Masterclass Mondays: The "Everyday Gorgeous" look for Olive Tones

Whoot! Welcome to Masterclass Mondays, a new weekly series that will feature a look from Jemma Kidd's Makeup Masterclass book. Today, I tried out her everyday look that features colors that specifically flatter olive skin tones. Fret not if you aren't olive, though! I will do more of her looks each week!

According to Kidd, every day looks should be neutral and not highly noticeable. The more natural they look, the better. Therefore, this particular look involves almost-skin tone shadows and colors.

I apologize for the poor photo quality. For some reason, these pictures came out super blurry =/

Eyes: As per Kidd's instructions, I left my brows natural and applied a gold-beige shadow (UD's Naked from the Naked palette) all over the lids. This shadow is slightly darker than my natural skin color. To "intensify the color at the socket and outer corner of the eye", I applied a cocoa-brown color (Buck from the Naked Palette) and blended it up into the crease. Lastly, I curled my lashes and applied a black mascara.

Face: I applied a liquid concealer on my under-eye circles and around the corners of my nose which tend to get red. Then, I applied a light-weight liquid moisturizer and a little translucent powder from Clinique to blot up any excess shine. To add a little bit of color to my face, I lightly applied a peach-toned blush that wouldn't look too made-up.

Lips: I used a rose-toned SPF infused moisturizing lipstick (Kidd recommends a rose tinted lip balm, but I didn't have any) to round out the look.

My opinion: I think this is a great look for everyday usage, especially for high schoolers who are just starting to dabble in makeup or women who like to stick with a naturally beautiful look. I did add a brown eyeliner once I was done because I felt that my eyes sunk into my face otherwise, but overall it's definitely a look I could wear every day. Plus, to make it even more appealing, it only took me 7 minutes to do! How awesome is that?!

Review: EOS Smooth Sphere Lip Balm

A good lip balm is essential, but hard to come by. The perfect lip balm should be smooth, moisturizing, long lasting, and pleasantly scented. But all too often, lip balms – especially low-priced drugstore brands – can be waxy, slick, gooey, short lasting, or smell like some crazy herbal mixture.

We all know that Chapstick is one of the most popularly purchased lip balms across the country. But is it necessarily the coolest product to pull out of your purse at a fancy soiree or important lunch date? Not really. The small black and white tube is recognizable, but screams old school.

Enter Evolution of Smooth’s (EOS) Smooth Sphere Lip Balm, $3.29 at Walgreens. The lip balm’s formula is smooth, lightweight, and fruit scented. EOS makes their lip balm in three scents: Summer Fruit, Honeysuckle Honeydew, Lemon Drop, Tangerine, and Sweet Mint (although Summer Fruit and Honeysuckle Honeydew are the only two available in stores). I’ve only tried Summer Fruit and Honeysuckle Melon and both are fantastic!

EOS’s lip balm comes in a very cool, very modern egg-shaped container. The balm is in a small dome in the bottom half of the egg container and can be applied by finger, brush or directly to the lips. EOS, without a doubt, is an awesome conversation starter with other beauty brains!

The only aspect of EOS’s product that I question is its lasting power. Often, within a half hour or so of applying it, I feel like the lip balm has worn off and it’s time for another coat. And while it’s fun to reapply because it’s so cute and smells great, I still would rather have a long-lasting lip balm.

Still EOS’s chic appearance and lightweight moisturizing formula outweighs the negatives. I would definitely recommend this lip balm to anyone in search of an affordable, fun, lip balm.

To shop EOS online and to check out there other products like shaving cream, click here.