I got an idea! I decided I’m gonna do looks with this eyeshadow palette from Honest Beauty all week long, and this first one — a soft, springy plum look with bronze and mocha — is firmly in my comfort zone.
I’m intrigued by this palette… I like the combo of cool and warm plums and browns. Plus, most of the shades are in that mid-toned range, which means that if you have a tan (like yours truly), there’s no extra trickery involved in getting the colors to actually show up on your lids!
Also, don’t laugh, but I also love that there’s a matte beige and matte black in the palette.
Is it weird to be thrilled by that? I dunno. Maybe. Probably. 🙂 But let me tell you — having both of them is convenient, because you can use either of them as an eyeshadow base or a liner. Or, mix them with the other shadows in the palette to lighten or darken them up.
Shoot, you could even mix together to make gray (also super handy).
Having both a black and gray shade on hand is so useful! I’m a little concerned about the pans being so close together, but eh, you know… When you’ve been to this rodeo before, you can make it work.
Makeup Worn in this Look
- Base: MAC Face and Body in C4, Honest Beauty Honestly Bright Eyes Tinted Eye Cream in Sandstone
- Cheeks: MAC Warm Soul
- Lips: Honest Beauty Liquid Lipstick in Off Duty
- Eyes: It Cosmetics Brow Power (brows), MAC Teddy (waterline), Lancôme Idôle Mascara (upper lashes), Honest Beauty Get It Together Eyeshadow Palette (Soft Bronze, Iced Cotton, Matte Plum, Gilded Muave, Burnt Mocha and Vannila’d Velvet)
I ran out of time to do swatches because I had to get Connor’s birthday present — a hot pink scooter. She turns five next week (!), which means that 1) spring is right around the corner, 2) I’ve been wearing ill-fitting pants for half a decade (I really need to just bite the bullet and buy clothes to replace my pre-pregnancy wardrobe, which hasn’t fit in a long time), and 3) pretty soon I’ll be living with a kindergartner.
Birthdays in our neck of the woods also mean birthday lasagna!
I got the idea to make birthday lasagnas from a coworker years ago. Her mom would make her a lasagna every year on her birthday, and I thought that was just the coolest thing ever. I promised myself that if I ever had a kid I’d do the same, and here I am, showing love through carbs and copious quantities of cheese. 🙂
Last year I made Connor cupcakes from scratch, but this year I decided to make it easy on myself and bought a confetti cake mix and frosting from the store. I’ve used Pillsbury mixes for brownies and liked the results, so I’m hoping this one turns out well too.
Even though parts of the country are literally freezing, spring is getting closer, and the Easter/spring decor stuff is rolling out again, all of which I luuuuurve.
Girlfriend, give me a springy lemon print, and I am in HEAVEN.
I spent a good chunk of last night putting ALL OF THE THINGS into my cart at Williams Sonoma because they have the cutest set of springy, citrus-themed dishes.
(Side note: did I ever mention that I have a thing for nice plates and table settings?)
This collection is called Citron, and I love everything about it.
Love the colors, love the botanical print vibes of the lemon drawings, love the graphic patterns on the plates with the leaves and the lemon slices, love it all. Don’t love the price, obvs (SO EXPENSIVE). But le sigh… This makes my heart sing for spring!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Five already – how time flies!
My son (my baby boy…) will be five in two weeks as well, and it is bitter-sweet. He still has the round baby belly I love so much, but also shows signs of being a mini-man and I don´t know if I want to freeze time or speed it up to see who he becomes.
And yes, for spring and lemon prints – the winter seems to have lasted forever, it is time we move on.
I know exactly how you feel. I can barely see any traces of Connor’s baby face; I miss those chubby cheeks!
This makeup look is gorgeous. Love, love, love the pop of lighter color on the lids. Thank you for the inspiration!
You’re so welcome, KP. I love this type of look too. Simple, easy and elegant.
I hope you’re having a great day so far!
What a cutie that baby girl was/is!
Looking online to get that palette right now…
The more I wear it the more I love it!
Once we got too old for presents, our birthday tradition was that we could pick whatever we wanted for dinner, and Mum would either make or buy it, depending on the request. It was one night where calories didn’t count and we could shamelessly stuff our faces with our favourite dishes until we popped ? It’s a fun tradition 🙂
What a fun tradition! Did you always ask for the same thing, or did you get something different every year?
Normally we ended up having the same thing each year, something that normally Mum might not cook because it was a bit pricier or time consuming, but for birthdays that didn’t matter ? We could pretty much predict what we would be eating for each sibling’s birthday, although sometimes there would be a surprise request thrown in ?
I can’t believe she’ll be five! A scooter sounds like a great gift for the spring. It was 48 degrees here today, and there’s still a ton of snow left but it was so nice!
Lovely look! I love plum colors.
I want to try making lasagna from scratch for the first time – I’ve been thinking about it for a while.
That palette looks really perfect for you. It’s pretty.
Who told Connor she could be five already?! How time flies. I hope she has a wonderful birthday.
Aaric’s 26th birthday is tomorrow. I was pregnant with his brother at that age. It’s so rude of him to make me feel so old. LMAO
That daffodil in the photo appears to be an “Ice Follies” daffodil. I’ve been growing those for many years, as they are just about the only true large daffodil that is a fairly reliable bloomer in Texas. This blast of super-cold weather came at a bad time, as the leaves were already coming up several inches high. The leaves look pretty bad right now, so there’s a pretty good chance I’ll get either no daffodil flowers, or very few this year (they bloom best when we have long periods of cold, but not super-cold, weather).
This is a great look! You know when my birthday is, right? HAHA! That lasagna looks sublime. 🙂 I think you’re right about lemons and pale yellow in general – so springy. I still see Connor in her baby pics and also in the pic where you itemized the products you used. So, a little less baby and a little more mama. I think that’s a great tradeoff! 🙂 It’s a milestone year for her, so enjoy. Not going to lie, I just updated our hockey roster and changed “Junior” to “Senior” for my boys (grade level) and had a dangerously-close-to-sobbing moment. Did you see that supersonic flash out of the corner of your eye? Time. 🙁