Super Bowl Sunday | Outfit, Hair & Makeup Ideas | + Tips & Tricks for Game Day

Super Bowl Sunday 

Makeup | Hair | Outfit

I am a sports fan. 

I am also a style devotee.

Here are some of my ideas for your inspiration on how to rock 'Game Day'.

Check out my video for a step-by-step makeup tutorial and outfit idea!

Keep it Simple.

Now is not the time to break out your most intensive beauty regimen. If you aren't one to wear a full face of makeup all day err' day - don't. Same goes for face paint. If you aren't out every Sunday in full team gear, check the jersey, foam finger and face paint at the door. You'll look like a poser if it's not your normal cheer gear. 

I recommend:

Laid back and easy. Think off duty VS model and girl next door sexy. Restrain the glitter and drama; i.e. no pancake foundation, false lashes or hard to maintain lip.

 Keep it fresh with a natural lip, a defined eye and healthy skin. 

What I used:

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer

& Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer (instead of heavy foundation)

Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess for a healthy glow.

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface for a shimmer free sweet & natural baby pink.

Sonia Kashuk Barely There Loose Powder to set my concealer.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance to make sure my eye shadows last from kick-off to the final seconds of the game.

MAC Satin Taupe across the lid.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Eye Shadow Duo in Power Lunch (Purple Color) outer 3rd of lid.

MAC Quarry through crease.

MAC Smut along lashes.

MAC Naked Lunch to highlight.

Benefit They're Real Mascara.

Tarte LipSurgence in Glitzy for a natural lip color that won't look wonky if it wears off while I'm eating wings and potato skins.

Revlon Lip Gloss in Peony 008. 

Outfit.

There are quite a few ways to dress on Game Day. A jersey. Sweatpants. 

I'm good with both of those for around the house but if I'm around co-workers I'd dress it up a little with a nice pair of dark jeans, casual shoes and a team-color coordinated sweater.

If I'm hanging out with my guy and his friends I'd KISS (keep it simple stupid) with some jeans, comfy shoes and a cute top that doesn't look too high maintenance/slutty. 

What I wore:

Top | J. Crew | A little dull perhaps, but it's my style and team-color neutral. My teams fell out of the race to the super bowl a while back.

Jeans | Ezra Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch

Boots | Tony Llama

Coat | Valentino

Purse | Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac

Now lastly, some of my tips, tricks and suggestions for the day.

No. 1: Game Etiquette. If you're not an football expert cheer, avoid awkwardness by cheering when everyone else does, make sure to not offend someone who's rooting for a different team and avoid being super opinionated about a play if you're not sure what's going on. If you know the game as well as the guys though, let your voice be heard girl!! 

No. 2: Be respectful of who you're with! If you're the only Broncos fan in a group of Patriots, support of your team but don't be super obnoxious. Remember: they outnumber you!

No. 3: Super Bowl Sunday = lots of bad for you food and drinks. Have fun, pig out, but drink lots of water too!

No. 4: Food. It's awesome. If you're going to a party make sure to bring something. Doesn't have to be fancy, but don't show up empty handed if you can avoid it. If you're someone with special diet needs make sure to inform the host or bring your own snacks!

No. 5:  Have Fun!!

I hope you all have a great day :) Good luck to your team!!!

Best wishes,

Elisabeth

New Year's Eve Makeup Ideas & Tutorial

Face:

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer | Light

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer | Fair/Light

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush | Dollface

Sonia Kashuk Barely There Loose Powder | 06

Benefit They're Real Mascara

No. 7 Liquid Liner

Burlesque/Vintage 50's Barbie

The Look: Bright Blue Eye Shadow, a Cat Eye and Red Lips.

Too Faced Liquify Eye Eye Shadow Palette | Blue

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer | Big Bang 400

Starlet

The Look: Silvery Gray and Black Eye Shadow and Beige Pearl Lip.

Anastasia Beverly Hills | No. 3 Milky Way

NYX Roundcase Lipstick | ?

Femme

The Look: A Shimmering Purple Eye and a Natural Brown/Pink Lip.

