Tabs posing with a few pieces from a new indie line, Sophisti-Cat Cosmetics.
Sophisti-Cat Cosmetics and a Sophisticated Cat
Tarte Is Wild About Jungles and Palettes With the New Tarte Fall 2012 Collection
Rrrrow! Tarte hopes we’ll heed the call of the wild, jungle cats and kittens, and prance over to Sephora and Ulta stores to peruse the new fall 2012 collection (available now in stores and online).
Here’s a quick look at the eye palettes and some of the other pieces from the collection…
Amazon Escape: Amazonian Clay Eye and Cheek Palette ($44)
Available exclusively at Sephora
Call of the Wild Amazonian Clay 8-Shadow Collector’s Palette ($36)
Available exclusively at Ulta
A Delicious Dinner
A salmon cake, corn and arugula salad, and green beans with portobello mushrooms. Om, nom nom!
Easy on the Eyes: A Super Simple Smokey Eye With Brown and Black
Of all the eye makeup looks I’ve worn over the past — let’s see, I started wearing makeup when I was 14, and I’m 37 now (LOL! First I typed, “…and I’m 27 now.”) — 23 years (!), this simple smokey number with brown and black has to be one of my favorite five.
It’s one of my best conversation starters, because whenever I wear it and bump into fellow beauty fiends (MY PEOPLE!), there’s a pretty good chance they’ll ask what I’m wearing.
I like that it’s easy and elegant, and even though it’s more dramatic than the look earlier this week, I still think it fits within the “natural with a kick” category.
In terms of products you’ll need, there’s not much to it. Just a few things…
From the left: MAC 239 Eye Shader Brush, MAC 217 Blending Brush, MAC Kohl Power Pencil in Feline and MAC Eyeshadow in Soba
Like last time, I’m mostly using MAC products here, but there are literally dozens if not hundreds of similar shades out there from other brands. There’s no reason you couldn’t use some other colors and brushes you already have on hand.
Right. Now, on to the look! 🙂
First, it’s time to prime — at least if you have oily lids. If not, let’s skip ahead.
Next (or maybe first, if you didn’t need to prime), grab something like MAC Kohl Power Pencil in Feline, and apply all over your lids.
Don’t worry if it looks a little messy at this point, because we’ll be doing some blending in a minute. Right now we’re just trying to start with a good base and give the overall look some depth.
You can probably guess one of the reasons I’m a fan of 
Feline, but it’s also super soft and easy to blend.
For this step, I’d probably steer clear of quick-setting, long-wearing pencils like Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Perversion that might not allow enough time for blending, but other than that, any good black liner should do.
Now, take your blending brush (I’m using the MAC 217 here), and gently start buffing out the edges; your smokey look should start to take shape.
Get More Bang for Your Brows With This Eyebrow Makeup Tip
LOL! That’s me trying to make a “Shhh!” face, as in “I have secret to tell you, shhh!” Believe it or not, getting it just right on camera is a lot harder than it looks, shhh! Who knew?
Before I get distracted yet again by goofy pics and this delicious cup of coffee (GOOD MORNING!), can we talk brows? 🙂
If you fill in your brows with brow powders, pencils or gels (or maybe a combination of all three, which I do sometimes), do you ever find the products vanishing halfway through the day? It can be kind of a pain.
With that in mind, here’s a tip to help keep those beautiful brows from disappearing.
Start by grabbing your favorite colorless eye makeup primer. If you don’t have one yet, there are lots of good ones out there to choose from, like Too Faced Shadow Insurance, Tarte Clean Slate and Urban Decay Primer Potion, among others. I’m using NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base here, which is my current go-to eye makeup primer.
Apply a small amount of your primer directly atop your bare brows…
Then, pat it down with a finger to work the product down between the follicles into your skin.
Korres Magic Light Contouring Trio in Mykonos
Korres Magic Light Contouring Trio in Mykonos, $28. Available now at Sephora stores and online at sephora.com.
Currently In Bloom On My Deck
My echinacea plant! Scratch that, it’s Tabs’ echinacea plant. He’s already eaten half the leaves.
You’ve Piqued My Interest With Neutrals, Benefit! The New Benefit Peek-a-Bright Eyes Eye Illuminating Kit
Of course I got all jazz hands (JAZZ HANDS!) when I saw the neutrals in Benefit’s new eye illuminating kit, Peek-A-Bright Eyes ($32).
Brown, beige and pink eye makeup works on me like shot of makeup love straight to the heart! The combo takes me to that happy place where pink unicorns with rainbow manes roam free, Ryan Gosling walks around shirtless 24/7, and everyone’s eye makeup always looks flawless. 🙂
Benefit says the shades in the kit, which arrives at Benefit stores, counters and online next month, all work together to create a dazzling, bright-eyed, wide-awake look.
It comes with three eyeshadows (a base shade in Buff, a contour shade in Brown and a highlight in Pearly Pink), two tiny eye brushes, an Eye Bright and a booklet with a tutorial, and some tips and tricks.
For my makeup this afternoon, I used the tutorial in the kit as a jumping off point…
