Ariel inspired tutorial, Urban Decay Naked on the Run

Happy belated New Year! I started this year off with a very drastic change and dyed my hair auburn.

So, I decided to kick off the new year with a fitting tutorial inspired by The Little Mermaid.

 So, the palette I used for my whole look is Urban Decay's Naked on the Run kit.

 The palette comes with a bronzer, blush, highlight 50/50, Perversion mascara, Stag 24/7 eyeliner, Naked lip gloss in Stesso and five new eyeshadows:
Dive, Fix, Resist, Dare and Stun
Below I have swatches of all the colours.

Like everything UD, all the products are well pigmented and have luxurious consistencies. It's my fave brand for a reason haha.

So, let's get on to the tutorial.

The look is very easy, and a typical 'natural' look with amplifies your natural features. For easy application, I applied it all using my Urban Decay duo brush, but you can easily use your finger pads in a pinch or if you're 'on the run'.

1. Mixing the highlight shade, 50/50 and the light rose colour, Dive, I pat the product onto my lid.

2. Using the matte taupe shadow, Fix, I blended the shadow into my deepest area on my lid, my socket. You can find this easily by lightly feeling through your lid where your eyeball is. You will put the colour and blend right above your eyeball into that slight indentation. 

3.Using Fix, blend the colour under your lower lash line. I also applied a touch of the highlight colour 50/50 around my tear duct area.

4. You can deepen the look of your eye by blending a bit of the darkest colour, Stun, on the corner of your eyes. Then, using Stag, line your eyes with a thin line and gentle wing, then blend out the liner a bit to soften up the look.

Then, finish with a coat of Perversion Mascara, and your favourite falsies.

Apply contour, blush, highlight and a bit of the gloss and you are good to go!

[I don't usually use bronzer as contour but I tried it out for the sake of the tutorial, and the colour is way too warm to be a decent contour shade.. So, be wary of that. I ended up deepening my contour with a darker foundation powder of mine.]

Time for hair~

I based my Ariel hair inspiration on the look from The Little Mermaid musical. I thought it looked magical and simple enough for a cute and simple hair style that still translates as Disney princess.

You will need to start a few hours or even a night before hand by pin curling your hair. 

I started mine with a 1 inch hair wand then rolling those curls and securing them on my head with alligator clips.

When you take your pin curls out your hair might look a hot mess but trust me it'll come out fine.

After I smoothed my curls by gently brushing them out, I teased the crown of my hair a ton, and smoothed it out into a deep side part, it looked a lot better.

So, the main basis of the look are two rope braids on both sides of the head. A rope braid is really simple~

You just take two strands twirl both strands in towards your face, just to define the twists, then twist  the two strands together, away from your face. It's as easy as it looks.

 

 The side of your hair near the part will have a shorter strand, and you just bobby pin that in place.

The side of your hair with more hair you will make a longer rope, then pin it with a few pins in a curve like a shell shape~ It's a lovely style that keeps hair off your face but gives a nice touch of dimension to the hair .

 When you get your hair all combed and sorted, even using your fingers to help shape the curls, you should have nice bouncy curls and waves that should last all day~

Voilla, relatively easy Ariel inspired look!

I hope you enjoyed!
<3CarisseIris

Disney's Ariel Makeup and Acessories, Walgreens Exclusive

'Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?'

 Through a trickle of pictures I've been seeing pop up online, I found out that Walgreens [a US based drugstore] has now released an exclusive Disney's Ariel, the little Mermaid, line. The products come from multiple and well known brands to create a full set of beautiful and magical products for summer.

There are hair care, perfume, makeup, bags and accessories available in store. [website link]

Happily, I went straight to my local Walgreens, but products weren't available in store yet... SO, I journeyed to four other shops to fill up my treasure trove. Most stores I visited just had their shipment arrive in this morning, so I was able to see all the products available in bulk since they took out what they had in the stock room for me to peruse... I'm happy to say, I was able to find all the items in the collection I wanted to get my hands on!

Disney Ariel Lash Kit, by Ardell 

This kit is the piece that drew my attention to this series! The packaging is AMAZING, like I'm in love with the shell shape it's in, plus, it seems like it can be reusable since it can fit Ardell's standard lash stands.. It's actually pretty sturdy and plastic, so I know I'll be using this as my travel lash case.

