If you are looking for a quick eye look that can be daytime friendly but also intensified for night then look no further than this post! I have found the perfect tools for a quick smokey eye look.


I've been wanting to try out the Laura Mercier Caviar sticks since I found out that Sarah Jessica Parker uses them on the daily for her signature smokey look. After finally picking a color I decided to purchase a couple weeks ago. I chose the matte black shade in Tuxedo.

To create the look below, all I do is smudge the stick along my lash line. Add more for a dramatic rocker look or add a little for a subtle smoke. Below, I applied just a little bit but I think it adds the perfect touch for daytime. I use my smudge brush to blend everything out and then apply mascara to complete the look.

all swatched on bare skin

swatched without primer

Fall has come ladies and gents. This brand new palette from Smashbox has you covered all season with it's rich cherry hues and neutrals. Each shade is buttery smooth and the pigments are perfect. I love a good reddish eyeshadow and this palette just needed a place in my collection. I can see myself using this daily. With it's mix of matte and shimmer you have all the textures you will ever need plus three nice highlighting shades and two deep smokes. Retailing at $39 it's affordable and gorgeous.

swatched with no primer

This gem is the perfect transitional palette from Summer to Fall. You have some copper with rose gold tones and then you have a black to smoke it up plus a gorgeous glimmering silver blue. The combination is eccentric and stunning. These are not colors I would think to put together in one palette but they all work so beautifully together. If you have blue eyes, you need this in your life! Every shadow is super pigmented and this makes me so happy since Mac's limited edition collections have been iffy in the palette department recently. Well this one lives up to the Mac name! The only thing I can say works against this is you will need a separate highlight shade because this palette does not have one included. Other than that, great job Mac!

I checked my mailbox this morning and with a huge smile on my face I ran inside with my long awaited Ulta box.

Last week I had ordered two of Stila's new Eyes Are The Window eyeshadow palettes in Mind and Soul. As soon as I saw the post on Stila's Instagram I could not wait to get my hands on these. They are so gorgeous and most definitely glamorous encased in gold and rose gold shiny magnetic packaging. You will definitely need to show these off. I can see these having a full time home on my vanity top just so I can stare at them, but that's just me.

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." -Albert Einstein

                                     

Here is my makeup of the day... a moody blue grey smoke. It's a great look to go with all the nautical clothing this time of year. A nice spin on the smokey eye without any black shadow while still having depth. The colors remind me of a jazz club. I wanted to test out more colors from the Too Faced Matte Palette and this is what I came up with.

Products Used: 

Eyes:
Too Faced Matte Eyeshadow Collection - velveteen bunny, pebble, and london fog (such a gorgeous navy!)
Buxom Insider Eyeliner - sapphire
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara
Benefit Gimme Brow - medium/deep
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer - vanilla

Face:
Eucerin Redness Relief Daily Perfecting Lotion SPF 15
L'Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation - W1
Too Faced Milk Chocolate Bronzer
Laura Geller Bronze N Brighten - Fair
Maybelline Hi Light Blush - Natural (limited edition shade)
Mac CC Pressed Powder - Illuminate 

Spring is starting to peak through here in New Jersey and I'm starting to wake up from the winter. Today I decided to add some violet color to my daytime look and got some serious fringe from Tarte's Light Camera Lashes mascara (a new fave - the brush is awesome).