tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40204408725895663942024-03-19T00:28:18.323-07:00Eye SparkleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00765801299658805841noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020440872589566394.post-48313412464658105562013-12-05T06:00:00.000-08:002013-12-05T06:00:03.671-08:00Pretty for No Reason<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I'd like to go ahead and confess something.... </i></div>
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<i>I do NOT at all consider myself a beauty expert. </i></div>
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Beautification is still something that mystifies me, and I'm in a constant evolutionary state of "pretty." </div>
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I still have no idea how to fix my hair {what you see above is the help of some very nice Remy clip-in extensions; my own hair is shoulder-length and super duper baby fine.} I only started filling in my eyebrows less than a year ago, in spite of the fact that I barely even have eyebrows. I also learned how to highlight and contour earlier this year, in makeup school. {What was I doing before?? I have no idea...}</div>
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So I'm about as "green" as it comes as a makeup artist, though I enjoy learning and beautifying. Though unlike many other makeup artists I know who always look <i>perfect</i>... I feel I do a better job making over others than I do myself.</div>
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Here's another confession: I don't look like this most days!</div>
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Most days, I'm in what I call "mommy uniform:" yoga pants, hoodie, hair in a messy bun, no makeup on, not even a stitch. I kind of avoid mirrors most days. I'm sure many other stay-at-home-moms can relate to this! My daughter loves me no matter what I look like. Even my husband doesn't seem to care if he comes home from work and I'm still in my pjs. BUT... </div>
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<i>What's wrong with getting pretty for no reason other than to, well, feel pretty??</i></div>
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I do have some very feminist ideals, though I'm a woman who does believe in some gender roles; I see the benefit and goodness of being a little bit "Stepford wife" and, I dunno, wearing a cute dress and some red lipstick even if I'm just seeing the inside of my house all day.</div>
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It's not that I feel that's my duty to my husband, but perhaps it can be a gift to him, to remind him of why he married an adorable woman with beauty she should play up more than once a week. More importantly, it's a gift to <i>myself</i>.</div>
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Don't we all just feel better when we're dolled up?</div>
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I use the excuse of being homebound all day with my 2-year-old, doing dishes and laundry and watching way too much "SpongeBob SquarePants," in order to wake up and not do a thing to make myself look presentable. I honestly fear the doorbell ringing, because if I were to answer, I might scare people off. {Right at this moment, honestly, I'm still in the same thing I wore since 7pm last night, glasses on, and my hair looks like Nick Nolte's mug shot. I can't even believe my husband is okay with that.}</div>
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I very often wish that I had a 9-5 so that I'd have a reason to get up and get dressed instead of lounging all day in house clothes. </div>
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<i>So, I aim to change my household attire to something more darling. I will wash the dishes with red nails, kiss my daughter with pink lips, play peek-a-boo with mascara-d eyes, and prance around in almost-solitude in a cute dress, just because I want to.</i></div>
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<i><b>Why not get pretty for no reason? </b></i></div>
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I have far too many dresses, accessories, lipstick colors not to. So with that said, I'm about to shower and make myself look something close to the picture above so that when my husband gets home, he'll have an even bigger smile when he sees me. </div>
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I'd like to encourage all other stay-at-homes to give yourself a gift today and go get pretty for no reason. It'll make you feel better, I promise. :)</div>
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Since I've moved to California, I have been in transition, trying to figure out my "place" as a makeup artist here in this new world.</div>
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One day, I went to a Sally's Beauty Supply and met another makeup artist named Joe who directed me to an amazing photographer he works with named Xochitl Rodrigue. {visit her gallery <a href="http://www.thexgallery.com/" target="_blank">here</a>... She is the photographer for this blog post!}</div>
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It's been because of this amazing woman that I've found a "place," a home, as a California makeup artist. :)</div>
