Introducing Kalaiah Kosmetics!!!!

Hello Beauties!!!!

I just wanted to take the time to update you on what I have been doing. For the past few months I have been working on my Makeup Line and have finally completed my Eyeshadows. So If you are intersted in custom shadow colors, im your girl as well! Jus bring me someting to color match what you want, and I will do all that I can to give you the perfect color.

I have already started to sell eyeshadows, and If you are interested in buying any from me, let me kno!
The Eyeshadows cost $5.00 a piece and the Custom Shadows are $8.00 a piece
The shadows come im a 5gram container with a shiny black top and they also come with sifters, so you wont have alot a product fall out. I am so excited about this makeup line, and cant wait to share it with you all! If you need to contact me for any additional info u can email me at k_sharde@yahoo.com or jus comment on my blogg! =) Thanks for all your support!

" Eye Shadow Line"

Hey Beauties! Im so excited to let you all know about my new Eyeshadow line that is coming!!!

I am doing 4 different eyeshadow lines:

Jeweled Collection: This collection has bold deep toned colors with lots of shimmer. Emerald greens, Sapphire blues, and Royal purples.

Flower Collection: This is collection is very bold and vibrant with touches of shimmer, but they can also come in matte tones. These colors also come in two's, and compliment each other, so u get a two for one deal!

Earth Collection: This collection has natural color tones with shimmer. Golds, bronzes, grays, greens, and mauves.

Pastel Collection: Well the name says it all! This collection has soft matte color tones with little shimmer. Pale pinks, sky blues, and spring greens.

***I am in the process of making eye shadows, but soon I will be posting them for all to see! =)

2010 MAKEUP LINE!!!!

Hey Beauties!!

Jus wanted give everyone an update on what i have been doing this year. I know its already July, but im a FINALLY coming out with my own Makeup Line!!!!! I have been working on it now, and hope to be able to show all my friends soon. The line will be handmade by me and will include shadows, glosses, foundations, powders, blush, bronzers, just to name a few. It will have just about everything you need to enhance your beauty. I am soooo excited about doing this line, and cant wait to share it with you all : )

What's in YOUR Purse???

Hey Beauties! I wanted to do a tutorial on what makeup products are in your bag! Some women keep only the bare minimum, like chapstick, and some go alittle overboard (like me) and take their whole makeup collection. But I want to share with you some makeup items that all ladies need to carry in their purses to keep you looking fabulous!! So get your purses!! :)



1. LIPGLOSS w/ hint of Color- Colors with shimmer and that are in the gold, coppers, or bronze catagory will look pretty. Or you can go for a more natural color like browns and pinks. But you want something that has a pop of color to it.

2. MASCARA- Black mascara gives a bolder look to your lashes. I love Maybelline!! Great lash and the new Falsies Volume work great!

3.BRONZER- I like bronzers that have different colors in them. You can use either the powder or cream brozers. They both work well.

4. EVERYDAY EYESHADOW- You need to have a color shadow that compliments your skintone and gives a shimmer to your eyes. Colors in the gold, bronze, or brown tones look great! QT: On days when you are in a rush, jus apply the shadow under your browbone and in the inner corners of the eye. It looks great!

5. EYELINER- You can use either a liquid or pencil eyeliner. But dont be afraid of the liquid, it jus takes a lilittle practice, but in the end you will love it! :)

6. POWDER/MOOUSE FOUNDATION- These work better for your purse, because they are compact. The moouse works great on those problem areas.

7. FLUFFY BRUSH- Can be used to apply your powder or bronzer.

8. EYESHADOW BRUSH- Can be used to apply your shadow neatly.

9. EYEBROW BRUSH- Use this brush to clean up your eyebrows, and make them look neat.


* So these are pretty much the basics you will need to make your face look fabulous. So always carry these in your purse and you will be ready for any occasion!! :)*

FAB 4 LOOKS!

Makeup Look #1

This is a great Summer look! Pinks are great for the summer and look good on any skintone! So here is the HOW TO:

For my lids: I used a vibrant matte pink shadow to my entire lid up to the crease.

