And The Party Doesn't Stop....

I really loved my birthday look.

I loved it so much that I thought about what I could do to make it even better. 

And the answer was obvious.......

MAKE IT BLUE!!!!

After all, blue is my favorite color for eyeshadow--ever.  I've never met a blue that I didn't like.  Okay, that's not entirely true.  I have a love/hate relationship with Sugarpill's Afterparty--it just doesn't work for me.  But aside from that, I have a blind obsession admiration for most blues.

I like this look better than my birthday look.  I feel fabulous and fierce!

I used:
Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer
Wet N' Wild Blue Had Me at Hello Palette (I mixed the two dark blues for the crease and put the bright teal on my lower lashline)

Urban Decay Oil Slick (to deepen the crease...I could have used the sparkly black from the Blue palette just as easily)

Sugarpill Tako (blending, highlight)

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk(Inner corners, brow bone)

My Pretty Zombie Unicorn Pee(inner corners, highlight--applied over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy)

NYX Cosmetic Glitter in Blue (on lid)
(applied over Pixie Epoxy)

Physician's Formula Eye Booster Eyeliner, Black
Maybelline Define-a-line eyeliner, Black
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara, Black

Wow!  I blogged two days in a row...this could be the start of something productive.  Or not. :)

August Favorites

It's that time again.  Time to take a peek into my makeup stash and see what items I've been using the most!

URBAN DECAY EYESHADOW TRANSFORMATION POTION

That's a mighty long name for a product! (Did I even get it right? I'm totally guessing!)  I know there are plenty of different techniques and products out there that are used for applying eyeshadow as eyeliner.  I also know that I haven't tried any of them.  Except this one.  I really love the brush--I wish all liquid eyeliner had this brush.  I think my winged liner comes out far better when I use this stuff.  Plus there's the novelty factor of being able to have almost any color eyeliner I want without having to go out and buy them!  The best part was that I bought it on sale for $5!

996 (EYESHADOW) FROM MY PRETTY ZOMBIE

I have a review in the works for My Pretty Zombie but I haven't had a chance to test drive all my stuff yet.  However....this eyeshadow was love at first sight.  I'm a sucker for blue and I'm not ever afraid to wear it.  This is one of the brightest, boldest, most awesome blues that I own.  Yesterday, I wore it using the UD Transformation Potion and did some majorly bold winged-out liner.  It. was. awesome.

Speaking of blues....

BOTH DARK BLUES FROM WnW'S 'BLUE HAD ME AT HELLO' PALETTE

I know I featured the whole palette as a favorite previously, but I have new admiration for the dark blues in this palette (maybe the sparkly black that's in there too....).  Every blue look I've done lately has featured those darker blues in the crease.

Which brings me to this photo:

 This is the above mentioned 996 paired with the WnW dark blues....LOVE this!

and last but not least....

MILANI 3-D GLITZY GLAMOUR GLOSS IN STARSHINE
(phew! Another long name!)

(The gloss in question is the first one on the left in the bottom row)

Lip products are so not my thing.  I want them to be.  I've bought many products hoping that they'd be the miracle product that I would want to put on my lips every day.  This isn't that miracle either--but it's SUPER DUPER SPARKLY!!!! And I can't resist sparkles and glitter.  I've worn it over other colors and it gives them that little somethin' extra, but mostly I've been wearing it alone because...honestly...I'm just too lazy.  I rarely even wear lip stuff unless it's a really special occasion, but I've been finding myself wearing this one for just any old time.  Must be the sparkles.  Sparkles, like bacon, make everything better. (Or is that just me?)

What have you guys been loving lately?

New Year's Eve

I didn't do anything super-fun for NYE.  We had a quiet night in with the kids.  We made some snacks and played xbox and board games.  I fell asleep at 9pm and the kids woke me at 11:55 so I could see the ball drop.  Afterward, I promptly went to bed as I had to be to work at 7am.

But I didn't want to miss out on all the NYE makeup fun...so I threw this together just to be festive.  I like how it turned out.  The checkout girl, at my local supermarket, thought so too...she gave me some nice compliments as she was ringing up my stuff :) 

This was the first time I've ever applied my crease color first but I don't think it's going to be the last!

I used......

 Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel as Primer (for face AND eyes as recommended here)
Concrete Minerals Bang Up Blue120 Palette darkest purple and white (highlight)
LA Colors liquid eyeliner

Maybelline Define-a-Line eyeliner

Although, I've been using Monistat as a cheap primer alternative for my face for quite some time...it honestly never occurred to me to use it as an eye primer until I read Blix's review.  It really does a good job!  You have to use it VERY sparingly though (or at least I had to).  The first time I attempted my look, my shadows wouldn't stick and were pilling up while I was attempting to blend.  But if you only use the tiniest of amounts, it yields some pretty great and cheap results!

I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's celebration and that you've all had a good start off to 2011!

LOTD: Feeling Blue

I haven't really worn much makeup this week. It's been a combination of lazy and busy. But today is my day off so I have plenty of time. Plus, it's my sweetie's birthday and I'm letting him be as sloth-like as he desires today....which means that it's almost noon and he's still sleeping :) Which gave me plenty of time to play with my makeup and practice taking pictures with my new-ish phone. (It's not really all that new anymore....but I haven't really attempted to take many makeup pictures with it)

I wore this look on April 2--which is National Wear Blue for Autism day. For anyone that doesn't know, my 7 year old son is on the autism spectrum. I don't really own any blue clothes....so on that day I rocked what I thought was some kick-ass blue makeup! It's such a pretty day today and I was feeling some bright color....so I decided to re-create the look again today.

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion (all over my eyelid up to the brow, including lower lashline)
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (just on lid up to the crease.)
Concrete Minerals--Bang Up (all over lid up to the crease, lower inner half of lashline)
Urban Decay--Twice Baked (crease and outer half of lashline)
Generic(the label has since worn off) color called Almondine (highlight)
12o Palette--white (inner corners) brown (eyebrow definition)
Maybelline define-a-line eyeliner--black
Maybelline Colossal Mascara--black

Face
Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel (Primer)
Hard Candy Concealer Palette (green and pinkish colors for reducing redness around my nose and bluish circles under my eyes)
Revlon Colorstay Foundation--Ivory
NYC mosaic color wheel blush--Pink Cheek Glow
ELF bronzer--Luminance (contouring--not that you can tell...that's new skill I'm trying to learn and I'm fairly suckish at it so far)
Sassy Minerals finishing powder (light)

Lips
Fyrinnae--Acidic Cherry (I really wanted to use the bubblegum pink one...what's it called? Lollipop Pop? Yep...too lazy to look it up but I LOVE that color but alas it's in the car and I was too lazy to run and get it.)










And...one with my Babbers for good measure!