Makeup today is a bright eye inspired by a tropical bird. Urban Decay Eye Shadows Fishnet (upper crease), Evidence (defined crease), Eldorado (lid) and Peace (lower lash line)
I am ENGAGED!
I usually don't post about my personal life but I thought this would be a nice change and it's something that I would LOVE to share with all of you.
After about 14 years being together either as a couple and as best friends (we met freshman year in High School), I can finally say I AM NOW ENGAGED!! It has been a long time coming and I knew that it would happen soon.
Cody proposed after dinner with a Hello Kitty Momiji Message Doll (
) that I have wanted for a very long time. There's a little hole on the bottom of the doll where you can place a message on a little piece of paper. He then placed the ring on top of Hello Kitty's head... OH how I love!!! :)
Now it's time to start planning!! Anyone out there have a favorite wedding blog or wedding website for inspiration??? Also if you are from Seattle any favorite places for a venue? I would love to hear from all you married beauties!!
MOTD: MAC Dynamic Duo 1
For today's MOTD I used MAC Dynamic Duo 1 Eye Shadow x2 (from the Reel Sexy Collection) for the crease and lid. Vapour Eye Shadow (highlight) and MAC Waveline Fluidline Eyeliner. The tape help create a nice clean edge for the outer corner of the eye.
The two eye shadows remind me of Expensive Pink and Vibrant Grape, if you have these two colors I would skip on the duo.
MOTD: Smashbox Dark Room Photo Op Eye Shadow Trio
Last year Smashbox launched their new eye shadow trios called Photo Op. These eye shadows are a new formula with new colors added and some favorites from their past trio eye shadows. In the beginning there were 11 trio shades to select from now there are 16 with 4 from the original collection. The colors range from neutral nude, soft subtle colors to the favorite celebrity inspired smokey eye.
I love how each pot has 3 coordinated shades that all work together, no more guessing work! You get a highlighter, crease and base/lid shade all in one compact. The colors also work great on their own and you can pair them with existing colors that you already have in your makeup collection. The shadows go on velvety smooth and the pigment is very strong. To make the shadows last longer I would suggest using an eye shadow primer of your choice.
For this MOTD I used Dark Room - Opal (opalescent pale pink), Granite (shimmery silver grey), Blackout (matte jet black). The swatches on the top row are with a primer (Smashbox Photo Finish Eye Primer). I even tried rubbing the shadows with the primer and they did not move! This is a great collection of shadows for a classic smokey eye and the colors are so versatile that they will work with any skin tone.
Products used:
Smashbox Dark Room
Opal - Highlight and Lid Color (for the lid use wet)
Granite - Crease (use a fluffy blending brush and really buff this color all over the crease and little bit above. Blend in a circular motion back and forth.
Blackout - Detailed crease (this is best applied with a detailer definer brush or a slanted eye liner brush does the trick also. Really emphasize this area by "carving" out the crease, do not blend.
Lip: Smashbox Pixel Lip Enhancing Lip Gloss. This is one of my favorite nude lip glosses.
I will be doing more looks with the Smashbox Photo Op Trios, since I have the whole palette that I received for Christmas. The Photo Op Mega Palette is exclusive to QVC and it contains 16 of the trios plus 2 limited edition 4 eye shadow palette, cream eye liners, blushes/highlighters and lip glosses. Your whole complete set, you really don't need anything else. You can still find it at QVC. Click the link
Photo Op 78 Shade Mega Palette
I am so behind in my blogging, there's so much I want to share with all of you! Hopefully I can get in the routine to post every day!!! :)
Nails: Sally Hansen Jewel Overcoat
My other obsession is glitter nail polish, actually anything that is glittery is an obsession of mine. lol. It seems like all the major nail polish brands out there are coming out with their own type of huge chuck hexagon glitter top coats. I love it! I was first hooked when OPI by Sephora first launched the gold one ( Only Gold For Me) for the holiday season. As a makeup artist I always want to make sure my nails are always presentable, and this polish sure grabbed a lot of attention. I then added the silver top coat (Flurry Up) to my ever so growing nail polish collection. But I wanted more, and more of this type of top coat. I searched high and low and bought a few from OPI, China Glaze and Essie, but you know I just wanted more and more. I think of makeup and nail polish like shoes - you just don't have 1 pair but various different styles and colors to accommodate your outfit this is the same with your nails and makeup.. Oh lets not forget your hair as well.
I was strolling around my local Walgreens for my weekly drugstore haul and low and behold!! WOW! Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Jewel Overcoat in pretty colors. MUST GET ALL, so I did. lol.
You cannot beat the price, buy 1 ($4.99) get 2nd for 50% off.
The collection is very bridal inspired. There are 4 jewel overcoats and then 4 regular nail polishes. Here are the jeweled colors:
501 - Ring-a-Ding
*favorite, pretty with orange or light pink polish*
503 - Muti-Faceted
*favorite, love the black, blue and silver glitters*
505 - Let's Dance!
*pretty, it's like glitter rain on your nails*
507- White Veil
*was dissapointed in this one which the white sparkles showed up more looks more like white sand which chunks of larger gold hexagon glitter*
I have very short nails, so I decided to do the swatches on a fake nail that I painted with white nail polish. Excuse my mess up on the Ring-a-ding nail and the Multi-Faceted.. :/ I was in the process of gluing down the fake nail then I pressed too hard on the tip of the nail glue that it broke and the nails were still wet. Perhaps I should stick to being a makeup artist. Oh well, so sorry!
I hope you enjoy my nail polish swatches I'll be doing more of these in the future!!!