50 Shades of Hot Pink.. Or 7.

Okay more like 7 but hot pink lipsticks have been giving me LIFE like no other. Honestly when Candy Yum Yum arrived on the scene I was sooo nervous to try it out.. My silly self decided to wear it for a color pop theme photoshoot!! I felt soo obnoxious but once I saw my pictures in it I was instantly obsessed! Hot pink lipstick can look amazing on any skin tone it's just about finding the right shades and learning how to blend them with lip liners. Keep the rest of your makeup neutral and complimentary to the shade of pink and of course your outfit! Below are pictures of myself in these lippies & a few different looks I have rocked in them oh of course with a list of the ones I'm featuring!

MAC Kelly Yum Yum with a light pink smokey eye and lined with MAC Prolongwear Lip Liner in Shock Value

MAC Kelly Yum Yum with MAC Magenta Lip Liner. 

MAC Kelly Yum Yum can be with smokey eyes day or night or with a simple contour and eyeliner! It goes on sayin/glossy but it staiiinnnssss hunny. And when I say stains I mean like into the next day and you don't need to reapply throughout the day unless you want to maintain the glossy look. 

Both pictures have Countessa Flourescent by LimeCrime with MAC Shock Value lip liner blended in with it. This formula to me was a bit difficult to handle.. It's drying and it's application wasn't smooth, it stains into the next day but that doesn't do it for me. My remedy to all this is to 1. Not wear it on my 12+ hour days and 2. Line and fill in my lips with Shock Value, apply Countessa Flourescent, then go back in with that Shock Value and blend hunny! 3. As with any drying lipstick moisturize before application and exfoliate before and after. 

Another LimeCrime lippie the Pink Velvet - Velvetinne liquid lipstick. No liner needed but darn is this thing drying!!! Definitely moisturize your lips and exfoliate before and after use! This stains as well however that stain is pretty easily exfoliated away.. my issue with this lip color was that I had to apply, let it set, apply again, let it set and maybe go back it because it kinda cracks/doesn't fill in your lips all the way because it's so watery. Now I don't have anything against liquid lipsticks because Stilas are phenomenal but this formula is just too watery. This is definitely a short event lip color also not on my list for 12+ hour days. 

MAC Magenta with Stila Betsey on top! 

Stila Cosmetics Betsey with an everyday eyeliner with an added pop of aqua blue! This baby is my Candy Yum Yum substitute for a long day, my added gloss to Candy Yum Yum or my go to for a quick lippie that needs no lining and much like the Kelly Yum Yum stains which is great to me because after the lovely gloss like textures fades away I'm still left with a gorgeous stain! This is a lot more glossy than Kelly Yum Yum and has a tingly, minty hint to it. It's super moisturizing which I loveeee!

Plain old MAC Candy Yum Yum with MAC Magenta lip liner. This is a beautiful color, it stains but it's on the drying side as well. So follow the above instructions for how to manage a drying lip color and rock that lip color!

1. MAC Kelly Yum Yum from the MAC Osbournes Collection 2014

2. Stila Color Balm Lipstick in Betsey

3. LimeCrime Countessa Flourescent Matte Lipstick

4. LimeCrime Velvetinne Liquid Matte Lipstick in Pink Velvet

5. MAC Candy Yum Yum

6. MAC Prolongwear Lip Liner in Shock Value

7. MAC Lip Liner in Magenta

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#BrownGirlProblems meet Makeup Shopping

Who else struggles with finding BB creams, foundations, concealors that match medium skintones with  yellow/olive undertones?! Every company out there has an overabundance of pink and beige undertones but few or no yellow undertones! I have yet to find a BB cream that fits my oily-combo skin with a medium-yellow skin tone! I can't find a perfect powder foundation match--it's always a bit off! Talk about stressful!


Seriously there is not enough love from our beloved cosmetics companies for our olive tan skin! MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC35 is my perfect skin match, NARS Punjab in the Sheer glow or Sheer matte liquids are a close second.. Lancome has some close matches and so does Make Up For Ever.. and that's kinda it! Powder I'm using 127 in MUFE because any MAC powder I have tried magically turns me darker or red after the day has passed. The struggle is real honey!

My goal is to blog about #browngirlmakeupproblems every now and then and give our struggle a shout out when I do product reviews and swatches because honestly.. I can't trust 97% of beauty bloggers swatches on products because my skintone is so different from theirs! I lovee to check out swatches for days on Instagram but rarely can I find a swatch that can help me make a purchase!

Let me know of any questions related to #browngirlmakeupproblems or makeup problems in general.. I am a renowned color matching queen in my area.. my expertise does not discriminate!

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Tip: Defining Lips

Best way to make lipstick last all day with intense color and definition is to color in your lips with your lip liner and THEN put on your lipstick :) Sometimes you may want to use a slightly lighter concealor around your lips before applying the liner and lip color for an added pop!

4 Steps to Flawless Skin w/o Foundation

Summer isn't exactly makeup friendly. The heat makes us sweat, and often makes skin oily. Adding foundation to this mix isn't always pleasant. I have dry-combination skin, which means my face is mostly dry, but shiny in the T-Zone. I struggled for years finding the right color for my skin tone, and once I did none of the formulas were perfect. Some were too oily, some were too heavy, and some weren't long wearing. Now I have a little hyper pigmentation, acne scars, under eye circles and occasional break outs so my skin is far from flawless BUT that doesn't mean I need a full coverage foundation. I figured out a great way to get good coverage, and an amazing flawless look without a lot of makeup.
First: Prep your skin with moisturizer, and then when it's dry spritz your face with a setting spray and let that dry. I use MAC Mineralize Charged Water or MAC Fix +
Second: Take a buildable coverage concealor like MAC Studio Finish Concealor and apply it with a concealor brush on every spot that you want covered.
Third: With a flat top kabuki brush like the Sigma F80 buff a sheer powder all over your skin like MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural. Mineralize Skinfinish really makes this look, it has reflective properties to it which make you glow, but it covers blemishes too. It does rub off so you need to take a big powder brush and go over that with a translucent setting powder such as Make Up Forever HD Setting Powder or MAC Prep and Prime Setting Powder.
Last but not least: Spritz your face with the setting spray you prepped your skin with and let it dry before your bronzer, blush, contour or highlight.
Andddd there you go, perfect skin :) My skin looks so much better now that I stopped using foundation, not only has it stopped breaking out as much but after a 10-12 hour day or a night out I have no creasing or any other nonsense that happens when you wear foundation. This isn't a method just for summer, I am going to keep doing this in the winter too because with a well prepped face you should have no problems!