My First Eye Look Pictorial and a GIVEAWAY!! (OPEN)

 Today, I'm officially going out of my comfort zone. For those of you who don't know, I'm a shy gal, but I do love make up (i.e. my growing collection of eye shadow palettes) and I had to share this beautiful look I created today.
 My obsession for makeup started at a young age, much to my Mother's dismay and I followed that love as an adult by going to Cosmetology School. So it's only natural that I've got a love for everything beauty related. My inspiration came from wanting to create wearable looks for a gal in my age group (I'm nearing 40 people)! This need came from not wanting to only wear mascara as I aged.

My search for an up to date make up artist stopped  at You Tube makeup guru Tatiana Ward. She's so detailed in teaching and down to earth. I just love her tutorials! She also teaches make up classes around the country and has done the makeup of many stars including Nicki Minaj. You must check out her channel on You Tube if you want to be inspired Beatfacehoney/Tatiana Ward.

Now that we know who my inspiration is, let's get on to the tutorial!!

Bronze Nude Cut Crease Pictorial:

I began the look by lightly moisturizing my face, and applying Rimmel Stay Matte foundation in Ivory with a flat foundation brush.

 Eye lid is primed with Elf Eye Primer in Sheer.

 Next I used a flat shadow brush with light tan over the lid and  and continued by using the flat side to create a line for the crease.

 For the crease area I used a dark bronze mixed with black. I extended the crease area up with a tad more of the bronze color using a fluffy crease brush, my motto, blend, blend and blend! 

A tiny dab of bronze was used to line the outside 3rd of my eye on the top and bottom.

For the under eye liner I used gold from the tear duct and blended with the bronze on the corner. 

Finishing touches were a dab of white in the inner corner and brow bone. In the water line I used NYX Wonder Pencil in Light to really brighten my eyes and make them pop. 

A simple coat of NYC Sky Rise mascara was used to coat the lashes. 

The shadows can also be used with a damp brush to intensify the colors as well,

though in this tutorial I used them dry.

The camera does not do this look justice by far!!

It really is an easy look to do, I feel it's totally wearable for day since you don't have a liner or winged effect. If you want to transition this look for After Hours, you simply add a bit more of the bronze and more of the soft black to subtly darken the outer corners and you are good to go!

Now for the GIVEAWAY! It will run from October 9-October 24, 2014

One lucky winner will be chosen to win this lovely palette and a new dual ended brush by Crown Brush! Perfect compact size and great for travel!

Here are the steps to enter:

1. Head over to my Facebook Page and Give Us a Like, you MUST be a follower on Facebook. Liking our blog and following on Instagram would be nice too, but is not required.
2. Head to: Diva Darlings Gifts & Treasures
3. Click the Giveaway Tab and follow the instructions.
4. Giveaway is open to U.S. Residents, for shipping purposes. You must be 18 years old to enter,  if you are under age, I will request a parents email and confirmation with their permission first before shipping.
5. For the consideration of others, and the hard work that I do put into my shop, blog etc. I request that you be a true follower and not a fake Facebook account set up strictly for winning Giveaways. Please be considerate to that request.
6. Finally, these items were purchased by me, and are not sponsored by anyone other than myself.

Good luck!!

Monday Obsession: Ankle Booties

There's a undeniable chill in the air these days here in Southern Pennsylvania! All I can think about these days are boots. I've spied some of the coolest ankle booties out there and wanted to share with you my finds.

These booties in the above picture are just an amazing display handmade beauty! I love the bohemian vibe and the use of belts and fabrics to create a work of art. These were originally spotted on Pinterest, and after much searching they can be found at Wild and Free Jewelry. They custom make these booties to your taste and specifications.

I got to thinking about the boots I have, and whether I could DIY/refresh some of  mine, so I tracked down this awesome tutorial on how to do these booties yourself: 15 DIY Ideas to Refresh Your Boots. This page has 15 ideas to spice up some of the boots you've got in your closet. There's a tutorial on creating a gold glitter heel too. Looks so easy to do, you must check out that link and let me know if you decide to try any of these out!

