Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[Medgal07]

Okay the jacket was the only thing I couldn't find a pic of online, but I wore a rich chocolate brown velvet mandarin collar jacket w/ hook-n-eye closures up the front. (Not the olive color pictured.) I did find my Isaac Mizrahi for Target boots in a single online image! My, the internet has grown. LOL My old boots and Kohl's jacket are both in great shape. It's my newer clothes that fall apart. I maybe should have gone for a different color of tights, but I rarely wear the yellow pair and they barely showed due to the dress length and boot height.
*btw today I am wearing socks I've had since high school. That's right, high school. To prove it I will tell you that they are scruncy socks meant to go over leggings. I had a tunic to match the socks b/c you know how we rolled back then. There are no holes in them, but the elastic is loose. I think I may throw them away after today, but they're just so good for a giggle.I was a sock matching fool back in the day!

Dress is Eva Mendes for NY&C and I *highly* recommend it. Very comfortable and flattering.


My actual boots!!!!

Super cute MissTT. I love your taste in clothing. From what I've seen so far I would say you are more classic then trendy and that always works for the long haul.

 

[Medgal07]

What works best to keep your makeup going strong all day?

I think I missed this during my power outage---powder and setting spray, I never touch my face with my hands and I use a blot powder if I have any oily break through. I use either Fix + or a spray toner by Eminence or Naturopathica.
​I switch skin care brands on a monthly basis, so this month I'm back on Naturopathica and using their Lavender Honey balancing mist.

 

[MissTT]

MissTT I blend my contour with my 163 brush---surely you would be able to blend with that angled brush. I use the 163 for my ProSculpting cream and then I use
Earthshine w/a small 129 to further blend. It works pretty well every time.

I love that pink & brown eye look you had going on. Makes me long for Naked3 even more!

I'll admit that was part of the temptation for me to use these products. Perhaps the 30E pencil will make a good base for the pinks.

 

[Medgal07]

I'll admit that was part of the temptation for me to use these products. Perhaps the 30E pencil will make a good base for the pinks.

Pink and brown are so pretty together. Do you watch the show Scandal? Well they often have Kerry Washington
in very soft makeup---usually pink and it's so, so pretty!

 

[MissTT]

I need to watch Scandal, but I want to start at the beginning and so haven't gotten around to it. I even record it on the DVR, but refuse to watch it until I know the whole story. We just started watching Breaking Bad this week and I've always wanted to watch Mad Men so I'm not sure where Scandal is going to fit in. I know it's a good show b/c this is the second time it was brought up today.

 

[Medgal07]

I need to watch Scandal, but I want to start at the beginning and so haven't gotten around to it. I even record it on the DVR, but refuse to watch it until I know the whole story. We just started watching Breaking Bad this week and I've always wanted to watch Mad Men so I'm not sure where Scandal is going to fit in. I know it's a good show b/c this is the second time it was brought up today.

I didn't get to watch Scandal last night DT the electrical issue but I'll get to see the episode that I missed last night, next Wednesday on BET. They do a little marathon every week. It is such a good show. Shrondra Rhimes is insanely talented---every show she touches turns to gold.

 

[Prettypackages]

Miss TT needs to come dress me, you all can do my makeup, and Medgal can provide the shoes... ~nodding~ that'll work... You all talk too much... I'm already behind again. ;-)

 

[MissTT]

You wanna know what's funny, PP? I struggle to dress casually. That's a look I just can't get down. I know I look fine, but I really stress about it b/c I know I'm never as casual as the people around me. I'm all about it when it comes to work clothes though.

 

[Medgal07]

Miss TT needs to come dress me, you all can do my makeup, and Medgal can provide the shoes... ~nodding~ that'll work... You all talk too much... I'm already behind again. ;-)

I got your nails too Pretty!!!

 

[Medgal07]

You wanna know what's funny, PP? I struggle to dress casually. That's a look I just can't get down. I know I look fine, but I really stress about it b/c I know I'm never as casual as the people around me. I'm all about it when it comes to work clothes though.

We had dress-down day on Fridays and once someone said to me, "you forgot to dress down." Before I could respond one of my employees yelled, 'She is dressed
down." So even my casual at that time was in a sense, dressy by some standards.

 

[MissTT]

I was the same way on casual Fridays, Medgal. Would wear jeans (dark denim only), but always made sure to wear a blazer with it. Somedays I still wore dress clothes. Not sure why it bothers other people so much.

 

[aradhana]

Gonna read/respond properly later - but medgal did you get your partial outage sorted? Was it a blown fuse or a breaker that flicked because of the Xmas lights? Thought ran through my head when I read your post. Hope it's fixed!

 

[Medgal07]

Gonna read/respond properly later - but medgal did you get your partial outage sorted? Was it a blown fuse or a breaker that flicked because of the Xmas lights? Thought ran through my head when I read your post. Hope it's fixed!

Thanks for asking Aradhana. Yes we did. But not until today. Hubs had me reset the GFI switch in one of our bathrooms last night but nothing happened. I spoke with an electrician this morning and he had me reset the circuit breaker, yet again and that did the trick. We did that last night as well but I think the GFI reset and circuit breaker reset together did the trick.

ETA: I forgot to mention that we never connected the Christmas lights---just put things in place until all decorations are out.

