August 30, 2010--Daily beauty routine

Some of us in the Women's Only folder  (on Crosswalk) thought it would be fun to take pictures of our beauty routines. Here are my before, during, and after pictures of getting ready:

This is what I look like after getting up in the morning. I'm still in my bathrobe and I haven't showered yet.

Here I am a little later in day. By this time I've showered and brushed out my hair, and it has dried. My hair is curlier on humid days, and this day was pretty humid. My eyes are half-closed in this picture because Jay took the pictures and was using the flash. After this picture he turned the flash off, so my eyes are more open from here on out. I wanted to add that disclaimer because I didn't try and look like this for the sake of the before and after affect. I've seen a lot of before and after pictures where the subject is frowning in the before picture and smiling in the after picture. I think that's cheating, because anyone looks better when they smile.

In this picture I am using a yellow stick to cover up my under-eye circles. They are hereditary and I still have circles no matter how much sleep I get.

Next I am brushing on mineral make-up to even out my tone. I am using L'Oreal Bare Naturale in soft ivory.

Now I am blending in some bronzer for some color. I don't like blush as much as bronzer. This is a cheap brand called "Blends of Color" and the name is Sultry in Brown.

Next I am applying some eyeshadow powder. I use BonBons in a bronze color.

After combing my eyebrows with an eyebrow comb and plucking a couple of stray hairs, I use an eye pencil very lightly to fill out thin areas. This is a waterproof eye pencil, crayon style. I bought it at Dollar General and it's called Perfect Point Plus. The color is Espresso.

I use the same eye pencil to line my eyes along the inside of the upper and lower lashes. I don't know why, but the next several pictures turned out very yellow. Jay might have messed with the settings on the camera.

I finish my eyes up with mascara. This is black waterproof mascara from Great Last, that I bought at Dollar General. Since it's waterproof, it's hard to get off. I don't wear it every day.

I'm finishing up my make-up with lipstick. This is Love My Lips in Cafe Au Lait color.

Now I'm finished putting on my make-up. Next I need to do my hair.

Following are several shots of me straightening my hair with a flat iron. I don't do this every day, since it's so much work.

I've changed my clothes, added some jewelry, and ta da! Here's my after picture: