How to Instantly Liven Up the Look of Your Eyes With Shimmering Radiance and Textures

This beauty uses shimmery pale color to open up her eye area through light.

Though I love doing a dramatic smoky eye, I always have a tendency to turn to shimmery pale shades of eye shadow for giving my eyes extra impact.  Dusting the lids with a sheer veil of sparkling pink, peach, gold, champagne, etc. seems to have the power to magically open up the eye area without much effort.  Relying on a shimmery pale shade also does perk up the look of the entire face from my experience to give the eyes more life, a bubbly sort of inner radiance, if you will.  

How Shimmer and Light Can Open Up the Eyes

When your eyes are first starting to show age, you naturally assume matte eye shadows are the only ones suitable for you at this stage.  I used to feel that way until experimenting with shimmery pale eye shadows as I shared with you in an earlier makeup tips post for brightening the eyes that totally took me by surprise.  After I noticed how much delicate sparkle of color falling against my lids enhanced without appearing overly made up, I was impressed because it was more a show of light.   

The way the color reacted on the lids was like that sparkle of sunshine when it hits your skin, illuminating it with pure light.  Therefore, I highly recommend giving the pale sparkling shadows a try because it can do more than you might image.  After all, light brightens and brings the area forward to make the eyes appearing larger whereas dark colors make the lids recede, which has the opposite effect.  

The Secret to Use Pale Shimmer Shades Effectively is All About Blending

If you want to use light shimmer eye shadow to your advantage, you can’t overload the color or risk looking gaudy.  To best pull this off, you need to blend the shade carefully.  After all, you could encounter harsh lines that would ruin that angelic effect that you’re striving for.  

Therefore, it is important to use a variety of your different eye shadow brushes such as your basic all over brush for the lid, a crease brush for softening your work that is tapered and a smudging brush with a flatter, shorter head than your flat basic, all over brush for limiting any sharpness of lines.  Having these different sizes of brushes can keep your application polished.  

Contrasting Shadow Textures Further Livens Up Eye Radiance

An interesting effect is playing with the shadow texture against the light.  When pairing a pale sparkling lid against a medium matte shadow in the same color family along with a slightly darker crease color for the far corner of the eye, you can benefit from that radiance and accent eye shape. What looks really great is using a pale rose-gold and then slightly deeper pink tones for sculpting together to shape the eye.

The important thing to remember is to keep the entire lid reserved for the shimmery shade with just enough of the mid tone and dark corner shade like a brick tone to define the shape of the eye. To really carry this off, make sure the mid tone color of whatever color family that you want to do is only slightly darker than your skin.  This barely distinguishable degree of color for the mid tone choice creates the best natural shadow when pulling this look together and blending thoroughly.  

To really make the eyes pop, make sure to line with a black eyeliner pencil that you can smudge or a matte black shadow that you use by wetting an eyeliner brush and several coats of black mascara.  Laying down a line that is too bold when attempting this technique such as using liquid eyeliner or pen eyeliner seems to diminish the effect of that glow of wholesome beauty.

Mistakes You Could Be Making to Risk Those Beautiful Eyes

This beauty is already saving her eyes from one risk--the damaging UVA and UVB rays.

Not only are the eyes how we express emotion to convey our feelings, they also are what we depend on for so many tasks.  Therefore, we should never knowingly take them for granted. Otherwise, we could  jeopardize their health and beauty.  The best way to keep those eyes in gorgeous shape and condition are changing some of our current habits.

Wearing Contact Lenses to Bed Is Bad for Your Eyes

Regardless if you have a brand of contacts that is FDA-approved for overnight wear, it still comes with a risk.  After all, your eyes have less protective enzymes and antibodies due to the contacts that could make them vulnerable to infection because of lack of sufficient oxygen, especially after a normal day in the environment.  

Never Go to Bed Still Wearing Your Makeup. 

Besides, leaving traces of makeup behind on your pillow that can stain, you risk clogging your pores and developing pimples.  Any eye makeup that is left on can result in styes, those tiny bumps inside or around the outer eyelids. The reason they have a tendency to cause pain is because that lump is actually a developing abscess in the process of becoming infected from staphylococcus bacteria.

