Helpful Beauty Substitutes

Hey everyone! Well, I looked back at all the weird circumstances I've been in the past, makeup wise I'm speaking, and I realized that I have some pretty helpful substitutions for makeup, when you don't exactly have a certain product at hand. These will help get you through any beauty crisis!

1. Good Ol' Chapstick

 

Chapstick can be used for a shiittloaaad of stuff. If your seriously desperate for an eyelid primer of some sort, you can use a sticky chapstick to help the eyeshadow adhere better. Also, if you don't have eyelid glitter glue, dabbing some on your lids will help it stick. Chapstick is also great for...of course your lips, chapped skin basically anywhere on your body if you don't have moisturizer at hand. It's great also to tame loose flyaways!

2. Lipstick

So everyone thinks that lipstick is only for your lips...well DUH! Of course it''s only for your lips. But if you ever leave your blush home, or just really want more bang outta that lipstick, use it on your cheeks too for a pretty flush of color! Lipsticks are a lot more pigmented than blush however, so use a teeny dab & gradually build up color. Use a moisturizer to help blend in!

3. Any Eyeshadow, Blush, or Colored Powder of Some Sort 

Colored powder, blush, eyeshadow, any pigment powder can be used anywhere if you need it to, like lipgloss, lipstick, lipstain, blush, luminizer, eyeshadow base, & more! You can mix it with some vaseline, and give your lips the perfect shade that you desire. You can add more powder, or less powder, depending on how much color you want. If you want a very abstract shade of blush, dip into various red, pink, & coral eyeshadows for a unique blush color!

4. Lotion, or Skin Moisturizer

If you ever have a bad hair day, you can definitely use some lotion to help mend frizz or tame dry hair.

 

5. Body Butter

You can definitely make homemade eyeshadow primer with 2 simple ingredients, thick foundation or concealer, and heavy body butter. Just mix one part concealer/foundation to two parts body butter, and use this as eyeshadow base! It will make your eyeshadow appear more vibrant, and last longer with no creases.

6. Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relieve Powder-Gel
This is an extremely popular substitution for face primer as it has very similar silicone ingredients that is commonly found in primers. It helps smooth out fine lines, wrinkles, skin textures, and makes for a seamless, flawless foundation application.


If you guys have any more good substitutions, feel free to let me know in the comment box! Hope you guys find this helpful ;-*

My Favorite Nail Polish Colors for Summer 2011

So, to update you guys on the Hurricane, it past last night, and thank God it wasn't as bad as expected. There actually is a ton of trees all over the place, and some flooding, but not in my little community. A lot of my friends don't have power, thankfully, I do, hence my blogging :)  But yes, around 15 lives were lost throughout this whole thing. These arrogant Facebook statuses saying stupid things about Irene are pissing me off >:/ Lives were lost, and so many people took this whole experience for granted. But onto my post.

Summer 2011 is coming to an end very soon, and mine was amazing. I kept my toes & nails cute in the most purttieeest shades ever. Here are pics of my favorite shades. Although I think they are perfect for summer, they're so cute I would wear them year round anyway 0:)

 Revlon Nail Polish in 'Oh My Magenta' - A pretty fuchsia pink with teeny reflective pink sparkles!

$4.99

One of my favorites...Essie Nail Polish in 'Carousel Carol'- A beautiful solid pink coral ♥

$8.00

 Got this in the UK edition of Cosmopolitan at Paris's airport! MissGuided Nail Enamel in 'MissTaken'- A bright, fun orange!  This shade is not available in the US, only the UK.

£5.00

 Avon's Nailwear Pro Nail Enamel in 'Sunshine'. - One of my favorite shades of yellow. Not sheer at all! Completely solid and matte with no shimmer. Awesome for a pop of color on your nails!

$5.00

 My favorite color of all of 2011...Essie's 'Turquoise & Caicos'- Such a pretty shade. Almost like a cross breed of turquoise blue & a minty green!

$8.00

 B.S.N Plus Nail Lacquer in 'Malibu Breeze'- A beautiful sea blue, completely solid, no shimmer.

♥Awesome Deal♥ $0.99

Last but not least...Sally Hansen Salon Nail Lacquer in 'Feverish Rose'- The prettiest, most flirty pink I've seen :)

$4.00

Sorry I didn't swatch them on my own nails, I actually have set of acrylic on right now from the salon, so I can't swatch them on myself /: All of these colors look amazing on hands & feet, trust me, I've used them before :)

:O My Youtube Makeup Guru FAAAVVEEEEES ;)

Well, my reason for the ton of posts today, is because NY is on a hurricane watch. So I haven't really been able to leave the house for today or tomorrow /: Mayor Bloomberg has declared a state of emergency, so we have to just wait for it to come, and hope for the best. My poor boyfriend is working, and has to go to his brother's house to help take care of the house, although they were told to evacuate because it's along the coastline /: I'm so worried!

Well, enough of the ranting! I have compiled a list of my favorite Youtube Makeup Gurus, that have really been the people who got me into cosmetics & beauty soooo much! These females are so good at what they do, and they have really been able to inspire me, so I'm sure they'll inspire you too! And some of these faces are familiar ones, for they are soo damn known! Kay, well here they are (in no particular order).

• Michelle Phan
• Dulce Candy
• JlovesMac1 
• QueenBeeuty 
• GoLuckyGirl1 
• MakeupByTiffanyD  
• MissJessicaHarlow 
• MakeupGeek 
• Sccastaneda 
• Xteeener 

In case you're wondering about my MOST favorite, it is the one & only, DulceCandy<3 I lovee watching her videos, and she truly inspired me so much! I can go on & on about her, but I'm not trying to review a guru ;) 

Hope you find these links helpful, and the gurus inspire you like they did to me :)

My First Ever Blog

Hey everyone! I'm Cassandra, & I just made this blog. I am so excited to blog, as I have so many things I want to share with the world. Well to start off, I am going to give you the basics on myself. I am 17 years old, & I live on Long Island, NY. I am a senior in high school, and I was born in Trinidad :) I am an only child (but far from spoiled), & I love all things artful. You will see that from time to time, my interests shifts from either makeup to cooking, to graphic design, and everything else.

Makeup is a going to be a huge thing on this blog, as I'm completely addicted to it for the past 6 months. It's actually one of my main reasons for making a blog anyways! I will post reviews, tips, tutorials, and more about products & looks. Another thing about the makeup aspect of my blog, is that I use affordable products, and rarely high end ones. I hope to achieve a wide range of audiences (:

If I start to receive amazing feedback on this blog, it will grow and become better & better. Right now, I'm just hoping for everyone to take a look inside!

Until next time, Cassie<3