Don’t you just love when your makeup is blended to perfection? But, let’s admit it: blending is a full-time job! That flawlessly blended eyeshadow didn’t just happen. You have to take your time and get your blending brushes in action.
It’s time for another huge reveal in the beauty world. The long-awaited eyeshadow palette from Lunar Beauty is finally here. Manny Gutierrez is one of the most popular makeup influencers in the world. Over 4.7 million people are following his Instagram account and around 5 million are subscribed to his YouTube channel. Gutierrez teased the launch of his makeup brand Lunar Beauty several times before. Fans were almost 100% convinced that the guru’s first release will be an eyeshadow palette. If you follow him, you already know that Manny MUA is all about creating looks that stand out.
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His official debut product is the “Life’s A Drag” eyeshadow palette that includes 14 gorgeous shades. According to Gutierrez, he wanted to introduce something that everyone could use, males and females. He wanted to create a balance in the shade selection. You’ll notice that the first half of the eyeshadows include neutral colors such as “Cake Face” (a fierce white), “Sickning” and “Hanty” (gorgeous nudes), “Shady” (black), “Trade” (coppery hue), “Mug” (a darker nude). “Beat” is Manny’s favorite shade, the perfect shimmery peach that flatters all skin tones. “Legendary” is another shimmery tone, on the golden side.
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The second half of the palette is electric. The Youtuber included the most beautiful mint green hue called “Kiki”. “Kai Kai” is a fierce magenta pink, “Snatched” a bold red, “Campy” is the eye-catching canary yellow and “Pageant Queen” is the most alluring purple you’ve seen in a while. Lastly, the color “Fishy” carries a pretty ocean blue hue. Lunar Beauty’s “Life’s A Drag” palette is a cruelty-free product.
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“I wanted my first launch to come out with a bang—something exciting and creative—and eyeshadow is just such a fun color product. Plus, I love to do dramatic eye looks. I have throughout my whole entire career. So it’s a reflection of me being able to create not only a pretty neutral eye but also having pops of color. As for the name, Life’s a Drag, I started as Manny MUA in drag. I did a makeup look for Halloween. I had such an amazing experience, and that’s kind of what kicked it off for me. Being able to be expressive with makeup was everything.”- the popular Youtuber told Glamour.
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Manny showed the packaging on Instagram. It features his eyes made up with a fierce look, using the shades inside. The drag queen-inspired “Life’s A Drag” eyeshadow palette will be available starting from June 2 at 11 a.m. PT on Lunar Beauty’s official website.
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Kim Kardashian’s beauty show Glam Masters just wrapped up its first season. The winner of the reality show, Argenis Pinal won an exciting price: a collaboration with the queen of beauty herself, Kim Kardashian West. Since Kim is the producer of the show and owner of a makeup brand, it felt natural to treat the winner with a collaborative collection. Argenis and Kim released an unexpected drop of Crème Color Sticks.
The beauty mogul and the winner of the show first launched their collection at Beautycon. The event gathers all of the most influential beauty gurus and YouTube personalities in one place. Thousands of fans of these internet celebrities go to the festival, so Kim chose the right place to drop the new KKW Beauty offerings.
The KKW Beauty x Argenis Crème Color Sticks come in 5 different colors. The makeup artist named all the shades: Genis, Muyor, Dramatico, Peshosa and Comic King. Kim and Argenis developed a very “creamy and blendable” eyeshadow formula. According to the beauty mogul, the sticks can be used to ” sculpt, line, and smoke out the eyes”. What’s recognizable for Kim when she is launching new products is that there are always tutorials on how you can use them. She has already filmed tutorials with Argenis as well as Glam Master’s judge Kandee Johnson where fans can get inspired to create bold looks with the new Crème Color Sticks. In the sneak peek videos, (the full tutorials can be found on her app) Kim flaunts vampy burgundy look as well as summer-ready turquoise one.
