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On Winged Eyeliner, Rocker Chick Vibes and Grocery Clerks

October 27, 2015 By Lena 64 Comments

Spoiler Alert: I’m not spontaneous with my beauty routine. AT ALL.

I mean, why should I be? Why should I care? I work from home, my wardrobe consists of tee shirts and track pants, and I’ve been known to extend the washing of my hair by a day (or three).

That’s my life 90% of the time. The other 10% – the part you see on social media – is my glamorous life; the media events and photo shoots, the fashion advertising and beauty blogger selfies. And, if you can only envision one Lena, I want you to think of that version. Because I totes woke up like that. Totes.

Yesterday, feeling like a bored suburban housewife on a Monday morning, I decided to spice up my life. Dipping into a stash of COVERGIRL cosmetics, I created a rocker chick look, complete with winged eyeliner, tousled hair and pouty lips.
IMG_1080I couldn’t let this awesome look go to waste, so I visited Loblaws and picked fresh produce. The end.

(There’s probably a reason I’m not spontaneous with my beauty routine – I don’t have the necessary lifestyle to enjoy it! Nevertheless, a grocery store clerk did check me out. Or, he was side-eyeing me because I was messing up his tower of green peppers.) 

Anyhoo, you’re probably wondering how to create this look. It’s easy if you have the right products! First, I filled in my brows with Brow & Eyemakers Pencil in Midnight Brown. If you’re new at brow sculpting, this pencil is extremely forgiving and very versatile. Use short, feathery strokes and build colour gradually. Trust me, it’s hard to mess up with this pencil so take your time and make those brows pop.

Next, reach for COVERGIRL ink it! by perfect point plus. The colour glides on smoothly and easily without skipping, dragging, or pulling, so you can draw a winged line with ease. I like these “hybrid” liners best – the inky look is reminiscent of liquid liner but you have the precision and control of a pencil. The colour is super intense and lasts all day!

Use two coats of LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara in Very Black. Especially when creating a more dramatic eye, you’ll need the darkest, most intense shade of mascara available. LashBlast’s patented volume-boosting formula and patent-pending brush are designed to max out each and every lash, leaving you with the ultimate big-lash look. It’s one of my standby faves, after the NEW Full Lash Bloom Mascara by LashBlast.

I applied a light dusting of bronzing powder and finished with Lipslicks Smoochies Lip Balm in Sweet Tweet. Especially when I play up my eyes, I opt for a sheer, lightweight gloss of colour, and Smoochies keep lips moisturized and fabulously flirty.

How will you break out of a rut today?

Filed Under: Beauty Tagged With: #PGMom, CoverGirl, ink it! by perfect point plus, winged eyeliner

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  1. mrdisco

    October 27, 2015 at 11:34 am

    when i need to break out of the humdrum of daily living, i put on my fancy kicks and get dolled up for my regular bacon run.

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:02 am

      We are kindred spirits!

      Reply
  2. Anne Taylor

    October 27, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    I’m breaking out of my rut by actually putting on some makeup and heading downtown today!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:02 am

      Awesome! I hope you had a great day!

      Reply
  3. Guppy

    October 27, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    Not today – it’s a bathrobe and veg out day for me! But I promise on Friday I will! :D

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:03 am

      Today is a bathrobe day for me! :)

      Reply
  4. Lynda Cook

    October 27, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    Beautiful!! I can’t see you any other way, even without all of the makeup, your very stunning!!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:03 am

      Aw, thank you!

      Reply
  5. Alayne Langford

    October 27, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    I hope to break out of my rut when I wear Sweet Tweet, seems fitting :)

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:03 am

      Yes! It’s very fitting!

      Reply
  6. Cara W

    October 27, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    Lovely look! I like the winged eyeliner and definitely rock that myself too!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:03 am

      Nice! From one rocker chick to another!

      Reply
  7. Parent Club

    October 28, 2015 at 9:37 am

    That lip balm looks great on you! Inspired to try it myself now…

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:03 am

      Please do!

      Reply
  8. Judy Cowan

    October 28, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Looking good Lena! Staying in my rut today, too rainy to think about going out!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:03 am

      We all have those days :)

      Reply
  9. kathy downey

    October 28, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    No make-up here today just old jeans and a tee,i will put some on Saturday lol….your smiling eyes make you beautiful,you can tell a lot be a persons eyes

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:04 am

      Thank you, that is so kind!

      Reply
  10. Yuen C

    October 28, 2015 at 11:53 pm

    I love the look!

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    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:04 am

      Thanks Yuen!

      Reply
  11. heidi c.

    October 29, 2015 at 2:18 am

    You look like the coolest rocker chick!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:04 am

      Woot! Thank you!

      Reply
  12. kristen visser

    October 31, 2015 at 12:43 am

    ok i just gotta say, totally loving your look! make up and hair color 100% amazing

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:04 am

      100% love your comment :)

      Reply
  13. Huguette E.

    October 31, 2015 at 6:43 am

    Great look! Out of my rut, I think I’m in it too deep.

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Never too deep! One step at a time!

      Reply
  14. Rebecca H

    October 31, 2015 at 11:26 am

    Nice pix, and it looks like your ‘look’ that I believe you did wake up looking like that! Good job!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Nice! Thank you!

