MAC Sketch Eyeshadow...Grrr!

Today I want to gripe. I am generally a big fan of MAC eye shadow. Almost all my eye shadows are MAC eye shadows. I love the color choices and the staying power of MAC eye shadows. But…I have come up against one MAC eye shadow that is making me angry.

That eye shadow is Sketch. In the pan it is a burgundy purple color and on my eye it goes more of an egg plant purple. It is a beautiful color and I love it. It looks great with my dark brown eyes. I would wear it more often if it wasn’t for one thing. No matter what I try I just cannot get it to go on smoothly! It always ends up patchy and hard to blend!

I have tried different types of brushes. I have tried putting it on with a primer and base shadow underneath. I have tried it on my lid, in my crease, in my outer v, and as an eye liner. I just cannot get this shadow to blend out properly. It just insists on looking like an unblended mess!

I am somewhat new at the eye shadow thing but have a little experience behind me now. Should it really be this hard to apply an eye shadow? I think not!

NARS Gipsy Lipstick

Today I am loving my NARS lipstick in Gipsy. It is a really great and wearable daytime red. It is a pretty berry red and looks great with my pale, cool toned skin and dark hair and eyes. It is the only red that I own doesn't make me feel like I am walking around with a stop sign attached to my lips. It is just a light pretty red that is very easy to pull off.

The lipstick itself is slightly creamy and has fairly good staying power. I don't feel that it dries out my lips at all.

If you want to try red lipstick but are feeling a little faint about it, try NARS Gipsy. It makes a great beginners red and is probably flattering to most skin tones.

If you already own NARS Dolce Vita it is Dolce Vita's slightly redder sister.