Look: My Cousin’s Wedding
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Lips, Looks, MAC, Neutral, Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
My little cousin Mallory got married in the little town of Abilene, TX. I was in her “House Party” which means pretty much nothing, but I got to walk down the isle with a wrist flower and be special for a night because we’re related, which was really nice. It was a freaking beautiful wedding. Parts of it were simple, and parts of it were exquisite. I was asked to wear a black dress, so this is the makeup I decided to wear with the black dress, evening, 450 people attending wedding. Simple, matte, neutral eyes and dark lips. At first I went with a dark silvery lipstick (Chantecaille’s Luna), but my husband said it looked like it was for a funeral. So I switched to the YSL #41, which I felt was too bright. So thank goodness I brought that black gloss - it was so perfect to darken up the lip color! As my mom said,” Who would’a thunk?!” She even wanted to try some on top of her mauve lipstick! Haha!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), Bobbi Brown Nude Palette, Bobbi Brown Black Ink liner, Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Eversun BPB
- Lips: YSL Rouge Pur #41 l/s + Lancome Pila Black lipgloss
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Look: For the Rehearsal
Posted by Heather | Filed under Cle de Peau, Green, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC, Yellow
Well, this look was done for the rehearsal “day” for my cousin’s wedding. She’s 22 and the wedding was in Abilene, TX. First I went and got my nails done with my mom - I chose a Nubar color (blue duochrome) which is really pretty and I wore a black dress for the wedding, so anything would match. Then we went to one of their family friends’ house for a wine and cheese gathering. It was one of the strangest houses I’ve ever seen…and there was no wine, and not a lot of cheese. Very strange. Anyway, then we headed to the church for the rehearsal and a mexican restaurant called “Amanda’s” (mexican?) for dinner. It was a fun day overall. I wanted to do a look that was indicative of me while not doing anything that people would be shocked with. I dunno if I was able to pull off both (since you never really know what people will say about you), but I really liked it. It came out exactly how I wanted it to, so that always makes me happy!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Yaby pearl paints (base), Dreammaker (inner lid), Eyepopping (middle lid), Wondergrass (outer lid), Bottle Green (crease), Nylon (highlight), Bobbi Brown Black Ink (upper & lower lashline), UD 24/7 Covet (waterline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit blush
- Lips: Chanel Intuition l/s + Cle de Peau #2 lipgloss
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Look: Matte Browns
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Brown, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC
I had a HUGE presentation to do at work, and I was up until past 1am the night before. Of course you know I had to get up at 5am to get ready. Wow was I exhausted…so here’s a very simple look!
Oh, and BTW: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENNY!!! :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Groundwork PP (base), Era (inner lid), Saddle (middle lid), Handwritten (outer lid & crease), Daisychain (highlight), Teddy Kohl liner, Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit blush
- Lips: Bobbi Brown Brown Metalic Lip Color
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Look: It’s Picture Day & I Don’t Want to Pick Colors
Posted by Heather | Filed under Chanel, Looks, MAC, Neutral
:-( I had one of those days…the kind where you just don’t want to get ready. Yep, didn’t feel like doing my makeup this particular day. Have you ever had those? I wasn’t sure what to wear and I didn’t want to pick out shadow colors. I’m not sure why this happened to me, and I hope it’s gone from my system soon!! I was wining to my husband, and he said “so don’t get ready.” I laughed. That’s not an option. For me, that would be like going to school naked or something! Seriously, the only downside to doing my makeup in full-looks everyday is that THIS is what I look like to people. Anything would look…well…strange, different. It’s expected that I look like this. *Sigh* It’s ok though - I like what I do…just having a stressful week I suppose :-) So this look is pretty basic and simple. Care to try it yourself?
Ok, and that being said - I LOVE this look, really. My picture came out awesome (as school pictures go you know). Who knew huh? So simple :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Layin’ Low PP (base), Bisque (inner lid), Innuendo (middle lid), Clue (outer lid), Carbon (crease), Fresco (highlight), Smolder Kohl (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Enough Said BPB
- Lips: Chanel Sirocco lipstick
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Look: For Denny’s Birthday!
