Smokey Shimmery Greens

Hi all!

Here was my look for today, I had a very long day at work (as per usual), but my makeup held up nicely :)

I used:
Bare Necessity Indelible Cream Shadow as base all over lid
Pure Luxe Pandora (this is a shimmery, deep green which I'm pretty certain can be found almost anywhere, as it's probably a repackaged color but nonetheless lovely) patted onto lid with flat shader brush
Clinique mid tone matte brown (from Butter Pecan Duo)  in crease to create depth, and serve as blender color... applied with MAC 224
NYX black in outer V with MAC 217, and along lower lashline with MAC 219
Clinique matte off white (from Butter Pecan duo) on brow bone with large shader brush
MAC Gorgeous Gold (yellowy gold with green duochrome) on inner corners with soft pencil brush
Ben Nye Cake liner with Aromaleigh Sealant
Cover Girl Lashblast in black
Prestige waterproof liner in black on waterlines

Cheeks are Benefit Coralista
Lips are Loreal Colorstay in Smooth Nude

This look is pretty much identical to a tutorial I did a while back on YouTube, with a few substitutions.  Being that I'm feeling loopy and did a horrible job of describing the steps, you can watch the tutorial HERE :)

These last 2 with flash:

Eyeshadow Quickie!!

Somedays I just don't have the time for elaborate eyeshadow looks.  Today was one of these days.  In these instances I focus on one main eyeshadow color, one that has enough pop and drama on its own to still look rich and original.  The color I chose for today's look was Jazzy from Pure Luxe.   PL describes the color as medium blue with purple underone and LOTS of shimmer, I'd say the description is pretty spot on.  I went with this color because it is quite multi-dimensional and because green eyed gals can't go wrong with purple.  I like how this made my eyes look extra green.
Here is how I created this quickie look:

• Applied UDPP all over lid area
• Rimmed my eyes thickly with black kohl liner (l'oreal le grand kohl), thickest on the outer lashline
• Smudged the heck out of that liner using a smudger brush, bringing the color up above the crease slightly in a cat eye-ish shape making sure the edges were well blended
• Patted Jazzy all over the black pencil, blending it out at the crease
• Buffed on some matte cream colored shadow to the brow area, using this to blend out any harsh lines
• Highlighted inner corners with MACs vanilla piggie
• Lied eyes with my trusty BN cake liner and applied mascara... Done in record time! 

I used Revlon matte blush in peach, no lipstick on in the pics... just some rosebud salve, but I topped that with some Pink Please Lipstick from Maybelline later on.

Pure Luxe Greens and Blues... and a hairdye OOPS!

Here is a LOTD and my new hair color mishap.  This is from a few days ago and thankfully the color has begun to fade a bit.  I used Natural Instincts in the color Champagne on Ice which was supposed to turn out a medium neutral blonde, as you can see the results were much darker.  I used this in hopes that it would match my natural color, and that I could stop damaging my locks through constant lightening.  The color left my hair extra shiny and soft, my only qualm is that it is darker than I had hoped for. The color has begun to grow on me a bit, especially since it has lightened up nicely with a couple of washes.

On my eyes I am wearing the following:
Pure Luxe Jaded on inner corners of lid , Pure Luxe Venom on remainder of lid and Mad Minerals Navy in crease.  I used some mineral foundation as my highlighter and lined with Ben Nye Cake liner in black using a fine synthetic liner brush wetted with Aromaleigh eyeliner sealant.  I love Ben Nye's cakeliner, don't think my gel liner will get much use anymore!!

On my cheeks I am wearin NYX peach blush with MAC MSF in light flush buffed on top.
My lips are Rimmel Airy Fairy

Color Descriptions:
Jaded- lighter green color, with golden metallic shimmer to it.  This green leans towards yellow, especially with the golden shimmer it reflects.
Venom- a true green with shimmer, not too blue or too yellow with a fine shimmer.  MAC's wondergrass is a close dupe
Navy- a deep primary blue, lighter than navy and completely matte.  This color is ultra pigmented and applies gorgeously.

New Blog!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! I've decided to finally start my own blog where I will share some LOTDs, tutorials and random makeup reviews. My makeup style ranges from the everyday natural neutral to the bright and smokey. I love the way makeup makes me feel and enjoy the process of application and color choices most of all. I hope you enjoy visiting my blog and will come back for many new looks in the near future.