Greetings & Update!

Hello Lovelies!!
I hope this post finds you well! I've been slacking on my posts on here simply for one reason and that is ....school is over for the summer and I've been relaxing after that horrendous semester. I know I know, I should've been better about posting, but truth is every time I wanted to post something I got really lazy and/or it would rain which would make me think "well if i put makeup on i'm not going anywhere so i'm technically wasting makeup.." don't know if I'm the only one that thinks this...BUT without further blabbing on, I sincerely apologize for my lack of posting on here.
For today's post, I decided to recreate a look by one of my favorite beauty youtubers "Bubz'. I will include the link at the bottom of this post. I didn't get a chance to photograph the items I used to create this look but I will write them out for you!
I basically started off by cleansing my skin with my Rhonda Allison pumpkin cleanser, then I toned my face with my Origins toner in United States.
I then used the Origins GinZing Energy-boosting moisturizer all over my face for a dewy-ish finish. (My skin is already oily and doesn't need to look completely dewy or I'll look like a grease ball.) 
For eyeshadow I used my Wet N Wild trio in Walking on Eggshells (I used the eyelid color -slight nudey pink, and the browbone color -beige shimmer-for under the lower lashline).
 I tight-lined my upper eyelid with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil in Demolition, and for mascara I used L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black.
 For my cheeks I used BareMinerals blush in Chuckle and for lipgloss I think I'm going to reach for a pinky-coral shade since I don't have a pink gloss at the moment. (gloss is not pictured here)
Hope you guys like the look and let me know if you try it out!
Take care :)

Bubz -Korean Natural Makeup Tutorial

My Weekend Makeup

Hi Lovlies!
I just wanted to post something quick about what makeup i am wearing today. I was going to go out without make-up since I am currently under attack by the zit patrol, BUT I figured its such a beautiful day why not?

I used my Naked palette by Urban Decay. The overall lid color is smog, my crease color is Naked, and for my highlight I used Virgin. And for eyeliner I used Urban Decay 24/7 in Underground. For mascara I used L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black.

 I tired to do a contour with BareMinerals all over radiance in True but its very very light. Not sure why, maybe I was too light handed ??
And finally on my lips I used Clinique's Tenderheart. (excuse my wacky hair. I was trying to figure out what to do with it. LOL)
Thanks for stopping by dears!
XO Karina

Make Up Collection

Hi lovelies!
I hope you all had an amazing week! I've been busy with school, but that's how it is during the last few weeks. Anyhoo...I wanted to make a post of all the make-up I have. I thought to myself as I was taking the pictures, I really have a lot of makeup, I wonder if anyone would like to see me do tutorials with them...so here I am showing you guys what I have built up over the past few months and recent years. I am not posting these pictures as a way of bragging. I am posting them in order to share my collection- obviously if you are reading my blog it is because you have a passion for make-up/art. I think its fascinating to see other people's collection because what they have usually says something about them. Like if they have fun crazy colors, it usually says they aren't afraid of taking risks. I also like to see the colors in peoples collections. For me, make-up is just another medium. I used to be really into art, drawing and sketching etc, and make-up just offers me another way of creating something new and fun.
Just keep in mind that I will always believe in inner beauty more than outer beauty. I may be really into make-up but I'm not superficial. And that being said, I will leave you all with a quote- "The prettiest girls, are the happiest girls." This really applies to everyone! and not sure who said it but I really love this quote! 

XO Karina 

Birthday/Self Appreciation Haul!

Hi beauties!
I almost forgot to post the treats I received for my birthday and just some stuff I bought that I really needed. I went to Ulta and bought the oil free eye makeup remover. And I must say that its really good! Its by Boots and it stings a bit if it gets into your eyes, but it really does the job at removing mascara and eye shadow primer. (I have oily lids so I have to use eye shadow primer.)

The Body Shop was having a spin the wheel sale, so of course that sucked me in. I went in there and spun and I got 40% off my entire purchase! Although I only picked up two things they were well worth it. The sweet lemon scrub is really nice for a treat in the bath! Lately I've been on a kick about treating myself to something nice every once in a while for all the effort and stress that I go through daily. My next pick up was the seaweed daily moisturizer. It's supposed to help with oil production since it is a mattifying cream, and I've only used it twice so I will let you know how I feel about it once I've used it a bit more. So far it hasn't broken me out and seems to do the trick for my oily t-zone.

