Quick Fab Eyes in Less Than 10 minutes

Quick Fab Eyes in Less Than 10 minutes

By:  Lauren Francis-Jackson

 

 

As women we are always super busy and on the go!  Whether we are boardroom execs, moms, or the young professional, we have the need to get ready pronto to get out the door.  I love to play up my eyes and really make them pop because they are one of my better features!  So here are some quick tips on how to get fab eyes in less than 10 minutes!

 

First, I begin with the eyebrows by taking an eye brow brush to shape the eyebrow.  If it has been awhile since I had my eyebrows shaped professionally, I may use baby oil and shape witha cotton ball before brushing.  Depending on how quickly you eyebrows grow, you may need to go every two weeks, or once a month to get your eyebrows cleaned up.  If you have thinner brows like me, I then fill in my brows using a brow powder because pencils can be harsh and dark.  I use an angualr eye shadow brush and wet it slightly.  Then follow the shape of my brow, with short light strokes.  The lighter strokes appear more natural than one solid line all the way across. 

 

So with the basic eye shadow look, I do usually three colors-- a lid color, a crease color, and an upper lid color.  I tend to put the lightest color under my eyebrow as a highlighting shade.  I use a medium shade on my lid, and the darkest color in the crease.  Here are a few examples of me using this shadow method to make my eyes pop!

 

 

 

 

~The Sisterlocked Diva

 





In the Rotation: Makeup Basics For Everyday

In the Rotation  Makeup Basics For Everyday

By: Lauren Francis-Jackson

 

 

I am truly a lover of anything that can enhance one's beauty, however that was not always me.  When I was a teenager, I had no interest in makeup!  Nope, nothing at all-- not even a clear lip gloss.  I was all about basketball and the books.  I looked at my friends in high school with the caked on makeup like they were crazy!  Clogging pores was not on my schedule!  However, when I became interested in makeup, my mom took me to the Channel Counter at Neiman Marcus (yes she was such a diva herself :-)   I was shown how to apply makeup like a pro at age 23.  In the few years since then (just play along ;-), I have modified what I have learned to fit my needs!  So here's my everyday makeup essentials:

 

• Brushes: Angular Eye Shadow Brush (for eye lid and to fill in eyebrows), powder brush, blush brush, rounded eye shadow brush
• Flora Roberts Brow Powder
• Neutral shades: light pink, bronze, tan, pale purple, light blue, beige
• Power Colors (colors that pop): emerald green, teal, plum, aqua blue, gold, silver
• Blush: pale pink, cranberry
• Mascara: Mary Kay's Lash Love
• Foundation:  Mary Kay's Foundation Primer & Mineral Powder combo OR Flora Roberts Oil Blotting Powder & MAC Pressed Powder Foundation
• Concealer
• Lip Gloss:  Clear, light pink, bronze, nude
• Water
• Brush Cleaner



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even though it seems like a long list-- I have my routine down to less than 10 minutes.  Stay tuned for a future YT video on my makeup application routine!

 

~The Sisterlocked Diva