Melody made me Smokin!

Working at HUSH means that I not only get to meet lots of really cool people on a regular basis, but it also means I get a lot of amazing and fun opportunities! Yesterday was no exception!!
Melody is a freelance makeup artist who has been a part of several HUSH events and workshops. She is also a beauty expert for Rogers Daytime TV and does regular segments on their show. This week she was showing the viewers how to do Metallic Smoky Eyes (aka combining the metallic trend that is so hot and popular right now with the more classic Smoky eyes). So lucky me, I got to play model for the morning and get my make up done for the day!

We got to the studio early so that Melody could prep my face for TV. She 'smokified' one of my eyes and left the other one so she could show everyone on the air.

Melody and I right before the show. One eye down, one to go!

Then right before we went on air, Melody stuck a white adhesive pad under my eye. I am completely blanking on what these are called because I lovingly referred to them as eye bibs and neglected to remember their original name-- shameful I know! Basically they stick out so they are a little plate under your eye, so when the dark makeup is applied, none of it gets all over your face-- eliminating a mess and saving time!!

I sat between Melody and TL (the spunky and amazing co-host of Rogers Daytime), so that Melody could apply the makeup and show everyone how the Smoky eye is done. The coolest part was that instead of using a gray tone (which is what I think of when I think smoky eye), she used bronze and gold metallic tones-- which I love!! Those go much better with my skin tone and hair colour anyways, plus it adds an interesting element and something different!


The segment was almost 10minutes and yet at the end of it I could have sworn it was under five-- it went by super super quickly!!
I enjoyed every minute of it and loved what Melody did! She is one of those people that just exudes confidence and you can tell she's comfortable in her skin, which is so refreshing! Now that she's done my make up once, I'm not sure how I will ever leave my house in the morning without her. I loved my accented eyes -- obviously-- but funnily enough my absolute favourite part was the evenness of my skin tone. It's a good day if I put concealer under my eyes, but she used foundation, concealer, eye primer and even under eye brightener! It takes longer but I think its worth it-- I think there may be a new convert to the makeup world!


Here is a link to Melody's blog and the products that she used on my eyes:
Melody & Jezebel: Metallic Smoky Eyes w/ Urban Decay, NYX & E.L.F.

I even scored mascara out of it--> New 'Hyperlash' by Smashbox-- try it you'll love it!!
Thanks so much Melody, I had a blast!!
-B