I see a lot of people talking about a shade of lipstick or gloss that's supposed to be "your lips but better," so I decided I should take that one step further and do a whole look based on the "_____ but better" philosophy: natural-looking and simple, not cakey or obvious. The first thing I did was curl my lashes and apply mascara. I use black since my brows and lashes are quite dark already, but if you have lighter brows and lashes, you may want to use brown for this look instead. The next thing I did was use a white pencil on the inner corners of my eyes to highlight them. If you have darker skin, you can opt for gold as a highlighter instead to keep your look tame. I lined my eyes top and bottom with a dry neutral mineral shadow, Amber Dust from TSC. I lined my lips with an NYX Peekaboo Neutral lipliner pencil, filled them in with NYX Diamond Sparkle Lipstick in Sparkling Beige, and put a clear gloss over the top. I finished by applying mineral eyeshadow to my the apples of my cheeks and the bridge of my nose as blush; I used TSC's Petal. Again with the lips and cheeks, if you have a darker or lighter skintone, these colors may not work as a neutral for you, so choose your colors accordingly. I did not use any foundation, or primer, or concealer for this look, so my freckles show through, the darkness under my eyes is more apparent than if I had a full "face" on, etc. but it's supposed to look natural, right?
Pictures today from my new camera! I decided on the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W530 based on reviews, price point, and a perusal of images on Flickr. I'm pretty happy with the quality I've seen from my shots so far, and I'd say that it's well worth the money for $100 on sale at Best Buy. You can click on any image to enlarge; the only editing that has been done to these photos is cropping.
Lip Stuff
Whole look
Close-up Eyes
Close-up Lips
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