A Brief Commentary: Tweezerman Eye Lash Curler

I went to Ulta yesterday and along with some other things bought a new eyelash curler.  That's not really anything to write home about, but... I just wanted to say thank you to Tweezerman for finally realizing that having extra pads is awesome but really really annoying when you have no where to put them! They just settle into random nooks and crannies in my makeup drawers, and then are never found again (or found after a frustrating 5 minutes of me swearing I just saw them!  Where are they?!).  Thank you for the forethought and rationale to include three extra pads in a very handy little vial.  Kudos to Tweezerman! :)

Three extra pads in a handy..vial (?).  Someone at Tweezerman had their coffee when they decided to add this!

Also, in case anyone is wondering, I really like the Tweezerman eyelash curlers.  I know that most people are taken with the Shu Uemura curlers and they are also fabulous, but I like the curve (or lack thereof) of the Tweezerman curlers better.  They fit my flatter, monolidded eye shape way better than other curlers I've tried.  I personally never go anywhere without curling my lashes so I may have a more passionate stance on the importance of the right eyelash curler than some, but if you're not totally satisfied with the one you're currently using I definitely recommend trying the Tweezerman ones out.  Plus they're only $12.50 at Ulta...which, following the rules of rounding numbers, is only like $10 (haha!).

The curve of the Tweezerman eyelash curlers - not nearly as deep as most other curlers out there.

Okayyy...just a short one today!  I just started a new work schedule and have been trying to acclimate myself to it - BUT I have a bunch of reviews, FOTDs, and OOTDs coming up super soon...as well as my very first Favorites (which I've gotten really excited about doing - like dorky excited about).  Can't wait to share all of it with you guys!  Hope you're all  having an awesome day!!  xoxo

Monolid Madness #1: Nanette Lepore NYFW Inspired

I was really excited to see so many (I guess it was more like a handful, but still) Asian models at New York Fashion Week this year!  It's really awesome to see beautiful monolidded ladies rocking some high fashion looks - plus it makes it way easier to re-create the looks I like (a nice bonus!).

I was really inspired by this picture from the Nanette Lepore show:

 I love the colors and the somewhat haphazard application.  It looks like they both just grabbed a brush and threw on some eyeshadow...and just happen to look edgy and cool when they finish, because it's always that easy, right?  I wish!

The look itself is fairly easy to do and I think it compliments a monolid eye shape nicely.  Here's how I re-created this look.

Monolid Madness

Monolid Madness is a blog series I am starting that will focus on monolid makeup application (duh!  Can I state the obvious or what).  I am not an expert but I hope that the tips/tricks/information that I have gathered over the years will be helpful to some of you!  I'm also going to reinterpret beauty looks especially for us lucky ladies who have monolids.  There are tons of celebrities whose styles I admire, hundreds of beauty campaign pictures, and fashion show looks that I just love; however they are all done on Caucasian eyes...so Monolid Madness will focus on how to reinterpret the look so it has the same vibe but works for those without a crease.