Old Hollywood glam ♡

Details listed below:

Hello my lovelies! I came up with this look for the holidays, and intended it to be my Christmas look, but I didn't get it filmed and uploaded fast enough. So this is just a more heavy glam makeup look that can be worn to any last holiday parties you have, or just a night out. 

Products used (in order):

- Smashbox dark spot corrector primer

- Anastasia brow powder duo in 'brunette' with Smashbox duo-sided eyebrow brush

- MAC Paint Pot in 'soft ocre' with Bare Minerals concealer brush

- MAC 'brown script' with a MAC 217 in the crease

- Blend edges with MAC 224

- Cargo cosmetics 'Let's Meet in Paris' holiday edition eyeshadow palette the color 'croissant' on lid with a Sigma E55 brush

- 'Croissant' from the Cargo palette on a flat synthetic brush from the NAKED 3 palette on my lower lash line

- MAC 'saddle' with the blending brush from NAKED 3 palette to blend out lower lash line

- MAC 'nylon' as brow and tear duct highlight with a flat synthetic brush from the NAKED 2 palette

- Fake eyelash pack from FOREVER 21 (actually really good quality lashes, believe it or not) I used the lashes in the middle. 

- Tarte Amazonian clay waterproof gel line in 'black'

- Too Faced Lash Gasm mascara in 'black' 

- MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation in 'NW25' applied with Sedona Lace 928 flat top foundation brush

- Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC-2 applied under my eyes, nose, chin, forehead "V"  with Sigma's F86 tapered Kabuki brush

- MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in 'medium' to set my concealer and foundation with a MAC 150 large powder brush

- Tarte Amazonian clay matte waterproof mineral powder bronzer (matte) with a MAC 163 flat contour brush & blended out with a no name angled brush (applied on hairline, cheeks, temples, under bottom lip, & down the sides of nose)

- Highlighted my cheek bones, sides of forehead, cupid's bow, & down center of nose with MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in 'soft and gentle' 

- MAC prep & prime lip primer 

- Urban Decay 'all nighter' setting spray 

- MAC lip pencil in 'currant' to line my lips and fill in the outer corners for that ombre look

- MAC Viva Glam lipstick & Viva Glam 1 lipglass

- Cleaned the outer edges of lips with my Laura Mercier concealer 

voilà 

♡

Hair: 

- Curled all of my hair TOWARDS my face with a CHI 1 1/2 inch curling iron, and then I set them by letting them roll up and cool in my hand. Brush through and don't spray for a more natural, effortless look. 

I went a little more simple with my outfit, because of my makeup being very intense. This look is so effortless, and comfy. It is such an easy look to achieve. All you need is a slouchy sweater, a pair of leather leggings, and some ankle boots. You can pair any statement necklace you would like with this outfit. 

Outfit details:
- Sweater: All Saints HERE (Sold out of 'Oxblood' color on All Saints website, but found that one on ebay for way cheaper! Hurry and get it, only 21 days left!! HERE
- Leather leggings: Express HERE
- Ankle boots: Target MOSSIMO Kodi ankle boot HERE
- Necklace & earrings: Chicos (Stella statement necklace) HERE (Earrings only in store)

XO

Before & after: Hannah Galloway ♡

Hi loves, so I got to glam up this cutie for her 21st birthday! Hannah is one of my sorority sisters, and I always have so much fun when I am around her. She is so full of energy and HILARIOUS! I was so happy that she wanted me to do her makeup for pretty much the best birthday she has had yet! ;) 21!!! 

I didn't go for a super dramatic look, just because Hannah doesn't wear a lot of makeup to begin with. I did a more red-brown simple smokey eye to compliment her green eyes, while still keeping her eyes bright. I paired this look with the perfect pink-coral lip.

Details ☟☟☟

Products used:

FACE

- Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour matte foundation in 'light-medium'

- Laura Mercier camouflage concealer in SC-2 (under eyes & spot conceal)

- Dermablend translucent setting powder to set concealer

- Tarte Amazonian waterproof bronzer in 'Park avenue princess' MATTE shade to contour

- MAC mineralize skin finish natural in 'give me sun' to give her face some more color

- Tarte powder blush in 'amused'

- MAC mineralize skin finish in 'soft and gentle' 

- Anastasia brow powder duo in 'dark brown' to fill in and shape her brows

EYES

- MAC paint pot in 'soft ocre' for all over up to under the brows

- MAC 'saddle' in the crease

- MAC 'club' all over lid & smoked it out on the lower lash line (wet the brush with MAC fix +, eye drops, or water & it will intensify the color)

