EOTD: effortless summer look

Items used:

• MAC Painterly with MAC Jest on top
• MAC Cork v. lightly through crease
• MAC vanilla e/s as highlight
• Any black kohl to line upper and lower lashline, and set with MAC carbon

A $10 alternative to achieve the above look:

• NYX Jumbo Pencil in Yogurt with NYX Champagne e/s on top
• NYX Taupe e/s v. lightly through crease
• Wet n Wild Cream e/s as highlight

First date look - video

I had posted this video a while ago on Youtube, re-posting it here in case you have not seen it:




Products used:
* Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot
* Lid: Sally Girl Mauve
* Inner V: Sally Girl Beige
* Crease: Ben Nye Raisin
* Waterline and upper lashline: MAC Blacktrack gel liner
* Set with NYX Black eyeshadow

EOTD: Neutral soft smokey winged look

click on the image for a full size view, you can see the details of color placement

Items used:

• Lid base: MAC Soft Ochre paint, dust MAC Vanilla e/s all over the lid, uptil the brow bone
• Crease: MAC Rule, define it with MAC Swiss Chocolate
• Upper lashline:Bobbi Brown black gel liner, set with MAC Carbon - wing it
• Outter v: MAC Handwritten. Soften the wing, and blend into the outer V with MAC Handwritten
• lower lashline: line waterline with black kohl (Hashmi), smudge it out with MAC Handwritten
• Inner V, and inner 1/3rd of lid: tap on MAC Your Ladyship pigment
• Apply loads of mascara: Maybelline Falsies

Sale: Brand New in Box MAC Jazzed Lipstick

I thought I loved MAC Jazzed lipstick (LE) so much that I bought two of them. Of course I will barely ever finish the first one, so my backup is up for sale.

I realize that this is a sold out color, so I hope I don't regret selling it...so here it goes..

I will ship to US and Canada only please. Please email me your offer at eyemakeuplooks@gmail.com. Shipping and handling should be about $2-3, and I will ask you to Paypal the amount to me.

Best Offer Wins

Question from a reader: How to conceal dark eyelids

I received a fantastic question from Meena. I thought I would also post the answer here since I have tried so many products to fix this problem:

"I am an Asian indian, Nc42 , but have dark (plum color)eyelids. When I put [MAC] soft ochre, or painterly or bare canvas [paintpots] they look more greyish white on me. Do you have the same problem. Do you put a concealor on your eyes, or something, to even out dark eyelids skin tone and make it look nude vs plum.

Look forward to your advice.

Thanks
Meena"
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Hi Meena,
Yes, I totally suffer from this problem. Not only dark eyelids, but darkness underneath the eye as well. In this post I will talk about some killer products for NC40-42 skintone to solve the dark eyelid problem.

Treatment: I am trying out the 100% Pure Caffeine Eye Cream, Organic Coffee Bean 1 oz (30 g) to lighten the area around my eye. I will use it for 2-3 more weeks to let you know if it is working or not.


If your lids are puffy like mine are most mornings, apply Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller .5 fl oz (15 ml)


Conceal:
Step 1. After moisturizing the area, I apply a thin layer of MAC Layin Low Paintpot, unfortunately it was limited edition. But keep an eye out, and definitely snag it if they re-release it. An alternative to this product is Ben Nye Blue Neutralizer - No. 2


Step 2. After applying a thin layer, you need to set it with powder immediately. The cheapest product is Ben Nye Visage Poudre Luxury Powder in the shade Banana - it's a pale yellow powder.


Other two options are: MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Microfinish Powder 0.35 oz OR Too Faced Primed and Poreless powder


 

Step 3: The last step is to apply a matte eyeshadow that is very close to your skintone. I love MAC Eye Shadow in Brule



After all of the above steps my eyelids are nice and concealed and match the rest of my face. Hope this helps.

I would love to get more questions from my readers. Please comment below, or send them to me at eyemakeuplooks@gmail.com

Pics from the Lady Gaga concert

I am a HUGEEE Lady Gaga fan, and was super lucky to attend her concert recently. I thought perhaps you guys might enjoy seeing some pics from the concert..so here  you so..

Please click on the image to see them in full size...

Of course we must have protesters..lol

$25 Apothica.com GC winner is ...

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Apothica.com had recently sponsored a $25 giveaway. Details of the contest are here.