UPDATE... Sorry for being MIA :(

Hey everyone!

So I know it's been forever since I made a video, and even longer since I blogged :( School has been killing me and I am up to my ears in homework and other projects. I feel awful for not being able to stay current with the makeup. I really do you understand. But I promise that I haven't forgotten about you. Trust me, I have more makeup looks stirring up in my head and I can't wait until I find the opportunity to share them all with you.

Also.. I am excited to say (even though it happened weeks ago) that I have finally reached 500+ subscribers!! woo! haha I know it seems small but it makes me happy :) Thank you all for subscribing to me.

But here is a cool story I heard not that long ago in one of my classes (turns out one of the girls in there is a MAC MA :D) This is the story of how mascara was created.. or so she says:

There was this girl and her name was Maybell [hmm.. the beginning of Maybelline??]. She was a lonely girl, and couldn't find herself a husband. So one day while talking to her brother, he came up with a brillliant idea. He mixed together coal and vaseline and applied the creation onto her eyelashes making her beautiful. Shortly after, she found her self a nice man and got married.

Pretty neat story huh? I really wanted to share that with you :) Of course, I amnot condoning that wearing mascara will find you a husband. A man that truly cares for you will love you for who you are and will not care whether or not you wear makeup (even though we sometimes disagree!!!).

To be honest, I haven't made it down to the MAC store in awhile. I a trying to get an early start on saving for Christmas even though I am DYING to go to MAC. haha!! I am teaching myself retraint.. at least for a little while. But, there have been a few collections released lately that I think you should check out if you have the chance :)

Cremesheen


Suite Array


Emanuel Ungaro


Manish Arora
(this collection is gorgeous!!)


Red She Said
(holiday collection)

Stay Fabulous... and I promise I'll be around :)

Lauren

Back To School Look

Hello,

So, I went ahead and made the video today. Sorry for sounding so "eh". I really did try. But, I am sure that you noticed I am still feeling a bit under the weather. I don't know what exactly is wrong with me, maybe I had a cold, maybe it's just stress, or a combination of the two. Either way, I am trying my best to recuperate and get back into the swing of things.

I know that the look is somewhat belated, but many of you asked for one and I promised that I would make it for you. I decided to keep it simple. I felt that if I were to go all out with it, then it would be less of a "back to school" look. So I kept it simple and basic, because.... who really has time to get crazy with makeup when you are running late for school? lol!

Speaking of school, I am sure that all of you who are attending high school are excited for prom (or other school dances/ events). If you need a makeup artist please contact me to set up an appointment and/or for pricing- LooksByLauren@gmail.com -I live in Orange County, and the closest school district to me is the Fullerton School District. If you are outside this area don't worry. Just let me know where you are at and we can work something out :)

Everything I used to create this look is MAC unless specified differently.

Face (foundation and powders applied before filming):
- Colorfill super brightening undereye concealer
- Studio Fix Fluid NC37
- Studio Fix NC 42
- Sculpt and Shape Power Accentuate Sculpt
- Blush: Peachykeen

Eyes:
- Bare Study p/p
- Shroom e/s
- Sketch e/s
- Solar White e/s
- Coffee e/k
- Pro Longlash

Lips:
- Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush lip gloss


I hope that those of you who requested this tut found it helpful and useful. Have a great year, or semester, in school :) Thanks for watching and reading. Hopefully I will recover from whatever this is soon and I'll be back with more (and better.. haha) looks!!

Make sure to request to be my friend on my myspace too!! www.myspace.com/looksbylauren

Stay fabulous

It's Labor Day :)

Hey everyone!!

I hope that everyone is enjoying their day off from school, work, or both :) Or if you're like me, you are taking advantage of it and catching up and the mound of homework you have already been assigned.. lol!

So I know it has been a while since I have done a video. But the past 2 weeks have been kind of rough.

