The Makeup Chronicles: Thanks O!

Previously in the makeup chronicles: intro and manifesto, MAC me over, learning lashes

I (almost) hate to say this, but I am not a big Oprah Winfrey fan. I've never really watched her show, I've read some of her book club suggestions (usually a little before she deems them worthy of carrying her name and sticker) and was in sheer disbelief when I found out she was going to be on the cover of each issue of her magazine. Surely she was jesting. Nope, she wasn't. And until I actually picked up a copy of said magazine (thanks MdOH Dani), I was completely anti it too. At this point I realize you may have pegged me as a hater. Not at all true. I just didn't believe the hype...and truthfully I still don't.

However, I will give credit when its due. I really love the magazine. Although I cant afford much in it, it looks really polished and sophisticated which is pleasing to me. And I actually enjoy looking at Oprah's cover photos. Sometimes she's wearing something really cute, or holding an interesting prop. I completely coveted her hair all last summer. It was the hair I wish I could wear everyday - full and curly and fab.

The point of today's post is not hair. Its makeup.

Besides, she's switched over to a straight look that suits her but is not as covet-able as that curly wonderfulness.

Anyway, I finally got around to reading the May 09 issue of O (trying to be better about reading magazines since I only keep 3 of each in the house at a time), and I couldnt take my eyes off madam O. Look for yourself:


I loooove her makeup this month! Its natural, but glowy, and if she's wearing fake lashes I can't tell (truth be told, I think she is though). It screams daytime bridal to me. I'd been struggling to find some halfway decent makeup inspiration pictures and now I have one.

I'm happy with just one.

So you may be wondering why I need some inspiration if I'm doing my own makeup. Well, it always helps to have a model, right? Naw, I'm just joking. There is a slight chance that a professional may end up doing my makeup after all. BM Tamerah requested that I look into having a makeup artist come do my makeup (...and hers, MamaP, BM Naima). She offered to subsidize it as my gift and at that point, I knew there was no amount of explaining that could change her mind.

So I caved.
And then kindly asked MdOH Dani to look into it for me.

I haven't heard anything back in awhile on the makeup artist front, so I cant give a full update yet. Its in lovely capable hands, so now worries on my end. I'm just thrilled have finally found an inspiration picture that captures what I want for my wedding day makeup - whether I do it myself or recruit someone else to make me up. What gets me, is that I found it a seemingly unlikely place.

Thanks Oprah!
♥