So today marks the 6th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city that I love and call home. Even though it seems that the media has largely forgotten about us, we still face challenges everyday to make our community a little better and strive to regain what we once had. Now stepping off of my soapbox, I decided to do a makeup look today to pay tribute to the great state of Louisiana. For that reason I stuck mostly to using blue and white, the major colors of our flag. Hope you guys enjoy!
First, the stuff I used:
Eyes:
Sugarpill Sweetheart palette, Afterparty and Tako
NYX eyeshadow base in White
Too Faced Exotic Color Intense Eyeshadow in Midnight Mist
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MUFE Flash Color in Bright Blue (014)
NYX Glitter Cream Palette in Ocean Breeze (11)
Maybelline Pulse Perfection Vibrating Mascara in Very Black
Lips:
NYC Liquid Lipshine in Honey on the Hudson (584)
Brows:
MUFE Flash Color in Black(011) and Brown (023)
Well first off this is what I looked like before I started....
AHHHH!!!! Lol, I had just gotten back from taking a tour of my neighborhood, taking pictures for my other blog post.
First I primed my eyes with UDPP, then I applied the NYX eyeshadow base to my lids with a small concealer brush and my finger (left index if you're curious). Then on the inner corners of my eyes, I placed Tako with my favorite smudge brush on the upper lids and an angled brush on the bottom lids.
Yeah, I know you can't see much of a difference between the base and the shadow, but let's pretend... Then I went in with Afterparty on the rest of the lids, using the same brushes respectively. I find it kind of hard to successfully blend white shadow into other colors, but fortunately this blue is light enough that it's not too much trouble. Or it could be that I've gotten better at blending since the last time I've tried. The world may never know...
Looking at my pictures, I realize that I forgot to take a picture after I did the top lid, so all of the blending you see here is only the bottom lid. Oops. Moving on... After I finished blending the Tako and the Afterparty to my liking, I started adding the Too Faced eyeshadow in Midnight Mist with a crease brush. I really like this color because it's purple, but depending on the angle it and also look blue and green. It has a lot of depth, so I'm pretty happy with it, even though it's a bit more expensive than what I normally spend ($18). I tried to concentrate the color mostly over the blue, but there is a little over the white as well, so that it has a uniform shape.
After that, I took a bent eyeliner brush and lined my eyes with the MUFE Flash Color in Bright Blue. At first I wasn't sure if I liked how the blue liner looked over the white shadow, but after seeing the final product I am pretty satisfied. However, I might try this look again without it. Before the liner had a chance to dry completely, I took the NYX glitter palette and pressed the dark blue glitter into the liner. After I was satisfied with my liner, I applied the mascara and lip gloss. It's a weird feeling to use a vibrating mascara wand. The shaking made it kind of hard to apply the mascara with my eye open. The vibrating also made my eye water, which leads my mind down all sorts of perverted avenues that involve vibrations and moisture, lol. But I digress... ANYWAYS! So this is what the final product looks like!
This lighting is mostly flash, with a little bit of window light thrown in. The rest of these pictures were taken right outside of my back door so I could have natural light. I don't think I was 100% successful with that because the flash went off a few times, but like I said it's mostly just sunlight.
I hope you guys enjoyed my memorial to my great city and will say a little prayer for all of those that lost their lives, families, and homes. Remember- Union, Justice, and Confidence!
HASTA LUEGO!
