FOTD and Mascara Love!

Hi Everyone!
It's a humid Saturday here! Hope you are all enjoying the weather and using sunscreen!

Notice the extra baby curls and frizz? That's the humidity talking.. haha! *Also note, this is after wearing my makeup for 6 hours and going for a walk in the crazy heat!* Anyway, here's my face of the day! I am wearing:


Murad Oil Control Mattifer with SPF 15, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 in Warm Radiance (Sephora 100 point perk), MUFE HD Powder, Bobbi Brown Corrector and Concealer, BB long-wear cream shadow in Moonstone, BB creamy eye pencil in Caviar, NARS Laguna Bronzer, MAC msf in Smooth Merge, BB powder blush in Slopes, Dior Extase Mascara for length and MAC Opulash for thickening! (I also used NARS lipgloss in Chihuahua, but I didn't but it back on before taking this picture)

I'm just going to say I loved the end result on this look!  I thought it had the right amount of sparkle, great blush color, and I looked like I was wearing false lashes! Just look at this close up of my eyes:

 I mean, WOWZA!!! I loved the way these two mascaras worked together!

Also, you probably can't see the Moonstone color very well because I had to use my computer to take the picture since my camera is dead. I am loving Bobbi's new summer beach club collection! You should check it out!

What are you currently wearing? Anyone using two mascaras to thicken and lengthen like I am? Have you tried Opulash or Bobbi's Beach Club yet?

May Favorites... a little late!

Hi Everyone!
So I took a picture of my May favorites, but forgot to put one thing in the picture! It is the MAC Paint Pot in Painterly. I use this under most of my eyeshadows as a base or primer. It keeps the shadow on allllllll dayyyyy longggg and does not crease! Sometimes I use it alone with just a simple sweep of eyeliner and it looks very classic and pretty.

From the picture (L-R):

1. OPI Nail Envy in Matte--just a nice base coat and strengthener I've been using a lot
2. Bobbi Brown perfume in Beach--ahhhhh I LOVE spraying this in a room and wearing it! 
3. Bobbi Brown pot rouge in Pink Raspberry--I know it's discontinued but I love this color!
4. NAR Sheer Matte foundation (color is ceylan)-This is my go-to foundation! I am loving the formula and the way it looks on my skin!
5. NARS bronzer in Laguna--so pretty and so summery, need I say more?
6. Philosophy's Hope in a Jar--best moisturizer ever! I love the whipped formula and it works great, even on my combination skin!
7. Dior's Diorshow Extase mascara--I got this super sample from sephora online. I had no idea what I was about to get because this puts your lashes on steroids haha
8. MUFE High Definition Powder--omg! This stuff is great to keep your face matte all day and feels sooooo smooth! It doesn't change the color of your foundation either.
9. iSkin Pore Perfecting Face Bruch--similar to clarisonic's brush, but the bristles do not move-they vibrate. Still it's a good dupe for those (like me) who are on a budget. This is $30 at Sally's and beats paying $200 for the real thing. 

What are your May favorites?

Purple Eyes

Hey Everyone! I did a fun purple eye look the other day and received some good feedback from others! You can see the pictures above. Here's how I did the look:

Step-by-step

1. Cleanse and moisturize face (and eyes!)
2. Apply a primer to the face after the moisturizer has soaked in
3. Use under eye corrector (if needed) and concealer
4. Apply foundation after the primer has soaked in
5. Once the foundation has set in a bit, apply a setting powder--I used the MUFE HD powder
6. Prime the eyes with MAC's painterly paint pot
7. On the inner corner of the eyes, use the gold part of MAC's mineralized eye shadow duo in Odd Couple
8. For the outer corners, use the purple part of MAC's Odd Couple mineralized eye shadow duo
9. Line the eyes with MAC's Pearl Glide Intense Eye Liner in Designer Purple (a fav!)
10. Use the MAC 266 angled eye liner brush to make a very thin line between the eyelashes and the purple liner. I used Bobbi Brown's Caviar eye shadow for this step. (This will really make your lashes pop!)
11. Then repeat steps 9 and 10 for the bottom lashes, but use a light hand and only line the outer half of your eye
12. Next, apply a lengthening mascara and top it off with a thickening mascara. I applied the thickening to the bottom lashes too.
13. Add some bronzer--I used NARS laguna!
14. Put a pop of pink blush on the apples of your cheeks--I used Bobbi Brown Pale Pink
15. Don't forget your lipstick and gloss--I used MAC Viva Gaga lipstick and Bobbi Brown blossom tint

This is an easy way to add subtle color into an everyday wearable look!

Let me know if you have questions or would like to see another how to! What are you wanting to see? Any product reviews you're looking for?

Have a great purple evening!

Shimmering Brown Eyes--Today's Look

Hi Everyone!

Here's my basic shimmering brown eyes. I use a ton of brown shadows because they look best with my blue eyes.

Products I used-Face:

Bobbi Brown-Creamy Face Wash

Bobbi Brown-Soothing Face Tonic

Philosophy-Hope in a Jar

Bobbi Brown-Hydrating Eye Cream

NARS-Sheer Matte Foundation in Ceylan

Bobbi Brown-Corrector in Light Bisque

Makeup Forever-Lifting Concealer

Makeup Forever-HD Finishing Powder

NARS-Laguna Bronzer

Bobbi Brown-Pot Rouge in Pink Raspberry

Bobbi Brown-Blush in Pale Pink

Products I used-Eyes:

All over: MAC-Paint Pot in Painterly

Inside Corner: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Champagne

Outside Corner: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Copper Sand

Crease: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Copper Cocoa

Middle: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Seashell

Liner 1: Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner in Caviar

Liner 2: Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Caviar (smoothes edges of the gel liner)

Mascara 1: Diorshow Extase (lengthens)

Mascara 2: Bobbi Brown Extreme Party (thickens)

Products I used-Lips:

NARS-Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Bettina

MAC-Viva Glam Lipstick in Viva Gaga

Bobbi Brown-Lip Tint SPF 15 in Blossom

My eyes up

close on the right... The eye liner almost makes the lashes look like false ones. The Diorshow mascara is really lengthening and makes my eyelashes reach my eyebrows lol. I will post a review on that mascara later on...

Brushes I used:

Bobbi Brown Bronzer-for the HD powder

Bobbi Brown Ultra Fine Eye Liner-gel liner

MAC 266-powder liner

Bobbi Brown Eye Smudge-crease color

Bobbi Brown Face Blender-bronzer, cream & powder blush

This is a nice summer look, but I usually do brown eyes for an everyday look. For a more daytime look, I would use a pencil liner. I think this is great for summer nights! Be on the lookout for more "Today's Look" posts.

Let me know if there is a look you are wanting to see! : )

-Pinkpaisley12