1. my skin decided to hate me and I couldn't do a video because I wasn't wearing makeup for a while do to an irritation i had near my eye :(
2. school started and my professors have shown zero mercy. immediately i had to jump back into the "swing of things"

So, even though school has started, I might still do a "back to school" look for those of you who requested it. My eye is finally back to normal and I am ready to go :)

Thank you for all the comments you have left on my videos while I was away.. i loved them!

Either later today I will have a video made. If not I will try to have it done tomorrow. Thanks again for everything!!

Don't forget about my Myspace account. www.myspace.com/looksbylauren

stay fabulous!!

-Lauren

Lemon-Lime Eyes

Hey!!

It has been a while since I did a look that was more on the.. creati
ve side. I actually put this look on a face chart but I never made a video of it. So, I thought now would be the prefect time :)

Like I said in the video, I changed the spot where I filmed and it worked!! But, it wasn't as easy as a I made it sound.. haha! One of the reasons why I hadn't moved to this side of my room earlier was because my window wasn't receiving much sunlight due to fig tree that decided to gross directly in front of it. So, since I love all of you so much.. I chopped it down... haha! To be honest, I have no idea how it got there, we never planted it. If I had to guess, seeds fell from the tree that my old neighbors had.. and they moved out years ago and the newcomers chopped down the tree.

This is the trashcan after I was done. lol.. I practically filled up the whole thing!! And they just picked up trash yesterday.. haha how convenient. But it was worth it because now I have beautiful rays of sunshine for my room :D

These are pictures I took after completing the look, they are the same as the ones in the video. I really did have a blast doing this look. I was in need of doing something on the funky side. Like I mentioned in the tut, this look is ideal for a party or possibly a night out on the town with the girls.



Here is the list of products I used-Everything I used is MAC, unless stated otherwise.

Face (foundation and powders applied before filming):
- Colorfill super brightening undereye concealer
- Studio Fix Fluid NC37
- Studio Fix NC 42
- Sculpt and Shape Power Accentuate Sculpt
- Blush: Well Dressed

Eyes:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Chrome Yellow e/s
- Bitter e/s
- Solar White e/s
- Maybelline liquid liner, black
- Black Funk e/p
- Lime Dandy g/l
- Pro Longlash

Lips:
- C.O Bigelow Lip Remedy
-Flesh Pot l/s
- Gentle Simmer s/s

I have also been getting comments about the songs I have playing during the videos :) I am glad you enjoy them, and I have also worked on lowering them and raising the volume on my own voice. Many of you ask what songs I use, and I try my best post them in the video description, so remember to check and indulge :D I try to use a bit of everything.. if you haven't noticed haha. Music is one of my other passions, it's just something that never leaves your soul.

So I hope you all enjoyed this look and the tut I put together. Thanks so much again for sticking with me and watching my channel. You rock!!!!

Stay Fabulous,

Lauren

Happy Monday!

Hey everyone!

So I hope that everyone had a great weekend and a happy Monday. Surprisingly, I didn't have a "case of the Mondays" today. Which was great :) But, I must say that I am very tired.

My mind has been doing a whole lot of running around lately: from, putting together looks, mixing up colors, and just figuring out where I go from here! There are so many things I want to do and I just want to give a shout out to all of my subscribers. All of you mean so much to me, and I appreciate all of your comments, feedback, and requests. I have grown so much form having my YouTube channel and from keeping (or at least trying to.. lol) this blog. And when I say grown I mean both as an artist and as a person. So.. thank you so much!! **group hug**

There are so many things that I want to make videos of right now that I don't even know where to start. I have some requests that were asked of me that I have lined up, but I feel like I have everyone thing except for that "one piece" to make it feel complete. Please tell me if I sound lame.. haha! I know that I have been putting off making a video of my makeup collection, which isn't much of a "collection" at the moment. I just want to have more to show all of you.. more to talk about. You know? I also want to buy new colors and all kinds of goodies, but being a college student isn't cheap... ugh :( As much as I want to haul until my heart is content, I need to get all my other ducks in a row.. you know?

