Weekend LOTD and my new purchase from Forever New :)

Hello ladies :) Hope you are having a great weekend... I shopped all day and went to work all night! Yup this huge release saw all of us in office at ungodly hours :)
So anyways... Got some really awesome stuff today from Faces and Rocky S :D Yes there's a haul post coming up soon ;)

Now coming back to the look I did today...

The classic Smokey Eye :)

Has anybody noticed the "Asian" Influence in me lately? :P

To achieve this look, I used the following products...
FACE
1. MAC Prep + Prime
2. Maxfactor Second Skin foundation in Bronze

CHEEKS
1. Maybelline Powder Blush in Apricot Flush

EYES
1. Coastal Scents 88 Eye shadow Palette - Silver
2. Coastal Scents 88 Eye shadow Palette - Black
3. L'Oreal Highlighter
4. Maybelline Gel Eye Liner
5. Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara

LIPS
1. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick in Addictive Magenta
2. Oriflame Lipstick in Vintage Nude

Hope you like my look :)

And this is my purchase from Forever New... It's an envelope clutch with a twist :P

My Envelope CLutch with a TWIST! <3

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READER QUERY: Makeup suggestions for hooded eyes

Hey guys... Sharmi has a query...

I am stuck again with makeup ideas. I have to attend a marriage reception. I decided to wear a salwar in maroon and green bronze brocade. I don't have much eye shadows. I am thinking to wear a golden brown base shadow. Now as my eyes are hooded, I always mess up during blending. When ever I apply a different color in my outer crease it looks so scattered. I am confused where to start the base, midtone and hightlight colors ? What should be the ideal shape after applying and mixing different eye color.

Again is it a better idea to wear kohl in the waterline and the midtone color in the lash line? Its getting so confusing.

REPLY
Hey Sharmi... I'll reply to you in parts...
1. Since you are planning to wear a suit in maroon green and bronze brocade, either a golden/bronze smokey look (like u said) or a golden-green smokey look would look best... A few ideas are as follows:

2. If you have hooded eyes then I would suggest you use a lighter shade in the inner 1/2 of your eye and a darker/contour shade in the outer 1/2 of your eye in an "upsweep" movement i.e. upward towards the eyebrows. Use of highlighter is a must! The highlighter is applied to the brow bone i.e. on the bone that is right below your eye brows and above your eye socket. See Image1

Image1

If you plan to go for a single shade of shadow then you could make it smokey by applying a darker shade of say brown or black on the outer corner and BLEND! Blending is a must... See Image2

Image2

If you aren't confident about blending or using more than one color, practice practice and practice... if u r running out of time to practice, then it is better to stick to one single shadow and apply it to only the lid i.e. from the lashline to the crease. Also, you could use a subtle color around the crease but this is optional. Use a bright color for this purpose like Emerald Green... See Image3 and Image4

Image3: Bright pink on the lid and Purple around the crease

Image4: Bronze on the lid and golden above the crease

3. The ideal shape of the eye is dependent on how you want to finally look. I for example always prefer to go for an "upsweeped" look. this makes my eyes look longer and enhances the almond shape. I honestly do believe that it is a very flattering shape :P

4. Always remember, avoid wearing kohl in your waterline w/o lining your upper lash line. Only kohl in the lower waterline makes one's eyes look tired!
Waterlining with kohl must always be accompanied with a liquid lining of the upper lash line.
Since you have mentioned that you have hooded eyes, I would suggest you to apply a liquid liner on your upper lash line in a way that it is thin in the inner region of the eye and starts thickening as you line the outer region of the eye. See Image1

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Smokey Eyes for Everyday Wear

Smokey eyes have been IN since a long time now and the make-up trends for Fall Winter 2010 have also been "forecasted" as smokey eyes and bright lips. So, I thought why not go for a smokey eye look that is subtle and can be worn everyday... even to work. And so, I have come up with this look and hence a tutorial to share with you guys :)
 
The look goes something like this...

 
Well... For this look I have used the following products:
1. maXfactor Kajal: Black
2. ELF Brightening Eye Color Quad: Drama
3. ELF Liquid Eyeliner

Here go the steps:
1. First of, I use the kajal pencil to line my waterline and the upper lid thickly. It need not be neat, it should just impart a thick black line over the lid.
2. Next, choosing the darkest grey of the shadow quad, smudge it on the kajal that was applied on the upper eye lids and blend them together.
3. Next line the upper lash lines with the liquid eye liner and using a blending/smudging brush smudge the liquid liner on the lids.
4. Then line the lower water line with the liquid liner.
5. Finally, coat your lashes with mascara...

Ta da... you are ready to go :)

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