Skip Applying Eyeliner to Your Waterline

The danger is whatever chemicals are in the eyeliner are in contact with your tear ducts, especially if you wear contact lenses.  Even the smallest amount of that makeup could mix with your tears and travel deeper into the eyes to deprive them of oxygen.  

If you don’t wear contacts, using eyeliner on your waterline can also invite germs inside the eyes and cause an ugly, but possibly risky eye infection.  Liquid eyeliners, gels and pens that comes out of a tube are the worst culprits because the applicator tip could be housed in a growing cesspool of bacteria.  The safest practice for lining your eyes is staying on the outside and sticking with a pencil.   The reason that a soft pencil eyeliner is safer is because you can always sharpen the rim to constantly clean it unlike the liquid forms.

Touching Your Eyes Too Much Is Risky

Everyone is guilty of touching their eyes whether wiping an inner crust from the eye or itching.  The problem is the fingers introduce tons of bacteria into the eye from all that you touch.  Bacteria delivery is bad, but the amount of pressure you use is also something you should be concerned about.  Often, we touch or rub our eyes without thinking of how hard we might be rubbing, which could cause broken blood vessels.

Eye Drops Also Can Play a Role in the Mistakes You Make With Your Eyes

Look for the expiration date before you put any drops in your eye.  The dates are printed for your safety.  Using an eye product even shortly after it expires can be dangerous because the formula is now unstable.

If you have been habitually using eye drops to get the red out of your eyes, then you might be over constricting your blood vessels and subjecting them to rebound inflammation.  A safer alternative if you need to use eye drops regularly are artificial tears.   

Sunglasses Aren’t Just for Summer But Protective as Well as Fashionable for All Year

Making it a habit to pull out a pair of  sunglasses with UVA and UVB protection before you walk out the door can later save the eyes from future problems.  You’ll keep your corneas safer from any sun-related burning as well as possible skin cancer of the eyelids.

By taking proper precautions, your eyes have the best chance of staying beautiful and healthy for a lifetime.

Why You Really Need to Think Carefully Before Considering Laser Eye Surgery

Laser surgery might eliminate your need for glasses, but also may come with a cost.

Perhaps, your eyes have suddenly been feeling irritated.  Your first thought might be blaming a new product such as new skin care or makeup and chalk up the problem as an allergy.  Of course, this could always be the case just as staring at the computer for hours on end can also contribute to it. However, you also should be aware that any eye surgery to correct your vision using a LASIK procedure, then chances are you could be experiencing dry eye.

The reason LASIK can be the culprit is because it involves cutting nerves in the cornea to form a thin flap on the eye, which can bring on extra eye sensitivity.  

PRK is another method for correction that may be a better choice from risking dry eye because this technique does not make any thin flap on the surface of the eye for the cut.  Instead, this procedure uses an excimer laser to mildly reshape the cornea’s thickness.

Still, you can develop dry eyes from any laser procedure for vision correction.  Therefore, keep this in mind before you undergo any such surgery and do your research first.  

Trust me, dry eye is no fun and requires lubricant eye drops several times or more a day to keep from suffering.  Furthermore, the eye drops can range from $10.00-$12.00 for a tiny bottle to several hundred dollars per month for a prescription like Restasis, which also needs to be done once a day.

It is probably hard to imagine how anyone could possibly ever miss eye glasses, but a family member personally misses her old eyes.  Wearing glasses might make you feel less attractive, but she prefers that to watery, irritated eyes any day of the week.

Rouge Bunny Rouge Silk Aether Long-Lasting Duo Cream Eye Shadows Review + Swatches

Gossamer Wing is on the left with Birdwing Beauteous on the right.

For the most part, I love pressed powder eyeshadow for two reasons.  They seem to hold up better than creams that can dry out sooner and also because of palettes and all the shades that you can find together.  Nonetheless, I also buy my share of cream eyeshadow despite having a shorter shelf life because of how much I love their unbeatable silky texture that clings to the lids instead of the pigment accidentally falling into my eyes.

