Lately I found I had been wearing far too many neutral looks and I was boring myself with my makeup in the morning. Neutral colours are so easy and safe to play with… but they just don’t get me excited. When I wear something more vibrant on my eyes, I actually feel better. I can’t explain it any better than that really. Colour makes me happy!
I *love* this one. It’s not particularly hard to achieve, I just think it’s the colour combination that I love so much. Excuse the derp face – I find if I smile in pictures, my eyes crinkle up too much to actually show what the shadows look like on a full face shot!
Eyes:
InglotAMC Shine 15 (shimmery orange) all over the inner two-thirds of the lid.
InglotMatte 382 (matte red) on the outer third of the lid and blended slightly into the crease.
Urban DecayNaked in the crease to blend all the colours together.
MACBrule was used to highlight my brow. And, of course, I used MACBlacktrack fluidline to create the wing and applied L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara to my top lashes. For brows, I used MACOmega.
Rest of the Face: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation in 52 Vanilla with Revlon‘sBronzed & Chic bronzer on the high points of my face. I used TarteCharisma on my cheeks and since that blush has enough shimmer to it, I didn’t bother with a highlighter. On my lips is Benefit Ultra Plush Gloss in Coralista.
I wore this one out to a (friend of a) friend’s Christmas party. Red, gold, false lashes. All the staples of holiday season makeup!
Eyes: To make the white-gold eyeshadow show up better, I have to lay down a white base. For that I use NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk. Make sure to keep the white base below the crease and also blend it out so you don’t have any harsh lines.
On the inner two-thirds of the lid, pack on the white-gold shade in MAC‘s Illusionary: Burning Ambition duo (limited edition from several years ago). And when I say pack it on, I mean, PACK it on. This stuff is fallout city and gets everywhere, but it’s really way too pretty to ignore.
Using the brown side of that same duo, apply it to the outer third of the lid and sweep it through the crease.
Using the white-gold shade again, use it to highlight your brow and to blend out the brown shade in the crease. This is a LOT of shimmer and it may even be overkill for some people. You’ll notice that the brow ends up being more gold, while the lid colour is has more of a white-cast due to the base that we put down.
I used MACDipdown fluidline to create the wing and applied L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara to my lashes. False eyelashes are ArdellDemis applied with Duo adhesive.
Lips: Since the eyes are so shimmery, I stuck with a matte red. I used MACBrick lipliner to line and fill in my lips, then followed it up with MACRussian Red lipstick.
Rest of the Face: Foundation is Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 52 Vanilla. I used Joe FreshSand bronzer to contour since it’s matte. On my cheeks is TarteExposed.
With this one I just knew I wanted it to be bright! I also tend to get stuck in ruts and keep re-using the same colour combinations because I generally know they’ll work. While trying to break out of that rut, I ended up going with a fail-safe colour palette anyway. Whoops!
Eyes:
From the MUAPretty Pastels palette, I applied the second shade from the left on the bottom row all on the inner half of my lid. The shade looks rather peach in the pan, but as you can see, it came out almost white.
Using the SleekAcid palette, I applied the first shade on the top row (a fuchsia pink) to the outer half of my lid and pulled it through the crease. Then, using the same palette;
I took the bright purple colour directly below the fuchsia and dabbed it right in the outer corner of my eye, on top of the fuchsia. You’ll need to blend some of the edges otherwise it’ll be pretty stark.
I then used Urban DecayNaked to very lightly blend out the bright fuchsia.
As per usual, I used MACBrule to highlight my brow. Followed it up with MACBlacktrack as my liner and L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara. MACOmega was used to fill in my brows.
Lips: NYXStrawberry Parfait
Cheeks: Wet n WildHeather Silk
Rest of the Face: My foundation is MUA‘s Matte Foundation in Shade 1 Soft Sand withRevlon‘s Photoready bronzer in Bronzed & Chic.
No full face for this one because I was only messing around. I wanted to play around with my Too FacedA Few of my Favorite Things palette and then it kind of developed into this glitter bomb.
I first used NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow pencil in Black Bean and applied it all over the lid as a base. I then;
applied Too FacedParty Time on the inner half of my lid (this really needs some kind of coloured based or it’ll apply very, very sheer). I really packed this one on.
