glowing bronze.

I haven't been doing my makeup this week, but had time to throw together a little somethin something for ya'll.

I started by using my ELF bronzer to trace a line just above my crease all the way to the bridge of my nose. (Nikkie tutorials on youtube does this a lot.) On the lid I used NYX JEP (jumbo eye pencil) in Milk, a shimmery medium-light pink from MAC and finally a more iridescent shimmery pink from the Wet 'n Wild Petal Pusher palette. I was hoping for a stronger pink. Maybe next time. I then put Ricepaper from MAC on my inner corner and a matte light beige to high light below my eye brow. Next I smudged a copper bronze pencil liner all the way around my eye. Smudged it more with a small fluffy angled brush and a similar shadow color. Finally I very closely lined my eyes with a liquid liner, added a gold shadow below my bottom lashes, and tight lined upper and lower lashes with a black liner.

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cute. comfy. casual.

You can never go wrong with simple, warm neutrals and smoked out, smudged out eyeliner. I added a little girly fun with a matte light pink lipstick by Revlon.





I have had this men's dress shirt since high school when I performed a dance in it. It's been sitting in my closet, waiting for me to figure out how to wear it. I must have been trying to over dress it, because I am in love with the casual simplicity of this outfit. So simple and perfect. What more can I say!? =)

light bright.

Do I need to say much about these two looks? Teal. Purple. Bright. Done.

I am loving this new bright shadow trend. I am still trying to figure out how to successfully do a single color look. Stay tuned. =)

Look of the Day 4/11/11 *BONUS HAIR*

I have come to realize that I'm not good at doing a cut crease because I just don't think my eye is well suited for it. So, this is my version of a cut crease. I choose two different colors, but use a deeper color, usually black, as a transition. I could have done a more intense blue, but I like the glowy effect this light blue gives. For the inner corner highlight, I just used the pink ELF eye transformer, than the blue one on the inner third of the crease. It lent for a nice transition. For the eyeliner I used a navy gel liner from ELF and set it with the same navy shadow I used in my crease. You can't really tell in these photos, but I tight lined my upper lid with a lot of black pencil liner. I love how thick it makes my lashes look, more so in person than in these photos.






This style is a lot more complicated looking than it really is. I had just curled my hair, but didn't want to wear it down until the following day. I took various sized sections, twisted them back and pinned them down. I chose to pin everything more toward the right, but you can pin your hair at any location on your head. Then I just pinned down the fake flowers to add color.

Grad Photos

I need your help choosing my grad photo for my announcement.
You can comment below with the number of the one you like.

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ELF makeup remover cleansing cloths

eyes lips face
$3

Target Stores
$3



PROS
- $3
- larger than most cloths I've used
- thin
- leaves skin feeling moisturized
- plastic close so cloths don't dry

CONS
- 20 to a pack
- thin

Look of the Day 4/10/11 *GRAD PHOTOS*

Today my fabulously talented roommate took my grad photos. It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to do my makeup, and I wasn't even sure until it was all on my face. I know I wanted my eyes to look bright, so I started with a NYX jumbo eye pencil in milk in my tear duct and below my brow, then blended it out with a very light, creamy tan. From there, I let my brushes take me forward. (Yes, I'm just THAT cheesy.) I then added Vex from MAC to my lid. In my crease and just above I used a taupy gray, then blended a very small amount of MUFE #92 into the outer corner of my crease.

I love how subtle and glowy this look is.

Stay tuned for photos from the shoot!