Luxury beauty brand, Rouge Bunny Rouge, has their Silk Aether Long-Lasting Duo Cream Eye Shadow ($45.00), which currently is available in two shades.   The duo in Gossamer Wing has pale beige champagne color with a delicate sheen on one end with a cool brown with a finely refined gray metallic sparkle at the other.  This is the one for a fresh, but classy natural look with more satin finish to the radiance it gives the eyes.  

Here I swatched both shadows for you with Gossamer Wing on the left and Birdwing Beauteous on the right.

The other shadow in this line is Birdwing Beauteous. This has a side that is champagne touched with apricot color with more of a prominent sheen that is lovely with how it lights up the eyes.  The other end is a silvery blue-black color that smolders with mystery.  I like this one for doing a sexy, night time look. 

These shadows have a fluffier cream consistency and feature a doe-foot applicator that spread and blend the product ideally, giving you enough time to work before setting.  They also wear for as long as you need without creasing.  

Each of these shades  is unique and will dress up your lids in style.  If you ask me, the hard part will be deciding between the two Silk Aether Long-Lasting Duo Cream Eye Shadow colors to try first.  What are your thoughts on these Rouge Bunny Rouge cream shadows?  Have you tried them yet?  Check them out!

How to Give Brows the Most Natural Look When Filling Them in

This is a foolproof method to give your brows the most natural look.

Before I had my brows professionally done, I made more mistakes with them than I care to admit.  However, I also picked up some valuable pointers that changed all that for me that I thought would be helpful for you as well. 

Regardless of the brow product that you prefer, the most important thing that can improve the look of your brows is color choice.  I have found that two shades lighter than the actual color of my dark brown brows always works out the best whether I’m using a pencil, powder, gel or pen. 

On the other hand, if you’re an extremely fair-haired blond, then you need to darken.  Look for a color that is one to two shades darker than your original brow.    

If you’re still not sure deciding on the shade, then it’s always best to keep your brows on the neutral side with a matte taupe brow instead of overdoing it with the wrong product.  Taupe does seem to work well for all.

What else I learned was that once the brow product was applied that following up with a spoolie brush or even a clean, old mascara wand is necessary. Smoothing the brows in the right direction of how they grow helps blend in the product and clean up any excess.  This simple step does wonders to keep the look of the brows more natural. 

If you remember just these two #brow makeup tips, I guarantee that you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much better the outcome will be.

For more tips, check my earlier posts such as creating the best shape of brows for your face, how to fake fuller brows, how to make fewer mistakes when shaping the brows, and how to tame unruly brows.

Glo Skin Beauty Cream Stay Shadow Sticks (Toast, Pitch) Review

Toast is on the left with Pitch on the right.

Those that have sensitive eyes may find cream formulas or eye shadow crayons more to their liking over powders.  This variety such as Glo Skin Beauty’s Cream Stay Shadow Sticks cling better to the lid without risking eyes to any product dust that could find its way inside.  

I received two shades of that six-product line with Toast and Pitch.  Toast is a cool, medium brown that has more of a gleam than actual shimmer to it.  On the other hand, Pitch is a matte black and was better suited as eyeliner.  These crayons do not have a built-in sharpener like the earlier ones came with.

The formula is creamy with beautiful pigment that does blend well, but it must be done quickly with how fast this crayon sets.  It does crease after several hours when you go without a primer.  However, I didn’t run into that problem when I primed first so keep that in mind.

Something else that I really love about makeup crayons in general is how little space they take in a makeup bag or in tiny clutch.  The Cream Stay Shadow Sticks ($20.00) also make great beauty stocking stuffers so check them out at Glo Skin Beauty.

PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Eyes Holiday Eyes 4-Piece Dual-Ended Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Kit Review

This kit is like getting eight different eye products.

During the holidays, you want to put an extra dazzling touch on your makeup with all the socializing ahead.  An exciting option to play up your eyes or think about when making out your gift list is with PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Holiday Eyes 4-Piece Dual-Ended Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Kit ($28.00).