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Recently, we as a team did some incredible things for promotional material. Xochitl just opened her new studio in Santa Maria, CA, and we are all working to spread the word and show off our talents! We have 3 makeup artists, including myself, and all of us have a different style.</div>
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I myself love a boudoir look, though I hadn't done anything too avant garde since makeup school. Xochitl encouraged me this day to push the envelope! And what I came up with was something called "Bedazzled Boudoir." Take a look at the lovely Sandra, an absolutely beautiful Mexican makeup model...</div>
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Upon first look of this beautiful girl, I realized I was getting to work with someone who a) had flawless skin, not a single blemish to cover, and b) had perfect eyebrows that I didn't even need to touch up. Score!</div>
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Admittedly, since this look was somewhat atypical to what I normally accomplish in the makeup chair, I improvised and came up with a vision as I dolled her up. I didn't really know where I was going with it until I was done! But the more I played, the more she was starting to look Cleopatra-inspired. </div>
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I may have changed her race from Mexican to Egyptian a bit... Just saying. Skills.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I USED:</i></span></b></div>
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<i><b>CG Luxe</b> airbrush makeup foundation</i></div>
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<i><b>Maybelline</b> Color Tattoo cream eyeshadow in Bad to the Bronze</i></div>
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<i><b>BH Cosmetics</b> 3rd Edition 120-Color Eyeshadow Palette in Smokey</i></div>
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<i>{deep taupe in crease, olive green in upper inner corner, periwinkle blue right on lids for a color "pop"}</i></div>
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<i><b>Bare Minerals</b> eyeshadow in Azure {bottom line and inner corners}</i></div>
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<i><b>Bare Minerals</b> eyeshadow in Celestine {one of my staples! instant VS Sparkle; read <a href="http://eye-sparkle.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-secret-to-everyday-sparkle.html" target="_blank">here</a>}</i></div>
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<i><b>MAC</b> Paint Pot in Carbon {blackest matte black for smokiness}</i></div>
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<i><b>Bare Minerals</b> Well-Rested</i></div>
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<i><b>TheBalm</b> Bahama Mama Bronzer</i></div>
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<i><b>MAN</b> Lip Liner, Lipstick & Lipgloss in pale pinks and hot pinks</i></div>
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<i>Rhinestones {I used eyelash glue to attach all along the bottom of eyes, inner corner, and above eyebrows}</i></div>
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<i>Thick and bold <b>Kiss</b> Falsies</i></div>
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I hope you love it! I couldn't have been more amazed by how she turned out, and of course it's Xochitl who really brought it all to life. :)</div>
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Thanks so much for taking a look, and feel free to email me if you ever want to hire me. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00765801299658805841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020440872589566394.post-64974693062229576482013-11-01T10:53:00.001-07:002013-11-01T10:53:39.418-07:00Halloween 2013Clearly, the outfit itself isn't as abstract as the makeup, but I couldn't wait to wear this autumn ensemble...<br />
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Today was my 30th birthday, and to celebrate I got all dolled up and went out with the girls. </div>
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And out of my 62 dresses (no lie, I own 62 dresses), I think that this one-shoulder, mint chevron shift dress little number is my favorite!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress is from Twang Boutique, the shoes are from Forever 21, and the earrings and bracelet are from Premier Jewelry.</span></div>
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birthday this year on my blog, since it is the “big 3-0.” At first, I was going
to title this “30 Is Still the New 20, right?” or something to the effect of
trying to emotionally coddle myself into believing that my 20s were the time of
my life (and that from a beauty standpoint, I’ll never look as good as I did
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But then I realized that my 20s honestly were hell, for at
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During my 20s, I battled depression, dropped in and out of
college, drank myself silly, got 2 DUIs, invested in a relationship that caused
me nothing but heartache and time wasted, and although I did have some jobs
that could brighten up my resume, I mainly worked in various bars and Applebee’s.