But that doesn't mean that I am going to disappear!! haha.. trust me, it would take so much more than that to stop me ;D But, I will not be buying as much and will start working with what I have for the time being. Why? Well.. as much as I want to have fun, be reckless, and suppress my makeup addiction, I need to cool it with the cash.. lol!

Hopefully things will turn around fast. School is already beginning to start and that means dances and... PROM!! So, I am ready to take on the world and build up my little book of clients. But I am not going to limit myself to just that. If you are a model, photographer, etc, I am looking people to team up with for TF/CD. I live in Orange County, but I am very close to LA County as well.

If you would like to contact me, please feel free to email me at LooksByLauren@gmail.com

Starflash: Earthy Eyes

Hey everyone!

So this is the second and final look I am going to do using strictly the Starflash collection. MAC is already coming out with fabulous collections so I want to check those out and bring you the latest and greatest :D I had fun doing this look, but I have about HAD IT with my lightbulb!! I don't know what to do at this moment.. I mean, how can I really improve my lighting. Maybe its just my room and I should go somewhere with more natural light. Hmmm.. What do you all think? I took 3 pictures on my computer and looked super washed out... and then I took a couple of pictures in my backyard just to use the sun's light... but It was so bright I couldn't help but squint.. haha! I guess today just isn't my day huh? Here are the pictures beginning with the ones I put in my video.
These are the pictures I took outside. Sorry again for the squinting.. but you can see how shimmery everything is :)


This is everything I used: All the makeup I used is MAC unless stated otherwise.

Face (foundation and powders applied before filming):
- Colorfill super brightening undereye concealer
- Studio Fix Fluid NC37
- Studio Fix NC 42
- Sculpt and Shape Power Accentuate Sculpt
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- Blush: Benefit High Beam, Well Dressed

Eyes:
- Bare Study p/p
- Dreammaker e/s
- Bold & Brazen e/s
- Mink & Sable e/s
- Shroom e/s
- Orpheus e/k
- Pro Longlash in pitchblack

Lips:
- C. O. Bigelow Lip Renewal Remedy
- Brave
- Beauty Rush lipgloss in Passion Fruit Pop

Stay Fabulous.. peace&love

Starflash: Smoky Purple Eyes

Hey everyone!!

So I decided to have some fun with the darker colors that I got form the Starflash first since my last look was a bit more on the natural side. I used the colors Smoke & Diamonds, Top Hat, and Dreammaker. Like I mentioned in the video, this look can be transformed for either day or night with the base that you choose to use. A lighter base will lighten up the colors a bit and keep them closer to the color they appear in the pans. If you use a darker base, like Blackground p/p, the colors will have a darker and deeper appearance which can add more drama to your desired smoky eye.
All the products I used in this look were MAC, unless stated otherwise. My face products (i.e. foundation) were applied before filming.


Face (foundation and powders applied before filming):
- Colorfill super brightening undereye concealer
- Studio Fix Fluid NC37
- Studio Fix NC 42
- Sculpt and Shape Power Accentuate Sculpt
- Blush: PeechyKeen

Eyes:
- Bare Study p/p
- Smoke & Diamonds e/s
- Top Hat e/s
- Dreammaker e/s
- Maybelline liquid liner, in black
- Smolder e/k
- Pro Longlash


Lips:
- C. O. Bigelow Lip Remedy
- Gentle Simmer s/s
- Beauty Rush lip gloss in Bananas!






After filming the video, I messed around with my video camera to see how a recording were to turn out on that and test too see if the light was better using that camera. Sadly, the picture came out worse and I looked more yellow than ever! So, pleeaaaaasse let me know what you all think about the lighting I have been dealt. I really don't know what I am going to do.. I thought that I got the right type of light bulb, it is a clear vanity. Hmmm. Any suggestions?Send them my way! I was really appreciate that :D

If you haven' caught the video, here it is:

I hope you all enjoyed the tut and look. Stay fabulous!!!


-Lauren