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[JennsJewelz]

I did get to experiment a little bit with my makeup last night! I thought I'd show you ladies


Face:
MAC Prep & Prime
MAC Studio Fix Foundation in NW20 (2 pumps) mixed with...
MAC Strobe Liquid (3 pumps)
Benefit Erase Paste
Benefit Boing
MAC MSFN in Light

Eyes:
TFSI
MAC Mega Metal Shadow in Centre Stage (base and brows)
MAC Mega Metal Shadow in Mating Call (outer 2/3)
MAC Mega Metal Shadow in Top of the Posh (inner 1/3)
MAC Mega Metal Shadow in Noir Plum (deepen crease, outer 1/2 of lower lashline)
MAC Mega Metal Shadow in Prance (browbone & tearduct highlight, inner 1/2 of lower lashline)
GOSH 01 Purple Extreme Art Eyeliner
UD 24/7 Liner in Zero (for tightlining)
Dior Diorshow Blackout Waterproof Mascara

Cheeks:
MAC Blush in Mighty Aphrodite (mixed)
MAC MSF in By Candlelight (highlight)

Lips:
MAC Lipstick in Marquise D'
Chanel Glossimer in Coral Reef









I wish the colours turned out better! My camera really washes everything out, and you can't see the individual colours so well anymore! Centre Stage was a really neat colour to use as a base for these purples, though - it really smoked everything out and muted the colours a bit

Hope everyone has fun with V-Day makeup looks this weekend!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Jen~I love your look! Now I really want to take my Peacocky collection out and play! Those shades look perfect on you. Very soft (yes, my camera washed out colours, too) and romantic. A pretty, soft but sultry look for Valentine's Day! I love it!

My weekend is presently so unromantic! I have cramps, hubby is doing errands and working on taxes. lol Welcome to being married for almost 19 years. Maybe we will get some yummy Chinese food tomorrow night or the next. Usually we do that, give a present to each other, watch a fun movie. We keep it rather low key and instead live a romantic life year round. Have you ever had a candlelight dinner with cold milk in crystal goblets with chamber music playing in the background? That is our typical Sunday meal at home! On the wedding china, of course!

Miss QQ~You can usually find those soft little beads at craft stores, like Michaels. They come in bags and are arrangement fillers...usually used in clear vases for arranging silk flowers so that they stay up and not flop over. Some also place candles on them, though they are just acrylic/plastic.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone this weekend and on Monday!

 

[LMD84]

Jen~I love your look! Now I really want to take my Peacocky collection out and play! Those shades look perfect on you. Very soft (yes, my camera washed out colours, too) and romantic. A pretty, soft but sultry look for Valentine's Day! I love it!

My weekend is presently so unromantic! I have cramps, hubby is doing errands and working on taxes. lol Welcome to being married for almost 19 years. Maybe we will get some yummy Chinese food tomorrow night or the next. Usually we do that, give a present to each other, watch a fun movie. We keep it rather low key and instead live a romantic life year round. Have you ever had a candlelight dinner with cold milk in crystal goblets with chamber music playing in the background? That is our typical Sunday meal at home! On the wedding china, of course!

Miss QQ~You can usually find those soft little beads at craft stores, like Michaels. They come in bags and are arrangement fillers...usually used in clear vases for arranging silk flowers so that they stay up and not flop over. Some also place candles on them, though they are just acrylic/plastic.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone this weekend and on Monday!

well weirdly i have drunk cold milk out of one of our posh wine glasses before! lol! so not far off! hee hee!

you know me and nick are not that into valentines day! some years he will buy me something for the day itself - like a mac brush or something. but this year i doubt i will get anything because be bought me a large yankee candle this past week which is amazing. we dont go out to a resturant because i get annoyed at the over the top couples! and the jacked up prices! so to us it is another day! i also bought nick a new game this past week - i always buy him litle treats or give him cudles and affection

 

