Journey FOTD

Hello all!

So I know I owe you some reviews, and as a preview I will say that I am LOVING my Chanel Perfection Lumiere foundation!  I've been wearing it almost everyday since I bought it.  More on that and my other new stuff later.  For now, I wanted to share my face of the day (night?) from the Journey concert!

We have had this concert planned for a while now as an early birthday celebration for one of my good friends Jessica.  We went to an awesome Spanish restaurant first for tapas and Sangria pitchers, then headed to Shoreline for the concert!  We had a fantastic time singing along and jumping around on the lawn.  When we first talked about going to the concert I wasn't feeling particularly enthusiastic because I didn't think I really knew many songs, but I realized when we were there I knew more than I thought, and it ended up being a really great night.  Of course they ended the show with 'Don't Stop Believin' which was our SF Giants anthem last year on our way to the World Series and now a sort of anthem with our group of friends, so it was a fun way to end the night.

Alright, enough blabber and on to the makeup!  I've been feeling slightly cooler toned makeup with the change (ish) in weather, so I played with my new Satin Taupe and LOVED the results!

FACE:

Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark-Circle Roller (tinted)

YSL Teint Resist #4

Sonia Kashuk Concealer Palette

Origins Quick, Hide! concealer in 01 Light (for under eyes)

MAC Prep and Prime transparent powder (only to set under eye concealer)

Chanel Natural Finish Loose Powder in 30 (LOVE this powder!)

BROWS:

Lingering Eyebrow Pencil

Maybelline Great Lash in Clear

EYES:

Nars eyeshadow primer

MAC Satin Taupe

MAC Carbon

MAC Moleskin

MAC Brule

(A touch of Urban Decay Sin on the inner corner)

Guerlain Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl Liner in Black (my FAVORITE for waterline!)

Clinique brush on gel liner in Black

Dior Diorshow Waterproof mascara in Black

CHEEKS:

Chanel Powder Blush in Rose Bronze

Dior Amber Diamond

LIPS:

nothing in the pictures, but I threw on MAC Evolution Revolution lipglass later

I was really happy with how it turned out, it was the perfect smokey-but-not eye, great for the transition from day to night!

Pictures from Cascal!

None from the concert itself unfortunately, we got there too close to the start of the show and had to grab a seat way at the edge of the lawn.  

Yay for Journey (and Sangria!)  Look out for more posts :)

xoxo

Melanie

It's been a while...

Hello everyone (or no one?)

Long time no blog!  It has been a busy last few months for me, including our roommates' wedding (Daniel was the best man and I was a bridesmaid), moving and everything you can think of surrounding both of those things.

Needless to say it has been a crazy few weeks!  Unfortunately all my pictures are on my camera, and my camera cord is still packed in a box somewhere.  So pictures will come at some point, although we had our makeup done at sephora and I was pretty disappointed.  I will post more thoroughly on everything when I can post some pictures on it also.

I've ended up with a few new products, and I've already returned 2 of them to be exchanged for new things!  So look for some small reviews on Chanel Mat Lumiere, (the new!) Chanel Perfection Lumiere, Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Dolce Vita, and Bare Escentuals Vintage Peach blush.   I returned two of the four things I listed... can you guess what?

Things have been completely insane, but now that we are settling into our new place with our new roommate (Daniel's brother!) I'm hoping to get back into blogging more regularly, not only about makeup but about everything!  I once found writing very therapeutic and I really want to find that peace of mind again... so yay for blogging!

Since a post with no pictures is always boring,  I'll leave you with a picture from our roommate's bachelorette party in SF (I'm 3rd from the right next to the bachelorette)!

and my makeup (car pictures since we were running late of course haha)

I loved how it turned out- the smokey purple-y grey eye was exactly what I was going for, AND it was a perfect opportunity to wear some super long lashes I had been saving for a special occasion

Until next time!

xoxo

Melanie