Starting on the left with matching shadows below is Prodigy, Phenomenon, Masterpiece and then Cream of the Crop on the right.

This collection of pencils simplifies doing your eyes without risky their beauty to talc, parabens, petroleum, mineral oil or sulfates.  Each is coordinated with a matte eyeliner on one end and the complimentary, shimmery shadow at the other.  

The colors include Masterpiece (black liner with champagne shadow), Phenomenon (gray liner with pink shadow), Prodigy (navy liner with silver shadow), and Cream of the Crop (brown liner with gold shadow).  The shadow finish on these pencils is more of a metallic one than just a plain shimmer, which is especially dazzling for dressing up your eyes for the holidays.

Another nice feature is that these pencils don’t take up make space in your bag for taking with you when making the rounds to all those parties.  Check the Quick Pro Holiday Eyes 4-Piece Dual-Ended Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Kit at PUR Cosmetics website for you or the beauties on your gift list! 

PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Holiday Glitters 5-Piece Eye Polish Kit Review

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This $39.00 eye shadow kit has a $93.00 value.

With all the holiday parties and celebrations, you might want to give your eyes extra shimmery sparkle.  PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Holiday Glitters 5-Piece Eye Polish Kit  has intense creamy color that is highly pigmented to give the eyes that shimmery foil-like shine with lasting coverage due to built in primer.  

You get five gorgeous light and dark colors.

The set is vegan and free of any risky ingredients that could jeopardize health such as talc, parabens, petroleum, gluten, mineral oil, sodium lauryl, and sulfates.  This kit includes five beautiful shades such as Namaslay (rose-gold), Midnight Diamond (beaming silvery charcoal ), Queenie (yellow gold), Lust (cranberry), and OMG (bronze-brown)  It also features a hard spatula applicator.

The pigment in these shadows is stunning and can make your eyes dazzle without any glitter fallout.  Furthermore, these shadows do hold up without creasing for the hours that I wore them.  However, I would have preferred a brush or sponge type applicator over this harder silicone one when working with this shadow. 

Going from left to right is Queenie, Namasly, Lust, OMG, and ending with Midnight Diamond on the right.

The creamy shadow formula was easier to apply by spreading it over the eye area with my finger or just dipping my brush in.  You do need to work quickly because this formula doesn’t take long to dry.  Using your finger or a brush is the best way also to avoid running into clumps like you could experience when you take too much out from the hard applicator.  

With that said, I think the PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Holiday Glitters 5-Piece Eye Polish Kit ($39.00) would please you or any beauty on your holiday gift list in search of going full glam.  Visit the company’s website to learn more or buy.

Au Naturale Cosmetics Let It Snow Eyes That Twinkle Holiday Gift Set Review + Swatches!

Let It Snow Eyes Gift Set has gray, silver, white and a complex taupe that can help eyes shine and sparkle.

Getting down to basics can be a beautiful thing.  If you are determined to find healthier alternatives to chemicals, then Au Naturale Cosmetics takes the guesswork out of what could be in your makeup with their purer mineral formulations like with the Let It Snow Eyes That Twinkle Holiday Eye Gift Set for some sensational holiday glamour.

This gift set is strictly vegan without any animal bi-products and formulated in the United States with no synthetic preservatives, nano particles, gluten, parabens, fillers, dyes or toxins.  The Let It Snow Set has two Cremes de la Cream Shadow sticks in White Quartz and Vintage along with two Super Fine Eye Shadows in Luna and Slate for a soft, but polished sexy look.

Luna is the pale pearly, gray silver and Slate is the more intense silver.

The Creme de la Cream Shadow in White Quartz is a glistening white.  The Vintage Cream Shadow is described as pink patina gold, but this is a lovely, complicated taupe underlying with pink, brown, gold, and mossy green within its depths.  These cream shadow sticks glide nicely and blend well.  They do crease after a while alone without a primer, but do hold up longer when topped with the Super Fine Eye Shadow.  

