Pool-Proof Your Peepers

Somehow it's already mid-July, summer is in full swing and the heat index is not playing around. I love the perks of summer: tank tops and shorts, long days, lots of swimming and hopefully a vacation thrown in there somewhere. One of the things I really don't enjoy is the constant struggle to find makeup that will actually stay on through the heat and humidity and not end up slding off my face 1.5 seconds after I step outside. As I was pondering this it occured to me that there are even fewer makeup options that can withstand swimming. So I decided to take a few of my fun new products on a test run.  Product number one: Hard Candy- Lash Ink.

I bought mine at Wal Mart. It claims to be lash stain that will last for 4 days, rain or shine, rub proof and water proof. 
Product number two: Nyx-Slide On Eyeliner Pencil

I picked up mine at Ulta. I chose Azure (the really bright blue shade in the middle) to go with my swim suit. This is also supposed to be long-wearing and water proof.
So after a long day of swimming and an unladylike amount of sweating...the result?
They worked!!
The Lash Ink was deffinately a runaway success. I was a bit doubtful when applying it. It goes on pretty cakey. The applicator brush is not my favorite. I used lash comb to spread the product evenly on my lashes and make sure I didn't look like I had trurantula eyes.  After swimming and plenty of eye rubbing I had no racoon circles under my eyes ( my personal favorite *sarcasm*) and no crumbly mascara bits anywhere to be seen. My lashes still looked fresh and pretty.
The eyeliner was not quite as impressive but still did pretty well. It was a little faded and a little smushed to the corners of my eyes (from the aforementioned eye rubbing). There was no slidey-all-over-my-face mess, however, and it still looked pretty darn cute.
So.. if you want to give your eyes a little extra somethin' somethin' this summer I deffinately recommend these two products. Wearing a swim suit can be a little intimidating sometimes, maybe knowing that your eye makeup looks perfect even in the pool will give you a little extra boost of confidence. It did for me!
Happy Swimming :)

Oh No! Zombies!!

One of my makeup related hobbies is playing around with costume makeup ideas. I have fun doing crazy makeup for myself and my friend's Halloween costumes as well as messing around with Lady Gagaesque looks on myself. 
A few days ago I had the brilliant idea to try my hand at zombie makeup. Only one problem...I needed a model. I get tired of doing all my looks on myself and it's way more fun to transform someone else once in while. So I used my wifely influence to convince my husband (read:pleaded with my best puppy dog eyes) to let me try it out on him. With much cringing on his part we go started. Here is the result:

I just used the makeup I had on hand. I don't have any actual costume makeup. I used a green concealer (usually used to camouflage redness) liberally all over, being careful not to make it too even. I then used matte white and brown eye shadow to give his skin a mottled look. To make the bruising under his eyes and around his "head wound" I mixed purple and burgundy eye shadows. His head wound and bloody mouth are just red lipstick and red lip gloss. 

It's not exactly Hollywood ready, but I had fun experimenting with outside of the box uses for  my everyday makeup.    ......And I think the hubby had fun modeling his postmortem look. :)

Confessions of a Makeup Addict

Remember when you were a little kid, watching your mom get ready to go out? I was always fascinated by my mom's getting ready routine; curling her hair, picking out the perfect accessories...and my favorite part...The Makeup.
I would watch intently as she dabbed and blotted and brushed. The colors were so pretty and I just longed to know to look so Grown Up.  I still remember the absolute bliss of buying my first makeup when I was thirteen. I was allowed to pick out my own eyeshadow and lipstick. I got bright blue shadow and banana scented purple lipstick.  Haha. My taste have changed a little since then but the little giddy feeling is still there whenever I pick out a new eye shadow palette or mascara.
I firmly believe that no woman Needs to wear makeup to look good and feel good about herself. It's more like icing on the cake. Really fun icing.
So this is going to be my outlet to share all my makeup related adventures. Experimenting with new products, trying to figure out new looks and anything else you might be interested in reading about. So here we go!