Monday Obsession: Ankle Booties by divadarlingsgiftstreasures featuring high heel ankle boots

September's Beauty Finds From Ipsy & More

Happy October! I just can't believe we are in October already! It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating Labor Day. In Septembe,r I collected up a few beauty goodies that I am pretty excited with and wanted to share them with you. So let's get started shall we?

At the end of August I signed up for Ipsy's subscription "Glam Bag". In case you haven't heard of Ipsy, they are taking the beauty world by storm! You Tube beauty star Michelle Phan began Ipsy's beauty subscription service back in 2012. How it works is you take a "beauty quiz" when you sign up to find out your basic style and cosmetic likes, and they compile a beauty bag for you each month for only $10.00. It is usually 5 products and an adorable cosmetic bag to put all your goodies in.
Since I am a pretty busy I felt like this would be perfect for me, I mean 10 bucks isn't too bad to get the latest in beauty products delivered to my door each month. In addition to your bag You Tube Beauty Stylists like Chrispy and desimakeup will show you looks you can try out yourself with products from your bag.


Here we have it, September's Glam Bag. The inspiration for this past month was Street Style.

In this months bag (which what is not to love about this little bag with studs) from left to right:

My personal fav from this bag Cailyn Art Touch Tinted Lip Gloss in Basic Instinct. It is the prettiest peachy nude color, perfect for my fair skin and just in time for fall. The gloss goes on smooth and is not sticky or scented at all, which I loved! After the shiny gloss wears off a bit, you are still left with a nice cream tint to your lips. I call it evolutionary lip gloss for sure.

The Pacifica Eyeliner pencil is in the color Fringe. I was pleasantly surprised with this pencil. For one pencils don't usually appeal to me as they can be hard and pull on the skin. Not this one, it glides on smoothly and is easily blended for a nice smoky eye. Word has it you can purchase Pacifica at Target too!

Mitchell & Peach Luxury Hand Cream mini tube is perfect for tossing in your purse when you need a bit of moisturizer on the go. Though I have not heard of this company before, it boasts  that the cream is blended with Vitamin E and Shea butter as well as natural botanicals from the Mitchell Estate. It has a nice light lavender smell like an English garden.

A lovely dual ended makeup brush by Crown Brush which is awesome for traveling. I chose not to use this brush but offer it in an upcoming Giveaway I will be having soon. I have three sets of brushes, and I don't need one more. I figured there would be a gal out there who would love to win it!

NYX Hot Single Eye shadow in Velvet Velours is such a pretty color. It's like a light nude with a hint of bronze/gold shimmer. It goes on smoothly and it works best for me as a brow highlighter.

My other finds were some fun and cheap individual lashes from Select Lash. I have always wanted to try individuals lashes, they take a bit of practice to apply, but the look is so natural, it's amazing!

I popped over to my local Dollar Store last week to find some Halloween goodies, and there were these cute Cheetah print nail stickers from Essie. I adore Cheetah print everything, so I had to get them. So excited to try them out.

Those Kiss light as a feather lashes...hmmm well. They looked cute in the box, with their pretty tapered ends and clear strips to give you a natural look. But let me tell you they were a pain to put on! Not really sure if it's the lash glue that's making them come up on the ends, or they just aren't for me. I'll have to keep experimenting with those babies.

In love with my Wet N Wild Matte Lipstick in Just Peachy. It really reminds me of the Cailyn Lip gloss, don't you think?


I was lucky enough to pop into Ulta for their 21 Days of Beauty Sale, and I scored a Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara in Black. My friend had me try Bare Minerals last fall and I have been hooked since.

Well, there you have it! I couldn't be more tickled with this past month's beauty finds! I'll leave you with the link to sign up at Ipsy, when you sign up with Ipsy, there can be a waiting list. I shared their required posts about their products and got off the list right away. Once you sign up you receive 100 points, which when you save them you can earn other beauty promotions they offer too.  I receive points too when you sign up with me. If you decide to try them out, let me know what you think!

Ipsy sign up: http://www.ipsy.com/r/1lxel?sid=ipsypoints&cid=general

Best Fashionable Wishes!