Too Faced Soiree was applied to the outer half of the lid and through the crease. I didn’t use a blending shade to fade this colour out, instead I very slowly blended it up through the crease. I also used this shade on my lower lashline.
I don’t usually number my liner in my diagrams, but there were a few steps involved with this one. I first created an inner and outer wing with Maybelline‘s black gel liner. With the inner half of the wing, I made sure to do it far out enough so that I could leave a gap near my inner tearduct and drew the line right back to my lower waterline, creating a small triangle. After the gel liner had set, I use Too FacedGlitter Glue and went over top of the liner. Once that became tacky, I used MAC Reflects Glitter in Transparent Teal and placed it on top of the liner.
I used MACFeline Kohl Power pencil to line my upper and lower waterlines. I appliedL’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara heavily to my upper and lower lashes. The small crystal was from some set that I got at Michael’s a few years ago and I stuck it to inner corner of my eye with some Duo clear lash adhesive.
What is it about “hitting pan” that makes us makeup freaks get all giggly and excited? I mean, are we THAT excited to finish the product up? Does seeing that silver pan really make us feel accomplished? (You know it does, don’t even kid yourself.) These are some of my favourite kinds of videos or blog posts, so I thought I’d share what products I’ve been diving deep into. Forewarning, a lot of it is MAC.
MAC – Omega
Omega is the only MAC eyeshadow I have still in a pot. I use it for my eyebrows every day, so having it in a pot makes it more convenient as opposed to pulling out a 15 pan eyeshadow palette every time I want to do my brows! I think the shadow is roughly a year old and as you can see it’s about halfway gone. I find this shade is perfect for my incredibly blonde eyebrows that are almost non-existent without some product on them.
MAC – Brule, Shroom, Haux and Cork
Top left – If you’ve been reading any of my eyeshadow looks lately, you’ll know that I useBrule an awful lot. I’ve been trying to finish this one up so I can get on to the myriad of other off-white satin type shades I own. It’s a good shadow, but it’s so easily dupeable that I don’t find it particularly unique.
Top right – Shroom is a beautiful colour when I want to have a bit of sheen to highlight my brow. It’s also not particularly hard to duplicate.
Bottom left – I know a few of you are going to be cringing when I tell you just how old MACHaux is. It’s the very first MAC eyeshadow that I bought when I was 12 years old (which makes this shadow 18 years old!) I know what you’re thinking… hasn’t it expired yet? And I can guarantee you that it hasn’t. I did re-press the shadow recently with alcohol when it was starting to be difficult to access the shadow as it had run off to the edges of the pan and the alcohol not only disinfects it, but actually slightly softened up the powder. It’s a lovely, easy colour to wear, but since it’s going to take me more than 18 years to use up, I definitely won’t be repurchasing this one!
Bottom right – MAC‘s Cork is one of my lesser used shadows over the years, but I’ve clearly used it enough to hit the pan along the way! I tend to use it a lot with Ricepaper.
MAC – Parfait Amour, Swish, All That Glitters, Star Violet
Top left – Parfait Amour is one my most annoying shadows. It looks lovely in the pan with its purply-blue duochrome. It looks decent when swatched on my finger. And it looks TERRIBLE when I try to apply it to my eyelids with a brush. I don’t know if I just happened to get a dud, because everyone else seems to love the colour, but I have major problems making this one work (and clearly I’ve tried since I’ve hit pan!) To me it’s nothing but a chalky, unpigmented mess.
Top right – Swish is a colour that I look back on and wonder what the heck possessed me to buy a frosted, shimmery pink eyeshadow. I’m not even much of a pink person! The only way I’ve found to make this eyeshadow look suitable on me is to use it all over the lid withSketch on the outer corner and into the crease.
Bottom left – All That Glitters is a beautiful rose-gold shade that’s very, very easy to wear. My favourite shadows to match it with are Star Violet and Sketch. Definitely picking this one up again when I run out.
Bottom right – I bought Star Violet at the encouragement of an artist at MAC and I’ve loved it since. As I’ve mentioned just above, I love wearing Star Violet with All That Glitters and Sketch.