- MAC 'nylon' for brow highlight and inner corner

- Tarte Amazonian clay waterproof gel liner in 'black' 

- Tarte mascara 'Lights, Camera, Flashes' 

LIPS

- Lined lips with Revlon lip liner in 'nude'

- Lipstick is Milani in 'fruit punch' 

- Set her whole face with Urban Decay's de-slick setting spray 

XO

My first outfit of the day post - Aztec print + fur

Hello beauties! This is my first fashion post, and I am really excited to start doing these more often! I am in Arizona with my family on vacation, and I will be in Vegas Tuesday-Saturday, so expect a lot more posts from there as well! :) I took these pictures at our resort; it is such a pretty place, so I thought the pictures turned out amazing! I hope you all enjoy! ❤



The trend: Aztec print + fur
Aztec cardigan: Dillards ALMOST EXACT SAME HERE
Fur vest: American Eagle (Really loving there clothes recently, super fashionable & affordable; especially for a fur vest) HERE
Long tank top that acts as my skirt: Dillards (You can find longer tank tops pretty much anywhere. Any department stores) HERE
Fleece lined leggings (AMAZING): Dillards 
Boots: Frye (Got them from a boot store in Austin, TX and have never seen any like this ever, SORRY!) SIMILAR FRYE BOOT HERE
Knit headwrap: Urban Outfitters HERE

Jewelry:
Watch: Michael Kors (Not on the website, and cannot find mine anywhere, of course!) SIMILAR HERE
Spike bracelets: Dillards SIMILAR HERE
Rings: Michael Kors (large chain one) HERE & Forever 21 HERE
Gold large hoop earrings: Altar'd State (Not online) YOU CAN FIND HOOP EARRINGS ANYWHERE
Purse: Tory Burch bag from Glow Boutique in Troy Thanks to my best friend, Morgan for letting me borrow it! xo

Please leave a comment if you want to see more, and what your favorite part of my outfit was!

Thanks for stopping by beauty by annecarol ❤

XOX

Have you all seen my latest "haul" video?? Check it out! (WARNING: It is a bit long, but entertaining! ;)) ☟☟☟

I'm back!! New video up on my channel!!

Hello everyone!! I am finally back with a new video, and it is now up on my YouTube channel! :) yay! It is a huge haul video/favorites/recommendations + some really funny bloopers of me just being me. My roommates cat also makes an appearance at the end! This video is 25 minutes long, but I tried making it the least boring as possible. Plus it really can be informative if you are looking for some new great products!

I hope you all really enjoy the video, and if you did please 'like' the video and also leave a comment for what you want to see next!

Love you all!!! Xo CLICK HERE FOR MY YOUTUBE VIDEO!  

Alex's reaction to her makeup for her engagement photos ♡

*NEW SHORT VIDEO IS UP ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL FROM ALEX WATSON'S ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS TRIAL RUN!*

     Hi everybody! I put this short video together of just different parts from the end of the night when I was finishing Alex's makeup for her engagement photos trial run. This is not a video showing you how to do makeup, it is more of just a "teaser" from that night. I knew Alex would love to see her own reaction, so I put this together especially for her. I also included her perfect reaction at the end! It is so rewarding to see how much she loved the look I came up with for her. 

     If you know of anyone getting married that is around the panhandle of Florida and around south Alabama, I do free consults with all of my own products + theres if they choose to bring their own as well. This includes, engagement photos, engagement portraits, bridal makeup + bridal party. I do travel as well. For business inquiries, you can email me at annecarolwilson@hotmail.com. 

     I hope you all enjoyed this video, and if you did please 'like' the video. Also please leave a comment on the video telling me what you would like to see next.  

XO

LINK FOR THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmLb0yb7uQ

My first engagement photos makeup trial ♥

Alex Watson's engagement photo makeup trial

I had the honor to be asked to do one of my sorority pledge sister's makeup for her engagement photos. I was so excited to be able to share this memory with her! Alex is such a beautiful person inside AND out! She has such natural beauty, so with this simple but glam makeup look, it just made her that much more beautiful! I went for a more simple look to bring out her already pretty features, such as her amazing eyes and smile! I didn't want to do too much with the eyes, because of the flash photography would make her look a little "racoon-ish" if done too dark. I am so extremely happy for her and her fiancé Heath's big day!! 

Alex,

Thank you so much for asking me to do your makeup for such a fun and memorable day for you! You are such a beautiful and great person. I had so much fun with you creating this look! Seeing you get so excited about it, and to see how much you loved it, made me so happy. Thanks for making what I love to do so easy and more fun! You are going to be a gorgeous bride, Alex! 

