In with the old

Sometimes I wonder if I was born in the wrong generation. I love the makeup fads of the 1940's and 50's. There was such a delicate beauty and a love for faux lashes. Women always had a touch up powder and lipstick for any occasion even just for a visit to the market. This is me, if I left my makeup purse at home my day would be so off. Once, no joke, I left my touch up powder at home so I went to Target with my boyfriend and purchased a temporary solution for the night. If my man had known my reasoning he defintely would have clamied me a nut, but I left out certain details for his ears alone.




When I think of 40's makeup I think of long lashes. I feel strip lashes were more popular back then. Plus 50's liner was so thick and the brows so full. I'm so glad I can be inspired by the past generations and apply them towards my look today. Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Talor and Doris Day. They are all timeless beauties. Lately I've been wearing more hair accesories like flowers, and loving the 40's hair styles.

To get that perfect liner every time, thin or thick, use a liner pen, they are easy to handle, it's like writing. Some pens are can dry up quickly so I suggest: Stila black liner pen or Smashbox pen. If you love using a cream liner product but find most dry out, try MUFE Aqua Black, this cream is heaven sent. You could leave it out over night and it will be fine. I love this liner so much! Apply it with an angled liner brush for a thin into thick line and for cat eye perfection.
When lining your lower lash line, the inside of the eye known as the waterline, use kohl pencils, these will not smudge and stay put through out the day. My choice: MUFE Kohl pencil.

For the perfect lashes see mt first post ever LaLaLashes for my favortie mascaras and faux lash choice.

I may have been born in the 80's but I'm defintely a 50's girl at heart.

Wash Away the day!

We all love to doll our faces up, but removing all that product after a long day can be such a pain. Also with summer coming, and we all seem to want to waterproof everything we apply, this makes removal twice as difficult. Makeup wipes are a quick solution when you're in a lazy mood; however, sensitive skin types like myself, develop blemishes from spreading bacteria and not cleansing. Honestly the best idea is to use makeup wipes to remove eye makeup and cleanse your foundation/face products off. If you're a dry skin type use a milky cleanser, something that doesn't lather to a bubble. If you're oily/combination use a facial cleanser that foams, this will help dry out excess oils.

HUGE TIP: DO NOT USE BAR SOAP ON YOUR FACE, I may just gag thinking about this. Bar soap carries bacteria and is extremely drying, avoid, for it is toxic in my eyes.

My favorite cleanser: Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleanser



Tip: Use warm water when washing face this opens the pores and allows dirt to clean out. When done cleasing, using a sponge soak it in ice cold water and apply all over face, this will close your pores and also de-puff your face and eyes in the morning.

Waterproof cosmetics need to be removed with oily based products. Many people use baby oil, and that does the job.
My choice waterproof makeup remover: Neutrogena eye makeup remover

I mean we all love to lather it on, but lathering it off can take forever, but just don't not take the extra seconds to remove the day, wearing your makeup to sleep will result in the negative when you get older.. yes the unspeakable: WRINKLES! With the right products you'll be on your way to bed in no time!

Face Chart

Face charts are an awesome way to inspire your look without the need of makeup remover. Some times nature or other peoples looks inspire me to try something new. This week at work we found a stack of face charts, and I began to color after others inspired me. Since it is spring, color is all I want to play with lately, and I mean COLOR: Yellows, blues, pinks, if it's bright, I'll wear it!

My first look was the peacock:
Base: Bright yellow
In the crease: light but bright pink
On half my lid: light bright purple
Highlighter: Under the brow bone apply a light shade to brighten.
At the end of my lash line and right on top of the lighter purple to contour apply a darker purple to contour the lighter shade. I used two types of brushes, a blending brush, and an all over shadow brush. Blending is key when using pigmented colors. Also using an eyeshadow primer is important to keep the colors from bleeding.




The blue look:
Base: Light sky blue
On half the lid: tourquoise blue
In the Crease: Light navy blue
At the end of the lash line contouring the light navy apply a dark navy in circular motions with a blending brush.
Highlighter: With a light shade, in the white silver family.





My choice primer: Urban Decay eyeshadow primer in Eden

My choice brushes: Sephora collection Professional line

My choice eyeshadows: Sephora Collection Limited Edition Spring Blockbuster- this item is AMAZING! I used this palette alone to do all these looks. The pigment is great and individual compacts that pop out to take on the go for certain looks. Most of the time buying such a bulk item can be annoying because you can't travel it in your purse. So now you can because it has portable slots. This collectoin is a must have!

I applied the two looks on myself and they came out glamorous! I definitely will be using face charts more often, I missed them.

Never see me run!

With the summer sun sneaking up on us, and April showers, you might be wondering ways to keep your makeup on. The ultimate staying power from sun, rain, and crying, hey the summer brings alot of drama too! Besides the basic primers for foundations, shadows and lips there are other ways to keep your makeup set. The best waterproofer on the market is Benefit She laq, this stuff is no joke. It will practically glue on your shadows, mascara or lip. You could go scuba diving and your makeup will not budge.

