Eyeshadow For Your Eyecolor!

For those who have no clue really how to do your own makeup a good start is to get some basic information. Now I dont believe in putting limitations of makeup, I feel its self-expression and art. But for those on the more conservative side or just need some basic looks for work, It's good to go with something more toned down or practical.

Blue Eyes

earth tones:  browns, chocolate, caramel, plums

Green Eyes





browns, golds, green, mustard, olive

Brown Eyes

purples, blues, grays/blacks




Review Friday: Maybelline's Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner in Sapphire

Hey hey! Alas is it friday! Which  means I get to rant or rave about a product and this week....it's a rave!

I'm so corny.

Anywhozers...  This is a gel liner by Maybelline Eye Studio in Sapphire.

It's a beautiful deep blue.

There's a tad bit of an iridescent-like sparkle. Nothing dramatic however that doesn't take away from its lure. <3

In the package comes the eyeliner applicator which I'm not entirely fond of. I think it's a little too thick. It's relatively small but when I do my eyeliner I want the line even and precise. I feel with this applicator it makes the lines a little too big for my taste plus it doesn't really distribute the gel evenly. Which unless you're buying expensive brushes is to be expected.

You can get this at the local drugstore:

CVS , Walgreens, Duane Reade, etc. It was around 8$

I swatched it next to a black pencil eyeliner to show the difference of it's hue. Alone when applied in layers the gel liner can look so deep that it may seem black. But the dfference is more significant in certain lights.

So I think this color is lovely and the quality is great. I choose to use a smaller applicator when I'm doing specific "outside the norm" looks but for casual looks depending on your style,  I would say  I'd rate the applicater an 8 out of 10.

Changing Eyebrow Color

In some cases it's fine for your eyebrows not to be the same color as your hair ( i.e. people with fire engine red hair and brown eyebrows)

But in other cases, if your eyebrows don't match you can look kind of.. well.. stupid.

Hence why they invented Brow Gel!

Anastasia's Tinted Brow Gel is pretty legit stuff. It comes in 5 shades:

Blonde – Suggested for light blonde to medium blonde hair

Caramel – Suggested for golden brown to light brunette hair

Brunette – Suggested for medium brown to dark brown hair

Espresso – Suggested for black to jet black hair

Granite – Suggested for salt and pepper to silver hair

Since I've lightened my hair again I went from Caramel to Blonde.

I'm a natural brunette and my eyebrows are black. So you can imagine how strange I looked once I went much lighter. So I bought this stuff ! :) It's stay on ALL DAY. I put brown eye shadow as a base on my eyebrows then the blonde gel.

Miracles.