♥

Products used (in order) : 

•Primer: Smashbox Photo Finish 

•Foundation: Clinique & applied with a Sedona Lace 928 synthetic foundation brush

•Maybelline Coverstick Corrector concealer for under her eyes & to highlight her t-zone & blended it out with the Beauty Blender

•Benefit Boi-ing in shade "lemon aid" for under the eyes & blended with the Beauty Blender

•Revlon Photoready translucent powder to set under eyes and t-zone & applied it with the e.l.f. flat top powder brush

•L'Oreal True Match crayon concealer in n-6-7-8 to sculpt her face (hollows of cheeks, temples, sides of forehead, down the sides of nose, and under bottom lip) & blended out with a MAC 130 short duo fibre brush

•MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural powder in 'medium' to set her whole face & applied with a Real Techniques powder brush 

•MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural powder in 'give me sun' to contour over the True Match stick and to bronze face a bit & applied it with a MAC 109 small contour brush 

•Covergirl blush in 'iced plum' & applied it with the same small contour brush above the contour and on the apples of her cheeks

•MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in 'soft and gentle' & applied to the high points of her face (cheek bones, middle of nose, cupids bow) with a Sedona Lace fan brush (FB 01) 

•Eyebrows: Anastasia Brow Wiz in brunette to outline her brow and define the tail of it & the color faint from Urban Decay's Naked Basics palette to fill them in more

•Blended the product through her brow with a MAC 204 lash brush (spoolie)

•Anastasia clear brow gel to set her eyebrows in place

•Urban Decay Primer Potion to prime her eyes for eye shadow

•Used Urban Decay NAKED 2 palette for her eye look 

• NAKED 2- bootycall all over the lid, verve in the center of the lid, and tease in the crease. Applied bootycall and verve with a MAC 239 eye shader brush, & applied tease in the crease with a MAC 224 tapered blending brush

•For the outer corner of the eye I used MAC eye shadow in 'mystery' and applied it with an angled brush 

•Eyeliner: Maybelline Master Precise felt tip liner

•MAC Fluidline gel liner in Blacktrack

•Ardell wispies fake lashes

•Maybelline The Rocket volum' express

•L'Oreal Telescopic Shocking extensions 

•MAC Pro longwear lip pencil in 'nice 'n' spicy'

•MAC Pro longwear lip creme in 'soft sell'

•MAC Tinted Lipglass in 'nymphette' 

•Set all her makeup with Urban Decay All Nighter long lasting makeup spray setting spray

Classic Smokey Eye Tutorial ♡

ALL INFO FOR THIS LOOK WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW

XO

Fall look pt. 2 ♡

Hello beautifuls! :)

Thank you SO MUCH visiting beautybyannecarol again and watching this video! If you liked this video please leave a comment below telling me what you would like to see next! :)  Thank you so much for your support! xox

This short video is taking the look from my fall look pt. 1 video and making the look a bit more dramatic. Both of the looks are my favorite looks for the fall and the transition to winter. I really hope you all love both looks, and if you re-create one of the looks please post it on Twitter or Instagram and tag me @AnneCarolW or hashtag #annecarolfalllook1 #annecarolfalllook2 

PLEASE SHARE MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND BLOG WITH YOUR FRIENDS! 

☆Products used:

- Maybelline concealer stick in the yellow shade (conceal lips for lipstick)

- EOS lip balm 

- Maybelline Eye Studio duo in Sinful Sinnamon (Used only the red shade)

- MAC eyeshadow in Brule

- Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette-colors venus and crave

- Maybelline Eye Studio Master Precise felt tip liquid liner in black

- Ardell lashes in claudia

- Rimmel Lash Accelerator mascara (not shown)

- NYX retractable lip liner in vanilla sky

- Kate Moss collection from Rimmel in shade # 14

- MAC lip stick in Shanghai Spice 

- Hard Candy Jumbo Hydrating Lip Stain in the color chic

☆Tools used:

- MAC 217 blending brush

- MAC 233 shader brush

- MAC 224 tapered blending brush

- Beauty Blender

Fall Look #1 ♡

Hey lovely ladies! I just cannot believe fall is FINALLY HERE!!! Fall is my most favorite time of the year! Everything about this season is so perfect; the delicious scents that come out at this time from none other than my favorite store, Bath & Body Works, the colder weather, the clothes, yummy coffee drinks, and my most favorite, the dark lips! 

