Makeup Monday: Gradient!

 

So last week I was sifting through Seventeen magazine, and yes I still read Seventeen. Maybe not the prom issue, that would be weird. I came across these gradient lips and I practically fell in love. In the magazine they look so much more awesome. But it gave me the idea to share them with you. This look is a little more toned down then in the magazine but still interesting enough to be cool.

I'm just showing the lips this time because well, all the rest of the makeup should just stay simple-like this!

Step 1: Take a coral lipstick and apply this all over your lips.

**make sure to blot after each application

Step 2: Apply a fuchsia color on top but only to the center of your lips and smudge out with your fingertips.
Step 3: Take an orange color and add it to the very center of your lips. Smudge a little out with your fingertip also.
You can add a gloss or keep it matte, your preference. 
Get funky and creative with it also and try some different colors!!

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Holiday Makeup Monday

 

step 1- Always start with an eyelid primer, dust a sheer neutral shade all over your lid. 

step 2- take a tan color and apply it right in the crease of your eye, we are creating depth and dimension (but with neutral tones)

**we want to keep the eye neutral for this look, as we are putting the focus on your amazing lipstick

step 3- Take a bronze color and with a small eyeshadow brush, sweep this color on the lower lash line and in the inner corner of your eye. Still keeping in natural but adding depth and glam to your eyes as well. 

step 4- Line your top lash line ONLY using pencil or liquid liner. I'm using pencil here but liquid would look just as glam!

step 5- Curl your lashes and add mascara, I always apply two coats just for that little extra pop to my eyes. Make sure to let your lashes try in between each coats.

step 6- Add your favorite blush to the apples of your cheeks. A soft pink or a rose color will look stunning with this look. 

step 7- Apply two coats of a purple lipstick. I know what your thinking, purple? Yes trust me it looks amazing. 

**If your not as brave to just have the purple on, you can always layer one coat purple and one coat red lipstick. This will give the red a HUGE boost and bring the color out even more!

Hope you like this Holiday look!

We LOVE Revlon!

To say that we love Revlon would be an understatement. To say that were addicted to Revlon would pretty much hit it on the nose.  We have just about every product that Revlon makes. Eye shadows, lipsticks, lip butters, blush you name it we own it. We were due for a dossier digs so we thought we would share our love for Revlon with you. Please don't judge us, the first step to getting help is to admit you have a problem right? :)

Lipsticks:

(we have 11 lipsticks)

Fire & Ice- It's the perfect "notice me" color. Every time I wear it I feel like a superstar!

Ravish Me Red- It's a classic gorgeous red. It's my must have lipstick!

Cha Cha Cherry- This color is perfect for every day. It's subtle yet beautiful all at the same time. 

Siren- This lipstick is such a nice orangey pink, it was perfect for summer, the nail polish in Siren is also great!

Really Red (Matte)- This is my everyday lipstick, i love the color, the red is so classic!

Wine Not (Matte)- This is such a deep purpley red, it's not my everyday color, but it's great when you want to change it up especially during the fall!

Violet Frenzy- This lipstick is straight up purple, but it's a wearable color, plus when you layer it with a red it takes on a whole other color!

Orange Flip-  This is the perfect orangey lipstick for summer or spring time. I love it!

Hot Coral- I practically lived in this color during the summer, its perfect for that pop of color to your face!

Peach Me- I recently purchased this color and I have to say, it's perfection. It looks great for everyday wear. 

Love that Red- This is the perfect red with bluish undertones. The name lives up to the color because I really do "love that red"!

Lip Butters:

(we have 3 lip butters)

Candy Apple- I can't say enough great things about these lip butters. They moisturize to perfection & the color is fabulous.

Lollipop- This lip butter is so moisturizing plus it's the perfect pink!

Lipstains:

(we have 4 lipstains)

Gothic- I wear these everyday, this color is more of a deep red, but they last pretty much all day!

Flame- I love Flame, it's my favorite lipstain, this color is the best cross between red and pink!

Eyeshadows:

(we have 12 eyeshadows)

Venetian Blue- This color is so vibrant & fun! Great for all seasons.

Riviera Blue- I love to create a smoky eye with this color It's the perfect dark blue.

Aubergine- When I first put on this color I knew it was the perfect purple. Especially when applied with a wet brush.

Black Galaxy- This is my "going out" color. It's great when I need to look fabulous in one quick step.

