Winged Eye How-to

This was a special request, but I knew many girls were wondering the same thing: how do you get your liner to look so good? I'll show you how below... But first here are a few more q&a's.

Q. What liner should I use?
A. Any one that you'd like. They all have their benefits. A liquid liner will give you a perfectionist, sharp look while a pencil might be easier to work with at first. Whatever you do, work the
Liner as close to your lashes as you can. That should look good no matter what liner you choose.

Q. Why doesn't my liner last?
A. Im going to assume you use a pencil or cream liner... You should always cover a wet with a dry. Sooo go over your liner with an angled brush and matching eyeshadow to make your look have staying power. Even if you're dancing (sweating) the night away.

Q. What if both sides don't match perfectly?
A. This is tricky for everyone! Get them as close as you can then just be done with it. Makeup is supposed to be fun and not to sound rude...but no one but you is going to know if your left eye wing is angled at 52* and your right one is 55*. Once you get some mascara on and start enjoying your night no one will know. Who just sits perfectly upright at a bar with their head balanced just so? No one!

On another note I am convinced people's eye shapes are a little different too. I can never get my left and right perfectly symmetrical and matched because they are a little different. (the same goes for eyebrows: they're sisters, not twins.) Would any of you have known that unless I told you? Probably not :)

Q. What if I can't do it?
A. Practice makes perfect! Don't try this for the first time ten minutes before work or before a first date... Do it when you have some time to work with or before a date night with your boyfriend of 7 months (you're probably going to break up soon anyway. Wait... That doesn't happen to everyone? Just me? Sorry, never mind)

Worst case scenario is you wipe it off and try again. Or... You can always hire me to do it ;)

Have any other questions or requests? Ask a sista for help!

Vanity Organization

Ever find yourself spending more time finding a product than actually using it? I did and I like to sleep so I knew I had to organize my makeup to allow easy and quick access.

On top of my makeup desk, I have a little tray set up to collect all the random makeup. The tray is actually a mirror from the dollar store. The tan holders were gifts for Christmas and were intended to be office supplies. They now hold Mac fix+, brushes, and lip products. I also used the silver cap to one of the MAC holiday sets to hold eyeliners.

Have any events coming up that you'd like your makeup done for? Check out my rates and email me at misscarew@gmail.com.

Bees in a Trap

I had to zoom in on my pic from the other night to highlight my fine makeup artistry. (This still doesn't do it justice because it was taken from my iPhone.) This look was for chaperoning prom, one of my favorite events every year... Even though I graduated years ago.

After Prom, my co-worker friend and I decided to hit the town. Best. Decision. Ever. We were introduced to guys left and right! To use a phrase from a song... We had the guys buzzing like "bees in a trap." There are several reasons why this could have occurred:
We were two girls alone without guy friends to c block.
We looked mighty fine.
We looked exceptionally hot.
Other girls were dressed in jeans, sneakers, and T-shirts.
The d to v ratio was high.
My makeup skills transformed me into a goddess for the night...?

This look is achieved with Mac pigments. Gorge.

Lovely day for a Prom...

This lovely young lady attended Notre Dame of Fairfield's Prom last night, 5/17/12.

Face: Her skin is practically flawless so I used some concealer under the eyes and used MAC's Matte Bronze as a powder.



Eyes: She requested a smoky eye and we incorporated some purple into it too. I used MAC's Shore Leave, which is a shimmer pink, on the inner corners and beneath the brow. I used a MAC shimmerstick as a base. In the crease I added a NYX purple and a NYX grey and ultimately cut in MAC's Carbon (a matte black.)

Cheeks: She is wearing a cream pink MAC blush with a coral MAC powder blush on top.

Lips: MAC's Angel lipstick and NYX's baby lipgloss.

She transformed from looking like a fresh faced teenage girl, to a mature young lady attending her Senior Prom.  Good Luck with your future studies!