My Smokey Eye!!! the cat's out of the bag folks!

it's no secret that i LOVE smokey eyes! (classic smoke as well as jersey smoke) the classic smokey eye is seriously one of my absolute favorite go-to looks. especially for work! keeping it dazzling can be a slight challenge on some days, so it's best to have a great go-to for the days that u can't get ur brain to come up with some razzle, but u still wanna dazzle. sometimes a winged liner, some lashes and a bold lip are all u need to kill the game... but when u wanna go further and u need those eyes to blast off like the fuckin space shuttle smokey eyes r the way to go. i know, i know, i said all this in a previous blog: "When In Doubt Smoke it Out" http://dailyrazzle-dazzle.blogspot.com/2012/09/when-in-doubt-smoke-it-out.html
but it's all just so very true!
so any ways... keeping in my great mood of wanting to post some step-by-step tutorials and also feeling like everyone can use a little recipe from time to time, i decided to guide u thru my favorite smokey eye! u can use any colors with these steps and achieve... magic! here we go.....

use a short-haird smudge brush to build up ur darkest color
on ur lid up to the crease and along the lower lash line and
out to create whatever shape u like (round, cat... extreme cat)

give a heavy sweep of color along the top or the darker color
from corner to corner...

blend downward and then back up to expand the color
to slightly above the crease...

don't forget about the lower lash line... u want the top to
match the bottom...

take a matte neutral shade (again, like beige) and blend
downward from the brow bone to the color (in tis case green)
don't get to blend happy. u just want to soften the line, the
color should remain concentrated on the lid....

define ur brows with a pencil or shadow (i used a pencil here,
but for the most part i use a shadow) then apply ur favorite
lashes. there's really no need to use liner, but u can if u wanna
go hard in the paint (literally)

just a side view of it all...

and now i'm a happy camper! hahahaha! i'm keeping my lips
neutral with a gold shimmer gloss (MK NouriShine in Beach
Bronze) 

And there u have it folks!!! this is how i smoke my eyes out! i rarely start with anything other than black, but i have subbed the black out for a deep purple or blue. but the green? i've subbed that for red, blue, pink, purple, gold, brown... whatever works! so... get to it! hope this helps some folks and if not... book me! lol ;-)

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Pink and Grey...

ok so... i posted this pic on my instagram page right?....

right. (@racquelmua by the way ;-P)

and a fantastic young lady @haute_hawk asked me to do a step-by-step of this and possibly other looks and that reminded me that i totally started doing that a while ago and i just fell off the band wagon! so after referring her to my facebook http://facebook.com/YourMK and this here blog, i made a decision to get back on my step-by-steps. well... i had no use for these particular colors on saturday, but i did do another look using different colors, but the same techniques i'm using here so here that is....

take a shadow brush (like MAC 252 and build ur color on ur
lid up to the crease and along the lower lash line...

use a tapered crease brush like a MAC 224 to add the darker
color along the lower lash line and out toward the outer corner
of ur brow. (u can take that line as far in or out as u like)

use that same brush to continue from the outer point of the
line and inward along the lid, above the natural crease...

add more of the darker color to fill in the outer corner of the
lid...

use ur shadow brush to blend the pink and grey 

use a blender brush and a matte, neutral color (like a beige) at the brow
bone and blend down into the grey. u just wanna soften the line, not
destroy it..

line ur eyes with whatever kind of liner u like. i used a pencil
this time around. and, of course, add lashes!

i got a little ahead of myself and snapped my finished product
before all of my lash glue was dry... but so what!

just a photo of the before and after steps... just cuz.

so yea, there's that! again, any colors can be used for this look, and it's super simple, but looks pretty fantastic! enjoy ;-)

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Find Me!!!

As we all know, there are about 75billion social network sites and each person in the world has at the very least one page for the world to see. Weather it's a business page or a personal page, we're pretty much free to share all kinds of info (both necessary and otherwise) with the world. So I, being the lovely social butterfly that I am, have had quite a few pages on social networks from myspace to instagram... (totally cancelled and left my myspace behind... i feel the need to clear that up before i lose all my street cred. hahahahah!) Anyhoo, i've done a slight bit of advertising this blog on my facebook and i thought to myself "hmmm.... y not post everywhere, all of the places that ppl can find me?".. the answer i cam up with was that there's no reason y i shouldn't do this!
 so yea, hey guys! these r the various places u can find me, follow me, see my work, hear about my day and even contact me!!!:

http://facebook.com/YourMK

http://bemodel.com/racquelMUA

http://makeupbee.com
          -username: Racquel Harang

instagram: @RacquelMUA


.... and i swear i'm trying to have a twitter as well, but it's so confusing! hahahahahahahhaha! i know, i sound like an old person, but i'm really trying to get the hang of it so maybe if i had some followers on there, i'd be more inclined to figure that shit out so.... twitter: @RacquelMUA

Find/ Follow me!!!!

