I had a little dilemma with
LaurEss because after hearing all the raves about the
Minimalist formula of the foundation, I really wanted to try it but I only know my shade in the
Original. Lauren (the owner) and I have been e-mailing back and forth and she told me that if I have a match with
Elemental, then I should stick to it because the
Elemental shades are dead-on matches of their
Minimalist counterpart. That was the problem, though: I have not nailed my shades in
Elemental, although I know my
Original formula shades (are all these making your head spin by now?). So I asked Lauren for the color/shade conversion chart that was posted up on her website a few months ago when people were still trying to convert their shades from the
Original to the
Elemental. She immediately sent me these charts and I was very grateful because I thought I had narrowed down my choices to two shades. Check them out:
Shade Conversion Chart and
Color Progression Chart. My choices for the
Minimalist colors would be
Soft Yellow or
Pure Yellow. As I was cleaning my makeup stash, though, I was surprised to find a sample of
Soft Yellow in the
Elemental formula. I wore it for this look and I can say that my shade is most probably a mix of
Soft Yellow and
Pure Yellow in both the
Elemental and the
Minimalist, mainly because I feel that
Soft Yellow is a tad too light, while
Pure Yellow may be a bit dark.
Since I was wearing khaki that day, I decided to wear
Valerie Beauty mineral shadow in
Classy, a pretty khaki color that is a gorgeous neutral shadow as well.
Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base on lid
Valerie Beauty shadow in Classy foiled on lid and inner corners
Valerie Beauty shadow in Fall foiled on outer lid
Valerie Beauty shadow in Bell Bottom applied on crease and outer V
MAC eyeshadows in Ricepaper and Nylon to highlight
MAC fluidline in Graphic Brown
Face:
Camellia Rose skin smoothing primer
LaurEss Elemental mineral foundation in Soft Yellow
Physician's Formula mineral concealer
Bare Minerals mineral veil
Lumiere mineral blush in Au Naturale
Lips:
Almay lipliner in Bronze
MAC Slimshine lipstick in Scant
Lastly, just want to share a cute little project hubby did for me. I asked him if he can do something so my damp brushes that I'd just washed can stand upside down while drying, and this is what he came up with:
7 comments
great idea on drying your brushes! thanks for this and great eye make up as usual :)
lol! that's how i let my brushes dry hehe. only i use hanger with pins (for small pieces of clothing like undies) then attach a string where my brushes are tied to. btw, fab khaki top! that's cute you are matching it with a fab eye makeup as well. ;)
askmewhats-thanks, but that's not my idea's buthubby's :)
mhean- I saw that idea you mentioned from Phoebe's blog (Swipe Some Gloss), but we don't use clothesline pins because we use the dryer, so I think this is the next best thing. The pins make the whole thing look so cool, though. :)
that hubby of yours is funny, lol. i love the idea though. we can't let that water get into the ferrels (sp?) now can we :D
sorry for the absence sis. the tykes have been putting me into overtime leaving nil space on keeping up with my blogroll, let alone blogging. anyhow, i haven't forgotten about you but just wanted to stop in and say 'hi' and that i hope you're doing well. miss ya! :D
Richt back at ya hot mama! I missed your presence but I am a bit busy with family stuff nowadays I am finding hard to find time to blog-hop - I will visit your blog pretty soon, though. I miss all your pretty pics! Take care sweetie and have a great weekednd. :)
wow, first of all i am in loove with your blog! you look pretty in green and purple it suits you the most!
the hanger idea is so good! thanks for sharing! and last: what a darling hubby!! lucky girl ^^
hiromix
How cute! I've been having the same problem trying to dry my brushes!
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