Beauty's Mark

So I’ve got a thing for brows. In my opinion if your brows aren’t cleaned up then don’t bother putting on any shadow because it ends up looking messy. I’m not saying they have to be super arched, but at least give them a few good tweezes and plucks to keep them looking nice. To take it a step further, I use Benefit’s Brow-zings. It comes in light, medium and dark. It’s basically your own mini brow-shaping kit that comes with an angle brush, a blending brush, tweezers, wax, and setting powder. The greatest thing that will ever happen to your brows. It even won Allure’s 2008 Best of Beauty Awards - “Best brow product”. I get my brows waxed, and use this kit to enhance them that much further. Very simple to apply and it even comes with a little booklet which gives you a quick lesson in how to apply it correctly. I use this along with MAC’s Dipdown Fluidline to draw them exactly how I like them. The transformation is mind blowing, trust me.

You can find Benefit products at Ulta, Sephora, and of course any Benefit counter. It’s definitely worth the $30 and it lasts ridiculously long. I’ve been using this product since ‘09 and have only bought 2 this entire time…and I use this every single day…yea…lasts a while lol

First photoshoot I ever did. Quite a while ago, I wish I remembered what colors I used.

One of the products that I pretty much use on a daily basis is MAC’s “Groundwork” Paint Pot. A paint pot is pigmented eye color that gives your shadow a vibrant finish. It’s a cream base, very light and also prevents creasing which used to be a big problem for me. I use this one specifically as a base because it’s close to my skin tone and some people use it as shadow as well. When i’m doing my “every day look” I throw this on completely covering my lid, add a dark brown in the crease, a highlight and I’m good to go.

Just so you can see exactly how it works:

These are exactly the same color. MAC’s “Sushi Flower” shadow. The one on the top is dry, applied directly with no base. The one underneath is the same color on top of the Groundwork Paint Pot. And you can always add more or less to get the color you desire. I love this stuff. They cost $16.50 a pot and last an extremely long time, this coming from someone who uses it almost every day. I suggest getting one closest to your skin tone to start off with and then go from there as you experiment with other colors.

A look I did yesterday, pretty simple color combo. On my eyes I used,

• MAC’s “Groundwork” paintpot as my base
• MAC’s “Slip Pink” eye shadow
• MAC’s “Embark” matte eye shadow
• Loreal Paris Carbon Black  Lineur Intense liquid eye liner
• MAC’s “Engraved” Powerpoint eye pencil
• MAC’s Haute & Naughty Lash Mascara
• MAC’s “Fascinating” Eye kohl as my highlight
• Benefit’s Dark Brow-zings for my brows
• MAC’s Dipdown Fluidline to outline my brows
• MAC’s “Briar Rose” Blush

And on my lips I used,

• MAC’s “Touch” Lustre lipstick
• MAC’s “Resort Life” gloss

Sounds like a lot for such a simple look, but it’s really not that much. Pretty soon I’ll start breaking down and doing reviews on the individual products that are part of my everyday routine. My face wouldn’t be the same without them lol

Will be attempting this look this week! Look out for it : )

A collage of past looks. Got a color combo you want me to try? Let me know!

You guys like my crazy impressive editing skills? Lol! It was bugging me that I didn’t have exact names for the colors I used in the last post, so I just circled them! This the Treasure Chest palette. If you can find it on ebay then don’t pass it up, trust me