Playing with Puppies

I was in the mood to use some of my buxom pups this week. The green look I did was inspired by Mally's makeup--she was on QVC this past weekend and she was wearing this awesome green look. I like her look better than what I came up with.

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Buxom Stay There Sheepdog under brow,
Buxom Stay There Pekineses lash into crease,
Buxom Stay There Husky lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
Caviar in outer corner and dry lined top and bottom,
Falsies mascara.

CHEEKS:Pink Ribbon Blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing Courage

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Ice Queen under brow,
Buxom Shadow Stick in Smokin' Pistol along upper lash line,
Buxom Stay There Shi Tzu lash into and above crease,
Key Lime in crease,
Friday along upper lash line on outer corner,
Big and Bright Oz liner on lower lash line,
mascara.

CHEEKS:Optimist blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll

Green and Gold

Sometimes I know that I want to do a look with one specific colour and I stand in front of my Lowes tool chest trying to figure out what else I could wear with that colour. That is how I came up with this look. I knew I wanted to wear Shih Tzu so that's where I started.

EYES:
Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radaince all over,
Creme de la creme under brow,
Buxom Stay There shih Tzu lash to crease,
Inspire in crease and outer 1/4ish,
Aztec Gold in crease,
Retro wet lined on top,
Tarte mascara.


CHEEKS: Boost blush
LIPS: Tarte Reuse tinted lip balm

Two looks for Poetry and an Update on Brushes

I went to a poetry slam last night (it was great fun!) and I went to a poetry workshop this morning. So I felt the need to do some creative and dramatic looks.

I also just wanted to do an update on the both the Bare Escentuals mini brush set and the Eco Tools eye set.

I really like the BE mini brush set. You can easy use the flawless face brush for foundation, mineral veil and blush. Since it is synthetic it holds its shape well and allows you to get under your eyes and around your nose easily. If you are used to using a flathead face brush you might find it a little awkward to blend your foundation. The blush brush is good for radiance or highlighting. It is on the small side so I don't really like it for blush. The eye shadow brush works well especially for applying an overall base colour. It is a bit big for detailed crease work but if you just want to to a quick look I think it would do. The liner brush is nice. I think it is great for dry lining and smudging out liner pencil. I used it wet and had to struggle a little to get a precise line so I think I would bring my regular liner brush if I were traveling with this set.

I am also really liking the Eco tools set. The brushes are both fluffy and firm. The crease brush is very nice. It is a good shape and feels like nothing on your eye. However, it does seem do deposit a darker layer of colour than my natural hair crease brushes (but if you are doing a smoky eye that is not a bad thing). The angled eye shadow brush is great. You can get a light layer of shadow and since it is angled you can easily use it for blending out the crease. I also used it to apply the Buxom stay there shadows and it worked okay for that--I had to use multiple coats to get the colour right but it turned out well (I used this brush in my second look). The eye shadow brush is really nice for applying colour under the brow. The little tiny eye shadow brush is great for working in the inner and outer corner. I have been looking for a brush like this for a long time. It is fluffly enough that you can get a nice layer of colour and small enough that you can make the eye shadow go where you want it to. The liner/smudge brush is good for smudging out liner I haven't really used it for anything else yet. This brush set has some very nice brushes and since it is only $7.99 you might give it a try.

EYES:
PTFE, wr/cr,
Bikini under brow and on inner corner,
Finesse lash to crease,
Grape in crease and lash to crease on outer 1/2,
Deep Amythest in outer corner and in crease,
B&B liner in Intense Black,
Flawless Definition mascara with Buxom mascara over it.


CHEEKS: Pink Ribbon blush
LIPS: Tarte reuse lip balm with SB smile brightening lip gloss over it.










EYES:
PTFE, wr/cr,
Opal under brow,
Buxom ST Shih Tzu lash to crease,
Smoky Amber in crease,
Scantuary in outer 1/3ish,
Tiger's eye wet lined on top,
Tarte mascara.


CHEEKS: Optimist blush
LIPS: Jelly roll gloss

Buxom Stay There Saint Bernard and Shih Tzu and an old dog

Before there were the Buxom Stay There pups Bare Escentuals did a kit with eye shadows named after dogs. It had Kiko (Leslie's dog), Dakota and two others that I can't remember. So I thought it would be fun to mix one of the old dogs with the new pups.

I used the crese brush from a set of Eco Tools brushes I just got. I also used the smudge brush to apply Energy in the outer corner. I like them so far but I'll have to use them for a while longer to really get a sense of how well they work.

EYES:

PTFE, wr/cr,
Gold Mineral Veil under brow,
Buxom Stay There in Saint Bernard lash to crease on outer 1/2,
Buxom Stay There in Shih Tzu lash to crease on inner 1/2,
Dakota in crease,
Energy blended into the outer corner and wet lined on top,
Flawless definition mascara with Flawless volumizing over it.


CHEEKS:Glee Radiance
LIPS: Glee Radiance with Kir Royal gloss over it.