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Sephora Nano Eyeliners

    

Last week I was was in the mood to get some make up, but something different from the usual, so I drove to sephora and walked around not really looking for something specific and I found the eyeliners from Sephora [the Sephora brand]. I ended up up getting this purple eyeliner and I have never tried sephora's own brand before and I was actually pretty impressed on how well they go on the skin. You know, if you get a cheap eyeliner they dont even color, but this one is just $5 and its great, and they have them in 8 different colors! Now that I have tried it I will have to go and get some more... I mean for 5 bucks I wont even feel guilty of getting the whole line :)

 Next time you get an eyeliner, get these little guys [cause they are smaller... no wonder they are so cheap] a try. Either way if you don't like them you just wasted 5 bucks and if you do, you will now have an excuse to upgrade your make up kit with tons of different eyeliners !

Old Age Makeup for Medium-Big Stages

Hey guys! I just have the best hubby in the world! he let me apply make up so I can practice my old age make up for a big stage. So I am posting some pictures of the process. I have so much fun doing this... while in the other hand Jake told me..." You didn't mention this was an hour process" while I was applying it [I am glad I didn't, if not he would have not let me.. thanks hubby!]

This is Jake before, and the products I used (eye cream foundations, brushes, powder, latex and sponges)

The first thing to do is to draw lines in the wrinkle that comes when a person smiles,

 

Then blend the lines and apply the white cream eye shadow under each wrinkle, then powder the whole face and apply the latex with a sponge in the desired areas.

 

I applied latex in Jake's eyes, forehead and on the nasolabial fold. You apply it and wait till it completely dries before you can apply second and third layers.

This make up can be used for medium-big stages. It is really fun to apply, so if you want to see what you will look like in a couple of years, give this make up a try :)

I did a purple smokey eye on Melody, just for fun.. so we decided to show the -how to- video

How to switch from day to night makeup

Need to go to a party and don't have the time to re-do your make up? Then, this will help!

I get it! there are times that we get an invite to go somewhere fancy or a party and your make up isn't ready for that, so here are a couple of simple steps that will upgrade your make up and you can even follow them while in the run...

I watched this video a couple off weeks ago with my husband, and I had this overwhelming feeling that reminded me of who I am, and the real important things in life and I thought it would be a good thing to post here. I talk about make up and beauty in my blog, and I know how important it is for us women to wake up, get ready, fix our hair, fix our make up and look good. But what if one day all of that is gone? what is going to be left? Stephanie is such a great example of endurance and real beauty, even though her outside beauty is no longer the same, the real Stephanie still is the same, her real beauty will never be gone.

Make up is fun and I love it, but after seen this video definitely made me think about me, the real me and how I am working towards a better Nikra. Hopefully you all enjoy the video and can reflect for a second of all the wonderful blessings you have every day and value your real beauty!

The Making of Audreys Wedding Make Up!

I had so much fun doing Audrey's make up! My dear friend Melody gave Audrey her make up session as a wedding gift... how nice of her :) So they both ( and Gus) came to the test session and we sure had a lot of fun gossiping around latino celebrities and of course getting her make up done. The test make up for a bride is huge, thats when all little details have to be fixed... not a the wedding day. I did one style of eye shadows in one eye and a different one in the other.. Audrey liked one, Mel liked the other one, and I liked them both! So we then mixed them into one look and Audrey was a happy camper.

 
We tried purples and browns, and she picked the browns but in a more intense color.

 By the day of her wedding, we already knew what we were going to do, so  I jumped right on!
And here she is on her wedding day! looking beautiful :)