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Sheer Ambition

On a hot and sunny day, trim your beauty routine.

Eyeshadow Government recommends blending liquid foundation with jojoba oil or your usual moisturizer for lighter coverage. Sheer is chic! Let the real you shine through and allow your skin to breathe.

Make Up Forever HD Invisible Cover Foundation and pure jojoba oil.

Finish your look with an easy, nude lipstick, such as Benefit lipstick in Lady's Choice, and a happy, bright shade of nail polish.

Benefit Full-Finish lipstick in Lady's Choice.

Essie nail polish in Super Bossa Nova.

Sweet Stuff + A Delightful Time at Duane Reade

B.L. cupcakes. (Source: Yelp)

I am on a healthy eating kick that includes the most delicious desserts in the world too. Like, maybe I will eat kale and toast and drink green tea with soy milk for breakfast. (Gross, right? I knoooow.) By mid-afternoon though, I might eat a cupcake.

The cupcakes I am talking about are from Butter Lane in Park Slope. So far I have "tested" the Key Lime cupcake (sprinkled with candied lime, yay!) and the Chocolate Sea Salt cupcake. The cake part for both kinds was vanilla. Yesterday and today were very good for me in the category of yumminess. Make sure to eat dessert and often.

On to makeup chatter!

While strolling around the Prince Street stop today, I popped into one of those revved up Duane Reades to buy a notebook. Half the people in line were, like, male models though, and the selection of paper goods was frankly disparaging. (I was about to say male models don't need to write things down, but then how can they remember anything without pens and paper? Are male models the new supercomputers? Dunno.) Meanwhile, the cosmetics options were plentiful and overflowing.

I tried on Becca Luminous Skin Colour tinted moisturizer in Sand ($42), which I liked, thinking that would be the end of my thwarted attempt to buy a new notebook at Duane Reade. But soon I was trying on other products. In a neighboring aisle, the Pür Minerals line caught my eye. Some of the blushes are shaped like bits of fruity pebbles cereal and come in the prettiest shades. I chose two solid blushes, blending one layer of Pür Minerals Copper Sienna blush ($16) across my cheekbones and then dabbing on a bit of the pink Roselite shade as well. Both shades work well solo, but I prefer them blended together. Not yet satisfied with my experimenting, I also dabbed on a touch of the Pür Minerals See No More pore minimizer serum ($23). The serum worked pretty well for a first try. Or at least, I felt my skin tighten a bit immediately.

I may return to have my skin analyzed by a computer that was recently installed in this Duane Reade, but I was pressed for time. Perhaps if I can catch one of those male models in line with a butterfly net, we can brave the great computer and discuss beauty products together...forever.

Missed you!

Pür Minerals Copper Sienna blush.

Pür Minerals See No More serum.

Don't Do It

While Eyeshadow Government salutes creativity, really don't ever let your right eyelid look like a tacky velvet art painting. Similarly, rocking chairs are made for porches, not painting on your face.

BAD TASTE: Makeup artist Katie Alves at work.

Ba humbug,
Charlotte

Beyoncé - Best Thing I Never Had

To whoever who might feel the same way.

You are not alone.

What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)

There was a time

I thought, that you did everything right

No lies, no wrong

Boy I, must've been outta my mind

So when I think of the time that I almost loved you

You showed your ass and I saw the real you

Thank God you blew it

Thank God I dodged the bullet

I'm so over you

So baby good lookin' out

[Chorus]

I wanted you bad

I'm so through with it

Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had

You turned out to be the best thing I never had

And I'm gon' always be the best thing you never had

I bet it sucks to be you right now

So sad, you're hurt

Boo hoo, oh, did you expect me to care?

You don't deserve my tears

I guess that's why they ain't there

When I think that there was a time that I almost loved you

You showed your ass and I saw the real you

Thank God you blew it

Thank God I dodged the bullet

I'm so over you

Baby good lookin' out

[Chorus]

I wanted you bad

I'm so through with it

Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had

I said, you turned out to be the best thing I never had

And I'll never be the best thing you never had

Oh baby I bet sucks to be you right now

I know you want me back

It's time to face the facts

That I'm the one that's got away

Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another life

Thank God I found the good in goodbye

[Chorus]

And I will always be the, best thing you never had.

Best thing you never had!

I used to want you so bad

I'm so through it that

And I will always be the, best thing you never had.

Best thing you never had!

I used to want you so bad

I'm so through it that

Cause honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had

Oh you turned out to be the best thing I never had

Oh I will never be the best thing you never had

Oh baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now

Goes around, comes back around

Bet it sucks to be you right now

Goes around, comes back around

Bet it sucks to be you right now

Goes around, comes back around

Bet it sucks to be you right now

The Photographer's Muse: Top Beauty Products for Posing + Lanvin on Sale at Barneys

If you have places to go and people to see, surely an army of cell phone cameras follows you wherever you go. How doth one shine brighter than one's companions in a photograph? Here's a few tips.

Highlighters and Illuminators

Highlighters and illuminators create a subtle, healthy-looking sheen on your skin, perfect for one-upwomanship. You can apply Nars Illuminator in Laguna across your cheekbones, nose and forehead. Also, Benefit Cosmetics Girl Meets Pearl Luminizer is another great pick for lookin' amazin'. When the camera clicks, you will be sure to sparkle.

The Perfect Red Lipstick

It's impossible to go unnoticed in a photo when you wear red lipstick. If you're feeling bold, Ellis Faas Creamy Lips L103 is a brilliant, true red. Or heat up the night with Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint in Fiery.

Ellis Faas in L103

Facebook-Friendly Foundation

Before you put on any makeup at all, prep your face with Nuxe Floral Toning Lotion. Then, to look like a total doll, apply Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover foundation. Blend thoroughly across your face and along your jawline. This rock 'n roll foundation covers up unevenness and blemishes like nobody's business. Who needs Photoshop?

Ready for Your Close-up

Once I read a movie star claim it's impossible to look intensely into a camera with both eyes at the same time. Try using one eye more than the other, and you might notice a difference.

Vanity Is Your Religion

If you followed all of Eyeshadow Government's advice and still don't love your photos, you can fix 'em right away. Aviary is a free web-based Photoshop tool for a little after-the-fact manipulation. Banish red eye, spots and perhaps last week's boyfriend with a click of the mouse. If only real life was that easy!

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SALES WE HEART

BARNEYS: There are 123 Lanvin women's items on sale on Barneys.com today and each piece is more divine than the next. My heart skips a beat just looking at 'em.

GILT: Today, J Brand jeans are going for roughly $79-99 a pop on the site. Did I mention they make your body look really "fine"? Do it. Gilt.com

BLOOM: The beauty / social media site offers 10% rewards back on everyday purchases. Bloom.com

SKINSTORE: 20% off on all purchases with the code G2G20. Skinstore.com

Blog Archive

Sheer Ambition

Sweet Stuff + A Delightful Time at Duane Reade

Don't Do It

Beyoncé - Best Thing I Never Had

The Photographer's Muse: Top Beauty Products for Posing + Lanvin on Sale at Barneys