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79/365 Days of Eyeshadow

By Sheila Arkee

I wasn’t quite sure where I was going with this look – Smokey? Brown? Blue? I’m not sure, but I do like it!

Base: L’Oreal Studio Secrets No. 1*

Lid Base: MAC Nude Cream Color Base

Lid: Stila Diamond Lil

Outer Corner: Stila Batura

Browbone: MAC Vanilla Pigment

Liner: MAC Teddy

Brows: MAC Spiked

Mascara: Maybelline The Classic Volume Express

L’Oreal Contest Winners!

By Sheila

We have two winners, who have their choice of a set of either L’Oreal EverPure Shampoo & Conditioner (for color-treated hair) or L’Oreal EverStrong Shampoo & Conditioner.

Congrats are in order for Lisa (#1) and Aditi (#6)!!!!

Claim your prize by emailing up st paintedladies2009@gmail!

My Current Cosmetic Obsessions

By Sheila 

Although I have a stable of holy grail products, I find myself going through phases with certain items and will find myself gravitating towards some different colors and textures. It’s a good thing and keeps my interests fresh!

Here are some products I’m currently obsession over. Some are fairly new to me, some have been [...]

Focus On: The Kabuki Brush

By Sheila

A few days ago, I mentioned my love for something called a kabuki brush.  Now, what exactly is this mysterious and exotic sounding accessory, if you haven’t heard of it before?

The name “kabuki” comes from the Japanese theatrical performance, characterized by intense makeup applications. The kabuki is excellent for evenly dispersing powder or [...]

Weekly Recap, 1-17-10

By Sheila

Action-packed! We had a lot to bring you this week, including …

A chat with Tarina Tarantino on her upcoming makeup collection that I cannot wait to see in person.

Makeup genius Scott Barnes talked about his book “About Face” and lets us in on his drugstore favorites.

In a two-part interview, wedding makeup artist Joyce Luck [...]

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Shadow

By Sheila

One thing you need to know about me is that I have a soft spot in my heart for purple eyeshadows.

When my parents officially gave me the OK to wear makeup by presenting me with a generic collection of makeup upon my high school graduation, I experimented with every shadow color and [...]

Anniversary Contest Winner!

By Sheila

So, for our anniversary contest we are giving one lucky reader this:

… aaaand, this:

All righty! Keeping it simple and sweet, here’s our winner!

Congrats, Bridget! Claim your prize at paintedladies2009@gmail.com.

Our Out of Africa prize will be announced tomorrow, and we have another contest coming up in the next [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: Loose Powder Application

By Sheila

A while back, a friend asked me a very good question — how exactly is one supposed to get loose powder out of the container?

She wasn’t sure if you were supposed to remove the plastic sifter insert on top or not. You know, that piece of clear plastic separating the plastic from the [...]

A Marriage of Cosmetic Forces

By Sheila

I posted this news on our Facebook fan page yesterday, and thought it was worth bringing over here for further discussion.

Yesterday it was announced that Shiseido is buying Bare Escentuals for $1.7 BILLION. That’s a whole lotta zeros!

Bare Escentuals founder Leslie Blodgett will remain, and the acquisition is so that Bare Escentuals [...]

Scott Barnes on YouTube

By Sheila

One more thing about Scott Barnes. Did you know he has a YouTube channel? You MUST visit it! I have been watching the smokey eyes video on repeat so I might pick up his skills via osmosis. I have made it a personal goal to learn how to etch out an eye the way [...]