Getting My Ish Together: I Need New Makeup!

I have come to realize that I need to step up my game. This has been my unconscious focus this week. I need to fix my face. My face is fine, but I have begun to see the beginnings of age and the aftermath of illness. With that age comes a bit of a need for some more sophistication, a need for more mystery...and concealer. I have never been a girl who wears a lot of make up or wears make up a lot. Don't get me wrong, I love makeup and the effect it has. I really love anything shiny and colorful. I am fairly easy/predictable that way. But it has been some time since I have put anything on my face. My skills are SUPER rusty.  My make up is old-like a couple years old and maybe I shouldn't use it anymore? Plus I am still making acquaintance with this new face. I gotta step up my single lady game. I need to find my single lady game...

So I started with skincare. My girl told me years ago I needed eye cream. Any eye cream, she didn't care, just use some. So of course, I didn't. But now... I seriously need to send these bags packing. So I have Booth's No. 7.  and I got some serum to go with it. The serum seems really lovely so far. The eye cream stung slightly but it has gone away. Maybe that means its working? And some Neutrogena Hydro Boost moisturizer. The moisturizer is super light and not sticky or shiny- it actually dries to a matte finish but is still moisturizing.

Also, my girl MakeUpByRen recommended I check out NitraaB on YouTube. I really like Nitraa's look-she is gorgeous and I feel like Ren Ren nailed a great inspirational artist and look for me. Plus she had a great video about economical makeup for beginners. So again, down the shopping wormhole...

I found these intriguing and affordable brands online that I am dying to try!
BH Cosmetics
Colour Pop
Sigma
Coastal Scents
GlamGlow

Ok, so GlamGlow isn't all that cheap but it isn't completely out of range either. I ended up ordering from BH Cosmetics and Colour Pop since I feel hard for that lip color Nitraa is wearing in the video. I am working on creating a more neutral look as I am usually attracted to the shiny sparkles, so see? I needed that lipstick.

And I tried a new look...

It was actually really easy; I was super surprised. I got my inspiration from a Maybelline add that is on my Vision Board. A little under eye concealer, a wash of one golden-y color on my eyelids, liquid liner winged out on the top lashes topped with my favorite eyeliner pencil and more of that on the water line, define the brows with some brown eyeshadow and lip brush ('cuz that's what I had), a little glowy bronzer on my cheeks and some bright lipstick. RED lipstick no less! Take that Mom! Well, it was all easy to put on, not as easy to write about. I feel like I could rock this to work fairly well since it came together pretty quickly.

I got some single lady shoes too. Dillard's had clearance. You should know by now I can't help this. I am stimulating the economy with my tax return! It is Refund Season after all...I am a PATRIOT! I am great at rationalization. But wait, I do have a plan: I am setting the bar higher with heels. This time around, I want a really tall guy so I can wear these fabulous confections. Hear that universe? TALL! Six feet plus! So I can wear these shoes, OMG! (Yes, Trez, I went without you and got the Barbie shoes. Sorry, girl.)