weekend favorites~

tinted moisturizer love

With the bitter cold days of winter behind us, it’s time to ditch our full on foundations in favor of a lighter alternative. Enter: the tinted moisturizer. This little beauty wonder melds makeup and skincare to give you a glow that’s your complexion – only better.

 Let your skin shine through with these must-have tinted moisturizers.

Urban Decay Urban Defense Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 is a must for the cosmopolitan beauties out there. It fights free radical damage and environmental stress so you can enjoy springtime in the city, without worrying about the toll it’s taking on your skin. Light reflecting pigments perfectly hide imperfections, leaving your skin luminous no matter what the day throws your way.

Soften and tone your skin with a product packed with the beautifying benefits of argan oil. That’s right; argan oil isn’t just for your hair. You’ll find a healthy dose of pure argan oil among the organic ingredients in Josie Maran Tinted Moisturizer, making it perfect for the natural beauty.

Lancôme Rénergie Éclat Multi-Lift is the gold standard in tinted moisturizers. This product won’t just perfect your complexion all day long; it will actually correct color changes due to aging and even out skin tone over time. Is it makeup? Is it skincare? It’s too close to call. But it is a brilliant beauty buy.

Oil-free, water-based, formulated with mineral pigments and full of skin-benefiting ingredients, Tarte Smooth Operator SPF 20 is one tinted moisturizer that’s hard not to love. With a natural finish and buildable coverage that blends seamlessly, it’s all you need for flawless skin in a flash.

Do you switch to a tinted moisturizer for spring and summer? 

Or are you a full-time foundation fan?

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Photos: Urban Decay, Tarte, Lancome, Josie Maran, Thinkstock

source: makeup.com 

holiday eyes

This is the time of year when people pull out all the stops–the lips get bolder, the skin gets more luminous and the eyes range from seriously smoky to glitter encrusted. Yes, it’s the eyes that really become the focus of festive holiday dressing. 

Make Your Waterline Pop

Lining your waterline is the quickest trick to take your look from day to night. During the holiday season though, why not get even more oomph out of your eyeliner? One festive option is to add a high pigment shade of blue, green or gold to just the lower waterline. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils, em Michelle Phan Cosmetics Waterliners and Lime Crime Eyeliners will pop against the whites of your eyes (and last well past cocktail hour). If you just want the intensity, a good smudging of black will also make your eyes smolder.

Up Your Mascara Game

Basic black mascara is never going away, but an easy way to add interest to the eyes and complement the color of your pretty peepers is to swipe on colored mascara. Use Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Waterproof in Signature Violet or Majorelle Blue to coat just the tips of the top and bottom eyelashes. Or go all out with Sephora Collection Glitter Eyeliner and Mascara and your eyelashes will be twinkling in the twinkle lights all night long.

Get Frosty

When all else fails, never underestimate what highlighting the brow bone, inner corners of the eyes and the center of the eyelids can do to enhance your existing eye makeup. Champagne and pale peachy pinks are the obvious go-to’s, but use this time of year as an opportunity to take it a step further. Choose a frosty shade like Jouer Highlighter in Camellia or Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Intense Eyeshadow in White Punchand build up the shimmer until your eyes shine brighter than the fresh blanket of snow outside. 

Will you use color or shimmer to enhance your eyes this season? 

Photos: Thinkstock

a holiday make-up guide

1. Liquid Eyeliner // 2. Cream Eyeshadow in “Deep Silver Shimmer” // 3.Mascara // 4. Color Hit Nail Polish in “Tribal Tattoo” // 5. Eyeshadow in “The Afterparty”// 6. Blush & Bronzer Duo // 7. Lip Duo
*click on names for more info!*
CREDITS:
Photography: Laura Diaz
Makeup & Hair: Lorena Morales
Model: Marta Serra