Face of the Day - First Day of Work!

Today was my first day at a new job and I wanted to make sure I looked decent and didn't have anything that might get messed up since I probably wouldn't be wanting to fix my makeup during my shift! In retrospect I probably should have gone with a darker or more vibrant lip color since they tend to last much better on me than the softer ones.

Products used:

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro
Neutrogena Shine Control foundation
Revlon Colorstay Under Eye concealer
Urban Decay 24/7 concealer
NYX Cream Blush - Hot Pink
Prestige Brow Perfection - Light/Medium
Maybelline Great Lash clear
Milani Minerals Compact Makeup
Urban Decay All-Nighter setting spray
Revlon Matte Lipstick - Pink Pout
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss - Pink Pop
MAC Paint Pot - Painterly
L'Oreal HIP eyeshadow duo - Dynamic
Wet n Wild eyeshadow - Creme Brulee
Physicians Formula Hazel Eyes gel liner trio - brown liner
Maybelline Mega Plush waterproof mascara

Green Eyeshadow Look

I wasn’t wearing any makeup today since it was raining when I was leaving my apartment, but then in the evening I just felt like playing around. I came up with this look and I liked how it turned out so I figured I’d blog about it. I normally don’t do anything with my brows because 1) I’m lazy 2) I’m not convinced it looks sane, and 3) brow products of an appropriate color do not exist. Those things aside, please feel free to share your thoughts on my attempt at putting products in my brows.

I’m also trying a new way of putting the pictures together – let me know what you think!

Face:
L’Oreal True Match compact – C1
Revlon Colorstay Under Eye concealer – Fair
L’Oreal True Match powder – C1
ELF Studio blush – Candid Coral
ELF Mist & Set

Eyes:
Palladio primer
NYX jumbo eye pencil – Lemon (all over lid as base)
NYX eyeshadow – Lime Green (all over lid)
L’Oreal HIP eyeshadow duo – Devious (crease)
Revlon matte eyeshadow – Luscious Lime (highlight)
Ulta eyeliner – Raisin
Wet n Wild Cool as a Cucumber trio – purple (to go over liner on lid & waterline)
Maybelline 24hr Bold mascara
NYX automatic eyebrow pencil – Dark Brown
Maybelline Great Lash clear mascara

Lips:
Palladio tinted lip balm – Rosey

Look of the Day: Fuchsia liner

Products Used:

Face:

Palladio primer

L’Oreal True Match and Revlon Colorstay liquid foundations, mixed

NYX Concealer in a jar

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

Covergirl Cheekers blush (color unknown…sorry!)

Eyes:

Palladio primer

ELF Silver Lining quad – pale and dark purpley shades

L’Oreal HIP duo – Reckless – fuchsia shade

Revlon Colorstay eyeliner – black

Maybelline The Colossal – glam black

Lips:

Revlon Colorstay lip liner – blush

Rimmel lipstick – Airy Fairy

Liplicious lipgloss – Lemon signature vanillas

Top 10: Lipglosses

L-R: Revlon Super Lustrous - Coral Reef, Pink Pop, L'Oreal HIP Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor - Euphoric, MAC Lipglass - Russian Red, NYX Megashine - La-La, ELF Luscious Liquid Lipstick - Pink Lemonade, Strawberry, Express lipgloss - Black Cherry, Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush lipgloss - Minty, Bath and Body Works Liplicious - Lemon Signature Vanillas

Bare lips, for reference.

Revlon Super Lustrous
Coral Reef

Revlon Super Lustrous
Pink Pop

L'Oreal HIP Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor
Euphoric

MAC Lipglass
Russian Red

NYX Megashine
La-La

ELF Luscious Liquid Lipstick
Pink Lemonade

ELF Luscious Liquid Lipstick
Strawberry

Express lipgloss
 Black Cherry

Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush lipgloss
Minty

Bath and Body Works Liplicious
Lemon Signature Vanillas

L’Oreal HIP Eyeshadow Duos

 

Here are some swatches of L’Oreal HIP Eyeshadow duos. Some of these I picked up during the CVS clearance and others I had already.

Flamboyant and Adventurous. I’ve had these awhile and have depotted them. The yellow is fantastic – easy to use and has really great color payoff. The beige is pretty good, but it’s fairly close to my skin tone, so it mostly adds a little shimmer, which is nice. I really can’t get either the pink or purple to show up much, which is disappointing.

L-R: Cheeky, Charisma, Reckless

The only real disappointment out of these three is the dark purple in Charisma. It just doesn’t show up well. The lighter purple in Reckless also looks much cooler – almost as though it has a duochrome effect – in the pan than swatched. It’s still a good color, but it looks different. However, the rest are pretty awesome. Cheeky is one of my favorites.

L-R: Devious, Sassy, Flashy.

These are ALL amazing. The light shade in Flashy is too close to my skin color to really show up, but works well as a highlight or cleanup in a look. Sassy is definitely my favorite of all the ones I have. Both colors show up amazingly well and are different than anything else in my collection. Devious is nice as well, especially the coppery color. I have green eyes and I think it compliments them nicely.

L’Oreal HIP Shine Struck Liquid Lip Color

During the big clearance at CVS, I picked up three of these (I already had one). They have a very nice feel, soft and not sticky, and they wear pretty well. They also have fantastic color payoff.

L-R: Euphoric, Arresting, Tainted, Zealous

Euphoric is by far the least pigmented, but it still shows up nicely. With the darker shades, it’s easy to vary how dark they are. I was afraid I’d never wear Tainted, but it’s lovely applied in a thinner coat and can be built up to achieve the color in the swatch depending on your preference.

Long story short: I highly recommend these!