Today's Makeup | Thanksgiving | 10.12.14

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers!

It has been a hot minute since my last post but I was feeling really uninspired and I didn't want to force a post or a video when I wasn't 100% there. I also just had 3 midterms last week which I was studying for all last week and the week before. Now I have a week of o exams until my next two midterms. School rocks!

I went for a simple makeup look for tonight's big dinner as I think natural beauty is very important to shine through!

The foundation I'm wearing today is a new purchase of mine - the CoverGirl Ready, Set, Georgous foundation in the shade 105. It's a very natural looking foundation with light-medium coverage and has a really nice skin like finish. For my blush I went with Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Exposed, a stunning rosy neutral. On my eyes I reached for my trusty Urban Decay Naked palette. I knew I wanted something very minimal so I chose the shades Virgin, Naked, and Buck. Virgin in the inner corner and on my lid, Naked in my crease, and Buck in my outer corner. I lined my top lash line with MAC Black Track Fluidline and added a small flick. I got new glasses yesterday (you can see them on instagram HERE) and I think the eyeliner flick looks so pretty with them on! For mascara I used the L'Oreal Miss Manga mascara, and on my lips I used my favourite lippy by MAC in the shade Syrup.

What makeup did you wear today? Happy Thanksgiving!

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Today's Makeup | Thanksgiving | 10.12.14

Daytime Smokey Eye - Urban Decay Naked Palette

Since buying my mom her Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette I put my Naked 3 aside for the day and went with the original palette. I always lean towards such neutral and simple eye looks that for today as I was getting ready I decided to smoke it up a little - even though I was just going for a 6 hour day at school.

 

I've been using this palette for almost three years now and I can't get over how much I love it! As you can tell from the photo, I hardly ever use the darker shadows, which can be a bit of a waste honestly!

I first primed my eye with MAC Painterly Paint Pot and then moved on to using the lightest shade Virgin on my inner corners and brow bone with a small pencil brush. Next I used my finger to apply the beautiful shade Sin all over my lid - from end to end! Next I blended the shade Naked with my MAC 217 into my crease as a transitional shade so everything flows well. Next I took the shade Smog in my outer corner and into the outer portion of my crease as well. I can't believe I hardly use this shadow - it's so beautiful! Lastly I blended in a dark brown shade with gold shimmer called Darkhorse to my outer V (on top of Smog) for that extra deepness.

I have definitely found my day time smokey eye and I can't wait to wear it more. It really is such a beautiful combination of colours and I'm glad to be getting some use out of the darker shades. I'll be taking baby steps while working my way up to the shades Creep and Gunmetal ;).

What's your favourite way to wear this palette?

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Daytime Smokey Eye - Urban Decay Naked Palette