Waterlining...to line or not to line

So I have mixed feelings about lining the inner rim of the eye, also know as the waterline.  Sometimes I think it makes me look tired, but then sometimes I want a smokey look and it looks great, and adds the drama that I want.  The reason that I wanted to do a blog post about this is that I am seeing this makeup technique done a lot lately.  I've recently seen a lot of brides doing it and Mila Kunis was sporting it on 

the August 2012 cover of Glamour magazine.  

This makeup technique really calls attention to the eyes.

Sometimes it's great for a bride to add drama, especially if they have the features for it.  

Makeup by Kim Porter
Photographed by Eleise Theuer

Makeup by Kim Porter
Photographed by Keith Cephus

Sometimes it is so stunning and necessary, especially for something
like a boudoir session, as was the case for this makeup.  

It is show stopping and sexy. 

Flawless Faces, Inc.

But is it right for your wedding day?  

I think that unless you have the eyes to pull it off, maybe not.

You should consider your eye shape, the size of your eyes,

and the look that you are trying to achieve.

Remember, you will be looking at your wedding photos for the
rest of your life,
consider against doing anything that would date your look, 

you always want to look classic and timeless.

My feeling for bridal makeup is first and foremost the
skin must be flawless.

Glowing cheeks to give the blushing appearance and

then pick your best or favorite feature, either your eyes or your lips

and enhance them to make you, your most beautiful.

The last thing you want on your wedding day is to have small,
tired looking eyes.

Or maybe even worse, dark heavily lined that make you look like you
have two black sockets instead of bright and beautiful eyes.

Case it point Amanda Seyfriend .
Maybe this would work for a girl's night out...

I definitely think there is a time and a place for heavily lined eyes,
I'm just not sure that it's always right for a bride...
unless of course you're Kim Kardashian!!

Last night I did a makeup tutorial on lining the inner rim.  

You can find it on my YouTube channel here.

 Before:  lightly lined eyes and eyeshadow lining the bottom lashes.

I have large eyes, so adding liner on the inner rim doesn't close them off, but sometimes I do feel that it makes my eyes look tired, especially if I have a lot of eyeshadow on.

So that's it.  Like I said, I don't think there are really hard and fast rules
for this, but I recommend playing around with lining versus not lining,
to see what works best for you.  

Fashion Week Fall 2012 Look

  This makeup look that I fell in love with is from designer Jason Wu from the Fashion Week Fall 2012 runway.  The model looks more blue than mine did but that would be easy to add in to the corner.  It reminds me of the colors of peacock...emerald green and teal blue.

To watch the video for this look please visit my YouTube Channel .

I had to cut the video to get it from 30 minutes to 15 minutes time that YouTube allows.

A full list of the products used are at the bottom.

The Shady Lady the Balm eyeshadow palettes purchased from Sephora.

All makeup used from my Kim Porter Cosmetics line will have a * star by it.

Grassroots Vitamin C Power Brightening Cream
Retexturizing Face Primer*
Creme Concealer Pot*
Matte Oil-Free Foundation*
Invisible Blotting Powder*
Physicians Formula Healthy Glow Bronzer
Eyeshadows: Naked Palette Buck & Naked 2 Palette Foxy, Bootycall, Shady Lady the Balm Vol.1 makeout mary, bossy bobbi  & Vol.2 jealous jordana
Inky Violet eyeliner
Sheer Satin Powder Blush*
Brow Sculpt Powder & Gel*
L' Oreal Voluminous mascara
Lip Conditioning Stick
Ardell individual lashes in medium and short

Smokey Eye {Pinterest Re-Create}

I pinned this picture from Pinterest and was inspired to recreate
 a similar look using my Naked Palette.  

I have yet to do a look with the blue eyeshadow in that palette,
called Gunmetal.  Her eyeshadow color is a little more vibrant than mine but I loved the application of hers.

Of course when I decided to do this it was late
and I have horrible lighting.

But this look was fun to do because I don't usually go for such a
bold color.  It looked a lot darker and bluer in person.  

 In different lighting....need to get some kind of studio lighting.

In the Naked palette I used 3 colors,

Virgin (hightlight), Buck (contour), and Gunmetal (contour & outer "V").

 I applied my makeup as usual, only adding in some contouring under the cheekbone and lining the inner rim of my eye.  This was what my vanity looked like mid-application.

{you can see the Gunmetal eyeshadow in the palette on the far right}

I posted all of these pictures and realized that I did not put on mascara.  What?!!  How did I forget that?

So here is two taken last minute with mascara, I didn't go crazy because all I can think about is what a pain this is going to be to take off!!

 Well that was fun, time to go scrub my face!!