MSU Go Green Face of the Day

So, the Michigan vs Michigan State football game was a couple weeks ago, and I thought I would cheer on the team by going crazy with some shimmery green smoky eyes (MSU colors are green and white) and peach lips.  I also wore my blingy Spartans shirt.  Michigan State is playing Ohio State this evening, which is the other big game of the season for them, so this look would work for today, too.  Hmmm.  Maybe I need to replicate it seeing as how it worked last time (MSU won).

Eyes:
   from the Urban Decay Naked Palette -- Naked eyeshadow in the crease
   L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Emerald on the lid and lower lashline
   Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Eyeshadow in  Bone under the brow
   Jordana 12 Hour Made To Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil in Jade Jewel on the lower waterline
   L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

from left: L'Oreal Golden Emerald, Urban Decay Naked, Elizabeth Arden Bone, Jordana Jade Jewel

Cheeks:
   Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush in Peach Beach

Lips:
   Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream lipstick in Shimmer Naked Dolly
       -- from the Too Faced Under the Mistletoe lipstick set

from left: Too Faced Peach Beach blush, Too Faced Shimmery Naked Dolly lipstick

The star of this look is definitely the L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Emerald.  It is ridiculously pretty.

Blurry to show that sparkle!

It sparkles on the eyes.

I'm convinced that MSU won the game because of my smoky eyes and sparkling Spartans shirt.

Go Green!  Go White!

Hey, I have a question.  It is "smoky" or "smokey" with an e?

Colorful Purple and Green EotD

I couldn't come up with a good name for this eyes of the day post, so I thought I'd be descriptive.

Products used:
    Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette (left hand side) --
           "definer" color all over moving lid
           "crease" color in the crease and outer v
           "browbone" color under the brow (lightly) and inner corner
    Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Ransom on the upper lashline  
    L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Sage on the lower lashline
    Jordana 12 Hour Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil in Jade Jewel on the lower waterline
    L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

from left: "definer" and "crease" colors from the Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette, L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Golden Sage, Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Ransom, Jordana eyeliner in Jade Jewel

I think some bright purple mascara would have taken this look to the next level of awesomeness.  Can anyone recommend a good one?

Grape Hyacinth Inspired EotD

I finally have a couple grape hyacinths blooming!  They inspired me to use blue-y purple and grassy green shadows together.

This one looks so happy with the crocus blooming next to it.

I used some ancient Shiseido cream/mousse shadows for the main purple and green colors.  They are so very gorgeous, but because they are so soft they tend to crease on my eyes rather quickly.

However, this was as creas-y as the purple got, even after a few hours (I took the above photo probably 30 min after application).

Even though these are old, I can't seem to part with them.  And they seem like they are still okay, even though they probably aren't.  They haven't dried out or changed texture, so, whatever.  Hopefully I won't end up blind from using old eyeshadows...

Products:
   Shiseido Hydrolight Eyeshadow in H6 (blue purple) on the moving lid
   Shiseido Hydrolight Eyeshadow in H7 (grass green) on lower lashline
   from the Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette -- deep purple "crease" color in the crease
   Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon single in Brulee under the brow
   Jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil in 06 Jade Jewel on the waterline
   L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

from left: Wet 'n' Wild Brulee, Wet 'n' Wild "crease" color from the Petal Pusher palette, Shiseido H6, Shiseido H7, Jordana eyeliner pencil in Jade Jewel

Slightly out of focus to show just how shimmery!

I love how this turned out!

Do you have any old products you can't bear to part with, and find yourself using, even though you know you shouldn't?

Shimmery Green Eyes for Christmas

I felt like sharing the shimmery, smokey green eye look I wore for Christmas day.

I used:  NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean -- base on the moving lid
           Sonia Kashuk Jewel of an Eye palette -- green color on the moving lid
           LORAC PRO palette -- Taupe in the crease
           LORAC PRO palette -- Cream under the brow
           LORAC PRO palette -- Nude in the inner corner
           Fyrinnae loose eyeshadow in Enchanting Otters -- lower lashline
           Jordana Made to Last eye pencil in Jade Jewel -- lower waterline
           Physicians Formula Eye Booster liquid eyeliner in Ultra Black -- upper lashline
           Maybelline Full 'N Soft mascara

from left: NYX Black Bean, Sonia Kashuk green, LORAC Taupe, LORAC Cream, Fyrinnae Enchanting Otters, Jordana Jade Jewel eyeliner, Physicians Formula liquid liner

photos with flash:

How was your holiday?  Did you have the day off?

Christmas-y Eyes of the Day

I felt like doing some Christmas-themed eye makeup today.

BareMinerals Glimmer eyeshadow in True Gold -- inner 1/2 of lid
MAC eyeshadow in Cranberry -- outer 1/2 of lid
Darling Girl loose eyeshadow in 8 Tiny Reindeer -- over Cranberry for some sparkle
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked -- in the crease
MAC eyeshadow in Shroom -- highlight on the browbone
Physicians Formula Eye Booster liquid liner in Ultra Black -- upper lashline
Milani Liquif'Eye Metallic eyeliner in Gold -- inner corner
Jordana Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil  in Jade Jewel -- lower waterline
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On eye pencil in Covet -- lower lashline

BareMineral Glimmer in True Gold

Darling Girl loose eyeshadow in 8 Tiny Reindeer

MAC eyeshadow in Cranberry

from left: BareMinerals True Gold, MAC Cranberry, Darling Girl 8 Tiny Reindeer, Urban Decay liner in Covet, Milani liner in Gold, Jordana liner in Jade Jewel, Physicians Formula Eye Booster liquid liner in Ultra Black

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I forgot to include swatches of Naked and Shroom.  Dangit.

Aren't these tiny candy cane earrings adorable?  I "borrowed" them from my mom years ago.