[ElvenEyes]

you know me and nick are not that into valentines day! some years he will buy me something for the day itself - like a mac brush or something. but this year i doubt i will get anything because be bought me a large yankee candle this past week which is amazing. we dont go out to a resturant because i get annoyed at the over the top couples! and the jacked up prices! so to us it is another day! i also bought nick a new game this past week - i always buy him litle treats or give him cudles and affection

I think that is sometimes the best Valentine's Day of all. Just quiet affection between a couple and making it special in our own way. And wearing fun makeup in reds or pinks! I did something stupid to my back last night. I was reading in bed until 1am, then sneezed (allergies) and pulled a muscle. I am hurting wicked in some positions! So just rewatching Season 1 of The Tudors and hubby brought home more makeup storage containers. Now all I need is a drawer. Hehehehe...

 

[JennsJewelz]

I agree

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about your back! I hope you feel better soon! I still haven't watched The Tudors, but I love Jonathan Rheys-Meyers, so I know I'll have to one of these days Yay for more storage! I'm still working on mine - I wish I had a small vanity but there's just no room for it right now. One day!!!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Jen~Thank you! I hope my back gets better soon, too! I am trying to keep moving around because it seems to be worse when it stiffens up. Grr! I am still working on my storage and it is frustrating and fun, both at the same time! I would love a vanity, but I would have to sell my 1000+ tarot decks and oracles and the bureau and lingerie chest to make room for one! Even then it would be hard to figure out.. Everything in the house is rather set up and settled, so it is going to take a lot of creativity on my part! And I need room to grow, because I keep finding new things I want to try out someday and other stuff won't be expired yet, so this is going to take some thought and a bit of torment! lol I'm spending a lot of time moving things around, trying things out, putting stuff back, moving around little storage baskets in the drawers, seeing what can be layered!

You would love The Tudors. They did such a good job on it, gorgeous costumes, excellent acting. And you get to see Henry in the buff. What more can you ask for?

 

[JennsJewelz]

^^ Urgh, I totally understand the storage issue! My collection isn't even that big and I have most of it stashed between 6 or 7 different makeup bags, because I can't fit it all in my cabinets!! I'm hoping to pare down my collection to the essentials when we go abroad, and hopefully get a place where I can fit a vanity there

I know, I've heard such good things... and Jonathan is beyond gorgeous! I developed my first crush on him in Bend it Like Beckham, and then fell all over again when I saw August Rush Good thing no one could be better for me than my Jerome!!! lol

 

[User38]

I have a 9x 11 dressing room with shelving/drawers/hooks, etc.. which my hubby put in --this is my personal space, and also where I test things out on myself.. but it's starting to look like my office chock a block full of mu

 

[ElvenEyes]

I have a 9x 11 dressing room with shelving/drawers/hooks, etc.. which my hubby put in --this is my personal space, and also where I test things out on myself.. but it's starting to look like my office chock a block full of mu

Sounds like heaven to me! lol Pictures, by any chance, so I can dream myself into creative storage resolutions?

 

[User38]

Elven.. it looks like a tornado hit.. lol.. I need to bring a team over to tag and label everything !

 

[ElvenEyes]

Elven.. it looks like a tornado hit.. lol.. I need to bring a team over to tag and label everything !

lol That is it! We need to plan field trips. Going over each others homes, organizing and playing with makeup and then hitting the malls and going broke together! Yeehaw!

 

[shadowaddict]

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Originally Posted by ElvenEyes
lol That is it! We need to plan field trips. Going over each others homes, organizing and playing with makeup and then hitting the malls and going broke together! Yeehaw!

Yeh I need someone to organize my house. I am so ADD I start on one thing and then go to something else and so on. I never get anything finished. Seriously, just the other day I was doing the usual house stuff and was unloading the dishwasher and then I remembered I had not started the dryer so went to do that, saw I had left the light on in the study, went to cut that off and a book caught my eye in one of the bookcases so started looking at that and then straightening up the books, then my cell rang and couldn't find it, finally found it in the kitchen and there was the dishwasher door was still open. And I was like oh yeh that's what I was doing. This is pretty much how each day goes and I guess my whole life works.

