The Look: Tropical Spring

As a Spring resolution I dare myself to use more color on my makeup, at least for this season. And this is the first look I have created that is so colorful, and of course, it has pink. 
Dreaming Life in Pink Spring Makeup

In the eyes I first applied a light orange shade all over the lower lid and then a darker orange without bring it to the inner corner of the eye.  In the crease I applied a bright fuchsia shade, creating a cut crease effect and blended it with a lighter pink shade.  In the lower lash line I used a orangy-copper shade.  To bring light to the eyes, I used a highlighter in the inner corner of the eye, in the brow bone below the brows and a little touch of it on the top of the arch of my brow.  I did a cat eye with brown gel liner and to finish I applied mascara to my lashes.

Dreaming Life in Pink Spring Makeup
I contoured my face with a bronzer and then I applied an orange shade blush on the cheeks and highlight to the top of my cheeks. I wanted to keep a more natural look on the lips, and for that a created an ombre effect, using Benefit tints, first in pink all over the lips and then in red in the center of the lips.

Dreaming Life in Pink Spring Makeup

I am impressed that I actually really liked this colorful look.  I am excited to keep experimenting with color this Spring.
Products I used:
Face:
Maybelline Dream Velvet Soft Matte Hydrating Foundation in 75  Natural Beige
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer in Light
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless in 220 Natural Beige
Eyes:
Coastal Scents 88 Color Eye Shadow Palette
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Brown
Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express in Black Drama
NYX Cosmetics Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade in Brunette
Cheeks:
NARS Cosmetics Bronzer in Casino
NYX Cosmetics Ombre Blush in Feel The Heat
BECCA Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Champagne Pop by Jaclyn Hill
Lips:
Benefit Posie Tint
Benefit  Bene Tint

What is something that you want to experiment with in your makeup routine? Let me know in comments.

Happy Spring!

 Steph

S.O.S- Study Over Sleep: Episode 4

Today I bring you another episode of Study Over Sleep. For me it’s the beginning of a new school term, and after what happened last time, you can read about it in episode 3, I decided that I was not going to let that happen again.  So here I am, super motivated, and willing to sacrifice hours studying instead of watching makeup tutorial on youtube and going out too often.

This episode study tip is:

Rewriting your notes

I know that maybe this tip can’t be done for every class, but for me it works perfectly.  For example in my Biological Bases of Behavior class the professor gives the lecture with a power point presentation that she sends everyone via email, what I do in class is take notes of things she explains and examples that she gives.  After the class, whenever I have the time and sit with the power point presentation, my notebook and the computer, and I write what is in the presentation with the notes I took, so that way everything is organize and in one place, which will make it easier to study.

This helps you to review what was giving in class and helps you identify if you have doubts.  You will keep adding to it every time you take the class and when it comes time to study for the exam you will have your document to study from.

Another thing I do, is that I send the document to my email, that way I can opened it in my cellphone, so I have my notes with me always and I don’t have an excuse to not study.

I hope this study tip can be useful to you.

Here are my other Study Over Sleep posts:
Episode 1 – Study every day
Episode 2 – Flashcards
Episode 3 – Finding the perfect study spot

Never stop working on your dreams.

 Steph

Spring Favorites: Lipsticks Edition

dreaming life in pink spring favortes lipstics edition
Spring makes me happy, all the flowers and colors are so pretty, difficult not to be happy.  Today I am sharing my favorite lipsticks for Spring. It’s public knowledge that my favorite color is pink, and this is the perfect season to rock it, but I am also loving more orange-y shades, which you will see below. 
dreaming life in pink spring favorite lipsticks
dreaming life in pink spring favorites lipsticks
dreaming life in pink spring favorites lipsticks
dreaming life in pink spring favorites lipsticks
dreaming life in pink spring favorites lipsticks
So there they are, the lipsticks I am and will be wearing non stop this season.  Do you have any lipstick that you are loving this spring?
 Steph