Starting on the right is White Quartz, Vintage, Luna, and then just a trace of Slate on the left.

The Super Fine Eye Shadows have roller-ball design to disperse the eye shadow powder.  These gleaming shades include Luna, a pearly light gray and a cool metallic, deeper silver with some blue to it called Slate.  Though gorgeous, the roller-ball can be problematic.  Luna rolled out, but Slate refused to budge no matter how many times I rolled.  Eventually, I  removed the roller-ball so I could dip my brush in, which made all the difference.

Au Naturale Cosmetics also has another color option for this eye set called Merry & Bright that has more vibrant gemstone colors.  Super Fine Eye Shadows are as follows with Dark Opal, a dusty pearlescent cranberry rose and Old Flame, a rusty orange with subtle bronze luminosity.  The two Cremes de la Cream Shadow consist of Galaxy, a deep smokey cobalt blue and Bora Bora,  bright aquamarine blue. 

Starting on November 15, 2017, Au Naturale’s Let It Snow or the Merry & Bright Eyes Gift Sets ($50.00 with a $78.00 value) will be available at Whole Foods, Amazon or at Au Naturale’s website.  Check it out because these can dress up your eyes in style besides being wonderful to give as a gift.

PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Fully Charged Mascara & Lash Primer Kit Review: Making Extraordinary Lashes Possible

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This kit is valued at $44, but retails for just $18.00.

I don’t know what happened to my lashes.  They used to be thicker and somewhat longer, but now they are shorter and thinner than a few years ago.  My solution to make dramatic improvement in this department is my trusted heated eyelash curler and great mascara and lash primer.  However, I now can skip the eyelash curler thanks to PUR Cosmetics Quick Pro Fully Charged Mascara & Lash Primer Kit.

What intrigued in this kit is its magnetic technology.  The Fully Charged Mascara’s unique, anti-aging formula has a magnetic polymer matrix that wraps a positively charged elastic veil around the lash.  This results in automatic lifting as the lash stretches and flawless separation instead of problematic clumping.  It also has provitamin B5 and biotinoyl tripeptide-1 for nourishing and strengthening lashes.  

Before I sampled it, I applied the High Voltage Primer first.  After it dried, I brushed on a coat of this mascara.  Believe it or not, the formula even made my stubby lashes stand out after that one application and without the use of my eyelash curler.  My lashes weren’t sticking together or appearing fake, but even and naturally enhanced.  I was so thrilled that I went ahead and applied a second coat.  This time I saw a remarkable difference in more volume and length that I just gasped at what I saw in the mirror.

I also got to say my lashes didn’t feel brittle, but softer than my usual mascara.  If you ask me, this kit can be your lashes best friend.  After all, if it worked such magic on my practically nonexistent lashes without even curling them, I imagine it will do the same or even better for you. 

The holidays are when you really want to look your best so check this kit out for yourself or any beauty lover on your gift list.   You can find Quick Pro Fully Charged Mascara & Lash Primer Kit ($18.00) at the PUR Cosmetics.  Just do yourself a favor and try it because you'll thank me.

PUR Cosmetics PRO X Etienne Ortega Eyeshadow Palette–An Amazing Fall Beauty Find!

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These are ideal colors that blend together in sheer perfection.

Just in time for fall, PUR Cosmetics has teamed up with Etienne Ortega,  a noted celebrity makeup artist, and released a stunning new 18-piece eyeshadow palette of matte and shimmer neutrals, including some great transition shades.  The colors are rich, wonderfully pigmented takes on nudes, a multiple of warm and cool browns, gold, peach, taupe, rose, black, silver, purple, deep blue, and olive that can take your eyes to new depths with how beguiling these shades are.

The PUR Cosmetics PRO X Etienne Oretega Eyeshadow Palette will allow you to create the season’s most enviable looks whether for daytime to all out glamour for nights.  The texture is never gritty but beautifully smooth, caressing lids with these softly defining hues that you will get plenty of use from.

