Hot Product of the Week: tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hr Blush (Exposed)

This is going to be a new series on my blog where every Friday, I will post about a product that I have been loving each week (drugstore or high end)! 

This week, I have been loving the tarte Amazonian Clay blush in the shade Exposed. It is the perfect neutral toned blush that will go with ANY makeup look! 

It has a stiff texture and is not the most pigmented blush, but I actually really like the formula because it is nearly impossible to apply too much. It is very buildable and never looks patchy on me. 

This has been the only blush I’ve been using all week and I definitely need to pick up some more shades! 

Colorful MOTD feat. the Morphe 35b Palette

The Morphe 35b palette is the perfect palette for anyone who loves creating bright, fun eye looks and experimenting with color!

This palette is not a new product or anything, but I was so excited to add this to my makeup collection and create so many fun looks out of it, starting with today’s.

Today’s makeup look was also inspired by makeup artist, Linda Hallberg. She is by far the person I go to when I need some makeup inspiration. Her work is absolutely amazing and so different from any other makeup artist that I follow.

For my recreation of this look, I used a more toned down glitter in the inner corner and added a little bit on the outer corner of the eye as well. Linda used a deep plum lip color and I decided to use a brighter shade to add another pop of color.

Keep scrolling to see a full list of the products I used to create this look and as always, follow me on Instagram @marinaleebeauty for more pics!

Products used:

Face

• Primed using the Becca Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector
• For foundation I used the Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer
• To conceal/brighten the under eyes and t-zone, I used the Maybelline Fit Me concealer
• I set the concealer with the NYC loose translucent powder
• I contoured my face using the Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer.
• For blush, I used the tarte Amazonian Clay Matte Blush in shade Exposed. I wanted to keep the blush very neutral and toned down to keep the focus on the eyes and lips.
• Highlighted using the Makeup Revolution baked highlighter in Golden Lights.

Eyes

• Primed my eyes using the Wet N Wild PhotoFocus eye primer.
• I set the lid and brow bone area with the white eyeshadow from the palette.
• I used the lighter red shade in the crease as the tradition shade, then went in with the true red shade and packed this all over my lid and blended it into the crease, winging it out as well. I kept packing on this shade to intensify the color.
• For the bottom lashline, I smoked out the hot pink shade, then smudged the medium purple shade closer to my bottom lashline.
• I created a winged liner using the Wet N Wild liquid eyeliner in Voltage Blue.
• I added some gold pressed glitter from Wet N Wild to the inner and outer corners of my eyes.
• I applied a good coat of the L’Orea Vuminous Carbon Black mascara to my top and bottom lashes, then applied some falsies (Andrea lashes).

Brows & Lips

• I filled in my brows using the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Medium Brown.
• I only used one product for the lips, Maybelline lipstick in Violet Vixen from their Bolds collection.