MAC – Soft and Gentle
This one is a bit less obvious, but you can see the very edge of the terracotta pan on the right side of the product. Soft and Gentle is a beautiful highlight that be layered on quite strong to create one hell of a sheen. Since I own about five other highlighters, I’ll be surprised if I ever actually get a chance to finish one of them!
Urban Decay – Virgin, Hustle
I fee like hitting pan on your Naked palette is a rite of passage in the beauty community.Virgin and Hustle are clearly my most used shades from the palette (although I do feel likeNaked and Buck are neverending shadows because I swear I use them as much as these two!). I quite prefer the sheen of Virgin when I compare it to MACShroom, although I know a lot of people feel they are dupes for on another, I personally don’t agree. To me, Virginhas a much softer, creamy side to it. Shroom is lovely, don’t get me wrong, but overall I prefer Virgin.
MAC – Crystal Avalanche, Print
Getting really down there on these ones! Crystal Avalanche is a very shimmery, frosted white shadow that I tend to use a lot in conjunction with Print. (I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been trying to replicate LL’s look from Freak Friday for the past ten years or so with this combination!) Print is a charcoal grey that can be a lot easier to wear, and blend, than a straight black.
MAC – Fade, Moonlight Night
Fade is a pale baby blue that I picked up many moons ago. I’ve since dropped it and re-pressed the shattered remains (hence the odd crosshatching on the shadow). It’s a smooth colour, slightly sheer… but wearing baby blue these days is not really an easy thing to do!
Moonlight Night is a pigment I pressed from a MAC Christmas collection several years ago. The colour itself is a very dark, almost black, teal pigment with bright teal microshimmer. Beautiful colour, but the shimmer does have a tendency to fall out quite a bit. Of course, since this is a pigment, I have a lot more sitting in a jar.
So those are all the products I’ve currently hit pan on! Have you hit pan on anything recently?
Hey everyone! I’m going to try something new and insert diagrams for the eyeshadow portion of my looks – let me know if you find them useful (or not!).
I did this look in an attempt to look Christmas-y themed for an event we were having mid-day at work without going too over the top. I did get a few looks regarding the crystals, but once people clocked on that it was for the event, it didn’t seem quite as odd to them! Having recently bought the Too Faced “A Few of my Favorite Things” palette, I wanted to make use of it right away!
Eyes: (All Too Faced)
Tinsel was applied to the inner two-thirds of the lid.
Evergreen was applied to outer third and swept slightly into the crease.
Chocolate Milk was blended into the crease.
Cream Colored Ponies was used to highlight the brow with MAC‘s Silver Dusk layered on top.
I then used MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline to create a winged liner and applied L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black to my lashes. The rhinestones were from a craft store and I usedDuo lash adhesive to get them to stick to my skin.
Lips: MACBrick lipliner with Russian Red lipstick on top.
Cheeks: Too FacedMelt Into Spring with DiorAmber Diamonds to highlight.
Face: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation in 52 Vanilla
I loved this look! I wanted to wear something a bit more glitzy to go see Catching Fire (although really, I should’ve gone for an oranger/red theme@) and this is what I came up with.
Eyes:
InglotAMC Shine 28 over the lid and on the inner two-thirds of the lower lid.
Sleek Ink on the outer third of the lid and blended into the crease. I also applied it to the outer corner of my lower lid.
MACBrule was used to highlight the brow. I then used MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline to create a winged liner and applied L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black to my lashes.
Lips: NYXVanilla Cream Pie
Cheeks: TarteDollface with MACSilver Dusk to highlight.
Face: No foundation.
More messing about with Laura Mercier‘s Artist (2013 edition) palette.
(All Laura Mercier)
Bamboo all over the lid.
Violet Ink in the outer corner.
Plum Smoke throughout the entire crease.
Vanilla Nuts to highlight the brow.
As per usual, L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.
I love how the iridescence of the white-gold mineral eye shadow makes the matte green actually sparkle. Beautiful colours.
Eyes: I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk all over the lid because I feel I really need a sticky white base for the mineral shadow I’m about to apply next.
Using the lighter, white-gold side of MAC‘s Burning: Illusionary Ambition duo, I applied that shade all over the lid.
SleekFern was applied into the outer corner and blended into the crease. Fern was used to line the outer half of the lower lash line.
