Retro Eyeliner

I love makeup, but lets be real. I don't go all 'Super Model Documentary Hour' everyday. In fact some days, I don't even wear makeup. And I go to work that way! This is not because I'm all 'free spirit-y' it because I'm LAZY. By the time I get done showering, doing my hair, finding an outfit and taking care of the dogs, having time to stop for coffee sounds WAY better than doing my make up. But if I need a quick way to do my make up, this little demo is one of the ways I do it. It looks pretty and classic but it takes me like five minutes, I swear!


This is what I used today

This is my new liquid liner. It works better than any liquid liner I have used before! It doesn't smudge or imprint itself onto my upper lids as the day goes on. Super user friendly, goes on evenly, and dries fast.

EyeStudio by Maybelline in Blackest Black

To begin, I got out my trusty ShadeStick in Beige-ing by MAC. Apply that from lash line to crease and use your finger to spread it around, feathering it up to your brow bone. Then I put the bottom color in my Cafe Classics palette on from lash line to eyebrow.

Now for the eyeliner!! What I did was practice on my hand a little to get the feel for it. Start with a little!

I lined my top lid first. To give it the retro look I wanted, I did it thicker on the outside and much thinner on the inside. I flared it out on the outside corner of my eye for a kinda 'cat eye' look. Let your first coat dry for a second and then go over it again, touching up any places that need it.

Then I put a little on my bottom lids. Not everyone has to to do this. I do it because they way my eyes are shaped, I feel like they look droopy when I have nothing on the bottom. So, it is up to you! I put a little on the outside corner and then mostly just filled in lightly between my lashes (good trick to make it seem like you have more lashes on the bottom!). Do the other eye but go slow and double check to be sure your eyes are even. I have one eyelid that is droopier(apparently 'droopy' is my word of the day) than the other so mine rarely look EXACTLY the same. Play with yours a little, but quit while you are ahead. Too much jet black liquid liner all over your eyes, not a good look for you, my dude!

This calls for a little stronger eyebrow so if you don't usually "do" your eyebrows today might be the day you try it out. I like this eyebrow brush by Bobbi Brown in Blonde. Its perfect for my light eyebrows and goes on like mascara!

Then I did, a couple coats of black mascara(curl your lashes first!) and finished getting ready for the day! This is pretty minimalist in terms of eye make up so feel free to do a pretty lip color(red maybe?)! One day I will show you a really pretty hair style to do with this makeup. You'll look like Marilyn Monroe, I swear! (like me, DUH!)

Thank you, come again!

Les

Make up Do's

• Practice Practice Practice!



• Don't fear the liquid Liner!



• Try lash strips if you want a more dramatic look

Make up Don'ts

• If you choose to line your bottom lash, don't go too heavy!

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