Colourpop Ultra Matte Lips

Hello, lovies! 

It's always an exciting day in the Watson house hold when packages arrive. Especially ones full of makeup. I went a little ham on Black Friday, with having zero intentions in making any purchases on Cyber Monday... but when I saw the already incredibly affordable Colourpop was having a ridiculous sale...  I just couldn't say no. It would have been rude of me. Having already purchased and fell in love with 3 of their Ultra Matte lippies I decided to purchase 5 more. I got them on sale for $4.80, regular price only $6.00! So not only are they extremely affordable but the colour's are beautiful and pigmented and their wear time is insane. I sloppily swatched my new shades on the day of their arrival and I still had them on my arm after removing them with a makeup remover pad and having a shower! Like I said... IN-SANE

 

The Shades 

 {from left to right} 

Beeper a warm mid-tone taupe

Tulle a dusty mauve burgandy

Bumble a dusty warm terracotta

Scrooge rich rosy pink

LAX vampy blackened red 

 

all photos taken in natural light with zero flash  

LOVING my new beauties!! ♡

I really wanted to post lip swatches of these shades but the winter has taken any and all moisture out of these lips of mine and I don't think they would be apply to handle the apply + reapply process. Especially because these lip products are MATTE, there is no way working around the fact that they are drying. I recommend prepping your lips before you apply with a lip scrub. After you've scrubbed your lips and got rid of any excess dried skin, pop on some vaseline or your favourite moisturizing lip product and let that set into your lips while you apply the rest of your makeup!

"I hope you know you're capable

+ brave + SIGNIFICANT.

Even when it feels like you're not."   

xx,

s

Classic Holiday Makeup

Hello, lovers! 

Crazy to think it's almost the middle of December! Which means I'm running out of procrastination time to buy my gifts. I love buying presents, but honestly I'm so un-creative I usually just give every one sweaters. This year I'm going to do my homework and really read up on those Pinterest boards. 

Every year around this time I find myself wearing some kind of version of the classic holiday glam makeup which really comes down to a red pout and some big ol lashes! What's great about this look is you can go super easy on the eyes or really take them to another level and smoke them up or add some glitter!  Either way you can't go wrong. I decided to do mine with a glitter cut crease and LOVED IT so much I might just wear it every day until Santa comes down that chimney 

FACE

Primer ♦ Makeup Forever Step 1 Hydrating Primer

Foundation ♦ Too Faced Born This Way in Vanilla

Concealing + Highlighting ♦ NYX HD Concealer in Fair and Beige

Powder to set + "BAKE" ♦ Laura Mercier Translucent Powder

Contour ♦ Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit

Highlight ♦ Nars Albatross

EYES

Primer ♦ Too Faced Glitter Insurance

Crease ♦ I used the Lorac Pro Palette. Sable on the upper crease with Espresso as my cut crease shade

Lid ♦ Wet 'N Wild Silver Glitter Eyeliner topped with glitter singles

Mascara ♦ Mac Extended Play

Lashes ♦ Koko Lashes Queen B

BROWS

Whitening Lightning Brow Bar To Go

LIPS

Liner ♦ Sonia Kashuk True Red

Lippie  ♦ Sephora Lip Stain 01

"Great people do things before they're ready.

They can do things before they know they can do it.

Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone,

taking risks like that - that is what life is.

You might be really good. 

You might find out something about yourself that's really special

and if you're not good. Who cares?

You tried something.

Now you know something about yourself."

xx,

s.

Bringing The Drama

Hello, lovers! 

Sometimes I like to step out of my neutral shadow, winged liner + falsie routine and do something hella dramatic. Last week I took it to another level with dramatic dark smokey eyes and a dark berry lip. I loved the outcome and felt all kinds of sassy with this look so I thought I would share + do a full breakdown here for anyone who was interested

FACE

Primer ♦  NYX Angel Veil 

Foundation ♦ Too Faced Born This Way

Concealer ♦ Maybelline Fit Me

Powder ♦ Laura Mercier Translucent 

Contour ♦ Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit

I didn't use any blush or highlight for this look to keep my skin matte and keep the focus on the eyes and lips!

