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What’s On My Face – Volume 45
As I was putting together this roundup of looks, I started to realize just how much I’ve been using my Makeup Geek shadows lately. I mean, I use them a lot on a regular basis, but three out of the five looks are solely Makeup Geek in here!
I did this for a YouTube video tutorial but had to repost it here because I know not everyone has the time for videos (I’ll continue to repost my video tutorial looks on the blog as time goes on).
Eyes
(using the Viseart 08 Editorial Brights palette) I first covered my lid with NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk and then:
- MAC‘s Cork in the crease.
- The yellow shade from the palette on the inner third of the lid.
- The orange on the middle of the lid.
- The red on the outer half of the lid.
- The lime green on the inner corner of the lid.
- (also listed as 5) MAC‘s Blanc Type to highlighter the brow bone.
I applied the light blue to the middle of my lower lash line and the purple to the outer section of the lower lash line. I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined my water lines with Marc Jacobs‘ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I coated my lashes with Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara and applied House of Lashes Bombshell falsies.
Face
- Primer: Make Up For Ever Step 1 Smoothing Primer
- Foundation: Make Up For Ever UltraHD in Y225
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
- Highlighter: Becca Champagne Pop
- Lips: Too Faced Melted Chocolate Milkshake with Sephora‘s lipgloss in Good Fairy
Although I love the Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Remix palette, I’ve not been using it because I was trying to work through a bunch of other palettes. I said enough was enough, and went back to it for it this look!
Eyes
(Using the Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Remix palette) I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk to my lid, then:
- Misfit on the inner third of the lid.
- Synth on the middle of the lid.
- Dark Wave on the outer corner.
- (numbers are screwed up, sorry) Vinyl on the inner corner (to the right of 1).
- Ignore this one… I haven’t a clue if I put anything on my brow bone.
Echo is lining the outer half of my lower lash line. I coated my lashes with Make Up For Ever‘s Smoky Stretch mascara.
Face
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: MAC Warm Soul
- Lips: MAC Sweet Tooth
Playing around with my new Makeup Geek duochromes!
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Cupcake through the crease.
- Kaleidoscope on the lid.
- Pop Culture on the outer third of the lid.
- Duchess on the outer corner.
- Prism on the inner corner
- Vanilla Bean on my brow bone.
I used Blacklight on the lower lash line and created the wing with MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline. I covered my lashes with Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara.
Face
- Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: MAC Life’s A Picnic
- Lips: Sephora Good Fairy
Before anyone says anything – I know the lips look weird. I was playing around with different shades and I *thought* this went together. It wasn’t till I saw the photos that I was like “ohhh….”. haha
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Prism all over the lid.
- Typhoon through the crease.
- Dirty Martini on the outer third of the lid.
- Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and coated my lashes with Clarins’ Aquatic Green mascara.
Face
- Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Tarte Blissful
- Lips: Colour Pop Donut
More Makeup Geek goodness!
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Peach Smoothie through the top of the crease.
- Poppy through the crease.
- Fortune Teller on the lid.
- Morocco on the outer third of the lid.
- Voltage on the inner corner.
- Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
I created the wing with MAC’s Blacktrack fluidline and coated my lashes with Make Up For Ever‘s Smoky Stretch.
Face
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Hourglass Incandescent Electra
- Lips: Benefit Coralista gloss
Swatch Sunday: My Colour Pop Collection
Although I’ve been sticking to palettes for Swatch Sundays (and there’s definitely still plenty more to come there), I wanted to also delve into my single shadows by brand. I’m not much of a single eyeshadow purchaser anymore unless the item is something totally unique – like these Colour Pop shadows!
Colour Pop Swatches
Beauty Bloggers Made Me Buy It
Soooooo…. This beauty blogging world that I’ve surrounded myself with over the last two years… it’s absolutely filled with talented bloggers who are unbelievable enablers. We’re all friends, so this entire post is said with love, but goddamn it you jerks, you make me spend money because everything looks so freaking good on you! *shakes fist*
Here’s a roundup of recent products that some of my blogging buddies have forced my hand into buying!
- Product: Guerlain Météorites – Flocons Enchantés
- Culprit: Steph of Fun Size Beauty
- Blog Post That Did Me In: EVENT: Guerlain Neiges et Merveilles with International Makeup Artist Maxime Poulin // Holiday 2015
- My Reasons: As if I was going to say no to little stars mixed amongst a shimmering face powder. When I saw Steph’s post on these special edition meteorites, I became absolutely obsessed with them. Even the $89 CAD price tag wasn’t going to keep me from buying them! I lucked in to getting them from The Bay since I already had a $50 gift certificate. Phew!
- Product: Clinique Cheek Pop in Cola Pop
- Culprit: Jen of Vibrant, Vivacious, Veracious Beauty Blog
- Blog Post That Did Me In: Currently Obsessed: Clinique Cheek Pops in Cola Pop and Heather Pop
- My Reasons: I actually get a little bit scared when I go to Jen’s blog… she has a way of putting colours together that make me want EVERYTHING she’s thrown on her face. A while back I saw her apply Clinique’s Cola Pop to her cheeks and I was blown away by just how wearable it is given how ridiculous the pan colour looks. This has quickly become one of my favourite blushes in my collction!
