Look: Minx & Teal
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Kat Von D, Looks, MAC, NARS, Purple, Smashbox, Teal, Yaby
I’ve recently gotten into some Smashbox shadows, and I absolutely love them! The texture is buttery soft and smooth, the pigmentation is fantastic, and best of all, they are the same size as MAC so I can depot them! Genius! I’ve only picked up a few colors to start: two oranges (Flamingo & Torch), a yellow-tinted white highlight (Oyster), and this one: a taupe/purple-ish color called Minx. It’s a fantastic and fascinating color! Really, I have nothing like it…which as we know is hard to find. I thought I’d mix it up a little and add some teal to this look to match my shirt. :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints in beige and teal, Smashbox Minx (all over lid), Strike a Pose (outer lid & crease), Carbon (crease), Unbasic White (highlight), Kat Von D Proud Peacock (upper lashline), UD 24/7 Flipside (waterline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: NARS Madly + a little NARS Orgasm
- Lips: Mellow Mood l/s + Viva Glam V l/g
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Look: Love These Blues
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Looks, MAC, Smokey, Yaby
Blues may be the “forbidden fruit” of eyeshadow colors, but I love them none-the-less :-) Can’t help myself! When I walked into a classroom wearing this look, I could hear the girls in the class whispering to each other, “I love the way she paints her eyes…it’s so pretty…” Awwwww :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints in blues, Sea & Sky mineralized duo, Unbasic White (highlight), UD 24/7 Deviant (lower lashline), Blooz Kohl (upper lahsline), Blushlash mascara
- Cheeks: NARS Madly
- Lips: Bobbi Brown Sunset Shimmer l/s
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Look: Cut the Crease Attempt #1
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Gold, Looks, MAC, NARS, Smashbox, Urban Decay, Yaby, Yellow
I’ve seen some online tutorials recently spotlighting looks that use a technique called “cutting the crease” where the color below the crease is drastically different from the one above, and they are not blended together. I did a crazy attempt. It’s wild, bold, and loud! I don’t expect that others would readily wear this look “out” but it’s something fun and different to look at :-) I don’t like it much, and I don’t really like the blush with this look either. Should have gone more pink I think.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints in yellow and blue, Yaby yellow shimmer e/s (lid), Deep Truth (crease line), Bang-on-Blue (above crease), Smashbox Oyster (highlight), UD 24/7 Deviant (liner), UD 24/7 Honey (lower lashline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Enough Said BPB + NARS Albatross
- Lips: Creme d’ Nude lipstick
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Look: Make Pinks Wearable
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Gray, Looks, MAC, Pink, Yaby
Pinks can be tough to wear, but you know I work hard to find ways to make them wearable.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints pinks (base), Yaby bright pink e/s (lid), Strike a Pose (outer lid), Carbon (crease), Unbasic White (highlight), Bobbi Brown Black Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Bobbi Brown Plum Wine Shimmer blush
- Lips: Lancome Downtown Pink
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Look: 3 is Enough
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Brown, Gray, Looks, MAC, NARS, Smokey, Yaby
Pretty much, I used just 3 shadows for this look. Simple!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints in browns & pink, NARS Mekong (whole lid), NARS Galapagos (crease and above), NARS Napal (highlight), Bobbi Brown Chocolate Shimmer Ink (upper lashline), Brownborder Technakohl (waterline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Love Joy mineralized blush
- Lips: Soft Illusion + Baby Blooms lipglass
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Look: Pink + Blue…looks Purple?
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Kat Von D, Looks, MAC, NARS, Pink, Purple, Yaby
Well duh, of course pink and blue blended together are going to look purple! Although I was impressed at how each color managed to stand on it’s own and not get completely muddied together. This look is quite bright and fun.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints in pinks & bright blue (base), Ego (inner & middle lid), Kat Von D Speed Blue (crease), Yaby bright pink shadow (above crease), Pink Opal pigment (highlight), Bobbi Brown Sapphire Shimmer Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Tippy BPB
- Lips: NARS Stella + Lip Fusion Blush lipgloss
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Look: Subtle Intensity
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Looks, MAC, NARS, Yaby, Yellow
My combinations of yellows and blues aren’t gonna go away anytime soon :-) I just have too many UCLA and Edison MS shirts, and they beg for me to do yellow and blue looks to match! This look, I felt, came out subtle - as in, it’s not in-your-face. But it’s still pretty intense when you look at the makeup. I loves it :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints (white, lt. yellow, blue), Unbasic White (inner lid), Dreammaker + Chrome Yellow (middle lid), Deep Truth (outer lid), NARS Night Flight (crease), Nylon (highlight), Bobbi Brown Cobalt Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Enough Said BPB + Warmed MSF
- Lips: Creme de Nude + YSL Golden Gloss #1
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Look: Sorta <3 it…
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Lips, Looks, MAC, Neutral, Pink, Yaby
Meh, not a great look this time. I think I needed liner on the bottom or something… It’s just light, and doesn’t do it for me, but hey, maybe it’s more someone else’s style? :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Lt. Pink (base), Grand Entrance (inner lid), Style Snob (middle lid), Strike a Pose (outer lid & crease), Solar White (highlight), Laura Geller Blueberry baked cake (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: X-Rocks
- Lips: Chignon l/s + Snowscene l/g
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Look: Colors of the Sun
Posted by Heather | Filed under Brown, Looks, MAC, NARS, Orange, Smashbox, Yaby, Yellow
Ok, well they’re not that bright. I don’t know why, but orange eyeshadow totally intrigues me! I’m so fascinated with it, and I am determined to make every color eyeshadow work somehow. Can’t say the same for lip colors unfortunately - bright pinks, severly dark, or bright opaque colors on my lips just looks wrong, and I can’t get over it enough to wear it out. Eyeshadow, on the other hand, usually has me blending anywhere from 4-10 colors together, so I can make any color work (they all play nice together). I really wanted to use some flame-like colors with this look, as well as incorporate my new NARS goodies (Mekong = pure love btw!). You’ll be seeing some more orange-inspired looks soon too. Thoughts?
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints oranges (base), Smashbox Flamingo (inner lid), Smashbox Torch (middle lid), NARS Galapagos (outer lid), NARS Mekong (crease), Smashbox Oyster (highlight), Bobbi Brown Espresso Ink (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Springsheen blush
- Lips: Smashbox Candid lipgloss
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Look: Browns
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bronze, Brown, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC, Yaby
Man, I’m already running out of clever names to title my posts…it’s sad :-/ LOL Oh, and my shirt says “There’s STRENGTH in numbers!” and has lots of numbers on it. I’m a total math nerd, what can I say?! :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby browns, Engaging MES (inner lid), Laura Geller Devil’s Food (middle lid), Buckwheat (outer lid & crease), Creme de Miel (highlight), Laura Geller Dutch Chocolate baked eyeliner, Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Eversun BPB
- Lips: Garden Bed lipstick + Summer Crop lipglass
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