Retrofuturist

My favorite lipstick and favorite packaging. The shade is “retrofuturist” by Lime Crime.

Dear Chanel,

Speaking of The Fifth Element…
Dear Chanel,
Please hurry up and make these automatic makeup-applying glasses! I am in desperate need. Thanks, and yours always,
Drooling Isn’t Pretty

Trying to Break the Habit…

As a recovering lingerie addict, I try to stay as far away from Victoria’s Secret as possible. Unfortunatley, that’s not going to work out now that Christian Siriano has a limited edition makeup line for VS. 
This eyeliner is calling to me.

  “Sumptuous, creamy, pigment-rich kohl liner, inspired by an ancient Egyptian beauty ritual, glides on [...]

Quicky!

Remember that mascara I posted about a while back? The awesome Givenchy one with the burr-shaped wand? They released a new limited edition one in “gray lavender”, and I am kind of desperately in to it.

Inspiration

I’m definitely a blush girl more than a bronzer girl. I do not tan by any means, I just freckle and burn and get pink, so “golden glow” is not my thing. I lean towards the cooler sheer mauve sorts of blush shades. Also, I hate lipstick. The only thing I can stand on my lips in [...]

Need for Tweed

I love me a good plaid. On the bus today, I was thinking about how if one can do leopard print eyeshadow, why can’t one do a plaid? I was trying to figure out how one would achieve this technically when I got distracted by the Betsey Johnson boutique on Fillmore.
This bus ride is the [...]

Burr?

I’m really curious about this mascara. Is this new wand practical for application, or is the design choice simply aesthetic, to make the tip look like an adorable little burr? Either way I want to try it. 
Update: The description on Sephora claims that the “revolutionary” new design concept is “a high-tech, patented round sphere at [...]

What’s In My Makeup Bag

   
Everyday makeup I carry with me

1) Physician’s Formula Finishing Powder-Translucent
2) Smashbox Cream Foundation-Fair F0 (I’m always the palest foundation offered, heh)
3) Smashbox Photo Finish Primer-Light 
4) Maybelline Colossal Volume Express Mascara-Glam Brown
5) Revlon Cream Eyeshadow-Mauve (discontinued, can be found on Amazon though)
6) Lancome Le Crayon Khol-Plum (best eyeliner ever)
7) Rimmel London Soft Kohl Eye Pencil-White
8) Revlon [...]