Affordable Face of the Day

I recently did a face of the day post using nothing but high end/expensive stuff, so I thought I'd do one using nothing but stuff available at the drugstore.

Eve's Kiss EotD with Sleek Garden of Eden

The name of this post is simply the name of the main color of eyeshadow on the lid called "Eve's Kiss" from the Sleek Garden of Eden palette.  Creative, right?

I am really loving this palette, by the way.

P.S.  Scroll down for some broken limbs.

With flash:

Daylight bulb:

I used:
  from the Garden of Eden palette:
             Eve's Kiss (shimmery sparkly lavender) on the moving lid and inner corner
             Paradise on Earth (shimmery sparkly purple) in the crease
             Python (shimmery sparkly brownish plum) in the outer v and lower lashline
             Flora (matte plumish brown) in the upper part of the crease
 

   Wet 'N' Wild Brulee Color Icon shadow single under the brow to blend Flora
   Sonia Kashuk Long-Wearing Gel Eyeliner in Ebony on the upper lashline and lower waterline
   Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

from left: Eve's Kiss, Paradise on Earth, Python, Flora, Brulee

I'm trying out the Urban Decay Perversion mascara that I got in my Ipsy bag (the only thing that excited me), and it seems pretty good.  I'm not sure that it performs too much differently than Maybelline's Full 'N Soft though.

Some excitement and broken limbs from a couple of days ago (a storm with crazy wind passed through) :

Amazingly, thankfully, and luckily, nothing got damaged.  Not even the Japanese maple (the little red tree in the photo) that looks like it got squished.

Were you expecting broken leg or arm pictures?  ;)

Have a great day!

Face of the Day With Some Drugstore Favorites

There is so much good makeup to find at the drugstore these days.  I decided to use nothing but some of my drugstore favorites today.  The hardest part was choosing which favorites to use!

Complexion: 

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation -- I like the fluid texture and light-medium coverage of this foundation.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Concealer -- This has a lovely light texture, but covers well, and it doesn't settle into my wrinkles.

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder -- Non-powdery and non-cakey.  Important qualities for a face powder.

Cheeks:

Milani Illuminating Face Powder in Amber Nectar -- I use this as a bronzer.  It gives a lovely glow to the skin.
Milani Baked Blush in Corallina -- A beautiful coral blush.  Of note: this is sparkly.  But I like sparkly stuff.  It's also really pretty in the pan.

from left: Milani Amber Nectar Illuminating Powder, Milani Corallina Baked Blush

Eyes:

Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher Palette -- I adore purple eyeshadows, so this is right up my alley.  The texture of the shadows is quite soft.  I used the "definer" shade from the left side as the only color on my lids for this look.  It's more sheer than the other shadows in the palette, but it's still pretty.  It's a sparkly bluish purple.

Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum -- I like the calligraphy-style brush on this liquid liner.

L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara -- My favorite mascara at the moment.  It gives lots of length to my lashes.

Wet 'n' Wild Petal Pusher palette "definer" shade

sparkly!

Lips:

NYX Lipliner Pencil in Nectar -- Nectar is a very pretty, slightly metallic coral.  It's fairly creamy for a lip pencil.

Neutrogena MoistureSmooth Color Stick in Fresh Papaya -- This chubby lip crayon is quite moisturizing and almost balm-like, smells nice and fruity, and gives a good dose of color to the lips. Fresh Papaya is a shimmery peachy coral.  One of my favorite lipsticks ever!

from left: Neutrogena Fresh Papaya MoistureSmooth Color Stick, NYX Nectar Lip Pencil

What are some of your drugstore favorites?

Patriotic EotD

Happy Independence Day to my American readers!  I created a red, white, and blue eye look in celebration of the day.

I used:
  NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (matte white)
  "browbone" color (sparkling white) from Wet 'n' Wild Shimmer the night Away palette
  Naked (matte tan) from the Urban Decay Naked palette (tiny bit in the crease)
  Benefit swingin' sweetie eye sparkle in Swing (sparkling red)
  Darling Girl Cosmetics loose shadow in You'll Shoot Your Eye Out (sparkling blue)
  CoverGirl Liquiline Blast eye liner in Blue Boom (royal blue)
  Sephora Outrageous Volume Mascara in Blue (lower lashes)
  L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara in Blackest Black (upper lashes)

from left: Urban Decay Naked, NYX Milk, Wet 'n' Wild "browbone", Benefit Swing, DGC You'll Shoot You Eye Out, CoverGirl Blue Boom, Sephora mascara

Have a happy 4th of July, everyone!

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?

Godzilla Green Face of the Day

Go, Go Godzilla loose eyeshadow by Darling Girl Cosmetics is an emerald green that simply glows.  The color is described as "Slightly bluish green with a shift from brilliant bright green to gold and color shifting aqua sparkles!" (from darlinggirlcosmetics.com).  I wore this on Sunday for the Spartans basketball game.  They lost, so they are out of the NCAA Tournament, but it was a great year for MSU basketball.

Eyes: Darling Girl Cosmetics loose eyeshadow in Go, Go Godzilla
         Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked in the crease
         Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon eyeshadow single in Brulee under the brow
         Physicians Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner in Ultra Black
         Tarina Tarantino Hyperliner eyeliner in Tommy Jet
         L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

Cheeks: NYX Powder Blush in Taupe under the cheekbones to contour
            Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger Pop

Lips: Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

from left: DGC Go, Go Godzilla, Urabn Decay Naked, Wet 'n' Wild Brulee

from left: NYX Taupe blush, Clinique Ginger Pop blush, Revlon Peach Parfait Lip Butter

Gorgeous Go, Go Godzilla green!

Thank you for visiting today!