Master 4 Liquid Eyeliner Looks

June 6, 2013

Master 4 Liquid Eyeliner Looks

Eyeliner can dramatically change the appearance of your eyes, so today I will be showing you 4 different ways to wear your eyeliner. My two favorite liquid eyeliners are the NYC Liquid Eyeliner and the ELF Liquid Eyeliner. They both have easy to use brushes and the formulas stay all day. Today I will be using my NYC eyeliner.

1) The first to wear your liquid eyeliner is the subtle cat eye that has a short wing and a thin line going across the eyelid. This is more toned down for an everyday look, or for someone with round eyes that wants to make them look bigger! (more…)

Cheek Perfection! Get The Perfect Cheek With 3 Easy-to-Master Products

April 10, 2013

Kouturekiss - Cheek Perfection

Between contouring, highlighting, and other beauty buzzwords right now it can seem a bit confusing when it comes to cheeks! Pulling out all the stops is fun for special occasions but on a daily basis it’s nice to simplify. Here are 3 products to add to your routine to get that perfectly sculpted cheek everyday!

  1. To start, you’ll need a matte bronzer, a shimmery highlighting powder, a blush, and an angled brush and a blush brush.
  2. Start with your angled brush, swirl it into your matte bronzer and apply in a line to the hollows of your cheeks. Sweep it back and forth so it’s blended.
  3. Dust off your same brush and sweep your highlighting powder on the tops of your cheekbones.
  4. Take your blush brush and apply your colour starting on the high point of the “apple” of your cheek. Don’t know where the apple of your cheeks are? Just smile! That round higher “cheeky” part that goes up when you smile? That’s the apple! The majority of your blush goes here.
  5. Now blend your blush back towards your temples. Don’t reload your brush, just use the remainder for this. This will blend everything together!
  6. Voilá! The perfectly sculpted cheek!

Valentine’s Day Red Lips

January 31, 2013

Kouturekiss - Valentines Day Red Lips

Red lips are the way to go this Valentine’s Day! No need to be intimidated by this bold color because there are some great daytime alternatives to this bold look. Master the look of full, classy, statement making red lips for the daytime and night this Valentine’s day.

Option 1: Natural true-red matte lip
Used: NYC Lip Stain in 498 Berry Long Time
Lipstains are transfer resistant and last longer than the traditional lipstick. This is your best option for a subtle and quick red lip look for the daytime without having the feeling of having something on your lips. These are also great for layering. You can apply a lipstain before lipstick or gloss for long lasting color and less touch ups. The downsides are that it can settle into lines if they aren’t exfoliated and moisturized and the lipstain itself be drying so apply chapstick on top to finish it off.  (more…)

The Power of White Liner

October 30, 2012


White liner is never thought of as a secret weapon, but girls, let me tell you: if you want your eyes to look awake, large and open, using white eyeliner is just what you need. Lots of brands have white liner, NYC jumbo pencil in Milk is a great choice, as is the one I’m using by E.L.F. MAC has one (as well as flesh toned ones) and copious others. Using the daytime smokey eye as a template, as it is not quite as dramatic, adding the white liner includes a special flair:

  1. Carefully lay your finger under your eye. This is gentler than tugging your eyelid down which is harsh on the delicate area.
  2. Sweep the liner across your waterline, careful not to get any on your lashes. If you do, just add more mascara to mask the white.
  3. Do the same on the other eye, adding more mascara if necessary and say hello to a more wide awake appearance (perfect after those all nighters studying).

Enjoy!