Darkness in My Eyes

Here's a relatively quick yet dramarama look I did the other day using the new Shu Uemura Karl for Shu Smoky Velvet palette.  I got Smoky Velvet, Prestigious Bordeaux, and Chocolate & Pistachio during the crazy good sale last week.  I couldn't resist!  They all seem super nice.

I started with Stila's Smudge Crayon in black as a base on my lids and lower lash lines.  I smudged them best I could using my finger - that sucker does not want to move!  I looked quite hilarious until I put the powder shadow on top.  That's the beauty of a smoky eye, though - it never has to be perfect.  Admittedly, I do try and perfect it toward the end of the process.

The shimmery green you see above the crease is the deep khaki in the palette.  I do believe it's a cream!  They call it and the glitter black "silky smooth" eyeshadow.  If they are not creams, they are hybrids like many of the colors in the Dior 5-Colour Designer palettes.  The elegant light silver I used in the inner corner is sparkletastic rainbowy heaven.  It's even more reflective and amazing in person!

Face:
Miracle Skin Transformer Light
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Foundation Porcelain
Illamasqua Concealer 115
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Setting Powder

Cheeks:
Guerlain Terracotta Light Blondes 01
Becca Gypsy blush

Eyes:
Nars eye primer
Stila Smudge Crayon Black (base)
Shu Uemura Smoky Velvet palette (charcoal, white, and shimmery green)
Stila Stay All Day black liner pen (tight line)
Tarte Skinny SmolderEYES wp liner Emerald (waterline)
Lorac Baked Matte Satin e/s Chic (brow bone)
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara
Givenchy Phenomeneyes wp mascara (lowers)
Anastasia Go Brow pencil

Lips:
Lorac Couture Shine Trendsetter


This is a really heavy eye look for me and I still feel a tiny bit self-conscious when wearing ones like this.  I'm gaining confidence, though.  Several people complimented me on it, which was really sweet.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Let me know your thoughts or if you have any questions.

Steampunk

So, I wore this look on Friday.  It was 7:45 in the morning when I took these pictures.  I am not a morning person!

Also, I take entirely too long to apply my makeup.  I started, with my eyes, at about 6:45 in the morning.  Holy cow!  This is the first time I've ever attempted a really dramatic smoky eye that early in the day.  Go me!

I only wish these pictures better captured the sparkly awesomeness that is Fyrinnae Steampunk.  I made the next photo a tiny bit "cooler" in temperature to try and show it more accurately.  Morning sun is so gold and warm.  I used Makeup Geek Moondust to blend above the crease and on the lowers.  I absolutely adore that shadow!  It's sort of green, taupe, and pink all at the same time...I think I'm in love.

Face:
Miracle Skin Transformer Light
YSL Touche Eclat 1
Illamasqua Concealer 115
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Setting Powder
Amazing Cosmetics Velvet Mineral Pressed Powder Fair/Ultra Light
Amazing Cosmetics Powder Set

Cheeks:
Illamasqua Naked Rose
Tarte AC Angelic

Eyes:
Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Fyrinnae e/s Steampunk
Makeup Geek Moondust
Bare Escentuals Round the Clock e/l Midnight
YSL Faux Cils black cream liner
Lorac Baked Matte Satin e/s Posh
Lorac Baked Matte Satin e/s Chic
Tarte Taupe brow pencil
Benefit They're Real
Clinique Bottom Lash

Lips:
Lorac Couture Shine Trendsetter

When I was driving to work, I turned the corner, was going head on into the bright golden sun, and caught a glimpse of my unbelievably sparkly and shimmery eyes in the rearview mirror.  Needless to say, that was all I needed to do to drive up against the curb.  I am so special.

I'm getting caught up on looks, slowly but surely!  I am looking forward to being able to post looks the night of the same day that I wore them.  That will be so much easier for remembering exactly what I used and wore.  Oh yeah.

Feel free to ask questions about anything and thank you for stopping by.  :)

Icy Cool with Orgueil

This past week has been totally crazy!!  I am still tired from it.  Here is a face I did last Tuesday.

I intended to merely tightline my eyes, but ended up lining them more fully.  I was trying to paint the tops of the base of my lashes with my Stila Stay All Day pen and ended up hitting the edge of the lid as well.  I hate that my mascara doesn't always get the tops of base of my lashes perfectly black and since my lashes are naturally quite blonde, it's not exactly attractive that way.  In any case, it kind of ended up looking like fake fake lashes, don't you think?  The line mimics a band!

My face is really flushed here, thus I look super pink.  Additionally, the pressed Guerlain Meteorites compact I used is a rosy tint, which only added to the pink problem at this juncture.  Also, I did not fill in my brows at all that day, and was pleasantly surprised that no one seemed to notice them (or notice that they were missing).  I believe I was also able to pull this off due to the eye makeup being not very dramatic overall.

Face:
Miracle Skin Transformer Light
Guerlain Meteorites Compact Powder Teint Rose 01
I'm not sure what under eye concealer I used here - I think MUFE Lift 1
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Setting Powder (over concealer)

Cheeks:
Tarte AC Fantastic
Tarte AC Angelic

Eyes:
Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
GA ETKI #22 Ecailles (lid and blended into crease)
GA ETKI #23 Madre Perla (inner corner)
Chanel Illusion d'Ombre Fantasme (patted on over center of lid)
Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Sterling (smudged into lower lash line)
Lorac Baked Matte Satin e/s Chic (brow bone)
Stila Smudge Stick e/l Silver Dollar (waterline)
Stila Stay All Day black e/l pen (tightline and upper lash line)
I'm not sure what mascara I wore here!  I think Benefit They're Real
Clinique Bottom Lash

Lips:
Guerlain Rouge G Extrait Orgueil

I have mixed feelings about the icy eyes.  I like that they are different for me but I also feel like they are lacking somehow.  The uber-sparkliness also did not translate in my pictures, unfortunately.  I do enjoy the contrast with the eyes and the lips.  The formula on the Rouge G Extraits is very nice - smooth, light, and comfortable on.  The packaging, of course, is silly and annoying, if you ask me.

The compact Meteorites powder was also a deviation in my routine.  I normally only use it when on vacation or while traveling (neither of which I do often).  It looked slightly too pink overall when I was not flushed, but nothing too noticeable.  Perhaps it would be better over a more yellow base to balance things out more.  Also, perhaps it would work better with a less blatantly pinky pink blush!

Thanks for stopping by and feel free to ask questions about anything.  I'm going to try and play catch up from last week's looks over the next couple of days.  Wish me luck!