1.) What do you do now that you didn't do then or what didn't you do then that you do do now (if that makes sense)????
Now I pay much more attention to detail. Little details can either make or break a look. I use MUCH better mascara (fibre rich and zoomlash) that I feel REALLY helps to pull a look together. I almost always use a crease color, and a matte one at that. Whether it's soft or dark, a matte color in your crease will define your eyes and you work off of that. I used to apply my lid first and sometimes would apply a crease but it'd either be blended wrong (not well enough, far enough up etc) or it wasn't a matte. Basically what you're doing is contouring your eye. You can't contour with sparkles/frost. Contouring simply means creating a shadow. You can't create a shadow if there's light reflecting off your skin.
2.) How long did it take before you really started noticing major differences and progress??
Well, I noticed after a few months but even looking back to October from now, there's some makeups I've done that make me cringe. It's a steady, ever progressing process.
3.) How do you decide on e/s color placements??
Good question. Unfortunately, I don't really know. I never repeat a look, unless I'm in a rush. Every single day I do something different. If I want a really dramatic look I know I'll use something dark in the crease
but that's about it. I just try different things all the time.
4.) What is something you would still love to improve on even now?? (if it's possible to get any better)
Blush! Although I've gotten considerably better in the past few months, it's still something I'm not confident with. And fake lashes. I want to learn how to apply them underneath real lashes. I know it's possible, know how to do it, just haven't made the time to sit down and practice.
5.) And last what would be your biggest "improvement" tip or piece of advice (eye related) or anything really??
Give matte shadows some love too!!!! I tell all my "young" customers that are stuck on frosts this: If you were at a club/bar whatever, and saw a girl wearing shirt with glitter and sequins all over it, you might think "Wow that's pretty!" Now imagine she has glittery, sequin encrusted pants or a skirt on as well. Most of us would think "Okay Miss Disco, did you even look in the mirror before you left the house?". It's overkill. Just like with clothes, play with different textures. And try applying a shadow you normaly PACK on very sheerly with a soft brush or vice versa. Almost every shadow has amazing versatility in it, but you have to utilize that.
Add liner underneath your upper lashes and forget about the liner above them for once. It will define your eyes without closing them off.
Concealer is everyone's best friend. If you're wearing a smokey eye look, or a bright one (anything that demands attention) and you don't use concealer underneath your eyes or at least clean up the shadow dust, the whole look is lost. Clean it up!
Moisturize your eyes before applying any makeup. You moisturize your face (or you should), why not your eyes? Freshly moisturized eyelids will soak in paints or shadesticks leaving your lids soft, smooth and ready for application. I personally am in LOVE with Moisture Feed Eye. Yes, the tub is small, and the price is $27.50, but you only have 2 eyes and the cream is so rich you only need a *little* bit daily.