EYES

Primer ♦ Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Crease Colors ♦ Makeup Geek Creme Brulee with Anastasia Beverly Hills Hot Chocolate

Lid ♦ Makeup Geek Utopia Pigment

Liner ♦ Stila Stay All Day

Mascara ♦ Mac Extended Play

Lashes ♦ House of Lashes Noir Fairy 

BROWS

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Soft Brown

LIPS

Liner ♦ NYX Lip Pencil in Cabaret to over draw and slightly fill in the outer corners

Lipstick ♦ Revlon Black Cherry

"I like nonsense. 

It wakes up the brain cells

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living."

♥

xx,

s. 

Glitter Glam

Hello, lovers!

The only thing I like about this disgustingly cold time of year is CHRISTMAS, and the super fun holiday makeup looks like come along with it. I mean it's rare to pack glitter all over your eyes AND pair it with a red lip without looking way too over done but this time of year it's 100% acceptable and I love it. For today's look I personally chose to pair my glitter-fied lid with a nude lip because it wasn't even noon and I still had things to do... but a bold red or berry lip would be absolutely stunning for a holiday party

 

 

Products Used...

FACE

Primer ♦ Make Up Forever Step 1 Hydrating Primer

Foundation ♦ Too Faced Born This Way in Vanilla

Concealer + Color Correcting ♦ NYX HD Concealer in Fair and Beige 

 Powder ♦ Laura Mercier Translucent

Contour ♦ Laura Mercier Cream Contour Palette set with The Balm Bahama Mama

Blush ♦ Makeup Geek Spell Bound

Highlight ♦ Mac Soft and Gentle

EYES

Crease ♦ All Makeup Geek Shadows! I LOVE THESE. Creme Brulee on the upper crease and right below I used Mocha. On the outer V and slightly through the crease I used Corrupt

Primer ♦ I layered Too Faced Glitter Insurance and Motives Glitter Glue on my lid to prep for the glitter. It worked like an absolute dream! I accidentally used lash adhesive instead of the Motives Glitter Glue (in my defense, they look identical) on my right eye and the glitter got hella chunky and now my eye lid is burning so just a heads up to pay attention to what products you use ;) 

Glitter ♦ Motives Glitter Pot in Magic Dust 

Mascara ♦ Mac Extended Play Lash 

Lashes ♦ Koko Lashes in Queen B

Lower Lash ♦ Mocha & Creme Brulee 

BROWS

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Soft Brown

LIPS

Liner ♦ Mac Stripdown

Lip Lacquer ♦ Rimmel Apocalips in Phenomenon 

 

 

 

That's it!! This look was super simple but has glam AF results! Follow me on Instagram for all makeup of the day posts + blog updates! scmakeupartistry 

♥

"Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire"

xx,

S

Fall Favorites

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers”

- L.M. Montgomery

Happy October 1st, fellow fall obsess-ee’s! You and I both know this is the very best time of year… Until Christmas rolls around. Then game over for everyone because you know I will drag you out to every single Christmas event (even in -25 weather, you are coming with me to watch the Santa Claus parade. Just ask my husband. Lucky man.) 

When the leaves start changing colours, oversized sweaters and knee high boots resurface, HALLOWEEN & all pumpkin everything. I’m totally in my happy place. This quote says IT ALL:

“I love sweater season. Am I wearing a bra? Who knows. Am I wearing what I wore to bed under it? Maybe.”

When I watched the original video of this tag by Jaclyn Hill I was super excited to participate. So I curled up in my office, threw on Hocus Pocus and had to reaaaally put in the work to narrow down my answers

Favourite Fall Candle

Sweater Weather from Bath & Body Works. YUM!

Close second: Pumpkin Brûlée by Yankee Candle

Favourite Lip Colour

Mac’s Rebel… Forever and always my fall love!

Favourite Drink

Keeping it the most basic here - I love Pumpkin Spiced Lattes from Starbucks
If we’re talking adult beverages… Red wine, always. Malbec, please + thanks!

