Purple Smoky Eye

I have always done a smoky eye, whether black or navy, but I decided I wanted to change it up. I recently bought Twilight Falls from the new MAC Naturally Line. The makeup consultant there told me to try a purple smoky eye using this color and another from the same color family. I recently blogged about the Mac Shadow Winterized (see here) and when I put them together, the colors really pop!

The trick is to use the MAC Fix +!

1. I first apply the paint pot Groundwork as an eye primer
2. Put Winterized on your lid using a dry eyeshadow brush (like the ones below)
3. Then spray your brush with Mac Fix + and re-apply it to your lid (the colors instantly become much more vibrant!
4. Then using an angled eyeliner brush (263 from MAC), cut your crease using Twilight Falls
5. Spray some Fix + on a blending brush and use Twilight Falls on your crease and on the lower half of your brow bone.
6. Finish with some Stila's smudge pot, eye liner, mascara and some lovely fake eye lashes!

(Fake Lashes not applied)

I am in the market for a really good water proof lash glue. Any suggestions?

Thanks for reading!

NYE 2011!!!

NYE was spent at the lovely Jersey Shore. I have been to Jenks several times before, but their NYE party was definitely different than any other time I have been there... Open Bar, Buffet and tons of party favors!

(Eye Makeup for the Night)

Here are some glimpses of the night...

How did you spend your NYE?

Product Rave: Mac Pro Wear Eyeshadow

This has been long overdue!! I am OBSESSED with the Mac Pro Wear eyeshadow, that I ended up going back and getting two more colors!! I love that the eyeshadows are a similar size to a blush and look oh-so-cute in my makeup case!

Thru the Night is a deep navy frost color. I decided to use that on my lid and use Nars Thunderball in the crease (in the picture below). I love the idea of a navy smoky eye because it's such a beautiful compliment to blacks, browns and greys.

Legendary Black shocked me. I expected to only be able to wear it on the outer corners of my eyes given the darkness of the eyeshadow. After trying it out, I realized its more of a dark brown then a true black color and have worn it on my lids numerous times out. It is a really fun color to wear on a night out!

Keep your cool is probably my favorite eyeshadow in my collection. It is a smoky grey/ taupe color and it almost has a satin finish. It compliments so many of my clothes, it always seems like the first eyeshadow I reach for in the morning.

I love wearing these Pro Wear shadows to work or going out on the weekends, because they never seem to fade. Even after a long day at work, my eye makeup looks as good as it did in the morning!!

Thanks for reading!!