Top Tips - Corrective Eye Make-Up

Here's a couple of correction tips for your eye make-up, if you feel that you have 'Wide Set' or 'Close Set' eyes then following this short simple guide will detract from this & create an even balance.


Wide Set Eyes
Apply base colour over Socket
On the Upper Lid apply a darker shade to the inner portion of your lid, blend softly into the socket line.
Take a lighter shade & blend this from the outer edge to where the darker shade is on the inner upper lid.
When lining the upper lid, apply to the inner half, then lightly extend to three quarters of the way over & blend with a cotton bud to soften this out, then take a soft line on the bottom lash line
To Finish, as always apply your favourite Mascara!

Close Set Eyes
Apply base colour over Socket
On the Upper Lid lighten the inner portion, blending softly into the socket line.
Take a darker shade & blend this from the outer edge & into the outer part of the socket line.
When lining the upper lid, apply to the outer half, then lightly extend to three quarters of the way over & blend with a cotton bud to soften this out, then take a soft line on the bottom lash line, again take this from the outer edge & extend just past the half way point.
For an added touch, add a little highlighter with a cotton bud to the inner corners of your eyes which really open them up.
To Finish, as always, apply your favourite Mascara!

McQ by Alexander McQueen Fall 2010 Lookbook

via Fashion Gone Rogue

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Jen's Must Haves Volume II

This is a request I received from someone asking what my must haves were NOW as opposed to, like, a year ago =). SO, here goes, I am going to be listing things I cannot LIVE without.

#1:

I NEVER go on ANY trip without this magical tube. It enSURES no creasing. I use this under paint pots and the NYX Milk pencil as well!!!! If you do not have this yet, I ask you...WHY???

#2

I have a new love in my life. I thought I was whole before but alas I was proven VERY wrong when my friend showed me this bottle of PeRfEcTiOn!!! Don't think of it as spray tanning (cuz it's not), think of it as foundation for your legs (cuz it IS). You spray it on, rub it in and you have AIRBRUSHED legs!!!!!! Totally flawless!!!! I am, as you know, not great at spraytanning, but this comes off with soap and water, yet resistant to water by itself. It hides bruises, veins, makes you look thinner and more toned, and makes your legs all ONE color!!! I missed a spot one day before going to church, but like if I missed a spot of foundation (ew, never!) you can spray it on your finger and fix the spot. It is FOOLPROOF!!!!!! I will be providing a few pictures on a leg model just as soon as she shaves....hee hee, love ya Megan!!! GO GET THIS!!!! Its about $14.00 at Walgreens and right now if you buy this you get another Sally Hansen product 50% off. You can't LoSe. I bought the medium and light glow. You will NOT be disappointed!!!

#3:

Maybe the reason I won't be having a "must have" for mascara is thanks to these babies. The Ardell Demi Wispies in black. I have said it before and I will say it again,"Lash extensions and serums are SO expensive whereas these bad boys, at a Sally's near you, will run just under $4 and will last you a good month if you are good to them. Practice makes perfect. As soon as you have done this for a week...I may have slept in mine once or twice...EEK! you will be a PRO!!! Just follow my Perfect Lash Tutorial and you can't go wrong!!!

#4:

Wedge, wedge, my beautiful Wedge. I use this color from MAC, no joke, E.V.E.R.Y single day! t is closest to my skin color which makes it a RoCkIn color for contouring and blending in the crease. Can't live without it and neither should YOU!!!

#5:#222 from MAC is the brush that I use THE most often and that I wish I had 10 of. I use it for blending, contouring, outer V work, crease work, under eye smudging. It's an amazing brush and I highly recommend it!!! It is a MAC Pro brush so you need to order it by calling 1-800-866-6464. From what I have been told you do NOT need to be a member but you may not get the Pro discount. This brush is WoRtH it Ladies!!!

#6:

The Coastal Scent 88 matte palette. This, believe it or not, I use every day as well. The dark and lighter brown that corner the bottom black color are my eyebrow colors. You can't beat the $19.99 price and the colors are SO pigmented!!! I also am in LOVE with the yellowish color that is in the first column, 3 down from the white. It is so creamy and natural. The greens are intense, the purples are lavish and the pinks are just plain HOT!!! You could very well find your brow color here, your "wedge", brow bone color. This could be ONE STOP SHOPPING!!!! I haven't tried the shimmer palette but I am satisfied to no END with this one and it still gives me some with shimmer! Visit the website and grab one of your very OwN!!!

#7:

This is Myth from MAC. Isn't that fun to say? I love that this is a lipstick so that it's formulated not to give me those gross inner "rings" around my mouth the way foundation does. If I need to matte out my lips, this is what I use. If I want to create the 3-D lip, this is what I use on the bottom lip in the middle. LOVE pairing it with Girl About Town from MAC and love it for my lips when I do a super smokey eye (whiten those teeth first!). This is a must for ANYONE. It's like the pair of shoes that go with every outfit!!! SO sensible.

#8:

I could not RAVE about this product more!!! My brushes look like NEW after using these guards. I will be getting like 5 more packages! When I clean my brushes and them let them dry, sometimes they bristle and don't look as "sharp" as I'd like them to. Ever since I've had the brush guard (which is in the giveaway!!!) the bristles look like I just bought the brush and took it out of the wrapper. You can dry your brushes in there and put them on when you travel to protect your bristles as they are jumbled up against whatever in your purse. I love how they expand over your brush and yet are nice and snug once you get them into place. Like I said, LOVE them!!! 5 different sizes come in a pkg....my brushes might be fighting over who gets to use one since I don't have enough =). With that said, I will be ordering more tonight HERE =).
So #'s 9 & 10 I couldn't find good enough pictures of but they are BOTH from Mary Kay. Yes, the "Pink Ladies". The eye makeup remover is BOMB!!!! Then the Timewise moisturizer is the best I have used, and I have tried a few ;). 

