Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Make Up Games and Lip Gloss


In the summer months, I’m a firm believer that all we need is a bit of lip gloss. The sun and the fresh air bring a bit of color to your face and your eyes sparkle because they are well rested and there are so many fun things to do over the summer months. So if you don’t need color and your eyes are already popping, all you really need is a bit of lip gloss to make your lips soft and shiny, while also protecting them from drying out from all of that sun.

There is another benefit to not playing any make up games other than lip gloss application during the summer months – you sweat a lot. In my part of the country, we sweat when we walk outside to get the paper. We sweat walking in a parking lot. We sweat letting the dog out the backdoor. I’d rather not be sweating off my make up every time I look outside, so I advise us all to simply not wear it at all – take back the make up games and opt for lip gloss!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Make Up Games and Eye Makeup


Recently I’ve noticed that I’m struggling with eye make up. I can’t seem to find the right colors or the right technique to make my eyes appear as big and luminous as they used to. Of coruse a lot of this is to be blamed on my age, not make up games, but still – I’d like to think that if I found the right technique for my thirties, I can look almost as good as I did in my twenties. For this reason, I’m going to have to seek out more make up games so that I can learn the necessary techniques.

Mascara was never the problem – I know how to lengthen and extend eyelashes that way. What I need to figure out is the best way to apply eye shadow and perhaps a liner to create a daytime look that is natural while also striking. To make it all just a bit more complicated, I want all the awesome new looks of my make up games to be visible behind my funky eye glasses. It’s a tall order, but I’m willing to bet that there are definitely make up games out there that can make it happen for me.