Favourite Blush

Mac Gingerly

Favourite Clothing Item

Plaid Blanket Scarfs. Anything that I can generously drape all around my body is a must have in my books! Cozy is the name of the game

Favourite Movie

Easiest question of them all. HALLOWEENTOWN. I live for this movie. My nephews are coming over this weekend to help me decorate for Halloween and I can’t wait to finally watch it

Favourite TV Show

Probably Empire. Cookie is my spirit animal.
 I’m watching Scandal on Netflix right now and once I get all caught up I know I will be anticipating new episodes on Thursday nights

Favourite Thanksgiving Food

My Papa’s stuffing! My favourite of all the goodies on the table at turkey dinners. Also my Mother In Law makes this bomb veggie casserole type dish that is one of the yummiest things ever

Favourite Halloween Costume

I was a gypsy when I was super young, like REALLY YOUNG, like when I lived on Vancouver Island young, so before Kindergarten and I remember it so clearly. It was and always will be my favourite.

...Should we all just take a moment of silence to digest how handsome my Dad is? 

And that my friends wraps up the FALL TAG. I have big plans this month for lots of Halloween looks! I posted my quick Pop Art look on my Instagram yesterday and I have 3 other for sure looks in the works so stay tuned for those!

♥

Instagram: scmakeupartistry

“None of us are getting out of here alive,

so please stop treating yourself like an after thought.

Eat the delicious food.

Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. 

Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure.

Be silly.  Be kind. Be weird.

There’s no time for anything else.”

xx,

S

Easy Bronzed Makeup

Hello my loves!

Today I am sharing with you this fresh, bronzed, glowing makeup look that I have been obsessing over. It’s such an easy go-to look and will look absolutely gorgeous on any skin type and eye colour! Hope you all enjoy! xx

I used…

FACE

NYX Cosmetics Pore Filler to prime

Mac Fix + spritzed numerous times all over the skin to hydrate

L’Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation in 103 Natural Buff

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Light

Laura Mercier Translucent Powder to set 

Laura Mercier Cream Contour Palette to contour

Nars Laguna to bronze

Milani Luminoso Blush

Becca Cosmetics & Jacyln Hill’s collaboration Champagne Pop for the glow

EYES

Urban Decay’s Primer Potion

Set with a neutral skin tone shade to set in place

Mac Soft Brown in the crease

Benefit Cosmetics cream shadows “My Two Cents” all over the lid with “Birthday Suit” in the centre

Maybelline Color Tattoo Pigment “Barely Brazen” spritzed with Fix+ for my inner corner highlight

Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

House of Lashes in Pixie Luxe

BROWS

Whitening Lightning Brow Bar To Go

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

LIPS

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Cotton Candy

Rimmel Apocalips in Phenomenon 

NYX Butter Gloss in Creme Brûlée

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge.

It requires no accountability, no understanding.

The highest form of knowledge is empathy,

for it requires us to suspend our egos

and live in another’s world.

It requires profound purpose

larger than the self kind of understanding.”

xx,

S

♡

Sweat Proof Makeup

I guess I shouldn’t be overly surprised between wedding planning and wedding appointments that I have completely forgotten about this blog. I really enjoy writing and I really enjoy makeup so I’m hoping to be feeling more inspired and spending more of my down time here.

This summer has been crazy and the weather even crazier. The heat has hit us hard and it was basically unbearable to find ways to beat the heat. I decided the best thing for my makeup game was to skip almost all eye makeup and focus on skin prep and create an {almost} flawless glowing face for day to day. 

Prep:

After I wash my face - I’m currently using First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Wash and I’m obsessed. - I moisturize my skin and let that soak in for up to 30 minutes before applying my makeup. I then take my Smashbox Water Primer and doust my skin in it. I have extremely dry skin so I find I need to take a lot of steps to continue to keep my skin feeling full of moisturize.

Products:

To conceal my pores and prime my skin for foundation I have been looooving NYX Pore Filler. I then use my damp beauty blender to apply my foundation. Currently I’m using Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation which gives me skin a really soft all over glow. This foundation is pricey but worth it. If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative for a luminous foundation I would recommend trying L’Oreal Lumi! 

To conceal my dark circles I have been using Maybelline Dark Circle Eraser in Brightening and to conceal and highlight I have been using the same Age Rewind Concealer in Fair. To set my concealer I have met my HOLY GRAIL Translucent Powder by Laura Mercier that literally gives an airbrush affect. I have been baking my powder over top of all the areas I conceal and highlight for about 1-2 minutes and then dusting it off with a fan brush. Your concealer will not budge throughout the day no matter what your activities are, and no matter how hot the heat is. This stuff is bulletproof! Yasss. I have been cream contouring with the Laura Mercier Contour Palette as I mentioned before I have dry skin. If you have oily skin I would suggest using powders to contour and bronze on the hot days. I have been skipping blush and just bathing in highlighter. My new favourite is the limited edition Sephora x Becca Cosmetics x Jaclyn Hill highlighter in Champagne Pop! I put this on the tops of cheeks and up towards my temples, down the bridge of my nose, on my cupids bow and a touch on the chin. 

