February's birthstone is the amethyst, and today's eye paid tribute:



Products used:

Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
Too Faced Eyeshadow in Violet Femme
Bare Minerals Eyecolor in Soul Sister
Stila Eyeshadow in Amethyst
Nyx Ultra Pearl in Purple Pearl
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes 4L
Stila Major Lash Mascara

When I sat down at my vanity this morning, I planned on creating a jewel-toned eye with some pretty blues, purples, and reds. For some reason, though, my fingers gravitated toward a Bare Escentuals Prime Time Primer Shadow, and that went out the window.



I covered my lid with the primer and blended it up into the crease, then used Too Faced Nice Stems from crease to brow. On the outer corner, I blended a little bit of NARS Night Clubbing (wish I would have had Night Porter for the green! Dang it!)

Products used:

Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
Bare Escentuals Prime Time Primer Shadow in Racing Green
Too Faced Eyeshadow in Nice Stems
NARS Eyeshadow in Night Clubbing
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 20L
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Stila Major Lash Mascara

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! My V-Day has been pretty low-key, just the way I like it. Earlier today I went out for coffee with a friend, and now I'm at home with my husband, where we plan to sit around and watch a movie. I'd thought about doing over-the-top Valentine's eyes but decided to go low key on them, as well; I still went for romantic, though. :)



Products used:

Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
Bare Minerals Eyecolor in True Gold, Waterlily, Soul Sister
Bare Minerals High Shine Eyecolor in Rose Gold
Too Faced Eyeshadow in Honeymoon
Manly Palette #84
Nyx Ultra Pearl Eyeshadow in Lilac Pearl
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 0L
NARS Larger than Life Eyeliner in Campo de Fiori
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

This morning, I was short for time so I opted for something nice and simple.



I got my Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box and covered my lids in Peace, then blended Ransom onto the outer edges. I lined with the 24/7 Pencil in Deviant, and put on a coat of mascara.

Products used:

Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow in Peace
Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow in Ransom
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil in Deviant
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

Today's eye was inspired by the glitter tattoo on my arm that's still looking perfect from yesterday...

Products used:

Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
Bare Minerals Eyecolor in True Gold
Rimmel Metallic Stars Roller Shadow in Star Studded
Manly Palette #100
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Minx
Buxom Lashliner in Leatherette
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

Today marks the end of Space Week, and I'm celebrating with a Firefly-themed eye. Firefly was a sci-fi show that only aired for one season, yet became a cult favorite and finally earned its own big-screen movie, Serenity, due to fans' demands for closure.

When I noticed that Too Faced had a shadow called Firefly, and Lorac had a shadow called Serenity, the chance was too good to pass up. I added in Urban Decay's Space Cowboy, which fit right in with the theme-- Firefly was pretty much a Western in space.



Then, at Sephora, I was playing with the fun new Glitter Body Art Kit and accented with a star...



Products used:

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden
Too Faced Eyeshadow in Firefly
Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow in Space Cowboy
Lorac Eyeshadow in Serenity
Sephora Glitter Body Art Kit
Sephora Nano Liner in Chocolate
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

Today's title comes from the name of the NARS shadow I used as a base. This is space-themed mostly because of the names of the shadows ;)



I used NARS Cream Shadow in Cosmic Girl as a base (over my Lorac Behind the Scenes primer), then dusted Nyx Ultra Pearl in Space Pearl on the inner corner, and blended it into Too Faced Eyeshadow in Neptune. Then I lined my eyes with NARS Larger than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner in Campo de Fiori, and tightlined them with Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 3L. Then, as always, I finished off with my Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara.

Products used:

Lorac Behind the Scenes Primer
NARS Cream Shadow in Cosmic Girl
Nyx Ultra Pearl in Space Pearl
Too Faced Eyeshadow in Neptune
NARS Larger than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner in Campo de Fiori
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 3L
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

There's nothing in the sky quite as beautiful as the Northern Lights. I remember one particular occasion when I was sitting around a fire at my friend Holly's house, and we saw the glimmer of the aurora, so four of us drove out to the middle of nowhere in my husband's (then-boyfriend's) convertible and stared up at the majesty of the night sky for hours.



To create this aurora-inspired look, I started by covering my lid in Make Up For Ever Aqua Black, using a concealer brush, and blending up to my brows. Then I opened an array of Aqua Creams and set to work with the same (clean) concealer brush. I started halfway up my lids, the brush perpendicular to my lashline, and worked up toward my brows, creating what could only be described as stripes. The first color I used was the light blue (#21), and I filled in the gaps with emerald green (#22). Then I mixed some colors on the back of my hand. #21 and #4 were mixed together for a lighter blue, and #22 and #11 (gold) were mixed together to accent the top of the splash of color. Then I used a blending brush to tap a bit of Nyx Space Pearl on the bottom half of my lids. After that, I applied a little bit of Lorac Liquid Lustre over everything, lined with Buxom Lashliner, and finished with Urban Decay's Lush Lash Mascara.

Products used:

Make Up For Ever Aqua Black
Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream 21, 22, 11, 4
Lorac Liquid Lustre
Nyx Ultra Pearl in Space Pearl
Buxom Lashliner in Leatherette
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

It's not only Space Week for my eyes; I'm currently watching Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking for the first time, which is extremely fascinating. They're discussing Europa right now, and the possibility of life existing beneath the fifteen-foot-thick ice.

Speaking of moons, that's the theme of today's eye: moonlight.




I started out with a base of Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer in Porcelain, then covered from browbone to lid with Lorac Liquid Lustre. I then mixed the colorless Make Up For Ever HD Primer with Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream #4 for my lids, and joined the two by dotting on Smashbox Artificial Light Luminizer in Diffuse. Then I tapped a little bit of Stila eyeshadow in Moonlight on the edges of my eyelids. Finally, I lined with Lorac's Front of the Line PRO in black.

Products used:

Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer in Porcelain
Make Up For Ever HD Primer #0
Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream #4
Smashbox Artificial Light Luminizer in Diffuse
Stila Eyeshadow in Moonlight
Lorac Front of the Line PRO in Black
Urban Decay Lush Lash Mascara

Space Week rolls on, and today my eyes are themed on the great expanse that we see while staring up at the night sky. I wish I'd have taken this without the flash on, so you could see all of the flecks of silver glitter against the black, like stars in the sky...



I filled the area from crease to browbone with Benefit Cream Eyeshadow in Strut, and blended it up to my eyebrows with my finger. On my lids, I used Make Up For Ever Aqua Black, and painted the sky with stars using my NYX Liquid Crystal Liner in Crystal Silver. I lined with a second layer of Aqua Black and applied mascara.

Products used:

Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in Strut
Make Up For Ever Aqua Black
Nyx Liquid Crystal Liner in Crystal Silver
Stila Major Lash Mascara