Q&A....

Today, i received some questions from a friend and just as i was about to answer them, i thought "u not just blog it up?" so here it is....

Jenn- "Do choose your make up style for the day first or your outfit and then decide on make up and does it matter? Sometimes I want to go for a crazier eye color than realize it just doesn't seem to go with my outfit or maybe my outfits too wild so I need a more subdued eye color, your thoughts? and then also whether you change your make up with the seasons? I've seen a lot of "fall looks" lately but have never really thought of fall or spring make up and finally...setting sprays....your thoughts?"
  
and here it goes....

I guess there is always some relationship between what i'm wearing and the makeup i choose. when i'm rocking something simple in color or monochromatic, i feel the need to go hard in the paint.. literally. lol! brighter colored clothes usually warrant darker or neutral colors on my eyes; and lips r a go no matter what and purely based on my mood. if u feel like ur outfit is too much for the look u want on ur face, maybe tone it down just a bit... or tone down what ur wearing. i think everything should be based on mood with a conscious regard for where ur going. but never be afraid to give the BOOM effect with both ur makeup and ur wardrobe. 
i don't necessarily change my makeup style based on season, however... i do change my wardrobe with the seasons so.... i guess there will be a bit of a difference. i won't use yellows, aqua blues and hot pinks quite as often during the cooler months cuz that just looks silly with a turtleneck (ha! i don't wear turtle necks!). but will u suddenly see me with pumpkins or snowmen tatted on my lids or find me ever wearing red and green shadow together because it's december? no... that's not going to happen unless there's a contest involved. i am a fan of these burnt oranges, burgundies, and greens finding their way onto faces everywhere... but i'm still not convinced that the season should dictate the busting out or hibernation of certain colors... i will smoke it out all year and add a pop of any color to my inner lids all year.
setting spays... i have used one from elf and i liked it. i don't find it necessary for everyday since i don't do much, but i do use it on clients to make sure their look lasts thru whatever it is that they're doing. nobody wants their makeup to quit before they do... but a primer on the eyes and brows and clean, exfoliated & moisturized skin usually holds onto makeup pretty well. 

so.. there that is. ;-)


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Because Sharing is Caring...

ok, so we all know that i am a huge advocate of Mary Kay products from skincare to cosmetics.... be we also know that i am a huge fan of all things beauty and makeup and i will try just about ANYTHING... recently i was asked if brand mattered as far as achieving a certain look or level of color.. my response was no. i mean, while u do want to use quality products, that doesn't mean u have to buy the most expensive or popular brands. for instance, Mary Kay eye shadows cost $6.50 retail and they have some amazing colors and great benefits to the wearer because they're mineral shadows... as opposed to mac who's individual shadows go for around $15. i'm totally not knocking any brand. mac costs more, but they have amazing products so, u can't really complain about that... i'm just saying that if u shop around, u can find amazing products for a lot less and achieve greatness on a great budget.
That being said.. my mother-in-law found this eye shadow pallet that had some beautiful shimmery colors. it's a 30-color pallet at goes from pinks to browns and golds to greens and blues... fantastic. But do the colors look as amazing on skin as they do in the pallet? well here's the pallet....

it's by a company called YH Beja cosmetics out of China... i did a couple of swatches on my hand just out of curiosity and was immediately excited about how true these colors stayed.

Next Stop: GOOGLE!

i went on a google search of the company and found their facebook page.. they only have something like 35 likes... because they're a small company and i'm guessing it's not the easiest to find their products... but that's just my guess and i feel it to be my duty to share their fb page as well as their website... and maybe a look that i created using this little gem of a pallet. so...

http://www.facebook.com/YH.Beja.Cosmetics

http://www.yhbejacosmetic.com/en/

and.....

everything's more fun with a collage right? lol

of course, there is a little Mary Kay going on here. Mary Kay mineral eye color in Coal as well as Mary Kay liquid eyeliner in black.... the fav Kiss lashes #05, Mary Kay mineral bronzing powder... u know.. the usual.
Well, i'm so in love with this pallet and i'm sure that it's going to be making some appearances both here and on my fb page so stay on the lookout. also, check me out on MakeupBee at https://www.makeupbee.com/profile.php

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Did I Mention That My Hair Is Growing?....

