A day of Love!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I know so many of you are saying "Whatever." and maybe even showing me your state bird.  I've gotta tell you, I love Valentine's Day!  I love all of the mushy stuff...overpriced roses, stuffed animals, wining and dining, and don't forget the box of chocolates!  I will get some of those, not all.  But the best part is that my Valentine won't care if I sit on the couch tonight in my pj's with a glass of champagne and sort through my box of chocolates.  :D  Now that's my kinda Valentine's Day.  Whatever you do today, DO IT WITH LOVE!

Knock his socks off!

I wanted to spice things up this Valentine's Day so I bought my first stick of Russian Red lip color by MAC.  I tried it on yesterday and it is so delicious --I wanted to kiss myself!  :p  Okay, that's a bit much.  But anyway...this is a great matte color for the fierce pin up girl that lurks within.  This product is approved by Ms. Ruin.  ;) 

Where'd you get those peepers?

I’m guilty of rewarding myself with cosmetics at least once a month and sometimes twice a month.  I did not make any MAJOR purchases in the month of December for myself so of course I’m totally itching for new stuff.  I’ve got the Naked 2 palette by Urban Decay sitting in my virtual cart at Sephora.com and in another window I’ve got MAC pulled up because I am itching to buy the 15 pod palette.  Eeeeeeek.  Maybe I need a part-time job.  Oh wait; I do bust my behind with my photography so yeah…maybe I do deserve the palette.  If only they didn't cost an arm and a leg.  Wah wah wah.  Okay, back to reality.  No 15 pod palette.  Okay, reality again…maybe a 9 pod palette????  Throw me a bone!  

/end stream of consciousness

[you can see the bourbon liner in this picture --click images for large view]

Anywho –I decided to do a little throwback to the Naked palette by Urban Decay.  It’s Saturday, I was recovering from Friday shenanigans but I still wanted to look semi-glam.  What can I say, it’s soooooo much fun being a girl!!!!  So here is how you can get the look…the whole look! 

Face:  Tea Party Foundation Play Stick by Benefit (I didn’t use too much, I just applied a little to my sponge applicator and swept it all over the face.  I don’t normally wear powder.

Lips:  MAC lip glass in hmmm –will have to get back to you because I’m not allowed in the bedroom until tomorrow morning.  LOL.  I’m not kidding.

Brows:  Benefit Brows A Go Go in Dark

Blush:  Bronzer by TokiDoki (I didn’t stutter, yep, I used bronzer on the cheeks!)

Eyes:  White cream stick.  Benefit Bad Girl Lash Mascara in black.  Primer for the lids…Sin, Virgin, Hustle, and Sidecar Eye Shadows, Perversion Eye Liner, Bourbon Eyeliner –all by Urban Decay

The 411 on the Eyes…

• Apply cream stick to the Inner lid and then sweep Sin (a) over it
• Apply Hustle (b) to the outer lid
• Blend Sin and Hustle at the middle lid
• Apply Sidecar (c) to the above crease and outer crease
• Apply Virgin (d) to the brow/highlight
• Perversion Liner on the top and the lower water line
• Bourbon Liner on the inner and outer lower lash line

SO.MUCH.FUN! 

Make-Up Tutorial

Several people have asked me to put together make-up tutorials.  I will do this from time to time.  First and foremost, here are diagrams for both the right and left eye.  You can click on all of these images to enlarge them.

Today's tutorial is a basic 2 shade application.  This is perfect for a woman on the go!  We don't always have time to apply four colors.  I know, most women don't wear four colors but I pretty much wear four colors or more.  Crazy, I know.  But that's why people ask me for these tutorials!  So this is the look we are going for:

In this application, one of the shades is eyeliner!  Yes, eyeliner!  I used the following:

• Urban Decay Original Primer Potion
• MAC Pigment in Sienna
• Midnight Cowboy Eyeliner Pencil by Urban Decay
• Perversion Eyeliner Pencil by Urban Decay
• Zero Eyeliner Pencil by Urban Decay
• Benefit BadGirl Lash Mascara

If you do not have all or some of the above, you may substitute the Sienna with a shimmery grey colored shadow, Midnight Cowboy with any sheer coral or champagne eyeliner or even eyeshadow - you do not have to use eyeliner.  If you don't have Perversion or Zero, you can use any black eyeliner.  Both shades are black, however Perversion is a very jetblack shade.  Any mascara of your choice will work.  ;)

You can enlarge this image which will give you the visual gist of what I did or you can read below for a step by step.  This image is of the RIGHT EYE.

1. Apply Primer to entire eyelid. 
2. Apply Sienna Pigment with a brush to the Above Crease (E), Outer Crease (D), Inner Lid (C), and Outer Lid (A).
3. There should be an arch that forms in the center of your eyelid.  This arch encompasses the Middle Lid (B) and the outer areas of the Inner and Outer Lids.  Apply Midnight Cowboy Eyeliner to this area. 
4. Apply Perversion Eyeliner. --You can stop here and apply the Mascara or you can proceed with the following steps for a more dramatic look.
5. Apply Zero Eyeliner to the Lower Water Line (G) and to the Outer Lower Lash Line (H).
6. Apply Midnight Cowboy Eyeliner to the Inner Lower Lash Line (I).
7. Apply Mascara to upper and lower lashes.