The Bump Up

If you are like me, you like to be prepared for any occasion. We just never know when a last minute after work invite will occur.

To be face-ready for these moments, I like to bump up the everyday look as discussed in the last blog, with black eyeliner. Two favorite liners are Mac's Eye Kohl and the MUD Shop's eyeliner.

Eyeliners can be used many ways depending on your mood.

I sometimes place the liner on my top lash line only. I feel it gives an angelic clean look.

When I want the look to be more intense, I line my bottom lash line only.

But when I really want to make a statement, I place the liner on both the top and bottom lash lines and create a smokey eye effect. YES! With just a black liner! =)

Speaking of liners, Cover Girl’s Liquidline Blast eyeliner just won best eye product by CEW Beauty Awards, I guess I shall test it for myself and give you guys my opinion on it, but if you try it first please leave some feedback! Thanks! :)

Everyday Makeup-Made- Easy

Makeup should not be seen as a tool used to hide our imperfections, but more like a tool used to accentuate what beautiful features we already have! =)  
Some people like to categorize makeup as a mask to our imperfections, so much ignorance surround these opinions because these people are usually the ones who have never even had any experience with makeup.
Makeup goes beyond just covering up imperfections, its mostly used by professionals to accentuate what beautiful features we already have.
Makeup also gives us an amazing uplifting feeling.  When we are down and we look in the mirror, and our beautiful features are hiding behind our frowning appearance, we don’t feel any better.  It is a known fact that if we LOOK good we will FEEL good!  I experience this everyday.  When I wake up in the morning I am NOT a happy camper, as i‘m sure most of you aren’t.  Until I at least put on some concealer, mascara and blush, I do not have a smile on my face.  It’s an instant rush! And it doesn’t have to be a full makeup application.  Keep a small makeup bag with at least these three things, that little mirror and you can conquer the world.
My favorite concealer is Neutrogena’s concealer stick, my favorite blush is the all in one Physicians Formula Bronzer Strips (it can be used as blush/ bronzer and eye shadow) always a sun kissed look! Finally my favorite mascara right now is the Lash Blast by Cover Girl its amazing big brush brings out the smallest most invisible eye lash!  The greatest thing is that for those who cannot afford expensive cosmetics these three are all sold in Duane Reade Pharmacies.