If you're going to be sitting in the sun alot this summer and prefer just to wear tinted moisturizer, bronzer, or like me a whole lotta everything. Always finish your makeup with a setting mist. (My choice: MUFE Mist and Fix) This will set your makeup and keep it from bloching in that harsh heat. Also carry around Evain spraying water to refresh your makeup and cool off your skin.

The best way to set your makeup is to do the 3 steps: Prime, setting powder, and mist. This will ensure your face to stay put if you're an oily skin type. If you find you're still producing excess oils through out the day, carry around Sephora or Neutrogena blotting wipes, the one's with the blue material that look almost ballonish are made to use on makeup applied faces; therefore they won't remove your look.

My choices:
Primers for oily skin: Laura Mercier oil free primer or Smashbox light
Dry skin: Nars primer without SPF or MUFE primer 0
Combination: Tarte Clean Slate or Smashbox light
Large pores: Perfekt primer or Dr. Brandt Pore Refiner
Dull skin: Benefit That Gal or Dior

Certain primer's have different colors to correct your skin tone. Green corrects red, I am very pink in the morning so I use a green color corretor. Pink will brighten swallow yellow skin tones. Yellow will even out and brighten dull skin as well. Orange will color correct sun or age spots. Blue will brighten fair skin tones. Dark primers are usually to bronze.



Eyebrows are also important for those of us that must apply brows everyday, there is a solution to the sweat factor. If you use a powder apply a wax first to seal in the product or apply a clear brow gel after to keep brows in order. ( My choice: for wax Anastacia has an awesome wax pencil and their clear gel is the best also. A cheap trick, seal your brows with a clear mascara.) If you use a pencil then, use a clear brow gel/mascara also. If you use a marker then you have no worries, they are waterproof, swim away!

To keep your mascara from running laying pool side this year, try applying a primer first. (My choice: Smashbox) You can also prime your eye shadows as well. (My choice: Urban Decay in Eden, because it also brightens, I have my reviews for it on my product of the week page.)

There's nothing mother nature can do, we will wear our makeup no matter what she throws at us, and look fabulous while doing so!

Eye see color!

Blue, brown, hazel and green, which eye color are you? Certain colors can really enhance the pigment of your eye. I always wished I had blue eyes because I wanted my eyes to seem more exotic, but after I learned how to enhance the yellow in my brown eyes I saw my eyes lighten and appear larger. I believe any eye color can wear any shade of the rainbow; however, there are specific colors that will give the eye a larger illusion.

Blue Eyes:
Taupe, gray, violet, purple, deep blue (navys and ocean blues will give a sophisticated look), black (blend with bright blues for a smoky effect)
Playful ideas: silver, turquoise, fuschia (brightens blue)


Green or Hazel Eyes:
Brown, apricot, purple, plum, dark khaki colors or dark green (these will brighten green eyes)
Playful choices: gold, light greens, and bright purples.


Brown Eyes (like myself):
Bronze, copper, gold, champagne (soft pinks with a touch of orange), brown (gives an innocent big eyed look), beige, and green (light greens really pop the yellow in your eye)
Playful choices: Light Oranges, royal blue and navys, light pinks (which are in this season), purples, and light greens.

I applied a playful purple violet smoky eye on myself with a bit of glitter liner on the bottom:


Every eye shade can wear:
Navy blues or charcoal grays. Every eye needs a light highlighter to arch the eyebrow bone and make eyes appear more awake.

Always prime your eyeshadow, this gives the shadow a full pigment and keeps the shadow from creasing throughout the day.

My favorite pigmented shadows are:
1. Urcan Decay
2. Nars
3. MAC
4. Bare Minerals
5. Dior

Either playful or sophisticated don't hesitate to mix and match!

SPRING in the color!

It's almost spring, so don't be afraid to pull out the color, in eyeliners, shadows and lipsticks! Let's do it! Let the elements of nature that excite you show in your makeup trends. Pink is the eyeshadow of the season; however this season is more about the LIP! With a pouted pink lip or a rosy bitten lip, you will be following the trends. (Product of choice: MAC GaGa and Cyndi Lauper lipsticks, or Nars Turkish Delight)

This picture is my lips with Mac Cyndi Lauper on:


The best way to get your lips to pop this spring is to highlight your cupids bow, the V on your lip with a silver or gold shimmer highlighter. Then apply a clear or natural lip liner to the lip to keep your lip shade, even glosses from feathering. (Product of choice: Urban Decay Ozone lip liner, or Two Faced Borderline, the most amazing liner is Benefits Cupid's Bow, it's a double sided pencil, one side is a natural lip liner and the other is a higlighting liner, it's AWESOME!)

Lip Stains are a good way to keep your lips in place. Many stains can be drying though, so try to find something more hydrating. (Product of choice: Tarte lip stains, they hydrate the lip to the extreme.) If you already have a lip stain that you love but it's drying, apply a lip balm before or after the stain to keep your lips from peeling. The winter can really dry the lips, and especially with cold season here your lips can become sensitive and dry. If this is the case, exfoliate the lip. This will remove the dry skin gentley. (Product of choice: Laura Gellar lip scrub, or Fresh Lemon Sugar- the best balm, and it has lemon to lightly exfoliate, a must have on my night stand!)

Now go out there and pucker up those pouters!