Argenis created the burgundy monochromatic makeup look using the shade Muyor. The makeup artist and Kim explained that the sticks are very buildable and easy to use. In the second tutorial, beauty guru Kandee Johnson emphasizes the versatility of the Crème Color Sticks explaining that you could use them as a base, pair it with other bright colors or mix it with black to create a turquoise smokey eye. She uses the color, Genis, which is the most vibrant one in the KKW Beauty x Argenis collection.
Kim Kardashian’s latest beauty drop came as a surprise considering her love for neutral makeup looks. Moreover, the reality star’s collaboration with her longtime makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic included the now infamous cobalt blue eyeshadow Libra that sparked a huge spring trend. However, her collab with Glam Master’s winner Argenis Pinal is the boldest one so far. The Crème Color Sticks dropped this Sunday, April 21 at the Glam Master’s booth at Beautycon. They will be available online, on kkwbeauty.com starting from today, April 23. Kim also has another exciting launch up her sleeve for her fans – new KKW Fragrance is coming on April 30.
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There is one makeup trend that you must not miss this season. Glossy eyeshadows are all over Instagram! Once something becomes Insta-approved, it’s officially a trend. This is one of the most versatile eyeshadow looks you’ll ever see. It allows you to play with colors in so many different ways. This spring, bright shades are going to be extremely popular. So get your lavender glossy eyeshadow ready, and start working on some statement looks. Even if you are not a huge fan of vibrant looks, you will change your mind once you see all the fun ways you can experiment with gloss. Check out the photos below to get some inspo on how to pull off the glossy lid trend. Time to get creative ladies!
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All shades of purple, lavender, and plum are trending this season. So don’t hesitate to rock a bold colorful lid.
The wait is finally over! After announcing a mysterious new product during the Golden Globe Awards in January, Glossier finally revealed their Lidstar Eyeshadow. Back then, they shared the news by tapping no other than the queen Beyoncé. For the official launch of the product, the brand took the game even further. Glossier decided to unveil the magical eyeshadow collection through last night’s 2018 Oscars.
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The makeup brand threw an epic launch party, by painting the lids of the biggest acting names in the industry last night. Glossier collaborated with Tiffany Haddish, Taraji P. Henson, Greta Gerwig, Tracee Ellis Ross, Allison Janney, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Maya Rudolph and their makeup artists for Oscar’s red carpet.
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Glossier’s Lidstar is the first eyeshadow product for the brand. The collection features six fun shades, that will let you play and create shimmery looks. According to the brand, Lidstar is a “glistening eye glow”, with a creamy formula. So far, Glossier has only released one more eye product, their exclusive eyeliner. It was a part of the holiday collection but is not available for sale anymore.
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The brand also shared a video with swatches, that will help you decide which eyeshadows to get. All of the Lidstar eyeshadows are metallic, with the perfect dose of sparkle. With only one layer you’ll get a soft shimmery look, but if you add up, that’s when the fun happens! Fawn is a stunning bronze shade with hints of purple, Herb is a gorgeous deep olive green, while Moon will give you a pretty pearly champagne look. Lily is the most beautiful lavender metallic shade, Slip is a soft pink iridescent hue and Cub is a rose gold shade.
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Glossier’s packaging is always innovative and cute. This time, the brand went for a test-tube-like packaging. It features a doe-foot applicator with a spongey tip. That makes the whole application of the eyeshadow much easier even for beginners. All you need is one swipe with the applicator over your lids and you’ll become a shimmery goddess.
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The brand teased an unknown product in January with Beyoncé and her favorite makeup artist Sir John. It’s been less than two months since then, but beauty junkies went crazy about learning more details. Most of them had the right guess, that the makeup brand is probably teasing their first eyeshadow collection. Now that the wait is done, Glossier finally unveiled that Bey wore their Lidstar eyeshadow in Fawn for the Golden Globes. The collection drops today, so find your favorite shade and start shopping.
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