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What’s On My Face – Volume 15

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Tons of vibrant looks this week with one neutral one thrown in the mix. I’m really pleased with how a lot of these turned out.

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Ummm yeahhhhh. Love it – Love this one so much! The lid colour (Inglot AMC Shine 24) is so freaking stunning – it seems to go with anything.

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Eyes

  1. Inglot AMC Shine 24 all over the lid.
  2. Inglot Matte 317 in the outer corner and through the crease, also used to line the lower lash line.
  3. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee through the top of the crease.

MAC Shroom to highlight the brow, Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Gel Liner in Black to create the winged liner and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude (Combination/Oily)
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand Bronzer
  • Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
  • Lips: NYX Vanilla Cream Pie

 

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Another really fun vibrant one. Would’ve been kind of neat to draw palm trees coming up from the winged liner, but I’d probably get some weird looks at work for that!

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Eyes

  1. Inglot Matte 317 all over the lid.
  2. Inglot Matte 383 on the outer third.
  3. I goofed – there is no third colour here, it’s just more of Inglot Matte 383, just blend it up higher!
  4. MAC Sushi Flower through the upper crease.

MAC Shroom under the brow bone, Tarte black gel liner for the wing and L’OrealVoluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Covergirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Shade 51 Light Vanilla mixed together
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: Bobbi Brown Apricot
  • Highlighter: Hard Candy Tiki
  • Lips: NYX Butter lipstick in Fizzies

 

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Another favourite look! I really like how this lip combo turned out.

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Eyes

  1. Inglot AMC Shine 24 on the inner two-thirds of the lid and on the inner half of the bottom lash line.
  2. Inglot Matte 334 in the outer corner and through the crease.
  3. Inglot Matte 325 in the outer corner to darken it up and on the outer half of the lower lash line.

MAC Shroom to highlight the browbone and on the inner tear duct, Tarte black gel liner for the wing and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes. I also put on a pair of Sephora lashes in Tempting.

Face of the Day

  • Foundation: MUA Matte foundation Shade 1 Soft Sand
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand Bronzer
  • Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
  • Highlighter: MAC Silver Dusk
  • Lips: Wet n Wild Just Peachy (903C) with NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu on top

 

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That skip in the liner is driving me crazy (even though you can’t see it when my eyes are open)! For this look, I wanted to wear a bright lip, but I’ve not yet mastered (if it’s possible) wearing bright eyeshadows and bright lipstick at the same time, so for now – toned down eyes and bright lips.

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Eyes (all Makeup Geek)

  1. Shimma Shimma on the inner two-thirds of the lid.
  2. Goddess on the outer third and to line the lower lash line.
  3. Frappe through the crease.

Vanilla Bean on the browbone, Tarte black gel liner for the wing and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: MUA Matte foundation in Shade 1 Soft Sand
  • Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand Bronzer
  • Blush: Sleek Crochet
  • Highlighter: MAC Soft and Gentle
  • Lips: Revlon Fire and Ice

 

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Photographing glitter is near impossible! I wasn’t a huge fan of how this look came out, but it was good enough for a 80s night at a nearby club and to be honest, I ran out of time to take it off and try again.

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Eyes

  1. Too Faced Pure Glam all over the lid and on the outer corner of the bottom lash line.
  2. Inglot AMC Shine 33 to blend out Pure Glam and through the crease. Also used to line the inner half of the lower lash line.
  3. Inglot AMC Shine 28 on the inner tear duct.
  4. Make Up For Ever Glitter in 13

MAC Shroom to highlight the browbone and Benefit They’re Real mascara on my lashes with Ardell 102 Demi false lashes on top.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude (Combination/Oily)
  • Bronzer/Attempted Contouring: Revlon Photoready Bronzer in Bronzed & Chic
  • Highlighter: MAC Silver Dusk
  • Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
  • Lips: Milani Flamingo Pose with Maybelline Stormy Sahara on top

What’s On My Face – Volume 12

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More recent makeup looks! A few neutrals mixed in with the bright ones.

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I got this idea from Jaclyn Hill (her tutorial). She used some beautiful Makeup Geek shadows and while I had most of them, I had to improvise the lid colour. Her looks came out a lot more pink, whereas mine leans more towards red. I know red shadow isn’t something anyone really gravitates towards, but red and orange are my favourite colours to play with on the eyes – probably because they’re rather unconventional.

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Eyes

  1. Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie at the top of crease.
  2. Makeup Geek Razzleberry heavily in the outer corner and through the crease (don’t blend above Peach Smoothie). Lightly line the lower outer corner of your bottom lashline as well.
  3. Taking the Sleek Sunset palette, mix together the third shade from the left (top row) with the first shade on the right (bottom row) and apply the mixed shadows to your entire lid, blending it into Razzleberry.