My "logical" engineer husband just doesn’t understand why I can’t keep things neat and organized. You’d think after almost 24 yrs of marriage he would know this is the same me he married. So even if I did hire one of those people to come in and help it wouldn’t stay that way. My daughter and I are both this way. And the thing is I know where my stuff is. I hate it if hubby decides he’s going to “clean” something because his idea of cleaning is putting stuff in printer paper boxes and not label them and then eventually they make their way to the garage (in which my daughter says looks like the game Tetris) and when I try to find something of course it’s gone. When my niece had her first baby I bought a really cute Winnie the Pooh photo/journal. Then about two years later I went to the garage where my hubby was doing something to ask him a question and was looking around and there was a box, no lid and there was that damn baby book. I was so ticked off. If he would at least write on the box the contents I could live with it.

 

[shadowaddict]

Jenn, your makeup looks so pretty. I've been playing around a bit with my Peacocky shadows. Yesterday I wore TFSI, Dalliance, Ego, and Paparazz-she together. I also had in there a MUFE darker green. I'm really glad I ended up getting Paparazz-she even though I planned to skip because I have Firespot. But they are different enough and both special.

 

[JennsJewelz]

Jerome and I went out to a party tonight, and I did end up playing with some more makeup - I thought you'd enjoy

Eyes:
TFSI
Prance (all over wash)
Top of the Posh (lid)
Dandizette (outer corner and crease)
Lancome Artliner
Lise Water Eye Glitter in Opale
Dior Diorshow Blackout Waterproof Mascara

Cheeks:
Oh So Fair BP
By Candlelight MSF

Lips:
Woo Me
Enchantee









Sort of hard to capture colours again, but in this last picture you can sort of see how pretty the multi-coloured glitter was! Fun sparkly party look without being too much

On another note, I'm trying to figure out what the heck to do with my hair. I need a haircut, but I have no idea what cuts/colours would be flattering on me! Any suggestions?

Hope you're all sleeping soundly!

 

[LMD84]

Jerome and I went out to a party tonight, and I did end up playing with some more makeup - I thought you'd enjoy

Eyes:
TFSI
Prance (all over wash)
Top of the Posh (lid)
Dandizette (outer corner and crease)
Lancome Artliner
Lise Water Eye Glitter in Opale
Dior Diorshow Blackout Waterproof Mascara

Cheeks:
Oh So Fair BP
By Candlelight MSF

Lips:
Woo Me
Enchantee









Sort of hard to capture colours again, but in this last picture you can sort of see how pretty the multi-coloured glitter was! Fun sparkly party look without being too much

On another note, I'm trying to figure out what the heck to do with my hair. I need a haircut, but I have no idea what cuts/colours would be flattering on me! Any suggestions?

Hope you're all sleeping soundly!

i love your make up! you look so pretty! and the liner is fantastic! and with byour hair i would go for a side swept fringe (or bangs as you guys say!) and then some layers starting from just below your jaw line. then perhaps some really fine highlights in a reddy toned brown and perhaps a caramel blonde colour. i hope that makes sence!

 

[Miss QQ]

Jen - I love both of your fotds. The first one is soft and sophisticated while the second with the glittery blue liner is so pretty and fun! I love your earrings too!

Debi - Thanks, I'm going to hunt down the beads at some craft stores. Hope your back gets better soon!

Lou - which yankee candle did Nick buy for you? I bought my first yankee candle on Thursday, Lavender vanilla in 104g, which is small I think. I saw those huge jars but I'll not buy them yet as I want to try on the smaller ones first before deciding which scents I like. I wanted the Cupcake scent very much but it was sold out. All the nice food scents like cookies and all are sold out.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Jen~Such a pretty picture! The makeup looks beautiful and I love the glitter! I actually love the colour of your hair. But I can see you with layers flattering around your face, starting at chin length.

