. So I did! I created dramatic smokey eye look which is perfect for special occasions, weddings, dinners, nights out and etc. With this look I suggest to keep your lip color light or nude.  1. First step is priming your lids. Apply your eyeshadow base/primer. 2. Using eyeshadow brush apply a purple eyeshadow all over the lid and bring down to the bottom lid as well.  3. Using blending brush, start blending upwards towards the crease and extend the shadow towards outer part of your lid.  4. Apply glitter adhesive/glue on your lids and pack the glitter on. Glitter glue helps glitter to apply easily without a mess and stay on all day long.  To make the color transformation of glitter and shadow smoother, I applied black eyeshadow on my crease, right above the glitter. I used pencil brush for it.  Highlight your browbone area an...

Today's beauty post will show you how to create Gradient Glitter Makeup Look. All you need is white glitter and some color matching lighter and darker glitters, for example: light blue and darker blue glitter, as I picked for this look. You can wear this look to any special occasions, nights out and other events. Let's get started! 1. As usual, prime your lids.  2. Apply dark blue eyeshadow on your crease and blend it out nicely. 3. Now it's glitter time! Glitter is messy, it can get all over your face, therefore first you'll need to apply glitter adhesive/glue on your lids and then pack glitter on. That way glitter won't fall off and will stay on all day long. Apply white glitter in the first 1/3 of your lid starting from the inner corner. Then follow by packing light blue glitter on the center of your lid. 4. Pack dark blue glitter on the outer 1/3 of your lid.  5. Draw a line using blue eyeliner on your crease, right above the glitter. This ...

As much as I love artistic and dramatic makeup looks, I'm not brave enough to go out in public with creative eye look or super black smokey eyes. I like subtle and elegant looks when it comes to daily makeup.  In my experience, I have seen ladies who would not consider colorful or shimmery colors wearable  for work, school and etc. I disagree. When applied moderately, colorful or shimmery shades can be worn in our daily lives, as well as neutral and matte colors. Today I want to show you one of my favorite looks, featuring shimmery shades with pop of a color. Let's get started! 1. As usual, start with priming your eyes.  2. Using eyeshadow brush apply shimmery beige/champagne color on the inner half of your upper lid.  3. Now, add pop of a rosy color, by applying it on the outer half of your upper lid. Blend lightly the edge where the colors meet. You can use the same eyeshadow brush as in step 1, but don't forget to pat it on a paper towel ...