MAC Shroom to highlight the brow, MAC Blacktrack fluidline for the winged liner and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

 Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: none
  • Blush: Tarte Charisma
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Happy Booster in Light/Medium
  • Lips: MAC Shy Girl

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This the look I do when I need to be a bit more dressed up, but have no idea what to wear on my face. There isn’t an outfit in the world that this eyeshadow won’t match!

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Eyes 

  1. (all Urban Decay) Virgin all over the lid.
  2. Buck in the outer corner and through the crease.
  3. Smog in the very outer corner.

Virgin to highlight the brow, MAC Blacktrack fluidline for the winged liner and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Yaby in Buff
  • Brows: Urban Decay Naked (only mentioning this since I usually use MAC Omega)
  • Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection in Shade 2 Light
  • Bronzer: Tarte Park Avenue Princess
  • Blush: Tarte Darling
  • Highlighter: Hard Candy Tiki
  • Lips: MAC Brick lipliner with MAC Russian Red on top

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I don’t usually do a cut crease because I honestly don’ really know what I’m doing. This ended up a bit more smoothed out through the crease than it should be, but I really love the colour combination for this one.

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Eyes

I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk all over the lid and smoothed it out. Then:

  1. Applied a mixture of a very yellow-gold from a Sephora palette I own (sorry, no name!) to the inner half of the lid.
  2. Inglot AMC Shine #15 on the outer half of the lid.
  3. Inglot Matte #325 at the very outer edge then pulled as sharply as you can through the crease.
  4. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee to blend out the very upper edge of the purple shadow.

Too Faced Cream Colored Ponies to highlight the brow, Make Up For Ever Aqualiner in 13 Black for the wing and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: CoverGirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory mixed with Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
  • Blush: Sleek Crochet
  • Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
  • Lips: NYX Cherry Cheesecake

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This was out of my comfort zone because it required toning down my eye makeup so that I could make the purple mascara pop more.

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Eyes

  1. MAC Blanc Type all over the lid.
  2. Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie on the outer half of the lid.
  3. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee lightly through the crease.

Blanc Type to highlight the brow and Sephora Full Action Extreme Effect Mascara in Purple on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: CoverGirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory mixed with Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: MAC Gingerly
  • Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
  • Lips: Nothing

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I used a gold base for this one because the previous time I’d done this look, I didn’t feel like the purple-gold (African Violet) had enough punch to it. I much prefer this with the base because it gives the shade a lot more of the gold dimension that’s already there but slightly hidden.

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Eyes

First I applied Maybelline‘s Color Tattoo in Bold Gold all over the lid. Then:

  1. (all Laura Mercier) African Violet all over the lid.
  2. Kir Royal in the outer corner.
  3. Plum Smoke through the crease.

Vanilla Nuts to highlight the brow and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: CoverGirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory mixed with Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
  • Blush: I’m not positive, but it might be Tarte Exposed
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
  • Lips: Nothing

Thanks for reading. I hope something inspired you. 🙂

St. Patrick’s Day Makeup Ideas

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Aside from Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day is my absolute favourite “holiday”. I tend to do a lot of green looks in general, but I thought I’d do a few more and compile them together for a post specifically dedicated to the holiday of all things green!

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Dark forest green with a hint of glitter. One of the stronger looks in this post and heck… you really can’t go wrong with glitter!

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Eyes:

  1. I first lined my lower lashline thickly with MAC Feline Kohl Power pencil and smudged it out into a really messy, thick line.
  2. Too Faced Evergreen was placed all over the lid, on top of the black liner.
  3. Sleek Fern in the outer corner.
  4. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee at the top of the crease.

MAC Shroom was used to highlight the browbone. On the lower lashline I smudged Evergreen on the outer half and then used some Too Faced Glitter Glue on the inner half and appliedToo Faced Glamour Dust in Glampire on top of the glue. L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Covergirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Shade 51 Light Vanilla mixed together
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: Tarte Blissful
  • Lips: NYX Butter Gloss in Maple Blondie

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I’m amazed and pleased with just how well this one turned out. Usually I would reverse the colours (gold on the inside, colour on the outside), but I decided I need to actually learn to play with my makeup a little bit more. And I’m happy I did because I think this is really beautiful.

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Eyes:

  1. MUA Shade 26 Pearl all over the lid.
  2. Urban Decay Half Baked in the outer corner and into the crease.
  3. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee through the crease.
  4. Makeup Geek Cocoa Bear barely tapped into the very outer corner to make it a touch bit deeper.

MAC Shroom on the browbone and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.

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This is a bit more “typical” St. Patrick’s Day look for me (gold on the inner lid, green on the outside).

