Popular

It's been a while since I've worn some of my colour changers.

EYES:

PTFE Pearl,
Eye Bright under brow,
Neptune lash to crease,
Popular lash into crease on outer 1/2,
Legit in V and outer corner,
KVD Lucifer wet lined on top,
Falsies Flare mascara.

CHEEKS: Optimist blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll

Good Morning Gorgeous: Thursday

Although I'm not a huge fan of neutrals I really like Thursday. It looks less reddish brown on than it does in swatches and I think it looks pretty.

When I was looking for swatches of Thursday I came accross this look with Thursday and Sunday and I think it is really pretty: http://makeupmashup.squarespace.com/journal/2011/4/15/eyes-with-bare-escentuals-good-morning-gorgeous.html

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radince all over,
City Lights under brow,
Luster lash to crease,
Thursday in crease and outer corner,
Creme de Menthe dry lower lash line and wet lined on top,
Stilettos mascara.


CHEEKS: Optimist
LIPS: Jelly Roll

Root Vegetable Latkes

I get inspired by all kinds of strange things. Since it has been snowy this week I have been cooking more and so I guess it's not surprising that I would do a few food inspired looks. Today's look is inspired by last nights dinner. I made root vegetable latkes. I made them with shredded beets and carrots (and potatoes and onion). The red of the beet looked so pretty next to the bright orange carrots I decided to see if I could find some eye shadow that might capture the spirit of the vegetables. I have to go to work today so I couldn't get too crazy but I think this gets in the ball park. (It is kind of funny that most of the colours I used today have food names:)

EYES:

Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radaince all over,
Vanilla Sugar under brow,
Spiced Biscotti lash to crease,
Passion in crease,
Congac Diamond very lightly in the outer corner,
Patio Party wet lined on top,
Flawless Definition mascara with Flawless volumizing over it.


CHEEKS: Optimist blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll gloss

Extreme Bronze

So after using the glitter brush with extreme silver with some success I wanted to try it again to make sure it wasn't just a fluke. It wasn't. I think the glitter brush works really well with the extreme glimmers. You do still get some fall out but nothing some tape won't get rid of.

EYES:

PTFE, wr/cr,
Buxom stay There Poddle lash to brow,
Smoky Quartz in crease and wet lined on top,
Extreme bronze lash to crease on outer 3/4,
Falsies black drama.


CHEEKS: Papaya blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll

Christmas Tree Colours and a new Haircut

This look was inspired by a picture of a christmas tree all aglow.

I also cut my hair. I think I like it--it is very short but fluffly which is nice.

EYES:

PTFE, wr/cr,
Yellow Sapphire lash to brow then foiled lash
to crease,
Lisa's Mix Green in crease,
Wicked in lower crease and outer 1/3ish,
Patio party wet lined on top and outer 1/4 of lower lash line,
Falsies Black Drama (the matte one).


CHEEKS: TTYL blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll gloss

June 2010 TSV from QVC

My June TSV came on Friday. I tried everything (except the Ink liner) yesterday and love it all. The Brightening PTFE spreads easily and evenly, it is sparkly but it is not chunky or glittery, and it has the same great staying power of the original. One thing I have noticed about tinted primers like BPTFE and UDPP eden is that sometimes the colour peeks through the colours you put on top of it. When you look at the pictures you can see the BPTFE under the brow more than I would expect since I put a good layer of Tiara over it. When I was playing around with the BPTFE I noticed that it makes dark colours look lighter--so you have to put more on to get the colour payoff you might be looking for. On the good side the brightening primer creates a really nice effect or glow through the eye shadow. It gives your eyes a look that is hard to achieve with just shadow alone. Sometimes when I'm looking at celeberity makeup it looks like they have some darker shade near the liner and then lightness on the lid that is meleded together and that is the effect of this primer. I also think this primer does help to diminish redness and discolouration--so I didn't use my 50/50 mix of well rested/clear radiance before applying the shadows with this look.

I don't usually use primer under my foundation but I thought I would try this new primer because it has a peachy tone I thought might help cover my dark circles. The primer glides on. It is not noticably peach or sparkly from a distance but up close you will see brightening bits on your face--they get blended in with the foundation and the final effect is not sparkly or shiny. I do think the primer helps with the dark circles. I tried using my cream concealer over the primer but it didn't look very good so in the look below I just used mineral and I think that worked out pretty well.

Lucky is a really nice plum taupe. It has a shadow effect which is really pretty. It is one of those colours that will create depth but it does not go on dark. I had to put on about 3 layers to get the colour payoff I ended up with. Lucky will work well in a light smoky eye and it would be perfect to shape your eye (like if you are going to draw out the corners or to create a lifed look). I am pleased that Lucky is more purple than brown.

I have trouble applying the pencil eye liners so I didn't use the eye liner. I used Sailor dry instead, which I think looks close to ink.

Optimist is gorgeous!! It is a nice fresh colour that I'm not sure I would describe as peach or pink. Whatever colour it is it's very pretty. The colour of Jelly Roll is also hard to describe but in the tube it reminded me of Cupcake--but once I put it on I saw that it is totally different in colour and texture. On me Jelly Roll has the colour payoff of a glossy liquid lipstick. I really LOVE it!! I think it will be a go to colour for spring and summer.

The foundation is wonderful of course. This was my first jar with the new lid. The new lid is really cool I just wish there was a slot to return unused product because sometimes I take out too much and need to put it back. I've been using the Matte foundation for a while now and I really really like it, but I thought I would use the regular to see if it looked too sparkly with the brightening primer--I don't think it does.

Overall I love this kit. I'm glad it has an auto-delivery option and I hope the blush and lip selections in the future kits are as great as the ones in this one. The overall look is fresh, happy and bright!

EYES:

BPTFE,
Tiara under brow,
Lucky lash and into crease,
Sailor dry lined top and bottom,
Flawless mascara.


FACE: Brightening Face Primer, Regular Fairly Light Foundation, Optimist Blush
LIPS: Jelly Roll