For my crease: I used a matte dark brown shadow to the crease and BLENDED it inward.

For the browbone: I used concealer under my brow to really define the eyebrows, and then applied a matte/shimmer cream color shadow on top.

For cheeks: I only applied a bronzer to the cheekbones, nose, and forehead.

For lips: I applied a pale pink gloss or you can use jus a chapstick!

I love this Look! :)

Makeup Look #2

This look is very pretty and it can be worn an lots a different skintones. I was going for a rosy look and used pale purple to the crease. It turned out great! Here is a HOW TO:

For the lids: I applied a shimmery silver to the entire lid up to the crease.

For the crease: I applied a pale matte purple in the crease and BLENDED inward.

For the browbone: I used a conceler under the brow to really define my eyebrows and then applied a matte cream color shadow on top.

For the bottom lashes: I applied a black eyepencil to the waterline and lashline, only going halfway in.

Then i appled my liquid liner and mascara.

For cheeks: I applied a rosy pink blush to my cheeks, and bronzer to my cheekbones, nose, and forehead.

For lips: I applied a shimmery mauve gloss to my lips to complete the look!

Makeup Look #3

For this look its pretty similar to look #1, but instead of smoke greys, i used blues. Blues look great on darker skin tones! I gave it alittle more pop by lining my lower lid with a blue eye pencil. This is a great look for any special occasion! I wore this look for the Memorial. HOW TO:

For my lid: I applied a shimmery gold to my entire lid, but only up to the crease of the eye lid.

For my crease: I a[pplied a matte dark blue shadow to the crease and BLENDED toward the tear duct!

For the browbone: I used again a natural matte shadow under the brow. Use a shadow that matches your skintone.

For the lower lashes: I applied a blue eyeliner pencil to the lower lashline, to give my eyes more of a pop.

Then apply your black liquid eyeliner and mascara.

QUICK TIP: If you have trouble using liquid liner, and lining your entire eye, try lining only the outside corners of your eye intead. It looks great and more natural, and its alot easier to do.

For cheeks: Used a pale apricot color blush and applied bronzer to the cheekbones, nose, and forehead.

For lips: Used a shimmery gloss with a hint of color. But anything thats similar to your lip color and has a shine will work!

Makeup Look #4

This makeup look is a nice sutle smokey eye. Iused Golds, Bronzes, and a smoke grey in the coners. I like using smokey greys in the corners of my eyes, instead of black, because black can seem to be alittle too harsh. This is a great look if you wanna new change, or for a night out. HOW TO:

For my lid: Used a shimmery gold shadow to my entire lid

For the Crease: Used a smokey matte grey shadow to my crease, and BLEND BLEND BLEND!

For browbone: Used a natural matte cream color, something close to your skin color

Then apply ur liquid black eyeliner, and black mascara.

For cheeks: Apply a natural blush and then your bronzer, to cheekbones, bridge of nose, and forehead. Bronzer is Key!!

For Lips: Keep the lips natural and apply a nice matte nude color and a gloss

****** If these four looks dont turn out the exact same, its okay as long as it blends well and is applied properly, you cant go wrong, you will look Great! :)

Hey Beauties!!! This was a request, and its good to know which brushes you need and what they are used for, so i hope this helps! Please keep the requests coming!






1. POWDER BRUSH- This is a great all over face brush. It works great when applying powder, bronzer and blush.

2. BLUSH BRUSH- This brush works great for blush. Beacuse its angled, you can really get into the cheekbones.

3. BLENDING SHADOW BRUSH- This brush is a great for applying shadow in the crease of your eyes. It will give you the blended, smokey look. The key is to BLEND, BLEND, BLEND!!!

4.DOUBLE- SIDED SHADOW BRUSH- If you dont have any other kind of shadow brush, you NEED this one! It works great. It packs on shadow great with the top flat end, and the dome shaped brush blends the shadows flawlessly. It does it all!