Lou~I would not mind changing around our family room, but we have tons of large windows that makes it almost impossible to get creative. So I change it with seasonal things. Lots of fall and Halloween fun in the autumn, a small lit Christmas tree and Old World Santas for the holidays, right now a silk flower arrangement with fairy figurines all around it and eventually an Easter tree! Always changing the look with toss pillows and throws, too!

Thank you all for good wishes on my back. It is a little better today so I can move around and will just be careful not to re-pull the muscle.

We used to burn Yankee Candles about twice a week for a few hours when we watched a movie. I loved the food and cranberry chutney one. Then when we went to paint our entire downstairs we almost died. They give off soot and create "ghosting". Our walls are off white and we pulled away the sofa only to see its outline against the wall! We found soot buildup by heating vents, lights, behind some paintings on the wall. Our neighbour burned them too and had the same problem. There is all sorts of info on the web about it, so be very careful. Now I only burn Beanpod Candles, which are 100% soy and do not soot. My favourite scents are Sugar Cookie, Oatmeal Cookie, Cinnamon Bayberry, Angel Amaretto, Cinnamon Bun, Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Cloves. And some special one that came out during the holidays that smells like sugarplums! Hubby and I love picking them out together and seem to have the same taste in candles! I always get 1 or 2 new ones for Christmas gifts! They smell so good I just want to eat them!

 

[Miss QQ]

I took at quick look at Beanpod's website and it is very nice! The Soy Beads are for burning as well? Will they melt and merge together? I love all the Bistro collection

and the calming blends sound very pleasant too.

Don't think they are available here though!

 

[JennsJewelz]

Jen~Such a pretty picture! The makeup looks beautiful and I love the glitter! I actually love the colour of your hair. But I can see you with layers flattering around your face, starting at chin length.

Thank you all for good wishes on my back. It is a little better today so I can move around and will just be careful not to re-pull the muscle.

We used to burn Yankee Candles about twice a week for a few hours when we watched a movie. I loved the food and cranberry chutney one. Then when we went to paint our entire downstairs we almost died. They give off soot and create "ghosting". Our walls are off white and we pulled away the sofa only to see its outline against the wall! We found soot buildup by heating vents, lights, behind some paintings on the wall. Our neighbour burned them too and had the same problem. There is all sorts of info on the web about it, so be very careful. Now I only burn Beanpod Candles, which are 100% soy and do not soot. My favourite scents are Sugar Cookie, Oatmeal Cookie, Cinnamon Bayberry, Angel Amaretto, Cinnamon Bun, Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Cloves. And some special one that came out during the holidays that smells like sugarplums! Hubby and I love picking them out together and seem to have the same taste in candles! I always get 1 or 2 new ones for Christmas gifts! They smell so good I just want to eat them!

Thanks so much, Debi I really like my natural colour too, but I'm hoping to cover up my botched highlights from before and then have it grow out naturally I'm liking the layered suggestions - I'm going to have to find pictures I like to bring to the hairdresser, I think! Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better today

The candles sound delicious - I don't often burn candles, but both Jerome and I like them, so one day we'll probably invest in some of these soy candles!

 

[LMD84]

Thanks so much, Debi I really like my natural colour too, but I'm hoping to cover up my botched highlights from before and then have it grow out naturally I'm liking the layered suggestions - I'm going to have to find pictures I like to bring to the hairdresser, I think! Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better today
The candles sound delicious - I don't often burn candles, but both Jerome and I like them, so one day we'll probably invest in some of these soy candles!

oh dear! i hate it when you go to a bad hair stylist. once i went to what is meant to be a very high end salon on the city.i got charged £110 for highlights that looked grey and a rather shoddy cut! not good at all! now i pay £70 for my highlights and cut and it is done exactly how i love it and i save money!