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Eyes:

  1. L’Oreal Infallible in Goldmine on the inner third of the lid.
  2. MAC Golden Olive pigment on the center of the lid.
  3. Makeup Geek Dirty Martini on the outer third of the lid and dragged lightly through the entire crease.
  4. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee at the top of the crease.

MAC Rice Paper to highlight the browbone. On the lower lid, Goldmine on the inner half and Dirty Martini on the outer half. L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Foundation: Covergirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Shade 51 Light Vanilla mixed together
Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
Blush: MAC Petal Power
Lips: Sephora Color Reveal Balm in Unique Pink

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Even though this showed up pretty vibrantly on camera, I’d recommend using a white base (which I didn’t do) in order to brighten the colours up a bit more. I found the colours faded a bit throughout the day and the white base may help to keep the shadows intact.

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Eyes: (all Makeup Geek)

  1. Fuji all over the lid.
  2. Dirty Martini on the outer corner and through the crease.
  3. Creme Brulee to blend out the crease.

MAC Shroom on the browbone. Dirty Martini smudged very slightly on the outer corner of the lower lashline. Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Foundation: Covergirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Shade 51 Light Vanilla mixed together
Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
Highlighter: MAC Silver Dusk
Blush: Joe Fresh Apricot (cream)
Lips: NYX Butter Gloss in Vanilla Cream Pie

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I love this look, but damn does it ever look not great in close ups. You’ll also notice that the liner is completely covered in the eyeshadow… this seemingly can’t be helped whenever I wear shiny liquid liners as it just picks up the shadow from my lid when my eyes are open.

Also… tell me how much you love my shirt. 😉

Eyes: Using the Wet n Wild I Dream of Greenie trio, follow the instructions!

  1. Eyelid shade all over the lid and the inner half of the lower lid.
  2. Crease shade in the outer corner and through the crease and on the outer half of the lower lid.

And, obviously, the Browbone shade to highlight the brow. Make Up For Ever Aqualiner in 13 Black to create the wing (although honestly, I’m so irritated with this liner that I’d recommend using a matte black one that won’t cause so much eyeshadow transfer to the liner). L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Foundation: Covergirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Shade 51 Light Vanilla mixed together
Blush: Illamasqua Hussy
Lips: NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu

February 2014 Favourites

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Unfortunately, I didn’t have a whole lot of favourite beauty products this month. While looking through my stash and glancing over the makeup looks I’d done in the last month, there really weren’t a lot of repeat products. There were a few though, so I thought I’d share them with you.

CoverGirl “CC Cream” and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum
CoverGirl “CC Cream” and Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum

I’ve come to the realization that my face is not as pale as I used to think it is. (I say this every time, but my face is darker than the underside of my arm where I’ve swatched these foundations (above), so don’t use that to judge whether or not they match my face.) I was using Bourjois’ Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla a lot and I started to notice that it was making me look deathly pale. I decided that looking like I’d constantly seen a ghost wasn’t a good thing, and opted to mix it with one of my darker foundations which happens to be Covergirl‘s “CC Cream” in 110 Classic Ivory (which you’ll also see labeled as Tone Rehab 2 in 1). While both foundations smell nice on their own, I prefer the fruity scent of the Bourjois, however the fruity scent gets eaten up by the scent of the Covergirl one (not a bad thing, just disappointing!). Anyway, moving on. I like how they even out to create a better colour for my winter skin tone and they feel really nice combined. No cake face or ghost face either!

Urban Decay – Naked
Urban Decay – Naked

As if you need to see more of this palette right? I’ll make it quick! I’m not even a neutral person and yet I love this sucker. I took UD‘s Naked palette with me on vacation to Ottawa this past month and every time I take it somewhere, I remember just how much I love it.

MAC – Cyndi
MAC – Cyndi

This is my second tube of MAC‘s Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick. It’s no longer available, but back when I got it, I picked up a second tube immediately out of fear that this would no longer be available. And sure enough, this isn’t in the regular Viva Glam line anymore! The colour is a beautiful light raspberry with a lustre finish. Since Cyndi is a lustre, it doesn’t have the best lasting power so use a lip liner to extend the longevity of it.

Make Up For Ever – Aqualiner in 13 Black
Make Up For Ever – Aqualiner in 13 Black

Okay, this isn’t technically a favourite, but I did wear it for probably half the days of the month so there’s obviously SOMETHING I like about it.

Allow me to explain.

MUFE‘s Aqualiner has a felt tip (boo) but is utterly waterproof (yay!). This stuff will NOT budge if you get water anywhere near it. But that’s its only redeeming factor. It dries to a very dark black, but it also has a shiny texture which unfortunately seems to pick up every eyeshadow I put on my lid. The end result is a muted liner that no longer looks black but rather green, or silver, or blue, or *whatever* eyeshadow colour I happened to wear that day. It drives me CRAZY! I need to go back to matte black liners because they don’t seem to pick up the shadow on my lids like the shiny ones do.

