Hey everyone!
So I decided at the beginning of the month that I would participate in helping
Team Pink Eye raise money for Susan G. Komen's breast cancer research efforts. I know many people who have been affected by breast cancer and this is really a great cause. I decided to do a wearable pink look so that any woman can feel beautiful.
I decided to be a part of Team Pink Eye because within the past few years, someone I knew from middle school decided to have a double mastectomy as a preventative measure. I've never really heard of this being done but I still consider this a brave thing to do. If I recall correctly, she was 25 when the procedure was done which is very young.
I will list the products I used but if you use, for example, a different foundation or you have a favorite pink lipstick, do not hesitate to use what makes you feel good. For the indie makeup companies, I will be providing links to the websites where you can purchase their products if you like what you see.
First of all, I always use Laura Mercier SPF 20 Tinted Moisturizer. I feel it is the best for my skin without going too heavy on the coverage. It also evens out my skin tone quite nicely.
I almost always start off with my eyes because I feel like when blending colors, it's something I need to make sure I have right before doing the rest of my look. I feel like my two best features are my eyes and my lips so I focus on one or the other.
Too Faced Shadow Insurance helps take the worry off of my eyes a little bit. It extends to wear of my eye shadow and brightens the color.
My first eye color is
Rose Tint My World from Geek Chic Cosmetics'
Science Fiction Double Feature limited edition set. As of this posting, you have a little over a week to order it and it's a nice peachy color. It makes a great base eyelid color for blending in other pinks which is what I did in my look. It also is packed with shimmer.
Next, just on the tiniest outer corner of my lid, I blending some of
Branchial from Linnaeus Cosmetics. This color is a part of their Axolotl collection. If you are a nature lover, I highly suggest these eye shadows that take inspiration from animals and nature itself. In this look, it helped give me an airbrushed gradient look. I initially patted the product on, cleaned my brush, let it dry, and then patted the edge to blend a bit more.
Now, to finish of the eyes, we have another color from Linnaeus' Axolotl collection. This one is
Puerile and I blended it to the browbone and used it as a highlight color in the inner corner of my eye. I love this color because it's so ethereal and it blends with light skin tones so it just adds a little sparkle and highlight.
Next, I lined my upper lash line with a black kohl liner. You can use liquid, pencil, or even a dark black or grey eye shadow. Anything to darken that lash line.
To finish off, I used some black mascara. It's really that simple. The product I used was Maybelline's
Falsies Flared mascara in
Blackest Black. I put my mascara on and use the brush to flare my lashes to the outer side of my eye.
For my cheeks, I used just the tracest amount of Geek Chic Cosmetics blush in
Touch Me. This is another limited edition item but you can order it up until Halloween. I highly suggest it because it will last you a long time. It's highly pigmented so you don't need much at all. I just lightly brush it across my cheekbone and then blend like there's no tomorrow.
For my lips, I used Geek Chic Cosmetics' Joystick in
Back to the Fuschia. It is a wonderful bright bubble gum pink and I love that they use slimline tubes.
Please be sure to donate what you can to
Susan G. Komen. Although I am not doing a giveaway, a simple $5 donation minimum will enter you in every giveaway this week. Please help us reach our goal!
Products Used:
- Face
- Laura Mercier SPF 20 Tinted Moisturizer - Porcelain
- Eyes
- Cheeks
- Lips
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