I blended Urban DecayNaked into the upper crease to blend out the green shadow.
MAC Brule on the brow bone.
MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline to create a winged liner and applied L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black to my lashes.
Lips: Nothing
Cheeks: Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush in Natural
Face: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 52 Vanilla with Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light to Medium.
This is one of two staple looks that I have (‘ll post the other one at a later time). This is the more rushed, “need to get out the door” look. This look was predominantly created so I could finally finish up Haux, my oldest MAC shadow.
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige all over the lid.
MACHaux in the outer corner and blended into the crease.
MACBrule to highlight the brow and blend out the crease
Topped it off with L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara.
Brace yourselves, this is a big one. I’ll include reviews for some of the products if I’ve used them long enough to form an opinion.
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline – $19 CAD
Out of sheer frustration with my Maybelline gel liner, I picked up MAC‘s fluidline inBlacktrack. I had used up an entire tub of it before, but had decided to try the cheaperMaybelline one to see if I preferred it. What a mistake. The Maybelline one had a nasty habit of smearing near the outer corners of my eyes, a problem I’ve never encountered with MAC‘s gel liner. The Maybelline one was also significantly stiffer and less fluid to apply. I certainly don’t intend to stray from this MAC product again!
Fantasy Makers Glitter Palette in Fairy Flight ($4.99 CAD)
This product absolutely enrages me. I love Wet n Wild (although I’ve never used any of their cream products) and Fantasy Makers is a derivative of that company. I picked up this glitter palette in Fairy Flight shortly after Halloween (as it was a leftover from their Halloween display at the drug store) thinking that I could use the glitters for something fun.
Wrong. So wrong.
These aren’t even GLITTERY! There’s an overspray of glitter, but it certainly doesn’t go any deeper into the product. That gorgeous dark blue with shimmer on it? It’s just black underneath. The first swipe removes all of the glitter and you’re left with nothing but a black base. The same is true of all the colours – any of the glitter that you see is just an overspray. So frustrating.
Not to be deterred, I thought I’d at least give the products a shot. I decided to use them as a base for eyeshadows (over top of my usual primer from Urban Decay). I tried out the pale green and the darker green, but within four hours of application my makeup was almost completely disintegrated. It got SO BAD that I actually took my eye makeup off at work. Which is something I don’t think I’ve ever done.
Here’s a look at it. The shot on the left was before I left for work, and the one on the right was taken around noon (so about four hours into wearing the makeup).
I haven’t tried them again on my eye, but just for laughs, I thought I’d swatch them on my hand as I’m typing this to see if maybe I could use them as face paint later on. But ten minutes later, they’re still wet, and smudgy, which makes them pretty much unusable for anything at all. Straight into the bin with this one! What a waste.
MUA Matte Foundation in Shade 1 Soft Sand – £1.00 GBP
MUA is a company I’ve always looked at whenever I visited the UK, but not one I ever purchased products from. They were recently having free international shipping so I took advantage. I picked up their matte foundation in Shade 1 Soft Sand. I do especially like that even though it doesn’t come with a pump, it is at least a squeeze tube with a nozzle which makes it very easy for dispensing product.
MUA BB Cream in Light – £4.00 GBP
At £4, this was one of the most expensive items I picked up from MUA. Having never tried a BB cream before (I know, shock, horror), I decided the best idea would be to pick up a cheap one. (There’s some sarcasm in that statement!) At the moment, MUA‘s BB Cream inLight is just way too light for my skin. I’ll need to wait for the dead of winter before trying this one out again. Again with the nozzle – love it.
MUA Matte Lipsticks – £1.00 GBP each
I picked up a few of MUA‘s matte lipsticks since they’ve received quite good reviews in the beauty blogging world. They swatch semi decently (and I only say that because Wild Berrywas particularly awful to swatch, but the others were not). At a pound each, they’re quite easy on your wallet. So far I’ve only worn Scarlet Siren and I loved the colour of it on my lips.
MUA Matte Lipsticks – Wild Berry, Scarlet Siren, Peachy KeenMUA Pearl Eyeshadows in 9, 1, 26 – £1.00 GBP each
These eyeshadows by MUA are absolutely insane. They’re a single pound each and they wear like a dream. The colour payoff is unbelievable and the dimension to the shades is absolutely unheard of in a product that is just so cheap! These are definitely worth purchasing from MUA.
