2014 Favorites | Eyeshadow Palettes, Eye primers, Liners, Mascara, Brows

I'm going to jump straight in to the next post of my 2014 favorites. Last post was  about blushes and bronzers and whatnot and this one will be all about my favorite products for my eyes. 

 

This year I really fell back in love with palettes again. This one is Stila's Eyes Are the Windows Soul Palette. I picked this up in September or so and it's become a favorite. The shades are perfect for any look with five mattes shades and seven shimmers. It's a neutral palette so it's been my go-to for easy makeup days. 

Next is the Amrezy palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills. I almost passed this up because I wasn't too impressed with it at first but I'm glad that I did buy it. It has quickly become my favorite for creating warm smokey looks and I really love the vibrant emerald and purple shades to add a little color to any look. 

I couldn't NOT include my Lorac Pro Palette. This one is a repurchase since I hit pan in most of the shadows in my first one. The shadows are so smooth and buttery and this palette is amazingly versatile to create literally any look. 

My last favorite palette has been the Too Faced Chocolate Bar. This is another neutral one that been one of my most reached for palettes this last year. I love the mix of shimmer and matte shades in this one and that purple is AMAZING!

My favorite eyeliners this year have all been affordable liners. I really like my Inglot and Motives black gel liner, but I always find myself reaching for the Maybelline Eye Studio Gel liner more. It's smooth and creamy and easy to draw on without smearing. It also sets really well. 

The NYC liquid liner has been a favorite for years and I don't think that will ever change. It's so dark and doesn't flake off like many liquid liners do and for a few bucks you really can't beat that. 

Lastly is this Sephora brand waterproof liquid liner. This is a favorite for days when my eyes are maybe a little watery or days when I really want my makeup to stay flawless for hours. It's nice and dark and the brush is easy to work with. 

My go-to primers this year have been these three. I've always been a fan of the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer ever since it came out and I still really like it. The Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer has also quickly become a favorite. It helps my shadow stay flawless literally all day. The last one is this Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer. I bought this last fall and it's become probably my all-time favorite. It's kind if tacky and really helps the eyeshadow stuck to the lid without creasing. 

For mascara this last year I've really been living Benefit's They're Real! Mascara. I've gotten about six or seven samples of it and haven't had to actually buy a tube all year. I like the formula and how it really thickens my lashes. I also love the brush! It can get a little annoying trying to get the smaller lashes with this brush but it really separates them really well so it's amazing. 

 

My other favorite has been my Makeup Forever Smoky Extravagant mascara. The brush is shaped kind of like a Christmas tree and it really helps to separate and coat every single eye lash. The formula is also really good for length and volume. 

Finally on to brows, my favorite this year has hands down been my Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade. This literally changed my brow game. A little goes a very long way and I like how I can use it for natural barely filled in brows or more product for intense more defined brows. 

I've also really like the Brow Powder Duo from ABH for filling in the front part of my brows. It blends really naturally and helps to soften up my eyebrows. 

Another favorite (which I forgot to take a picture of!) is the Maybelline Brow Drama Brow Gel. This is amazing for drugstore and I absolutely love it. It helps to coat the brows and add a little texture which is  ideal for me, since my natural brow hairs are thin and sparse. 

What were some of your favorite products for creating the perfect eye this year? I'd love to hear and please stay tuned for the final post of my 2014 favorites, lip products coming soon!

Thank for reading and have a good day everyone!

xoxo

LivforLashes

Products Mentioned:

Stila Eyes Are The Windows "Soul" palette

Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy palette (Limited Edition)

Lorac Pro Palette

Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama gel liner

NYC Liquid Liner

Sephora Waterproof Liquid Liner

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer

Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer

Benefit They're Real Mascara

Makeup Forever Smoky Extravagant Mascara

ABH Dipbrow Pomade

ABH Brow Powder Duo

Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara

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Emerald Holiday Smokey Eyes | Pictorial

Christmas is tomorrow you guys! I am super excited. I get to get out of San Diego for a few days (as beautiful as it is) and go back home to Arizona for a week or so. Before I leave though, I wanted to post a more dramatic holiday look. Usually, for me at least, we have a more formal get together on Christmas Eve where everyone kind of goes all out, so I wanted to try 0out something different this year. My go-to is usually a dark brown smokey eye and wine colored lips but this year I was really feeling the color green. To find out how to get this look that i came up with, keep reading. Enjoy!

So first, like always, prime your eyes. i always prime, for any look, but with more dramatic looks you especially want to make sure you dont miss this step. you dont want your eye shadow to smear or crease, or it might judst end up looking super messy by the end of the night. for my primer i used my Urban Decay Primer Potion.

For this looks, since I knew I wanted to use dark colors that tend to have fallout, I decided to use tape to get a clean line, and to catch some of the fallout. I just got a piece of regular scotch tape, stuck it to my hand a few times to remove some of the tackiness and stuck it from my lower lash line extending it towards the tail of my brows. 

Next, I took a mix of "Cork" and "Omega" from MAC and blended that into my upper crease for a transition color. these shades are very light and really dont show up, but they will help my green shadow blend out a little smoother later on.

For my base for the green, I used this Jordana 12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil in the shade Endless Emerald." This has tiny glitter in it, so perfect for the holidays. I just applied this all over the lid. 

Take a dense blending brush and start to buff out the harsh edges from the eyeshadow pencil, bringing the green into the crease. 

Now grab any emerald eyeshadow and pack that on top of the cream shadow. I used "Midnight Emerald" from the Smashbox Photo Op Eye Palette. 

Again, blend out any harsh edges with a fluffy blending brush. 

To add some dimension to the look, I packed on "Onyx" a shimmery black shade from the same palette, with MAC's carbon onto the outer third of the lid. 

Blend out the black to smooth it out. With black it's always easier to start with a little product and build it up so that's what I did, pack it on, blend, then repeats 2 or 3 times. 

For my inner corner and brow bone highlight, I used "Nylon" by MAC and a pencil brush and just softly blended that in. 

Next I took a mix of "Confectionette" and "Nutmeg" from the smashbox palette and ran that under the lashes. 

To darken it up a bit under my eyes, I added Urban Decay's Black Velvet 24 HR Glide On Pencil to my waterline. 

Then I took "Carbon" again and used a smudging brush to smudge out the black liner a bit, keeping close to the waterline. 

To complete the look, just add some mascara and false lashes and that's it! I chose my Egyptian Mau mink lashes from Nubounsom since they're full and long and perfect for more dramatic eyes. 

So easy and so pretty without being too over done I think. I think this look would look good with a nude or red lip, so whatever you would want to wear!

I hope you guys liked this post and have an AMAZING Christmas Eve guys!

xoxo

LivforLashes

Products Mentioned:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC eyeshadow "Omega"

MAC eyeshadow "Cork"

Jordana 12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil "Endless Emerald"

Smashbox On the Rocks Photo Op Eye palette

MAC eyeshadow "Carbon"

MAC eyeshadow "Nylon"

Nubounsom "Egyptian Mau" mink lashes

 

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