 Ok so... i wrote about trying new things on my hair here...
http://dailyrazzle-dazzle.blogspot.com/2012/07/trying-new-things-on-my-hair.html

and then again here....
http://dailyrazzle-dazzle.blogspot.com/2012/08/hair-care-continued.html

because, after gowing blonde, I noticed that, while these roots were no doubt present in my life, my hair length wasn't improving. So even tho I was proteining it up (maybe not as consistently as i could have/should have been) and i wasn't watching pounds of my hair break off, it was obvious that there was breakage and it was def effecting the length that I expect when I'm seeing so much damn new growth.... Well... as of a couple of weeks ago, (and after toning down my usage of the greasy Dr. Miracle Hot Gro to something like twice a week, after i washed with keratin infusion shampoo and condition-washing with keratin infusion conditioner something like twice per week) I noticed that my hair is not only gaining new growth! My length is coming back and that's exactly what i needed... so... this combo is working for me... and I guess I'd recommend it to others... So yaay!... Carry on.

Red Anyone?..... YES PLEASE!

Well, let's just start off by saying that my absolute favorite color is red... It always has been, and tho I do love other colors, it always will be. So anyhoo...
The last few days have been the first in a little while that I've dolled this face up after a week of no makeup at all. I've mixed it up and whatnot, but 3 days have consisted of my lover color RED! Dope right?.... absolutely!
This past saturday, my oldest boy had a pop warner football game and his team colors just so happen to be RED black and white... I felt it to be very appropriate for mommy to represent the best way she knew how so I grabbed my makeup bag and MAC brushes on the way out of the door and in the car, I made a little magic...

Yesterday was my monday at work... the actual monday was spent taking care of important affairs... so anyway, I wore a little black dress (u know, the kind that's dinner, dancing and/or work appropriate?) and I busted out my fave red shoes (ps the only other red shoes I own are a pair of patent leather steve madden mary jane/ toe killers and some high top chuck taylors... yes i am a thug part-time. hahaha) so anyhoo, I had found these red open-toe booties at.. wait for it..... burlington mutha fuckin coat factory for $12! hahahahahahahaha! well, they're magical and I plan to wear them until the wheels fall off... So these little gems needed to be matched up with something hot and, even tho the dress is fairly hot, the look would not be complete without... dun dun duuuuuh a red smokey eye! the kind that starts with black and then has red over it to create a deep and dark look that makes ppl look twice and think (is that red?) yes ppl, it's red... on a work day... and it doesn't look costumey...

Here's the magic i'm talking about

Last up, we have today (that doesn't mean this is the last time I'm going to work red into my makeup... I mean, let's get real ppl). When I go black and white with my wardrobe (which, after being pregnant, i'm noticing is a lot more often than it used to be) I like to toss in some awesome color on my face... usually it's with bright eye makeup, but I also have become accustomed to making magic with a bright lip.. preferably pink or red... and usually when the lips r bright, the eye is fairly toned down... but just like I've said before, some days u gotta say Why Not? and Smoke It Out! Today was one of those days and I decided to combine a classic smokey eye (just black) and a RED lip... I feel like a star.. from the neck up of course. hahahahaha!.....

The first look included BH Cosmetics eye shadow, Mary Kay Liquid liner, Mary Kay TimeWise foundation, Mary Kay Mineral cheek color as well as Mary Kay Mineral bronzing powder, and Kiss lashes #05.
The second look included Mary Kay Mineral eye color in Coal, BH cosmetics eye shadow, Mary Kay Liquid eye liner, Mary Kay TimeWise foundation, Mary Kay Mineral cheek color, Mary Kay NouriShine Plus lip gloss, and Kiss lashes #05.
Look number 3 was a complete Mary Kay face including Mary Kay Mineral eye colors Coal, Sienna and Silky Caramel, Mary Kay TimeWise foundation, Mary Kay Mineral cheek color in Cherry Blossom, Mary Kay Mineral bronzing powder in Canyon Gold, Mary Kay liquid eye liner, Mary Kay Cream lipstick in RED... and Kiss lashes #05 (can u tell those r my favs right now?)


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