The OTHER problem is this one:

MUFE – Aqualiner, busted filter
MUFE – Aqualiner, busted filter

Two weeks into owning this liner, the blasted filter got itself stuck in the cap! As the arrow on the left shows, that bumpy part is not supposed to be stuck on the cap, it’s supposed to be on the top of the tube! I’ve pulled it off and put it back on the tube multiple times but it’s super messy and annoying, and no matter what, it still gets itself stuck back in the cap the next time I use it. So at the end of all this, the only redeeming factor this liner has is that it’s waterproof. I wish I’d returned it, but I did wear it a lot in the last month simply because I need something waterproof for the winter months and MAC‘s Blacktrack just couldn’t deliver. If you know of a matte black, waterproof gel or liquid liner, please let me know!

Fortune Cookie Soap – Marshmallow Dreams Cuticle Cream
Fortune Cookie Soap – Marshmallow Dreams Cuticle Cream

I received my first Fortune Cookie Soap box midway through February (review/haul on that coming on Wednesday) and loved the pants out of that box. I’m posting the cuticle cream not so much because of the product inside, but primarily for the smell. FCS‘ Marshmallow Dreams scent smells, as they say, like marshmallow fluff (so basically sugar) and I love how sugary-gooey it smells. Unfortunately, it seems that FCS has run out of every product they have in this scent already (within a week!) and I’m unsure if they’ll add more back to the site since every product says “SOLD OUT”. For now, this cuticle butter will last me a while since a little goes an extremely long way.

So not a whole lot, but enough to have had some fun with.

What’s On My Face – Volume 11

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I hadn’t used MAC‘s Club in a really long time, and when I do, I tend to use it just in the crease which honestly doesn’t really show off just how awesome the shade is. So I decided to try something different and use it all over the lid.

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Eyes: Primed with Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original (this is the day when this primer suddenly stopped working on me and this entire eye look ended up a creased mess by the end of the day!), then:

  1. MAC Club all over the entire lid right up and over the crease.
  2. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee at the top of the crease to blend out the edges of Club.

MAC Brule was used to highlight the brow with L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: MUA Matte in Shade 1 Soft Sand
  • Concealer: MAC Select Cover-up in NW20
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: Cargo Medocino
  • Lips: Revlon Just Bitten Balm + Stain in Twilight

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My eye makeup matched my shirt. That’s pretty much the only logic I applied here!

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Eyes: NARS Pro Primer eye primer, then:

  1. MAC Crystal Avalanche all over the lid.
  2. MAC Print in the outer corner.
  3. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee to blend out the upper crease.

MAC Brule to highlight the brow and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my upper and lower lashes. Make Up For Ever Aqualiner in 13 Black to create the wing.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Revlon Colorstay (Combination/Oily) in Buff
  • Bronzer: Revlon Photoready in Bronzed & Chic
  • Concealer: MAC Select Cover-up in NW20
  • Blush: MAC Warm Soul
  • Lips: Revlon Fire and Ice

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Although I tend to think of the Laura Mercier Artist 2 palette as predominantly purple, there are a lot of neutral shades in there that need recognition too!

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Eyes: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden all over the lid, then:

  1.  (all Laura Mercier) Sparkling Dew all over the lid.
  2. Bamboo through the crease.
  3. Truffle to darker up the outer corner.

MAC Brule on the browbone, Make Up For Ever Aqualiner in 13 Black for the winged linger and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on my upper lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in Shade 51 Light Vanilla
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: Illamasqua Hussy
  • Lips: MAC Russian Red lipstick with Brick lip pencil

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This one showed up decently in pictures, but I can’t say I really liked the end result. The blue shade (Illamasqua‘s Imagine) was sheer, powdery, patchy and just flat out miserable to apply. It needed a insane amount of layers AND it faded throughout the day.

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Eyes: NARS Pro Prime all over the lids, then:

  1. Urban Decay Virgin on the inner two-thirds of the lid.
  2. Urban Decay Gunmetal in sort of an angular stripe at the outer corner.
  3. Illamasqua Imagine at the outer corner and blended into the crease.

Urban Decay Virgin to highlight the brow, Make Up Forever Aqua Liner in 13 Black for the wing and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my upper lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: none
  • Bronzer: Tarte Park Ave. Princess
  • Blush: Tarte Crave
  • Lips: nothing

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Super quick one while I was on vacation.

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 Eyes: NARS Pro Prime all over the lid, then:

  1. (all Urban Decay) Sin all over the lid.
  2. Creep in the outer corner.

Virgin to highlight the brow and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: nothing
  • Bronzer: Tarte Park Ave. Princess
  • Blush: Tarte Crave
  • Lips: nothing