NYX butt "Naked" Eyes Palette

 Say Hello to Nyx New and wonderful addition to the neutral world of makeup

butt "Naked" eyes

Includes 15 Cherry Picked Eye Shadows, 4 Blushers, 

1 Bronzer, 2 Face Illuminators for the most natural "naked" look!

 

I love that this kit includes blush/bronzer/highlights all in one! Its truly a butt "naked" palette!! This palette goes for $24.99. This is a great alternative to a Urban decay palette if that is out of your price range and featured matte & shimmery eye shadows!

Enjoy!

xoxoxoxoxo

Ashes

How to: Classic to Dramatic Eyeliner Part 2

Black, Brown, Blue or silver eyeliner always delivers. I love the new creativity that has been surfacing in the last year with men & woman playing around with different shapes, and lines. With the popularity of my Last How to: Eyeliner post i came across some more amazing diagrams for you all to check out, try & have fun with!

Classic to Gaga Eyeliner

 

Popular Celebrities Style Eyeliner

How To: Classic winged liner Picture Tutorial

 

Which one will you try?? So many to choose from!!

 

All Pictures were found on Pinterest! These lovely creative looks sure spark a creative flare with me, I hope you expand you eyeliner skills and have some fun with me. I already have tried a few!

 

XOXOXOXO

Ashes

Lipgloss that POPS: My Beauty Addiction Lip Glazes

Red, pinks, corals and nudes.. This isn't a place for you!

 I have fallen head over heels for the fun and wonderful world of lip glosses that not only pop but chance any look into something new or more High Fashion!

Here are some GORGEOUS lipgloss swatched by yours truly <3

All from My Beauty Addiction 

 

XOXOXO

Ashes

HOW TO: Eyeliner for All Eye Shapes

For all my lovely follower who have not yet become addicted to the amazing world of Pinterest, here are some pretty awesome charts! I came across these through the endless hours i have spent on that website looking through millions of amazing, inspiring pictures!

 Eyeshapes according to your sign: Does your match up? 

Mine is Sagittarius and it pretty darn close!

DIY Winged Eyeliner chart: Super Helpful!

Designers Artistic point of view for eyeliner: Pencil or Liquid you choose!

A couple of these im dying to try

Different Eyeliner techniques on real eyes: 

These are so cool, right?!

 

I hope some of these bring answer your way when it comes to eyeliner mishaps or even inspire you to try something new! 

XOXOXOXOXO

Ashes

Makeup Companies worth EVERY Penny!

As 2012 has begun i wanted to take a moment and reflect on some companies i literally cannot get enough of. I have picked 3 to spotlight this month due to there amazing & professional quality products!! Drum Roll Please.........

1- Concrete Minerals 

This company i discovered a couple months ago, they were moving from an etsy store to there very own website so i of course waited patiently and then like a bat out of hell ordered as much as i could! This company for being as new & raw as it is is SERIOUSLY professional! From there website all the way down to there pictures. The eyeshadows are so pigmented & i use them in ALOT of my professional photoshoots now. The size of the shadows are SOOO much bigger than normal companies who sell mineral eyeshadows & the prices is great! Bravo ladies, BRAVO! 

2- theBALM

Ok i will be doing a HUGE thebalm series review because i have been such a fan since i was 14 years old. But until then here is a company i haven't ever shaken nor forgotten about! I purchased HOT MAMA & a duo eyeshadow/liner brush and my collection has grown since! This Spunky yet very hip Retro company never falls short; The packaging & incredibly clever concepts/names are to die for themselves. All there products are all versatile & true to there high quality pigmentation.  Like the company says 

"Whats Next?? Keep an eye out.. If we told you then everyone would be doing it"

well my eyes are peeled wide open!! I highly recommend everyone checking them out especially since i think they are underrated and they are such an amazing TOP OF THE LINE COMPANY!

 

 

 

 

 

3- MADD STYLE Cosmetics

I randomly came across this company on artfire looking for a new company that offered samples. I placed an order and wasnt sure how it was going to go.. WELL LADIES i am hooked! This company blew my mind with the amazing quality of the pigments & the prices were awesome! I used this companies pigments in a recent photoshoot that was a fairy theme, i knocked my client out of the park! She was stunned on just how beautiful all the colors were and how well they blended together for being foiled. Check them out!!

Have you ladies ever tried these companies?? If so Let me know what you think!!!

XOXOXOXOXO

Ashes 

AVA with Beauty

Shopping for a Healthy Heart

"We spend half our time looking for the existence of what should be the other part of ourselves, the one fish in the sea that will complete the transaction and not render it void. In the meanwhile adding frequent flyer miles to our long shopping list of heartache. Nether the less creating temporary despair, and being caught up in the act of what could have been. In a blink of an eye, a year could go by; This next one vow to make it yours, not a fragment of who or what. But a never ending receipt of transactions you approved... not society or peer pressure."

                                                                              - Ashley Combs

 

Vintage Vanities Throughout Time: The Art Behind the style

In Western art, vanity was often symbolized by a peacock; In Biblical terms, by the Whore of Babylon. In secular allegory, vanity was considered one of the minor vices. During the Renaissance, vanity was invariably represented as a naked woman, sometimes seated or reclining on a couch. She attends to her hair with comb and mirror. Ironic how the word vanity became associated more with an actual modern day piece of furniture today, but it was looked upon as a woman grooming herself in front of a mirror in the renaissance era. As a child i was obsessed with the illusion of a beautiful table top full of glass bottles, silver brushes & combs, and gorgeous black & white pictures. I find inspiration in the fine painted vases & light fixtures from the past, it was true craftsmanship and the hand painted pieces truly are one of a kind!

Vanities are not just hand crafted wooden furniture anymore, even throughout the years mirror vanities, plastic or tile were used to create a different illusion to this classic piece. Even in some pictures below fabric was used to change an average table into a lavish makeup haven! Not only is the actual vanity a creation of its own, the chair or bench was just as important to tie in the whole look.

Through films the art of decorating a vanity became more elaborate during the 1920's-1960's as the glamour years were booming. Of course not every vanity was the same nor full of fine china & one of a kind diamonds, but the same concept has stuck! I do feel that due to our new decorating styles that have taken over, have diminished the art of a vanity. Simple, clean lines & clutter free bathroom counters and vanities are taking over. I understand that my style is eclectic and very new age retro and not everyone will agree to my clutter zone vanity, but i cant deny how it makes me feel. As a beauty addict show casing some of my favorite items on a vanity keeps me inspired and motivated!

What is your vanity style? 

Here are some gorgeous Hollywood vanity setups with some of the most 

influential woman of our time!

Remember stay Inspired

XOXOXO

Ashes