5. CONCEALER BRUSH- This brush is great for

hiding any imperfections on the face. It packs on

great, so you dont have to use alot of product.

6. EYEBROW BRUSH- You use this brush to keep your eyebrows in tact. It works great for grooming, and shaping the eyebrows.

Setting the Foundation

Hey Beauties!! The right foundation is so important when it comes to creating your look. This is the go-to product to achieve a polished flawless look. So here a few different kinds of foundations you can choose to work best for your skin.~

Liquid Foundation: These work best because they melt into your skin and blend well. The right liquid foundation mimics your skins natural texture, while evening out your skin tone.

Tinted Moisturizer: A good foundation for women who want very light coverage. And many of these foundations contain sunscreen, which protects your skin from the sun.

Spray/Airbrush Foundation: Great for women that want a heavier and longer wearing coverage.

Stick/Cream Foundation: Works best for women that have very dry skin. Its also good for women that have acne scars or hyperpigmented skin. It camouflages discoloration and scars, to make your skin more natural looking.

Beauty DONT'S!!

Hey Beauties!! I wanted to share with you all the Beauty DONT'S that no women should do! Hope you find these helpful!





1. When you are filling in your brows, never use a black eye pencil. Way too harsh!! Try using a brown or dark brown, it looks more natural.





2. Less is best, so dont overdue it with the foundation! Try only applying it to the area where needed.





3. When you are wearing blush, you never want a heavy harsh line on the cheeks. Never looks flattering! Try applying the blush lightly and only to the apples of the cheeks.





4.To all the tweezer happy ladies: Do not overpluck, wax or shave your eyebrows. Only pluk the hairs that are out of place. If you are not sure where they are go to a professional and let them do it, then all you have to do is the upkeep. So much easier that way :)





5. When using mascara, its nice to have volume, but you dont want clumpy weighted down lashes. Two coats of mascara is usually all you will need.





6. When wearing makeup, you dont want your whole makeup collection on your face! Jus focus on one feature on the face( example eyes, lips, cheeks) and highlight that. If you play up the eyes, then tone down the lips. If you go bold on the lips, then tone down the eyes. Its all about balancing out your makeup, and you will look flawless.

LOOK 3: Green with Envy

This is a very sultry, but pretty look with different shades of greens.

The makeup i used on my eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay Shadow in Flipside

Coastal Scents Shadow pallete

Elf liquid eyeliner

Mabelline Great Lash Mascara

LOOK 2: Pretty Pinks and Reds

*This is a very colorful and vibratnt look, i just used the red in the corners of my eye.

Makeup i used on eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion as base

Urban Decay shadow in Half Baked

Coastal scent shadow pallete

Elf liquid black eyeliner

Mabelline Great Lash Blackest black mascara

Look 1: Gotta Luv PURPLE

This is a very easy look. I only used 2 different colors: Urban Decays Flash on the lid and a cream matte shadow for under the brow. It looks so pretty on any skintype!

Food 4 Skin!

Hey Ladies! Here are a few natural facial products you can try AT HOME!!! ENJOY!! :P


1. White Sugar & favorite face cleanser

* Great exfolliant for the skin
* Good for ingrown hairs

2. Apple Cider Vinegar

* Great face Toner

3. Olive/Coconut Oil

* Good eye cream
* Good lip balm
* Great for skin and hair

4. Lemon Juice

* Can help with fading age spots
* Apply to face with cotton balls or swabs

5. Honey & Bannana

* Great facial mask
* Firms the skin

6. Strawberries & Yogurt

* Great facial that helps with tightening the skin

7. Oatmeal Facial

* Great for oily skin
* Let the oatmeal dry completly, and then remove with your fingers

8. Apple & Honey

* Great for oily and acne prone skin
* Let it sit on the face for atleast 10 min

-5 Minute Face-

Hey Ladies! I know alot of women dont want to spend hours on their face every morning, well here is a way you can look fabulous in just 5 minutes!! Hope you can make it work for you! =)


STEP 1: Foundation
Use a sponge or foundation brush of your choice, to apply your foundation or tinted moisturizer evenly on the face.


