An update on makeup, and Bishops

So yesterday, my friend Jenny and I went to Ulta.  I got some great stuff although the prestige makeup was not 20% off (in fine print), maybe after this shopping experience.

I loved everything I got which I had been following on the blogs and youtube tutorials.  So here's a rundown:

1. BB cream by Too Face in Snow Globe as I am so light - best BB cream ever.  BB cream or beauty balm is then new it cream they have been using in Asia especially Korea for time.  It has SPF, is a moisturizer and light coverage of not really foundation.
2. Anstasia brow kit in brunette - went on so smooth with an angled eyeliner brush.  For more intense brow, I wet the brush a bit and then dipped it in the product.
3. Tart mascara made of beeswax, great coverage and easy to remove ala natural over my eyelash extensions.
4.Benefit eye bright for opening up that tired look on the inner corners of the ye.
5. I have been using this already, but the Smashbox primer photo finish is amazing.  I get the green corrective one because of my red overtones and slight cheek rosacia.

Now for hair.  I have a love affair with Roxie at Bishops in Sellwood.  At Xmas I have a card for $75 for $100 in hair cuts.  That's almost my yearly cuts for 75 bucks.

They also use Goldwell color there and for the superbowl had a special get a color which I did a root touch up, get a free hair cut.  Total $55.   Then I also get a free $21 add on product when buying two Goldwell Shampoo and Conditioner to maintain color at $30.  The girls were raving at my rock star bangs Zoey Deschanel hair cut (bangs) and ombre brown red color.

Hai - too long, makeup

Its been over a year since I posed to this crazy thing!  Lots of work when I thought I'd be unemployed.  I haven't really had a break, but when I do, I've been playing with makeup.

So, today I got a 20% of email to ULTA, and tonight a pregger friend and I are going.  I have been experimenting with products left and right so I wanted to give you some ideas as I have been trying to get a more natual looking makeup routine going.

SO here we go.

eyes - I have been lining them with "concrete eye" from mac with an eye liner brush on the bottom.  I line the inner water line and uper waterline with Urban Decay's 24/7 Oil Slick staying.  For eye shadow one coat of "blanc type" by Mac.  Bottom lashes  I am using Tarte's "Bottoms Up."

face - My concelear I apply with a small brush and its Camoflauge SC2 from Laura Mercier.  There are two colors so you can blend them, and I only put them on blemishes and broken capillaries.  I then used Laura Mercier foundation in Ivory Porcelain and put a small 2 pumps on my back wrist and use a sigma kabuki brush to apply an air brushed look.

I countour using Nars Laguna right under the cheek, where the line is when you pucker up and make a fish face.  I blend that in with a kabuki brush up to the side of my hairline and down below my neck.  I then apply a blush on the apples of my cheeks like Urban Decay's "Score"

Too highlight, I use Benefit's high beam, and dot under eyes, on Cupid's bow and chin and work in with a concealer bruch and pat with my ring finger.

Lipstick - every day - I use Sonia Kasuk's "Sunkissed"; for night and going out my red stape is Mac's Cockney or for a more pink fuschia I like Mac's "New York Apple."

For brow's I have been using a brow brush, wetting it and using a lorac brown powder, but I just ordered Mac's "Concrete" Shadow for this.