I began by prepping Kristen’s skin with La Roche Posay’s Skin Conditioning Solution and moisturizing with Dermalogica Active Moist.  Her face was primed for under eye concealer with Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Firm and for foundation with Smashbox Color Correcting Green Primer.  I started off with the eyes because alot of the products used produced fallout.

Eyes:

• TFSI
• Blackground paintpot
• Push the Edge pigment
• Indian Ink e/s to darken inner/outer corners
• Black e/s from Wet n Wild Greed Palette to darken inner/outer corners
• Peach e/s from Wet n Wild Greed Palette to blend crease
• Gold gel liner on center of lid
• Sugarpill Goldilux on center of lid
• Blanc Type e/s on browbone
• Nylon e/s in tear duct
• Wet n Wild black e/s smudged on lash line
• Feline eye kohl on upper/lower water line
• Indian Ink e/s and Goldilux smudged on lower lashline
• Sephora Lash Plumper Mascara
• Night Maneouvers e/s on brows

Face:

• Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer in Fair
• Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer in Shade 1 on blemishes
• OCC Skin Airbrush makeup in Y1
• Prep and Primer powder
• Blot Powder in medium
• Emote blush for contour
• Instant Chic Blush
• Silver Dusk Iridescent Powder for highlight

Lips:

• Eve Pearl Nude Beach Lipstick
• Sephora Precious Pink Lipgloss

Face:

Smashbox Primer – Green
Coastal Scents Concealer palette
OCC Skin airbrush makeup in R3
MAC Prep and Prime powder
Harmony blush to contour
Gingerly blush
Soft and Gentle MSF

Eyes:

TFSI
Painterly p/p
Blanc Type e/s
Soft Brown e/s
Swiss Chocolate e/s
Wet and Wild black e/s from Greed palette
Naked e/s from UD Naked palette
Vanilla pigment
Fascinating eye kohl
Ben Nye Cake liner in black
Sephora mascara
Ardell #301 corner lashes

Lips:

Aquaphor
Cherry l/l
Rimmel l/l in East End Snob
OCC Liptars in NSFW and Anime
Vellum e/s

Face:

• Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in Shade 1
• Benefit Erase Paste in Fair (under eyes)
• OCC Skin Airbrush Foundation in Y1
• MAC Prep and Prime setting powder
• Emote blush to contour
• Plum Foolery Blush
• Soft and Gentle MSF

Eyes:

• TFSI
• Painterly p/p
• Grand Entrance e/s
• Cranberry e/s
• Beauty Marked e/s
• UD Naked e/s
• Blanc Type e/s
• Femme Fi e/s
• Amber Lights e/s
• Fascinating eye kohl
• Blacktrack f/l
• MUFE Smoky Lash
• Omega and Coquette e/s on brows

Lips:

• Crushed Bougainvillea CCB

Face:

• Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in Shade 1
• Benefit Erase Paste in Fair (under eyes)
• OCC Skin Airbrush Foundation in Y1
• MAC Prep and Prime setting powder
• Emote blush to contour
• MUFE HD Blush
• Melba blush
• By Candelight MSF

Eyes:

• TFSI
• Painterly p/p
• Sushi Flower e/s
• Lilac Touch e/s
• Indian Ink e/s
• Satellite Dreams e/s
• Blanc Type e/s
• Vanilla pigment
• Rave pearlglide e/l
• Fascinating eye kohl
• Stila All Day Waterproof liquid e/l
• MUFE Smoky Lash
• Omega and Coquette e/s on brows

Lips:

• Hue l/s

Face:

On this one I was just messing around, and I tried smokey eyes different ways on each eye.

On this one I was just messing around, and I tried smokey eyes different ways on each eye.

I definitely like this side better.

Nude matte browns…

This look used only two pigments: Sunpepper and Provence.

Blue-eyed girls, this pigment is calling your name!

Smokey grey eye and some bad skin

Cut-crease…

I think this is probably the best cut crease I’ve ever done.  I got a lot of compliments on it and I was really happy with how it turned out!

1)How many times do you wash your face daily?
I use Murad Clarifying Cleanser twice a day, and I precleanse my skin at night with Boscia’s Makeup Breakup Cleansing Oil to remove my makeup.

2)What skin type do you have?
Dry with a moderately oil tzone!

3)What is your current facial wash?
Oops I said this earlier!  Murad Clarifying Cleanser

4)Do you exfoliate?
Yes!  I think it’s important to smooth out my skin once or twice a week – however I prefer smooth microscrubs like Dr. Brandt Microexfoliating Cream to scratchy, large particled products.

