Face of Christmas Day

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas Holiday! I spent mine with lots of family all day and it was lovely. Since things got started really early in the morning I kept my morning face pretty easy. 

I used foundation and concealer and then followed it with Tarte Blush in Stellar. It's my go to blush for a nude/pink blush. Then I just applied a wash of Modern Minerals eyeshadow in Uma. It's a nice champagne color with a good bit of sparkle thrown in. Of course I followed with a ton of mascara. I'm using up my Bare Minerals sample I've got but not sure what I'll use when it's out. 

Later that night we headed to a family party and I broke out the smoky eye using my Jane Iredale Mystikol in Smoky Quartz. Then I popped on a not quite nude lip with Bite Beauty's Musk lip cream and was finished. I really don't like the name of that lipstick, but I love the color so I'll survive. 

By the way if you're looking for great lipsticks with an amazing selection of reds check out Bite Beauty. 

Jane Iredale Pencil Eyeliners

Jane Iredale pencil eyeliners are some of my favorite natural liners that I've come across as a makeup artist. They're super smooth and creamy, come in a great range of basic shades and have great durability. Creamy pencils are a must for me as I hate pencils that feel like you're stabbing your eye (then again no one should like that right?). Now these aren't the best for the waterline as far as longevity but they are comfortable to wear on the waterline. 

Below I have the all shades except the white, which I felt like I owned but can't find anywhere. I also included Cocoa, which is technically a lip definer but I use as a warm brown liner. With the training I've had with JI over the years I've found that you can use lipliner on the eye area as they don't use any FD&C dyes and are made with conditioning oils and waxes. Great for me as I love multi-purpose products!

 (top to bottom: basic black, black/grey, midnight blue, basic brown, cocoa, taupe)

 (left to right: basic black, black/grey, midnight blue, basic brown, cocoa, taupe)

 (top to bottom: basic black, black/grey, midnight blue, basic brown, cocoa, taupe)

Jane Iredale pencils can be bought here and run $11USD