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Fancy Nails!!:
Matesse Elite - Black
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen - White
OPI - RapiDry Top Coat
1. Paint nails with two coats of Matesse Elite Black and allow to dry
2. Google image search “zebra stripes”!
3. Using the Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen recreate the stripe pattern on your nails. Draw each nail with a different pattern to make it interesting.
4. Allow to dry
5. Apply OPI RapiDry TopCoat to the entire nail.
The Daily Face - January 11, 2012
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eyeliner: NARS Liquid Eyeliner Pen
eye shadow: Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Busy Signal
eye brows: MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: Lancome Hypnose Drama
I really love Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Shadows. They are all great colors to use alone if you’re looking for just one go-to shadow. Plus it takes about two minutes to apply and it lasts all day without creasing.
For this look I applied the Benefit shadow with my finger to the lid from lashline to crease. This stuff dries quickly so it’s important that you work fast, since after it dries it’s difficult to blend.
Next I applied NARS Liquid Liner pencil lightly to the outer corners of the top lid for definition.
Last I applied lots of mascara, as usual.
This entire look took about 7 mintues to apply, good for if you say, accidentally woke up late and need to rush out the door…. something that never happens to me.
Fancy Nails!!
Matesse Elite - Solid Gold
Matesse Elite - Golden Pearl
Matesse Elite Nail Art Paint - Black
OPI - RapiDry Top Coat
1. Paint nails with two coats of Matesse Elite Solid Gold and allow to dry
2. Google image search “leopard print”!
3. Using Matesse Elite Golden Pearl apply the polish in irregular dots by holding the brush perpendicular to the nails and dotting the tips of the brush directly down on the nails. Be sure to wipe most of the polish of the brush so you can better control how much polish goes onto the nail.
4. Allow to dry
5. Using the Matesse Elite Nail Art Paint in Black make irregular black spots around the Golden Pearl polish trying to replicate the spot pattern of the leopard print image you presumably googled 3 steps ago.
6. Once the nails are mostly dry apply OPI RapiDry TopCoat to the entire nail.
Note: Don’t look at this and immediately assume you can’t do it. It looks much more difficult to do than it actually is. The spots should look irregular so the polish doesn’t have to be very precise, which is helpful when painting with your weaker hand.
The Daily Face - January 19, 2012
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eyeliner: The Body Shop Liquid Liner in Black, NARS Eye Pencil in Hollywoodland
eye shadow: MAC Eyeshadow in Pen ‘N Pink, NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Bellissima
eye brows: MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: Lancome Hypnose Drama
cheeks: NARS Blush in Penny Lane
In my last post I demonstrated a smudged eyeliner and talked about how eyeliner can completely change the shape of the eye. Here is my follow up look, a clean liquid lined eye. Notice the dramatic difference between the two looks and how each style has a varying effect on my eye shape. I think it pretty incredible how something as simple as eyeliner can completely alter our face. I urge you to experiment with varying techniques to see how they change your own face. You’ll probably find one way you think looks best (for me in the winged liner), but don’t get pigeon-holed into only wearing your makeup that way.
I began this look by lining the top lids with liquid liner from The Body Shop. This is a great liquid liner if you’re a beginner because it’s not waterproof. That means you can apply it and then shape it easily with a damp Q-tip. I made pretty a dramatic, 60’s cat eye here.
Next I applied MAC Pen ‘N Pink shadow to the lid from liner to crease. Then I used the brownish-gray shade from the NARS Bellissima Duo to contour the crease of the eye. Both of the shadows I used are matte.
Next I applied the NARS Eye Pencil in Hollywoodland wrapping around inner corners of the eyes.
Lastly I applied mascara and NARS Cream Blush in Penny Lane to the apples of the cheeks.