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Dior, Gray, Lips, Looks, MAC, Neutral, Special Requests
Happy Birthday Eve, Denny! Tomorrow is Denny (one of my loyal reader/commenter’s) birthday! She sent me a message asking for a special look just for her, and here is what I decided on :-) For you Denny, nothing but the best! Dior on the eyes, MAC on the cheeks, and Bobbi Brown on the lips. She likes darker colors on lips, so that’s what I went with, while still keeping the look simple and sophisticated (because while birthdays are fun, they still mean you’re getting older!).It’s a berry wine color that still somehow manages to look neutral, but made-up, you know? Oh, and I did a little contouring on the cheeks. I kept the majority of the cheek color to the back (near the hair line) and a little below the cheek bone, then highlighted the top of the cheek bonewith a highlighting color to bring it out. I hope you like it Denny! :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), Dior Smokey Jazz Club #01 Palette (includes the liner), Graphblack Technakohl (waterline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Fad-Dabulous Mineralized blush + Shell Pearl Irredescent Beauty Powder (higlight)
- Lips: Bobbi Brown Kir Metalic Lip Color
BTW - when’s everyone else’s birthday? I think we should make a habit of getting to know each other - feel free to make a special request for YOUR birthday too :-) Ok, now on to more pictures! Read the rest of this entry »
Look: Bobbi Brown Nude Palette
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Brown, Guerlain, Looks, MAC, Neutral, Smokey
No one does nudes like Bobbi Brown. No one. All of you know that my heart belongs to MAC for the most part, and I love what they do. They do what they do very well. But nude shades…those belong to Bobbi!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), Bobbi Brown Nudes Palette: Navajo (inner lid), Chino (middle lid), Caviar (outer lid & crease), Bobbi Brown Caviar Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: True Romantic BPB
- Lips: Guerlain Cashmere Velvet Matte #01 Gloss
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Look: Shades of Purple
Posted by Heather | Filed under Lancome, Looks, MAC, Purple, Smokey
Well, it was one of those glasses kind-o-days. :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Metal X Plum Electric (base), Crystal (inner lid), Outspoken MES (middle lid), Earthly Riches (outer lid), Phloof! (highlight), Night Sky Glitter liner (upper lashline), Rave Pearlglide liner (lower lashline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Tippy BPB
- Lips: Lancome Downtown Pink lipgloss
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Dear MAC…
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ
Dear MAC,
I WANT:
- More Paint Pot colors: silver, navy blue, baby blue, kelly green, yellow, a true purple, and different finishes too!
- A navy blue fluidline!
- A TRUE silvery eyeshadow (but not with glitter)
- More Kohl Powers - and make them permanent!
- Opaque lipglosses…some with shimmer, some without!
- A kick-@$$ eyeshadow primer. Seriously?! You make all colors of shadows and you don’t have a descent primer?! Come on now!
- Oh AND I want a GWP or some kind of thank-you for being a loyal customer and buying practically everything!
That is all.
Sincerely,
Heather (Coloruza)
Look: Springtime Pink & Green
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Green, Guerlain, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC, Pink
I need new color combination ideas. I can’t wait for MAC Graphic Garden because those will be fun colors to put together. I was thinking about pairing up pink and green for this look. Not bright like the Barbie look; just soft colors, but that aren’t overly blended and muddy. I couldn’t think of regular e/s colors that I wanted to use for this look, so I went with all pigments.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Fresco Rose PP (base), Apricot Pink Pigment (all over lid up to crease), Golder’s Green Pigment (crease & above crease), Antique Green Pigment (crease), Pink Opal Pigment (highlight), Bobbi Brown Ivy Shimmer Ink (upper lashline), Jealous Kohl Power (waterline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit mineralized blush + Bobbi Brown Pink Platinum Shimmer Brick
- Lips: Guerlain Candy Shine l/s + YSL Golden Gloss #10
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Look: MAC Freelance Work - Solar Bits Love
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Brown, Gold, Looks, MAC, Smokey
I worked again for MAC a couple weeks ago. It was some freelance hours, and I’m really happy they called me. It was a lot of fun! I sold stuff (of course) and did a few make-overs, one on a girl going to an Indian Wedding :-) She liked her look so that made me happy! This look was one I particularly like, and I actually had several customers asking what products I was wearing because they really liked the “foil” look that the Solar Bits gave it. I hooked ’em up :-) And of course, I didn’t let them get the Solar Bits without getting at least one Paint Pot…because really it would just be irresponsible of me to let them try to do a look without one, right?! Hmmm, so that gets me thinking…what do YOU all use as an eyeshadow primer/base?? What works best for you?
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Indian Wood PP (base), Scatterays Solar Bits (inner lid), Impassioned Solar Bits (outer lid), Carbon (crease), Creme de Miel (highlight), Smolder Kohl (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Honey Light + Margin
- Lips: Most Wanted slimshine + Style Warrior lipglass
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