Lady Gregory's Interior
Spinach & Artichoke Omlet w/Cheese Grits
Amish Blue Chips (w/truffle oil)
So... I came running into Lady Gregory's and of course I'm overcome by the beauty that is Iris, sitting at a table, casually sipping her coffee and no doubt illuminating the world with her infinite wisdom. You can be privy to this wisdom on Iris Cutter's Blog. She is a gift to the earth.
Though Iris and I just wanted to eat and chat I have to say I had an ulterior motive and that was to promote her new "EXPRESSO," stickers. I thought this idea was brilliant. As you can see, they are stickers that you fill in yourself and let the world know how you are feeling. In the world of social media (twitter, instagram, etc...) this I think will catch on like wild fire. Iris per usual is feeling, "unbridled joy."
Iris Cutter Feeling Unbridled Joy
Should I find that Ms. Cutter has these for sale I will post the link on this site. She brought me a bunch today, can't wait to post my first "EXPRESSO." (Cost Unknown - Get to selling these Iris).
So today I went running into our delightful brunch today quite literally, past my favorite stylist Samuel at Restoration Salon in Andersonville. I hope he didn't see me because my hair be a mess and in dire need of a trim bokay!
Hairstylist - Samuel
Other than my hair here are the rest of products that make me not look a mess today.
Per usual (see my first blog post) I went to my standbys (I will put pictures of these at the end as to not take up space here since I have posted about these before and have included the links below):
Sephora Liquid Moisturizing Skin Concentrate ($22 - Sephora) to make my skin not look so dehydrated. I paired this with whatever moisturizer I'm using at the time. For now I'm using Oil of Olay Reginerist - Micro Sculpting Cream Moisturizer ($25 - Ulta). I made my eyes look more presentable using FIRST AID BEAUTY Eye Duty Triple Remedy ($36 - Sephora).
I didn't want to wear a ton of make up today so I filled in the few blemishes I had with Josie Maran's Argan Creamy Concealer Crayon in Fair 1 ($20 - Sephora) (the first one in the picture below) because I'm as white as bleached snow. As a matter of fact when I bought this the salesperson (I still don't know if man or woman as they were not gender specific) shouted, "YOU'RE SO WHITE!!!"
I then blended these with my BeautyBlender ($20 - Sephora) puff and a tiny bit of Rimmel's BB Cream Matte ($6 - Walgreens) just to pull it all together. I must say I never got the hype of why someone would spend $20 on a beauty blender when you can get what I thought were dupes at the drugstore for $5. Spend the money. It is totally worth it. Put a little bit of water on it, squeeze it out and it is brilliant. My face looked like I had perfect skin. I could not believe it. It even covered the red area where I burst a blood vessel projectile vomiting one night. Another story for another time. FauxPrah ain't perfect ya'll.
Rimmel BB Cream Matte
The Original BeautyBlender
Next I selected the following in my make up collection. First I selected what has quickly become my favorite eye shadows, L'Oreal's Infallible® 24 HR Eye Shadow ($8 - Walgreens) in amber rush. It is a gorgeous rose gold color that I feel would likely go well with most skin tones. Note sometimes Walgreens has Buy One Get One 1/2 Price sales for L'Oreal that are brilliant and when I stock up.
L'Oreal Infallible 24 HR Eye Shadow - Amber Rush
This shadow does everything it claims. The velvety texture doesn't fade and is waterproof. You can either put it on as a basic sheer swipe or build the color. The best thing is that you don't even need a brush (thought it is helpful) a finger will suffice. Again L'Oreal is the high street version of high endYves Saint Laurent cosmetics as they are made by the same company so quality at a fraction of the price. I finished it off with a subtle line on my upper lid with Rimmel London's Scandaleyes Liner in Brown ($4 - Ulta) and Pixi by Petra Large Lash Mascara - ($15 - Target) in bold black. Rimmel London Scandaleyes rivals Nars, Urban Decay 24/7 and other high end cosmetics companies with this gel like eyeliner formula. It completely blends so well and can create a tight line or smudge out for a smokey eye. Otherwise, I forgot about this mascara and I was so pleasantly surprised. It may now be my favorite. It grabbed every lash and gave so much volume.
Pixi by Petra Large Lash Mascara
Rimmel London Scandaleyes Eye Liner
When I select what make up I wear each day I typically go by one of three things. 1. What I am wearing, 2. My eye color or 3. My lip color. Since I selected this color I selected Nars Super Orgasm Illuminator ($30 - Sephora). Nars is easily my favorite and go to cosmetic company and this is one of the reason's why. They released orgasm blush years ago and it is consistently on beauty faves lists year after year. The color is the perfect flush. It was to meant to mimic that after glow of... well... you know. Super Orgasm was more of a fall peachy color that went brilliantly with this shadow. I used the squeeze tube version as this color comes in various mediums. Also with this, a dab will do you. It will last you forever.
I finished off the look with Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine in #11 Beige Instinct ($36 - Sephora). It is a lovely neutral tone that finished off this rosy and dewy look.
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine in #11 Beige Instinct
I know I mentioned earlier that L'Oreal is the same company as YSL, however this is the one product that I use of YSL that I cannot find the L'Oreal counterpart. Much like the First Aid Beauty Triple Duty Eye, I stand behind this price point. It is absolute luxury in beautiful packaging.
Now that I look not dead I did need to detract from the fact that I was in fact wearing what I wore to bed that night which was yoga pants and a white t-shirt. I threw on a white zip up Under Armour hoody and paired it with a Saints NFL Infinity Scarf ($20 - Groupon). Catastrophe averted again. I look somewhat like I planned this. How do I keep doing this.
NFL Saints Infinity Scarf (Upper Right Hand Corner)
So Iris and I had our lovely brunch where we discussed many important subjects like ladies who brunch do and planned an exciting new venture. FauxPrah & Friends video blog. Stay tuned!!!
*Please note that all prices are rounded up and based on a price I saw on the internets!!! You might find it cheaper. If you do, please post where in comments.
I treasured my brunch with Faux Prah. I was absolutely thrilled that afterwards, I went home and tried all of her luxurious lip shades and blushes. Can't wait to write about it!
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