Maybelline Color Tattoo | Lavish Lavender

Too Faced Liquify Eye Shadow Palette | Bright Purple

Anastasia Beverly Hills Eye Shadow Duo | Powerlunch

Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick | 105

NARS Lipgloss | Super Orgasm

Velvet

The Look: A Graphic Eye with Double Winged Eyeliner and a Shimmery Pink Lip Crayon.

Maybelline Color Tattoo | Too Cool

MAC Eye Shadow | Idol Eyes

ELF Eye Shadow Palette | Neutral

Tarte LipSurgence Lip Luster | Glitzy

Sparkle

The Look:

A Sheer Juicy Orange/Coral Lip with a Soft Smoky Taupe Eye.

MAC | Satin Taupe

Maybelline Color Whisper | Orange Attitude

For a step-by-step quick n' easy how-to on recreating these looks

just click on the video!! 

To See The Outfits I Paired With These Makeup Looks Click HERE!

Thanksgiving Day to Night Makeup Tutorial

Products:

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer * Light (Not shown)

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer * Fair/Light (Not shown)

Too Faced Shadow Insurance 

Anastasia Beverly Hills * No. 2 Cafe Americano * Matte Cream and Matte Coco Brown

Too Faced Glamour to Go II * Brown Shades

Maybelline Gel Eyeliner * Expresso

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eye Liner * Purple

Rimmel Lashaccelrator * Black

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush * Dollface

Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick * 05

Blistex Lip Medex

Anastasia Beverly Hills * No. 3 Milky Way  

Watch the Tutorial!

Too Faced Joy to the Girls Eye Shadow Palette 2013 Holiday Collection Review and Swatches. HD Photos and Video!

***UPDATE***

After having the palette and using it daily for a week or so, so I could try out every single eye shadow, I ended up returning the palette. While I LOVED the colors (and packaging!) and some of the shades were amazing, several of the shades (such as Prancer, Sugar Plum and Yule Log) were completely unusable. They swatched beautifully, but did not wear well AT ALL. Even over primer they'd crease (horribly) and my biggest peeve - and what prompted me to return it- was if you tried to apply some of the shades, you first had to build up like crazy (hello fallout city!) and if you tried to build it DISAPPEARED. Completely. I was really sad to return this; it was an early birthday gift and I was super happy to get it. I posted an originally positive review due to the fact that some of the shades were excellent (snow angel, mulberry, cookie dough come to mind) and created beautiful looks. As a disclaimer I swatched all the shades and wore several before giving my review, and I stand by that portion. In the interest of the holiday season I wanted to post my review in a timely fashion, so I didn't wait to wear ALL the shades. I've learned my lesson and in the future I will wait to wear all shades first. I hope this helps! Honesty is my #1 goal, and trying to help people so I had to update my review.

Best wishes,

Elisabeth

Hey Everyone,

I know it's a bit early - but I'm already gearing up for Christmas and New Year's - I'm prepared to sacrifice Thanksgiving to get there. 

In keeping with this mad dash towards the holidays, my wonderful family gave me an early birthday gift (December baby over here!) and it is the Too Faced Joy to the Girls Eye Shadow Palette from the 2013 Holiday Collection. I love it! Listed below is an in-depth review on each shade, the packaging, price, ideas for looks, and my general thoughts on the palette. I also filmed a review video with live and finished swatches, as well as a makeup tutorial using this palette! Please feel free to leave thoughts or questions below, I always answer back!

Best wishes
<3 & :)
Talktoyoulaterloveyoubye

Elisabeth

Packaging:

Cardboard material. Thicker and taller than the average palette. Slightly bulky and impractical for travelling/storage. Magnetic closure. Gold polka dots on an aqua background. Pattern design by celeb. decorator Mary McDonald.

Price: 

$46 dollars. $275.00 value.

Available:

Wherever Too Faced is sold!

Shades:

Cookie Dough: Matte light brown with warm undertones. Opaque, blendable and the perfect transition color.

Cheers: Metallic Mauve with micro-shimmer. Opaque, blendable and a lovely lid color. 