This palette has the following colors:

Stripped–pale beige shimmer
Legend–tan shimmer
Popular–warm tan matte
Penny–copper shimmer
Monji–reddish brown shimmer
Muddy–cool matte brown
Dreamer–light gold (almost apricot) shimmer
1988–matte warm taupe
Adobe–matte brick red
Bossy–rose gold shimmer
Faux–bronze shimmer
3 A.M.–matte black
Zenon–silver shimmer
Lola–cool taupe matte
Paradise–violet-purple shimmer
Billionaire–deep olive shimmer
Midnight–dark violet-blue shimmer
Galaxy–lighter black shimmer

This is such a well-coordinated palette that you’ll never get tired of using with how versatile they are.  Unlike some colors that just sit there in your palette, these all work together so beautifully that you can’t help being inspired to try new looks.

Between us, this is one of the best fall eyeshadow palettes that I have tried to date. I highly recommend snagging PUR Cosmetics PRO X Etienne Ortega Eyeshadow Palette ($42) while you see it because with how great it is, I believe it could sell out in the meantime.  Check it out at PUR’s website or your local Kohl’s.

Korres Black Pine 3D Sculpting, Firming & Lifting Eye Cream Review

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This eye cream will not disappoint when it comes to results.

Ever since I first tried Korres Firming Black Pine Night Cream and had success, I was curious how the Black Pine 3D Sculpting, Firming & Lifting Eye Cream would compare for the eyes. I must admit that I was not disappointed.

This eye cream is meant to target puffiness, dark circles, loss of skin firmness, and fine lines and wrinkles for all skin types.  It also is specially formulated without harmful parabens, sulfates and phthalates.  

The product is dispensed through a pump.  It has a light feel and is fast absorbing without causing skin to be sticky, heavy or greasy.  Furthermore, my eyes can at times get irritated, but I had no problems with this gentle formula.  

I noticed was that the area beneath the eye didn’t look like it was doing too much the first two days. By the third day though, I was starting to see changes in the darkness under my eyes.  My dark circles and typical morning puffiness lessened and appeared brighter.

Over the next few days, I also had to admit my fine creases beneath the eyes also seemed to have tightened up!  Could it be due to Korres special ElastiLift3D complex for skin renewal, black pine extract and black pine polyphenol epigallocatechin to strengthen, black tea active agent to brighten, and the spilanthes acmella active extracts for lifting and tightening?  I do not know, which of those ingredients to credit the most. 

All I can say is Korres Black Pine 3D Sculpting, Firming & Lifting Eye Cream ($56) has merit.  It smooths, tightens, reduces puffiness, and brightens dark circles.  If this product worked this well for me, I imagine it can do the same for you.  Check it out because the only way you’ll know if you try it, too. 

How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy to Ensure Their Beauty

This beauty doesn't take chances when it comes to the beauty of her eyes.  

We all want the most beautiful eyes possible.  Therefore, we always try to care for them with the best eye creams and serums to dazzling eye makeup.  Yet, this is more involved if you intend to keep them looking fabulous such as keeping them healthy.  

Check the whites of your eyes.  If they get bloodshot a lot, you may have a tendency to turn to eye drops to quickly get rid of the red, especially if you have allergies.  This quick fix constricts the blood vessels.   While a product like Visine can help temporarily, it is not a long-term solution.  Using this type of eye drop habitually can result in rebound inflammation, making the red lines worse. Instead, you might want to lubricate with eyes drops that are more moisturizing or natural tears like Blink to refresh them.  

More people than ever have developed dry eye problems.  One reason this is becoming more common is due to LASIK or cataract surgery.  Dry eyes can water, become red or appear glossy. Lubricant eye drops like Systane or Refresh and drinking more water can help.

Eyes are prone to ugly infection.  Avoid using eye makeup longer than six months.  Also, never share mascaras, eye liners, concealers, eye shadows, eye primers or any makeup because it is a collective breeding ground for bacteria.

If you wear contacts and hope to keep your eyes safe from irritation, you should give up metallic shades. The reason this is bad with contacts is due to its silica, which may find its way inside the lens to feel uncomfortable like something is wedged against your eye.

