Oh! Me Lucky Charms!

So just a few more days of wearing green and then I'll probably retire my green wardrobe for at least a few weeks. I'll admit -- as much as I love green, I'm a little burnt out on it. [gasp!] Still, for the most part I've been wearing nothing but green since March 1st (actually a little bit before).

Yesterday my sister and I took a trip out to Ulta and I wound up purchasing Too Faced Shadow Insurance Policy Palette. It came with six very vibrant and pretty colors but mostly I bought it because it turned out to be cheaper than buying two Urban Decay Singles (Hot Pants and Vert) and Boy Toy (pink) and Lucky Charm (green) from the palette were very close to the two Urban Decay colors. Plus I got a full size tube of Too Faced Shadow Insurance. BONUS!

So here is what I used today:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: All over lid and brow bone area.


• Urban Decay Polyester Bride (shimmery white with microglitter): inner corner of lid and lower lashline; brow bone highlight.


• L'Oreal HiP Shadow Duo in Riotious: light green shade on middle of lid and lower lashline; dark green shade as a liner for upper lashline.


• Too Faced Lucky Charms (deep jade green): outer corner and blended into crease.


• Rimmel London Sexy Curves Mascara in Extreme Black.


• Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar.


• Everyday Minerals Everyday Bronzer on cheeks.


• L'Oreal HiP Presso Lip Color in Snazzy.

The Results:

Perfect Match

I bought this shirt as a Christmas gift for myself in 2007:



I haven't worn it in a while and today, since it was a pleasant 72° out, I decided to pull it off the rack and use it as inspiration for my eyeshadow. As it turns out, the colors in this shirt (save for the silver glitter) happen to match my eye color perfectly. No, really. Check it out...













Still don't believe me? How about having a look at a close-up?



See what I mean? The teal is in there, the green is in there, even the honey is in there. I'm not big on tooting my own horn but I really think my eyes are just neato. :P

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: All over lid and brow bone area.


• Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Honey (golden yellow): all over lid.


• L'Oreal HiP Eyeshadow Duo in Flashy (teal / cream combo): teal blended above crease; cream used as a brow bone highlight.


• Urban Decay Mildew (deep green): blended into crease.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Electric (bright aquamarine): on the waterline.


• BeYu Eyelights in Silver**: lower liner.


• Rimmel London Sexy Curves Mascara in Extreme Black.


• Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar.


• Jane Cosmetics Blushing Blush in Earth Sheer.


• Stila Lip Glaze in Cranberry.

**I bought this in Germany years ago before I even knew how to combine colors and play with makeup. They are really neat pigment-type shadows that come in an adorable little glass bottle. However, I can't even find these online (I've checked the BeYu website, etc.) so I suspect they've been discontinued. Any silver shadow will do as a substitute!

Watermelon Eyes

Today's look brought to you by the sticky aftermath of a favorite summer treat -- watermelon. I actually had to try this look twice. I did it earlier this morning and thanks to my LOVELY head cold most of my shadow was streaked from tears. So I took a Sudafed and gave it a second go. It turned out much prettier the second time around and the Sudafed kept me from sneezing up a storm and ruining the look.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: All over lid and brow bone area.


• M·A·C Shadestick in Beige-ing (shimmery, subtle beige): all over lid.


• Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Lucious Lime (pale matte lime): inner corner of lid on top of Beige-ing. (The lighter Revlon matte shades go on easier using a dense brush. More coverage and less fall out!)


• Ulta Brand Eyeshadow single in Meadow (medium kelly green with very subtle shimmer): outer corner of lid on top of Beige-ing, blended with Lucious Lime and into the crease.


• LA Colors Palette in Eye Candy (shimmery bubblegum pink): light dusting as a brow bone highlight.


• Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Pink Innocence (matte baby pink): used over top of LA Colors pink to subdue the shimmer and mute the pink a bit.


• Bare Minerals Glimmer in Wicked (smokey green): used wet with homemade mixing medium as a top liner.


• L'Oreal HiP Eyeshadow Duo in Brazen (pink side): used wet with homemade mixing medium as a liner for lower lashline.


• Prestige Lash Matrix Mascara in Black.


• Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar.


• Jane Cosmetics Blushing Blush in Petal.


• L'Oreal HiP Presso Lip Color in Swanky.

The Results:

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

I tried out this look using a look by Leesha called Chocolate Covered Strawberries. It's a matte look using pink and browns and pretty easy, if you ask me. Mine doesn't look quite as pink as hers because she used the Coastal Scents palette and I tried to create a nice pink like hers using two colors. Mine looks decent but I really like hers better. (Mine Coastal Scents palette will, hopefully, be here next week at which time I will try this look again.)

Enjoy the V-day inspired, yummy look!

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: All over lid and brow bone area.


• Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Pink Innocence and L'Oreal HiP Shadow Duo in Brazen (pink side) mixed together: all over lid.


• Bare Escentuals Eyeshadow in Cocoa (light, matte brown; pretty much the exact color of hot cocoa mix!): blended into crease almost all the way across.


• L'Oreal HiP Shadow Duo in Brazen (chocolate brown): blended into outer-V on top of Cocoa.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Bourbon (brown with teeny gold glitter): liner for lid and lower lashline.


