Just a quick little look for you all while I figure out what I want to blog on for the future -- I've been so busy with work (and now I've been cast in a musical that opens in September!) so by the time I get home, I'm just a little tired ;)
Products Used:
NARS Pro Prime Foundation Primer
Josie Maran Argan Matchmaker Serum Foundation
Sephora Collection Microsmooth Powder
Tarte Glisten Amazonian Clay Blush
MAC Mystery Eyeshadow (brows)
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Naked Palette (Sin, Naked, Buck)
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liners (Black and Periwinkle)
This is a great look not only for people like myself who want to wear neutrals but have it be a little more dramatic without being overkill...but it's also a great look for events like prom and weddings!
**Important Update 3/27/12: Due to my extremely hectic schedule I have missed almost a full week of application, therefore I am switching up what I am looking for in this product. I am going to focus more on the lash health and thickness moreso than the lengthening...as I don't really feel I need more length to begin with (haha)**
The Evil Queen is someone you both feel sympathy for (once you know her back story...or at least what we've been given so far) and yet...you hate her just as much!
Lana Parrilla...you do her justice.
Head past the jump for the screenshots and the video!
Ok, so some of you may know that I had super success with the Urban Decay Lush Lash System (and yes, I'm still bitter that I lost the blog posts when I lost all of my photos with my blog...PISSED...) but I do have the before/after photos and my VLOG of it...soooo....yeah.
I'm embarking on a quest now to test out the Tarte MultiplEYE Clinically Proven Natural Lash Enhancer serum! Much like the Urban Decay, it's painted onto the [clean and dry] upper lash line like a liquid liner and left to dry. Interesting fact: the directions say you can apply makeup over it once it's dry - so you can do this day OR night!
So now my lashes are pretty long from the success with the Urban Decay system, but as I said before, I didn't find it gave me any thickness...so from the Tarte, I'm actually looking for thickness rather than length (though I am assuming I will get some kind of length from it!)
Tarte says the system contains their HydroPlant Peptide[TM] which is clinically proven to give the *appearance* of thicker lashes. It also contains soy and amino acid proteins which are infused with cellulose (a plant derived thickening agent) and vitamin C (antioxidant booster).
Tarte's Clinical Results: 152% change in appearance of lash length (6 weeks) 100% of subjects reported increase in appearance of lash length 100% of subjects reported increase in overall lash health 90% of subjects reported increase in lash thickness
Firstly, this is very cleverly worded...APPEARANCE is a huge word to look for in any advertisement...just in case you didn't know ;) They're basically saying your lashes LOOK longer, not that it actually grows them.
I'm going to look at the health of my lashes and the thickness and the length will be kind of the afterthought for me this time around. Being that I wear mascara 5 or 6 our of 7 days a week, they take a beating and are prone to breakage and natural shedding...so I'm definitely watching for the health.
Here are my lashes as of RIGHT NOW:
So I will try to remember to photograph at least one of my eyes each week (over the 6 week course) so that we can keep track of how this works!
In case you wanted to see the Urban Decay results:
Urban Decay Lush Lash System (6 weeks of treatment)
*Both of the products mentioned in this blog post were provided to me via my job and this has no bearing on my opinions or anything I will say about these products during testing...I think the results speak for themselves*
This is one of my absolute favorite looks I've done in a while...purple is my favorite color and I've been in such a neutrals or nude eye with a hint of colored liner that it was fantastic to just be able to do a multi-tonal purple smokey eye!
Head past the jump for the list of products I used!! :)
*I feel it necessary to begin this post with a disclaimer of sorts...because of all the past blog posts that were deleted not to long ago (of which I am still seething about mind you...) I may not remember the exact products that I used. Some of these photos are almost a year old! However, I do promise to give you as much information as I can remember...so if you don't see something listed in the VINTAGE FOTD posts, please know it's not that I'm not listing it, I just may not remember...*
Head past the jump for the FOTDs and a list of products!