Something else that contact lens wearers need to think about is that cleaning the lens is vital, but so is cleaning their cases.  Clean your contact lens cases weekly can eliminate future problems.  Just keep in mind that water is not a sufficient cleaner for disinfecting the case.  You want to use a lens solution for this purpose.  Otherwise, you are risking your eyes.  Replacing the case in about six months is also a good idea.

Another way to help keep your eyes gorgeous is making it a habit to regularly wear sunglasses.  Buying a stylish pair with 100% UV protection can protect the eye itself from cataract growth and help fight wrinkling.

These are just a few suggestions that can help keep your eyes as healthy and captivating as they possibly can be.  After all, if they’re infected or irritated, they lose their beauty.

Rouge Bunny Rouge Feline Gaze Eye Khols (Selene, Vera and Delilah) Review

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Any pencil can line, but these add a surreal look to the eyes with their color.

A lot of people love the look of heavy eyeliner, but I prefer a softer emphasis to play up my eyes.  Luxury beauty brand, Rouge Bunny Rouge, must have been reading my mind because their Feline Gaze Eye Khols accomplish that goal beautifully.

There are six shades in the line, but I was particularly drawn to the riveting, frosted blue-violet (Vera), deep forest green (Selene) and the aubergine-plum (Delilah) over basic black, gray and brown.  

The Feline Gaze pencils are creamy, but not excessively so like some kohl pencils can be.  They glide over the eyes well without tugging, smudge nicely for blending and really brought out the darkness of my eyes, ringing them with almost a dreamlike quality.

I didn’t experience any problems with these eyeliners disappearing or smearing while I wore them. I had them on from morning until late afternoon and everything was good.

I am totally pleased with Rouge Bunny Rouge Feline Gaze Eye Khols ($23) because they do what I need to show off my eyes with style.  If you’re looking to keep your lining subtle, but sophisticated, I highly recommend visiting their website and trying the colored varieties of Vera, Selene, and Delilah!    

PUR Cosmetics Soiree Diaries Eyeshadow Palette Review + Swatches

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You can do a lot with these 12 shades.

Neutral makeup shades are the easiest to wear.  They never seem to let you down like bolder colors that can show flaws of aging eyes.  For that reason, I always seem to gravitate toward products that can supply that more natural look. When I spied PUR Cosmetics new Soiree Diaries Eyeshadow Palette, I was already smitten at what I saw.

This palette has 12 creamy shades of vegan, gluten and paraben free eye shadows  that blend like a dream in a section of four mattes, satins and shimmers.  The colors are gorgeous, bursting with pigment and wonderfully long-lasting.

The Least Likely Types of Eye Makeup to Irritate Sensitive Eyes

A brown shade of eye shadow is your safest choice if your eyes easily irritate.

Some of us are more prone to allergies than others.  If you are one, then you know how easily you can react to something like cosmetics and the irritation it can cause.  Eye makeup can be especially difficult for anyone that has these sensitivity issues.  Therefore, I want to share some valuable tips when shopping to restock your makeup bag that can best keep your eyes from potentially suffering.

You may want to think again about overly glittery eye shadows.  Matte shadows are safer since they do not possess those reflective particles than could end up in your eye.

Pure natural pigments are another good choice.  Minerals are safer bets then their chemical counterparts when it comes to the eyes.  On the same note, you can still react to anything at anytime.  

As far as eyeliner goes, you might want to trade in your liquid liners, especially the waterproof latex variety that has stronger chemicals to account for such long-lasting wear.  Instead, you may want to switch to pencils or crayons. 

Waterproof mascaras are great but they also can pose a problem if you are sensitive. A better alternative is trying a water-resistant formula that won’t be as harsh since you can wash it away with soap and water over a special oil makeup remover.

Speaking of mascara, avoid formulas with fibers in it.  Just like the reflective glitter chunks in eye shadow, these fibers can fall in your eye in time as well.  

Your eyes are very important, so be careful with them!

Rouge Bunny Rouge Loess Eye Shadow Palette Review + Swatches

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You will love the effect of this palette's finish!

