Face up to it. FACE Atelier’s got the goods.
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under cosmetics, eyeshadow, lipstick, mascara
My absence has given me ample time to try out some new goodies from one of my favorite under-the-radar cosmetics companies, FACE Atelier. If you aren’t familiar with this Canadian-based brand, they’re all about unscented, cruelty-free products that are “a carefully edited collection of versatile, sophisticated makeup and tools that simply work. And work simply.” And they’re devoutly against animal testing. Love that. I’ve actually been a fan for years.
Tags: beauty, eyeshadow, lip plumper, lipstick, makeup, mascara
Blushing beautifully: A recipe for cherubic cheeks
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY, bargain, blush, face, recipe, wedding
This morning I was getting ready for my day with a simple, clean daytime look and, even in my enormous collection of blushes and cheek tints, that I didn’t have that “just right” color to set off my clean eye makeup including simple almost-black liquid liner, perfectly groomed brows and neutral lids.
Well I found the right color — Face Atlier’s Perfect Blush in Pink Satin — but in a powder, which, for me, don’t last through the day. In fact, I’m lucky to make it to lunch without looking sallow and sad. To top it off, I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to touch-up.
My solution: craft my own long-lasting cheek tint!
Into the lid of a leftover mineral makeup sample (I get lots of those), I added about 1/8 teaspoon of plain glycerine. Then, using a sterilized metal nail file, I scraped a little of my lovely Face Atelier blush into the glyercine. If I was to guess, I’d say I all in all, I ended up with a little over a “dash” of blush powder. BTW, in cooking terms a dash is a little more than 1/16 teaspoon and less than 1/8.
Tags: bargain, beauty, blush, DIY, fashion, recipe
Open Your Eyes to FACE Atelier
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under eyeshadow
Alert! New “favorite” alert, that is…
FACE Atelier eyeshadow. In a word, luxurious. In many words, perfectly balanced colors, rich textures, soft and smooth application, hours of wear, no creasing or caking…I could go on, but let’s just move on to a few of my favorite shades. $15
MelonLight pinky-peach with a tiny [...]
Three for May: Cheeks by FACE atelier, beautyADDICTS and Benefit
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under blush, face, wedding
Don’t be a cheeky monkey. Just be cheeky. Fabulously cheeky, of course.
Part of GirlPaint’s Three for May focus on FACE atelier, beautyADDICTS brings us to sunny, pretty, spring-summer cheeks.
FACE atelier proudly offers Ultra Blush. I have never been a big fan of powder blushes…they tend to look streaky or cakey on me, [...]
Three for May: Building a Foundation
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under concealer, foundation, perfect pores, primer
As promised, my focus in May is on three makeup makers: Benefit, FACE atelier and Beauty Addicts. And why not get started at the foundation…literally?
First up is Beauty Addicts’ Mineral SheerTINT SPF20. A favorite of Oprah’s, A lovely light-to-medium coverage, lightly moisturizing and oil-free ‘foundation.’ So many tinted moisturizers tend to [...]
Three for May: Benefit, FACE atelier and Beauty Addicts
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under cosmetics, skin care
May…Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, International Nurse’s Day (not familiar? It’s on May 12th). May…it’s the only month in which a President of the United States has not died (okay, weird, I know, but true).
May…a month of focus, the fifth month. In May, GirlPaint will focus on three. Three what? Three [...]
