Fighting a Makeup Rut EOTD: I’ve Got the Blues.

I’m still fighting through my makeup rut so yesterday I ventured into smoky eyes.  I didn’t want to wear the usual grey/black smoky eye; instead I wore blues.

Get the Look

  1. Use Annabelle Taupe Eyebrow Pencil (Quo discontinued my beloved 3-in-1, so sad!) to fill the brows.  A smoky eye is never complete without a good brow.
  2. For depth, apply Annabelle B-Ray Eyeshadow (matte deep navy) all over the lid and blended out slightly above the crease.  Smudge B-Ray on the outer 2/3 of your lower lashline.  (Damn you, Rae for messing up my low buy :P )
  3. After misting a flat shadow brush with MAC Fix+, take a little bit of Sassy Minerals Jinx Eyeshadow (sparkly aqua) on the brush and pat all over B-Ray.  This will add the sparkle to your smoky eye.  Smudge over B-Ray along the lower lashline; this time, go all the way in to the inner corner.
  4. Add a teeny bit of MAC Carbon Eyeshadow (matte black) on the outer V bring in slightly to the crease.
  5. To add warmth and to bring the look together, blend MAC Soft Brown Eyeshadow (matte medium warm brown) above the blues.
  6. Dip a Q-tip in makeup remover, and clean up the shape so that you get slight wing. Don’t forget to re-touch the outer corners with foundation or concealer. Lightly blend out the outer corner to soften the wing.
  7. Use Urban Decay Zero Eyeliner Pencil (creamy black) to line the upper lashline, and upper and lower waterlines.
  8. Put on a good volumizing mascara.  Here I used MUFE Smoky Lash Mascara.  Sorry about the clumps!  I was taking tons of pictures when I realized that I didn’t have mascara on, so this was a quick swipe of mascara before I took one last pic before running out the door.

To My Brown Eyed Girls…

Have you ventured into blue eyeshadow or eyeliner yet?  If not, you have to!  It really brings out browns like no other. :)

Models Do Eat.

(Original uncropped photo by Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s your proof!  Best. Model. Picture. Ever!

My Google Reader has been bombarded with 49,473,729 photos from Fashion Week, but I haven’t seen anything like this.  It’s so wicked to see what goes down backstage during a Fashion Show; it really isn’t all glitz and glamour as it’s all made out to be.   Love.

(Via Backstage during Fashion Week – The Big Picture – Boston.com.)

I Feel Good! (tananananananan…)

We always hear people complain about their own appearance.  I am guilty of this, too.  ”My pores are ginormous!” “My lashes are non-existent!” “My hairline is so weird!”  Bonus points awarded if you know where that last one is from. :P

As I was getting my brows professionally done (for the first time ever!) today, I realized something: I really like my full eyebrows.  Whenever I overtweeze, it all seems to grow back without a problem.  I am so thankful that years of brow torture in high school didn’t ruin my brows for all eternity (whew!).

What Do You Like about Yourself?

Everybody has got to have at least one thing that they love about themselves.  Let’s hear it in the comments ladies.  Let’s start this weekend feeling good!

Oh!  And at the risk of being a little raunchy, I also like my butt. ;)

I Got My Nails Done…

…and the colour is beautiful.  This is Zoya “Reece” nail polish.  She’s quite sassy eh?

The thing that I don’t understand is why I always f* up my nails right after I get a manicure.  My right hand is looking a little ghetto right now.  Good thing you only need one hand for swatch pics, LOL! :D

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend?  I am finally catching Avatar on IMAX today. :) Tickets are no longer selling out.  Woohoo!