MUA Pretty Pastels Palette – £4.00 GBP
The other “expensive” product from MUA was their 12 pan eyeshadow palette in Pretty Pastels. While going through their palettes on their web site, this one struck me because it was unlike most colours I have in my eyeshadow collection. This palette has a lot of soft colours that will mix well with a lot of my brighter shades. The colour payoff is what you’d expect with pastels – very pale, sometimes sheer. As a total surprise though… that innocuous looking light shade in the top left corner? It looks boring as hell, but it has a beautiful pink duochrome to it. Very lovely colour.
MAC Prep + Prime Lip – $19 CAD
MAC‘s Prep + Prime for Lips is something that I can no longer be without. If I’m wearing a lipstick, I have to have this underneath as a base layer for my lips. I discussed it at length in my recent empties blog post, but, in short, this prevents bleeding, feathering and makes my lipstick stay on for hours. You need this in your life.
Real Techniques – Expert Face Brush ($6.74 USD) and Blush Brush ($8.98 USD)
I had a credit for amazon.com and decided to pick up some products that are not regularly available in Canada. The Real Techniques kits are sold at Walmart here, but the individual brushes are not. I don’t have enough face brushes, so I picked up the Expert Face Brush(which has been much raved about in the beauty community) and the Blush Brush. I’ve never actually owned a “proper” blush brush and have been using my MAC 130 dual fiber brush for blush. I’m loving the soft fluffiness of the Blush Brush and have used it to apply my blush every day since I got it (it does work better for softer products though. I find it struggles to pick up product with “harder” blushes). I do like the Expert Face Brush as well although it does feel rather small for applying foundation.
Maybelline Vivids lipstick in Neon Red ($4.97 USD)
Oddly enough, Maybelline‘s Vivids line in Canada does not include Neon Red. Why we get some shades, but not all of them (this goes for various makeup brands), I’ll never know. I love the entirety of the Vivids line and this is no exception. The shade does lean rather orange.
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Cherries in the Snow (Creme) – $6.92 USD
As one of Revlon‘s longest standing lipstick shades (from the 1950s), I’m really curious as to why Cherries in the Snow is not available in Canada. I searched many a drugstore for this one and was never able to find it. As I was making my amazon.com order, I made sure to include this shade. While I see a lot of pink to this shade, almost everyone who commented on this lipstick while I was wearing it referred to it as red. /shrugs All I know is that I love it!
Tarte Off The Cuff palette – $50 CAD
Be still my heart. This is a thing of beauty. With Sephora’s VIB sale fast approaching, I knew I wanted to pick up Tarte‘s Off The Cuff palette since I had missed out on their holiday blush set the previous year by waiting too long. Of course, the first day of the VIB sale I discovered I wasn’t ACTUALLY a VIB member of Sephora and couldn’t get this with the 20% discount. At this point it didn’t matter, I just wanted to get my hands on it. Tarte‘s Blissful was the first blush I ever owned and they remain my favourite blushes to this day. I don’t have a lot of them as they are quite expensive individually, so this was a perfect opportunity to get more bang for my buck.
The palette comes with four blush shades (Crave, Dazzled, Darling and Dollface) and their infamous Park Avenue Princess bronzer. The texture of the blushes is consistent with Tarte‘s standards and I’m really happy I picked this one up while I did because that very same day they sold out online and in stores. Phew!
Laura Mercier Artist Palette – $48 CAD (regularly $60 CAD)
This Artist palette is my first introduction to Laura Mercier products. This is another one I waited for Sephora’s VIB sale to pick up. However, despite not actually being VIB status, the woman at the cash sold it to me at the discounted price anyway, which I didn’t even notice until after I’d paid! I had to make a mad dash between Sephora stores as the one near my office sold out before I got there (and this also sold out online as well). I’ve used it several times since I picked it up and I love the feel of these eyeshadows – they blend beautifully and the pigmentation is fantastic. (The matte shades remind me a lot of MAC‘s Matte2 formula.) The shimmery purple with gold in it, African Violet, is a particular favourite of mine.
