Alright, so I've never really had much money, and I've always been afraid of overdoing it with color. For those two reasons, I've never really had the chance to practice much of anything with eyeshadows. But I recently acquired some Urban Decay shadows, and I finally feel like I have room to gallop.

Last night was only the second time I used my Moondust palette "seriously" if that makes sense. When I first got it, I slapped on a few different color combinations just to try it out. But last night, I went to see a live music show at a bar, it was the perfect time to shine. I got a little sweaty, and I forgot to use setting spray. So that was my first mistake.

I took these pictures (sorry about the quality) after I did the sweating. So the texture of my skin is off, and the shadow has faded a bit, despite using a glitter glue. So here is a run-down of the mistakes I'm already aware of, especially now that I see my makeup on camera:

• I'm not having a very good "eyebrow day." They originally came out too dark, so I faded them with a tiiiny bit of concealer, and ended up looking underdone at some point. It was a struggle.
  
• I'm trying to use up the last bit of my blush before I open my new container. So it's hard to apply enough. That or the sweating made it look like I wasn't wearing any blush at all.
  
• My foundation looks cakey because I was sweating and forgot to use setting spray before leaving the house.
  
• My eyeshadow blending needs work, admittedly. Part of it could be because I am using a brush that is too big for my eyelid space. Part of it could be because it faded over the course of the night. Part of it could be user error.
  
• My eyeliner looks awful, and I kind of hate that. It keeps the same arc shape, but just clumps up and slides off my lower lid. I used to use MAC Pro Longwear Fluidline in Blacktrack, but it did the same thing. Just not as badly as my current product.

I know I kind of already covered a lot, but CCW. I feel like I've gotten better but still have a long way to go.

PRODUCT LIST:
1. Foundation - combination of L'Oreal True Match (n1) and Rimmel Match Perfection (Classic Ivory 101), because I'm just about out of foundation, and I was scraping out whatever I could get from old empty bottles.
2. Concealer - Physician's Formula Conceal Rx Physican's Strength Concealer (Fair/Light)
3. Powder - Combination of baby powder (for extra staying power) and a small amount of Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder (Translucent Extra Coverage) to counteract the whitecast
4. Blush - L'Oreal True Match Mineral Gentle Mineral Blush (Soft Rose) - Formally called "L'Oreal Bare Natural Blush Mineral Doux"
5. Eyebrows - Lorac Take a Brow (Brunette) applied with a Studio Gear brush #37
6. Eyelashes - Shu Uemura lash curler Maybelline Illegal Lengths mascara Ultra Folding Eyelash Comb
7. Eyeshadow: NYX Glitter Primer Urban Decay eyeshadow in Magnetic (main color) and Granite (outer corners) from the Moondust palette Studio Gear #28
8. Eyeliner - Avon glimmer sticks liquid-glide eye liner (Black)
9. Lips - LipFusion Color Shine Sheer Plumping Gloss (Summer) - this was completely gone by the time I took the photos.