• Prestige Lash Matrix Mascara in Black.


• Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar.


• Jane Cosmetics Blushing Blush in Plum.


• L'Oreal HiP Presso Lip Color in Swanky.

The Results:

Gold Digger

I'm calling this look 'Gold Digger' because I used Urban Decay's Heavy Metal Liner in Midnight Cowboy (gold) as a liner. I don't use this stuff often because I just don't find it something suitable for every day wear. It's very similar to yesterday's look because I used Roach for both looks. But, whatever.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay 'Sin' Primer Potion: All over lid and brow bone area.


• Urban Decay Half Baked (subtle, lustrous bronze): all over lid; used wet as a liner for inner half of lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Roach (brown with reddish sheen): outer corner of lid, blended into crease.


• Bare Escentuals Glimpse in Queen Phyllis (shimmery vanilla): brow bone highlight.


• M·A·C Shadestick in Gentle Lentil (shimmery medium brown): lower liner on outer half of lashline.


• Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Liner in Midnight Cowboy (gold glitter): liner for lid.


• Prestige Lash Matrix Mascara in Black.


• Urban Decay Brow Box in Brown Sugar.


• Jane Cosmetics Blushing Blush in Petal.


• L'Oreal HiP Presso Lip Color in Fashionista.

The Results:

Light My Fire

Today's look brought to you by the warmth and glow of a flickering flame (and by The Doors). ;)

I have the beginnings of a cold so my full face pictures are not great. It's all I can do to keep makeup on my eyes with them watering the way they are. Not to mention the raging sinus headache. UGH. I really like this look. The combination of colors really makes the color of my eyes pop.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay 'Sin' Primer Potion: All over lid and brow bone area.


• M·A·C Shadestick in Corn (shimmery yellow-gold): all over lid, blended just slightly above the crease; applied to inner corner of lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Roach (brown with reddish sheen): outer corner of lid, blended into the crease.


• L'Oreal HiP Shadow Duo in Flare (shimmery orange and matte gold): orange applied to middle of lid and blended just barely over top of Roach on the crease. Matte gold applied to inner corner of lid, blended with the orange.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Bourbon (brown with gold micro glitter): lower liner for outer half of lower lashline; applied to waterline also.


• Bare Escentuals Glimpse in Queen Phyllis (shimmery vanilla): brow bone highlighter.


• L'Oreal HiP High Drama Volumizing Mascara in Ultimate Black.

The Results:













So apparently the year+ that I've had to practice playing with my eyeshadow has paid off. I looked at a picture of a look that was nearly identical to this one and WOW. I have certainly learned how to blend since then!

Peachy Keen

Today's look brought to you by peaches and the letter Z.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area; along lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Scandal (peachy pink): blended with Chopper; applied all over lid; liner on the inner half of lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Chopper (coppery fawn w/ silver microglitter): blended with Scandal; applied all over lid.


• Prestige Eyeshadow Single in Love (shimmery medium pink): applied to outer corner of lid and blended into outer crease; liner on the outer half of lower lashline.


• L'Oreal HiP Pigment in Fiery (bright fuschia): applied to outer crease


• Bare Minerals Glimpse in Queen Phyllis (shimmery vanilla): brow bone highlighter.


• L'Oreal HiP Color Truth Cream Liner in Black: applied with a thin eyeliner brush to upper lashline.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero (rich black): applied to waterline.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black.

The Results













I'm not thrilled with the eyeliner. The L'Oreal eyeliner was crappy. I've only used it a handful of times. When I first bought it application was easy because the product with smooth and creamy. Now it's dried out. I won't be buying it again and next time I do an actual liner versus using a shadow wet I will stick to my 24/7 pencils by Urban Decay. They have never let me down.

Prismatic Eyes

Who says you can only use two or three colors for an eyeshadow look? Today I was feeling daring and decided to do my own interpretation of the ever popular 'rainbow eyes'. It took me two tries to get it right. The first time around I used MAC Shadestick in Beige-ing and the colors 'popped' a leeettle too much. I had to laugh because I seriously looked like a poorly made up clown. So my second attempt I used just my Urban Decay Primer Potion. The 'Sin' Primer Potion is going to complement this look wonderfully! I can't wait until it arrives!

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area; under lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Absinthe (electric green with gold shift): inner corner of lid and lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Kiddie Pool (ocean blue with iridescent sparkles): blended just after the Absinthe on lid only.


• L'Oreal HiP Pigment in Beckoning (deep bright blue): just a tiny bit blended slightly into and outside of the Kiddie Pool.


• Urban Decay Flash (bright iridescent purple): blended over top of and slightly away from Beckoning. (This gave a kind of "is it blue or is it purple?" kind of look. Gradiation is key!)


• Pretige Eyeshadow Single in Love (shimmery medium pink): outer corner of lid and lower lashline.


• NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Yellowgold (bright yellow gold, as the name implies): applied using a dampened (not wet) brush to lower lashline.


• L'Oreal HiP Eyeshadow Duo in Flamboyant (orange side only): blended into the Yellowgold and Love on lower lashline.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero (rich black): applied to waterline.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black.

The Results: