Oh, twist my arm, why don’t ya?!
That’s what I said to one of the Sephora gals who mentioned they were offering Valentine’s Day makeovers today. 🙂
I figured it would be a good chance to hang out, try some new products and play a little hooky. ‘Cause, ya know, I’m all about playing hooky multitasking.
When I sat down in the chair, Chelsea, the makeup artist who did this look (thank you, Chelsea!), asked me what I had in mind. I told her my makeup mantra (“No fear!”) and that she could do whatever she wanted, just as long as she incorporated the palette from the new NARS And God Created the Woman Set.
She used a mix of products from NARS, Too Faced, Make Up For Ever, Benefit, Kat Von D and Sephora.
A full breakdown of the look
Eyes
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NARS And God Created the Woman Palette
- Bobbi Brown Jet Long-Wear Eye Pencil
- Stila All day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Black
- MAC 33 Lashes
Cheeks
- Kat Von D Everlasting Face Shaper Blush in Truth
Lips
- NARS Funny Face Lipstick
- Make Up For Ever Lip Pencil in 16C
Face
- Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Primer
- Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer Oil Free SPF 15
- Make Up For Ever Face & Body in 18
- Benefit Erase Paste in No. 2
- Benefit Boiing in 02
- Sephora Micro Smooth Baked Face Powder Compacts in Sable Sand and Bronze
- Benefit Hoola
- Urban Decay Chill Makeup Setting Spray
An eye makeup tip!
Chelsea also taught me a really handy eye makeup tip for applying eye shadow in the crease.
Instead of closing your eye, keep it open, and look straight into the mirror. Place your brush into your crease, and sweep back and forth. Keeping your eye open allows you to place the color exactly where you want it.
Eureka! Sometimes it’s the littlest things that help the most.
If you’re ever at the Novato Sephora and want to get your makeup done, ask for Chelsea. She’s fun and really knows her stuff!
After my makeover, I stopped by See’s Candies to get some dark chocolate for El Hub. It was kind of a miracle that I made it there, though, because I mistakenly wore my glasses (instead of contacts) when I left the house, and wouldn’t you know it? My false lashes kept bumping up against the lenses every time I blinked, haha!
Note to self: next time, wear contacts! 🙂 (First world problems.)
Happy Valentine’s Day again. Whatever you’re up to, I hope you’re doing well. El Hub and I are supposed to be going to dinner, but he hasn’t told me where… I guess it’s a surprise.
Are you as ready for Friday as I am?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Wow Karen, you are gorgeous! I like the eye makeup she did on you!
Happy Valentine’s Day! 🙂
Happy Valentine’s Day to you too! Did you do anything? We’re heading to dinner in about an hour.
I love the look but especially the eyes! They’re striking but in a sultry, romantic way. Very appropriate for a Valentines dinner! I learned that crease method awhile ago and never looked back, it’s the best way to get your shadow where you want it 🙂
Hi Jay,
That crease method is amazing. 🙂 Did you do a Valentine’s Day look today?
Happy Valentine’s Day to you too! The Hubby and have a tradition of making grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup for Vday. It started because of a stupid thing he said (I call it a “grumpy confirmed bachelor” comment) about what he (used to) think about Valentine’s to me about 3 years into our dating relationship and he has been making up for his stupidity for 20+ years!
Aww, I love quirky traditions. Actually grilled cheese and tomato soup sounds pretty darn good right now. 🙂 We’re going to dinner tonight to some undisclosed location, and I’m so hungry.
I love this look! Glamorous and romantic, without too much of either. Chelsea did a great job….
Hi Jen,
Yeah she did! I really love the look. 🙂
Hope you’re having a nice evening so far!
You look absolutely stunning in this look! I really appreciate that you gave a breakdown of everything you used. I have to have this palette. Anywho, hope you’re having a great Valentine’s day with El Hub and Tabs!
I wore the same lipstick today! Love Funny Face! perfect for today haha 🙂
Love the eye look!
I reached VIB for the first time late last year, and I still have a voucher for a free makeover, maybe I should hit that up sometime soon. (I also have a coupon for 10% off, HOLLA!)
I wore this palette today too 🙂 I’ve also been interested in Funny Face, so I’m glad to see it on you. Sephora makeovers are fun! I did my VIB one with my favorite artist and love picking up new tips!
Beautiful! <3 I'm so glad I picked this palette up 🙂
Your make up is perfection and you look beautiful! She did a great job on you 🙂 I use that crease trick sometimes too, otherwise you can’t even tell there’s a darker shadow in my crease. I hope your Valentine’s day is going fantastically!
You look amazing! I hope you had a wonderful dinner!
She did an amazing job. The eyes especially.Have fun at dinner.
That lipstick is amazing on you! I need it asap! I think the palette looks amazing on you too tho, Chelsea did a great job! And that tip on the crease is great ^^
I love this look.. sexy brown smokey eyes!
wowza i’m sure your hubby had the hottest date! hope you had a great dinner together. great look on you, really highlights your beauty!
I love this look, it’s chic and romantic! Chelsea did a great job!
This is what OMG is for!!! Sooo stunning! I can’t even tell what my favorite part about this look is. Adore everything! I really kinda need And God Created the Woman!
You look absolutely gorgeous. The eyes, the lip color, just beautiful! Hope you had a good Valentine’s Day dinner!
Looking very pretty … Happy Valentine’s Day 🙂
wow gorgeous! i especially like what chelsea did with your eyebrows, so chic!
I love the eye look on you! I want a tutorial on this!
Yeah, that’s a gorgeous eye look that I totally wish I could do! I hope you and El Hub had a nice dinner and V Day. 🙂 I hear you on the drive home. My lashes regularly touch my sunglasses when I blink. Usually it doesn’t bother me because I’m used to it, but sometimes I have to move the glasses down my nose (like an old person with reading glasses… which I will probably also get used to in a few more years – HAHA!)
I use that crease trick, too. I also stand back away from the mirror to see where my natural contours/highlights/shadows fall on my face so I can highlight my features. When I get up too close to the mirror all I see are stray eyebrows I need to pluck 🙂 Beautiful look!
Karen, you look STUNNING!!. I feel the need to buy that Nars pallette
today. That look is modern sexy and classy. WOW!
gorgeous!!!
You look amazing! I *love* the eye makeup – absolutely gorgeous. Hope you had a fun Valentine’s Day dinner. 🙂
WOA MOMMA! you look amazing! I absolutely love this look especially your EYES!
You look so stunning! That whole look just works for you, I love it! Thank you for the tip too about putting eye shadow in the crease, I used it today! :]
That eye makeup looks fantastic on you!! I also like you with a bolder lip — You can totally pull it off. Happy Weekend.
Wow! So gorgeous!!
She did an awesome job, thanks for the product description! I’ve been wanting to check out KVD’s blushes and that Nars palette. I’m not sure I need the palette being that I have all the UD palettes but I don’t have any Nars eyeshadow (that’s my excuse and I’m running with it!).
OK, long time subscriber, first time commenter. I just had to say something here, because Karen, your eyes look AMAZING in this pic. I would love to see you do more looks like this in the future! Gives me a much better picture in my mind of how it would look on me, because the way you did your eyes here is how I like doing mine. So now I want to buy that NARS palette!!!! Great job!
Gorgeous! I will have to stop in to Sephora and look at the NARS palette. The colors are very pretty on you!
I love this look on you. It’s so beautiful and elegant. Nothing too much but makes you look amazing.
OMG ! You look stunning Karen :-))
Wow, she did a great job! Your eyes look amazing!
You look gorgeous 🙂 Chelsea did an awesome job!
you are beautiful ! I want to look like you.
i want to learn this look step by step, if possible pls?? it looks beautiful!!!!!
I LOVE your makeup especially your eyes ! Thats really the kind of eye makeup I like for a special night <3
Hey, Karen ! OMG, so I stumbled upon your blog whilst looking through google for looks on the Dior Bird of Paradise Collection & I’m so glad I did !! It absolutely warms my heart to see this post & all the positive comments everyone has to say about my work. I just wanna say thank you & I hope to see you in the store again ! Btw, Rodderick Gregg ( National Artist for Dior ) is gonna be at our Sephora this Friday, July 26th. Anyways, thank you again. I’m very humbled by this post. Great blog !