Grungy Gold Eye of the Day

I haven't done a simple floating eyeball post in a while.  This ended up being kind of "dirty gold" because I used a dark brown base (Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Bark) on the lid which obviously darkened the gold quite a bit.  I think it looked kind of cool.

Birthday Dinner Eyes and Nails With Kat Von D and Butter London

My birthday is tomorrow, so my husband took me out to dinner on Sunday (we most likely won't have time on my actual birthday).  We went to my favorite Indian restaurant, of course.  I got several compliments on my eye makeup, so I thought I'd show it to you.  I didn't plan on photographing/ posting it, but if strangers like it, then maybe it's worth sharing.

I used:
  from the Kat Von D Chrysalis Eyeshadow Palette
         --- Glasswing (matte dark tan) in the crease
         --- Melancholia (shimmery metallic pewter) on the inner 2/3 of lid and lower lashline
         --- Graphic Nature (dark shimmery grey) on the outer 1/3 of lid and lightly in the crease
         --- Lifelike (matte cream) under the brow

  from the Kat Von D Monarch Palette
         --- Telepathy (shimmery platinum) in the inner corner by the tear duct
         --- Deadhead (matte black) as liner on the upper and lower lashlines

from left: Glasswing, Melancholia, Graphic Nature, Lifelike, Deadhead, Telepathy

  Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Perversion on the waterlines
  Mally Voluminizing Mascara in Black

On my nails, I wore Butter London's Queen Vic with Butter London's Lovely Jubbly on top.

Lovely Jubbly is an awesome sparkle bomb with multi-colored glitter.

This is only one coat of Lovely Jubbly!  It has sooooo much glitter.

You can probably expect a birthday haul post in the near future...

Have a wonderful day!

Warm Browns With a Touch of Orange EotD with MUFE, Milani and Marc Jacobs

Yum.  Warm fall colors.

I used: from the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette
                  -- Celestial Earth (sparkly/shimmery warm brown) all over the moving lid
                  -- Pinky Beige (light shimmery shell) in the inner corner by the tear duct
           Mialni Bella Eyes Gel Powder Eyeshadow in Bella Mandarin in the crease
           Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Eye Crayon in Brown(Out) along the upper and lower lashes
           Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

from left: Marc Jacobs eyeliner in Brown(Out), MUFE Celestial Earth eyeshadow, Milani Bella Mandarin eyeshadow, MUFE Pinky Beige eyeshadow

Marc Jacobs eyeliner in Brown(Out) -- Gah!  So gorgeous!

Have a wonderful autumn day!

P.S.  Did you notice the alliteration in the post title?

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette Look 3

So, are you tired of seeing this palette in action yet?  I am still using almost every day.  I used the purple shades in the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette.  Sort of surprising I didn't use them first, huh?  I loooooove the sparkly purple called "Blueberry".

I used: from the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette
               --- Blueberry (sparkly purple) al over the lid
               --- Black Purple (deep blackened plum) in the crease, outer v, and lower lashline
               --- Milk Tea (matte tan) above the crease
               --- Pinky Beige (shimmery pink shell) in the inner corner
           Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Eyeshadow in Bone under the brow
           Tarina Tarantino Hyperliner eyeliner in Tommy Jet (black) on the waterlines
           L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

from left: MUFE Milk Tea, Pinky Beige, Blueberry, Black Purple, Elizabeth Arden Bone

Cheeks: NYX Blush in Taupe under the cheekbones to contour

              Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush in Peach Beach

Lips: Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure

from left: Too Faced Peach Beach blush, NYX Taupe blush, Revlon Lacquer Balm in Demure

Blurry to show some of the sparkle!

This is probably my favorite look so far.  I love purple shadows and sparkly shadows, so sparkly purple shadows make me go crazy with happiness.  I'm not sure how the name "Blueberry" was chosen for the sparkly purple shade, but it is cute.  I think they should have gone with "Purple Sparkly Goodness That Ingrid Will Love" for the name.

I've been a little erratic on the posting and reading my favorite blogs front, and I'm sorry about that. I'm hoping to get back to something a little more regular soon.  Thanks for sticking with me!!

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette Peacock Blue Eyes of the Day

I used the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette (surprise, surprise!) for today's eyes of the day.  The Peacock Blue shade in this palette is my favorite color in the palette, and is kind of what made me "need" the palette, rather than just want it really really bad.

I used: from the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Palette
                --- Peacock Blue all over the moving lid
                --- Milk Tea in the crease
                --- Pinky Beige un the inner corner by the tear duct

  Tarina Tarantino Hyperliner eyeliner in Tommy Jet on the lower waterline
  L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

This was really simple to create, but because Peacock Blue packs such a colorful punch, it looks rather dramatic.

Peacock Blue is a rockin' color, isn't it?

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!!