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Texas Forever (Taken with instagram)

Taken with instagram

Hanging with my friends in Austin, TX (Taken with instagram)

The Daily Face - April 25, 2012 - Smoke

under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325

eyeshadow: Illamasqua Powder Eye Shadow in Obsidian, Tom For Eye Color Quad in Titanium Smoke, MAC Eyeshadow in Satin Taupe

eye brows: MAC Brow Pencil in Fling

eye lashes: MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara

lips: NARS Lipstick in Shanghai Express

The smokey eye is a makeup staple, but can get a little boring, so it’s important to test out a bunch of smokey variations.

For this look I started by applying the grey shade in the Tom Ford Quad to the lid from lash line to crease and into the inner corner of the lid, up to the brow.  Basically you want shadow on every part of the lid except the brow bone.  Also, apply this same shadow into the lower lash line from corner to corner 

Next I applied black shadow to the lid concentrating the pigment near the lash line and blending upward, but not into the crease.

Then I applied Satin Taupe shadow into and slightly above the crease, as well as in the inner corner of the eye all the way up to the brow.

Apply lots of mascara, obviously.

I finished the look by mixing a small about of Shanghai Express with chapstick and applied as a stain.

Next I applied the sparkly black shadow in the Tom Ford Quad right along the lash line on the top lid and along the outer edge of the lower lid.

The Daily Face - April 23, 2012 - Purple Haze

under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325

eye liner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

eyeshadow: NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Jolie Poupee

eye brows: MAC Brow Pencil in Fling

eye lashes: MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara

lips: NARS Sheer Lipstick in Dolce Vita

I used to hate purple in general as a color, but in the past year I’ve really opened up to it in makeup.  I still can’t bring myself to wear anything purple, but this is a simple way I can incorporate the color into my personal color palette.

First I applied the shimmery purple shade in the NARS Eyeshadow Duo to the lid from lashline to crease.  Apply this shadow generously, don’t be afraid to go really purple.  Blend the pigment slightly above the crease.

Next I applied Blacktrack in a 60’s cat eye style.  The black winged liner will help to balance the purple shadow so it looks like you’re making a retro choice (instead of looking like you just escaped from a psych ward and your first stop was Sephora).

If the purple shadow still feels too intense after you’ve applied your liner try blending a grey shadow into the crease.  Grey tones mute bright colors.

I applied a little bit of liner into my lower lashline on the outer edges.

Last, I finished the look with Mascara and NARS Dolce Vita Lipstick

Fancy Nails!! - Nebula Nails

Matesse Elite - Graphite Shimmer

Matesse Elite - Cream Pearl

Matesse Elite - Blue Shimmer

Opi - Yoga-Ta Get This Blue

Matesse Elite - Neon 7 Thunderbold (magenta)

OPI - RapiDry TopCoat

1. Apply two coats of Graphite Shimmer and allow to dry completely

2. With a small nail art brush apply small irregular splotches of Cream Pearl concentrating in the center of the nail.

3. Again with a small brush apply Blue Shimmer around and lightly over the Cream Pearl.  You don’t want this to look too perfect.

4. I don’t have a shimmery purple polish so I mixed Yoga-Ta Get This Blue and magenta.  Obviously having one polish would be much easier.  Use this color to add light irregular splotches around the Blue Shimmer.

5. Apply a top coat

NOTE: Don’t use a lot of any of the polished because you don’t want to completely cover over the black sparkled polish, which acts as your night sky.  Apply all of the polishes thinly so you can see through them.

The Daily Face - April 19, 2012 - What’s in My Makeup Bag

I have a lot of makeup, it’s no secret, but on a regular basis I actually wear very little.  I have a very small makeup bag (one of those silver lame zipper pouches from American Apparel), which fits everything I need for any occasion, formal, laid back, or even vacation.  This is a list of what I keep in that bag. 

1. NARS Brush #12

2. MAC Brush #263

3. NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Jungle Red

4. NARS Eye Shadow Duo in Bellissima

5. MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

6. Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in #225

7. Benefit Moon Beam

8. Tweezerman Eyelash Curler

9. NARS Semi Matte Lipstick in Heatwave

10. NARS Sheer Lipstick in Dolce Vita

11. Tweezerman Tweezers

12. MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Fling

13. Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

The Daily Face - April 18, 2012 - Natural Green

under eyes: NARS Eyeliner Pen

eye liner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

eyeshadow: MAC Eye Shadow in Club, MAC Pigment Powder in Golden Olive

eye brows: MAC Brow Pencil in Fling

eye lashes: MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara

For this look I started by applying Club shadow to the lid from lashline to crease.  Club is an odd color because it looks brown from some angles and olive green from others.  This dual tone gives it a lot of dimension, making it a great single color on the lid.

Next I applied NARS Eyeliner Pen to the top lid from inner to outer corner, winging slightly at the outer corner.  I also applied liner into the bottom lashes on the outer corner of the eye.

Last I applied Golden Olive pigment to the lower lash line from inner to outer corner and finished everything off with mascara.

Olive Oil and sea salt ice cream from Big Gay Ice Cream Shop is my favorite dessert. (Taken with instagram)

This is my brother and me living large in 1989.  First, I would like to pat myself on the back for that leopard swim suit, obviously not much has changed for me.  Second, I’d like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! You were/are/always will be a great big brother!

The Daily Face - April 16, 2012 - Matte

under eyes: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer in 325

eye liner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

eyeshadow: MAC Eye Shadow in Brule, MAC Eyeshadow in Haux

eye brows: MAC Brow Pencil in Fling

eye lashes: MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara

lips: Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Sour Cherry

For this look I used an all matte eye paired with a super shiny lip.  First I applied Brule shadow to the lid from the lashline to crease.

Next I applied Haux shadow (a neutral plum-brown) along the eye socket bone above the crease.  If you look at the photo below notice how there is no pigment in the actually crease, but rather slightly above it and blended upward.

Then I applied Blacktrack to the inner rim of the top lid, as well as to the lid itself, in a small cat eye.  I also added a touch of the Haux shadow under my lower lashline.

Last, I finished the look with Tom Ford Ultra Shiny Lip Gloss in Sour Cherry and plenty of mascara.