Shakeup Your Makeup

I'm sorry I haven't updated posts - work has been extremely hectic, and I've been out of town most of the week, without my personal computer.  I'm going to be playing catch up today so we can get back to posting tomorrow!  

As you can see, silvers, blacks and grays have become a go-to for my makeup recently. I don't know if it's the newly discovered ease of blending with the colors I've picked, or what, but I do really like the look these can create.

After my recent purchases at the CCO, I wanted to try out the new MAC Idol Eyes eyeshadow I purchased. The color is very unique, as you can see from the swatch in my earlier post - it manages to take on a variety of colors from golds, lavenders and silvers, depending upon what it is next to. It is a very shimmery color, so this was right up my alley.


Below is the full do:

Face:
Bare Escentuals Foundation "Fair"
Everyday Minerals Intensive Multi-Tasking
Bare Escentuals Tinted Feather Light Mineral Veil
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish "Blonde"

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
MAC eyeshadow "Idol Eyes" - inner corner of lid
MAC eyeshadow "Black Tied" from Royal Assets palette - outer corner, crease
MAC pigment "Vanilla" - highlight
Victoria's Secret Gel Eyeliner "Black Satin"
Rimmel Volume Mousse Mascara "Black"


Well, we are off to start another week, and this one is going to whiz by, I can already tell by looking at my calendar! Hope you all have a great Monday!!

Last weekend I had to drive about 3 hours north for my work's annual industry trade show, which was in Michigan City, IN. Although I had to spend the weekend up there, the only thing redeeming about the entire weekend was the fact that I was about 30 seconds from the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets, which is jam-packed full of great stores, including a Cosmetics Company Outlet. I knew that regardless of what my weekend had planned, it was necessary that I stopped over to at least peek in and see what they had, and I'm glad I did!

After getting lost while walking through the outlets (I did stumble across a Bare Escentuals Outlet, but that's another post!), I finally came to the CCO. They had quite a lot of things to chose from, but I did see two products I had been looking for: MAC's "Blonde" Mineralize Skinfinish from the Blonde, Brunette, Redhead collection, and MAC's Mink and Sabel from the Starflash collection. I also picked up MAC's Idol Eyes as an added bonus!


Idol Eyes is a really pretty color. I don't have much in silver, so I was excited to pick this up. The thing is, this shadow isn't exactly silver...it's more of a silver-meets-lavender-meets-gold-meets-taupe. It really takes on the characteristic of whatever else you pair with it, so it is quite intriguing!

Mink and Sable is one of the "must haves" in my eyes. I love greens and olives, but this one takes on a lot more. It has the ability to pull browns and golds out, as well. This was re-introduced during the Starflash Collection earlier this year, and I just didn't get around to buying it. Every time I saw someone post this in a FOTD, I would kick myself for not getting it. This is a deep olive green with golden shimmer. It's not over-the-top sparkly, but it definitely has some frost to it.

Take a look below at the swatches. I think you get a pretty good idea as to the complexity of the Idol Eyes eyeshadow - from top to bottom you can see it change from a typical silver-gray to a more lavender shade. Also, I swatched the individual stripes in the Mineralize Skinfish "Blonde", as well as blended the four together for all possibilities. Really, not a bad trip up north, if I say so myself! :)

After receiving the Bare Escentuals "Black Diamond" Collection for my birthday, I've finally had the opportunity to play around with the colors. They are such beautiful grays, which I've been draw to recently. Chic Diamond and Midnight Diamond work effortlessly together to create a dark look, and they aren't overly shimmery, which I know can be a concern to some people.

To do the look below:

MAC Paint Pot "Painterly" - base
Bare Escentuals "Chic Diamond" - inner corners & blended into inner crease
Bare Escentuals "Midnight Diamond" - outer corner & wet along upper lashline
Bare Escentuals "Heavenly Diamond" - highlight
Lashblast Mascara


I really like the Bare Escentuals Natural lipglosses, and this color is no exception. Its a very pretty color, adding just a hint to the lips, without being overbearing. It is a great accompaniment to the dark eyeshadows in this set.

I also took a picture of the whole look. The blush and the lipgloss are very similar, so they are great together. This blush has very limited shimmer, so I added the Bare Radiance over the top just to give my skin a little life since it's been pretty "blah" recently.

What is your new, favorite, product of late?