Look: Gold w/ Blue Shady Lady Look
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Gold, Laura Geller, Le Metier de Beaute, Looks, MAC, NARS
Here’s another wonderful look from the Shady Lady palette. Ignore the messy hair and the sweatshirt. Ah well, at least the makeup came out alright that day :-) I like the fade, and I really like the lips for this look.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), Shady Lady Palette: jet-setting-jennifer (inner lid), easy-wheezie (middle lid), risque-renee (outer lid & crease), MAC Solar White (highlight), Bobbi Brown Cobalt Ink (upper lashline), UD 24/7 Baked (waterline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit
- Lips: Le Metier de Beaute Papaya Creme l/g + NARS Moon Fleet l/g
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Look: Shady Lady w/ Guerlain Gems!
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Bronze, Gray, Guerlain, Lips, Looks, MAC, Silver, Smokey, Urban Decay
Didn’t I tell ya I love this Shady Lady palette?! The colors blend beautifully. The little pop of green helped the eyes come together and not be too dark. But the real star of this look is the lipstick. Guerlain Rouge G lipstick are some of the most glorious and luxurious ones on the market. Gems was limited edition – a beautiful coral pink. So perfect, it doesn’t need any gloss on top. :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Shady Lady palette: Jet-setting-jennifer (inner lid), easy wheezie (middle lid), all about alex (outer lid), jealous jordana (crease), MAC Solar White (highlight), Bobbi Brown Forest Shimmer Ink (upper lash line), UD Grafitti (waterline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Cheeky Bronze MSF
- Lips: Guerlain Gems Rouge G l/s
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Look: Kat Von D True Love Palette
Posted by Heather | Filed under Guerlain, Kat Von D, Laura Geller, Looks, Purple, White, Yaby
It’s about time for a look, eh? I have to say that I really love the Kat Von D palettes. I have them all so far. There’s a new one out that I saw via Scrangie, and I’m super disappointed in it. I won’t be buying that one – 3 creme shadows (the quality of the creme shadows are terrible)?! Ugh. Ah well, I just ordered the new UD Naked palette, so I can’t WAIT to try that one out. I’ve heard so many good things…ok I’m off topic now.
The KVD shadows are of excellent quality in my opinion. They are soft, “buttery”, and have awesome pigmentation. If you haven’t tried them out, you really should. Head on over to Sephora and see which colors suit you best.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby white & purple PP (base), Kat Von D True Love Palette: Missy (inner lid), Shiba (middle & outer lid), Cholita (crease), Missy (highlight), Penultimate liner, Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit
- Lips: Guerlain Kiss Kiss Gloss #866
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Look: Shady Lady Amazing!
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Bronze, Brown, Lancome, Looks, MAC
The last time I did a haul at Sephora, I came across this small square palette. It’s called the Shady Lady palette. Now, if you know me, you know that I’m somewhat of a makeup snob. I stick to brands I know and rarely branch out. Something compelled me to swatch these beauties, and they are so buttery soft, so well pigmented, *sigh* I just had to buy them. It was a palette, and around $30, so I felt it was a score. I’ve used every color and never looked back :-)
I’ve used this palette so many times, and I love the color variety! This is the original palette, but it looks like Volume 2 is out now at Sephora. If you’re looking for an awesome quick-look-and-go palette, this does NOT disappoint. And this is coming from me, and I’m verrrrrry particular about my shadows :-)
Now on to the look. This is one of a few I’ve made with this lovely palette. It was back in January, so I’m still dressed for cold weather :-)
Hehe…that’s my big fuzzy sweater!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Shady Lady Palette: jet-setting jennifer (inner & middle lid), shameless-shana (middle & outer lid), caught-in-the-act-courtney (crease), Femme Fi (highlight), Bobbi Brown Chocolate Shimmer Ink, Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Cheeky Bronze MSF
- Lips: Lancome Neutral Current lipgloss
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Look: Gorgeous Fire Colors
Posted by Heather | Filed under Gold, Looks, Orange, Red/Maroon, Stars Makeup Haven, Yellow
It may be hard to tell from the pictures, but this is one of my edgy(er) looks. The darkest color in there is some red, so maybe it seems more edgy to me because the colors are so bright. This look is really straight up gold/yellow, orange, and red with black liner. The black liner really pulls it together too. I love wearing this look with a yellow shirt. Everything pops. A guy in my credential program even said something to me, like, whoa…your eyes look cool! It was a nice compliment :-) This look gives me a lot of confidence, but it’s not exactly “professional” so I have to be careful when I wear something this exotic :-) But isn’t it just perfect for summer?!
