Eye Makeup Magic: 2012 Emmy's

The Emmy's were last night and while I don't generally watch award shows anymore I do love me some red carpet action.

Last night did not disappoint.

It seemed everyone brought their "A game" and rocked the carpet in their own way.

I know many blogs will be talking fashion and shoes but can we just talk about the makeup for a minute?

I mean dang!

These ladies killed it.

Here are some of my favorites:

Kerry Washington: Nearly Nude

This photo doesn't do her justice (in my opinion) live on the red carpet she was simply glowing.

She just killed it for me.

I loved her strong simple eye and muted lip.

She amped up the glam factor by adding lashes but kept the rest subtle and stunning.

It was understated elegance at it's best.

Lena Dunham - smokey eye smize

I didn't love the dress but her smoked out smize was A-MAZING. If you looked closely you could see it was a deep blue/black and with her light brown eyes it was just the right touch.

Ginnifer Goodwin: Sultry Stare

The dark eyeliner + thick lashes and totally clean/fresh face was a huge hit for me.

I am a huge fan of this type of look

Claire Danes: Lined to Perfection

Clearly there is a trend here with my love of the dark eye, barely there lip and flushed cheeks.

I thought this mama-to-be looked radiant in the color of the night and again with the dark emphasized eyes.

Kelly Osbourne: Vampy Lip

She got it exactly right. Rocking the season's hottest bordeaux lip color the reality star vamped up the carpet in various shades of purple from her head to her orchid eye liner.

Were there any Emmy looks that rocked your world?

Whatcha got in the bag?

Friday I took part in the What's in Your Bag party hosted by Heather at Glitter and Gloss

and shared the contents of my purse on my other blog.

And last night I thought - why not share the contents of my makeup bag on here???

Duh.

I know a lot of people are curious as to what a makeup artist carries around in their personal makeup bag so here it goes!!

Bag: 

Mesh set of 3 from Victoria's Secret years ago

I like it because I can take them apart and stash different things in each pouch for a complete set.

 Little Bag:

M.A.C Lustreglass in Sinnamon

Sour Apple blow pop

Colgate wisps

CO Bigelow Lemon &Pomegranate lip cream

Large Bag:

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzing Powder

Urban Decay Powder Brush

 M.A.C lip liners Chestnut and Spice

M.A.C eyeliner in Coffee

Sephora Mini Mascara

2 M.A.C Lustreglass Sinnamon & WonderStruck

2 M.A.C Lipsticks in Hyper & Icon

Colgate Wisps

Viktor & Rolf Flower Bomb Perfume roll-on

(Not pictured) Mini NARS Orgasm blush

Now you may be wondering - why does she have duplicates in each bag?

Well I sometimes take the little bag and throw it in a clutch if necessary.

I don't generally carry eye shadow as I will use the Orgasm in a pinch but for me it's all about playing up the shape of my eyes so if I need to 'vamp it up' a bit for evening I just layer on the eyeliner and add a few more coats of mascara.

On occasion I've also been known to keep false eyelashes just for fun but have yet to have reason to use them.

Obviously this is not all the makeup I use but just a small sample of what I will carry on a day to day basis for touch ups.

I do change it up often adding an eye shadow quad or different eyeliners as the mood strikes but these are my basics.

What do you keep in your makeup bag?

Around the Internet

In poking around the web and the rest of the blog-o-sphere I found the following wonders

from TheFab411 :

MAC's Summer 2012 collection

I kind of want it just for the packaging and cool nautical bags alone!

From The Stylish Housewife & Penny Pincher Fashion:

Glossybox

Previously only available in 19 other countries Glossybox delivers 5 travel size samples each month.

You can customize your subscription plan and then create a beauty profile to receive customized samples each month. 

The first American Glossybox for this month is no longer available but you bet your socks I signed up to get in on the next go round!!

image via: Penny Pincher Fashion

image via: Penny Pincher Fashion


One of my friends also hipped me to the New Beauty  Test Tube. 
Oh my word.
I am going to be broke and soon!
There are so many great products out there for me to try!!

Then SEPHORA emailed me to tell me about some new arrivals like
NARS Beach Lover Set
A five piece travel set for lips, eyes and cheeks.

Must. Have. It. All.



Have you seen anything new you're lusting after this week?

Photo shoot mania

Good afternoon my lovelies!

This past weekend was filled with makeup madness.

Saturday was a portfolio shoot for my new website (stay tuned!) , followed by a fun makeup application for an anniversary party for a girlfriend and Sunday was a bridal consultation!

Good times!

For the photo shoot on Saturday 5 of my fabulous co-workers happily volunteered their faces so I could create a few fun looks I hadn't tried and my fabulous friend, Rob, was gracious enough to lend out his studio and take the pictures for me ( he has wicked photography skills).

I did a total of 6 looks on 6 different faces in about 5 hours while rocking out the choice musical selection and giggling the day away.
I had a few inspiration pictures and was excited all the girls were totally game for whatever I had in mind.

Most of the models generally wear little to no makeup on a daily basis so it was a bit of a shock to see themselves so glammed out but I couldn't be happier with the way they turned out.

Here are a  few sneak peek's!!

Tell me what you think!!

Happy Halloween!

I think I mentioned I'm taking a makeup course?

I'm always looking to improve my skills and learn new techniques and am having so much fun doing it!

Today was Fantasy Day in honor of Halloween!

My partner Corina and I took turns tricking out each other's faces.

Check out my Dia De Los Muertos Mask face!!

This girl has wicked talent!!

 I wanted to do more 'mystical & mythical' type fantasy so I kept it simple with some feathers,

gems and plenty of colors!!

What do you guys think????

its' finally FALL and I'm BACK!!!!!

Hello Glamazons!

I'm back!

Did you miss me?

Of course you did!

Well its finally fall in sunny Southern California and you know what that means?
New makeup!!

Whoo hoo!!

One of my favorite things about fall is being able to rock the sultry smoky eye and a generally darker look than I have been ALL summer long!

Time to put away the Beach Bunny Bronze and look forward to a Warm Winter Tan!!!

During my hiatus I was trying to figure out the direction of this blog and have decided it will contain several parts.

A How-to section- see a lovely look in a magazine but are unsure of how to pull them off?

Send me your questions!

I will take before and after pictures with my wonderful willing friends!

A Whats's Hot section - because makeup is like fashion and something new comes out all the time! How can you keep up? Sweet Emotions will do it for you!

And a Look of the Week section - this will showcase/ highlight some of the best makeup looks out there and what I've managed to pull off each week as well!

I invite you to join me on this new journey and check back often for new product reviews, pictures and info!

Looking forward to chatting with you all!!!

new find!!!

I just discovered a cute new place to get makeup online!

CherryCulture.com is fabulous site that carries over 40 brands of quality makeup!

Much like myself, they believe makeup is a form of art!

They have everything a young beauty junkie could ask for - and reasonably priced too!

From body wash and bronzer,

blushes and lipglosses,

to brushes and bags!

This is one stop shopping for all the ladies in your life!!

Check out this Amuse Super Star Makeup Kit for only $24.00 !!!!

This 2 layer kit includes 9 lip gloss colors, 2 blushers, 2 foundation powders, 48 eyeshadow colors and 4 glitter cream which can be used for body or eyes.

All applicators included.

This is a true super star makeup kit.

So go check it out!!!!!

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