Set:

To set everything on the skin you will need a good setting spray. In the past I have used the Urban Decay Setting Sprays and they were amazing! Right now I’m loving L’Oreal Infallible Makeup Extender Setting Spray.

Now go find a patio and enjoy a cocktail!
 xx,
S

SPLURGE VRS. STEAL

TGIF, beauties!! 

One of my all time favourite things to do in life is to buy makeup. Unfortunately this habit isn't necessarily budget friendly at all times! Over the years I've started to pay a lot more attention to drugstore products that I have tried and fell in love with over re-purchasing the more expensive products from my beloved Sephora or Mac. Just because products don't cost you an arm and a leg and come out of a fancy department store does NOT mean they can't do exactly what you want them to! 

Today I'm going to share with you guys a few products that I absolutely can't walk away from no matter what they cost - and a few equally as beautiful pocket friendly alternatives! 

STEAL - LIP PRODUCTS

NYX Cosmetics lip products - Butter Gloss & Soft Matte Lip Creams

Price: $6.00 - $10.00

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick

Price: $7.00 - $10.00

SPLURGE - LIP PRODUCTS

Mac Cosmetics Lipsticks 

Price: $16.00 - $23.00

Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick

Price: $20.00 - $26.00

STEAL - FALSIES

Ardell Lashes - My favourite styles are Demi Wispies, 118's, 110's & 118

Price: $5.00 - $10.00

Kiss Products

Price: $5.00 - $15.00

House Of Lashes

Price: $7.00 - $12.00

SPLURGE - FALSIES

Velour Lashes

Price: $30.00 - $40.00

Mac Lashes

$17.00 - $20.00

STEAL - HIGHLIGHTERS

Hard Candy Baked Bronzer in Tiki

Price: $8.98

Colourpop Cosmetics 

Price: $8.00

SPLURGE - HIGHLIGHTERS

Mac Mineralized Skinfinish

Price: $37.00

The Balm Mary- Lou Manizer 

Price: $25.00 

That's it for now my loves as I have to run! But I will return with more Splurge and Save deals in the future! Hope everyone has a safe & super fun weekend planned ahead of them!

When I'm not here --

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xx,

S.

Talkin' Highlighters

Today we're talking about that beautiful summer glow. Highlighters can be so universal and there are so many beautiful colours out there to play with to enhance your features and make them pop. I love a bright highlight paired with any look. Particularly in these hot summer months when the makeup looks get minimal, you can never go wrong with having glowing radiant skin any day of the week!

Wearing here: MAC "Soft and Gentle" 

Some of my holy grail's... ♡ 

Top 3 Highlighters {as of right now}

1. NARS "Albatross"

2. MAC "Soft and Gentle"

3. HARD CANDY "Tiki"

Where to apply:

I always apply my highlighters along the tops of my cheekbones and towards the temple, down the centre of the nose, and on the top op the cupid's bow. Applying this on your cupid's bow will make your lips look bigger and down your nose will help elongate! Most highlighters work really beautiful as an inner corner highlight as well as highlighting underneath the brow bone to make your eyes pop

Brushes I use...

Morphe Fan Brush M497 or Sigma F35 Tapered Highlighter for the tops of the cheeks

Realtechniques Setting Brush for the bridge of my nose and cupids bow

These babes will light up your life! All my boo's together!

Glowing Skin Tips: To give your skin an all over "glowing from within" prep your skin with a radiance primer and then mix your favourite illuminzer into your foundation! My current obsession is combining my L'Oreal True Match foundation with a few dabs of Benefit High Beam and then applying to the skin just like you would regularly! 

Currently Craving...

The Balm "Mary Lou-Manizer"

Becca "Opal"

Laura Geller "Gilded Honey"

ColourPop "Lunch Money"

Happy Highlighting!

"It's okay to be a glow stick.

Sometimes we need to break before we shine."

'til next time,

S.