Magpie Darling Magazine

Magpie darling is a new British magazine that features beautiful editorial work from creative photographers and stylists.

We are super excited to say that our work was selected for their December issue! We made it to the front cover and got a beautiful spread in the magazine.

As always it was wonderful working with Diana Santisteban.

Photography: Diana Santisteban Photography
Wardrobe Styling : Tiffany Brigitte Domenech @ Style Agency
Model: Shelby Israel @ Next Models

Red Carpet Inspired Makeup & Hair

Hi Ladies,

Jaday and I have been very busy on the weekends the last couple of months. Even though we are not posting much on the blog, please follow our facebook and instagram! I wanted to share with you the look I did on my friend Valerie. She was going to a wedding and bought a beautiful gown. I wanted her to look like a movie star! Excuse the quality of the pictures, they were taken with my iphone. Hope you like this look! If you are inspired to recreate the look, send a picture to our facebook; we would love to see it. Click Read More to see the list of products I used.

Sexy Beachy Waves

Hi ladies! Many of you liked and asked me to do a tutorial on the beachy wavy hair look I posted on Instagram.Those who aren't following, our account is @adorned_faces. Those who are following... THANKS! WE ARE ALMOST AT 300 FOLLOWERS! Woo-Hoo! Click "read more" to see the tutorial.

Hair Clips 101

Pictures taken from Pinterest

Hair accessories are a great way to glam up any hairstyle. Many people have told me they just don't know how to incorporate them in their hair. So I found this cute video from Ruche that shows how to style your hair using different hair accessories.

Marilyn Monroe's Beauty Secrets Revealed

I found this wonderful video by famous makeup artist Lisa Eldridge about Marilyn Monroe's beauty secrets. Lisa shares interesting facts of Marilyn's transformation into an iconic Hollywood star. Did you know that Marilyn use Vaseline on her face as a primer? This gave her a healthy young glow. Lisa goes on demonstrating makeup techniques in how you can achieve Marilyn's glamorous look at home. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I did!

The 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards

Last night was the 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards. I love watching E! Red Carpet interviews. This year Pepsi presented the Glam Cam 360 where you can see your favorite stars from head to toe in every angle! Below you will see a recap of my top five dressed actresses, favorite hairstyles and makeup of the show.

Confessions of a "Makeupholic" and a new look!

I'm one of those people that not only loves playing with makeup, but that also has this fascination with collecting makeup. Needless to say, when the new Urban Decay book of shadows was announced, I convinced myself not to get it. "I have so much makeup," " i barely even have time to put on makeup with a toddler running around," and "I already have a lot of those colors," where some of the things I told myself.

Then, I went to my local Sephora and the Book of Shadows was the first thing I saw when I came in. Tempting me and drawing me in with the cute purple speaker-my favorite color!- and super cute butterflies, how dare they! So I did what any sensible adult woman would do, I bought it, even though I didn't need it, I bought it!

Nicki Minaj inspired Makeover

This week I bring you this fun and modern take on a Pinup look.

Here is the inspiration picture:

Photo shoot: frilly, dreamy, vintage, & sweet...

This photo shoot was done by yours truly! The girl seen in these pictures is a future graduating senior of the C/O 2011. She was interested in getting her makeup done and having her senior pictures taken. However she didn’t want traditional senior pictures, rather pictures that reflected herself and the theme of her party, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. So, I found the perfect opportunity to shoot my own photo shoot! I love photography! Problem is that I don’t own a professional camera nor have training. But, a good friend lend me his camera and gave me a crash course.  

GIVEAWAY time!!!

Hello Makeup Friends,

They say Good things come to those who wait, and I know you have been very patient waiting for my new website. I promise it will be ready very soon, there have just been some tweaking and since I'm a control freak I want nothing but the best for all of you.

Since you have been so patient, and also to celebrate that we hit 10,000 visitors I have a special gift for you!
A fabulous goodie bag filled with some of my favorite makeup products. In it you will find NAKED pigments, the NYX glitter pallette, Inglot lipsticks and much more.

Become a blog follower and then send an email to Jaday@adornedfaces.com guessing the three Main colors that will be used on the design for the Adorned Faces website.

Make sure to visit AdornedFaces.com next week to see if you were right. If more than one reader guesses correctly then I will randomly select one of you to be the winner. Remember you have to get all three colors right!

Start sending those emails!

 

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Jessica Rabbit Inspired

"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way"-Jessica Rabbit

Classic Pinup/ Old Hollywood

This post is a treat for those of you that have emailed and posted comments requesting another Pinup look. I adore the 1950s era, not only for the movies, but for the clothing, makeup and overall style of the time period. This look is my go to look for pretty much any type of fancy or formal event.

The Pinup look is actually one of the fastest looks to achieve and I will show you how to do it in this tutorial.

Pinup Makeup Shoot

These pictures are from a super fun look! The classic American Pin Up girl. This look can be worn to any special event by wearing less extravagant false lashes and toning down the eyebrows. Enjoy.:)

See more on this post by clicking "Read More" below!

Fall 2010- Lancome

This look is the first of a series of fall looks. This time I decided to use the Lancome Fall 2010 look for inspiration:

I did the look on the right.

See more on this post by clicking "Read More" below!

Glam Look- 1950s Classic Look

This is one of my go to looks for special occasions. I love 1950's style makeup. The winged eye paired with red Lips is something that never goes out of style. 

Yes, you too can wear red lipstick! Everyone can, you just need to find the right shade for you. 

I custom made this shade using my Makeup Forever Flash Color Case. I mixed several shades together with the bright red in order to create a color that would compliment my skin tone.

For those of you trying this look at home, you can just purchase a few different inexpensive red lipsticks and mix them together until you find a shade that makes your skin stand out. It's all about trial and error. 

See more on this post by clicking "Read More" below!

More Pinup Fun ; )