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Breaking Down Beauty: Cat’s Eye Tutorial

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By Sheila Arkee

There are times I find myself drawn to rich, earthy tones, and that’s what I kept in mind when I created today’s look. Using brown, green, and bright yellow, here’s how to create a fresh look that’s perfect for Spring.

Step 1: Using a [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: Green & Gold Smoky Eye Tutorial

By Sheila Arkee

It has been quite some time since I’ve done a full beauty breakdown, so let’s get to business! Starting from this, I’ll show you exactly how to create a smoky gold and green eye with a bit of a twist.

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A Photo Demonstration: Why It’s Good To Contour Hooded Eyelids

By Sheila Arkee

My prefered eye makeup application is a simple way to add dimension to my slightly hooded lids. And I’ll show you why:

Without a contour in the crease and corner, my eyeshadow would look a lot different!

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Breaking Down Beauty: Everyday Contouring & Highlighting

By Sheila Arkee

One of the most popular posts on Painted Ladies in recent times was the extreme contouring and highlighting Breaking Down Beauty.

As intense as this look is, several readers wanted to know how to translate this look to everyday makeup. It’s an easy way to give your [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: Blogging Photography Tips

By Sheila Arkee

Sharing my essential photography advice is something that I’ve wanted to write for quite a while now. I just never seemed to be able to carve out the time, but then I took a look at some photos I took in the beginning of Painted Ladies. Um. It ain’t pretty, folks.

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Breaking Down Beauty: A Contouring, Highlighting, & Major Smoky Eyes Makeup Tutorial

By Sheila Arkee

Being of Iranian ancestry with some Armenian (and other middle eastern countries) thrown in for good measure, it has been a thrill to see people with similar backgrounds represented on TV. Although I’ll keep my comments and judgment about Shahs of Sunset and Keeping Up With The Kardashians to [...]

Essential Makeup Brushes From e.l.f. Cosmetics

By Sheila Arkee

Hello, my name is Sheila and I am a Professional Makeup Interventionist. With a lifetime of experience and obsession with the beauty industry, I am here for you all in every way related to makeup, and I will stop at no lengths to bring you information that will educate, inspire, and [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: I Put On My Makeup Without A Mirror

By Sheila Arkee

Last week I was in the middle of a few errands and thought of a friend who has not used a mirror to apply her lip liner in years. It blows my mind that she is able to apply it so perfectly, but she always says that she knows her lips [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: Use Scotch Tape As An Eyeshadow Stencil

By Sheila Arkee

When it comes to doing your makeup, sometimes its fun to try something a little different, especially on those occassions when you’re ready to put forward a more daring face. That’s where this little trick comes in handy. When you see your regular, run-of-the-mill tape, you might not think of it [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: A Soft, Smoky Eye Tutorial

By Sheila Arkee

Smoky eyes don’t always have to mean lids saturated with a dark shadow. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but here’s a really fresh, pretty approach to the traditional smoky eye technique. I’m going to show you how easy it is to achieve this subtle look – get ready to [...]