      Reply
  15. Florence C

    November 1, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    You are rocking it!!! I like to break out of a rut now and then but not today.

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Not today for me either, LOL

      Reply
  16. mrdisco

    November 1, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    another sure fire way to break out of a rut is to put on a fresh pair of socks

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Yes!

      Reply
  17. Eldon

    November 1, 2015 at 11:02 pm

    You sure look great with the eyeliner!

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Thanks Eldon!

      Reply
  18. nicolthepickle

    November 2, 2015 at 10:35 am

    This made me laugh, ” I couldn’t let this awesome look go to waste, so I visited Loblaws and picked fresh produce. The end.”
    Spoken like a mom.

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Yep, a true suburban housewife!

      Reply
  19. SueSueper

    November 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    I love the look. I would have to get out of the house to get past a rut day. A good walk and fresh air does me wonders.

    Reply
    • Lena

      November 4, 2015 at 10:06 am

      It truly does!

      Reply
  20. tasha may

    November 5, 2015 at 11:15 am

    Thanks for sharing your look! I always have a hard time switching up my look, especially when it comes to different make up! You look fabulous btw! :)

    Reply
  21. Debbie Bashford

    November 6, 2015 at 6:09 am

    I can not put make-up on properly my eyesight is terrible and I seriously can not apply it when wearing my glasses, so if I do wear any it is very minimum.

    Reply
  22. Donnas

    November 6, 2015 at 6:48 am

    I work outside of the home so it’s make-up every day for me, but I’m in a beauty rut; I’ve worn the same look for years.

    Reply
  23. Betty Spry

    November 7, 2015 at 6:14 am

    you have inspired me to spend a bit more time putting on my makeup thank you

    Reply
  24. Regina S.

    November 7, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    I am loving your Rocker Chick look Lena!!! Your quick and easy look inspires me to make the effort to wear a little more makeup (besides lip balm and nail polish) to work.

    Reply
  25. Charlene Argaez

    November 7, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    Love the look! I’m definitely picking up Sweet Tweet :) I try to break out of makeup ruts and love doing my makeup, but lack the time. Usually, I follow bloggers like you, and YouTubers, to hear about all the latest makeup out there. And then I pick up a new product or two.

    Reply
  26. DeeDee

    November 9, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    Love the look but I have no idea what this means “I totes woke up like that. Totes.” ?

    Reply
  27. Louise Lormestoir

    November 20, 2015 at 2:03 am

    Love the look and your eye brows or on fleek

    Reply
  28. Elizabeth H

    December 6, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    My new years goal will be to take better care of my looks this year. It went down after having my kids. Time to bounce back! :)

    Reply
  29. Corry L.

    December 17, 2015 at 6:00 pm

    Looks great!

    Reply
  30. Chandra O'Connor

    December 28, 2015 at 6:49 am

    I’m horrible putting on eyeliner

    Reply
  31. Chandra O'Connor

    December 30, 2015 at 7:10 am

    My youngest daughter is so good at makeup, she can wing with the best of them.

    Reply
  32. Debbie Bashford

    January 2, 2016 at 6:49 am

    I have a terrible time trying to put makeup on so I normally don’t bother. I can’t see what I am doing that close as I have to wear glasses and have not yet found a mirror that magnifies enough for me to see I try but when I put my glasses back on I normally have a major clean up to do.

    Reply
  33. Tania Smith

    January 3, 2016 at 9:11 am

    LOVE the look. However I am terrified of coloring in my brows. I am a face toucher. What if i forget and wipe a brow off??

    Reply
  34. Suzie M

    January 3, 2016 at 2:16 pm

    Love the look Iam breaking out my rut by going on holidays no makeup for me

    Reply
  35. Holly MacRitchie

    January 3, 2016 at 7:59 pm

    Love the liner!

    Reply
  36. Melanie Barclay

    January 6, 2016 at 9:45 am

    very pretty love the lips!

    Reply
  37. DebH

    January 14, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    Really need to get out of a rut!

    Reply
  38. Ei Leen

    January 16, 2016 at 12:37 am

    How do you get the winged liner even?! I find that so difficult!

    Reply
  39. kathy downey

    February 19, 2016 at 9:49 am

    I love those eyes of yours,kinda dreamy

    Reply
  40. Chandra O'Connor

    February 29, 2016 at 8:05 am

    How do you do it so neatly, ignore the fact I can’t see out of my left eye, or that my skin is now flappy up there. I blink a thousand times when I try to do eyeliner and it gets all crooked.

    Reply
  41. Susan T.

    March 5, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    You look fierce!!! It’s been a long while since I got out of the sweatpants so it’s about time I put on some winged liner and head to the grocery store too. :)

    Reply
  42. Janet M

    March 25, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    Love your Rocker look.

    Reply
  43. kathy downey

    April 29, 2016 at 8:23 am

    Your beautiful,and im sure you caught my looks

    Reply
  44. Debbie White Beattie

    July 14, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    Your makeup looks awesome and I with on the LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara, it’s my favorite. I also prefer to wear water proof so it lasts all day.

    Reply
  45. kathy downey

    August 9, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    I have to say Lena i do love the darker hair on you it certainly brings out your eyes

    Reply

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