Bestie's Guest Post! Intro & Basics; her love affair with makeup

So I've talked about my bestie a bunch on here, and you all know that when I am my prettiest, it's because she has done my hair and makeup. After much begging, she has finally decided to grace us with her presence on this here blog. So, without further ado,  I'd like to introduce you to my bestie Megan. I hope you'll be nice to her! 

First things first, a little about me. As you know I have the most beautiful, generous, hilarious friend Kristen who is the reason behind this guest post (thanks for your kind encouragement friend <3). I was born and raised here in Kentucky where a very long time ago I fell in love with make up.

The story my Mother tells goes like this: I got into her make up cabinet at a very young age and got ahold of a tube of lipstick and after I had finished applying, thought I was hot shit. Walking around the house and posing for pictures.. and ever since then every birthday, Christmas, easter, (any holiday where gifts or baskets were involved) I asked for make up. 

Once the said make up was received, I practiced. A LOT. I would put on my Mariah Carey cassette tapes and sing and apply…. Sometimes crazy looks that resembled a clown, and some that were simple and classic. Every time I would come and show Mom she would always say “it’s too much” she still says this to this day.  My Mother was a minimalist (still is). She is a classic Stevie-Nicks-ish hippie that loves a coat of mascara, blush, chapstick, and a good tan. This trait was not passed onto me.

And as they say: the rest is history :)

Here are my top 5 celebrities that always seem to have amazing make up/I love to try and duplicate their looks:

Carrie Underwood (read that she does her own make up from time to time – kudos to Carrie!!)

Jessica Simpson

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jessie James Decker (recent addition)

Adriana Lima (her smudged sex kitten eyes are just amazing!) 

(Now, I know there are artists behind these looks – but I love looking through their photos for inspiration)

Okay, so lets get into a basic tutorial shall we?  Lets do eyeliner… This is somewhat of a simple yet complicated thing to master. With make up in general the more you do something the better and faster you get (or with anything in life I guess.. .) So, I am going to try and show/explain this as if I am showing someone who has NEVER used a liquid eyeliner in their life. So if you have used eyeliner before, you’re already ahead of the game! (go you).

*Quick Disclaimer* The way you choose to do your make up (colors, products, application techniques etc.) is your choice and perfectly okay! The most important thing is you're having fun :) My tips and techniques are purely what work for me and what works when I apply to others. Enjoy!

• Step One - Start with the liquid liner tip (or brush) in the corner tear duct area and drag along the lash line and gently lift as you approach the outer corner of the eye. (note: the more pressure you put on your liquid eyeliner, the thicker your cat eye will be. I did medium pressure for my look.)

• Step Two - Drag the liner from the outer corner of the eye slightly upwards (the higher you drag, the more dramatic the cat eye will be).

• Step Three - Connect those two lines together.

• Step Four - Fill in the liner (like a coloring book!)

And you're done!!! Hooray for cat eyes! and cats… hehe

For me, liquid eyeliner just feels like a complete 'polished' look. Here's the finished look with a full face of makeup - and of course, the eyeliner!

Ok guys - so what do you think? Gonna go try out some liquid eyeliner now? I know before I met Megsy, I could barely rock a pencil eyeliner, let alone liquid! So she definitely helped me, and I hope she helped you!

I'd love to feature her on the blog some more - we all know I'm no beauty guru, but she is and I'm sure she'd love to guest post more with just a wee bit of encouragement from you all. And please can we convince her to start her own makeup / beauty instagram already?! Seriously, help me convince her in the comments.