Valentines Glam

Well it's that time again! The infamous Valentines Day is right around the corner. I know that most people think it's the silliest holiday, regardless if they have someone to share it with or not but I've always been a sucker for 'the most romantic day of the year' even though it never turns out to be the most romantic day of the year because us being girls, we fill it with the Notebook love story romance sky high expectations... which we all need to STOP because lets face it, Noah Calhoun isn't going to be knocking on our door to sweep us off our feet anytime soon. This year I'll be working but none the less I'm happy it's another day I get to celebrate with my boo and regardless of what time I get home I know I have a handsome face to smooch when I do and that's enough for me. Key the cheesy 'awwww's...

I put together this really simple, soft look that I thought would be perfect for the big day. If you are heading on a hot date with your man, spending the night with girlfriends or just putting yourself together to drink wine on the couch by yourself and watch re-runs of Sex and The City, you'll be able to achieve this and feel damn good by doing it

Brows...

Who would have guessed it? My one and only... Dipbrow! I wear Soft Brown by Anastasia Beverly Hills everyyyy day

Face...

Primer: Smashbox Hydrating Photoready 

Foundation: Nars Sheer Glow in Ceylan

Concealer: Maybelline Master Conceal in Fair

Powder: Covergirl Translucent

Bronze: Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil 

Blush: NYX Flamingo

Highlight: Bobbi Brown Bronze Glow 

Eyes...

Primer: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Shadows: All Sonia Kashuk Textured Rose Palette which has 4 shades. I used the lightest as my transition shade, the darkest in my crease, and I mixed the two ligher shades with sparkle and put them on my lid -SIDE NOTE OH MY GOD CANADIANS... losing Sonia is the worst part about losing Target, am I right? The only place I could find this palette online was HERE 

Waterline: Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Witness White 

Mascara: Maybelline Lash Sensational

Falsies: Kiss Lashes in Style 01 {I did cut these lashes to make them a bit more whispy for this look. I wished I had Ardell's Demi Wispies at home, but I did not, so I took to the scissors and customized these ones}

Lips...

Lipstick: Revlon Colorburst Cotton Candy

Gloss: Maybelline Color Elixr Petal Blush

"If you ever lose love, don't go out looking for it. 

Reach inside you and recreate what you think you lost.

You are love.

You can't lose you."

Happy Valentines Day, dolls

xx,

S.

One Love: Loral Pro Palette

So I mentioned today on my Facebook page {SC Makeup Artistry} that basically if my house was burning down, and I saved all the things a person needs to save first... like their fiance and their fur baby, and I could save one eye shadow palette out of my whole collection, that the Lorac Pro Palette would be the one I would take with me. This palette is so versatile and gorgeous. It has 8 matte shadows and 8 with shimmer so you can create every type of look possible. This palette was limited edition when it came out for us Canadians who rely on Sephora for our beloved beauty purchases, but you can still pick up this beauty from the following links:  Nordstrom, Ebay and Amazon

Anywhoooo... 

the moral of the story is that all shadows mentioned down below are from this palette and you should go buy one because I promise you won't regret it!

Brows...

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Soft Brown

Face...

Primer: Mac Strobe Cream

Foundation: Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Full Coverage Foundation in Light Medium Sand

Concealer/Highlight: Maybelline Master Conceal in Fair

Powder to set concealer/highlight: Anastasia Beverly Hills -Banana

Cream Contour: Maybelline Fit Me Stick in Coconut

Powder to set contour: Anastasia Beverly Hills -Java

Blush: Benefit Rockateur

Highlight: Anastasia Beverly Hills - Sand

Eyes...

Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Shadows: Taupe as my transition shade in the upper crease, Sable on the crease from inner to outer corner, Espresso and Black smoked out on the outer corner and on lower lash line, Light Pink on the lid

Liner: Maybelline Gel Liner in Blackest Black

Waterline: Too Faced Perfect Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner in Perfect Black

Mascara: Maybelline Lash Sensational 

Lashes: House of Lashes in Iconic 

Lips...

L'Oreal in I Pink You're Cute

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"Be daring. Be different. Be impractical.

Be anything that will assert integrity of purpose

and imaginative vision against the play it safers...

The creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary."

xx,

S.