My ambition wasn’t necessarily low, but for every year I wasted doing things to
make me feel better rather than <i>be better</i>,
I became all too aware that my “moment” was passing right by me, one rapid,
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Many of those years are a blur. I tried riffling through
some of my old pictures (most of which are packed away on my external hard
drive, because I honestly don’t want to remember them), and I had a hard time
figuring out how old I might’ve been in some of them, or what order things
happened in… Maybe that’s just my old age now! But piecing together the haze
that is my 20s is an ordeal that sends a numbing pain through me. Those years
are nothing but a motley crew of regrets.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I did however find some relevant pictures. And instead of
being overwhelmed by bad memories, something interesting happened: I realized
that I may have just gotten better looking with age.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first photograph is of me when I was maybe 19, though I
can’t exactly remember. The sepia tone of the photo I’m sure helped to hide
some of the acne I was struggling with. I was also most assuredly intoxicated
when the picture was taken, as was the norm for me back then. The second
photograph was taken only a couple of months ago. I’m sure that today, I have a
few more lines on my face, but they are lines that I’m learning to love. And
maybe it’s just that I now know how to fill in my eyebrows, but… I much prefer
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This “before” photo is of me and my friend Jen on our
birthdays; I was turning 25…? I think it’s 25. As you can tell we had been
living it up that night, and I recall that it was in the wee hours of the
morning when that photo was taken of us. Though I did always enjoy my time out
with my lovely friend, I wish someone had told us how haggard we were starting
to look! We look like we need to just go home and get some beauty sleep, am I
right? This is probably one of the least flattering photos of me that I have of
myself. And I remember as I was throwing back shots of tequila that night with
her that I justified all of it and my “quarter-life crisis,” as John Mayer once
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The second photo is of me on my 28<sup>th</sup> birthday,
blissfully pregnant and as happy as I could be. Perhaps it’s the pregnancy glow
or the glow of new sobriety, but this photo is one of my favorite photos of
myself and is framed and hanging on our wall in our home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A popular adage today is that
“30 is the New 20.” I read in <i>Psychology
Today</i> that this idea has helped breed an entire generation of youth who
believe that their 20s are now a time to live it up, make mistakes and squelch
their ambitions, and then at 30 finally get down to business. And so now we
have a plethora of 30-somethings who are just now learning how to build their
careers, have meaningful relationships, and discover who they really are. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Though I agree, I have to say
here that there are plenty of people my age who didn’t waste those 10 years
like I did. I am a somewhat special case and don’t for a second think that
everyone who chose to drink and party and work in restaurants when they were in
their 20s made even half the mistakes that I did. This post isn’t a judgement
towards anyone. I’m reminiscing about my own time not well spent…<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am a big believer that
things happen with a reason in mind. Six days after my 26<sup>th</sup>
birthday, I met the man who would change my life, my husband Christopher. And
at 28, I had our daughter, Julia, who has changed the person I aim to be. I know
that if many of those past mistakes and regrets and bad choices hadn’t
happened, it would’ve changed the trajectory of my life, and I wouldn’t have
these two wonderful people here with me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now I’m 30. And yes, I look
back all the time and kick myself for not having done all the things I believed
I would’ve done- finished college, started a legitmate writing career, etcetera
etcetera. But I’m just now understanding that 30 isn’t some magical cut-off
point for dreams or careers or education or beauty (especially!) I look forward
to my 30s like you wouldn’t believe! I feel like the next ten years are going
to be the real “time of my life” when I actually claim that life back and
decide to treat it and myself better. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you were slightly offended by the above phrase in my headline, please allow me to explain: I'm a South Carolinian, a Carolina Girl, a Gamecock. In my hometown of Columbia, SC, girls stroll around downtown in garnet and black during football season, in garments emblazoned with our USC gamecock mascot. We wear little shorts that simply say "Go Cocks!" on the back of them, and this is perfectly acceptable and appreciated, because in SC it's never a bad word. </div>
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But the beauty of USC "Gameday Glamour" is the <i>endless possibilities</i> to design a killer ensemble using the classic tradition of garnet and black. I don't think we could've asked for a more sophisticated color palette for football fashion! It's rich and classy and rings in autumn so nicely... </div>
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At the start of August, most die-hard USC girls start shopping around for that perfect gameday dress. Confession: I've never actually owned one before, until now! And in shopping for one, I wanted a dress with my favorite pattern- chevron.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got this garnet and black chevron USC gameday dress by Mud from <a href="http://www.garnetandblacktraditions.com/" target="_blank">Garnet and Black Traditions</a>.</span></div>
