Champagne and Rust

I found an old ELF palette (I believe it was called a "Back to School" palette - I think it's been discontinued) and decided to use it for a pretty shimmery neutral eye. For the lips, I used a rusty coppery lipstick by Hard Candy called Intuition - again, I think it's been discontinued. Sigh!

I should do a post soon about all the discontinued products I still use and love!

 

Sparkling nudes

I haven't been very inspired when it comes to makeup lately. Honestly, the last 2 weeks I haven't worn makeup all that much, either. Does anyone else go through periods of just feeling "meh" about cosmetics?

Here's some makeup I wore a few days ago. I meant to upload this earlier, sorry! The eyeshadows I used are Aromaleigh Missing Batteries (LE) and Star Crushed Minerals Spiced Rum, and a touch of Star Crushed Minerals glitter in Tweedle Dee.


 
 

FOTD - Aqua and Bronze

Here's the makeup I wore today, to go out for some Mexican food with the hubby. :)

 

FOTD - Green and Coral

I was playing around with colors today, and decided to use some green. Green isn't something I use very often, as I tend to go with neutrals with the occasional purple thrown in. But here's what I came up with.
(Somehow the lighting looks different in each picture LOL) ;)
 
 

Products Used:
Face

• NYC Smooth Skin Perfecting Primer
• Maybelline Cover Stick in Ivory
• Madison Street Beauty mineral foundation in Almond
• Madison Street Beauty mineral blush in Nectar

Eyes

• Milani eyeshadow in Snow Frost
• Madison Street Beauty mineral eyeshadow in Wintergreen
• Star Crushed Minerals mineral eyeshadow in Neptune Star
• Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara

Lips

• Cover Girl Lip Perfection lipstick in Fairytale

FOTD - Before and After

Wow. Let me just say, it was weird seeing this side-by-side. You don't really realize how big of a difference makeup can make until you see a before and after like this.

I often go without makeup when I'm at home and have no plans. I feel like I look sick or something without makeup. I need a little color!

Here's a before and after comparison. I do always wear glasses, but in the after picture I'm not wearing them...

Before and After

Products Used:

Face

• New York Color Smooth Skin Perfecting Primer
• Revlon Age Defying Makeup in Nude Beige
• Madison Street Beauty mineral foundation in Almond
• E.L.F Baked Blush in Rich Rose

Eyes

• Hard Candy Foiled Again stick in Ecstasy
• NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Nude Pearl
• Madison Street Beauty mineral eyeshadow in Chai
• Kiss My Sass eyeshadow in Fall Harvest
• Milani Color Brilliance eye pencil in Black
• Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara
• E.L.F. Eyebrow Lifter and Filler in Medium

Lips

• New York Color lip shine in Pink Breeze

FOTD

My final exams are finally over for the semester; I took my last one today. I am SO relieved! I passed everything. ;)

One semester left and then I graduate!

Here's today's face of the day. I wanted to use a deep, vampy lip color.