Peach Sorbet- This is the best color for every day. It makes you look more awake & bright. All 3 of us have this one...

Rich Sable- This shadow is really brown, it's matte so i use it as a crease color when i want a smoky eye! 

Polished Bronze- This shadow is such a nice brown, plus i has little specks of glitter, so it brightens your eyes up!

Brushed Copper- I live in this color, and especially since I'm obsessing over metallic for fall. It'll look great for day and night. 

Khaki Suede (cream) This is a 4 in 1 cream palette. I really love all these colors. They are all great for an everyday natural look. 

Blush: 

(we have 1 blush)

Cream Blush in Berry Flirtatious- This cream blush is light & airy & has the best pink color.

Concealers: 

(we have 4 concealers)

Colorstay Blemish Concealer- Lately I've been breaking out a lot. This is a lightweight cover up that also heals @ the same time.

Age Defying Moisturizing Concealer- This concealer is so creamy, it goes on smooth and dries like a powder...it's just great! 

Eyeliners:

(we have 2 eyeliners)

Colorstay Liquid Pen- This liquid liner lasts all day & all night. Whats better than that?

Mascaras: 

(we have 3 mascaras)

Grow Luscious- These mascaras are great for every day wear. They are lightweight & lengthening.

We snapped a pic of our stash of Revlon! 

This is all 3 of ours combined....you can tell our love for Revlon runs deep!

Makeup Monday feat Michelle Phan

Ok ladies, I have been so busy lately with all sorts of things, I decided to show you a stellar video for Makeup Monday this week. I may not be giving you a tutorial but the lovely, and oh so talented Michelle Phan is. Honestly, she does a way better job than me anyways! She has some great tips for your makeup in these cooler temps and of course a great Autumn look that anyone can achieve! 

Take it away Michelle...

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Makeup Monday: Icy Blue Hue

So, this is the first Makeup Monday since the craziness of what we all know as Halloween. Side note: I hope you all liked our Halloween posts, we enjoyed doing them for you guys. OK so, lets get to this makeup. I was totally inspired by MAC's holiday products. Everything is so icy and there are blues and silvers and glitter everywhere, I LOVE IT! 

I decided to do an icy blue eye this time. I'm also hoping by doing this tutorial it will inspire Texas to get cold and possibly have some snow in the near future. Fat chance I know, but can't a girl dream? 

Step 1.) Start with a nude eye, as always, apply any primer you have. 

Step 2.)Take your big fluffy brush and apply a white or nude shade all over your lid. Also apply to the brow bone. You want the light to catch the shimmer there to give you a more glowy look.

Step 3.) Apply a gold shadow to your top lid and in the crease of your eye, then take a deeper gold and apply in the crease just for a little dimension.

Step 4.) Take any blue cream shadow or blue eyeliner and line your top lid. You want to smudge it into the outer corner of your eye as well. Blend as you desire.

Step 5.) Line your lower lash line with the blue as well and smudge. Take a black or charcoal eye liner and line your water line on both the top and bottom lids.
Step 6.) Apply a peach blush to the apples of your cheeks, just for a bit of a glow.
Step 7.) Apply a peachy lip stick or lip gloss to your lips. I wanted to stay with a more nude eye since this look is more about your eyes.
And....
You are done!

This can be a great everyday look or even a great holiday party look. Feel free to try them in both settings, I know I will.
Good luck ladies!


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Makeup Monday: Marilyn love!

I have to say, I wasn't sure how I would feel about this look. I think Marilyn Monroe is timeless and her looks were nothing short of gorgeous so I was hoping I could do her justice. I didn't, but she's one of a kind so who can REALLY  look like her anyways. This makeup was fun and when I put the wig and dress on I didn't wanna take it off! Take it from me ladies this look is so fun for Halloween and having your dress blown up IS as much fun as it looks. Try it! 

Always start with your foundation, concealer, and powder

#1: Apply a frosty white color right under your brow bone, in the crease of your eye, and the center of your lid (your creating a highlight here)

#2: Take a brown color and apply lightly in the crease of your eye. shade up to the outer and inner corners of your brow. (your just want to create contouring with this step)

#3:  Wet your eyeliner brush and dab it in a dark brown eye shadow. Line your top lid with this. 

* side note, Marilyn never used black eyeliner it was always brown or dark brown* classy!

#4: Apply a white eyeliner to your bottom water line. This will make your eyes appear wider. All the ladies in this era did this. Were trying to be authentic here ladies. 

