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I wish I could think of a patriotic scheme to do for tomorrow, but I’m worried it’d come out muddy…

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Later that night (I’m writing this entry on March 20th) I redid my makeup, but didn’t get any pictures. I used Lucky Green all over my lid, and then Bottle Green in the outer V and crease. Really dark and dramatic green look

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Greenstroke applied as a base. Warm Chill applied all over lid and up past crease. Aquavert applied to outer half of lid. Bottle Green applied in outer V and crease. Carbon used to darken outer crease. Creme Royale applied as a highlight. Goldmine was applied in inner corners and over Eldorado under the lower lashes.

I think I might be getting on a gold kick with my looks…

Here’s what I came up with, and I love it!  Bright, but not too over the top.

Face

Painterly applied as a base. Cosmic applied all over lid with 239 brush. Lotusland land applied in inner crease with 217 brush. Satellite Dreams applied on outer crease and outer V of lid with 217 brush. Indian Ink used to darken outer crease and V with 217 brush. All the purples were blended, blended, blended! Indian Ink applied as liner along upper lashes with 209 brush. Nanogold applied as a highlight with 272 brush, topped off with Ricepaper using the same brush. Cosmic applied under lower lash line with 219 brush. Zero applied to lower waterline.

Eek, full face shot! Haha… I hate posting them

I forgot how wonderful Cosmic is… applying it is like heaven, it’s so smooth and blendable. This was my first time using Indian Ink, and it can take a bit of work to get it blended in, but I really like it as a matte dark purple for smoking out a look. I’ve heard complaints that it looks black on certain skin tones, so I was please to see it remained purple on me!

Random note… but I’ve been using my MAC Green Gel Cleanser for about a week and a half now! And it seems that my skin is fine with it! Some things cause me to break out, so I was hesitant about switching to this particular cleanser. Yeah yeah, most people hate MAC’s skincare items, but I like my stuff to be from the same people. Call me a dumb snob, or whatever… it’s just my thing. I love how the tiniest dab is enough to wash my whole face, so I foresee the bottle lasting for quite awhile.

So here is a soft neutral look I did for November 29, 2009. It didn’t photograph as well as I wanted it to unfortunately, but the point gets across.

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Painterly applied as a base. Solar White applied to inner corners with 219 brush, and as a highlight with 275 brush. All That Glitters applied over the rest of the lid with a 239 brush. Satin Taupe applied in crease and outer V with 217 brush. Corrupt applied along upper lash line and lower waterline.

It’s a very gentle that still brings some pop to the eyes, especially the Solar White in the inner corners.

And I’ll try to do a bright look soon, haha!

I can’t find my “normal” makeup camera, so I can’t post pictures of today’s look, but here’s a quick pictureless rundown:

Face

• MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
• MAC Studio Touch Up Stick concealer in NW20
• MAC Blonde Mineralize Skinfinish

Eyes

• MAC Painterly paint pot
• MAC Vex eyeshadow
• MAC Trax eyeshadow
• MAC Magnetic Fields eyeshadow
• MAC Shroom eyeshadow
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
• MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
• Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
• Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash Mascara

Painterly used as a base.  Vex applied all over lid with 239 brush.  Trax applied with a 217 brush in crease and outer corner.  Magnetic Fields used to darken outer corner and outer half of crease, with a 217 brush.  Shroom used as a highlight, 272 brush.  Zero applied to lower waterline.

It was my first time using the “dreaded” Trax shadow… and I didn’t mind it!  Takes effort to blend it, but it’s not the nightmare that people on the forums make it out to be.  I have worse shadows… and it’s a pretty color to boot!

Anyways, this was just my quick “back from the dead” post.  Hopefully I will have my desktop up and running soon and will be able to get some pictures up and resume fairly normal operations!