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(I also got the crystal Gamecocks emblem earrings from G&BT, as well as my daughter Julia's romper and bows... Scroll down to see!)</div>
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<i>On the Eyes: </i>Bare Minerals "Devotion" on lid, Bare Minerals "Night Owl" in crease, Bare Minerals "Celestine" on the inner corners, and MAC "Carbon" for the smokey.</div>
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<i>On the Face:</i> TheBalm Bahama Mama bronzer for contouring, Maybelline Bouncy Blush in "Pink Frosting," and Bare Minerals Clear Radiance for an all-over rosy glow.</div>
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<i>On the Nails:</i> I used L'Oreal Outlast Stay Brilliant polish in "Garnet." (Of course! It's gorgeous and glossy.) On the ring finger, I used a general matte black topped with a light coat of silver sparkle.</div>
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Over the weekend, I got invited to take my little girl Julia to a pirate-themed birthday party! So my first thought was... What should I weaAARRRRR?! </div>
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But nautical and boho were not the contrasting ideas here. I simply like a nice blue and red combination. (Navy and cherry red were actually my wedding colors!)</div>
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...And here is yours truly at the pirate party, trying to bust open a treasure-chest pinata. I may swing that bat like a little weakling, but at least I looked kinda cute doing it!</div>
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Mostly because I've only resided in California since July 8th, so I feel like a bit of a tourist, but also because I still have so much garnet and black Gamecock love in my blood, as well as Baker's Sweets cravings, Applebee's nostalgia, and I really, really, REALLY miss a nice rainy day.<br />
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I'm told that California has the "ideal" weather, but on my first day here, I had to wear a hoodie over my cute sundress because I was chilly. No bueno! Carolina Girls wear tank tops, short shorts, dainty dresses and flip flops about 270 days out of the year. (If we didn't, we'd sweat to death, <i>que es no bueno tambien.</i>)<br />
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But I'm improvising by either sticking to my "mom uniform" of yoga pants and a hoodie most days, or I'm grinning against the cooler-than-I'm-used-to air when I feel like dolling up. I have a feeling that soon my inner body temperature will turn Californian and learn to love this pleasant "heat" we have.<br />
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So far, I've simply been exploring Vandenberg Air Force Base and getting to know my community, neighbors. I'm trying not to be such a homebody, though, and since my little brother Andrew lives in California as well, we took a little trip together. :)<br />
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Day Trip to Los Angeles... for the Bruno Mars Moonshine Jungle Tour concert at the Staples Center!!<br />
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On the drive down CA-1 from Vandenberg, we drove right along the coast for most of the way, and it was actually the first time I'd seen the beach since I'd gotten here. And beaches did I <i>see</i>... back to back to back! I'll always be partial to my SC beaches, but at least California has a serious variety!</div>
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Celestine is also a radiant (I mean, seriously, they both sparkle like the sun is shining through them) silvery, kind of periwinkle, not quite pewter... We'll call this one "moondust." I like to use this one with a cooler-toned look (it really helps a smokey eye pop!), and it also works for both day-time and night-time.</div>
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Now... I want to address the white elephant in the room, which is that you're putting makeup on a <i>dude</i>. More importantly, and for whatever reason, that dude has put stereotypes and gender formalities on the back burner and trusted you with your fancy brushes and girl products to simply make him look better, NOT FEMALE.</div>
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Makeup for men {and in fact, makeup for anyone} is about bringing out a person's features in the best way possible. And with a man, it's decidedly the <i>most natural</i> way. No dude wants to look like he's wearing the latest Maybelline product. Also, as I voiced above, if your client is someone who's uncomfortable with the whole process or idea, then tread lightly around the Covergirl, maybe. Though any makeup is makeup, I feel like Bare Minerals is a little less out-of-one's-element looking.</div>
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<i>On Blake, <b>I started with his eyes</b>. I used a mix of the MAC carbon and the Bare Minerals brown brow powder to fill in his eyebrows with an angled brow brush. </i></div>
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<i>I put Benefit High Beam illuminator all over his lids and into the inner corners, following down and half-way along the bottom lash line. I used a medium brown eyeshadow from a neutrals palette in Blake's crease with a rounded fluffy brush. I used a light amount of MAC Carbon with an angled brush and followed Blake's lash lines, top and bottom, and then softened the line with a fluffy brush.</i></div>
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<i>My next step was to add that Jack Sparrow razzle dazzle element. :)</i></div>