 

[Medgal07]

LADIES PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!

PSA--WARNING!!!
I don't know if you've heard about this, but apparently there is a virus going around via UPS E-mail notifications. It has an attachment that when opened will encrypt your data, leaving you without access to it. UPS does not send attachments with their notification E-mails so be careful before you open anything that appears to be from UPS!!!

 

[MissTT]

Thank you! I've been getting lots of UPS notifications this week.

 

[Medgal07]

Thank you! I've been getting lots of UPS notifications this week.

That's exactly why I wanted to share this. We get so many packages and wouldn't think twice about opening one from UPS. The really bad part is that once these
hackers lock you out of your data, they charge you $$$$$ to restore it. That's cyber kidnapping!

 

[meka72]

Medgal, thanks for sharing. I have UPS My Choice and get email notifications all the time. I'll try to be more mindful in the future. I had a package stolen off my porch last year so I am really careful about my packages now. Did you get your power completely restored? Like Ms TT said, it is too cold for that.

 

[meka72]

Everything you described (makeup and outfit) sounds so pretty. I'm sure the tights were just the right pop of color. It sounds like your workplace allows you to express yourself through your clothing? I wore a brown faux leather skirt and leopard sweater to work and the head guy complimented me and said that "it is working for ya." My best friend told me that I was unprofessional to wear that to work. Lol. I'm nervous that they will limit me to one pattern and two colors per outfit. Do you think that I should try the MUFE diamond shadows? I was thinking about picking up a couple of colors from sephora. I think I saw you refer to a Bobbi brown black plum shadow that's also on my radar. Stay safe and warm this weekend

I like the concept of the angled brush, too, but I'm afraid it will not blend out the contour well. aradhana - earlier I recall you asked how we could wear the Guerlain 03 and you wore 05. I'm certain I could wear 05, too, but it would give me a definite bronzed look as opposed to the bit of warmth I get from 03. Does that make sense? 05 would sculpt my face more while 03 just brings my base shades together with a light, feathery kiss from the sun. Oh and Madame Batifole was LE sold out of course. It was never at Sephora unfortunately.  Medgal what's up with your power? It's too cold to be messing around like that! I couldn't resist the new pencil shadows sitting on my table all week so I kind of cheated to stray from the theme. (I wanted to see if they'd help me get ready faster.) I added a touch of the shadow I've been using all week as a technicality, but it really didn't have anything to do w/ my look. LOL. I'm wondering if we can stick to the same product for 5 days instead of a full 7 since on weekends we get to reinvent ourselves. I may try to use something from the palette I've been using this week in my weekend look, but I'm not sure if I want to. Maybe I can use the camel shadow to soften up a line or something. One thing I've learned this week is I need to research techniques for hooded eyes. I've kind of been in denial about it since someone told me I didn't have them, but I'm certain I do. All the work I try to do in the crease is in vain b/c it just doesn't show up. I'm in the Midwest like meka where it is flipping freezing so even my clothes were schlubby today. Makeup was casual but pretty. I didn't like my eye look at all and wanted to scrub it off b/c of the hooded situation. Before I left I put on some mascara and it made the eye look so much better. FACE NARS Tinted Moisturizer – Malaga Tarte Perfecting Primer under eyes NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Caramel under eyes NARS Outlaw blush (soft rose w/ golden shimmer) NARS Light Reflecting Loose Powder CoverFX Concealer N Deep to spots EYES MUFE Aqua Shadow 30E (pearly pink beige) lid to crease MUFE Aqua Shadow 2E (matte brown) upper and lower lash line; smudged MUFE Diamond Brown #312 bottom lash line Hourglass Arch brow pencil Laura Mercier Faux Lash mascara LIPS YSL ROUGE PUR COUTURE Vernis À Lèvres Glossy Stain #105 (pink coral) Yesterday I went for a soft, pretty look as well. Loved my outfit, but my clothes and boots were so old that I can't find exact/good pics online. LOL The dress was new, but my 2007 Target boots are still kickin'! FACE NARS Tinted Moisturizer – Cuba Tarte Perfecting Primer under eyes NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Ginger under eyes Ben Nye Banana powder set concealer Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing powder 03; perimeter and cheeks NARS Taj Majal blush(burnt orange w/ golden shimmer) EYES NARS Pro Prime MUFE Diamond Brown 312 (chocolate w/ copper shimmer) lid and crease MUFE #76 (matte camel) e/s blend out crease LIPS NARS Petit Monstre (softened coral-red w/ copper shimmer)

 

[aradhana]

sounds cute!

one pattern and two colours. yikes. i'd be done for, basically. i think my style qualifies as *mixed bag*. lol...

 

[Medgal07]

Did you get your power completely restored? Like Ms TT said, it is too cold for that.

These hackers know about UPS My Choice (I have it too) and are capitalizing on the multiple E-mailings. We should be fine if we're vigilant about what E-mails we open.
Hackers can make things look authentic---the way they try to pretend to be banking institutions sometimes. On the news this evening cameras captured a man and
woman stealing packages off of porches and loading them into a car. The camera footage was pretty clear and the woman's friends called her about it. She then turned
herself in, as did her companion, and the homeowners got there packages back. I can't believe that people do that stuff. Thank goodness cameras are everywhere now.

We didn't lose heat or hot water, thank goodness for that!