Prancer: Glittery bronze gold. Chunkier formula and harder to apply. Some fall out. Beautiful color though.

Sugar Plum: Plum with gray undertones and silver glitter. Opaque, beautiful color for the outer third of the eye. Glitter kind of disappears when applied though.

Mulberry: Darker matte brown with reddish-purple undertones. Pigmented, smooth and a wonderful crease color.

Snow Angel: Matte vanilla cream. Pigmented, smooth and creamy, perfect base and highlight color.

Powdered Sugar: Matte nude with pink undertones. Pigmented, blendable and a great base/highlight shade.

Too Too: Girly pink with iridescent shimmer glitter. Fairly opaque, but another one where the glitter seems to vanish when applied to the lid.

Yule Log: Rich chocolate brown with loads of bronze shimmer glitter. Opaque and easy to blend, but the glitter vanishes when applied. WTH??

Chestnut: Medium cocoa brown with micro-frost. Easy to blend and great for a lid color or as a transition color. 

Twinkle: Metallic old gold. Fairly opaque and a beautiful lid color for an evening out or the holiday season.

Joy: Aqua pool blue with micro-pearl frost. Opaque and easy to blend. Great color for the lid or as an inner highlight.

Spike the Punch: Baby pink with golden micro-shimmer. Great as a highlight or for a subtle hint of shimmer on the lid.

Chimney: Slate color with a beautiful blue-grey sheen. Opaque and blendable. Very versatile color, can be used on the crease, lid, to deepen up a look or as a liner.

Coal: Matte black with grey-brown undertones. Fairly opaque and easy to blend. 

The palette comes with:

Three look idea cards.

One full-sized LashGasm mascara.

Mascara:

Personally not my favorite. I found the formula to be a bit tacky and cause my lashes to stick together. It's an obvious looking mascara. 

Overall thoughts:

On the whole, I'm very happy with the palette. Over primer the shadows last all day with no problems or creasing. Almost every shadow is a hit and it gives you a huge range of looks to create. A good blend of mattes, shimmers and glitters. Lots of neutrals and every day colors, as well as a couple of fun shades and party ready shades. 

Don't Forget to Check Out my video review and Makeup Tutorial!!! Thanks! :)

Makeup Tutorial

Review

Halloween Costume Tutorial: Artemis Goddess of the Hunt/Hunger Games Tribute

Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt

Halloween Costume Tutorial

"I sing of Artemis, whose shafts are of gold, who

cheers on the hounds, the pure maiden, shooter of stags, who
delights in archery" - Homer

Step-by-Step Video :)

Costume:

Dress: J. Crew - thrifted

Slip and top panties: Vintage Dior

Lace-Up Wedges: Ugg - T.J. Maxx

Coronet: Sequin Ribbon - Craft Store

Belt: Hand-me down

Arm Band: Gift

Gold rams-head hoops: Gift

Bow: One I already owned and some spray paint

Sugar Scrub, Shimmer Body Lotion and Body Glitter

Makeup:

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer in Light

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer in Fair/Light

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige

Anastasia of Beverly Hills Eye Shadow Palette in Milky Way #3

Tarte Park Avenue Princess Bronzer

Pixi Fairy Light Solo in #2 Champagne Glow

Anastasia of Beverly Hills Eye Shadow Duo in Power Lunch

Stila Eye Shadow Single in Prize

Maybelline the Falsies Flared Mascara

No. 7 Black Liquid Eye Liner

Ardell False Lashes in "Wispies"

Duo Lash Glue in Clear

Benefit High Beam

Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach Kiss

Revlon Lip Butter in Creme Brulee

Rimmel Stay Glossy 3D Lipgloss in Eternal Gold

Hair:

Bobby Pins

Paddle Brush

Garnier Fructis Volume Booster Dry Shampoo

Suave Keretin Anti-Frizz Serum

Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray

Frizz-Ease Humidity Defense Hair Spray

Conair Spiral Curling Wand

Get Ready with Me: Fall Day!

My Fall Get Ready with me video! 

