Swimming Pools

So my new favorite "formula" for make up is easy and very pretty. It goes like this: Color on the lid (a bold one is best) + brown in the crease blended up + gun metal in the crease to meld the two together. I recently discovered putting a warm brown with a cold gun metal to heat it up a bit, and I'm hooked!! You just cant go wrong with it.
I've also decided that Goldilux and Darling from Sugarpill are my favorite colors. I cannot get enough of them!!!

AND!! before any one says it! I'm very aware of my eyebrows. I know I should clean them up. But Id rather not let that stop me from posting a pretty look. The world won't end if my eye brows aren't perfect.

Products used:

Sugarpill's Darling on lid

Sugarpill's Starling on outer lid

Urban Decay's Naked to blend out edges

Urban Decay's Darkhorse, Gunmetal, and a tiny of Creep in crease and dragged on to lower lid(I just dabbed my brush in each color) Throw in some extra gunmetal right into the crease too to deepen it

Urban Decay's Virgin as highlight

Sugarpill's Goldilux on inner lower lid

Even Better

Ive been playing with my new Inglot pallet, which I'm in love with. Possibly because I picked all the colors myself and think they're just wonderful. I love the idea of creating your own pallet, that way you don't end up with 20 blacks and 52 gold shades. Although I would never turn down a gold, you can see all of mine here (I had to resist getting one at Inglot).
I did this look one day for work, and thought, 'hm, It'd be so much better if I added some Dollipop'. So the next day I did just that!

Products used:

Inglot M388 e/s on lid (periwinkle blue)

Urban Decay's Naked e/s to blend out blue and pulled up almost to brow

Urban Decay's Buck e/s over naked, not as high (to create a faded out look)

Inglot Pearl 444 in crease (gun metal grey)

Urban Decay's Virgin e/s as highlight

Sugarpill's Goldilux on lower lid

Sugarpill's Dollipop lightly dusted above the gun metal grey on the outside

Sneak Peek!!

    FIRST!! hello new followers!!!! It was a lovely surprise to see all of you new ones and to be featured on the Sugarpill facebook page! I feel so honored!!
    I'm just too excited to share this with the internet world! So I'll post one picture as a teaser :) I went on a short vacation to visit my father in socal, or, southern California for all of you non Californians, and while I was there I went into an Inglot store. and I bought a 10 pallet of eye shadow and a trio of lip color and one beautiful pigment. the pigment is my favorite purchase, I just stare at it and swatch it over and over. So of course Ive been using my new pallet!! and I also did something rather fun, or crazy.... I dyed my hair purple! Ive been thinking about it and I've been looking for a dye strong enough to show with out me bleaching my hair. I love my natural color so I want to go back to it. I found the perfect color :)
and Ill quote my friend today "you look like the top of a cupcake!" yes Bryann, you are on my blog now. watch out for paparazzi now!

Pretty fun right? My mom is a fan and that always counts for something!

Blue Bird

On my way to work a few weeks back I saw a bird that looked brown and grey, but had a blue iridescence to it. I was inspired by this bird and had to create a look for it. I liked it so much that I wore it for about 3 days in a row. Yes, I repeat make up looks.

I am embarrassed to say that I did this look so long ago that I forgot what I even used on my eyes! I know I used the Urban Decay Naked pallet and I used Swimming Pool blue by Sephora. I guess I need to up load faster!!!

Dine and Ditch

Hello!!! The other day I was going to meet up with a friend in downtown SF, and I started doing some make up because I like to look good when I leave my house. But what what unexpected was that it looked so good! I thought I was going to do something quick and neutral, but inspiration strikes at the funniest times. So I ended up looking rather wonderful for a date with my friend. We went to Cheesecake Factory :) While we were there the couple next to us tried to dine and ditch. They did not succeed, but it was rather awkward sitting next to that.

Products used:

Too Faced e/s in Honey Pot on the lid

Tokidoki's Killer Candy in crease and blended up

Urban Decay's Smog on outer 1/3 of lid

Urban Decay's Sin on inner lid

Urban Decay's Darkhorse on outer lid and in crease, some smog in the crease too

a little bit of Too Faced Stiletto in the crease/very outer lid too really make it deep.

pat some more honey pot or Urban Decay's Half Baked in the center of the lid

Urban Decay's Virgin as highlight

lower lid is Smog with Killer Candy on top

Naked

A wonderful neutral look for days where you don't feel like wearing a ton of make up. Or looking like you aren't at least. I used just the Urban Decay Naked pallet for this look, and have done it with just one brush. You can use as many brushes as you want, but just know that it can be done with just one :) the one I used was a fluffy crease brush.

Products used:

Urban Decay Naked Pallet: I used almost every color!

   Sidecar all over lid

   Naked to blend out edges

   Virgin as highlight

   a blend of Smog and Darkhorse in the outer lid. throw some in the crease too, just a little bit though! a very tiny hit of Creep in outer lid too to make it a little deeper. 

   Half Baked dabbed in the middle of the lid for some glimmer

   Dragged the Smog/Darkhorse combo down onto lower lid too

Kat Von D liquid eyeliner

Bad Gal mascara from Benefit

I did this look on my best friend for a night out. She likes a more natural approach to make up than I do. But she loved it!! So this look is approved by dramatic make up lovers and simpler looks alike! universal look found!! score!

The most I ever had

I wore this look to work a while ago and I got more comments/compliments from customers than with any other look I've worn to work! I guess I'll have to do this one again!

Products used:

Mac pigment in Old Gold on inner half of lid

Sugarpill's Darling on outer half of lid

a touch of Gunmetal from Urban Decay in very outer lid

Sugarpill's Goldilux in inner corner highlight

Sugarpill's Paperdoll on lower lid

Lorac's Posh to blend out edges and as highlight