glen campbell blog: pink eye

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“Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.”
-Paul Klee

I don't do a lot of makeup/cosmetic posts because by day I'm a freelance makeup artist and I try to focus on my other passions here by night. However last week a Wet 'n' Wild palette caught my eye. It had 3 fierce shades in it. A stunning hot pink, a sparkly black (a PERFECT dupe for MAC's "Black Tied") and a fabulous silver. I actually usually hate silver eyeshadow but this silver is to die for. I decided to give the palette a shot. And since it was literally cheaper than a cup of coffee if I didn't like it wouldn't be a huge loss. But I did like it. Loved it actually. The pigmentation is INSANE and it blends beautifully. The only drawback is that there is a significant amount of fall out but that isn't a huge deal to me as I know when doing a smokey eye it is always better to apply your "face" after doing your eyes.

The other day I finally came up with a idea for a look using the palette and really loved how it came out so I decided to share. The best part of this look is how inexpensive it was to create. Other than the "Spoiled Brat" palette the only other eye products I needed were a liquid liner, a shadow primer/base and mascara. I kept with my drugstore product theme by using Palladino liquid liner and Maybelline Falsies mascara.

I loved the look I created and got favorable feedback so I decided to share the pix and give you brief instructions in case you want to recreate it for yourself.

1) Prep your eyes with a lightweight moisturizer and a eyeshadow base. I prefer Urban Decay Primer Potion but feel free to use your favorite primer.

2) Dip a mid size paddle brush into the hot pink color and apply to eyelid in a patting motion without going to far into your crease. I spritzed my brush with a lil bit of water for a more intense look but because of the great pigmentation of these colors it's really not necessary.

3) With a pencil brush using the black color draw a sideways V (like this: <) on the outer corner of the eyes and draw a line thru your crease. Blend out with a fluffy blending brush.

4) Apply a thin line of liquid liner to lower eyelid and go over with the excess left on the pencil brush.

5) With a bigger paddle brush apply silver color to the brow bone and blend to smooth out any harsh lines. With a smaller brush lightly apply the same silver color to inner eye to create some brightness.

6) Apply mascara. You can also line your upper eyelid with some liquid liner and add some false lashes to up the drama. I personally wore a pale pink lip with this look but you can amp it up with a hot pink lip. MAC's "Girl About Town" is a great hot pink and would compliment the hot pink in the palette perfectly.

Here is the look...

The products...

Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo

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“Your optimistic eyes seem like paradise, to someone like me.”
-Depeche Mode

I really hate writing bad reviews. I mean really really hate it. Not because I'm an overly nice person. I'm cool when I wanna be but no one is nominating me for sainthood. It's just that every product has someone behind it who thought their idea was a stroke of genius. Even the horrible products... I wouldn't want someone callously trashing my creations so I try not to trash anyone else's. If absolutely necessary I will write it in the form of constructive criticism. This time however... I have no choice but to be brutally blunt. Because someone could lose an eye. Literally.

That being said, let's get this over with...

"Glamour Whore's Public Service Announcement. Do Not Purchase This Product":

Last Saturday I acquired L'Oreal's Double Extend Eye Illuminator Mascara in "Black Copper". At the time I was really excited to try it because the overlay wand color was glittery. You know what a sucker I am for glitter. So while at work I created a fab look using my new product. While applying my "face" my co-worker Remelda saw the mascara and announced she had also had the new product. Like me, she also was eager to apply the new mascara and did so. At first my biggest issue was my immense disappointment. The black mascara end of the product was great but the glittery overlay was a waste of time. It did nothing. Barely any glittery effect at all. And it didn't bring out my hazel eyes as promised. I wish my disappointment ended there. However, it did not. My left eye started to itch about an hour after application and by the time I arrived home from work and washed my face my eye was red, swollen, tearing and itchy. A nightmare. My eye also felt "gritty". I thought "Great. The glitter that couldn't be seen on my lashes is making it's presence known inside my eyelid." I though a simply eye flush would solve the problem. Wrong. Eye flushes, eye drops, cold compress, warm compress, ice... NOTHING WORKED. It got so much worse in fact. On Monday when I went work I was showing my co-worker who had the same product and found out she had the same problem. All of my same symptoms. The eye flushing was however working for her and all she had was slight redness by Monday. But both of us?! No coincidence. My nightmare has continued all week. My eye got continuously worse. I was actually waking up with it sealed shut from discharge...so gross. And admittedly a little scary. So... I finally saw a doctor yesterday. He said whatever was stuck in my eye from the product caused an infection. A strain of "pink eye" to be exact. He recommended a specific brand of eye drops sold strictly for pink eye and said I would no longer be contagious after my eye stopped tearing/discharging, which would take less than 24hrs. Finally this ordeal will be over soon. If it had just been me I might think it was an unfortunate fluke but because my co-worker suffered eye ailments also after using the exact same product I feel obligated to tell my readers/friends/family/co-workers and especially my fellow MUAs to avoid this product at all costs. L'oreal may want to go back to the lab and work on this product a little bit more before someone loses an eye.

The product: