FOTD: Taylor Momsen Inspired Glossy Red Lip

Today's look was inspired by a pic I saw of Taylor Momsen back during New York fashion week. She had this bright red glossy lip going that I instantly loved for two reasons: 1. It's a little bit of a throwback to the makeup of the late 70's/early 80's(pretty much my favorite time period as far as makeup goes), and 2. It was a nice departure from the typical super black, super smokey eye/nude lip combo that Taylor is usually seen wearing.

Remember when she used to look like this?

Who else is going to be watching 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' this year?

Anywho, I meant to do this post a long time ago but forgot all about it until I read about Taylor and her band, The Pretty Reckless, releasing a new album recently...so here's the look!

everything I used is from Avon/mark.
on the face:
Ideal Flawless foundation in Light Ivory
Ideal Flawless concealer in Light/Medium on blemishes
Extra Lasting concealer in Fair under the eyes and as a highlighter
Ideal Flawless translucent loose powder

One the eyes:
True Color eyeshadow quad in Mocha Latte
Kohl eye liner in Intense Brown
Super Shock Max mascara in Black

On the cheeks:
mark. Bronze Pro in Bronze to lightly contour
Ideal Luminous blush in Coral Radiance, just a little on the cheek bones

On the lips:
mark. Make It Rich lip color crayon in Hot Sauce
Ultra Glazewear lip gloss in Fiery Red

If you want to hear the new single from The Pretty Reckless, here it is:

FOTD: Hailee Steinfeld Inspired Look

Today's face of the day is inspired by the kind of bronze and plum smokey eye makeup that Hailee Steinfeld wore to the LA premiere for Ender's Game. All of the makeup used for this look is from Avon/mark.

On the face:
Ideal Flawless foundation, concealer, and loose powder

On the eyes:
Extra Lasting eyeshadow pencil in topaz Shimmer on the lid and lower lash line.
Glimmerstick eye liner in Nocturnal and Super Shock eye liner in Plumful smudged together in the upper lash line.
mark. Just Blushing in Cameo blended through the crease.
True Color eyeshadow single in Plum Burgundy blended into the outer corner of the eye.
Kohl liner in Deep Violet on the waterline, with Kohl liner in True Black layered over the violet on the outer half of the waterline.
Super Shock Max mascara in Black on the lashes.

On the cheeks:
I lightly contoured with mark. Bronze Pro in Bronze, and mark. Just Blushing in Cameo blended on the cheek bones.

On the lips:
I patted on Ultra Color lipstick in Crush, and then dabbed a light pink shimmery gloss from the mark. On The Dot lip palette over top of that.

More Avon Extra Lasting Eyeshadow Pencil Swatches!

I tried a couple of these shadow pencils when they first came out and absolutely LOVED them! So I got a couple more...and then a couple more...and then the rest of them, lol:-) So here are the swatches of the last 6 colors I bought. I really cannot say enough good things about these! They are great stand alone shadows, blend really well, and make excellent long wearing shadow bases for your powder shadows.

Aquamarine is a shimmery deep aqua color. Very dense, rich pigmentation for this color! If you follow me on Facebook you can see this color used in my sugar skull makeup for Halloween as the petals around my eyes(sidenote: I also used the Extra Lasting shadow pencil in Black Diamond all over the eye and layered colors from the True Color quad in Purple Pop on top, it turned out so good!).

Sapphire is a shimmery deep blue. I really love this one layered with the Purple Pop quad for a bluish-purple eye look.

Amethyst is less purple than I thought it would be, and more like a pretty shimmering mauve.

Smoky Plum is a nice shimmery plum with really good pigmentation.

Crystal Taupe is a light shimmery taupe. This color is a great neutral to have on hand for any skin tone.

Rich Cocoa surprised me when I opened and saw that it was actually matte! This neutral chocolate brown is the only one of the shadow pencils that doesn't have any shimmer to it.

I hope Avon expands this line and brings out more colors, and more matte shades!

FOTD: Plum Winged Liner + Red Lips

On the face:
~Magix Advanced Cashmere finish foundation in Light Beige
~Extra Lasting concealer in Fair
~Smooth Minerals powder foundation in Transparent Glow

On the eyes:
~Extra Lasting eyeshadow pencil in Shimmering Sand
~True Color eyeshadow quad in Emerald Cut
~Super Shock gel eyeliner pencil in Plumful
~Super Shock Max mascara in Black

On the cheeks:
~Glow bronzer in Warm Glow

On the lips:
~Gkimmersticks lip liner in Red Brick
~Ultra Color lipsticks in Scarlet Siren, Berry Berry Nice, and Lava Love

Review: Avon Gel Finish in Barely There

This polish has been a major fail for me:-( I hate to even post this because I have had such good luck with my other Avon nail polishes, and I have quite a few, but if you are thinking about getting this one I really don't recommend it.

The polish claims to be a 7-in1 product with built in base and top coat. I put it on my bare nails and it went on nice, smooth, very shiny, and I loved the color. I turned a documentary on and sat still for 1 1/2 hours, letting my nails have plenty of time to fully dry by the time the movie was over. I washed my hands afterwards and as soon as my fingertips hit the towel EVERY...SINGLE...NAIL...smudged! Seriously!? I can't speak to how any of the other colors perform, but I probably won't be getting any more of these based off of how poorly this one worked out for me.

FOTD: Muted Green Smokey Eye

On the face
~Graftobian HD Glamour Creme foundation in Ingenue and Vixen ~Ben Nye translucent face powder in fair

On the eyes
~Avon Big Color eye pencil in Smokey Sage on the lid as a shadow base
~Yaby shadow in Antique over the whole lid
~mark. shadow in Moss on the outer 1/3 of the lid and softly blended up into the crease, also along the lower lash line
~Yaby shadow in Firewood blended through the crease
~Pixi shadow in Gilded Olive blended into the outer corner of the eye
~Yaby shadow in Magic Timber on the inner corner of the eye
~Avon kohl liner in True Black used to tight line the eye
~Avon Super Shock Max mascara in Black on the lashes

On the cheeks
~Sephora MicroSmooth baked bronzer duo in Spicy Heat, used the matte side to lightly contour
~Avon Smooth Minerals blush in Blushing Mauve on the cheekbones

On the lips
~Starlooks lip liner in Bare to line and fill in the lips
~OCC Lip Tar in Kava Kava
~mark. Glow Baby Glow lip gloss in Peek-a-boo

FOTD: Bluish-Purple Smokey Eye

I decided to do a look today inspired by the beautiful blue-purple look done for the Jason Wu A/W 2013 runway:-)



On the face: I used Avon Extra Lasting foundation in Light Nude, Extra lasting concealer in Fair, Ideal Flawless concealer in Light/Medium, and Ideal Flawless loose powder in Translucent

On the eyes: I used Avon Extra Lasting eyeshadow pencil in Sapphire, True Color eyeshadow quad in Purple Pop, Kohl eye liner in Deep Violet, Perfect Eyebrow kit in Deep Brown, and Super Shock Max mascara in Black

On the cheeks: I used mark. Bronze Pro in Bronzed, and Just Blushing in Afterglow

On the lips: I used Avon Ultra Glazewear lip gloss in Pale Peach