Blue Jean Lashes
If there's anything I love as much as gloss, it's lashes (and highlighters and bronzers and serums and ...) On a recent trip to
The Company Store in San Francisco, I discovered a set of lashes by MAC I've never tried before, #33's. I took one look at those badboys and knew they were the lash equivalent of a perfectly-fitting pair of jeans. There's nothing crazy about them, but they hang on you just right and pull your outfit together effortlessly and quickly.
To show you what these look like on, I had to take a series of those embarrassing self portraits a la the teeny boppers and wannabe strippers on MySpace ... don't you judge me!
Labels: MAC
Glosses In Rotation
My favorite lippies of the moment:
MAC Lip Gelee in Bubble Lounge (with no flash)
Bubble Lounge with flash
LipFusion Infatuation in Angelic
Buxom Lips in Violetta
Labels: Buxom, Fusion Beauty, In Rotation, MAC
35's
Sometimes I feel like this blog should be called Lash Addiction. I've become just as obsessed with my lash line as I have with my lips. Inspired by my cousin who's a makeup artist at MAC, I strayed from my beloved 7's and tried out a new style for NYE - 35's. They are hard to put on, so I don't think I donned them to their full potential, but the fact of the matter is, they HAVE potential. They are so full and fluttery, I'd give butterfly kisses galore if I could only get them on right! I'll keep taking them out for test drives until I know how to work 'em.
In this pic, my friend on your left has on Ardell 102's (dead ringers for MAC 7's) and I have on MAC 35's.
Labels: MAC
Christmas 2010, pt 2: Beauty Bounty
My obsession with makeup is no mystery to my family and friends, so I always get all sorts of beauty goodies as Chrsitmas presents. And I made out with a bonus this year (haven't gotten one of those in a while!), so I decided to add a few items to my stash. Behold this year's bounty:
MAC #35 lashes and lip gelee in Bubble Lounge, 3 Make Up For Ever aqua creams (shades 5, 14, 15), a Benefit creaseless cream shadow in Get Figgy, a set of 2 lip glosses and 2 nail polishes (including black polish, which I've been dying to try!) and to top it all off - a Sephora gift card. Am I loved, or am I loved?!
Today, I tried out a subtle eye look with the MUFE #15 aqua cream spread all over my lid, and up a little past the crease. I toped it off with a thin layer of Benefit's creaseless cream shadow in Get Figgy on my lid, patted gently into my lash line. I love how effortlessly these two formulas blend and fade into each other.
Labels: Benefit, MAC, Make Up For Ever
Pajammy Jam Jam
A week ago, the BF and I kicked off the holiday house party season with a Pajammy Jam with friends we've known since high school. As you can imagine - So. Much. Fun! I was a little torn about wearing makeup in my PJ's, but in the end, decided to wear bedtime-themed makeup: Too Faced cream eyeshadow in Bedroom Eyes, NARS blush in Super Orgasm (hahaha). I topped off the look with my MAC Blinking Cool lashes, because once I start putting on makeup, I can't stop!
We had a girls-only White Elephant gift exchange, which meant there was a crazy array of makeup up for grabs. And I totally scored - got the
Urban Decay Eyshadow Ammo palette. Looking forward to strutting my showdowed self at all our upcoming parties!
Nice & cozy.
We played 'Face the Cookie' from A Minute to Win It. This game is even harder (damn near impossible!) with fake lashes on.
Can't remember why we started doing this, but I know this was the first of many attempts at "being cheerleaders" that night!
Expect multiple posts featuring this bad boy in the coming new year ...
Labels: MAC, Nars, Too Faced, Urban Decay
Dancin' Days
Learned a few lessons at my office holiday party:
1. If you spend the majority of every day running around like a crazy person IN FLATS, it's probably wise to avoid wearing 4 INCH HEELS to a party, especially if you plan to dance. (The feet/calves/shins/etc just don't bounce back like they used to!)
2. Hair sticks to shiny foreheads in a most gnarly (almost offensive) way. Bring Boscia blotting papers with you to any function that involves dancing like you mean it.
3. Just because you're a newbie doesn't mean you can't make friends at the party, or become even better friends with the ones you've already made (by having your own private parties in the photobooths or inappropriately sprawling out - as a group - on the couches framing the dance floor)
Standout Products -
Eyes: Bliss (formerly Red Cherry?) lashes, #42, Korres Eyeshadow in Dark Grey
Lips: MAC Dare to Wear lipgloss in Ban This
Face: NARS Blush in Sin
Labels: Bliss Lashes, Korres, MAC, Nars, Red Cherry
20's Party
We work hard, and party harder. And sometimes we do both while dressed in 20's attire.
