Eyes
Eyemakeup is the fastest and easiest way to make a statement, right? But it's hard to figure out the line between drab, glamour, and hooker. Hooker has never been my goal, so I've often nearly ignored my eyes. They're deepset and dark brown.
Mascara has been my one true love and comfort for years though. I've never used a whole tube up before it's expired, around 3 months, so I stick with pretty cheap stuff. Maybeline Great Lash wins awards in magazines year after year after year. It's the one in the pink and green tube, you've seen it. I love the way it goes on, especially the brown black formula. The b
est eyelash tips I've learned were to curl your eyelashes first before doing anything else, to bend he mascara wand so that you hold the handle upright and the actual brush part is paralell to your lashes, it still goes in the tube that way. And my favorite, do it before lipstick because very few people can apply mascara without contorting their mouth in a way that rubs lipstick.
I don't line my eyes often, though I keep a few liners around. My favorites have been the mechanical pencil sort. The color twists up, and they often have a built in sharpener.
I wrote about eyelid primer a few weeks ago. The Monistat stuff is really great, and gives a richer color that lasts all day.
Now eyeshadow, that's what you care about right? When I first started using eyeshadow as a teen I had problems that it would make my eyes hurt, like the lids weighed too much. I've tried basically all the drugstore brands and some were better than others. I tried some department store and sephora type shadows, and they were a little better but for $15 a color, it wasn't really a great deal and they got cakey as time went by. I liked the mineral shadow I got at sephora, and it lasted quite a while (sorry I forget the brand) but again ick expensive. And we don't have Sephora, so it's not any easier than any other online company.
And then through a knitting forum, I found a new indie eyeshadow company. sweetlibertine.com/ This company was founded about two years ago by a knitter here in the midwest, she still does all of her mixing and packaging out of her own home. They are mineral colors and in my experience cause less irritation than any others I've tried. They do not expire because unless water is added they cannot grow bacterias. Many colors are vegan, those that aren't are marked, I think it's mostly those with reds in them.
They are packed loose in a jar with a sifter. You swipe a brush into the sifter or the lid, I've also used my finger in the lid. Depending if you apply dry, onto primer, or wet you can get varying shades. They are easily blended together on your brush or your eye. I also like to use them for liner, yeah I said I don't line my eyes, but a dab of copper penny is great. I have about 10 colors now with 5 more on the way. They regularly have sales and there are offer codes on facebook and twitter so that you can get some sort of percentage off. So far my favorite colors are Thai Silk, Camisole, and Striptease. Copper penny I have to apply carefully, and I don't really look good in Raisin Girl, it makes me look like I have a black eye.
Oops I forgot about concealer. I have dark circles under my eyes, I'm not sure if it's from my terrible sleep habits or allergies, but they're there. I've used creamy nude colored concealers that cosmetic companies think work. They don't! Both Sweet Libertine and Physician's Formula make a powdered yellow that works really well, yellow offsets purples, purple concealer (SL does not have this yet, i believe she is working on it) offsets yellow tones, and green goes on red tones.
For full disclosure, there currently is a deal going on at Sweet Libertine where if I refer a new buyer before May 30th and they tell me about it, I get some sort of deal code, I'd love for you to do that, but totally don't expect it. It's just a great product you need to hear about. For those of you in Bloomington, I'd love to hang out and play with makeup sometime, figure out colors and styles that work for us regardless of brand.
What do you think about eyes?
Mascara has been my one true love and comfort for years though. I've never used a whole tube up before it's expired, around 3 months, so I stick with pretty cheap stuff. Maybeline Great Lash wins awards in magazines year after year after year. It's the one in the pink and green tube, you've seen it. I love the way it goes on, especially the brown black formula. The b
est eyelash tips I've learned were to curl your eyelashes first before doing anything else, to bend he mascara wand so that you hold the handle upright and the actual brush part is paralell to your lashes, it still goes in the tube that way. And my favorite, do it before lipstick because very few people can apply mascara without contorting their mouth in a way that rubs lipstick.
I don't line my eyes often, though I keep a few liners around. My favorites have been the mechanical pencil sort. The color twists up, and they often have a built in sharpener.
I wrote about eyelid primer a few weeks ago. The Monistat stuff is really great, and gives a richer color that lasts all day.
Now eyeshadow, that's what you care about right? When I first started using eyeshadow as a teen I had problems that it would make my eyes hurt, like the lids weighed too much. I've tried basically all the drugstore brands and some were better than others. I tried some department store and sephora type shadows, and they were a little better but for $15 a color, it wasn't really a great deal and they got cakey as time went by. I liked the mineral shadow I got at sephora, and it lasted quite a while (sorry I forget the brand) but again ick expensive. And we don't have Sephora, so it's not any easier than any other online company.
And then through a knitting forum, I found a new indie eyeshadow company. sweetlibertine.com/ This company was founded about two years ago by a knitter here in the midwest, she still does all of her mixing and packaging out of her own home. They are mineral colors and in my experience cause less irritation than any others I've tried. They do not expire because unless water is added they cannot grow bacterias. Many colors are vegan, those that aren't are marked, I think it's mostly those with reds in them.
They are packed loose in a jar with a sifter. You swipe a brush into the sifter or the lid, I've also used my finger in the lid. Depending if you apply dry, onto primer, or wet you can get varying shades. They are easily blended together on your brush or your eye. I also like to use them for liner, yeah I said I don't line my eyes, but a dab of copper penny is great. I have about 10 colors now with 5 more on the way. They regularly have sales and there are offer codes on facebook and twitter so that you can get some sort of percentage off. So far my favorite colors are Thai Silk, Camisole, and Striptease. Copper penny I have to apply carefully, and I don't really look good in Raisin Girl, it makes me look like I have a black eye.
Oops I forgot about concealer. I have dark circles under my eyes, I'm not sure if it's from my terrible sleep habits or allergies, but they're there. I've used creamy nude colored concealers that cosmetic companies think work. They don't! Both Sweet Libertine and Physician's Formula make a powdered yellow that works really well, yellow offsets purples, purple concealer (SL does not have this yet, i believe she is working on it) offsets yellow tones, and green goes on red tones.
For full disclosure, there currently is a deal going on at Sweet Libertine where if I refer a new buyer before May 30th and they tell me about it, I get some sort of deal code, I'd love for you to do that, but totally don't expect it. It's just a great product you need to hear about. For those of you in Bloomington, I'd love to hang out and play with makeup sometime, figure out colors and styles that work for us regardless of brand.
What do you think about eyes?