New EOTD favorite!

Sorry I have been MIA lately. I have been sick for weeks and weeks and then it was my kids' turn. But we're all fit for fight now so I'm ready to blog!

On to EOTD:
I've been wearing this eyeshadow look for a while now and love it. I've always loved the combo silver and brown and this is a new version of it.


The breakdown:
Urban Decay primer potion
Mac Brulee (matte cream color) all over the lid
Mac Kid (beigy pink matte color) as a transition color in the crease and slightly above
Mac Satin Taupe (brown) in the crease and along the lower lash line
Mac Electra (silver) on the lid
Urban Decay dark brown eyeliner on the waterline and in between the upper lashes
I can't remember the mascara.. sorry :(

I'm still trying to venture out of my comfort zone of the browns and taupes.. but easier said than done!

Hope you're all having a great weekend! It's 1 degree (F) here so freezing cold!

CareProst Lash Enhancer - After 4 Weeks

This is a follow-up post on my Quest to Longer Lashes.

I have been using Careprost (same stuff as Lumigan) lash enhancer for 4 weeks now. I can definitely tell my lashes are longer. Not a lot longer, but my lashes reaches further up on the lash curler than they did before (easy way of measuring). The full effect doesn't come until you've used this for at least 8 weeks, so I'm waiting on the big results!

Here are the before and after pictures thus far:

There's a difference, right? I think you can tell more on the first picture with my eyes open.
Besides seeing a difference in length, my lashes seems fuller - as if I have grown more lashes.
Four weeks ago it really didn't matter if I used YSL Faux Cils mascara or any of the other wonder mascaras that lengthens your lashes. They were just too short! Now I can really build some length! Yey!

So far I'm not experiencing any discoloration on the eyelid and no red, irritated eyes.

I will keep you posted in another 3-4 weeks :) I hope you will be able to see huge difference by then!

♥ Michelle

EOTD: Naked 2

Here is an easy look I tried on today with my new Urban Decay Naked 2 palette.

(I promise I wasn't going for the "oily t-zone look".. haha When I saw these pictures I realized I forgot to powder..)

* I used Urban Decay Sin on the entire lid. I'm not sure if I like it or not.. I got it yesterday and was slightly shocked to see how shimmery it was.. But I'll give it a chance
* Foxy (matte cream) all over the lid up to the eyebrow
* Bootycall (shimmery champagne) on 1/3 of the inner eye area, tear duct and highlight for the brow bone.
* Verve (shimmery beige) on the middle of the eyelid
* Pistol (shimmery grey-brown) on outer half and pulled into the crease. I also applied this under the eye along the lash line
* Blackout (matte black) in the outer-v. Blended in with Pistol

* Eyeliner: For the waterline I used Urban Decay eyeliner in brown (the one that came with the Naked 1 palette) and Bobbi brown black gel eyeliner along the upper lash line.

Mascara: Maybelline Defina-a-lash in black

Concealer: Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW30 and NW20 (blended)



I actually forgot (!) to use my Estee Lauder lash primer! As you know that is one of my Holy Grail products, so I don't know where my head was..

Speaking of lashes, I'm noticing my lashes are starting to get longer! YEY! You wont get the full effect until you've used the lash enhancer for at least 7 weeks, but I can already see a difference.
I'll soon me doing an "after" post on the Careprost.

♥

I hope you had a great weekend! My weekend was super lazy! I wanted to work out, but I'm still slightly sick and on antibiotics so I didn't want to push it. In stead I had a weekend long date with the couch, several girlie films and now my little girl is coming home after spending the weekend with the jerk her dad.

Yes I'm still there, where I'm calling him names on my blog and thinking bad thoughts about him... I'm sure I'll one day get over it. But that time is not now.

Have a great week!! ♥

Sleek Au Naturel Palette

In September Sleek Makeup launched their first nude collection and came out with a gorgeous nude eyeshadow palette, Au Naturel.
I didn't even realize that until the week before Christmas when I accidentally stumbled upon a blog post reviewing the palette. Assuming it was sold out everywhere (which apparently it is), I went straight to Ebay and got mine. A part from the back eyeshadow being broken, I LOVE it!
















What makes this so great is that it's got 8 matte colors!! That is good news for everyone past 25 years old and those with heavy eyelids or monolids. The colors are amazing and same goes for the quality. You can see my other Sleek palettes here and here.



















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I wanted to do some EOTD (Eye of the Day) looks for you from both the Naked 2 palette and this, but I'm currently sick on my third week. Makeup is not even on my agenda these days... But I will get to it!


♥ Michelle

New Year Resolutions 2012

Those are a few of my new year resolutions...
It's a long list, but they are carefully selected and things I have thought about for a long time..

I'm ready to commit!

I'm going to hold myself accountable and bring back this list at the end of this year and see what it is I can check off. Some of them are going to be a real challenge, but when there's a plan, there's a way!

- and wishes will get you no where ladies!!