Those are my must haves at the moment. Who knows what next month will bring =). I think for you Mommies out there, anyONE of these things would be a great gift to ask for!!! Tell me when you get them and what you thought! What are products YOU cannot live without???

MAC Cosmetics: Digi Pops

Digi Pops: Lip Server

Dazzle Lipstick ($14.00 U.S . / $16.50 CDN)
Liquid Lurex - Tarnished golden (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Smash Hit - White beige (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Infused with Glam - Copper brown (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Wham - Plum brown (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Glaringly Hip - Light Peach (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Sweet Bits - Light lavender pink (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Hot Sass - Bright orange (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Win-Win - Light pink (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Naughty You - Neon Pink (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Troublemaker -Magenta (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Snazzy -Deep plum (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Hellraiser -Light lavender (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Baby’s On Fire - Deep Red (Pearl) (Limited Edition)
Dazzleglass ($18.50 U.S. / $21.50 CDN)
Glamour OD - Bright Coral Red (Frost) (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
Spanking Rich - Raspberry Pink (Frost) (Limited Edition) (Repromote)
Boys Go Crazy - Deep amthyst (Frost) (Limited Edition)
Fabulous Fun - Rich magenta (Frost) (Limited Edition)
Hi-Falutin’ - Light yellow pink (Frost) (Limited Edition)
You Got the Look - Yellow nectarine (Frost) (Limited Edition)
Utterly Posh - Mid-tone orange (Frost) (Limited Edition) (Repromote)


Digi-Pops: iPalette

Refillable Eye Shadow X4 ($5.00 U.S. / $6.00 CDN)
Small Eye Shadow Pro Palette Eyeshadows ($11.00 U.S. / $13.00 CDN)
All that Glitters
Atlantic Blue
Carbon
Club
Contrast
Deep Truth
Expensive Pink
Free to Be
Goldenrod
Goldmine
Knight Devine
Lucky Green
Parfait Amour
Red Brick
Retrospeck
Satin Taupe
Shroom
Sketch
Steamy
Sunny Spot
Sweet Lust
Texture
Tilt
Trax
Vibrant Grape
Wedge
White Frost
Winkle

Digi-Pops: Brush Browser

4 Face Brushes Apply + Blend ($49.50 U.S. / $59.50 CDN)Brush roll in black patent fabric and white patent trim with black grosgrain ribbon with MAC logo. Brushes 168SE, 187SE, 190SE, 194SE

5 Eye Brushes Apply, Define + Line ($49.50 U.S. / $59.50 CDN)-Brush roll in black patent fabric and white patent trim with black grosgrain ribbon with MAC logo. Brushes 212SE, 219SE, 227SE, 266SE, 275SE.

Look in a Box

Look in a Box Frisky Girl ($59.50 U.S. / $61.50 CDN)
A black carton featuring a photo of a model wearing a Frisky Girl Look. The Look in a box contains Pretty Baby Beauty Powder; Well Dressed Powder Blush; Mercurial Mineralize Eye Shadow; Nymphette Lipglass, and Zoom Fast Black Lash.

Look in a Box Miss Violet ($59.50 U.S. / $61.50 CDN)
A black carton featuring a photo of a model wearing a Miss Violet Look. The Look in a box contains Rose Beauty Powder, Desert Rose Powder Blush, Love Stone Mineralize Eye Shadow, Lovechild Lipglass, and Zoom Fast Black Lash.

Look in a Box Tawny One ($59.50 U.S. / $61.50 CDN)
A black carton feating a photo of a model wearing a Tawny One Looks. The look in a box contains Refined Golden Bronzing Powder, Coppertone Powder Blush, By Jupiter Mineralize Eye Shadow, Love Nectar Lustreglass, Zoom Fast Black Lash.

This killer collection will be available July 8th!

Let's DO it!!!!

Here are some reasons to get going. I mean bathing suit season is coming up sure, but after having children you won't catch me in one. SO, I think of this as get ready to look even better in my capris and darling short sleeved shirts this summer!!! =) It's no big magical secret that when you are healthy and active you:

a- feel better about yourself

b- feel empowered, strong

c- sleep better, did you know that??? CRAZY!!!

It can also help some people who have mild depression and low self-esteem. Like Elle said in legally blonde,"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't." LOL I heart that movie =). I also propose that exercise will give you more energy to put on your makeup and THAT is where I come in!!!! I have decided to start up my Jillian Michael's DVD again (No More Trouble Zones) and I am not only sticking to it but I am going to start having small "meals" a lot more often during the day. I hesitate to post an exact regime because mine might be so different than what others will do. But who's with me??? The DVD is only $9 at Walmart!!!!! It's not easy but neither is getting rid of a muffin top or jiggly under arm. YOU MUST WANT IT!!!!!! I hope you don't mind that every now and then I will post result and ask how you are doing as well. Here's to no more TROUBLE ZONES!!!!!!!

My recent work featured in Vrag Magazine

I recently did a shoot with photographer Ian Sheh http://www.iansheh.com/ and stylist Peter Ty Hoang http://www.thestarvingstylist.com/ for V-Rag Magazine. I had so much fun on this shoot. Myself and the photographer came up with the concept, scouted locations, and the images came out better than we expected. Our model Fraser was Gorgeous...so he made our job very easy. I did simple grooming on him. And the stylist did an awesome job on wardrobe which brought the whole look together. Here are the images from the cover and the spread.