Products Used:

Pure Organics Body Wash in Bulgarian Lavender

Herbal Essences Shampoo in Hello Hydration

Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Conditioner  

H20 Oasis Mist 

Boots Day Moisture Lotion

EOS Lip Balm

Dove Under Eye Brightener

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer/Highlight in Fair/Light

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer

Elf 32 Eye Shadow Palette

Maybelline Gel Eye Liner in Expresso

Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajhal in Taupe

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface

Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick in 105

Revlon ColorStay Mineral Lipglaze in Eternal Blossom

Butter London Nail Polish in Come to Bed Red

The Body Shop Body Butter in Floral Acai

Dove Deodorant

Bath and Body Works Wild Berry Tulips Body Mist

Zara Top (Thrifted)

True Religion Cut-Offs (Thrifted and DIY-ed)

A&F Flip-Flops (Several seasons old now)

Belt (Thrifted)

Bracelets (Thrifted)

Ring (Gift from a wonderful family friend)

Anastasia Beverly Hills Illumin8 Eye Shadow Palette: Review and Tutorial

Hey Everyone,

I recently purchased the Anastasia Beverly Hills Illumin8 Eye Shadow Palette in the shade #3 Milky Way. I am in love with this palette!

Details, swatches and tutorial are below. 

Where to buy: Sephora and Anastasia. E-Bay and Amazon have a few, but not all and the prices are full-priced or higher. 

Price: Normally $30.00 at Sephora and Anastasia, but I found it for $13 at my Nordstrom Rack. 

FYI: Out of the 5 Illumin8 eye shadow palettes, my Nordstorm Rack had 4, for the duos they had 3 out of the 4 available and they also had the seen and be seen beauty kit. All of these shadows are currently for sale full-priced at Sephora and Anastasia!!! This is not old merchandise so if you're interested check it out!  
Full price the duos are $23, at NR they are around $10. The see and be seen kit sells for $43 full-price and is available for around $16 at NR. 

Product Details: Easy to blend, super long wearing even without a base. I've been wearing it for 10-12 hours straight in July heat without creasing. Easy to apply, intensely pigmented but not overwhelming on the eye.

Claims: The product's main claim is to make your eyelids look more youthful. As my upper eyelids don't have too many wrinkles yet (oh but my under eyes do! Eek!) I asked my mom to come try it out. She never wears eye makeup anymore - mostly due to the fact that she's too busy and too pretty to need it- but she graciously allowed me to slap some on her face. It really seems to work! If you have more mature skin or premature wrinkles, I would highly recommend this eye shadow. It glides on top of the skin without creasing or settling into fine lines. And it doesn't feel heavy or greasy at all on the lid. 
I also checked out the reviews on Sephora/etc. 4 1/2 stars out of 5 and many positive reviews from women who are 50/60+ years of age.

Before and after photo of my model :) 

I used to lightest shade from the palette all over the lid.

She is lifting her eyebrow slightly in the photo on the right just to allow the shadow to show up. In person though, you can really see a difference in the wrinkling on the lid. 

From Top Left to Bottom Right:Natural indoor lighting. Without primer.
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige and Silver Strike
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Photo on the left: Outdoors full sun. Photo on the right: Natural indoor lighting
Swatches from top to bottom: Top: Over Too Faced Shadow Insurance. 
Middle: Over Silver Strike.
Bottom: Without Primer.  

Photo on the Left: Natural indoor lighting. Photo on the right: Outdoors full sun
 Top: Over Too Faced Shadow Insurance.
Middle: Over Barely Beige.
Bottom: Without primer.

Colors from left to right:

Light silver grey taupe satin

Medium steel gray with silver glitter

Satin teal/peacock blue

Matte blackened cherry

Jet black with heavy iridescent silver glitter

My Tutorial using the palette. Click to see the shadows in action! 

All in all I am very happy with my purchase. I've worn this palette every day since I got it and I've been able to create a multitude of looks with it. I'd like to get another one with more neutrals in it, but I have been able to use this as a day look and I think it's especially great for night time looks. 

Have you ever tried anything from this brand? What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments!!

Best wishes,

Elisabeth