Orange and black

This was a spur of the moment look. It was quick and easy.  I like to match my looks with my outfit.

I'm one of those people who waits until the morning to know what to wear. I look at the weather channel and dress accordingly.

The lipstick has become my new favorite. WetnWild is inexpensive. The persimmons is  a nice orange for me.

Black and White

This was a first day back to work (from the break) eyeshadow look. I wore this with an all black outfit.

I wore foundation to work with this. Since it is summer I had to go with my darker foundations. I have a lot of darker color foundations to work with so it came out a lot cleaner.

I didn't wear any lipstick to work with this because I usually talk all class period and it comes off before the end of the class.

I used Tako from my Sweetheart SugarPill palette. The black is Wet N Wild panther. If you blend those well you get the gray matte looking color. I can't for the life of me find a good matte gray. I blended the Tako all the way up very lightly for a brighter highlight.

Gold: Blue or Green

I've been trying out some colors lately to see what works well. Part of doing makeup is understanding how colors work in order to blend them.... here is my blue vs green when mixed with gold. I don't know but my boyfriend prefers the green what do you think?


Here is the blue side. I used  the Wet n Wild palette "I Got Good Jeans." I went over the top of the gold with the Mehron metallic gold pigment. I mixed in some of the blue from the SugarPill Sweetheart palette to make it a true blue color.


Here is the green side. I used the same golds for this side but I opted for the Coastal Scents 88 palette for the greens. I mixed in some of the green from the SugarPill Sweetheart palette

Foundation No Nos...

mac select spf 15 foundation nc20 (Photo credit: Idhren)

Figuring out what foundation is right for you is the hardest thing a woman does cosmetically. No one wants to wear makeup and then look like a clown once they leave the house. I can't tell you the number of times I've seen a woman looking like Casper because she has on the wrong shade. My mother use to wear foundation that was too light and look a hot mess so I didn't intend on ever wearing foundation.

When I moved to Texas, baby.... this Texas water is KILLER on the skin. I look like a teenager again with all of the blemishes I have.

I have gone through so much foundation it's amazing. I have shades way too light to way to dark and everything in between. I have a couple of foundations that are right on target. Here is a video that shares some incite on what you should and shouldn't do when looking for foundation.

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Are black women hair obsessed?

I've been looking at a lot of videos and articles about hair lately. There is a big "hype" or movement in the hair community about for women to "go natural". So for those who haven't been up on the hype, it's when you don't put a relaxer in your hair every time you see the curly new growth.

Hot Pink

This is the first time I've worn my Ralph Lauren collared shirt in so long. I thought I would celebrate with a nice eye look. I started to go super dramatic like the looks I see on the net but then I remembered I had to go to work.

This is the one you guys liked. Hot pink is something I usually don't wear clothes wise but I love the makeup color. This is hot pink and black. I've learned that when you mix colors you get weird combinations. The hot pink comes from (what else) my Sugarpill palette. I figure I can get some good wear out of the colors while it's warm. The black is Wet n Wild panther. I love this little black eye-shadow.

Well... If I get some serious readers I will start making videos or something. You can comment and I will respond if you have any questions.

A touch of blue

 

Sometimes you just have to play around with colors. 

I've learned that you have to just buy stuff to see if it works for you. Sometimes it's a big fail. I've bought some shadows that I wish I hadn't wasted my money on. I end up giving them away to some young teenager that could care less about the color payoff. 

I, on the other hand, can't afford not to look "right" when I go to work. I don't want to put on makeup and have it looking crazy midday without a way to fix it. It has happened to me so many times that I've began to eliminate some brands that just don't work for me.

Then you have to experiment with the colors before you actually wear them out of the house. I test out colors together before I actually wear them. You know those days you are in the house with nothing to "really" do. Those are great days to test out the colors. 

One good idea I've learned is to look in your closet for inspiration. Whatever colors work in the closet will work on the eyes.  I found these colors in a shirt in my closet.  I tested it out and this is what I came up with.

It was a neon day

Hey ladies! So the day was sunny and going great. I decided to wear my bright neon green short. Mind you, I have been losing weight like crazy lately so it doesn't fit like it use to. HA! Well, I wore it to be nice and cheerful.

Months ago, I won a Yaby palette from Crystalis007 on YouTube. It is a super pigmented colorful palette. In my field, I have to be careful with being too colorful. I used that palette with my Ulta bargains. They always have those sales on palettes. I have a great collection of wearable colors. They are namebrand quality shadows but super affordable.

So here's what I did. I started with a primer. I used two primers. The shadow insurance makes it not crease but doesn't have the best wearability. I topped it with the cheap but effective elf primer. Nyx jumbo eye pencil in milk went on too of that to guarantee a more effective color payoff.


Now comes the superblending needed whenever working with colors. I started a with taking from Sugarpill. I blended that out with the neon from the Yaby palette. Then I added a darker bright green as I went toward the outer V of my eye. This creates the bright colors for my look.

I have deep set eyes. I have to work with my crease in my looks. I used the Green Ulta palettes to make a crease that wasn't dramatically placed. I deepened it with another Ulta palette that contained browns. The liner needed to be thin so I used liquid. Believe it or not, I didn't put on any mascara in this look.
Voilà !

Goo-ga-li Eyes

That's what you call the look a person has when they start seeing someone they really like. I think I really have it now. I've started seeing someone who is "into" me. He calls me and listens to what I am saying. What more can a woman ask for? A lot of women want a man who will care and provide for them. I think I just want a man that loves me unconditionally. You can't have everything in the world. You have to ask yourself, "What is truly valuable to me?"
I've been around some successful relationships. A lot of the mistakes I have been making is trying to hold on to something I KNOW wasn't in my best interest, for fear that I would never find another equally worthy. I found several in actuality. But this one makes me smile, that deep seated smile you get when you have a good laugh with a friend. Nothing serious right now but I enjoy the non-seriousness of it all.

My new lip secret...

I talk for a living. It is always a battle to find a way to keep your lipstick not looking a hot mess. I found one way to keep my lips looking luscious without having that super matte look.

1. Moisturize your lips. (I use EOS - lemon)

2. I learned that you have to allow the moisturizer to set before applying anything else and sometimes I even blot the extra oil off.

3. Lip pencil in color of choice.

4. My secret ingredient... Nyx Soft Matte lip creams  - These work magic on top of a lip pencil to make an immovable layer of color under my lipstick. It is freaking great! Let it set before beginning the next step.

5. Lipstick (If you use the Wet n Wild matte lipstick it will come out like a paint stain for the lips... 16 HR wear)



I bought a $25 certificate on Social Goodies. You pay $25 for $50 worth of products. I think I ordered every color I could. I will try to do some looks with this.

I found some online sales!

I hate getting out into that dreadful crowd. I know I'm not the only one. I read about the down-side to Black Friday on Yahoo.com well after I decided not to join the crowd. I'm just not much of the people person to get out into the crowd and fight with people over things that aren't that serious in my life.
But... I found a couple of sales I could live with for the moment (meaning until I have more money). I got online and found that TwoFaced cosmetics had a sale right up my alley -- things that are $10 or less, lol. I also found a new (new to me that is) cosmetic company that is organic.  They have some really neat looking cosmetics and some shadows for $3. Definitely worth check out the shadows since they are so inexpensive. Then I think I'll be done for the moment. I have bills to pay and the bills come before the pleasure.