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Three eye makeup looks to try this weekend

July 31, 2015

Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ
When it comes to wearing makeup, I’ve always been more interested in eye shadow than lipstick. That’s probably because my eyes — blue-grey with long lashes and dark brows (thanks, mom and dad!) — are my better feature. My lips are actually so thin that the top one virtually disappears when I smile. Who wants to bother with lip color when you can hardly see it?

I also love eye makeup because there are so many more fun ways to wear it than lipstick. From simple to smokey, unlined to cat eye, you can change up your look with every application.

 

Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ

Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ

That’s why I thought it’d be fun to partner with HP to share my three go-to eye makeup looks. Ever since my 5-minute makeup post, I’ve been asked by readers for more beauty tutorials, but photographing myself applying makeup is a little bit tricky. Instead, I used my brushes and shadows on face charts I found on BeautyEtc.com, scanned them with the Sprout’s 14-megapixel high-res camera, and added handwritten text using the futuristic Touch Mat.

Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ

Whenever I wear eye shadow, I always start with my favorite Urban Decay primer. Worn underneath Buxom’s new primer-infused eye shadow, the color lasts all day and all night. (Yes, I sometimes sleep in my makeup. I can be too lazy to wash my face before bed.)

Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ

Look One

Pick a color, any color! A single wash of color is the easiest of the three eye makeup looks.

The trick is to blend the color up from your lash line to just slightly above the crease. Unless you’re walking the runway, you want your shadow to be more intense down near your eye lashes — not all over. Use a blending brush to soften any obvious lines in the crease.

 

Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ

Look Two

For this eye makeup look, you’ll need two shadows within the same color family. Neutrals like taupes and browns are perfect for daytime, or try pinks and purples for a more dramatic evening look.

Start by sweeping the lighter shade across your lid with a large fluffy brush. Using a smaller soft brush or a crease brush, smudge the dark color into your crease working from the outside in so that the color is darker near the outer edge of your eye. Finish by using your blending brush to soften the line of color in your crease. You don’t want it to look like a stripe!
Easy eye makeup looks to try this weekend on A Girl Named PJ

Look Three

The final eye makeup look is an easy way to wear bright summery shadows if all-over color isn’t your thing. Start by brushing a pale shade like white, silver, or beige across your lid. With a small stiff brush, tap the darker color on outer half of your lid, starting at the corner and working in toward the middle of your eye. Once again, use a blending brush to soften the line where the light and dark colors meet.

Finish all three looks with a couple swipes of your favorite mascara!

Which of these three eye makeup looks will you try this weekend?

This post was written in partnership with HP. As always, all ideas and opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that support this blog! #SproutbyHP #CIY #GoMakeThings

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How much should you tip camp counselors?

July 30, 2015

How much should you tip camp counselors? Some thoughts on summer camp gratuities at A Girl Named PJ.

In anticipation of Levi’s last day of camp tomorrow, I posted this status update yesterday to my personal Facebook account:… READ MORE!

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An easy way to decorate a store-bought cake

July 29, 2015

On A Girl Named PJ: An easy way to decorate a store-bought cake

July is a big month for birthdays in our family. Two weeks ago, Levi celebrated his 4th birthday with a backyard adventure party, and today’s my husband’s special day! In honor of his birthday, I thought I’d share an easy way to decorate a store-bought cake because — let’s be real — some of us don’t have the time, interest, or culinary skills to bake a homemade cake… READ MORE!

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Shopping for monthly calendars

July 27, 2015

Shopping for a monthly calendar to hang in the kitchen

When I was growing up, my mom kept track of meetings, appointments, and birthdays in a slender datebook (always secured with rubber band), plus a monthly calendar mounted inside a kitchen cabinet.

My mom now relies on her iPhone calendar when she’s out and about, but she still transcribes everything onto a master monthly calendar hanging in the kitchen. Quickly, she can see when my grandmother’s next doctor appointment is scheduled, when my dad is headed out of town on business, or when she needs to babysit my nephew in New York City.

I log my own appointments, as well important dates and times for Levi and Asa, in my iPhone calendar, but our lives are starting to get hectic enough that I think we’d benefit a monthly calendar hanging in our kitchen, too.

I’d like a wall calendar large enough to record everything — birthday parties, doctor appointments, play dates, school functions, vacations, etc. Since I don’t always remember to look ahead in my iPhone calendar to see what’s coming up, a paper calendar would easily allow me take in the whole month at a glance.

2015 - 2016 calendars from PaperSource

Last week, I popped into PaperSource to check out their selection of “academic calendars” — calendars that begin in August and end in December the following year. Below are a few of my favorites from their selection of 2015-2016 monthly calendars. Which one do you like the best?

1. Brush Script Calendar 2. Chalkboard Calendar 3. Great Big Calendar 4. Paint Chip Calendar 5. Gold Foil Watercolor Calendar 6. Gold Foil Blotter Calendar

How do you keep track of your family’s daily schedules? Are you a digital- or paper-calendar person?

PS – That time I tried keeping a Bullet Journal.

(top image via Domino)

 

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Weekend reading: link roundup

July 24, 2015

A Girl Named PJ Weekend Reading: Link Roundup

This weekend’s link roundup includes a pair of reviews for a New York Times best-selling book, a ukulele lesson, a cute summer dress (on sale!), and more.… READ MORE!

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