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.
I 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?
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.
We are kindred spirits!
I’m breaking out of my rut by actually putting on some makeup and heading downtown today!
Awesome! I hope you had a great day!
Not today – it’s a bathrobe and veg out day for me! But I promise on Friday I will! :D
Today is a bathrobe day for me! :)
Beautiful!! I can’t see you any other way, even without all of the makeup, your very stunning!!
Aw, thank you!
I hope to break out of my rut when I wear Sweet Tweet, seems fitting :)
Yes! It’s very fitting!
Lovely look! I like the winged eyeliner and definitely rock that myself too!
Nice! From one rocker chick to another!
That lip balm looks great on you! Inspired to try it myself now…
Please do!
Looking good Lena! Staying in my rut today, too rainy to think about going out!
We all have those days :)
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
Thank you, that is so kind!
I love the look!
Thanks Yuen!
You look like the coolest rocker chick!
Woot! Thank you!
ok i just gotta say, totally loving your look! make up and hair color 100% amazing
100% love your comment :)
Great look! Out of my rut, I think I’m in it too deep.
Never too deep! One step at a time!
Nice pix, and it looks like your ‘look’ that I believe you did wake up looking like that! Good job!
Nice! Thank you!
You are rocking it!!! I like to break out of a rut now and then but not today.
Not today for me either, LOL
another sure fire way to break out of a rut is to put on a fresh pair of socks
Yes!
You sure look great with the eyeliner!
Thanks Eldon!
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.
Yep, a true suburban housewife!
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.
It truly does!
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! :)
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.
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.
you have inspired me to spend a bit more time putting on my makeup thank you
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.
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.
Love the look but I have no idea what this means “I totes woke up like that. Totes.” ?
Love the look and your eye brows or on fleek
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! :)
Looks great!
I’m horrible putting on eyeliner
My youngest daughter is so good at makeup, she can wing with the best of them.
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.
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??
Love the look Iam breaking out my rut by going on holidays no makeup for me
Love the liner!
very pretty love the lips!
Really need to get out of a rut!
How do you get the winged liner even?! I find that so difficult!
I love those eyes of yours,kinda dreamy
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.
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. :)
Love your Rocker look.
Your beautiful,and im sure you caught my looks
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.
I have to say Lena i do love the darker hair on you it certainly brings out your eyes