I had a somewhat traumatic weekend.  I basically puked for the first time ever at a club/bar, and just felt nauseous and gross the entire weekend.  This morning, when work rolled around, I found myself being super late (has to do with the left over nausea).  I looked in the mirror, and I looked like shit.  It was kind of weird because mentally I felt so awake, but my body just felt exhausted.  Anyhow, the harsh weekend I had reflected on my face, and I didn't have much time to make me pretty.

At that instant, I thought of a paint pot I had received last year from the MAC Fafi collection.  I had stored it somewhere safe, which those who knows me knows that's code for I have no idea where the hell it is, but I did have an idea.  I had stuffed it safely in the back of my mini makeup drawer, which happened to be on my counter!  Huzzah!!  Only took me 30 seconds to think of where it would be and actually find it!

First, MAC Paint Pots are the way to go when you don't have much time in the morning.  You can apply and blend it quickly with your fingers, and there's no worrying about things like fall outs.  No digging through the drawer for that one eyeshadow brush you want to use.  Just dab dab dab, blend blend, and voila, you are done.

Second, Perky is this light coral-salmon mostly matte color with just a teensy amount of shimmer.  I'm not sure if it can be described as shimmer because it's so slight.  The color just covers all the darkness around the eyes, and makes it instantly, well, PERKY!  I start by dabbing it in the middle of my lids, then eventually smoothing it out toward my brows.  The entire thing takes about oh, 15 seconds for both eyes?

Since I looked instantly better, mentally I felt more confident going into work.  I won't say that I performed at my best today, since I just kept feeling slightly feverish and woosy, just knowing that I didn't look like shit helped me get through the day.

Oh, another thing about paint pots?  They don't smudge or crease.  Well, this one creased on me about 12 hours later, but I have extremely oily lids that seems to be even oilier when I don't sleep enough.  I think this might have been an limited edition product, but google around for Perky, or see Makeupalley.com to see if anyone is swapping!

My sister's friend Manya has put herself on the online dating scene (e-harmony and JDate.com).  She enlisted my sister's photography skills and my sister enlisted my makeup skills.  I've only met Manya once, so I couldn't really remember exactly how she looked like.  Yet, I didn't want to haul around a huge box of makeup that I wouldn't be using.  To be on the safe side, I brought my Dior Gaucho Palette.  The Dior Gaucho Palette has to be the most wearable palette for everyone.

Anyhow.. what do you guys think of my dandy work?

For her face, I used:

• MAC Prep + Prime Skin
• Hanskin Premium Super Magic BB Cream
• YSL Touche Eclat for underneath her eyes
• Aveda Inner Light Loose Powder

 

Cheeks:

• NARS Orgasm
• NARS Ninotchka
• Hello Kitty for MAC Beauty Powder Blush in Fun & Games

 

Eyes:

• Dior Gaucho Palette - Rose (underneath eyebrows), Taupe Bronze (all over lid), Dark Wine (smudged along lash line and in crease), Bronze (her eyebrows)
• MAC Eye Kohl in Teddy along her upper and bottom lash line
• L'oreal Voluminous Mascara in Black

 

Lips:

• Laura Mercier Long Wear Lip Pencil in Plum Berry
• MAC Fafi Lipstick in Strawbaby
• MAC Fafi Lipglass in Squeeze it

 

So what do you guys think?

Since I transferred back to day shift, I've been *gasp* putting makeup on every morning!!  I just look much better and have more energy when I wake up in the morning, so putting on makeup feels fun rather than like a chore.  I'm letting my coworker choose my eyeshadow colors, and today she chose PINK!

I used:

Face

• Missha Primer Gel (I think it's discontinued)
• Nars Oil-Free Foundation in Santa Fe
• MAC Select Moisturecover (undereye concealer)
• Hanskin Blemish Concealer (for acne)
• Missha Powder Blush in Hot Pink (again, can't find it on their website)
• Benefit Dallas

 

Eyes:

• Majolica Majorca Majolook Eyeshadow Palette in Flower Girl (RS354)
• Stila Smudgepot in Black (applied with angle brush as close to my lash line as possible)
• Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing in Black (since I was using MJ eyeshadows)

 

Lips:

• MAC Strawbaby from the Fafi Collection

 

Tell me what you guys think?

I think the lips were too orange, so I added some pink lip gloss on top when I got in my car.