Look: Qualities: Intelligence

"Intelligence knows how to use words to make music and how to use words to make pictures. He thinks in black and white, but dreams in color."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 5)

Eyes

• MAC's Bare Study, lash to crease - primer/base color
• The SheSpace's Pumpkin Head, applied dry lash to crease - base color
• TKB Trading's Crucible Gold, applied dry into outer lower crease - color, contouring
• Pure Luxe's Ghost Mist, patted dry on outer lid to brow bone (over Crucible Gold) - color, shading, blending
• The SheSpace's Swim with the Fishes, innermost lid - color, shading
• The SheSpace's Art of Noise, upper lash line - color, definition
• Bare Escentuals' Flawless Definition mascara, upper and lower lashes - definition

Look: Qualities - Anger

"Anger never lies, but he rarely understands anyone else's point of view."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 6)

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Look: Qualities - Honor

"Honor is an old man now. He is becoming more transparent...only his childhood friend Humility has stayed loyal through the long rainy winter."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 6)

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Look: Qualities - Inspiration

"Inspiration will be there when you need her, but you have to take it on trust. Surrender. She knows when you need her better than you do."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 7)

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Look: Qualities - Creativity

"Creativity loves to gossip with the birds and put on her masks and beads and dance with the animals...more than anyone else, Creativity understands the secret meanings of the months when nothing seems to get done."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 7)

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Look: Qualities - Liberation

"Liberation tried to commit suicide when he was seventeen. Things got even worse before they got better. Hewas married to Terror for nearly ten years. One day when he was wandering famished and half-crazy in the mountains, he bumped into Ecstacy. Ecstacy wept to be reunited with his old friend and taught Liberation a simple prayer. After that Liberation was free to leave Terror."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 7)

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Look: Qualities - Forgiveness

“Forgiveness is a strong woman, tender and earthy and direct.”

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 6)

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Look: Qualities - Whimsy

“Whimsy is not afraid to be outrageous, but she is basically shy.”

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 6)

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Look: Qualities - Defeat

“Defeat sits in his chair staring at the grey doves on the porch. He holds his hand underneath his heart, fingers curled tightly into themselves, glued together in a paralized rage.”

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 6)

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Look: Qualities - Charm

"Charm has a way of offering solace that is subtle and light; she does not judge other peoples' craziness at all."

— from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Part of the One Year Eyecolor Challenge (new colors used: 6)

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