Girls: A quick, natural look with PAUL & JOE and Ellis Faas

My current make-up loves are Paul & Joe and Ellis Faas (as previously mentioned in earlier blog post). Ellis Faas has unbelievable eye colors that DON'T budge. This is great for those ladies who are always on the go. Paul and Joe has a soft, ethereal look to their packaging and their colors. I love how natural the selection of colors are at Paul & Joe. It looks effortless. I'll show you a quick photo of me after I used some of the items from the two brands.

I can't go without my peachy blush from Paul & Joe. It is a perfect peach face color with a highlighter included as well. It is excellent for all skin colors, especially warm. (#17 Paul and Joe Face color)

Paul & Joe has amazingly flattering lip glosses and lipsticks galore! I personally love #17 lipstick (soft, very natural heather pink) and #2 lipliner.

Hmm, 17 must be my lucky number at Paul & Joe.

The Ellis Faas eye color I like to use for definition is E106 which I've seen Lucy Liu purchase before. (She's very cute, by the way.) It's a soft gray/heather color. I apply it in a horizontal V shape (like a sideways peace sign) at the end of my eye without going too high. The reason I stress on not putting eye shadow too high is because I have almond, Asian eyes, and my bone structure around my eye is not deep set. In contrast, I find if you are deep set, then it is very flattering to go above and beyond.  For the base color, it's nice to choose a neutral color to blend the darker, more dramatic color with. Highlighting the inner corner of your eyes with a warm, iridescent color is ideal to really give your eyes an awake and bright look.

My make-up monster says you can never have enough lip colors. As a friend of mine says, you have so many shades of the same. (Nude is my kryptonite.) My rebuttal? For all you Dexter watchers, remember when Camilla was in search of the perfect key lime pie? Uh, it's safe to say that I'm still looking for that perfect nude shade for my lips. Not too pink, not too brown, not too "I'm gonna wash you out in pictures"...

I have no shame. A search for something better always makes life a little more spicy-- even if it is as minute as a color. 

Left to Right: #17 P&J lipstick (I put Nars Lip Lacquer "Chelsea Girls" on top),  the two shades of #2 lipliner , and Ellis Faas E106