a Russian princess's guide to living a luxury life..: VLOG look :)

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Hey guys! so I did a terrible job at explaining exactly what I used so I wanted to updated you guys on exactly what I used! :) **I have normal skin, if you have dry or combination, the following products might not be best for you & I forgot to include in my eyeliner in this.. I used MAC's Feline khol pencil for my waterline & lower lash line.. it tends to leak/run a lot but I wanted a very-very-very black black & Feline is number one.

First & foremost, I prime my eyes with Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion, then I added Urban Decay's Sin, which is the second color in the row of colors in the Naked Palette. After that I made a cat eye using MAC's Fluidline in Blacktrack & a bent eyeliner brush from Sephora. Usually, I layer mascara but this time I used Dior's Blackout Mascara in Noir for a quick but long lash look. After your eyes are done, remember I only used one basic eyeshadow because I was trying to brighten my eyes, not so much dramatize them. In fact, the cat eye adds the right amount of pzazz :)

Now I always do my eyes first because there's always a chance of fallout but once that's done comes the easy part. The most important part in preparation for your face is to make sure you add primer, if you don't wear a face primer then your makeup is guaranteed to fade away within just a few short hours. My favorite primer to use is Laura Mercier's foundation primer, works wonders & really helps keep your foundation put. After applying a sparring amount of primer to your face, comes the "fabulous face" part, apply with either a wet Beauty Blender (OMG) or a stippling brush a coat of foundation, the one that I use is Shiseido's hydro-liquid cream foundation which is amazing. It's in a little travel black compact that you can take anywhere.

Once your foundation is on, this is optional but I love to get a glowing look so I use concealer to contour my face, I'll definitely be making a video on how to contour soon but I use sheer cover duo concealer, the left part for my contouring needs while the right for contouring dark circles after a long night partying or any blemishes.

Now the fun part! Powder powder powder! I use a stippling brush to add bronzer because I like a small sparring amount, I'm not a big fan of a seriously dark face so I add my favorite bronzer, NARS Laguna because it has a nice glow, it is several shades lighter then NARS Casino (which I suggest to anyone that needs something darker). After bronzer comes my most, absolute favorite omg-lovelovelove part.. BLUSH! I absolutely adore blush! For this look I used Early Morning.. I know I said "Easy Breeze".. which is actually Subtle Breeze but I didn't use either of them, after the video I realized I used a different one. On me it glares a more coral pinky slightly golden shade but it's absolutely gorgeous, the only thing that doesn't do it for me is that it's slightly chalky. Regardless, it's still gorgeous. Now for the final addition to my look is what makes my face actually pop! A highlighter, this one especially is one of my favorite beauty powders (something I collect besides lipstick) called Play it Proper, it's absolutely stunning. It adds a light white-pink glow to your face. I strongly suggest using either a highlighting powder or a cream based illuminator no matter what style of makeup your choosing to do.

Of course, always save the best for last, I usually prime my lips with MAC's lip primer (which I forgot to take a picture of) but after I prime my lips & wait about 5 minutes for it to get tacky, I line my lips with MAC's lip pencil in Stripdown and then add MAC's lipstick in Aristo-Chic. Although I didn't use a lipgloss this time, I usually add any semi-nude colored lipgloss to add some shine. Nobody likes dry lips :) Hope that helped you all, I promise I'll actually explain further in more detail in future looks, I just wanted to give you a quick recap of what I used because someone personally asked me too! Hope you all enjoy!

I've also listed some photos.. because everyone likes photos to compare everything too ;)

Here listed is the Naked Palette, the Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Eden, MAC's lipstick in Aristo-Chic, Laura Mercier's Foundation Primer, Dior's Blackout mascara, Sheercover's Duo Concealer, NARS bronzer in Laguna, MAC lip pencil in Stripdown, MAC's blush in Early Morning, MAC's beauty powder in Play it Proper, Shiseido's Hydro-liquid Compact & MAC's Fluidline in Blacktrack and Sephora's Bent Eyeliner brush.

Naked Palette, Sin is the second color in the row, it's a white based pink that looks more like a highlighter than any of the rest. (Apologize for the condition it's in.. I use this baby a lot!)