Super Quick Green Eyeliner Every Day Look!

As I promised last week, I would write at least one blog a week to fill you all in on what's going on in my little makeup world.  I also did mention that the blog posts had halted temporarily due to the fact that I was trying to juggle work, gym and the blog.  After being a housewife for over two years, balancing all of this has proved to be a bit of a challenge.  With this change in schedule getting ready for work in the morning has also required some shortcuts here and there.

I try to get at least eight hours of sleep every single night of the week.  So, when I have a later night than usual, I tend to get up a little later too, giving me less time for my morning routine.  I still believe it looks quite unprofessional to go to work without some kind of makeup on so even when I'm in a rush, I won't sacrifice that.

Therefore, in this blog, I wanted to share with you my super speedy 5 minute every day eye makeup look.

In addition to my usual BB cream base, blush and highlighter which can be applied in under 5 minutes,  I like to use just one eyeshadow colour when I'm in a rush.

My colour of choice is usually MAC eyeshadow in Mulch.  It's a dark brown that can be used for a smokey eye look or blended out for a very natural finish.

Along with my usual black mascara, I pair the single colour with a beautiful green eyeliner.  My favourite at the moment is the Velvet Touch Eyeliner from Gosh Cosmetics in Woody Green.  It's waterproof and lasts through the day without smudging.  I love the colour as well.  It's a deep green that is noticeably green but subtle at the same time.

Together with the brown eyeshadow, it adds a nice pop of colour to an incredibly simple look.

Because the eyes are so simple and neutral, I also like to brighten the look with my Belladonna Intense Lipgloss from Illamasqua.

It's such a simple look that takes just ten minutes in total but it just brightens up my whole face and makes me look completely refreshed for work.

For more information on what you can do with coloured eyeliners, you can also go to my previous blog titled Playful Eyeliners.

Note:  For those of you wondering, it does look like I cut my hair in this photo but I did not.  Just my bangs.  

Covering an Accidental Sunglass Tan line!!!

First of all, I'd like to apologize for not having added any new posts lately.  Between juggling work, gym after work and a hungry husband...after work, it's been really difficult to work on the blog.  However, I will try to be more diligent, with hopefully at least one new post each week. 

So, I've just come back from a family ski/snowboarding trip in Meribel, France.  The weather was amazing and in the plus double digits.  The sun was shining all week long and there was almost no sight of even a single cloud in the sky.  Great for skiing and snowboarding in t-shirts but absolutely horrendous for tan lines!!!

Because snow reflects the sun's rays off of it, it is incredibly necessary to ski with sunglasses or a mask on to protect your eyes.  It is also important to wear a sunblock with high SPF.  Unfortunately, I had an SPF 30 sunblock on my face with an SPF 42 BB cream over that.  For those of you who don't know this, wearing the SPF 30 and then SPF 42 doesn't mean I have a combined total of SPF 72 on.  In fact, I've been told that the first thing you put on will absorb into your skin and will sort of block the second SPF product.  So, the result was a not so high protection factor on my face and a horrible tan line.

So, this is how you can cover it up without using a full coverage foundation that will make you look like you've got way too much makeup on for the day. 

Start by getting a slightly darker foundation than what you normally use.  Go much darker if the tanned part of your face is significantly much darker than usual.  A darker colour will help to blend out the contrast naturally.  Don't try to lighten the darker part of your face with a lighter foundation as you could end up with an ashy finish. 

Next, use a highlighter above your cheekbones.  Something a little shimmery will work better.  This will create an illusion that the lighter part of your face, above the cheeks and below your eyes, was purposely lightened for highlighting purposes. 

Finally, use a blusher and apply it over the area where the light and dark areas meet. 

Voila!!!  It's as simple as that!!!

Here's an important reminder for when you're doing any kind of outdoor sports!!!  High SPF in your makeup is never as good as sunblock.  So, always apply a sunblock with a high SPF before you put on your makeup!!!  EVEN IF YOUR MAKEUP HAS A HIGH SPF!!