Quick tutorial and Bioderma update!

 I love it when I find an eyeshadow palette that works...when each shade is useful and delivers results.  Maybelline recently has come out with a small palette called Eyestudio Color Explosion.  There are 5 different palettes offered; there are purple, blue, green, pink and neutral ones.  Each palette has 5 shades; there is a highlighter, lid color, crease color, liner and luminizer.  What makes this palette worth your money (they are pricey for a drugstore option-around $10) is that the color payoff is quality.

I chose the neutral palette which is called Caffeine Rush.  Below in the pictures I've posted you can see the browns and golds working together while the luminizer gives the whole eyelid a shine.  I really find the luminizer to be a great addition to the palette.  Browns can be dull however if you want to wear this palette during the day you can but if you are going out and you want a little more "sparkle" then top the look with the luminizer.

You begin this look (please ignore my out of control eyebrows, lol!) by applying the lightest shade to your whole eyelid.  Then take the lid shade (on the left side of the palette) and sweep it over the whole lid, stopping short of the crease.  Next take the crease shade (on the right) and run it back and forth throughout the crease, avoiding getting too close to the inner corner of the eye.  Next take the lightest shade again and sweep over the browbone area and put just a dab on the inner corner.  Next step is to line the upper lash line and lower lash line using the liner shade (darkest brown in the palette).  Smudge out the color and blend well.  Lastly take the luminizer (sparkly gold shade) and sweep over the eyelid while going lightly over the browbone.

Finished eye look using Maybelline's Eyestudio Color Explosion palette in Caffeine Rush

Finished look-on cheeks I used Smashbox's Soft Lights Duo in Undercover and on the lips I used Smashbox's lipgloss in Couture.  Mascara is Clinique's High Impact in black.

**Bioderma Update**

As promised I would give you an update on my Bioderma makeup remover.  I was reluctant at first to purchase it since it was priced over $25 (for 250ml) and I had to get it online only.  Let me assure you that my worries were in vain. 

I absolutely love this makeup remover.  Bioderma is based in France and is known throughout the beauty community for it's line of makeup removers.  How many times have you went to remove stubborn eye makeup and you used an oil-based remover only to find it irritated your eyes or made them cloudy?  How about the times you've tried to take off that foundation only to find the makeup remover irritated your skin and caused breakouts?  Since I am the reigning queen of sensitive skin I can assure you that this remover feels just like water but it is powerful.  Usually I just use one cotton pad, pour some of the remover on it and wipe away.  I have even retired my trusty Equate brand makeup remover cloths in favor of Bioderma.  No more oil, irritation or red eyes. 

 I purchased my Bioderma from http://www.amazon.com/  The seller I chose was "Omorfia Shop".  The 250ml is being sold for $25.50 and the 500ml is being sold for $37.50.  Next time I am purchasing the 500ml since I believe it is a better deal.  Either way you can't go wrong, so try Bioderma and you might be suprised like I was by how well it works!