I was delighted when I learned luxury beauty brand, Rouge Bunny Rouge, added to their Raw Garden Eye Shadows Palettes.  The new Loess has four sensational powder shadows to compliment eyes with a unique multidimensional quality that you’ll want to wear now and into fall.

The palette has both matte and shimmer shades that are both warm and cool tones.  You’ll find a delicate wisp of shimmery, milky pink, a soft golden beige sort of champagne highlight, a mauve-brown, and a smoky neutral basalt grey with a cool metallic shimmer. The combination may not appeal to some for working with their coloring.   However, it is that mix and well-pigmented colors gliding against your lids in a silky base when blended in this lightweight formula that does the trick to pull off a bit of makeup magic with its finish.  

Here I swatched the shades of the Loess palette for you.

The company describes it as a “satin-matt” finish. The best way to explain this lovely finish is like this.  At first, you notice only matte color.  Then, you move or light catches you in a different angle and the effect changes because the color now softly glints through the matte. 

This palette is free of parabens, D5, mineral oil, and nano particles.

With polished neutral shades like these, you can’t go wrong when striving for natural but glamourous at the same time.  Check the Loess Eye Shadow Palette ($59) out at Rouge Bunny Rouge and get it while you can since it is a limited-edition product!

How to Choose the Ideal Mascara Brush for Your Needs

Your brush matters!

Formula is the first thing that comes to mind when you are thinking about mascara.  Yet, the brush inside that product is just as important if you want to get the most bang for your buck for what look you’re hoping to achieve.  Therefore, here are some simple tips to know what each type of brush will do for your beauty.

A comb-like wand usually is what you want for the most natural look. This particular shape can also come to your rescue when lashes tend to stick together.

On that same note, a long, skinnier brush is the best one for doing bottom lashes over the bigger, bulkier brushes. It also can be helpful for lengthening if the bristles are evenly spaced.

The curved variety brush that rounds a bit is great for lifting and maximizing short lashes.

If you are searching for a brush that will give you bold eyes, then look for a jumbo-size brush for loading up mascara for the most intense black gaze.

Then again, there is the hourglass shaped brush that can do wonders to widen your eyes with how the mascara is deposited from the unique design of its inner and outer corners. 

A tapered brush is perfect for lengthening and doing those ultra fine lashes in the inner corners of the eye.

Something else to keep in mind is the difference between plastic and nylon brushes, which both have good and bad points.  Plastic doesn’t deliver the same amount of mascara as nylon and can take more swipes to build up the coverage, but can be more subtle while still lengthening and separating.  On the other hand, nylon can boost lash volume more easily, but can at times be harder for separating lashes. 

Whichever is your preference, just know with the right formula mascara and brush, your eyes will look sensational!

Mally Beauty More Is More Mascara Review

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You'll love what you can do for your eyes with this mascara.

Unlike some of you, I don’t naturally come by long, lush lashes unless I meet up with great mascara.  I don’t know if you had a chance to try Mally Beauty’s More Is More Mascara yet, but PR kindly sent me one to see what I thought.

This is a jet black formula with a nicely designed, slender brush with additional bristles on the tip for lengthening, defining and separating to give that effect of false lashes. This mascara also has a special sealant that helps protect from smudging and flaking.

The formula has a creamy, wonderful consistency that goes on the lashes beautifully.  This mascara really captures lashes easily to thicken and lengthen.  I liked how quickly I could build up my lashes and separate them for real impact without needing to curl them first.  

This mascara is easy to take off, too.

My eyes can be sensitive, especially at this time of year with everything blooming.  However, the formula is gentle and non-irritating as well. This mascara also didn’t smudge in all the hours I had it on, but flaked slightly toward evening when I went to take it off.

Something else fantastic about More Is More mascara is how great this mascara is to remove with just a regular eye makeup remover.

The next time you are on the prowl for new mascara, especially if you don’t have the best lashes, make it a point to try Mally Beauty’s More Is More Mascara ($20) because you will be glad that you did!