Purple and green batik-print cotton top, wrap style from Gap. Lowrise bootcut jeans from Gap. Gold chain from Express, knotted and gold bangles from Claire's. Beaded thong sandals from Seychelles.
Okay, don't get grossed out but hair is third-day dirty. The bod is clean, the hair is barely brushed. I am heading to the beach after lunch today and probably will head straight into the ocean. Why bother with doing my hair?
As for makeup, I made a little montage...
You can see I put foundation on only one side of my face. This shows how foundation changes the tone of my face, but doesn't really coat the skin. Just gets rid of the redness and makes it look smooth. Love L'Oreal True Match. I apply it with my fingers, blend with my ring finger.
Full face of foundation
Where I apply my concealer, MAC's Studio Stick. Applied straight from tube
Blended concealer (with ring finger only!)
Blended with eyebrows shadowed in (Maybelline's brow powder in med/dark brown, Trish McEvoy slanted brow brush)
Bronzer added to cheeks, nose, forehead... gosh the whole face and neck and collar bone (Physician's Formula Magical Mosaics in Light)
Shadow applied - ivory and olive from the Revlon ColorStay neutral quad of shadows. I applied with my finger, ivory to the inner corners, olive on the lid and along lower lash line.
Lipgloss (Goldie's Blossom) and mascara (L'Oreal Voluminous to lashes curled by Shu Eumura)
I wish I could leave my house with third day dirty hair. I can't even make it two days before it becomes this greesy nightmare.
ReplyDeleteyay! thanks so much for including the montage. some days I recognize myself in the top photos..and some days, in the bottom one (but that's a rare day).
ReplyDeletethanks for including the products you use...I can now find them and use them as well!
My goal is to have the polished look you have in the final photo!!
Thanks too for sharing on the French Chic board.
This is a better make up lesson than I've gotten at the mall...thanks.
ReplyDeletePlease keep up with the wardrobe postings. I'm hooked because I'm hopeless. You always look fab!
Love your BLOG!!! It inspires me to try new things everyday. Lately I've been playig in my closet putting together wardrobe capsules and then mixing and matching the capsules to come up with new outfits.
ReplyDeleteLove the mallard dress, it looks great on you!
Have a great weekend
Great post!
ReplyDeleteThe only surprise was that I thought you used a foundation brush.I got a MAC foundation brush a year ago as a gift. It is the best thing ever!
gosh, I love what you're doing with your blog!
ReplyDeletegreat blog! just ran across it. your hair looks great for third day dirty!!! mine would never make it that long! but if you are going to the beach there is no point...i totally agree
ReplyDeleteThanks for the step by step makeup!!! Definately got some tips
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! And as for the third-day dirty hair, by time I was at the shore, the hair was grody. I had to pull it up in an elastic to walk to the beach, it was so yucky.
ReplyDeleteI do have a foundation brush, but feel with this formula, I like the fingers better. Not sure why... I use the shadows with brushes on occassion, and the other times with fingers. Same with foundation... depends on my mood!
Dilly,
ReplyDeleteWhat is the French Chic board that Sunny refers to above???