this took a long time...and it's mediocre at best

or it took too long with this to get a decent picture with daylight. i'm not into babbling today so onto the colors:

face:

st. ives collagen elastin moisturizer
prep+prime face
mac matte
mac face & body 'c2'
mac studio fix powder 'nc30'
mac blush 'style'
mac msf 'so ceylon'
mac sheersheen powder 'silver aura'

eyes:

udpp
sugar sugarfix concealer
benefit 'erase paste' #2
mac e/s 'solar white'
mac e/s 'mylar'
mac pigment 'rose'
mac p/p 'painterly'
mac p/p 'delft'
mac e/s 'plumage'
mac e/s 'talent pool'
mac pigment 'vanilla'
mac p/p e/l 'engrave'
mac f/l e/l 'blacktrack'
rimmel 'extra super lash' mascara
mac brow finisher 'brunette'
nyc browsers 'brunette'

lips:

dr. pepper lipgloss
mac l/s 'kinda sexy'
mac l/s 'bronze shimmer'

the "not quite what i was hoping for" fotd

i'm a little disappointed in how this came out although i guess it's not too bad. i need to figure out what brush i need to make a more precise line that won't soften it as well. that sounds so backwards but that's what i need. here we go:

face:

st. ives collagen elastin moisturizer
prep+prime face
mac matte
mac face & body 'c2'
nyc translucent powder
mac blush 'fever'
physician's formula shimmer strips 'vegas strip'

eyes:

udpp
physician's formula concealer 'light'
benefit 'erase paste' #2
mac e/s 'nylon'
mac e/s 'brown script'
mac e/s 'bottle green'
mac p/p 'moss scape'
mac e/s 'bio green'
mac pigment 'white gold'
mac p/p e/l 'engrave'
mac p/g e/l 'bankroll'
mac f/l e/l 'dipdown'
rimmel 'extra super lash' mascara
mac brow finisher 'brunette'
nyc browsers 'brunette'

lips:

dr. pepper lipgloss
mac l/s 'O'
mac l/s 'bronze shimmer'

the 'trying out my new brush' fotd

yep, i caved and got a fresh new #227 brush yesterday so i thought i'd try it out on today's fotd. sadly, i'm still not sure what the purpose is of it yet so i don't think i'm quite using it to its full potential. with this fotd i used it for blending out the color under the browbone color. yay!

face:

st. ives collagen elastin moisturizer
prep+prime face
mac matte
mac face & body 'c2'
mac blush 'hipness'
physician's formula shimmer strips 'vegas strip'

eyes:

udpp
physician's formula concealer 'light'
benefit 'erase paste' #2
mac pigment 'vanilla'
mac e/s metal-x 'plum electric'
mac e/s 'fig 1'
mac e/s 'parfait amour'
mac e/s 'purple haze'
mac p/p e/l 'engrave'
mac p/g e/l 'rave'
wet n wild gel e/l (the dark purple one)
rimmel 'extra super lash' mascara
mac brow finisher 'brunette'
nyc browsers 'brunette'

lips:

dr. pepper lipgloss
mac l/s 'hollywood nights'

the 'i can't justify buying the spiced chocolate quad when the colors are easily duped' fotd!

word to the wise, i typically don't find myself drawn to browns or neutrals too much because i always think i can't apply them as dramatic as i'd like or as much as i can with colors but i think this turned out okay. sadly, i cleaned a contact today and didn't realize they were lingering with spices from my lunch! my eye burned so much, i fucked up all my makeup for the day. so sad. anyway, onto my pre-incident m/u!

face:

st. ives collagen elastin moisturizer
prep+prime face
mac matte
mac s/f 'nc30'
nars blush 'orgasm'
physician's formula shimmer strips 'vegas strip'

eyes:

udpp
physician's formula concealer 'light'
benefit 'erase paste' #2
mac p/p 'rubenesque'
mac e/s 'grand entrance'
mac e/s 'coppering'
mac e/s 'paradisco'
mac e/s 'motif'
mac e/s 'embark'
mac p/p e/l 'engrave'
mac e/k 'foxy lady'
mac f/l e/l 'dipdown'
rimmel 'extra super lash' mascara
mac brow finisher 'brunette'
nyc browsers 'brunette'

lips:

dr. pepper lipgloss
mac l/s 'O'
mac l/s 'bronze shimmer' (in middle)

blah fotd day

some work is supposed to be done on my apartments this month and it involves the water being turned off at regular intervals so i thought i'd get up early to get ready until they've finished. i have to see any workers though. oh well. i took a trip to mac to pick up a couple of things though. including greenstroke paintpot which is being discontinued. yay! yay for getting it i mean... here we go:

face:

st. ives collagen elastin moisturizer
prep+prime face
mac matte
mac s/f 'nc30'
mac blush 'blooming'
physician's formula shimmer strips 'vegas strip'

eyes:

udpp
physician's formula concealer 'light'
benefit 'erase paste' #2
mac p/p 'otherworldly'
mac e/s 'mylar'
mac e/s 'gesso'
mac e/s duo 'ocean 2'
mac e/s 'stars & rockets'
mac e/s 'climate blue'
mac p/p e/l 'engrave'
mac p/g e/l 'fly-by-blu'
rimmel 'extra super lash' mascara
mac brow finisher 'brunette'
nyc browsers 'brunette'

lips:

dr. pepper lipgloss
mac l/s 'kinda sexy'
mac l/g 'cult fave'