Ahhh Summer: Fireflies

One of my favorite things about summer is the way fireflies look low in the grass at twilight. It is such a magical sight. That's what inspired this look.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radince all over,
Rock Crystal under brow,
Buxom Stay There Shi Tzu lash to crease,
Wednesday lash into crease in middle of lid,
Enlightened patted lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
TLC in crease and outer corner,
Shooting Star in outer corner,
Blue Black wet lined on top,
Falsies Black Drama mascara.


CHEEKS: Smitten
LIPS: Tarte Hope lipstain with Lollipop gloss over it.

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you have a good day today. Whether you have a valentine or not it is nice to know that there are people who love us. I'm all for telling everyone you love that you love them today and every day. The first look is what I'm wearing today. I celebrated valentine's day on Saturday so the second look is what I wore out.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radince all over,
Iced under brow,
Maraschino lash to crease,
KVD Lucifer wet lined on top,
Rimmel mascara.


CHEEKS:Smashbox Beige blush
LIPS: Fruit Cocktail gloss

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radince all over,
Rock Crystal under brow,
Buxom Stay There Saint Bernard lash into crease on outer 3/4,
Crown in outer corner,
KVD Sugar Skull lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
KVD Dagger wet lined on top, crown dry lined on bottom,
Rimmel mascara.


CHEEKS: TTYL blush
LIPS: Tarte Charmed lip stain

Trophy Wife

Trophy wife is a one of my favorite yellows. Since this weeks challenge was to use your favorite yellows, creams, and golds I decided to use two of my faves from this family. Rock crystal is also one of my favorites.

EYES:

Primetime for eyes,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radaince all over,
Rock Crystal under brow,
High Shine Patina in crease and outer 1/3ish,
Trophy Wife lash to crease on inner 2/3ish,
KVD Lucifer wet lined on top,
Rimmel Mascara.


CHEEKS: Optimist blush
LIPS: Berlin Buxom lipstick with a little NARS the multiple in Orgasim in the center of lips.

Buxom Lipstick in Fresno and a Double Coat of Mascara

I finally got around to wearing the last colour set from Buxom City Slickers. I'm not sure I like Fresno all that much. It is very dark but it looks good with Brandi over it. I do however like the the other lipsticks and glosses in that set. I love the mini Buxom lipsticks. I wish I could get all the Buxom lipsticks in minis. I hope they keep doing these sets every year.

Since I did a really simple eye look because Fresno and Brandi create a really bold lip, I wanted to really play up my lashes. The lashes on one eye tend to curl or point in different directions (I think that must be the side I sleep on) and sometimes it can be hard to apply the Buxom mascara to that eye. So I decided to use the Flawless Definition Mascara first because it fans out my lashes and gets them all going the right direction and then I put on the Buxom Mascara and it worked out great! I really like how full and long my lashes look.

Coincidentally someone on the Bare Escentuals Addicts forum did the same thing but used the Flawless definition Volumizing mascara as the second coat. She said she really loved the result and others have tried it and liked it as well.  So if you have the flawless defintion mascara you might try it as the base coat and put another mascara over it.

Fresno with Brandi over it

Fresno by itself

EYES:

PTFE, wr/cr,
Rock Crystal under brow,
High Shine Sand Dune lash to crease,
Soft Focus Velour wet lined on top,
Flawless Definition mascara with Buxom mascara over it.


CHEEKS: Glee
LIPS: Buxom lipstick in Fresno with Brandi Buxom gloss over it.

Bare Escentuals Insisde Scoop and a Pink look

I got the Bare Escentuals Inside Scoop kit from Sephora last week. It has a new eyeshadow High Shine Gold Medal and a new big and bright eye liner in Cork. High Shine Gold Medal is a very pretty light gold and Cork is an olive brown (I didn't actually swatch it so I'm just going by what it looks like). The kit also has a brush, a mini tube of Primetime for Eyes and the NEW volumizing Flawless mascara. The mascara is nice but I'm not sure it's that different than the regular flawless mascara. The mascara brush is a regular bristle brush (not the plastic kind). The formula seems only slightly thicker than the regular flawless definition. I really like the regular flawless definition mascara so of course I don't have anything bad to say about the new version--except that it doesn't seem more volumizing and I like the plastic brush better.

But since we are on the subject of mascara I started using my Buxom mascara again and I really really like it. I think it actullly curls my lashes a bit! I remember liking it when I first got it but obviously I forgot about it and stopped using it. So I wonder if I try the volumizing mascara again later I will have a different opinion. I like the Buxom mascara so much this time around that I added it to my Sephora (Fall) friends and family sale wish list (I know it's a little crazy to be making a list this early in the year but you guys probably do the same ;)

EYES:

TFSI,wr/cr,

Rock Crystal under brow,

HS Gold medal lash to crease,
Treasure Island wet lined on top,
Volumizing Flawless mascara.




CHEEKS: Ruby Radiance
LIPS: Ginger Buxom

EYES:

TFSI, wr/cr,

Cherish lash to brow,

Beautiful Lisa in crease,

Opera wet lined on top,

Buxom Mascara.

CHEEKS: First Class blush

LIPS: Blush Quick Stick

Ginko Leaves

My desktop background is a close up picture of ginko leaves and it inspired this look. Ginko leaves are yellow with a little green going toward the root.

EYES:

TFSI, wr/cr,
Rock Crystal under brow,
TSS Lazy Days With Kay foiled lash to crease,
TSS Elves Rule in crease,
Mink wet lined on top,
Rimmel Volume mascara.
CHEEKS: Pure Charm
LIPS: Brillance

Caramel

It has been really nice out the last few days so I wanted to do a summer-y sunshine kind of look.

EYES:

UDPP Eden,
Rock Crystal under brow,
Starlet Casey in crease,
TSS Who Hogged the Nog foiled lash to crease,
Spiced Fig wet lined on top,
mascara.


CHEEKS: MAC Smooth Merge
LIPS: 100% Pure Shimmery White Peach lip gloss