It's National Lipstick Day

Hey guys!  Happy National Lipstick Day!

I rounded up 10 of my favorite lipsticks to show you in honor of the day.

Left Column top to bottom:
    --- Maybelline Color Sensational in Pink Freeze
    --- Clinique Pop Lip Color + Primer in Bare Pop
    --- Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Plump Perfect Lipstick in Perfect Blossom (discontinued)
    --- Lipstick Queen Let Them Eat Cake
    --- Maybelline Color Sensational in Strike a Rose (limited edition)

Right column top to bottom:
    --- Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Shine in Pink Dragon
    --- MAC Lustre Lipstick in Viva Glam V
    --- Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Lovelight
    --- NARS Audacious Lipstick in Brigitte
    --- Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Coral Shimmer

from left: Pink Freeze, Bare Pop, Perfect Blossom, Let Them Eat Cake, Strike a Rose
Pink Dragon, Viva Glam V, Lovelight, Brigitte, Coral Shimmer

This is definitely not a complete list of my favorite lipsticks, but I tried to narrow it down somewhat.

What are some of your favorite lipsticks?

Current Wish List

I have a pretty long wish list right now.  Of all expensive stuff.  Yeesh.

First up is my Charlotte Tilbury lemmings:

Filmstar Bronze & Glow Face Sculpt and Highlight -- This bronzer/contour and highlighter duo seems to be universally considered the best product in her line.  It looks like the bronzer/contour shade would be an excellent color for my skin tone, and the highlighter looks somewhat subtle, which would be good for me because I tend to go overboard with my highlighters.

Sephora Sun Disk Swatches

I spotted the Sephora Sun Disk on the Sephora website a few weeks ago.  Sephora makes these limited edition extra large bronzers each year, I think.  The design of this one (kind of looks like tiger stripes, right?) really drew me in.

Time for a "Merry" Opera

Ohhh long time no blog.  Well, it's only been about a week and a half, but it seems like a long time to me.  I'm also behind on reading and commenting on my favorite blogs.  Geez.

Anyhow, my parents, husband, and I went to see The Merry Widow by Franz Léhar at the Detroit Opera House about a week ago, and I thought I'd show you some photos of the evening.

Detroit Tigers Opening Day Face of the Day

Baseball's back!  Today was opening day at Comerica Park in Detroit, and the first Tigers game of the season.  I watched the game on Fox Sports Detroit with Rod, Mario, and Gibby (Kirk Gibson) on commentary, which is always fun.  Of course I had to use some Tigers colors (orange and blue) on my face.

My Favorite Tools

I felt like talking about my favorite makeup-applying tools today.   Let's get started!

Pass the Wine (Look of the Day)

I'm attempting to come up with witty names for my face of the day posts.  Probably a bad idea.  The "wine" I'm referring to is the shade "Sangria" from the Anastasia Tamanna Palette I used today.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette Look 1

I am really crazy about the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette I bought recently.  I have kind of been using it to the exclusion of all of my other eyeshadows since I got it.  I've decided to do a series of posts using it simply because I'm enjoying it so much.  I hope you don't get sick of seeing it... Here is the first look.

From the Artist palette:
   Milk Tea (matte light tan) (M-536) in the crease
   Olive Green (shimmery taupe) (I-550) on the moving lid
   Pinky Beige (shimmery light pinkish shell) (I-524) in the inner corner
   Peacock Blue (metallic peacock blue) (ME-230) on the lower lashline
   Black Purple (deep shimmery plum) (ME-930) on the upper lashline

from left: Milk Tea, Pinky Beige, Olive Green, Peacock Blue, Black Purple

Tarina Tarantino Hyperliner eyeliner in Tommy Jet on the lower waterline
Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

Cheeks: MAC Refined Golden Bronzer
              Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush in Peach Beach

Lips: Dior Addict Lipgloss in Bed of Roses

from left: Too Faced Peach Beach blush, MAC Refined Golden bronzer, Dior Bed of Roses lipgloss

Different lighting:

"Olive Gray" (the shimmery taupe, to my eye) is such a pretty color and really easy to wear.  Obviously, I could have left it simple with just that on the lid, but I thought the pop of color (I kind of hate that expression, but it's fitting) of "Peacock Blue" on the lower lashline provided a little bit of drama and visual interest.  I'll be the first to admit that I like smokey and dramatic eye makeup.

Stay tuned for another look using this palette tomorrow!

Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day!!

Movie Night

My husband and I probably go to the movies once a year, so when we do go I like to, y'know, look nice and stuff.  Not as fancy as when we go to the opera, mind you, but nice.  We went to see Guardians of the Galaxy, which was really fun and quite good.  I'm not sure I've ever mentioned it, but we are regular watchers of pro-wrestling, so we wanted to see Batista (Dave Bautista, who played Drax the Destroyer) do some acting.  Plus, the film is based on a Marvel comic, and my husband has several of the Guardians of the Galaxy comics in his collection.

This is mostly a beauty blog, so here are the pics of my face wearing makeup:

Eyes:  From the Too Faced Pretty Rebel Palette --
                    Instigator (antique metallic gold) all over the moving lid
                    Gangsta (shimmery chocolate brown) in the crease
                    Miss Sparkles (glittery black) in the outer corner and lower lashline
                    Dainty (matte cream) under the brow and in the inner corner

from left: Instigator, Gangsta, Miss Sparkles, Dainty

          Sonia Kashuk Long Wear Gel Eyeliner in Ebony along the upper lashes
          Tarina Tarantino Hyperliner in Tommy Jet (black) on the lower waterline
          L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

Cheeks: MAC Bronzing Powder in Refined Golden (shimmery bronze)
            theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer highlighter (shimmering champagne)
            Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface (matte cool pink)

Lips: Cargo Plant Love Lipstick in Lindsay (creamy pink) (this is pretty ancient...)

from left: MAC Refined Golden bronzer, Mary-Lou Manizer, Tarte Dollface blush, Cargo Lindsay lipstick

I attempted to take photos of the dress (from Target last year) I was wearing, but did a fairly poor job. I'm not sure why I didn't just get my husband to take one of me...

It has some cool patterns.

Yes, this is my bosom.  Ahem.

I wore some metallic gold wedges, which I believe are also from Target.

We had a great time, and really enjoyed the film.  It was quite funny, but it also had a poignant moment where I started crying and had to get out some Kleenex.  I would totally recommend going and seeing Guardians of the Galaxy!

Okay, my hair is a little unruly.  In the summer I put some leave-in conditioner in it and just let it do it's thing.

What's the most recent film you've seen in the theater?

Eyes of the Day with the Kat Von D Monarch Palette

Exciting post title.  Anyhow, I'm really enjoying the Kat Von D Monarch palette.  It's quite a versatile palette that allows for dramatic looks or something more subtle, like today's eye look.

I used:
    Killing Jar (shimmery golden pink) all over the moving lid

  Vanish (matte cool tan) in the crease

  Shadow Box (matte dark brown) in the outer v
  Deadhead (matte black) as liner on the upper and lower lashes

Entomology (matte light yellowish cream) under the brow and in the inner corner

from left: Killing Jar, Vanish, Shadow Box, Deadhead, Entomology

Mascara: L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly

Some photos in natural light:

I paired the eyes with a little MAC Refined Golden bronzer, Hourglass Ambient Lighting blush in Luminous Flush, and Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure.

from left: MAC Refined Golden, Hourglass Luminous Flush, Revlon Demure

natural light

daylight bulb

So many possibilities with this palette!

Have a gorgeous day!