All of the following acts are committed with the aid of a 10X magnifying mirror. As looking at things has become increasingly less informative, I find the mirror an invaluable aid in assuring that all cosmetics are applied to the facial area, as opposed to the bathroom wall.
I start with Maybelline Age Rewind, because I have a whole mess of age that needs rewinding, then I cut it with Max Factor HIP to take down some of the pinkness and "moisturizing," because even at 54 my face is still moisturizing itself as vociferously as it did when I was 14.
If the under-eye sideshow is particularly grotesque, I do a bit of Maybelline yellow and/or some Dermablend, then next is eyeliner, to get that out of the way. Some days I do dark blue, some days dark brown, some days basic black. I'm a dark eyed brunette, I can do black eyeliner. Brown and blue pencils are Palladio, blue one is cover girl, or whoever happened to have the best cheap dark blue.** Sometimes I go over it with a bit of Lancome Contrast on an angle brush, or a navy blue shadow that came in one of those big things of 9 squillion eye shadows for $5 that CVS puts out every Shopping Season. Sometimes I just smudge the pencil a bit with a pointy Q-tip.
Next, I guess the signature part is Lancome Drama (blue-violet, or violet-blue, depending on the light, just a kiss of shimmer, the best friend black eyes ever had), in the "crease" and up a bit, some days just the middle of the lid, other days all of it, and sometimes I will "highlight" right under my eyebrows with Lancome Fog (blue-leaning lavender) or Spectra (really really pale blue-leaning lavender.
Then just a little bit of Great Lash royal blue, a fat pale pink pencil above my upper lip, in case the years have robbed it of any volume, and I prefer to keep the fact private, then Wet n Wild lip gloss that is more clear than color but smells like cinnamon and is an inexpensive and fashionably shiny way to keep your lips moisturized, especially in the winter time. I use color #587, I think.
If the Color Gems demi - permanent that I use to combat my naturally black hair's completely unauthorized decision to turn naturally white, thus setting a very bad example for my eyebrows, has worn off, I locate the delinquents and bat at them reproachfully with an angle brush of either the Contrast or Navy blue.
That's it! Fabulousness having been achieved, I go forth to choose clothing and bling!
** The very best blue was a brand called Prestige that I can't find any more. They made the perfect royal blue. I only have a few stubs left, that I save for special occasions.
