How To Eyes Tutorial: Pin-xperimentation

   So... we see these projects and ideas on Pinterest but how many are likely to be Pinterest FAILS?
  Really, I have found most projects that I or people I know who has taken on a Pinterest project actually were successful! You should see my brother's dinning table... it's gorgeous! But right now I'm here to talk about an eye makeup look I came across...

   There were no written instruction to this tutorial, well, take that back, the instructions are so small you can't read them! But the picture is really about all you need. The green is lovely that they used but I was not wearing green that day so I switch it to purple.
   Skill level? Well, I have a pretty high skill level with makeup. I can do Egyptian make up in just a couple of minutes and make it on stage in time!
   I would say this look for a newbie that knows NOTHING about makeup might have a time with it but if you know how to use a eyeliner pin you should be able to do it... and hey, newbies try anyway, can't get good at something you don't try!
   Here's how it works...

   First off, I have a collection of shadow so I was able to find 4 colors that would give you the ombre effect and I used two liquid eye liner. To have a finished look you have to have mascara. Oh and I use concealer for the base for my shadow.

Step 1 : Put a base one your lids that the shadow will stick to. I used Love My Face 250 Light Cover Stick.

Step 2: Start at the outer corner of your eye and draw a line with your eye liner (I'm using Wet N Wild Mega Liner 07 "Plum" out and upward. You can use pencil or liquid but I'm better at using liquid so that's what I went with.
Another line is drawn on your natural eye crease outward to meet the line you drew from the corner.

Step 3: Use your darkest shade here. I used a deep metallic plum mixed with black from a set of shadows by KLEANCOLOR "All About Me 18." Coloring inside the lines about 1/4.

Step 4: Your medium shade goes here. Blending into the edges of the darker color cover the middle of you eye lid. I used MAYBELLINE New York "Lasting Lilac" The darker color.

Step 5: And here color what hasn't been colored to the tear duct. Again MAYBELLINE New York "Lasting Lilac" but the lighter shade.

Step 6: Darken the "wing" with black liner or black shadow. I use a black liquid liner.

Step 7: Apply a little of the dark color under your lower lash line.

Step 8: Add black liner around the eyes. (I did not do this. I don't like putting liner on after putting on shadow.)

Step 9: Looks like they added highlight of yellow in the middle. Instead of yellow in the middle I placed a light skin town color of shadow from my KLEANCOLOR "All About Me 18." to the tear duct area of my eye.

Step 10: Mascara! I used Maybelline The COLOSSAL Volum' Express Upper and lower lashes.

Lipstick? Wet n Wild Pinkerbelle!

Casual Biz

  My work requires a bit of travel at times. These were taken at a park not far from my work on the first day I arrived after the long  road trip there. I work as an actor so I can wear whatever I want to get there in and my costumes are supplied for me. But here I was headed to a meeting to get briefed on stuff and get my contract set.

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T-shirt:

• DANCESKIN NOW

     Size M (8/10)
     RN#123187
    Made in Salvador
    Modern

  I got several of these Danceskin T-shirts a while back on a clearance sale and have never worn them. Decided to pull them out for the fall! A number of my everyday clothes are starting to go beyond their prime in life. Fade the old ones out and throw some new ones in…

  I love these due to their tie to dance. I love dance! This shirt has the Danceskin logo with the title “MOVE” in big letters.

  Shirt is made from 100% Organic Cotton.

Pants:

Faded Glory Quality Goods
    Size 10A
    RN#78096
    Made in China
    Modern

  Here we go with the sizing again… this is the smallest size 10... it’s more like a 6. Why can’t these companies get together and decide on a standardized size chart?!

  Anyway, these are really pretty with black and clear rhinestones on the pockets. Didn’t get a good shot of the back of them… will have to include that later when I wear them again.

Belt:

Unknown
    Vintage

  We bought this belt thinking it was made for someone who was just really large and thought we would just cut it down to fit. I later realized you are suppose to wrap it around twice!

  It’s a thin white leather type (man-made, I believe) belt studded with round multi colored rhinestones. I’m pretty sure this is from at least the 1990’s maybe early 90’s or mid/late 80’s. It has no labels.