Step 2: Under Eye Concealer
Dab concealer under the eyes with your ring finger, going all the way to the inner corners of the eye. ( Use this step only if you need concealer under the eye area)

Step 3: Powder
Apply face powder with a clean brush. Dust the powder down your nose, across your chin and forehead, and over the cheeks and eyes. Try to leave the tips of cheekbones powder-free.

Step 4: Highlighter
Pearly shimmers come in powders, sheer creams, luminizing liquids, or light reflective crayons. Sweep hightlighting powder in three areas: under the browbone, inner corners of eye tearducts, and the top of the cheekbones. If you choose to wear a cream or liquid highlighter, use before you apply powder to your face, and use small amounts with your ring finger.

Step 5: Blush
Apply blush to the apples of the cheeks, with a fluffy brush, it will look more natural. If you like to use cream blushes, apply the cream blush before you apply powder to your face.

Step 6: Eyeliner
Apply a pencil or liquid liner to the eyes. When using liquid liner you can also apply only to the outer corners of the eyes it will give a more natural look and is alot easier to apply.

Step 7: Mascara
Apply whatever mascara of choice to your eyes.

Step 8: Lipcolor
Use a tinted lip balm or lipgloss, to finish the look!!

Blush! Blush! Blush!

Hey Beauties! I hope these tips for blush work for you! So please dont be afraid to wear it! :)

Shades For:

Light to Olive Skin- Pale apricots, and peaches, or sheer corals
Deep Tan Skin- Deep true pinks, tawny roses, and cherry stains
Dark Skin- Shimmery cinnomons, bronzes,and even crayola orange
Very Dark Skin- Deep berries, velvety crimsons, deep raisins, and gold infused plums.

Skin Types:

Oily Skin- Use an oil free, water based stain blush. It will allow the blush to stay on, instead of running down the face.
Dry Skin- Use a cream formula. It will bring some moisture to the skin.
Normal Skin- You can wear anything! Whatever works for you!

Quick Tips:

* Always apply blush to the apples of the cheeks, and fade toward the hairline.

* If you want to give dimension to the face, try a dark shade of blush to the hollows of your cheeks and sweep towards the hairline. It will give a nice contour to the face. But be careful not to overdue it, or your face will look dirty.

*For women of color, its best to apply blush before you apply bronzer

BRONZE GODDESS!!!

Hey Beauties!! Bronzers make your skin GLOW! Every women should wear bronzer. Here is a way to find your perfect shade for you!

Shades For:

Light to Olive Skin- Tawny or Honey tones
Deep Tan Skin- Bronze tones
Dark Skin- Bronze with gold shimmer tones
Very Dark Skin- Metallic Copper or Deep Bronze tones

Quick Tips:

* To get that dewy look to your skin with bronzer, dab a sheer gel bronzer, or a bronze highlighting stick along the cheekbones.

* For that Sunkissed look, apply bronzer with a big fluffy brush. Apply the brozer to the areas the sun natually hits the face- cheekbones, nose, and forehead.

SkinCare 101

CLEANSERS:

1. Oily/Acne Prone Skin- Use an oil free gel or foaming cleanser, this will remove excess oil without dehyrating the face.You can also steam the face and rinse with cool water.

2. Dry Skin- Use a rich cream-based cleanser, that contain fatty acids or glycerin.

3. Combination Skin- Use cleansers especailly fomulated for combo skin.

4. Sensitive Skin- Use light cleansing lotions that are hypoallergenic, allergy tested, fragrance free. Use natural or organic products.

5. Hyperpigmented Skin- Use cleansers that exfoliate, because they will take off the top layer of skin, along with the dark marks. Use products containing glycolic acid.

6. Normal Skin- Use SPF infused cream cleansers or a pack of disposable cleansing clothes. Make sure it leaves you feeling supple, and not tight.

