Day 26: Thanksgiving recap :)

This is a pictureless post but I just wanted to ask everyone how their Thanksgiving was :)

Mine was really realllly good. I had Thanksgiving lunch with my boyfriend and his family first with all the traditional Thanksgiving fixin's. Turkey, gravy, smashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, the works. Yummy Pumpkin Creme Pie was the dessert mmmm

I then had Thanksgiving dinner with my family and since we're so very non-American and are more influenced by our French culture roots we did not have traditional food :P

My family had bouillabaisse, potatoes au gratin, lamb and then a pumpkin souffle from Trader Joes.

We also had Korean Red Bean Ice bars which were given to us by my sister's best friend.

What did you guys do?

Day 25:All the Things I'm Thankful For+Charity Post

I'm thankful for a lot of things in my life; my family, friends, significant other are all so very important to me and I am so glad to have them in my life. I'm thankful for doing so well in school and I'm thankful for the opportunity to be able to do something I love every day.

Sometimes it's easy to kind of forget how good you have it until you realize how badly others have it. This got me thinking about Funny Face Beauty and her latest Dare to Wear Challenge which is a fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, a charity that seeks to use grassroots programs to help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.

The challenge involved recreating or taking inspiration from several pictures she posted and so I took my inspiration from this Shu Uemura advertisement.

I'm pretty incapable of taking full face pictures of myself without the aid of a mirror; it took me about 20 tries to get this photo. As you can see, I'm no model :P

Here are some close ups of the eye makeup

I looooove Darling eyeshadow, it looks absolutely fab on its own. I will say though that I find it sticks best over an eyeliner versus by itself or over Pixie Epoxy.

Face:

Meow Cosmetics Foundation in Fierce Abyssinian

Rock and Republic Blush in Bedroom

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Sugarpill Buttercupcake in the inner corner and lower lash line

NYX Teal eyeliner as a base for Darling

Sugarpill Darling on the lid

MAC Bronze in the crease

NYX Sahara as a highlight

NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Brunette

NYX Eyeliner in Black

Maybelline Falsies Mascara WP

Lips:

NYX Round Lipgloss in Natural (which is so so pretty but damn it smells like lemon dish soap!

Day 24: Neutrally Taupe

Urban Decay has this huge fondness for Midnight Cowboy Rides Again, a super gorgeous light champagne color but it's normally a pain because of the glitteriness but it works extremely well with Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy. I've been singing the praises of this for ages because I really do this it's a must have!
I'm on a neutrals kick if you haven't noticed :)
Urban Decay Primer Potion

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Urban Decay Midnight Cowboy Rides Again on the lid

Urban Decay YDK in the crease

Urban Decay Twice Baked in the outer corner

Wet n Wild Color Icon in Copper

Wet n Wild Mega Liner in Black

Maybelline Falsies Mascara WP

Day 23: A Half Baked Idea

Psssst keep entering my giveaway! You've got until December 4th!

I'm on a real neutrals kick and I wanted to use my Urban Decay shadows which woefully stand unloved most of the time! I was also inspired to use Half Baked because Phyrra did two really pretty looks with it and I hardly ever use mine.

Also, YDK is a relatively close dupe for Coco Pigment (the eyeshadow I used in my last look) so if you're aching for that try YDK.

Urban Decay Primer Potion
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Pure Gold
Urban Decay Half Baked on the lid
Urban Decay YDK in the crease and lower lash line
Urban Decay Twice Baked in the outer corner
Wet n Wild eyeliner in Copper
Maybelline Falsies WP Mascara
NYX Eyebrow Cake in Brunette mixed with NYX Black