     This makeup look is based on that dark cranberry lip color that is 'so in' this season. When you incorporate a dark lip into your makeup look, you will want to do a neutral eye. By doing that, it will keep you from looking too over done. 

    This makeup look is one of my go-to fall looks. This makeup look is so effortless, but still so glam! Please watch the video below if you want to know how I do this makeup look, and how I pair it with the dark red lips. 

XO

AnneCarol

    

•Products used in order:
- Neutrogena acne fighting stress control triple action toner
- L'oreal magic perfecting base primer
- Revlon colorstay whipped foundation in shade 320 warm golden 
- Maybelline color stick in the yellow shade
- Benefit boi'ing in lemonaid (used the yellow shade underneath my eye and the skin color one on top of my lid)
- Revlon photoready translucent powder
- MAC mineralize skin finish in 'give me sun'
- MAC mineralize skin finish in 'soft and gentle'
- Revlon classic color blush in 'iced plum'
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in brunette
- Urban Decay Naked basics palette 'Naked 2 & Faint'
- Anastasia Beverly Hills clear brow gel
- NYX eyeshadow base in white
- MAC eyeshadow in 'saddle'
- MAC eyshadow in 'brule' 
- Urban Decay Naked basics palette 'venus'
- Maybelline master precise felt tip liquid eyeliner in 'blackest black'
- Revlon Lash Potion mascara
- Revlon Photoready 3D volume mascara
- Estee Lauder lip pencil in 'wineberry'
- Chanel Rouge Coco hydrating creme lipstick in 'metal garnet' (This color is sadly discontinued :( )

•Tools used in order:
- Sedona Lace 928 flat top foundation brush
- The Original Beauty Blender
- E.L.F Flat top powder brush 
- MAC 109 small contour brush
- Sedona Lace FB 01 (AMAZING)
- MAC 130 small duo fibre brush
- MAC 224 tapered blending brush
- MAC 239 goat hair shader brush
- Duo-sided pencil/blending brush from Target & I don't know where I got it. sorry! (used pencil side for highlight for brows)
- Pencil brush from Target for my lower lash line 
- Eyelash curler brand is Emite

Classic Smokey Eye ♡

This is one of my favorite eye looks, and it is a classic. This look looks so good on ANY eye color and skin color. I will have a video on this look at the end of next week. So please stay tuned to see when it is up. ♡

Faking it when waking it with puffy eyes ♡

    Stayed up too late last night studying or out late with friends? Did you cry yourself to sleep over being too stressed? Or did you find yourself crying over a sad movie? If so, chances are you woke up with puffy eyes. You can’t pull the covers up over your head, because you have too much to do. Check the clock, how much time do you have? If you have plenty of time, the tried and true remedies such as tea bags, ice, and cucumber slices work great. 

    If you are like most college girls, you wake up just in time to go to class. You need a quick fix. There are a lot of products on the market today that promise to reduce eye puffiness. I have tried numerous ones just to find the right product that works for me. My three favorite products are, Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller, Nuance by Salma Hayek Green Tea Cooling Eye Gel, and  First Aid’s Beauty Detox Eye Roller. 

GARNIER NUTRITIONISTE SKIN RENEW ANTI-PUFF EYE ROLLER

This product is available at most pharmacies and discount stores. The price of this product is $12.99 at CVS Pharmacy. I really like this eye roller because it is a very light formula for your eyes. It does not leave a sticky residue. The most effective ingredient in this product is caffeine. Results are seen very quickly when using this product. 

SALMA HAYEK NUANCE GREEN TEA COOLING EYE GEL

This product is by Salma Hayek’s beauty line and is sold exclusively at CVS Pharmacy. The price of this product is $16.99. I find this product to be more heavy on my eyes, and does not dry as quickly as the Garnier brand. The formula is thicker and somewhat sticky. The formula has natural green tea extracts in it to help cool the area around the eye and to especially reduce puffiness. 

FIRST AID DETOX EYE ROLLER

This product is the most expensive out of all three products. The results are the best, but does not exceed the results of the Garnier to warrant spending twice as much on this product. This product is sold at Sephora, and you can order it off of their website firstaidbeauty.com. This product is sold at $24.00. The Detox Eye Roller gets its name because the formula has hyaluronate and advanced peptides in it. Those peptides restore collagen that is lost in the area around your eyes that cause severe puffiness and dark circles. 

Everyone loves to look fresh and rejuvenated; even when you have to fake it. Fortunately there are many products in the market that help us with faking it. 