For my birthday I got a gift card from MAC. I have a bunch of MAC stuff that I love but rarely wear.I know I know, I have to start using them...so I decided to pick up a bronzer. It's called Blunt and technically it is a matte blush. I haven't used it yet because I am recovering from a break out all over my face, but once my skin clears up I will show you how it looks. I don't have a matte bronzer so I figured I could use one in my collection. I also picked up Satin Taupe eyeshadow. Everyone raves about this shadow on YouTube, so I figured why not try it out? I've used it once and it didn't seem like anything special. Then again it could just have been that i didn't use enough, or that I didn't put enough primer on for it to stick to my lids.
I hope you all are enjoying my posts as there will be more to come!
Smile, pretties, it's your best beauty look.
XO Karina

Hair Creations!

Hi beauties!
I sincerely hope you are all doing well! Its been cold the past few days and I haven't been reaching for any makeup so I don't have any goodies to show you. BUT last week I helped out a friend who was a hosting an event and I worked on the models' hair!
Now don't get me wrong for I am no hair expert but I have to say I was really excited about the results!
For the most part it was a vintage pin up inspired look and I tried to envision Dita Von Tees when I was curling away. Here are a few pictures of how things came out! Shoutout to Biancas fashion corner for taking the pictures! http://biancas-fashioncorner.tumblr.com/

Let me know what you think and if you would like to see a demo/tutorial on how to get one of the looks! xo Karina :)

Stand Up For Love! RT

Hello Beauties!!

So every now and then I will be posting up what I like to call real talk (RT). It's basically me just talking to you guys about a topic that I find worth talking about and it could be about anything! I will try to put in the title RT so you know its a post about a topic other than make-up (for those of you whom are not interested in my babbling! lol )
So I wanted to talk about love...but not just any love...about self-love. (Because honestly I can not help you out with your love life LOL save that for the professionals!) What I can help with is encouraging women/men/anyone to feel love for themselves. We live in a society where things are so fast paced and there are tons of messages being sent in our direction "buy this, drive this, eat this, go here, wear that!" and sometimes it can be a little chaotic. We should take the time to be aware of ourselves and what we want even if that means taking out five minutes of your day to address any feelings of low confidence and/or low self-esteem. Because to be honest who doesn't have those days?...you know, when you're sitting at home thinking to yourself "i wish I were ______" or when you're walking around minding your business when suddenly you see someone with ____ and you just picture yourself having that too! I mean I can totally relate, like there are days where I am wondering where some of these women find the time to get their hair done and makeup done before an 8 AM class, and then I think to myself well, maybe thats their own way of showing themselves some love, by looking good!Because when you look good you feel good too! So basically what I am saying is we all have days or moments when we feel down about anything, weight, height, hair, make-up, pimples, not having the right car, not having the right phone ETC. I recently heard the phrase "count your blessings not your problems" and this is exactly what i am trying to get at. You are special and beautiful, and don't you forget it!  So love yourself! Compliment yourself! Look in the mirror and focus on the positive things! Write down your best traits and post them around your room to remind you each and everyday that you are special!
Don't forget that the most important person that matters is YOU! Be strong, Be happy, and show yourself some love everyday!
-xo Karina

Getting Naked! (Palette)

Hello Beauties!

Hope you guys are doing great! I just got back from spring break and i feel refreshed! As you know I was stressed out to the max, now I'm all relaxed and ready for the last few weeks of school! Well I haven't posted anything in a while and its mostly because I've been trying to catch up on school work. that..AND the fact that I am still camera shy. I started this blog to share with you guys my love for makeup and to encourage women to be beautiful inside and out. So in this post I will be talking about the ever famous..or infamous, whatever same difference!...Naked Palette. I bought this badboy back in the day when it was all anyone would talk about. And to be honest I've barely gotten good use out of it. I should be using it everyday but reality is that with a 5AM wake up call, I don't reach for make-up. I usually go all out when I'm going out to the bar or hanging out with friends or for those once in a blue moon date nights. anyhoo, back to the make-up. Here are a few pictures of my makeup. To be HONEST, I don't remember what colors I used as I took these pictures a long time ago! but I probably used sidecar on the lid and buck in the crease. I used the TooFaced shadow insurance also!

 I used my Urban Decay 24/7 liner in zero, and I put two coats of Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.For the face I used BareMinerals foundation in the original formula and their blush. (I don't remember the names but will get back to you if you really want to know!) As for my lips, I used Tenderheart by Clinique.