Green with Envy

Two words: Oooohh lala. Is that three?
This is a look I did last night for karaoke. 

Looks very festive though, maybe I was thinking about Christmas. It IS right around the corner.

Here's what I used:
Eyes: MAC Prep & Prime eyeshadow base (medium) - MAC BioGreen - MAC Warm Chill - MAC Gulf Stream - MAC Pencil in Forest Green - MAC kohl liner in Feline - Benefit BadGal Lash
Lips - MAC prolong in Red Flame/Orange Flicker

Double Time - Flapper Look

I made a video! Well, sorta with help. Meeger at best, but I've already got a pile full of ideas on how to improve it. 

I was going for a theatrical nineteen twenties makeup look. Below is a list of what I used. 

Jane Iredale Disapear Concealer

Jane Iredale Circle Delete

MAC Prep and Prime Face and Eyelid Primer

Jane Liquid - Cheapy stuff

Jane Iredale PureMatte Finish Powder

Baby Powder

Jane Iredale Flushed blush (use as sculpter also inside of eyes near nasal bridge)

Jane Iredale Wine & Roses shadow (base all over lid)

Jane Iredale Smokey Grey  (outer edge)

MAC Post Haste (middle and inner lid)

MAC Black Tied (all around eyes)

Jane Iredale longest lash in Black Ice

Jane Iredale black eyeliner

Jane Iredale Spice lipliner

Jane Iredale Toffee gloss

Jane Iredale 14k silver dust (highlighter)

Warning: I got carried away with lipstick and brushes and filled in one side of my model's lips too much, hey you live you learn! It doesn't make it any less cool to me. Thanks to April for being my model extrodinare, and also to my wonderful husband who indulges me in all this silliness, and his musical wonderment (heard in video)!

Below are the photos from the end of the video - youtube has terrible resolution so I thought you might like to see them as they were orginally intended.

Making it up as we go...

Day Look: MAC Lid Primer in Luna

MAC Gold mine (inner lid and underneath bottom lashes)

Jane Iredale Trio Green Dream - Middle Green (middle of lid)

Jane Iredale Emerald (outer corner)

Clinique Brown Black liner 

Clinique Mascara

Night Look: I left all the day colors and went over them with the following

MAC Electric eel (inner corner)

MAC Bio-Green (middle of the lid)

MAC Shimmermoss (outer corner)

MAC Forever Green (thick liner)

Too Faced Club Liquid Liner in Bronze (skinny liner, top and bottom)

Day:Lips Sydney Lip Plumper from Jane Iredale

Katch-chup!

Okay :deep breath: I've got a lot to cram into one little post here. This week I celebrated my 23rd year of being on this earth. It was a bit lame, I agree with my most wonderful husband it is a bit of a loser age. You're two years from renting a car, you've been legally drinking for two years which is getting old fast. I'll just wait it out I guess, until I turn a more sexy age. I went and did my most favorite activity: karaoke!  I sang with April: Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer, Rehab - Amy Winehouse, Criminal-Fiona Apple. Below are some fun photos we took. PS: I recieved a new haircut, one with bangs! I keep getting the cher reference though, so I don't know how I feel about that.

Ontop of all the birthday fun, I am trying to compile a virtual make-up portfolio so another entry is included. I will start having to pay April for the use of her face and especially her eyes, they make a great canvas.

 

 BEFORE

List of Supplies:

MAC eyelid primer

MAC White Frost (middle of the lid)

Jane Iredale Smokey Grey (outer corner of lid, and up onto the brow bone)

Jane Iredale Platinum (Lid to brow, under the eye, and inner corners)

Jane Iredale 24k Silver dust (all over eyes)

Jane Iredale Plum Plus Liner (above and under)

Lancome Mascara in Black

Bronzer to sculpt her cheek bones, etc.

Touch of gloss

Eyes a flutter...

                                                

As aforementioned, I LOVE MAKE-UP! I did this little number the other night on my friend APRIL. Below is what we used, MAC paint pot - blackground, Mac shadow in expensive pink, shimmermoss, post haste, and black tied, with a jane iredale black brown eye pencil, and blinc mascara in royal blue. It is very dark, but pretty for a evening affair.

Please give me any feedback, questions or comments. 

Amanda's Summer Must-Have's...

I was out at a friends pool today and was very flattered when my friends want to use all the products I had brought along in my bag. I decided when I came home it might be a good idea to post the items on my blog so that other's could enjoy what has worked for me.

This Obagi Healthy Skin Protection SPF 35 is great for protecting the delicate skin on your face. It runs about $44.00, which is a bit pricey for sunscreen but worth every penny, no clogging and no smell or white residue. 

Warren-Tricomi Organic Hair Shield - for those of us with any type of color in out hair this is a must, it is chalked full of vitamins and has a color-safe sunscreen to block harmful UV rays that will fade out color. It cost about $30.00 from Neiman-Marcus and Sephora. Just a little spritz of this before you go out in the sun will save you hundreds during your next color.

These Nozema Mini Shavers are AMAZING! Rush right out and get these for your bikini line and other small hard to shave areas, these mini razors have a shea butter strip to hydrate the area your shaving, they come in a three pack for under $10.00. You cannot make it through this summer without these.

 

Jane Iredale Mineral Make-up Dream Tint Mousse this cost $36.00, it comes in 5 colors, 2 corrective colors, and 2 bronzers.  It's a wonderful summer addition because of it's SPF 15. It's so light and airy, its goes on beautifully and moisturizies just perfectly. There is a blending brush for application that is just magical as well.

OPI Nail Laquer - My Private Jet this is a dark steel grey with multicolor glitter flecks I know it is a little dark for the spring/summer season, but its an amzing color for a pedicure. It goes with everything! Try it out. $6.50 Retail.