XO 

The Original Beauty Blender® ♡

Fall and winter are right around the corner. That means romantic candle lit dinners with your honey, cuddling by the fireplace, and bonfires with friends. We all know that the colder the weather gets, the more dry our skin becomes. When it comes to makeup application in the colder months, it can be more of a challenge trying to make our skin look like it has that “natural, dewy” look. Luckily for us girls, there is a makeup tool that can give us just that. The best makeup blending tool on the market today is the original Beauty Blender®. It is the award winning makeup sponge applicator, and was created by celebrity makeup artist Rea Ann Silva. The sponges are latex free. Professional makeup artist, and my personal favorite makeup instructor, Kandee Johnson said about the original Beauty Blender®, “The Beauty Blender is a must have in your foundation application. You might not think this is amazing, but this will change the way you apply your foundation. Regular brushes leave brush strokes on the face. This (Beauty Blender®) is a better alternative to your fingers when you apply your foundation. It feels great when you apply it; like a massage. You can wash it and reuse it as many times as you would like. There are many different knock-offs, but none are as good as the original Beauty Blender®.” For all of my Troy friends, I bought mine at Glow boutique downtown on the square. They sale them in doubles or singles. I bought the double pack for $29.95. Although they are rather expensive, they will change your foundation application, and with proper care they will last. Blending is such an important part of flawless makeup application, this applicator will be used in many ways to ensure that my makeup is ready for this coming fall and winter.

The Beauty Blender, in my opinion, works the best when damp. The sponge being damp will also give you that dewy look. Just soak the entire Beauty Blender with water, and squeeze out the excess water.

-XO

AnneCarol 

Coming Soon: Smokey Eye Look ♡

I did this look on my best friend, Morgan about a month ago just playing around, and I finally decided to put it up and film the look this week. This is a more toned down smokey eye. This look is perfect for a night out on the town, or a date night with your man. ♡

Please stay tuned to my Youtube channel and here on, Beauty by AnneCarol, to see when it is up.

So much love! xo

Neutral color eye talk through tutorial ♡

Hey everyone! This is the long awaited neutral color eye tutorial! I hope you all enjoy this video, and find it helpful! Please leave a comment below! :) xo 

Thank you so much for watching! xo

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-Everything you need to know: ☟☟☟

☆HAIR:

- Bellami hair extensions 

- Curled my hair with a 1 1/2 " curling iron 

☆Tools Used:

- MAC 217 blending brush

- Duo sided eyeshadow brush (blending/pencil brush) from Target

- SOHO eye shader brush from Target

- Smashbox eyebrow duo sided brush

- MAC 209 Precision eye liner brush

- The Original Beauty Blender

☆Products Used/Mentioned:

- NYX Eyeshadow base in white

- Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette (Foxy, Naked 2, Faint, & Venus)

- MAC Fluidline gel liner in Dipdown 

- MAC pencil liner in Nice 'n' Spicy

- NYX Retractable lip liner in Vanilla Sky

- Baby Lips in Peach Kiss

- MAC Sheen Supreme lipstick in Bare Again 

- Eyelash curler from Forever 21

My Current Foundation Routine ♡

Hey everyone! I really hope you all enjoy my foundation routine, and find it helpful! Please leave a comment below if you have any questions about the video, or just want to tell me what you liked about it! :) xo

Thank y'all so much for watching!! xo

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Everything that you need to know: ☟☟☟

•HAIR:
- Bellami Hair Extensions 
- Curled my hair with a 1 1/2 " curling iron

•JEWELRY:
- Rings: Forever 21
- Earrings: Altar'd State

•SHIRT: Forever 21

•TOOLS USED:
- MAC 130 small stippling brush 
- The Original Beaty Blender
- Duo Sided Eyeshadow brush (blending brush/pencil brush) from Target
- E.l.f. Complexion brush (Large powder brush)
- Real Techniques Large Powder brush
- MAC 109 small contour brush 
- MAC 187 stippling brush
- E.l.f. Angled blush brush
- Smashbox duo sided eyebrow brush

•PRODUCTS USED: 
- Anatomicals Spray Misty For Me Facial Spray
- Smashbox Photo Ready Primer
- L'OREAL Magic Nude Liquid Powder Foundation
- Clinique Acne Solution Clearing Concealer in shade 03
- Revlon Colorstay concealer in light
- MAC Pro longwear concealer in NW25
- Dermablend Professionals setting powder
- Covergirl Trublend Mineral powder in pure romance
- MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Give Me Sun
- Stila Self adjusting bronzer
- MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle
- Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Airbrushing Blush in Rose 
- Anastasia Brow Wiz in brunette
- Anastasia clear brow gel