I did not write down the exact colors on this look either. I know…I suck. I’m getting back into it I promise. I know I could recreate it again if I wanted though. I am pretty sure I used an SMH gold/yellow color, and for sure SMH has that killer red. MAC doesn’t make a kick ass red like that unfortunately. Something about the red dye causing irritation. Whatever. On my lips I’m gonna say a golden gloss, or at least just a gloss with gold in it. For the upper lash liner, you don’t want to use a pencil – I either used Penultimate liner or Bobbi Brown’s Black Ink liner because both dry and don’t budge. They won’t come off on your upper lid. I have to be very careful with that when I wear lighter lid colors. Oooh I love this look!!! You gotta see some more (many more) pictures below. I have to wear this again soon, and when I do, I’ll document the exact colors if you’d like to know :-)
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Look: Sophisticated Drama
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Gray, Looks
Unfortunately, I did not write down the specifics of this look. It’s matte taupes and grays. It’s sophisticated enough for work or an important meeting, but it has enough drama to still be me.
Bobbi Brown makes some excellent nudish mattes. I have a set of 6 that has both warm browns and cool grays. Seriously – if you’re into these colors, take a look at Bobbi Brown’s. See more pictures! Read the rest of this entry »
Look: Something Blue
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Bobbi Brown, Guerlain, Laura Geller, Looks, MAC
Wowie, can you believe this look is from way back in November ’09?! Sheesh! Although, to be fair, I haven’t recorded any new looks since January. I’m gonna have to get back into the habit again! And I will very soon because I only have one paper left until I am officially DONE with my MA. Woot!!!!! So excited! Tomorrow is my last class *does happy dance*. Ok time for a look finally!
Hehe, like my math shirt?! I wear it like once per week because it’s comfortable. I designed it myself!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly PP (base), SMH Glam (inner lid), SMH Something Blue (middle lid), Contrast (outer lid & crease), Vapour (highlight), Bobbi Brown Cobalt Ink (liner), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Laura Geller Pink Grapefruit
- Lips: Guerlain Kiss Kiss Gloss #867
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Look: Ode to Scrangie
Posted by Heather | Filed under Looks, Nails, Purple, Stars Makeup Haven, Teal
I follow a LOT of nail polish blogs, and I love all of them, but my favorite one has to be Scrangie. Her nails are so perfect (all really btw) that I think my jaw hit the floor when I saw her nails for the first time. She creates hard core lemmings for EVEYRONE and can make ANY color look good! She is seriously one amaaaaaaazing nail blogger!!! Her honesty and commentary are genuine and often makes me lol!
Scrangie paired up with Rescue Beauty Lounge (RBL) to create her own nail polish shade (called Scrangie), and it is so so so so stunning (click on the link to see one of her swatches). The color has been sold out for a little while, and was the first of the polish blogger colors to do so. Hers is a purple with loads of teal shimmer. One of my all-time favorite nail polish colors! Sooooo…..
I decided to do a look using eyeshadow inspired by that nail polish color. I have a great dark purple and teal color in my set of SMH shadows, and I basically just blended those together. What exactly the breakdown is, I’ll never remember because I didn’t write it down.
See the purple AND teal shimmer? It’s certainly not as pretty as the polish, but I think it came out darn cool! In real life it looked more purple, but you know how cameras don’t like to pick up purple colors :-) I have a few more pics to show you if you want to see… Read the rest of this entry »
Look: Bobbi Brown Goes Green
Posted by Heather | Filed under Bobbi Brown, Green, Looks, MAC
You just can’t beat the silky smoothness of Bobbi Brown shadows. Buttery soft and so pigmented; they’re just amazing! The lipgellee on the other hand…it was brighter than it showed up in the pictures. I ended up returning it. It looks pretty with this look, but it didn’t wear well for me.
I hope everyone has a Happy Valentine’s Day!!
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Moss Scape PP (base), Bobbi Brown Golden Leaf (inner lid), Bobbi Brown Bash (middle & outer lid), Bobbi Brown Ivy (crease), Femme-Fi (highlight), Bobbi Brown Ivy Shimmer Ink (liner), UD 24/7 Grafitti (waterline), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
- Cheeks: Cheek & Cheerful mineralized blush
- Lips: Lush & Bright lipgellee
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Look: Kat Von D Metal Palette
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Chanel, Kat Von D, Looks, MAC, Smokey, Yaby, Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
Well, for this look, all I know for the shadows is that I used the ones from the Kat Von D Metal Palette. I never wrote down which ones, but luckily there is a limited amount in there. It’s very blue. Not sure if I like it that much, but here it is…
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPP (primer), Yaby PP silver & blue, KVD Metal Palette, Mystery Kohl Power (liner), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Chanel Tweed Pink
- Lips: YSL Rouge Volupte #1
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