Silver Dust Eye Look

So lately there has been little to no motivation in doing

extravagant makeup since I'm now nearing 8 months and this baby just loves to kick at my bladder.

I swear I go to the washroom at least five times in a single hour! So obviously, no ability to keep my wudu till the next prayer. But Alas!... makeup is my love (even if it means washing it off after a short while) and today I got inspired by a beautiful abaya and lots of free time :P

I bought a grey abaya that I will be selling soon. The abaya has beautiful grey embroidery up the sleeves and down the sides. There are also small black stones on the abaya that glitter under light. The abaya itself is an umbrella/princess cut which allows gives it a very graceful fall. All of this info combined made me want to create the following eye look....

Here are pictures of the work on the abaya. (I'll have more pictures of the abaya on my next post as I am intending to sell it In shaa Allah).

EYES:
1. Apply a white eye shadow base on the brow bone and all over the lid. I used NYX pencil in milk.
2. Apply a light gold eye shadow all over the lid. I used Midnight Cowgirl from Urban Decay (UD) palette
3. I then added the color Crystal from the UD palette in my crease and blended upwards.
4. To add further depth I went in with the color Hijack from the same palette. I used a pencil brush to keep the color concentrated, but blended afterwards to keep the edges soft.
5. I took a matte brown eye shadow from the Coastal Scents palette and used an angled brush to carefully place the brown shadow on my outer v and outer crease.
6. I kept blending and adding the brown shadow until I was happy with it's intensity.
7. I applied Midnight cowgirl on my brow bone, and also reapplied it to the center of my lid.
8. I also applied the brown shadow and the color hijack on my lower, outer lash line. I lined Midnight cowgirl on the inner lower lash line.
9. I then finished off with Mary Kay Ultimate mascara in black and Mac black track liner.




CHEEKS
1. I used a peachy/coral toned blush for my cheeks. (I have a pic of the blush here)
2. I also used a white highlight color on my cheeks. The highlighter I used specifically is NARS albatross.

FACE
1. Mac face/body moisturizer
2. Mary Kay luminous wear foundation in Beige 6
3. Mac Studio Fix powder in C4
4. NARS concealor in ginger.

LIPS
1. Yves Rocher Lip Liner in Nude Beige
2. Mac Sweet Ever After Prolongwear lipcreme
3. Clear gloss with gold flecks (optional)

MAC COSMETICS

Mac Cosmetics, whether you're a makeup artist, a makeup enthusiast, or someone who wears makeup occasionally, you've definitely heard of Mac Cosmetics.

But, to buy or not to buy? Does it contain a nice little piglet or two? Maybe piglet's friend cow is in with him?

Well if you're a Mac lover you can heave a great sigh of relief because Mac ensures its customers that most of their products are plant based. The only ingredients that are animal based in their products are Beeswax, Lanolin, and Carmine.

Beeswax and Lanolin are both permissible for Muslim consumers, but Vegans may want to avoid these ingredients for personal reasons.

Carmine on the other hand is a debatable ingredient. In lip products this ingredient is definitely Haram due to the fact that you will end up consuming the product. On other areas of the face this product is debatable and up to your own discretion.

Unfortunately in every shade of lipstick, the ingredient list only states carmine as being a "May Contain" ingredient (depending on the shade of lipstick). Fortunately, the company will kindly tell you which lipsticks have and do not have carmine in them. I have emailed a number of companies, and I will tell you that Mac is one of the few companies that will tell you if a particular shade of lipstick has carmine. This makes Mac a great company for Muslim consumers. The only downside is that you have to wait for Mac to respond to your inquiry before you can go out and purchase your lipstick, and if you're impatient like me, you're really going to hate having to wait before you buy your desired product.

Just to help some of you sisters out, I have compiled a list of some of the Mac lipsticks/lip liners that DO NOT have carmine. Keep in mind that Mac has a huge assortment of lipstick shades, so if your lip product isn't on the list, make sure to give them a call:

LIPSTICK	Pro Longwear Lipcreme	Lip Pencils	Lip Glass
Brave	Till Tomorrow	Spice	2N
Ruby Woo	Sweet Ever After	Whirl	Lust
Snob	Unlimited	Stone (discontinued)	Just Superb
Girl About Town		Oak	Deelight
Cherish		What Comes Naturally	Loud and Lovely
Kinda Sexy		Entertain Me	Fashion Scoop
Twig		Night Moth	Double Dare
Myth			Boy Bait
Profusion (discontinued)			Floral Abundance
Kraft (discontinued)
Angel
Please Me
Mac Red
Russian Red
Taupe
Honeylove
Velvet Teddy
Morange
Spice is Nice
Verve
Mocha
Retro
Amorous
Del Rio
Rebel
Captive