eyeshadow – Makeup By Makena

10 Quick Tips for a Lifted Makeup Look

If you love a classic cat eye and youthful, lifted face makeup, then these ten tips are for you! This look is soft and wearable, timeless and easy — perfect for everyday glam, special occasions, and everything in between.

My Natural Glam Makeup Routine | The Perfect Spring Look

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and this rosy pink look is perfect. Although this year’s holiday might look a little different, taking time for myelf by doing my makeup always makes me feel my best.

A Wearable Holiday Makeup Look

Nothings screams “Merry Christmas” more than green and glitter, and this year, my holiday makeup look incorporates both. I typically avoid anything other than neutrals, but this shimmery green halo eye is beautifully subtle.

A Modern Take on ’60s-Inspired Makeup

The ’60s provide endless inspiration when it comes to makeup, and one of my recent purchases — the Natasha Denona Mini Retro Eyeshadow Palette — inspired me to create my own modern take on an olive green eye look.

A Cool-Toned, Rosy Makeup Look

For the most part, doing makeup on myself is easy, but I am always looking to challenge and express myself. That’s why doing makeup on my younger cousin — whose facial features are the exact opposite of my own — is always so fun!

Tati Beauty Textured Neutrals Eyeshadow Palette | Review

Tati Westbook is one of my all-time favorite beauty influencers due to her always-honest reviews, her tasteful and talented tutorials, her depth of knowledge surrounding makeup, and her kind-hearted personality — so when she launched her very own eyeshadow palette, I knew I wanted to add it to my collection. The Tati Beauty Textured Neutrals Vol…

3 Holiday Looks with the Tati Beauty Textured Neutrals Palette

The new Tati Beauty Textured Neutrals Vol. 1 Eyeshadow Palette — which I will be reviewing soon — features a glistening arrangement of glitters, and what screams Christmas and New Year’s more than glitter? Nothing — which is why I am sharing three completely different seasonal makeup looks that I hope inspire you to create your own.…

Charlotte Tilbury ‘Pillow Talk’ Eyeshadow Palette Review

After years of placing Charlotte Tilbury’s products at the top of my makeup wishlist, I have finally purchased my first item from the brand — the Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in ‘Pillow Talk’. During my trip to Selfridges in London, I finally splurged on this $53 quad and am here with an honest-as-always review.

A Festive Makeup Look for the Holidays | Green Smokey Eye

‘Tis the season to finally use that green eyeshadow! Today I will be sharing with you a simple and effortless makeup look with the perfect amount of festivity for the holidays…

Huda Beauty New Nude Eyeshadow Palette Review | The Perfect Gift for the Makeup Lover

The Huda Beauty New Nudes Eyeshadow Palette launched just in time for the most wonderful time of the year and it is the absolute epitome of glitter and pinky-nudes.