NYX Butter Glosses – ~$4 USD each
Oh man, I’m not even going to pretend like I have a reasonable explanation for this one. A lovely friend of mine in the US sent me two of NYX‘s butter glosses after I lamented about how I couldn’t find them anywhere in Toronto. Being the wonderful person that she is, she sent me two as a surprise (Creme Brulee and Maple Blondie). I received them, freaked out, applied them, freaked out again, logged online and ordered the whole damn set from a vendor on Ebay. It was like instantaneous loss of willpower. I BOUGHT THE WHOLE SET AND I’M NOT (completely) ASHAMED! These smell like vanilla, cream and candy.
Since the numbering/colouring system of these glosses seems to be totally out of whack, I decided to put them in some kind of colour gradient order. Which certainly isn’t helping me now that I want to name them. Ugh. Well done Chelle. Anyway, as per the above picture, the colours are (left to right): Strawberry Parfait, Merengue, Eclair, Vanilla Cream Pie, Tiramisu, Creme Brulee, Apple Strudel, Maple Blondie, Peaches and Cream, Cherry Cheese Cake, Peach Cobbler, Cherry Pie. And that’s it. I’m so done with glosses. I don’t need ANY more.
GarnierCleansing Cloths were on sale for $5.99 (regular price is somewhere around the eleven dollar mark). I’ve never tried them before, but as I’ve said in the past, if it says it removes waterproof makeup, it’s worth a shot!
The Body Shop’s Body butters in Satsuma and Shea Butter – $10 CAD each
The Body Shop was having another sale on selected types of Body Butters. I already ownSatsuma, but I’ve been doing quite the number on it (and the smell is just absolutely amazing) so I picked up another one and grabbed a Shea Butter one at the same. Now, I’m not sure what Shea Butter actually smells like, but I thought it would be slightly nutty. I don’t smell any nuts in the Shea scented one. If anything, it smells slightly like a mens cologne! Lovely scent though.
Revlon Parfumerie nail polish in Autumn Spice – $6.99 CAD
I came across Revlon‘s Parfumerie stand in a Rexall by accident. Although they had been popping up all over US drug stores, I hadn’t expected to see them in Canada so soon (we normally get drugstore makeup releases very late in comparison with the US. And sometimes we don’t even get them at all!). The Parfumerie collection appears to be a permanent addition to Revlon’s range, so don’t feel you need to pick up all of the colours immediately!
I’d heard mixed reviews as to the potency of the scent, but I loved the look of Autumn Spiceso I wanted to give it a try. I had thought that this shade/scent was more reddish, but on the nails it’s definitely brown with sparkle. There may be some red to it, but there isn’t a whole lot that’s apparent. In the bottle, you’ll only be able to smell nail polish, but once you get it on the nails and it dries down, it definitely smells of spices. So much so that while I was sleeping at night, I had to change the position of my hands as they were far too close to my face and I was just constantly inhaling spices. I had several people sniff my nails over the next few days (and yes, asking them to do that is as awkward as it sounds!) and all of them said my nails smelled like cinnamon. I didn’t use a top coat to ensure that the smell would be as potent as possible. However, after this scent trial, I will definitely be applying top coat from now on as the polish was chipping within a few days.
And that’s my beauty and makeup shopping done for the month of November!
More looks for you to peruse! I need to find a better title for this series. Maybe numbering them as I go? Hmmm….
A night out look using my favourite glitter, Reflects: Transparent Teal!
Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
Eyeshadows: I applied the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Waves of White to the entire lid (do this in thin layers or the product can end up looking a bit bizarre). I then used MAC Contrast in the outer corner and blended it slightly into the crease, taking it about halfway across my lid. MAC Brule was used to highlight the brow.
And now for the fun part! I applied a thin layer of Too Faced Glitter Glue over the lid colour, waited for it to go tacky (keep your eyes shut while you do this or you’ll transfer the glue everywhere!), and then patted MAC Reflects: Transparent Teal onto the glue. A word of warning: Use this glue in thin layers otherwise the glitter is likely to crease.
I also smudged the Color Tattoo along the lower lashline with a hint of Contrast at the outer edge.
Liner: MAC Midnight Blues fluidline
Mascara: CoverGirl Clump Crusher in Very Black (water resistant) on the upper and lower lashes.
