Face of the Day - Ulta Gel Eyeliners and Real Techniques Sponge

I hauled a ton of Ulta Gel Eyeliners yesterday and a pretty cool Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and I wanted to play!  I already told you how afraid of color I am.....I love my Naked palate to death.  I dipped my toe into the color world and came up with this.  I'll give you my impressions of the eyeliners I used and the sponge as I go and a list of all the products with more pictures at the end...Lets get started! Here is the Final Look...Keep reading for impressions and step by steps!

Here is my face with NO makeup... ALSO - please excuse the hair....tomorrow is my day to wash it and I worked out and cleaned the house before I played with makeup.......

I normally use my fingers to put on my foundation.  I have a few foundation brushes from Real Techniques and Elf, but I can never seem to blend the foundation in enough and it looks streaky.  I have also used those little triangle sponges that you buy in bulk.  I always reverted to my fingers - but I think this new sponge is a keeper!

Here's my face with foundation only, applied with the Real Techniques Sponge (damp)...

I really like this sponge.  It can apply a light layer of foundation and you can build up the coverage where you need it and keep it light where you don't.  It's also nice for concealer, you can build up that coverage too without making a cake on your face.  I used the flat side for my foundation and the pointed tip for concealer around my nose and eyes.  

Here I am with concealer, powder and bronzer....

Now for the finished look.......

I primed my lids with the elf 1.00 primer then applied Rimmel ScandalEyes pencil in Nude to the inner 1/3rd of my lid, I covered that with Virgin from the Naked Palate.  Then I applied the Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Golden Egg to the middle 1/3rd of my lid and covered that with Half Baked.  Next, Penny went on the outer 1/3rd and was covered with Smog from the Naked Palate.  I blended each color into the next when I applied them.  I applied Darkhorse from the Naked Palate to the crease and blended it out and used the lightest color from the Louise Young Palate for my brow bone. The inner corner has Elizabeth Mott Smooth Shadow in Pearl.  I also used a little bit of Bronzer to transition the colors.  These liners make an awesome base and the colors are such a close match the the Original Naked Palate.  After 3 hours, with a little bit of sweating there is no creasing.....

I lined my upper water line with Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Blackout and Lined my upper lash line with the Matte Black  from the Louise Young Palate and an Elf small angle brush.  

I lined my lower water line with Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Starry Night and smudged it into the lashes.  I topped it with the light blue from the Sleek Original i-Divine palate. The eye shadow really popped over the liner.  The liners (Blackout and Starry Night) seem to wear like a usual gel liner on the water line and would probably need reapplied/touched up after a few hours. I finished it up with 2 coats of L'Oreal Carbon Black Mascara.

Here's a close-up of the eye look:

 

Overall, I am happy with how the look turned out. Normally, the upper lid colors would have been smudged on the lower lash line and both water lines would be lined with a black liner.  The pop of color makes it fun and (as lame as it may sound...) I would totally start matching it to my outfits! Or mood...does that sound better?

Full List of Products

Face: 

• Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me in 125
• Concealer: NYX HD Photogenic Concealer in CW03 Light
• Bare Minerals Well Rested to top off the undereye area
• Powder: NYX stay matte but not flat powder foundation in SMP02 Nude
• Bronzer: Revlon Photoready Bronzer in 100 Bronzed and Chic
• Highlight: Philosophy the color of grace amazing graze shimmering face powder
• Blush: City Color Be Matte Blush  in Fresh Melon

Eyes:

• Elf Eyelid Primer (1.00) in Sheer
• Rimmel Scandal Eyes in 005 Nude
• Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Golden Egg
• Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Penny
• Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Blackout
• Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Starry Night
• Elizabeth Mott Smooth Shadow in Pearl
• Naked Palate (Original)
• Louise Young Palate
• Sleek Makeup i-Divine in 594 The Original
• L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:

• Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in 105 Demure

Subscription Box Series!!

What Up Yo?  Tonight, I'm gonna talk about the subscription boxes I receive and show you what I got in my most recent delivery from Ipsy.  I also receive a Julep box monthly, which is nail polish and sometimes makeup and I just signed up to receive the FabFitFun VIP box which isn't monthly, but every season and Wantable Box, Intimates Edition. Ipsy costs $10.00 per month, Julep is $19.99 per month, FabFitFun is $49.99 per quarter and wantable is $36.00 every month. For Ipsy and Julep, you always get more product than the cost, so it is worth it if you like to get new stuff every month!  Here's links to sign up if ya want!

Sign up for Wantable!

Sign up for Ipsy!

Sign up for FabFitFun VIP box!

Lets get this blog series going with Ipsy Glam Bag!

I received the March box on Wednesday and this month's theme is "Destinations."  Each month, you get a new makeup bag, and 4 products (some are full sized and some are deluxe sample sizes).  Here is what this month's bag looks like.....

This print was designed by an artist named Klari for Ipsy

I like the print a lot and the bag itself feels like oil cloth, an almost rubbery but not quite cloth.  It would be easy to clean so it is perfect for travel! I also love the fact that they are having upcoming artists design the prints.

This month, I received a lip stick (deluxe sample size), a primer (deluxe sample size), a felt tipped liquid liner pen (full size) and an eye shadow trio (full size).  Here's what I got.......

I'm familiar with all of the brands except for the eyeliner, which is made by Chella.  Overall, really happy with what I got! Since I received this on Tuesday, I have used all of the products except for the eyeliner.  Now for the swatches and my impression of each!!!!

bareMinerals marvelous Moxie Lipstick in the shade "Get Ready"

This is a pretty pinky neutral color.  It's kind of a "Your Lips but Better" color.  I have used this as kind of a "stain", just applying lightly and rubbing it into my lips.  That gave me a few hours of wear time, only drinking out of a straw, no eating.  

NYX Eyeshadow Trio in "Love in Rio"

This is a great neutral trio.  The swatches on my hand are without eye primer.  I use these over a neutral eyes shadow pencil (like milani shadow eyez pencil in 03 Champagne Toast or Avon Extralasting Eye Shadow Pencil in Shimmering Sand.)  and I get great staying power and more of an opaque color.  Overall, this is a great shadow trio - you can get a few different looks with just this one trio!

Pixi Flawless Beauty Primer

Do you see that kind of wet looking spot above my thumb?  That's the primer.  It is sort of tinted, but as you can see blends nicely with my skin tone.  It does have shimmer in it, so if you have oily skin this isn't for you.  I used it under my Revlon Colorstay foundation and it gave me a nice glow, but not anything to crazy.  I don't usually use a primer, just moisturizer and then foundation so this is a product that I would never have tried or purchase in full size.  

Chella: hello beautiful eyes Eyeliner Pen in Indigo Blue

Let me start off by saying I am not a liquid liner person.  I use gel eyeliner on special occasions, but that's as far as it goes for me.  I might consider using this one though because the tip is able to be used in ways to get different thicknesses.  The color is pretty, I can see myself experimenting with this for a "pop if color"  The tip is very soft and doesn't seem to drag at all when applying.  

So, that's my March Glam Bag.  If you receive Ipsy and got any of these products or are familiar with them, let me know what ya think!  

I'll post about my other boxes as I receive them.  Goodnight peeps!