Eyes: MAC Blinking Cool lashes, Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer
Lips: LORAC Matte lipstick in Explore
Face: Nars Super Orgasm Blush
I whole-heartedly despise my expression in this shot, but it's not always about looking great in pictures. Sometimes it's about who you're lucky enough to get a picture with :)
Labels: LORAC, MAC, Nars, Rimmel
Ballerina Bombshell Bridesmaids
...Holding Butterfly Bouquets! I had the honor of being in a 10-year wedding anniversary this past weekend (like I said...every other weekend) and I have to say, except for my yucky tanlines, I felt pretty freaken cool walking down the aisle looking like a ballerina bombshell. My personal style is very California casual, so when the bride asked for puffy skirts and vintage updo's, I was doubtful I'd be able to pull it off. But with help from a few friends with miracle hair powers, a skirt color that could do no wrong, and with my gloss addiction, everything came together very nicely. Seriously, everyone looked super cool -- I may have to do a part 2 post when the reception pictures are available.
On my eyes: TONS - Too Faced Lockdown base, MAC Eyeshadow quad (borrowed and don't know the colors...but they were all purple-centric), Korres Plum Eyeshadow and MAC Lashes #7
Face: Tarte Park Avenue Princess Bronzer, Stila All Over Shimmer #2, and NARS Super Orgasm Blush
Lips: MAC gloss in Ban This (we ALL used this :)
Labels: MAC, Nars, Stila, Tarte, Too Faced
Summer Highlights
I'm currently taking a week to wash my brain before I start a new job next Monday. I'm in staycation mode, finally getting caught up on organizational projects around house, getting to the gym on a regular-ish basis, getting Domino used to his new "to-go" house and creating looks I can wow all my new co-workers with!
I've spent a lot of time experimenting with highlighting. My face is not angular by any means. It's sort of the polar opposite - anything that can be smoothed over, is smoothed over. This means I have to do my fair share of conturing and brightening to really pop in pictures. My favorite tool of the highlighting trade is Stila's "All Over Shimmer" powder in #2, coupled with a MAC eyeshadow blending brush (for me, less bristles make it easier to pinpoint what I want to highlight). The Stila powder is no longer available, but [
this] Stila powder should be comprable, and looks even easier to use. I dust this down the bridge of my nose, then create a sideways "V" (looks like <) down my brow bones and across my cheek bones.
The pigment is pretty intense:
Here's a picture of me in a room with little natural light (you can still see the shimmers):
And here's the effect in a room fully-flooded with natural light (shimmer holds up well even when it's washed out):
If I piqued your interest in Dom's to-go house, here he is in it! My new office is pet-friendly so he'll be making the trek with me to San Francisco once in a while ... can't wait to have my little sidekick with me at work!
Labels: MAC, Stila
Party Polished
This past weekend, I had the honor of attending my friend Camille's wedding. She and her husband, Andrew, looked so beautiful together, and I felt so special joining their celebration. Camille is a lady of impeccable taste, but she also doesn't shy away from fun. So I knew I could get away with a party-girl makeup look without being controversial.
Eyes: Tarte Lock and Roll in Amethyst/MAC #7 lashes
Lips: MAC Ban This gloss (because yes, I'm still obsessed with it)
Face: Tarte Park Avenue Princess Bronzer (great formula. Obsessed with this, too)
Cheeks: NARS blush in Sin
I'm on your left. Please note the lighting in the venue was extra romantic, so it looks like I got a SUPER tan in Miami when in fact, I'm only slightly sun kissed. Regarding the coconuts, Camille knew she was playing with fire when she made the decision to have those props at her wedding!
Goooooooood times!
Labels: MAC, Nars, Tarte
Been MIA ...
...because I've been in MIA! Was in South Beach, Florida celebrating this crazy amazing year with my sisters. Marriage, graudations, new jobs and turning 30 all deserve a toast or two. South Beach was so much fun and it was the perfect place to commemorate all of the good things that have happened (or that will happen) this year. And now I miss my sisters and the Atlantic to pieces. Didn't wear a lot of makeup on my trip, but will do a post on the super-strength goods that kept me polished in the insane humidity.
For now, the pics below show off a new shade of gloss that I'm (currently) madly in love with - it's MAC's "Ban This" from the Dare to Wear collection. I totally would have brought this with me to Miami, but didn't buy it until after I got back on Saturday. Speaking of super-strength, this stuff has major staying power - it stuck with me through an uncharacteristic healthy eating binge on Sunday: large smoothie, peaches, berries, more smoothie...maybe that's why I look so happy in these pictures!
Labels: MAC
30, part 1
A mini photo diary of me receiving my bday gift from the bfriend. Was a gooooooooooooood gift!
lashes: MAC
eyeshadow: Too Faced
Labels: MAC, Too Faced