Lashes: Ardell 102 Demis
Eyebrows: MACOmega
Lips: Nothing!
Cheeks: Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Blissful
Bronzer: Hard Candy Hula Hula
Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 220 Natural Beige
Have to give credit where credit’s due on this one and the lovely Emily Noel of Beauty Broadcast is responsible for this gorgeous combination. This look involves the limited edition Maybelline quad in “Smokey Cinnamon” from their Fall 2012 collection. I have worn this look many times since I first saw her video and will continue to do so.
Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original as the bottom layer. Maybelline Color Tattoos in Barely Beige (inner half of the lid) and Mossy Green (outer half of the lid). You don’t need to worry about blending the Color Tattoos as the eyeshadows will cover them up. I smudged Mossy Green under the lower lashline.
Eyeshadows: Using Maybelline‘s Smokey Cinnamon quad, I applied the very lightest beige shade to the inner third of the lid, the pale green to the center of the lid, and then finally the dark green to the outer corner. The light green will do a good job of blending together the Color Tattoos underneath.
Finally, I applied the brown colour in the palette into the crease to blend all the shadows together and create a nice fade to the brow. I think used MAC‘s Brule as a brow highlight.
Liner: MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Mascara: CoverGirl Clump Crusher in Very Black (water resistant) on the upper and lower lashes.
Lips: Nothing!
Cheeks: Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Darling (from the Off the Cuff palette)
Bronzer: Revlon Photoready in Bronzed & Chic
Eyebrows: MACOmega
Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation in 52 Vanilla
The point of this look was to test out a new KIKO eyeliner I had and to create a dark outer corner without bringing the shadow in too close to the center of the lid.
Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
Eyeshadows: (All MAC) I first applied Shroom all over the lid, right up to the brow. Using a little bit of Print, I smudged the shadow into the outer corner of the lid. Unfortunately, it looked a little bit too stark, so I swept Haux into the crease to give my hooded eyes some definition.
Liner: The star of the show! I used KIKO Twinkle Eye Pencil in 06 to line my upper lashline with a very slight wing at the outer edge.
I cannot say enough good things about this eye pencil! It didn’t budge and the sparkles within the liner never fell onto my cheeks throughout the entire work day. If anyone remembers the original Hard Candy line (not the one currently in Walmart, even though it has the same name they are definitely NOT the same products) this pencil is near identical to the glitter liner they used to have in Cyber. I loved that pencil so much when I was in my teens, but with Hard Candy being completely redone as a company, that pencil is no longer in production. The other bonus is thatCyber had very definite fallout whereas the KIKO product does not!
Mascara: CoverGirl Clump Crusher in Very Black (water resistant) on the upper lashes.
L’Oreal‘s Infallible eyeshadow in Golden Mahogany is a shade that I cannot even express how much the colour astonishes me. It’s a bit of a shame that the colour doesn’t pick up on camera quite as well as I see it with my eyes, but it’s a vibrant ruddy, rustic browned-red colour. It’s one of those shades that I actually gasped when I first swatched it. It seems that Golden Mahogany was a Canadian exclusive shade.
Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
Eyeshadows: I patted L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Mahogany over the entire lid and then blended it with another brush through the crease. I then applied another L’Oreal Infallible in Burning Black (that’s Smoldering Plum for those of you in the US) into the outer corner but did not carry it into the crease. MACShroom was used to highlight the brow. I also used Golden Mahogany on the outer half of the lower lashline.
Liner:MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Mascara: CoverGirl Clump Crusher in Very Black (water resistant) on the upper lashes.
Hands down this is my favourite MAC mineralize eyeshadow (duo) ever.
Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
Eyeshadows: (All MAC) This is a super easy one. SpritzFix+ (or water!) on a brush, then apply the lighter shade in the mineralize eyeshadow duo in Heat Element to the inner half of the lid and the copper (darker) shade to the outer half of the lid. I repeated this on the lower lashline with a smaller brush. Brule was used as a brow highlight and to blend out the upper crease.
Mascara: CoverGirl Clump Crusher in Very Black (water resistant) on the upper and lower lashes.
And that’s my latest roundup of looks I’ve been sporting!