Coat:
Hard Candy

    Size M (7-9) Juniors

   Made in China
    Modern

  Hot pink hoodie with crystal rhinestones in the shape of a diamond on one side. Made in a soft velvet fabric. You can’t really see the diamond in the picture. I tried to get it in there but it got covered by my hair.
  Hard Candy is more of a makeup line then clothes but every once in a while I will see clothing by them. This is the first piece of clothing I’ve ever bought made by Hard Candy. I like their make-up. It’s fun and glittery… (once I get over the fact it looks/sounds like a make-up brand for hookers… lol… )

Shoes:

Bongo
    Size 9

 My "go to" shoes lately.
Rainy Day Sparkle
Coffee With Friends

Makeup:

  Face

• Love My Face 250 Light Cover Stick by Rari Cosmetics LTD, Easton CT
• New York Color N.Y.C. 782A Medium Division of Del Laboratories Inc.
• Cover Girl Clean Pressed Powder 150 Creamy Beige
• L’Oreal Paris True Match Super-blendable MakeupWarm SPF 17 Sunscreen Oil Free Porcelain W1
• ELF Eyes, Lips, Face HD Blush #83231 "Headliner"

  I found this True Match by L'Oreal at a crazy cheap price and appeared to be close to my skin tone. Well, really I found two shades and bought both but I used Porcelain W1 here. These are not something I would buy to try at full price but the clearance price I found it at was cheap enough to give it a shot!
  L'Oreal True Match is pretty good! IF… you have the right skin for it. The trouble I have with it is my skin can be quite dry in spots and this stuff goes on to a powder finish which makes the dry spots really show up as flaky. If your face tends to be oily this might be a better match but I do like the feel and how it goes on. This time I used it for the first time in a while and I managed to make it look really good so maybe I can use this if I find a way it works best on me.
 Use the cover sticks as needed.
  I used my blush first this time and blended the foundation and powder into it. This creates a more subtle natural look. (Kind of a peek through effect.) The true match comes next. I then used a darker shade of powder that I normally wear and used it in a more bronzing way then as a powder.

  Lips:

• Megaslick Wet n Wild Balm Stain Moisterizing LipColor 125 “Red-dy or Not” by Markwins
• N.Y.C. New York Color 308 “Retro Red”

  First I put on the Balm Stain. I like to do this in case the lip stick comes off there is a more permanent color underneath so you don’t have to worry so much with reapplying your lip color. “Red-dy or Not” and “Retro Red are very similar in color. “Red-dy” looks just a touch darker then “Retro”
  As for “Moisturizing”… don’t get your hopes up. It works good as a stain but I have not found it very moisturizing.
  “Retro Red” goes on top of the stain. I bought this color because I was in a show and needed a really red color. And since it was a show and I wasn’t making big bucks for it I went with a cheap tube of New York Color. Again let me say, price does not always tell you how good a makeup will be. It probably was around a $1 or two but it’s a good simple tube of lipstick!

Eyes Brows:

• Avon Soft Black B01 Ultra Luxury Brow Liner

  I’ve been using Hard Candy Black eye shadow for my brow but this time went and used my Avon Eye liner. I use to always use the Avon. They eye shadow was something new I tried that I liked the effect of.

Eyes:

• ELF Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil Black Bandit #7609
• Revlon Cheek Glaze “Glow”
• Added Extras LLC (only label on it)

  This is the first time I have tried ELF Eyeliner. Found a set of 5 colors in Target. Results is pretty good. The only eyeliner pencil I have ever gotten to work was Avon. I do much better with liquid liners but ELF along with Avon works. Still not the precision of a liquid but will do for basic eye lining.
  For my lids I used a cream shadow. I used the medium pink in the set. Really I don’t know anything about this brand. I found two sets of different colors and bought both. The cases open with a nice mirror inside. I didn’t pay much for it… really, I may use the mirror more than I do the actual makeup!
 In the inner corners I use Revlon Cheek Glaze “Glow”. I’ve had this stuff for years. I use to use it for stage makeup for highlights when I was still in youth theater. Same effect could be done with a white shimmer eye shadow.
  For my lids I used a cream shadow. I used the medium pink in the set. Really I don’t know anything about this brand. I found two sets of different colors and bought both. The cases open with a nice mirror inside. I didn’t pay much for it… really, I may use the mirror more than I do the actual makeup!

Accessories:

• Ballet Dancer Silver necklace
• Blue headband

   Again wearing my Ballet Dancer. (Rainy Day Sparkle) A reminder of the pain I went through taking Ballet… but I still love it and need to find a legit dance studio to start taking again!
  Blue head band, in which I don’t remember where I got it but it was in a set at a good price… I want to say it was at Target… maybe…