Friday, December 5, 2014

Lipstick Dupe for MAC's "Hangup" Lipstick

One struggle for me when transitioning to only cruelty free products, was giving up MAC. MAC has yet to pledge to not test on animals, so therefore I stopped purchasing makeup from there. But when I did shop there, my favorite lipstick shade from them was "Hang Up". It is a gorgeous dark purple/plum matte color, which is perfect for winter and fall. It is a universal color that works with almost all skin tones, which is why it was so hard to give it up! Fortunately however, I have found a couple dupes for the color which are just as gorgeous.
Dupes for MAC's "Hang Up":
1.) Wet and Wild in Cherry Bomb
2.) Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in deep berry

Smokey Eye With A Pop Of Color

This is an easy look to achieve whenever you want to switch things up with your makeup rutine. Instead of a classic smokey eye with neutral colors, this look makes it easy to add some color!

1.) First I primed my eyes with a nyx eyeshadow primer.
2.) I then used a neutral color by urban decay called foxy and applied it all over the lid.
3.) I then took a light brown matte color by urban decay called Naked 2 and applied that in the outer crease.
4.) I then took another urban decay color in the "stardust" collection, which was the glittery bright blue color, and applied that on the outer half of my lid and blended out.
5.) Next, I took (once again) an urban decay matte black color called crave and applied that to the outer v of my eye, and blended out to create a smokey look.
6.) I then went back to the Naked 2 color and used that as a transition color to blend out the whole look by applying to the outer corner.
7.) Then I took an urban decay shade called Venus to highlight my brow bone and tear duct, as well as the inner corner.
8.) Next, I took the stardust blue color and applied that on my lower eyelid, only half way in from the outer corner and blended up with the top colors. I then took crave to blend out the blue so it would connect with the upper lid.
9.) I then applied a black eyeliner to the top lid and winged it out, as well as applying it to my upper waterline.
10.) I then took a sparkly blue eyeliner pencil above the black wing, almost tracing the outline of it, and then I also applied it to my lower waterline.
11.) Then I took an Urban Decay glittery blue liquid liner and applied that over the eyeshadow on my lower lid, and also put it over the blue eyeliner on the top lid to make it pop.  
12.) I then applied black mascara to the top eyelashes, and a blue mascara to the bottom lashes, and thats it! :)