Red Lights

Because it's Friday and I'm not going out tonight. I've been having a few extremely hectic weeks, and unfortunately there are more to come. So pardon the lack of posts in Beauty Eater. I have some time to squeeze in a tiny post about RED NAILS. It's my go-to color whenever I have a formal event/dinner. It's a feminine and an empowering color that gives you the slight nudge of confidence. I'm wearing Essie's "Lacquered Up".

Some other suggestions:
1) OPI's Big Apple Red
2) Tom Ford's Carnal Red
3) Butter London's Come to Bed Red
4) Clinique's Red Red Red

-Gloria

Diamonds

I'm a person that tends to lean towards soft and pastel nail polish colors. Because of that, I bought China Glaze's "Fast Track" (from the Hunger Games collection) and I've been in love with it. It's a champagne/slight beige sparkly nail polish that looks even better with a top coat; I use Seche Vite's Top coat. It has a nail strengthening factor that comes with the bottle, so another plus. Bear with me, my nails are in horrible shape. They are currently weak so I had to cut them short in order to stop myself from touching them.

This time, I decided to break the combo with Skin Food's "Green Bean Milk" turquoise nail polish, topped with Sephora by OPI's "Just'a Pinch of Glitter", and another nail that's just coated with Sephora's Just'a Pinch of Glitter.
Skin Food is a Korean cosmetic shop that sells an ecletic range of colors in different textures: creamy, rouge, and clear. Their colors range from baby soft to matte pastels to pop colors, and they are all pigmented very well.

I never go anywhere without having colors on my nails :)
-Gloria

Work Etiquette

I recently started interning at a media TV company, and I thought to myself, what is the appropriate amount of make up I should put on my face. I personally hate putting on foundation or BB cremes so I'm definitely skipping that process. After stumbling on this picture of the beautiful Chinese model Liu Wen, I knew that this was the perfect amount. I love the subtlety of nude colors and the natural glow she has on her moisturized skin. I want to be able to go to work and have a face that feels comfortable when I'm talking. You all have experience a dried-up face moment, when you feel like the surface of your face is too frozen to move from the layers of make-up and ineffective moisture present. Let's avoid that..

To start things off, I would moisturize the skin after taking a hot shower. The fresh heat will aid the moisturizer and give your face a healthier and natural glow. Then I would use a dab of concealer on some part of the skin that needs to be covered up. A hint of pink/red blush is perfect to show your boss that you are alive and ready to work (NARS blush in orgasm). Then I would start on the eyes, apply some natural color eyeshadow like Clinique's Chubby Stick Shadow in Ample Amber. It's bronze-pink color that has a tad bit of shimmer in them. Then I would apply a thin line of black eyeline, and to top it, very black mascara on the lashes to make my eyes pop. 

Afterwards, I apply my favorite lip balm, Burt Bee's Lip Balm (Peppermint) , and a hint of color with a soft pink/nude lipstain that includes a lip moisturizer too. 

For those who don't have a natural glow like Liu Wen, you can use Benefit's High Beam to enhance your complexion. A little swab is about the right amount. 

For the nail lovers, I discovered an amazing YSL nail lacquer color. It's called Bleu Cobalt N17, and it has the most beautiful cobalt blue color I have ever seen. It's the right amount of shimmer and silvery highlights.

-Gloria 

All White Everything

Been craving for some white nails and I finally got the chance to buy it from Skin Food, one of my favorite korean-brand beauty shop. I broke the white nails chain by adding a bit of sparkle with Sephora by OPI , which I ordered online through Sephora. The Sephora one has gray mini sparkles amalgamated with larger white sparkles. When used alone, it can be perfect for a night out. Hope you guys are having a great summer so far!

-Gloria