The Daily Face - January 30, 2012
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eyeliner: NARS Liquid Eye Pen in Black
eye shadow: MAC Eyeshadow in Copperplate
eye brows: MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: Lancome Hypnose Drama
cheeks: MAC Color Cream Base in Improper Copper
If you are a makeup wearer it’s a good idea to invest in a matte gray eyeshadow. It seems like a weird color, but it’s a pretty multipurpose shade. You can use it with bright eyeshadows to tone them down or they can be used alone, like I did with this look.
Here I applied MAC Copperplate to the lid from lash line to crease. Then I lined the outer edge of the top lid slightly with the NARS eyeliner pen. I also lined lightly right in the lower lashes, filling in any areas where the lashes aren’t close together.
Last I applied mascara and MAC Color Cream Base in Improper Copper to my cheekbones.
Fancy Nails!!
Deborah Lippmann - I’m Not Innocent
Deborah Lippmann - I Love The Nightlife
Matesse Elite Nail Art Paint - Black
OPI - RapiDry Top Coat
1. Apply two coats of I’m Not Innocent to the nails and allow to dry.
2. Apply black Nail Art Paint to the tips of the nails and use the thin point of the brush to make spiked strips down the nail bed.
3. Apply I Love The Nightlife only over the black part of the nail tips.
4. Apply OPI top coat to the nails.
I want to do this so bad!!
The Daily Face - February 2, 2012 - Mod
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eyeliner: Illamasqua Precision Ink, MAC Kohl Pencil in Fascinating (white)
eye brows: MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: Lancome Hypnose Drama
Illamasqua sent me a few products to try out, one of them being their Precision Ink, and I immediately wanted to create a 60’s mod eye with it. This product creates a super smooth, rich black, gloss finished line, perfect for dramatic winged liner. If you are a makeup beginner this might not be the easiest liner for you to start out with, but if you have a steady hand, are comfortable with makeup application, or are willing to practice I highly recommend trying the Precision Ink out.
I applied the Precision Ink in a fairly thick line from corner to corner, winging the liner at the outer corners. Next I carefully extended the liner past the inner corners of the eyes. (If you have wide set eyes this line can be longer, but if your eyes are closer together you will want to make this line fairly short.) Then I lined the bottom lash line also extending past the inner corners. When you do this follow the natural shape of your eye, and it might take a couple of tries to get right. Next I used the tip of the liner to draw on little bottom lashes beneath my natural lashes. Draw these on an slight angle toward the outer corners of the eyes, not straight down.
Next I lined the eye socket bone. There are many variations on how this cane be done, and all of them can be tricky. You can connect the line with the wing, you can bring the line farther into the inner corners, it all depends on the shape of your eyes; experiment! Also, remember that the more symmetrical your face is the easier this will be. My eye socket bones are not symmetrical so I have to draw the liner on the left eye slightly higher than the right.
Last I added a little white liner under the lower lashes, in between the inner corner lines, and to my lid between the liner and the eye bone line. If you want to go really over the top add false lashes, otherwise just apply some mascara.
The Daily Face - February 9, 2012 - Inspired by the Jason Wu for Target Collection
under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325
eyeliner: The Body Shop Liquid Liner in black
eyeshadow: NARS Eyeshadow in Night Flight
eye brows: MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling
eye lashes: Lancome Hypnose Drama
cheeks: NARS Eye Pencil in Hollywoodland
Here’s another look inspired by the Jason Wu for Target Collection. Since this shirt is very close in color to my actual skin tone I wanted to create some contrast with bold eyes. In the photo this shadow appears black but it’s actually a very dark navy blue. I used one color for the entire eye but controlled the shade with the pressure of the brush and the amount of product. Heavy pressure and more product was used on the outer corners of the eye, while I used light pressure and light makeup toward the inner corners. You’ll want to use your eye sockett bones as a guide for where your shadow should be, bringing the outer corners of the shadow just out and over the bones.
Next I lined the top lid with liquid liner from The Body Shop, as well as the upper and lower inner rims of the eyes.
Lash I applied mascara and a sweep of NARS Hollywoodland down the bridge of the nose and on the top of the cheekbones as a highlighter.
I love her makeup, its beyond gorgeous!