MOISTURIZERS:

1. Oily Skin- Its best to not use moisturizers, but gels or serums. You can also use moistuizers containng salicylic acid on face.

2. Dry Skin- Use rich cream formulas. Use produts that have ultra hydrant ingredients like shea butter, coco butter, olive/avacado oil, and lanolin. If you are acne prone, try oil free moisturizers.

3. Combination Skin- Use a light skin balancing lotion or hydrating toner.

4. Sensitive Skin- Use light oil and fragrance free formulas, that contain skin soothing ingredients like aloe vera, chamomile, and vitamin E.

5. Hyperpigmented Skin- Always wear SPF infused moisturizer.

6. Normal Skin- Try a lightweight tinted moisturizer.

-Fabulous 4 Looks-

Hey Beauties! Here are four looks that can be worn for any occasion- Hope you like!

LOOK 1: Light Eye with Light Lips
(More natural & fresh look)
Tips: Use matte shadows and shimmery creams for a fresher dewy finish. For lips use warm colors, pale pinks, warm carmels, anything with a golden or pink undertone.

LOOK 2: Light Eye with Dark Lip
(More classy & elegant look)
Tips: Best to wear no shadow-but lots of mascara. Use deepest most dramtic shade lipcolor. Plums, Crimsons, and deep bronzes, look great! Blot and reapply on lips, so the color last all day.

LOOK 3: Dark Eye with Light Lip
(Sexy look, spotlight eyes)
Tips: You can do a smokey eye with puples, emeralds, black, browns, maroons, lots of colors will work. But for the lips, keep them suttle with a honey gold gloss or with sumthing that will match your natural lip color. You dont want to overdue the lips.

LOOK 4: Dark Eye with Dark Lips
( Very glamourous look)
Tips: Avoid looking clownish, use the eye and lip shades in the same tone. For Example, for a shimmery eye bronze, try golden-chestnut lipgloss, OR with a puple eye, try a deep eggpant lip stain.

I hope these four fabulous looks work best for you! If you want to spice up your makeup looks try a new look, and make it work for you! =)

Makeup 101

Hey Beauties!!!

I have been asked many times about some makeup tips, so I want to take the time to give you the Top 10 Makeup Tips, that I think you should know. Hope they are helpful! :-)



1. When you are applying foundation, never forget the neck. Always apply upward, never pulling your skin downward. Using a wet sponge gives you a dewy fresher look. But remember less is more!!

2. When using concealers, use a yellow based concealer, its most natural. Choose a concealer one shade lighter than your natural skin tone.

3. No matter your skin tone-yellow toned powder always looks most natural and radiant. Powder is used to set foundation and control shine on your face.

4. For women of color- using a blush with a bit of gold shimmer looks great! Always wear blush on the apples of your cheeks, and blend it well.

5. When using bronzer, apply on the areas the sun hits naturally-the cheekbones, bridge of nose, and foreheaed. Bronzer can be worn antyime of the year, not just in the summer! It always makes your face glow!!

6.When filling in your eyebrows, always use short feathery strocks, so it will look and blend more naturally. Black eyebrow pencils never look natural, use dark browns.

7. When applying eyeshadow, its best to use a eye primer on the lid first, then you apply the natural tone shadow on the whole eyelid, following with the darkerst color shadow ONLY in the crease of eye, then you can finish with applying the lightest shadow just under the browbone, to give a nice highlight to your eyes.

8. Before wearing mascara, if your eyelashes a more natually straight, use and eyelash curler, this will lift and fan your eyelashes out, and make your eyes appear bigger. Its also good to get new mascara at least every two months.

9.If you like to wear lipcolors, its best to line your lips with a lipliner, this will help keep your lipcolor in place, and keeps it lasting longer. Lip glosses are great for just a suttle color look, and gives a great shine!

10. For longer makeup hold, spray water through a tissue, this will help set the foundation.

Makeup is used to INHANCE your natural beauty, so wear it right and you will look natually beautiful!!! :-)