5)What brand do you use?
Dr. Brandt Microexfolating Cream

6)What moisturizer do you use?
Dermalogica Active Moist

7)Do you have freckles?
Yes

8)Do you use eye cream?
Yes – I use it everyday.  I use Kinerase C8 Peptide Eye and Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Firm

9)Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Unfortunately yes – I’m hitting my adolescence in my mid-twenties apparently…

10)Did you ever have to use Pro-Activ?
No

Make-up

11)What foundation do you use?
Depending on my mood/the look I’m going for, Make Up For Ever HD Foundation, OCD Airbrush Foundation, or Make Up For Ever Matte Velvet Foundation

12)How about concealer?
Benefit Erase Paste under my eyes and Amazing Cosmetics Concealer on blemishes

13)Do you know your undertone color?
I’m neutral – I can wear pink or yellow tones (as long as they are not ORANGE!)

14)What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I love them but wish I was better at application!

15)Did you know you were supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yea!

16)What brand of mascara do you use?
Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash – it is AMAZING and I haven’t used anything else since I tried it!
17)Sephora or Mac?
I like having the option of both but I find myself gravitating towards Sephora more often these days

18)Do you have a Mac Pro card?
Yes

19)What makeup tools do you use in makeup application?
I use MAC brushes and a few good dupes that I got from Coastal Scents

20)Do you use makeup base/primer for the eyes?
I normally use two – Too Faced Shadow Insurance and a MAC Paintpot

21)For the face?
I use Dermalogica Oil Control Lotion to prime my skin

22)What is your favourite eyeshadow?colour or shade?
Favorite???  How do you choose?  I would probably say that my MAC Satin Taupe is one of my favorites because it’s so easy to pop on and get a great look everytime.

23)Do you use pencil or liquid liner?
Liquid liner on the upper lashes and pencil on the lower lashline and waterline.

24)How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Haven’t we all?  Isn’t that one of the supreme joys of applying makeup?

25)What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
Pigment eyeshadows?  Is this supposed to mean loose pigments?  If so, I do have quite a few but they don’t get a lot of use – I’m not sure why – maybe I’m’ just too lazy to open that drawer and maybe they do take a bit more effort to work into a look.

26)Do you use mineral makeup?
I have but I don’t feel they have enough coverage

27)What is your favourite lipstick?
MAC Nude Pink, Viva Glam Gaga, and Blankety

28?How about lipgloss?
Not a huge gloss girl…

29)What is your favourite blush to use?
MAC Instant Chic or Melba

30)Do you buy your makeup on Ebay?
I have bought some limited edition items there but I don’t make a habit of it

31)Do you like drugstore makeup?
No.

32)Do you go to CCO’s?Cosmetic Company Outlet?
I have never been but I would like to!

33)Did you ever consider taking makeup classes?
Yes I have considered it.

34)Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
No I wouldn’t say that… I’m probably more meticulous at my makeup application than anything else I do.

35)Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Orangey overdosed bronzer, under eye concealer that is five shades lighter than the rest of the face, and pencil eyeliner that is weirdly placed only on the lower lash line!

36)Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick or eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
I do mainly neutral looks, but I try to switch it up!  And bright lipstick of course.

37)Which celebrity always has great makeup?
Kim Kardashian

38)If you could leave the house using just ONE makeup item, what would you use?
Omg, ONE item??  I guess I would choose foundation.

39)Could you leave the house without any makeup on?
I really don’t – I just don’t feel confident unless I have at least minimal makeup (tinted moisturizer, eyebrows, mascara).

40)Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
I don’t think I look like a monster but I definitely prefer to be out with something on

41)In your opinion what is the BEST makeup line?
Make Up For Ever and MAC

42)What do you think of makeup?
I think it’s a form of art – and something that has changed my life and allowed me to express myself daily.  I think makeup can make you feel confident and beautiful on the worst days and completely transform your look.

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These are chicken feet, all nicely packaged and ready to buy at the asian market we went to today. Unfortunately I didn’t get the label in the photo that says “Rooster Paws.”

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I took this one a little earlier. My dog loves to stretch out on top of the couch and I think it’s adorable. I wish I had her life!

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I went to a BBQ yesterday with a few of my friends.  This is my friend’s gorgeous daughter playing slaps with my boyfriend.  I think this picture came out so beautiful!

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And this picture is from today…  I spent hours cleaning and organizing my makeup room and this is the result.  I feel so centered now that I have my work space cleared!

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No matter how much time I spend in the morning on my makeup making sure everything is perfect and in place and every flaw is perfectly covered, at the end of the day, it always ends up in this stage shortly before it’s washed away…

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Attractive right!?  I use Boscia’s Makeup Breakup Cleansing Oil (absolute HG product) and it melts everything on my face to this greasy, slippery stage, and with water, it turns to a milky fluid and washes right away.  Pretty cool!