Category Archives: Tutorials

Get Ready With Me Makeup Geek Video

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Phyrra

A few days ago I filmed my first ‘Let’s Get Ready With Me’ video with Makeup Geek pigments. Since reformatting my laptop, my video editing software became corrupted. I was using Cyberlink Power Director 10. No problem, I grabbed my copy that I had stored in Amazon cloud. That version was strangely corrupted too. The … read more

Posted in Featured, Tutorials | Tagged Makeup Geek, Video Tutorials | 1 Comment

Black & Teal Tutorial

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Phyrra

Sugarpill, Fyrinnae, tarte, black and teal tutorial

I love this simple black and teal look! This is my new favorite way to wear black and teal. I wore this on Wednesday when I took the day to go shooting and horseback riding (though not simultaneously!). Right now, my go-to lip and cheek color combination is Stila After Glow Lip Color in Tangerine … read more

Posted in Featured, Makeup, Tutorials | Tagged Black Look, Fyrinnae, Sugarpill, Tarte, Teal Look, tutorials | 6 Comments

How to Care for Locks Hair

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Phyrra

This is a contributing post by my friend Sapphire Kharyzma. See her bio at the end of the post. “Beauty” to me, is definitely in the eyes of the beholder! I say this because, I define and redefine my beauty everyday! It compiles of various aspects — including makeup and hair…my favorite being hair! My … read more

Posted in Featured, Hair, Tutorials | Tagged Hair, Hair Advice | 9 Comments

tarte Golden Black Tutorial

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Phyrra

tarte SmolderEyes Amazonian Clay Waterproof Golden Black liner tutorial

Today’s tutorial is with the tarte SmolderEyes Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner in Golden Black. To be perfectly honest, I find Golden Black gorgeous enough to wear on its own, but I wanted to add extra oomph, which is why I included Pure Gold and Autumn. You can easily get away by just using Golden … read more

Posted in Featured, Makeup, Tutorials | Tagged BftE Cosmetics, Black Look, FOTD, Gold Look, Smoky Look, Tarina Tarantino, Tarte, tutorials | 2 Comments

Iron Man 3 Tutorial with Sugarpill & BFTE

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Phyrra

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll know that i went to see Iron Man 3 this weekend. It was awesome! Because I love the Marvel universe and the Iron Man movies (and Thor, and the Avengers, etc), I decided I HAD to do an Iron Man Inspired Look (note: I’ve done another … read more

Posted in Featured, Makeup, Movies, Tutorials | Tagged BftE Cosmetics, Gold Look, Red Look, Sugarpill, tutorials | 6 Comments

Sugarpill Weekender Purples

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Phyrra

Happy Friday! I knew I wanted to try and recreate this gorgeous eyeshadow look from Instagram, so I broke out my Sugarpill eyeshadows and gave it a whirl with Weekender and Poison Plum. How to Achieve the Look 1. Apply Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy to the lid and then brush Sugarpill Weekender on the lid. Apply … read more

Posted in Featured, Makeup, Tutorials | Tagged Fyrinnae, jesse's girl, Purple Look, Sugarpill, tutorials | 11 Comments

Rose Gold Cosmopolitan

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Phyrra

I did this tutorial earlier this week and just now have had time to edit it to share with you. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my family while I’m on vacation. I absolutely miss my lighting from my house. The lighting here isn’t best for doing a tutorial while I’m putting on … read more

Posted in Featured, Makeup, Tutorials | Tagged Copper Look, Laura Mercier, Makeup Geek, Neutral Look | 8 Comments

Silk Naturals Chromatic Cream Eyeshadow Tutorial

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Phyrra

Wearing Silk Naturals Chromatics Cream Eye Colors, Anastasia Hypercolor Brow & Lash Tint in Ultra Violet, and Stila After Glow Lip Color in Tangerine Dream

Good morning! Today I’ve got a tutorial for you with the new Silk Naturals Summer 2013 Hot in the City Collection Chromatic Cream Eyeshadows. There are 19 different Chromatic Cream shadows and I used 4 in today’s look. I’m testing out the majority of the colors for wear time and consistency. So far I’ve made … read more