The kit comes with two Ardell lashes, the case and some glue. There are three different kits available, all of them come with one pair of Ardell's 'Demi Wispies' and a pair of their 'Double Up' lashes...  I believe I purchased kit #1 and #2, that come with lashes 203 and 204~ For in store and online, kit #3 looks like it has lash number 205, but I can't confirm that;; 

 The next product I purchased was the Ariel Nail Polish 5 piece set.

 I actually didn't notice till I brought it home that the polishes are scented! Truthfully, the scents are kind of gross to me except for the 'vanilla' scent which is the colour 'For Shore'.

Above, the colours in order:

High Tide, Blueberry

Sea Breeze, Cherry

For Shore, Vanilla

Surf's Up, Strawberry

Tropical Wave, Grape

e.l.f Disney Ariel Lip Stain and Super Glossy Lip Shine Set.

The packaging is very cute, with the monogram 'A' and shell that goes with the theme of all the products. It's very classy and looks really pretty. The colour of the stain is Petal Pink and the glosses are Sunrise and Sunset~ Both are the same colour but one is sheer, and the other opaque with gold shimmer bits.

e.l.f Disney Ariel Eye Collection set.

In the kit, it comes with a waterproof black eyeliner and two eyeshadow duos. The teal/gold set is called 'High Tide', while the pearly muave/bronze duo is titled 'Coral Reef'~ both duos are different colours from the other shadow kit in the series. I really like all the colours except the muave shade, so it was a bit anti climactic. On another point, I was pleasantly shocked at how nice the liquid liner in this kit is! It's smudge proof and pretty darn opaque for the price.. 

 e.l.f Disney Ariel Treasure Within Beauty Book set.

 This book is the neatest thing in the collection, hands down~ I guess it would be the key item to get...
It comes with 9 eye shadows, two blushes, a lip gloss and two brushes~

 Following the example of other Disney inspired sets, the names of the shadows are really cute~
Sand Dollar~ a light cream shadow with a very fine dusting of shimmer, it could almost be matte.
Coral Reef~ a frosty light lemon shade
Tropical Wave~ shimmery aqua
North Star~ shimmering light grey
For Shore~ frosted gold
Siren Song~ metallic copper
Seaweed~ pearlecent green
Seashell~ electric purple with a light dusting of shimmer, which is more on the matte end
Brilliant sea~ shimmery blue

Conch Shell~ Dark tan blush
Tan Lines~ Golden blush

Go on and Kiss the Girl~ baby pink lip gloss

I'm not so impressed with the eyeshadows because all the shimmer and pearl is a bit too much for me~ But I absolutely love Sand Dollar and Siren Song. They are so pretty blended with the Conch Shell blush used as an eyeshadow~
I really like both the blushes, and they make a pretty decent contour if you can get past the shimmer. They both blend amazingly too so it made the purchase of the booklet worth it!

The book comes with an instruction/guide on how to create a day and night look using the palette, and both looks are very pretty and the advice can be used as an outline for beginners with eyeshadow because the guide is quite easy to follow.

e.l.f Disney Ariel Bronzer and Kabuki Brush set

Hands down my favourite purchase from the collection! I adore the packaging and the bronzer makes a beautiful contour shade!!! Wow, I'm in love~ The only downside is there's a LOT of fall out if you use the provided kabuki brush~ The brush might be a bit too stiff for the product I think, so it was a big mess until I switched to my normal contour brush.. 

e.l.f Disney Ariel Crystal Brush Set

I bought this out of curiosity on how e.l.f brushes fare in my kit.. Also I lost my blending brush on vacation;; The brushes are pretty decent and look quite pretty~ So it's all good. I really like the travel pouch it comes in, it'll be great for trips and bringing in my makeup kit.

Conair Disney Ariel Wrapped Headband

It's such a pretty headband! When I wear it, it looks like I've donned a tiara! Like, a crown fit for a mermaid princess~ It's really subtle.

 I used all the products for fun, and loved the result~ I used the wispy lashes, blush, provided eyeliner, contour, liptint/lipgloss and Siren+Sand Dollar+ Conch Shell for my eye shadow. I'm mighty impressed with how good it all looks especially for drugstore brands.

I love the Disney Ariel collection, and it was my day and money well spent scouring the seas for~ Haha, or along the 605 freeway at least... 

<3CarisseIris