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<i><b>On his face</b>, I mixed Bare Minerals Prime Time primer with the BB cream together and covered his whole face {I just used my fingers! Easy and natural.} I covered any blemishes by dotting it with the Almay concealer stick and blending with my finger. After it dried, I used a light coat of Almay Smart Shade foundation, blending into the face, over the lips, and down the neck, also with my fingers. {I like this Almay foundation for a man because it's light coverage, and Blake's own skin still shows through!} </i></div>
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<i>I used a flat dense brush to pat some Bare Minerals Well-Rested highlighter under his eyes. And then I finished with some Bare Minerals Warmth bronzer just along his cheekbones and blended into his neck and jawline with a bronzer brush.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But for late May in South Carolina... This week has been beautiful so far! I'm used to unpredictable thunder showers and scalding heat at this point in the year, but right now... It's blissful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So in celebration of the blue skies ahead, I threw on my favorite blue hues from my closet. Every piece is courtesy of Forever 21.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Royal blue is a definite must in my wardrobe. Cornflower blue signals the coming of summer skies. Turquoise makes me long for the beach. And the more I start to think of all the blue shades I love, the more radiant the ombre of color emerges in my head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So in typical Katelyn fashion, I dolled myself up in blue, blue and more blue in order to show off the 3 sets of earrings I just bought at Forever 21.</span></div>
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Yesterday, I had my first "big gig" as a makeup artist... A marathon boudoir shoot with ten models (TEN models!) to make over. </div>
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This is Ashley, an actual friend of mine through the Air Force and one of our boudoir beauties. In the middle of her makeover, I suddenly realized just how much she looked like a green-eyed Britney Spears and ran with that idea...</div>
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She's clearly 'dorable all on her own. My only tasks were to even out her complexion and enhance her already rosy and pink features. So I went with a babe-caked smokey eye with a pop of lavender on her lids and a hot purple-pink lip. </div>
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I used CG Luxe airbrush makeup in 25 and 35 (for contouring.) I used Dream Lumi in Nude and Bare Minerals Well-Rested for highlighting, and The Balm Bahama Mama and Bare Minerals Warmth for extra contouring and bronzing. And I used Makeup Artist Network blush palette and chose a bright pink blush and used it <i>lightly</i> with a feathered brush.</div>
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I used Bare Minerals Bahamas loose eyeshadow all over her lids. I used BH Cosmetics 3rd Edition eyeshadow palette (it has 120 colors!) with a deep antique purple in the crease, shimmering mustard green mixed with black around her lash lines and <i>smoked it out and upward</i>, then a pop of lavender right on her lid. Finished with a creamy black eyeliner (smudge!) and Bare Minerals mascara in blackest black.</div>
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I used all Makeup Artist Network products- lip liner in Hot Pink which I colored into her lips for a matte finish, and purple-pink mineral lip gloss in Crush.</div>
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And I was more than "Crushing" on this look after I finished! For a boudoir shoot, I just had to bring out her inner "innocent but you know she's a freak in the bedroom" sex kitten. I'd love to use her as a regular model, so don't be surprised if you see her starring in lots of posts to come!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of my tutorials will feature myself, teaching new makeup looks. However I would like to show as many as I can where I actually show my makeup artistry skills and makeover my models/friends/tutorial victims. This blog is not only a source for those who want to learn how to do their own makeup better, but I also intend to help and advise other makeup artists! We need to support each other... and learn how to get better together.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Fun in the Sun" Makeup Tutorial</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Geek Chick" Makeup Tutorial</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Flower Girl" Look</span></li>
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On the eyes, I used Bare Minerals loose eyeshadow in "Desire" all over lid, "Bare Naked" in the crease, and "Celestine" in the inner corners. I used MAC paint pot "Carbon" for the smokey around the lashes. Any cream-based black eyeliner and any black volumizing mascara will do!</div>
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On the face, I used CG Luxe Airbrush foundation in 25 and 35 for contouring. I also used The Balm Bahama Mama bronzer for extra contouring. I used Maybelline Dream Lumi in "Nude" and Bare Minerals "Well-Rested" for highlighting.</div>
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For the lips, any bright pink lip liner will do (for top lip!) and any bright red lip liner (for bottom lip!) I used Sephora Bite Lip Layers Luminous Creme Lipsticks in "Vidal" and "Pomegranate." </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">P.S. For all things Housewifey, visit my other blog </span><a href="http://www.domestic-muse.com/" style="text-align: left;">The Domestic Muse</a></div>
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