In Depth - Taylor Swift Blank Space Makeup Tutorial

Hey Everyone! So I really wanted to show you guys an in-depth look at this Taylor Swift Blank Space look I did from her music video.

This is the look I recreated:

The first thing I started off with was my foundation. I used Armani Luminous Silk foundation. This is definitely a pricey foundation, but it's my favorite out of all that I have ever used. It literally makes your skin look flawless and it lasts all day. I think it's definitely worth the price, because the quality of this foundation is fantastic. I used my real techniques stippling brush to apply it, and then concealed with Maybelline Fit Me concealer. 

I then did my eyebrows with eyeshadow and primed my eyelids with a Mac Paint Pot. I used the color Groundwork. I love the Mac Paint Pots for priming, as I find they last all day and they can be used alone if you want to go for a more casual look.

These are the 4 eyeshadows I used. The first is Nylon by Mac, Twilight Mauve and Brandied Plum by Clinique and Scene by Mac. Taylor has a very matte look on her eyes followed with a very bold red lipstick. Nylon is not a matte color, but all of the other eyeshadows are semi matte.

I first used Twilight Mauve all over my eyelid as a base, making sure to cover up all of my primer. I then applied Nylon on the inner half of my eyelid, but not in the corners of my eye. Taylor's look is very dark and most of her highlighting is very matte. I also later applied Nylon on the center part of my eyelid as a highlight. This was the first round of eyeshadow.

I then used Brandied Plum on the outer corners of my eyes. I went from my lash line up and tried to keep it very angular. Even though this is a smokey eye, it's a very angular eye look. I then used Scene   in my crease. When I did this however I did it as a blended cut crease. I didn't bring it down to my lash line and only used it in my crease. I blended it a lot though because the eyeliner is the striking part of this look while the eyeshadow is very soft.

Here was the effect of the eyeliner. She has a very specific wing in this look. It's very thick until the middle of her eye and her wing is not curved at all. You definitely have to play around with this on your own eyes to find out how to make it look like yours. It's a very bold, dramatic look that some people may not like. I personally love it though. 

The finished look with Lipstick turned out as so:

I used my Urban Decay Perversion Mascara, and used a Mac Highlight on my cheekbones and nose called Too Chic. On my lips I wore the Rimmel Lipliner in the color Red Diva, Nars Dragon Girl (which Taylor Swift has worn on the red carpet), and Chanel Rouge Allure 58.

Here's how the Makeup looks out and about. Hope you guys found this helpful!

City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks...

Hey Everyone! I wanted to share my outfit with you from today. It's just a super casual outfit I put together to go out with some friends. I love the festive touch that the scarf adds to the outfit. Hope you all get some holiday inspo from this look!

Here's a more detailed picture of my bag. I recently got this from Urban and I am so in love with it. It's such a simple, vintage inspired bag and it goes with every outfit. It's a structured bag so it definitely has a more mature look to it, than a normal satchel. 

 Here's my full outfit:

And here is a close of of my shoes. I got these from Zara back in the spring on sale. I had been admiring them for months so when they finally went on sale, luckily they were still in my size. I love that they are patent though, it adds a very modern feel to this look.

Hope you guys liked the look!!

Parka: H&M

Leggings: Lululemon

Boots: Zara

Bag: Urban

Scarf: (My dad got it for me, I have no idea!)

Shirt: Eddie Bauer

Friday Night Out

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to do a quick blog post on 2 awesome places I went tonight. 

Here are some pics of the Milkshake Factory in Pittsburgh:

Excuse me while I die over all this good eatery.

Like seriously this place is amazing. It was so festive. They had ornaments from the ceiling and stockings and wreathes. I'm already in a very festive mood so going here was literally the perfect thing. The atmosphere was amazing.

The next place we stopped at was called Le Petit Chocolat. It was this super cool, cupcake/ bakery type place we stumbled across. The owner was so friendly and accommodating and I definitely recommend checking this place out if you're in the South Side. It's a very cute, small shop. I got a Vanilla cupcake and it was incredible and, of course, Pumpkin Spice Tea.

Here's my cupcake and tea!

Blank Space Inspired Makeup

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to do a short blog post of a Taylor Swift inspired look from the Blank Space Video.

Her look from the music video is actually really easy to achieve. I just kinda did an inspired one from all of her looks. The first thing I did was use a primer for my eyes. (I used Groundwork from Mac.) You then want to use a white color for the base of the eyeshadow. I used Nylon from Mac. You could also use Virgin from the Naked Palette as well.

I then used to color Gunmetal from the Naked palette in the crease and outer corner of my eyes. Taylor has a matte grey/purple color that she uses through the video. I decided to use Gunmetal because it was the closest color I had, and I know a lot of people own the Naked Palette. 

The key to her look, as usual, is her eyeliner. I used my favorite Marc Jacobs eyeliner pen to achieve the look. It's definitely a more dramatic wing, but you could do a smaller wing and use matte eye shadow to have it be more for day wear.

I used my Urban Decay Mascara (definitely a favorite), pictured here:

Lastly red lipstick. This is definitely key to her look, along with the eyeliner. You can definitely play around with the colors you use, as T

aylor wears several different colors in the music video. I decided to use Amsterdam from Nars.

I will for sure be posting a more in depth tutorial, possibly a haul, and maybe a November favorite sometime very soon. Hope you guys all have a great night! xx

Here's a very dark selfie of the makeup after a couple hours wear. It shows up great in photos, especially if you need a holiday look.