Beach Babe Blog: greekgoddessmakeupchallenge

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Greek Goddess Makeup Challenge: Artemis

So I've finally gotten around to posting challenge #2 of the Greek Goddess Makeup Challenge! The past couple of weeks have been a little crazy for me, so I apologize for being a bit behind! But I'm really excited to share this look with you! I had a lot of fun creating this badass makeup look and taking the pictures was pretty awesome too.

Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, so naturally I thought of a a gorgeous warrior. I pulled this drawing for inspiration, since it had the rich brown colors I was thinking of using and it was just a cool picture!

For the look I wanted some key elements; bold brows, even bolder eyes and a dark lip. I wanted a deep, sultry look with a feminine flare. So I started with a blank canvas. In the picture below, I'm just wearing my foundation, powder, bronzer, and blush. To see my "blank canvas" mini tutorial, check out the first challenge post here!

After setting up, I filled in my brows making them a little bit wider than my natural line and just a little darker to make them pop. Then I focused on the shadow. I used several different colors to create this kind of winged out ombre effect. I started by creating the wing with a pencil brush and the darkest brown shadow in my Smashbox Shades of Fame palette. It's important to create a clean line so you can actually see the wing and avoid a muddy look. Then I began adding color. I covered my lid with a lighter, golden shadow with a nice shine (Urban Decay Half Baked) and last used some medium browns to fill in my crease and the outer edge of my eyes.

To finish the look, I rimmed my waterline with a beige eye pencil, lined my top lash line with a black pencil, and put on some volumnizing mascara. For my lips, I used dark berry shade that I feel really brought the look together!

For my photos I pulled the top of my hair back and braided the sides for that modern warrior feel and added some gold jewelry. If you can't tell, the earrings are little arrows! I was way to excited about that. But I did have a ton of fun doing this look! I even went out wearing the makeup and wound up getting a free tea at Starbucks. It could have been that I looked extra pretty, OR it could have been that I felt extra pretty and was oozing confidence. I like to think it was the latter. ;)

Face

Smashbox Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer

M.A.C. Matchmaster Foundation in 2.0

Tarte Maracuja Creasless Concealer in Light Sand

Urban Decay Naked Flushed Highlighter & Bronzer

M.A.C. Extra Dimension Blush in Pleasure Model

Eyes

Paula Dorf 2 + 1 for Brows in Brunette
Sephora Collection Contour Eye Pencil 12 Hour Wear Waterproof in Blonde Ambition

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Original

Smashbox Shades of Fame Eye Palette [Mocha, Praline, Safari, Bliss]

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Half Baked

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Perversion

Makeup For Ever Smoky Extravagant Mascara

Lips

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor in Blissful Berry

XO, Briana

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Greek Goddess Makeup Challenge: Aphrodite

So I'm really excited to be a part of this link up with the lovely Jiawun from the blog Beauty Nerd By Night!! She started this awesome idea of doing a "Greek Goddess Makeup Challenge" and I was totally in from the start! I am all about some Greek goddess makeup. So for the next several weeks you will see a cute little makeup tutorial that may just be inspired by a badass goddess.. Again, really over excited about this.

So challenge #1 was Aphrodite. If you didn't already know, Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of love, desire, & beauty. That pretty much sums it up. If you want to know more, do a good old Google search. I could read about Greek gods and goddesses for hours.

Anywho, for the makeup I was inspired simply by love and the natural beauty of Aphrodite. I did my hair and makeup and waltzed around all day in a Grecian-esq dress and was freakin loving it. I pretty much felt like a modern embodiment of Aphrodite herself, which is exactly what I was going for.

I felt as though this makeup called for some flawless skin, so I started by doing my usual toner, eye cream, moisturizer routine. Then I used a luminous primer, medium coverage foundation, a ton of concealer (which still failed to completely cover my dark circles. We'll just pretend they're not there.) and topped it all off with some highlighter. [#1] I also used a bit of bronzer for a light contour on my cheek hollows, jaw line, and temples. Last, I used a pink blush for a natural flush of the cheeks. [#2]

Then came the fun part: the eyes. I did a natural, defined brow and used a beige liner in my water line to make my eyes look bigger. After priming my eyelids and using a base shadow, I broke out the pinks. This year has been my beauty renaissance; I finally figured out how to used red/pink based shadows and not look like I'm sick or dying. So I wanted to incorporate that into this makeup. I did an ombre style shadow look, starting with the lightest shade in the center of my lids. Then I used the next shade on the fare end of my lid and into my crease. In the outer corner I used my darkest shade, which I also blended into the crease. Last, I used a light nude to brighten the inner edge of my lids and a bright white to highlight my brow bone. [#3] For eyeliner, I used a liquid pen liner to create a natural cat eye and topped it off with mascara. [#4] I painted my pout with a peachy pink lipstick and I was done!

I finished off the look by putting my hair in some bouncy, Grecian curls. I parted my hair in the center and used a curling wand, twisting my strands away from my face. Hair fit for a goddess! I took a few too many selfies, but hey it was fun! I even added a super cutesy, pink, heart themed pic just for Aphrodite!