Let This Blue Shadow Take Center Stage

Hey hey, everybody!  I hope all is well with you guys!  I've been a little bit stressed the past week or so, because one of my Mom and Dad's cats escaped from their house and has been missing since July 2.  :(  She's strictly an indoor cat, so we're pretty worried about her.  She needs to come home, like, yesterday.  They've been doing everything the experts suggest (flyers, posters, a front yard sign, humane traps around the house and neighborhood, etc.), and the ASPCA say that 70-75% of missing kitties are reunited with their families, so I have lots of hope that she will be home soon.  I know there are some people who would say "it's just a cat," but our cats are family members and very important to us.  We love them so much!

Anyhow, I'm really enjoying my Makeup Geek eyeshadows.  So much so that I ordered a bunch more.  A bunch.  Yeah.  (I believe they are going to arrive tomorrow.)  I, of course, had to do a smoky eye with the dark blue shade called "Center Stage," which is one of the foiled eyeshadows offered by Makeup Geek.

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.

Freeze! It's a Vice 3 Look

I had some fun with my new Urban Decay Vice 3 palette last night.  I decided to just go all out with it and create a colorful, dramatic eye look.  I only played with my makeup, so my hair is really weird, and I'm wearing a purple sweatshirt.  The sweatshirt does have rhinestones on the shoulders, so it's a little fancy.

Detroit Lions Face of the Day

So, I created this look of the day last week when the Detroit Lions (Detroit's NFL team) were playing in the wild card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys.  I was hoping wearing some fun, Detroit Lions colors-inspired makeup would help them win.  Unfortunately, the referees had a different plan.  Even President Obama weighed in on the controversy.  Anyhow, I had fun with this look.

Detroit Lions colors are blue and white.

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?

Revlon Colorstay Skinny Liquid Liner in Electric Blue Swatches and Review

Are you looking for a bright, in-your-face, "look at me!" blue eyeliner?  I have one for you.

Revlon just introduced a new liquid eyeliner that boasts a very skinny, fine tip brush.  It comes in four colors: Black Out, Mahogany Flame, Green Spark, and Electric Blue.  I bought Electric Blue.

Revlon says: "Finally, a liquid liner so skinny, it makes bold color mistake-proof.  All-day wear with non-stop impact."

Electric Blue is an apt name for this color.  It is a "YES, I AM WEARING BLUE EYELINER" kind of shade.  It dries to a matte finish and has no shimmer or sparkle.

This is the type of liquid liner that you need to shake up before use.  The brush really is skinny and tiny (Revlon says it is 0.1 mm).  You really can create an exquisitely thin line.  It is possible, however, to make a thicker line by adding and layering color because the liner doesn't pick up color as you go over it like some liquid liners do.  The liner is opaque in color in one pass of the brush, and it dries quite quickly.  The brush is soft and pliable, versus stiff like a felt tip liner.  The wear time for this liquid liner is really pretty good (as long as you don't touch it - more on that later).

thin line

thicker line

This liner is not without fault.  I have found that Electric Blue does rub off if I run my finger over it.  I suppose this is really only a problem if you are an eye-rubber, but it is something to consider.  It does also transfer to my upper lid by the end of the day if my eyelids are bare (no shadow or primer or anything).  I have fairly oily eyelids, so this might not be a problem if you have more normal or drier eyelids.  It also doesn't seem waterproof.  I doesn't run, just fades.  I don't think it claims to be waterproof, though.

Now, I will admit, steady hands and non-blinking eyes (both of which I don't have) would probably help with application and drawing a really fine line.  I find it easiest to actually rest the brush on the base of the lashes to help steady the brush.  I do get blue liner on the lashes using this technique, but I think mascara covers it up pretty well.  Plus, there are times when blue lashes are cool.

I decided to compare Revlon's Colorstay Skinny Liquid Liner in Electric Blue Electric Blue to Chella's Eyeliner Pen in Indigo Blue that many people received in their ipsy bag a few months ago.

Revlon Colorstay Skinny Liquid Liner in Electric Blue on the left, Chella Eyeliner Pen in Indigo Blue on the right 

You can see the Revlon liner is much, much brighter.  Much.

I've really been enjoying wearing this with nothing else on the lids, and light corals or nudes on the cheeks and lips.  The color is bright and modern, in my opinion.

If you are looking for an obscenely bold blue liquid liner, you might want to try this one for the color alone!

Revlon Colorstay Skinny Liquid Liners retail for around $8 USD.

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!

April in the D Face of the Day

So, it's baseball time again, which means it's time for me to do some blue and orange makeup!  Instead of using orange and blue colors on the eyes all at once like I usually do, I decided to use a tiny bit of blue liner, and wear the orange on the cheeks and lips.

Eyes:
   Elizabeth Mott pop! goes the shadow eyeshadow in Champagne from the lashes to the brows
   Chella Eyeliner Pen in Indigo Blue on the upper lashline
   L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara (one light coat)

Cheeks:
   Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Milk Chocolate as contour
   MAC Sheertone Shimmer Blush in Foolish Me

Lips:
   Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous

I don't seem to have any really true orange blushes.  MAC blush in Foolish Me is the most non-coral orange blush I have in my stash.  And it's still on the peachy side.  Oddly enough, it's the only MAC blush I own.

The Chella liquid liner (which I got in an Ipsy bag), is a really beautiful color, but it kind of gives me trouble.  The applicator seems slightly scratchy, and I have to use the side of the brush to get any color from it.  I can't use the very tip of it.  I don't know if it's already drying out or what, but it bugs me.

Have an exquisitely lovely day!

Smoky Blue EotD

Another eye of the day post using the Kat Von D Chrysalis palette.

I used the Sephora Jumbo Liner 12HR Wear crayon in Marine as a base, which intensified the blue.

Products:
     Sephora Jumbo Liner 12HR Wear in Marine on the moving lid
     Kat Von D Chrysalis palette --
                  entombed (shimmery royal blue) on the lid and lower lashline
                  glasswing (matte tan) in the crease
                  lifelike (matte cream) under the brow and in the inner corner
     Prestige Cosmetics Total Intensity Eyeliner in Fierce Blue
     L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara

from left: Sephora Jumbo Liner in Marine, Kat Von D shadows in entombed, glasswing, lifelike, Prestige Total Intensity liner in Fierce Blue

Here's a really serious full-face shot with some funky hair.

I have Maybelline Bouncy Blush in Peach Silk on my cheeks, and Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Demure on my lips.

Have a stellar day, and thank you so much for visiting!

Mermaid EotD

It's been cold and snowy and absurdly wintery weather-wise here in Detroit.  I decided I needed to wear some some mermaid-y colors on my eyes yesterday to make the day feel less miserably cold.  The Ariel palette from Sephora worked its magic.

Blue Lagoon -- inner half of lid

Caspian Sea -- outer half of lid and lower lashline

Jetsam -- outer v

Les Poissons -- crease

from left: Blue Lagoon, Caspian Sea, Jetsam, Les Poissons

daylight bulb

Sonia Kashuk Gel Liner in Ebony -- upper and lower lashline

Fresh Supernova Mascara

I keep my Ariel palette in its gorgeous box.

The temperature got down to -14°F in Detroit.  Windchill temperature was around -40°F.  My husband went outside to take some pics of the snow with his phone, and it actually quit working because it was so cold (low temps can effect batteries).