- Product: Colour Pop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks
- Culprit: Kaitlyn of Kaitlyn Elizabeth Beauty
- Blog Post That Did Me In: New In: ColourPop Cosmetics Ultra Matte Lips
- My Reasons: I held off on ordering the Colour Pop Ultra Mattes when they were released but Kaitlyn was on that train so fast that it made my head spin. She not only got her order quickly but also got lip shots up within what… a day? Maybe two? Regardless, it was LIGHTNING fast. I ended up referring to her post a lot to help me decide between some shades that seemed very similar. I ended up getting Tulle and Trap based on her lip shots (*love* those colours) and although the formula isn’t quite what I love in a matte lip, I still got some awesome colours thanks to her post!
- Product: Colour Pop Super Shock Shadow in Coconut
- Culprit: Julie of Swatch and Review
- Blog Post That Did Me In: Colourpop Super Shock Shadow Coconut review
- My Reasons: Julie was wearing this when we went to the Charlotte Tilbury launch at Holt Renfrew, and it freaking BLEW ME AWAY. The colour and pigmentation were second to none… the colour just SCREAMED from her eyelids and I placed it in my next Colour Pop order immediately. Of course, like most new products, this has fallen to the back of my single eyeshadow drawer… but since I had to photograph it for this post it’s back into the front row again! I’m still not the biggest fan of the super shock formula (it’s just not brush friendly), but there’s no denying that colour!
- Product: NARS Matte Multiple in Siam
- Culprit: Oh hey look… JEN AGAIN
- Blog Post That Did Me In: Vibrant Blush Week #1: NARS Matte Multiple in Siam
- My Reasons: I’m not TOTALLY positive that was the right post that got me hooked on Siam, but I know for sure it was Jen that pushed me over the edge on this one. I ended up getting it for a discounted price from a Winners near Montreal. It’s such a gorgeous vibrant red-orange shade that I just could not resist it. (And Jen makes everything look amazing!)
- Product: Marcelle Liquid Dip-Pen Eyeliner
- Culprit: Sarah of Workaday Beauty
- Blog Post That Did Me In: Review: Marcelle Waterproof Liquid DIP-PEN Eyeliner 10H+
- My Reasons: Sarah knew I was after a liquid eyeliner that was actually matte (and not glossy like most of them are), so she was excited to tell me about the Dip-Pens she’d discovered by Marcelle. And they’re waterproof to boot! In the end, the formula IS amazing, but I’m not in love with the brush which is a damn shame. But for those of you looking for a matte black, waterproof liner from the drugstore in Canada – you may want to look into this one!
That’s it for this roundup of people who make me spend my money! I may turn this into series every few months since I don’t doubt there’ll be even more enabling going on as time passes! I’d love to hear about who has made you buy what products and why!
ColourPop Ultra Matte Lips (Review & Swatches)
The liquid lipstick obsession that has taken us over shows no signs of letting up any time soon! ColourPop (relatively) recently threw their brand into the mix, offering up their Ultra Matte Lips. I’m already a huge fan of matte lips, so I was excited to try these out and see how they compared to stuff I already owned. It was rough choosing colours, but I managed to talk myself into only getting five. (And that was down from 11!)
The Ultra Matte Lips come in a clear acrylic tube with a silver top. They have a doefoot applicator that picks up a decent amount of product. I found I needed three dips into the tube to get a fully covered lip.
The colours go on fully opaque in one swipe, but they are not forgiving in the least. If you make a mistake while tracing your lip line, you will need to completely wipe off your lip product and start again. (Which I had to do three times in the Mars swatch below.)
Once these dry, they set completely and are transfer proof. You can see in the shot above just how much it sinks into my skin – it definitely emphasizes your skin’s texture. Because these are totally transfer proof, these suckers are the very definition of a dry formula in my opinion. Your lips will feel a little bit constrained and you may find the inner rim of your lip starts to feel a little crispy/rough where the line between your lip colour and your inner lip starts.
Lip Swatches
I picked up Trap because it’s unlike anything I own. To me it looks like a mauvey-grey, and it’s oddly wearable!
Donut is a warm pink with a brightness to it. I think a lot of people would have an easy time wearing this one.
Bumble is… man, how do I describe this? It’s like an orangey-red brick colour with… something else to it. Another totally unique colour to my collection.
Tulle is a darker version of Bumble but I would never call them the colour since the tonalities are a bit different. Fantastic shade for fall.
Mars is the shade that feels the most “me” when I saw it in swatches. It’s odd though – the shot above is such a red-pink, but I think it looks more fuchsia in person.
Final Thoughts
The ColourPop Ultra Matte Lips retail for $6 USD each and I think the price point is incredible for what you get. These lip products are budge proof and have incredible longevity (they’ll stay put for hours on end so long as you aren’t eating anything overly greasy). The colours are incredibly imaginative and I experienced intense colour without any patchy-ness.
However, I’ve never had anything so drying on my lips before. I actually really enjoy dry mattes (i.e., MAC’s Retro Matte formula), but this formula has absolutely no give to it. For me, I was never able to forget that I was wearing these when I had them on, as I was always hyper aware of just how dry my lips felt. (And you definitely cannot just wipe these off when you want to remove them – you need an oil based makeup remover to get them off.) But maybe that’s a toss up! You have great staying power and longevity without having to worry about it, but you have to give up the comfort on your lips. I do appreciate that I never had to worry about the product while wearing them though. They won’t feather or bleed and I’m EXCEPTIONALLY prone to that.
At the end of the day though, I think I’ve got the colours I want and I won’t be picking up any others. It’s hard for me to get past the absolute dryness of the product not matter how much I love the colours.
Have you tried these before? What are your thoughts?