I LOVE a twitter makeup challenge. So when I saw that a few cool girls I know were starting one up I jumped on board. Here's the deal: Post a photo every day of either your makeup look or the actual makeup you used that day. Get it? Face or product shots, or both, with a little detail about what you used. Tweet your photo with the hashtag #2011MUC.

Tonight I have a little party I am attending so I am wearing this awesome blue and gold dress and I chose makeup colors that would be homogeneous but not matchy-matchy exactly. I used touches of gold and blue tones but not exact color matches. The pictures aren't my best since I'm not using my regular camera, but they'll have to do for now. For some reason my look today is a little MAC heavy and some of the products are discontinued but most are permanent.

Products used:

MAC Studio Sculpt foundation, NC20 (usually I am a NW20, but for some reason with the sculpt foundation the NC suited me better than the NW.)
Kryolan Dermacolor Concealer
Makeup Forever HD setting powder
Kevyn Aucoin Pure Powder Glow cheek color, Dolline
MAC Blush, Harmony
MAC Mineralized Sheersheen Loose Pigment, Silver Aura (discontinued)

Two Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Pigments, Vanilla and Golden Olive (both PERM)
MAC Eyeshadow, Soft Brown, Brun and Blanc Type (seriously, my most used colors and thankfully all are PERM)
Makeup Forever Aqua Liner, #6 (Deep navy with shimmer)
Lancome Definicils Precious Cells Mascara, Black

Kryolan Lipstick, LC006 (Creamy pinky-peach nude)

Won't you join me in the #2011MUC?!

Since I don't believe in day/night specific I obviously wore this all day. This is probably a little MUCH for your average girl; not to mention if you have a corporate job this look will not fly! haha! Luckly I work in a creative environment that gets a kick out of all my product testing.

I've been testing some of the makeup I got in London and I was freaking out over the Barry M dazzle dusts, specificly Burgundy Noir. I planned a whole look around it. I created a super smokey eye and topped it with the shimmery dazzle dust. Instructions on eyes and full list of products used after the jump.

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Happy Thursday kittens! I haven't posted a look of the day in ages. I had a few extra minutes this morning to really take my time on my makeup so I also took the time to shoot it.

Products used:

Kevyn Aucoin The Sensual Skin primer
Kryolan Dermacolor Concealer Palette
MAC Prep+Prime Highlighter: Radiant Rose
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation, Mont Blanc
Smashbox Halo Powder, Halo Yellow, Halo Bronzer
Kevyn Aucoin The Pure Powder Glow: Shadore 
Kevyn Aucoin The Sculpting Powder: Medium
Kevyn Aucoin The Celestial Powder: Candlelight powder

Two Faced Shadow Insurance
INGLOT eyesshadows: matte 351, amc shine 08
MAC Eyeshadow: Brun
Lancome Colour Design Eyeshadow: After Dusk
MAC fluidline: Blacktrack
MAC Eye Kohl: Powersurge
Lancome Definicils mascara: Black
MAC Brow Pencil, Dirty Blonde
GOSH effect powder, Gold Dust

MAC kissable Lipcolour, Super

Terrible drivers license pictures can haunt you for YEARS. Today I had to get one taken so I decided to stay on the neutral side of things. I did a warm neutral eye with some simple liner, a warm rosy-tan cheek and light coral gloss. Not over the top, but still ME.

Tips for ID picture makeup: try to avoid:

• crazy colors or rock n roll smoked out eye
• overly-contoured
• bright blush
• blood red lips or anything that may come off to harsh or overly trendy
• trend makeup, refering to anything that is too seasonal or avant gaurde.

Remember, you want to look like yourself in your picture because you will have it for YEARS. In my very first drivers license pictures I had pink hair. Kind of adorable, but also EVERYONE who looked at it pointed it out. "YOU DON'T HAVE PINK HAIR ANYMORE!"  Um, Thanks Captain obvious.

Additionally, I took these pictures about 10 hours AFTER I applied my makeup and it still looks good. Behold the power of primer!

Products Used:

MakeUp For Ever HD primer
Face Atelier Pro Ultra foundation: #2 
Kryolan Dermacolor concealer palette
E.L.F. under eye concealer/highlighter
Makeup Forever HD setting powder

YSL Palette Y 
Benefit Hoola bronzer
MAC mineralized blush Rhapsody in two (used as highlighter)

Two Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC brow pencil: dirty blonde
YSL Palette Y (used as eyeshadow)
INGLOT eyeshadow: eyeshadow: 351 (matte)
MAC eyeshadow: cross cultural 
MAC superslick liquid eyeliner: Smokey heir
Lancome Le Crayon Kohl waterproof pencil: Irreverent brun
Covergirl Lashblast: Very black

MAC Creamsheen glass: Richer, Lusher

Today's makeup is a grey/brown soft smoked eye, cool pink cheeks and a deep pink lip. The shirt I am wearing today has a TON of different colors, so I could match a little with out looking too matchy-matchy.

Products used:

Makeup Forever HD primer
Bobbi Brown BBU Palette (cream concealer + corrector + stick foundation) 
Makeup Forever HD setting powder

MAC blush Ombre: azalea blossom 
Benefit Hoola bronzer

MAC brow pencil: Dirty Blonde
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
INGLOT eyeshadow: 351 (matte), 501 (shimmer), 63 (AMC matte), 363 (matte)
MAC eye liner: Feline
Lancome Le Crayon Kohl waterproof pencil: Irreverent brun

NYX Lip Liner: Plush red
Kat Von D lipstick: backstage bambi

Today's makeup is all about the neutrals and flawless skin. simple. as. that.

Products used:

MakeUp ForEver HD primer
Face Atelier Pro Ultra foundation: #2 
Kryolan Dermacolor concealer palette
Eve Pearl salmon concealer: Light
Makeup Forever HD setting powder

E.L.F. Blush/bronzer duo (bronzer side only)
Stila Convertible Color: Petunia
MAC blush Ombre: Ripe Peach
Two Faced Candlelight setting powder (used as highlighter)

Two Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC brow pencil: dirty blonde
Stila eyeshadow: Kitten
Three Custom color eyeshadow: warm nutmeg
Lancome Le Crayon Kohl waterproof pencil: Irreverent brun
Covergirl Lashblast: Very black

MAC Lipglass: Pink Grapefruit