#5: Now is the fun part, apply false lashes to your top lashes. Whether you chose full lashes or just ends were going for the winged look here. 

#6: Apply a peachy blush to your cheeks!

#7: Take any red lip liner or lip stick and apply it to your luscious lips 

#8: Final step, don't forget her unforgettable beauty mark. I found that liquid liner works best with this step. 

Add your wig, white dress, and wind machine and your just like Marilyn

and if you didn't know her and I are on a first name basis! ;)

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Makeup Monday: How to do 80's makeup

The 80's was pretty much that era where anything went. Big hair was in (for guys and girls), Clothing was outrageous, and the makeup well, the more the merrier. Seriously it took a village to put it on and take it off. I should know I did this look two days in a row. I have to say though that I'm super fond of all this makeup, its fun and colorful and well, you can basically look like a clown and still get compliments all night. If you have any 80's party's coming up, as we did (hence this tutorial) or you want something easy for halloween this look would be like so super rad!

Step 1: As with all tutorials start with a bare eye. I used primer on my lid to make sure the colors popped and helped them stay all night long. 
Step 2: I used two different blues with this look, The lighter blue I used for the base on my eye lid. Apply it to the lid not going any higher than the crease. 
Step 3: This is were the darker blue comes in. Apply the darker blue to the crease and the outer corner of the eye, then you blend these colors as well as you can. 
Step 4: Take a white eyeshadow and apply it right under the brow bone, this gives you depth to your look and it will catch the light as well. Then take a purple eyeshadow and apply it right above the darker blue shadow and bring it to the outer corner as well and below the lower lash line. You then need to blend the colors together. 
Step 5: If you have it, take a purple eyeliner and line your lower lash line. Note: If you do not have any don't fret, you can always add more purple eyeshadow to your lower lash line. 
Step 6: Take a black eyeliner (pencil or liquid) and line your upper lash line, seriously the more the better. For some reason ladies in the 80's loved black eye liner.
Step 7: You then want to take a black and purple eye shadow and go over the eye liner with the same color. The powder over the liner will absorb the liner guaranteeing that it stay all night. Next if you have an aqua colored eye liner feel free to use it now. Line the the lower water line of your eye. This makes your eyes stand out and adds that awesome 80's look to your eye.
Step 8: Curl your lashes and apply about 10 coats of mascara! Ok maybe not that many but 9 will do. Ladies in the 80's were never short mascara so put as many coats as you want to feel satisfied!
Step 9: Blush is a must, take a fuchsia blush or a hot pink color and apply liberally to the apples of the cheeks as well as going up into the hair line.  
Step 10: This is my favorite part, THE LIPS! Just apply a hot pink or fuchsia color to your lips (no need for gloss) and voila your gonna look like the bombdiggity! 
Crimp and tease your hair as big as you want and have fun with it ladies, I guarantee you can't mess this look up! Yeah like totally!

The Bold and the Metallic.: Makeup Monday

So, I know Mondays can be drab and the start of the weekday(and who really wants to work anyways right?)but we here at The Style Dossier thought why not brighten up your Mondays with a new face, or at least a new look you can try on your face.  Whether its a totally different look or a new lip color, a new eye shadow, blush, etc... we want you to step out on Mondays feeling renewed, refreshed and ready to take on the work week. We also want to thank Keiko Lynn for our inspiration! You rock girl!

This look makes me feel so fall-ish!! Im taking my obsessions for fall and putting them together for this look. Im lucky that they go together or this could have been very very bad. Metallic and a bold ruby lip is such a glamourous look for a fall night out, Im in love with it!

step 1: Apply Primer to your entire lid and up to the brow bone.

step 2: Apply a gold shadow to your entire lid as well and also up to the brow bone.

step 3: Take a darker gold and apply it to the crease of your lid with a shadow brush.

step 4: Take a blending brush and blend the two colors together, this step is very important. You can never blend enough. Blend until you are satisfied with the look.

step 5: Apply a pencil liner or a liquid eye liner to your top and bottom of your eye. This creates a dramatic look for your eyes.

step 6: Curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara to your top and bottom lashes, let set and apply another coat for a more dramatic look.

step 7: With a lip brush apply a berry or ruby lipstick. Blot, and the reapply. Clean up the edges with a little bit of concealer if needed. 

step 8: Your finished, apply a mist and set to help your make up last all night!